Four months ago, Universitatea Craiova won promotion to the Romanian First Division. Then it managed to reach 11th place during the first half of the season. That wasn't good enough for Craiova owner Adrian Mititelu, who dumped nine of his players and loaned out another four. Craiova has until March 3, when the season returns […]
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DISNEY'S SOCCER SHOWCASE: Texans claim two girls titles
The Dallas Texans Red won two girls showcase flights at the Disney's Soccer Showcase in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Texans won the U-18 division on penalty kicks after their game against the Massapequa (N.Y.) Rascals ended in a 0-0 tie. Dawn Ward and Nicole Crocco scored to give the Texans a 2-0 win over […]
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U.S. SOCCER: Onyewu and Lilly among Best of 2006 winners
Oguchi Onyewu was named 2006 Male Athlete of the Year and U.S. Women's National Team forward Kristine Lilly as the 2006 Female Athlete of the Year, while forwards Josmer Altidore and Danesha Adams won the Young Male and Young Female Awards, respectively. Onyewu is the first defender to win the award since Alexi Lalas was […]
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COLLEGE WOMEN: High-profile coaches on the move
The holiday season saw several high-profile women's coaches change jobs. Veteran coach John Cossaboon, who led SMU to conference titles in all four seasons with the Mustangs, left to become the assistant coach at Gonzaga. ''I am interested in waking up every day to an environment that both excites and challenges me to apply the […]
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COLLEGE MEN: Charlotte hires Ft. Lewis coach Gunn
Charlotte has named Ft. Lewis coach Jeremy Gunn as the 49ers new head men's soccer coach. Gunn led the Skyhawks to three NCAA Division II championship games in his eight-year stint, including each of the last two years. Ft. Lewis won the 2005 championship and finished as the runner-up in 2006. Gunn was named Division […]
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CANADA: Collegians prep for U-20 World Cup
Seven collegians were part of Dale Mitchell's Canada U-20 squad that trained in Florida before Christmas. Mitchell's squad included goalie David Monsalve (Mobile), defenders Adam Lang (Washington), Tosaint Ricketts (Wisconsin-Green Bay) and Masumi Turnbull (Kentucky), midfielder Mike D'Agostino (Kentucky) and forwards Alex Elliott (Portland) and Daniel Revivo (Winthrop). Mitchell's team for this summer's Under-20 World […]
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4. DISNEY’S SOCCER SHOWCASE: Texans claim two girls titles
The Dallas Texans Red won two girls showcase flights at the Disney’s Soccer Showcase in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Girls Showcase Results The Texans won the U-18 division on penalty kicks after their game against the Massapequa (N.Y.) Rascals ended in a 0-0 tie. Dawn Ward and Nicole Crocco scored to give the Texans a […]
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Rongen Readies U-20s for Qualifying
The U-20 World Youth Championship has been the launch pad for a number of international superstars, including Diego Maradona, Luis Figo, Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi. The 2007 tournament, hosted by Canada next summer, could prove to be a turning point in the careers of American youngsters Freddy Adu (the captain), Josimer Altidore, Preston Zimmerman, and […]
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Mancini Denies Figo Switch, Beckham Interest
Inter Milan has ruled out any interest in Real Madrid’s David Beckham after coach Roberto Mancini stated that Luis Figo will remain at the club. It had been suggested that Inter was interested in the former England captain as Figo was widely linked with a January move. Reports last week stated that Figo had signed […]
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Checketts Banks on Adu Staying in Salt Lake
In an interview with the New York Times, Dave Checketts, the owner of Real Salt Lake, reveals that he’s been planning for the arrival of Freddy Adu at his club for quite some time. “When I hired my coach, John Ellinger, two and a half years ago, one of the reasons I hired him was […]
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Shutout Notwithstanding, Chelsea’s Defending is Poor
There were more sour looks from the Chelsea bench last night as the Sky Blues were unable to score for the first time this season. The 0-0 draw against Aston Villa at Villa Park on Tuesday was Chelsea’s third tie in a row, keeping it six points behind league leader Manchester United. Coach Jose Mourinho […]
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Queiroz May Leave Man United in June
Manchester United No. 2 Carlos Queiroz may be leaving the club in June, according to a Guardian report. The departure of Queiroz at Old Trafford could pave the way for the former Real Madrid coach to eventually take over as the U.S. national team coach. U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati has made no secret about […]
