Deseret Morning News columnist Brad Rock weighs in on the RSL stadium controversy, asking readers the bigger question that hangs over the investment’s success or failure: is MLS worth it? The truth, he says, is that $30 million from the county and $15 million from the town of Sandy isn’t an awful lot of public […]
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Sizing Up Europe
Soccer columnist Paul Gardner takes a breather from Beckham and MLS and has a look at the European game. In the past few weeks the English Premier League has made itself the world’s richest, securing a TV deal worth $1.2 billion for live rights to its games in 208 countries and territories. Gardner contends that […]
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USA: Bradley calls up 26 MLS players to prepare for Mexico game
U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley has called in 26 players to a training camp that will begin on Thursday at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., to prepare for the showdown with archrival Mexico on Feb. 7 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. In addition to the 26 players arriving […]
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3. RPI: Virginia tops final men’s rankings
NCAA Division I semifinal Virginia topped the NCAA’s final Division I men’s RPI rankings — the Ratings Percentage Index used as an aid in selecting and seeding of the teams for the NCAA Tournament and taking into account a team’s winning percentage, its strength of schedule and its opponents’ strength of schedule. ACC teams claimed […]
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4. RPI: Champion UNC first in women’s rankings
NCAA Division I women’s champion North Carolina and runner-up Notre Dame also finished 1-2 in the NCAA’s final Division I women’s RPI rankings — the Ratings Percentage Index used as an aid in selecting and seeding of the teams for the NCAA Tournament and taking into account a team’s winning percentage, its strength of schedule […]
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BEST YOUTH CLUBS: 2007 Soccer America Top 20 Girls Clubs
Thanks to a record-setting 2006 season, the Eclipse Select emerged as the top team in the Soccer America Top 20 girls rankings, taking over the top spot from the Dallas Texans. 2007 Soccer AmericaÆs Top 20 Girls Clubs RANK/TEAM (STATE) 1 Eclipse Select (Ill.) 2 Dallas Texans (Texas) 3 PDA (N.J.) 4 Michigan Hawks (Mich.) […]
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COLLEGE:: Champion UNC first in women's RPI rankings
xx. RPI: Champion UNC first in women's rankings NCAA Division I women's champion North Carolina and runner-up Notre Dame also finished 1-2 in the NCAA's final Division I women's RPI rankings — the Ratings Percentage Index used as an aid in selecting and seeding of the teams for the NCAA Tournament and taking into account […]
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COLLEGE: Virginia tops final men's RPI rankings
NCAA Division I semifinal Virginia topped the NCAA's final Division I RPI rankings — the Ratings Percentage Index used as an aid in selecting and seeding of the teams for the NCAA Tournament and taking into account a team's winning percentage, its strength of schedule and its opponents' strength of schedule. ACC teams claimed the […]
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MY VIEW: Ten Years After: What a difference a decade makes
Since so many cybersoccer columnists dredge up arcane rock references for whatever reason – nostalgia, faux retro-hipness, or brain-synapse degeneration directly related to dubious lifestyle choices – in their prose, this entry is so titled. However, it is not a tribute to the great, unheralded power-blues band of the 60s and 70s fronted by Englishman […]
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AMERICANS ABROAD: DeMerit scores against Friedel; 18-year-old in
Watford's American defender Jay DeMerit entered the game in the 34th minute and scored the gamewinner – heading past American keeper Brad Friedel – in the 70th minute for a 2-1 win as the English Premier League's last-place team notched its second win of the season. It was DeMerit's second EPL goal of the season. […]
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CLAUDIO REYNA: By the Numbers
Claudio Reyna, 33, the former U.S. captain who has played professionally in the top tier leagues of England, Scotland and Germany since 1994, and in three World Cups, has completed his transfer from Manchester City to the New York Red Bulls. 1 Reyna was the first and only American named to the FIFA World Cup […]
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USA-DENMARK REPORT CARD: Boswell, Clark & Mapp shine brightest
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America SOCCER AMERICA REPORT CARD (1=low; 5=average; 10-high) RATING PLAYER (CLUB CAPS/GOALS) STARTERS: 5 Matt Reis (New England 2/0) 5 Chris Albright (Los Angeles 20/1) 7 Bobby Boswell (D.C. United 2/0) 6 Jim Conrad (Kansas City 18/0) 6 Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA 1/1) 7 Ricardo Clark (Houston 2/0) 5 […]
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AMERICANS ABROAD: Dempsey makes English Premier League debut; Wolff sees German action
