Fulham coach Chris Coleman, who brought a trio of Americans to the English Premier League club, has been fired and replaced by Northern Ireland’s Lawrie Sanchez. Coleman, at the helm since 2003, signed forward Brian McBride and defender Carlos Bocanegra in 2004, and Clint Dempsey early this year. But Fulham has dropped to 15th place […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
"I had to kiss myself." — Real Salt Lake striker Jeff Cunningham, who, after scoring against FC Dallas last weekend, ran over to a giant banner of his face and planted a kiss. (Salt Lake Tribune)
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Backed by belief, perhaps Freddy can flourish
The tweaking of lineups and formations by Real Salt Lake coach John Ellinger landed Freddy Adu a new position on opening day, a sort of pseudo-forward, left-sided attacker who can link up with forward partner Jeff Cunningham as well as midfield catalyst Mehdi Ballouchy. Ellinger tried Adu in the attacking playmaker role during preseason, but […]
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Cappello: Real “Full of Confidence”
As nice as it is to see a tight title race in La Liga, there’s no question it’s been a strange season. Defending champ and current leader Barcelona has consistently failed to kill off teams despite dominating most of its games, while second-place Sevilla – now just a single point behind – has managed to […]
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Toronto FC’s Inauspicious Beginning
There haven’t been many MLS expansion clubs, but no club has entered into MLS with as much fanfare or expectation as Toronto FC, Canada’s first representative in the 13-team league, which lost its first-ever game 2-0 away to Chivas USA. The Toronto Star called the loss “a cold blast of reality.” because despite all the […]
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Soccer Games Safer Than Publicized
When you hear the words “fan violence,” most people think of soccer. The murder of Colombia’s Andres Escobar following the 1994 World Cup comes to mind, so too, perhaps, does the rioting during the Sicilian derby between Palermo and Catania Calcio that resulted in the death of a police officer. Those are high profile examples, […]
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Why Teams Need Their Own Stadium to Prosper
In America, billionaire investors like Philip Anschutz and Stan Kroenke have bet on soccer’s success. But the imminent arrival of David Beckham in Los Angeles, the celebrity city he was always destined to one day call home, has also made the world press sit up and take notice. The British press is certainly keeping a […]
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Red Bulls May Need Mathis
Ives Galarcep found a silver lining in the New York Red Bulls’ 0-0 season opener against Columbus in the performance of the team’s newcomers. Goalkeeper Ronald Watterreus, and midfielders Claudio Reyna and Dave Van Den Bergh impressed at Crew stadium, but the team’s inability to put the ball away only underscores its need for a […]
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9. U.S. CLUB SOCCER: California teams take titles
LAFC (boys) and San Juan (girls) were victorious in U.S. Club Soccer’s Champions Cup competition at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Eight boys clubs and eight girls clubs sent teams in the U-13, U-15 and U-17/U18 divisions and earned points toward their placement at the 2007 Champions Cup. Competing […]
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U.S. WOMEN: Coach Ryan names squad for Mexico clash
U.S. women's coach Greg Ryan has named the 18-player roster for its April 14 friendly against Mexico April 14 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., as the USA begins the stretch run to the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The match will be the opening game of a doubleheader with the New England Revolution vs. […]
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DALLAS CUP: Brazilians take Super Group
Thiago Dos Santos scored the gamewinner as Brazil's Sao Paulo won the Dallas Cup Super Group with a 1-0 win over Chelsea – marking the eighth time a Brazilian club has won the tournament's elite division. American clubs won four of the seven divisions. DR PEPPER DALLAS CUP XXVIII FINALS SUPER GROUP Sao Paulo (Brazil) […]
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TV PREVIEW: Rested Valencia hosts Chelsea
TUESDAY: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal, 2nd leg VALENCIA-CHELSEA (TV: ESPN Deportes & Setanta Sports USA, live, 2:30 pm; delay ESPN Classic, 5 pm.) Valencia managed a 1-1 tie at Chelsea in the first leg and despite being in the Spanish La Liga title race rested six starters in its league game on Saturday at Athletic […]
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TV PREVIEW: 1-0 win would suit Manchester United vs. Roma
TUESDAY: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal, 2nd Leg MANCHESTER UNITED-ROMA (TV: ESPN2, live, 2:30 pm; delay ESPN Deportes, 4:45.) Manchester United fell 2-1 at Roma in the first leg and will be without suspended Paul Scholes, who was ejected in the first half in Rome. Although Manchester United picked up a valuable away goal Roma won […]
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COLLEGE: Court rules Anson Dorrance must face jury
The Associated Press reports that a federal appeals court has ruled a jury should hear the sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former North Carolina player Melissa Jennings against her coach, Anson Dorrance. Jennings accused Dorrance of sexually harassing team members by asking about their sexual activity. The decision, described as ''rare'' by AP, from […]
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MLS: Jose Cancela leaves Toronto for Colorado
The Colorado Rapids acquired Uruguayan midfielder Jose Cancela from Toronto FC in exchange for a Youth Development roster spot secured until 2009. Cancela, 30, joined Toronto in the offseason from New England, where he notched seven goals and 31 assists in 94 regular-season and playoff games since joining the Revs in the middle of the […]
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AMERICANS ABROAD: Beasley and Bocanegra score in EPL faceoff
On Monday, defender Carlos Bocanegra headed home his second goal in four days, but again it was the consolation goal in a Fulham loss. Fulham's 3-1 loss on Monday to Manchester City extended the Cottagers' winless streak to six games as they slip toward the relegation zone. Arsenal and Liverpool are among Fulham's opponents it […]
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MLS COUNTDOWN: Kansas City relishes feel of stability
The Kansas City Wizards, which had a bye during the first weekend of 2007 MLS play, travel to D.C. United on Saturday for their season opener. By Ridge Mahoney The Wizards could be recruited as poster children for the ups and downs of MLS parity. Three years ago, they were at Home Depot Center for […]
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10. TV PREVIEW: Rested Valencia hosts Chelsea
TUESDAY: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal, 2nd leg VALENCIA-CHELSEA (TV: ESPN Deportes & Setanta Sports USA, live, 2:30 pm; delay ESPN Classic, 5 pm.) Valencia managed a 1-1 tie at Chelsea in the first leg and despite being in the Spanish La Liga title race rested six starters in its league game on Saturday at Athletic […]
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9. TV PREVIEW: 1-0 win would suit Manchester United vs. Roma
TUESDAY: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal, 2nd Leg MANCHESTER UNITED-ROMA (TV: ESPN2, live, 2:30 pm; delay ESPN Deportes, 4:45.) Manchester United fell 2-1 at Roma in the first leg and will be without suspended Paul Scholes, who was ejected in the first half in Rome. Although Manchester United picked up a valuable away goal Roma won […]
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8. U.S. WOMEN: Coach Ryan names squad for Mexico clash
U.S. women’s coach Greg Ryan has named the 18-player roster for its April 14 friendly against Mexico April 14 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., as the USA begins the stretch run to the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The match will be the opening game of a doubleheader with the New England Revolution vs. […]
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7. DALLAS CUP: Brazilians take Super Group
Thiago Dos Santos scored the gamewinner as Brazil’s Sao Paulo won the Dallas Cup Super Group with a 1-0 win over Chelsea – marking the eighth time a Brazilian club has won the tournament’s elite division. American clubs won four of the seven divisions. DR PEPPER DALLAS CUP XXVIII FINALS SUPER GROUP Sao Paulo (Brazil) […]
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6. COLLEGE: Court rules Anson Dorrance must face jury
The Associated Press reports that a federal appeals court has ruled a jury should hear the sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former North Carolina player Melissa Jennings against her coach, Anson Dorrance. Jennings accused Dorrance of sexually harassing team members by asking about their sexual activity. The decision, described as “rare” by AP, from […]
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5. MLS: Jose Cancela leaves Toronto for Colorado
The Colorado Rapids acquired Uruguayan midfielder Jose Cancela from Toronto FC in exchange for a Youth Development roster spot secured until 2009. Cancela, 30, joined Toronto in the offseason from New England, where he notched seven goals and 31 assists in 94 regular-season and playoff games since joining the Revs in the middle of the […]
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2. AMERICANS ABROAD: Beasley and Bocanegra score in EPL faceoff
On Monday, defender Carlos Bocanegra headed home his second goal in four days, but again it was the consolation goal in a Fulham loss. Fulham’s 3-1 loss on Monday to Manchester City extended the Cottagers’ winless streak to six games as they slip toward the relegation zone. Arsenal and Liverpool are among Fulham’s opponents it […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
"It is only results that are important now and it doesn’t matter how we get them. I will take being booed for being boring or whatever, but we know we have good players. Now they have all got to become scrappers as well. We’ve got to believe we can stay in the Premiership this season.” […]