Clint Dempsey, who joined Fulham on a $4 million transfer fee from the New England Revolution, made his English Premier League debut on Saturday in a 1-1 tie with Tottenham Hotspur. Dempsey came on against Tottenham in the 81st minute, joining fellow Americans Carlos Bocanegra and Brian McBride, who both started and went the full […]
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6. AMERICANS ABROAD: DeMerit scores against Friedel; 18-year-old in Serie A
Watford’s American defender Jay DeMerit entered the game in the 34th minute and scored the gamewinner – heading past American keeper Brad Friedel – in the 70th minute for a 2-1 win as the English Premier League’s last-place team notched its second win of the season. It was DeMerit’s second EPL goal of the season. […]
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4. CLAUDIO REYNA: By the Numbers
Claudio Reyna, 33, the former U.S. captain who has played professionally in the top tier leagues of England, Scotland and Germany since 1994, and in three World Cups, has completed his transfer from Manchester City to the New York Red Bulls. 1 Reyna was the first and only American named to the FIFA World Cup […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I listen to 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Stereophonics, Arctic Monkeys; also the musical ‘Oliver’ – I can sing every tune.” — Wayne Rooney, revealing his musical tastes. (BBC)
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2. BEST YOUTH CLUBS: 2007 Soccer America Top 20 Boys Clubs
For the third straight year, the Chicago Magic is first in the Soccer America Top 20 boys rankings, edging the Dallas Texans. Arsenal FC of Southern California is the third team on the podium. 2007 Soccer America Top 20 Boys Clubs RANK/TEAM (STATE) 1 Chicago Magic (Ill.) 2 Dallas Texans (Texas) 3 Arsenal FC (Calif.) […]
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3. BEST YOUTH CLUBS: 2007 Soccer America Top 20 Girls Clubs
Thanks to a record-setting 2006 season, the Eclipse Select emerged as the top team in the Soccer America Top 20 girls rankings, taking over the top spot from the Dallas Texans. 2007 Soccer America Top 20 Girls Clubs RANK/TEAM (STATE) 1 Eclipse Select (Ill.) 2 Dallas Texans (Texas) 3 PDA (N.J.) 4 Michigan Hawks (Mich.) […]
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5. MY VIEW: Ten Years After: What a difference a decade makes
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Since so many cybersoccer columnists dredge up arcane rock references for whatever reason – nostalgia, faux retro-hipness, or brain-synapse degeneration directly related to dubious lifestyle choices – in their prose, this entry is so titled. However, it is not a tribute to the great, unheralded power-blues band of […]
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HALL OF FAME: Seeking new president
The U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame is seeking a new president and chief operating officer in the wake of the resignation of Will Lunn, who was president the last 10 years and served the Hall of Fame for 16 years. The Hall of Fame is located in Oneonta, N.Y. Candidates should submit a resume […]
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Do Liverpool and Arsenal Really Have a Chance?
If you ask Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger or Liverpool’s Rafael Benitez, they’ll tell you the Premiership title race is now “wide-open,” after their clubs prevailed in respective home clashes this weekend against Manchester United and Chelsea. Following Arsenal’s last-gasp 2-1 win over Manchester United, Wenger declared, “Everybody still has a chance…We have maybe less than […]
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Dempsey Reflects on Fulham Debut
American soccer columnist David Hirshey scored an interview with Sunday Times columnist Brian Glanville and Fulham new boy Clint Dempsey while in London this past weekend. The topic of discussion, of course, was Fulham. When asked why the London club is so high on American players, Glanville answered: “They’re cheap, they’re available and they speak […]
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Brilliant Rossi Nets Rare Victory for Parma
American teenager Giuseppe Rossi made a storming debut for Parma, the struggling Serie A club Manchester United loaned him to late last week, on Sunday, bagging the game’s only goal after a fantastic solo run and finish. Rossi has been brought back to the club he initially signed with as a boy in an attempt […]
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Americans Abroad: Reyna to the U.S., Onyewu to Chelsea?
The transfer window is still open and more Americans are on the move. As expected, Manchester City today said it had terminated Claudio Reyna’s contract, opening the way for “Captain America,” as he was referred to for so many years, to return home to Major League Soccer, where he’s expected to sign for the New […]
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Another Face of American Soccer
The New York Times tells the unlikely story of the Fugees, a team of former refugees playing in a poor suburb of Atlanta, and their remarkable coach Luma Mufleh, a woman who’s devoted her life to giving hope and guidance to this group of displaced children growing up against the odds. Mufleh is tough; in […]