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U.S. WOMEN: Ryan to look at college stars
U.S. women's national team coach Greg Ryan will bring 12 players who participated in the 2006 college season to the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., for a five-day training camp Jan. 11-15 to prepare for the team's trip to Guangzhou, China, for the 2007 Four Nations Tournament Jan. 26-30 against Germany, England and host […]
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5. CANADA: Collegians prep for U-20 World Cup
Seven collegians were part of Dale Mitchell‘s Canada U-20 squad that trained in Florida before Christmas. Mitchell’s squad included goalie David Monsalve (Mobile), defenders Adam Lang (Washington), Tosaint Ricketts (Wisconsin-Green Bay) and Masumi Turnbull (Kentucky), midfielder Mike D’Agostino (Kentucky) and forwards Alex Elliott (Portland) and Daniel Revivo (Winthrop). Mitchell’s team for this summer’s Under-20 World […]
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4. U.S. U-20S: Rongen calls up three SA MVPs
Soccer America MVPs Chris Seitz (Maryland), Julian Valentin (Wake Forest) and Sal Zizzo (UCLA) were among 10 collegians called up by U.S. under-20 men’s national team coach Thomas Rongen to participate in the team’s final training camp Dec. 30-Jan. 6 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., before this month’s CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Panama. Seitz […]
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2. WOMEN: High-profile coaches on the move
The holiday season saw several high-profile women’s coaches change jobs. Veteran coach John Cossaboon, who led SMU to conference titles in all four seasons with the Mustangs, left to become the assistant coach at Gonzaga. “I am interested in waking up every day to an environment that both excites and challenges me to apply the […]
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DISNEY'S SOCCER SHOWCASE: Texans claim two girls titles
The Dallas Texans Red won two girls showcase flights at the Disney's Soccer Showcase in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Texans won the U-18 division on penalty kicks after their game against the Massapequa (N.Y.) Rascals ended in a 0-0 tie. Dawn Ward and Nicole Crocco scored to give the Texans a 2-0 win over […]
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1. Charlotte hires Ft. Lewis coach Gunn
Charlotte has named Ft. Lewis coach Jeremy Gunn as the 49ers new head men’s soccer coach. Gunn led the Skyhawks to three NCAA Division II championship games in his eight-year stint, including each of the last two years. Ft. Lewis won the 2005 championship and finished as the runner-up in 2006. Gunn was named Division […]
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WOMEN: Ryan calls in 28 players to prepare for China trip
U.S. women's national team head coach Greg Ryan will bring 28 players to the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., for a five-day training camp Jan. 11-15 to prepare for the team's trip to Guangzhou, China, for the 2007 Four Nations Tournament Jan. 26-30 against Germany, England and host China. All four teams will return […]
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WORLD: Chilean Matias Fernandez is Latin America Player of the Year
Chilean midfielder Matias Fernandez, 20, was voted Latin America's Player of the Year in a poll of about 400 journalists conducted by Uruguayan newspaper El Pais. Fernandez, who joined Spanish club Villarreal in December on an $11.5 million transfer, helped Colo Colo win both Chilean league titles of 2006 and scored nine goals in six […]
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3. WORLD: Chilean Matias Fernandez is Latin America Player of the Year
Chilean midfielder Matias Fernandez, 20, was voted Latin America’s Player of the Year in a poll of about 400 journalists conducted by Uruguayan newspaper El Pais. Fernandez, who joined Spanish club Villarreal in December on an $11.5 million transfer, helped Colo Colo win both Chilean league titles of 2006 and scored nine goals in six […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“When I hired my coach, John Ellinger, two and a half years ago, one of the reasons I hired him was because I knew Freddy [Adu] wanted to play for him. We were thinking about this years ago.” — Real Salt Lake owner Dave Checketts. Ellinger was Adu’s U-17 U.S. national team coach. Adu arrived […]
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2. U.S. SOCCER: Onyewu and Lilly among Best of 2006 winners
Oguchi Onyewu was named 2006 Male Athlete of the Year and U.S. Women’s National Team forward Kristine Lilly as the 2006 Female Athlete of the Year, while forwards Josmer Altidore and Danesha Adams won the Young Male and Young Female Awards, respectively. Onyewu is the first defender to win the award since Alexi Lalas was […]
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3. U.S. WOMEN: Ryan to look at college stars
U.S. women’s national team coach Greg Ryan will bring 12 players who participated in the 2006 college season to the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., for a five-day training camp Jan. 11-15 to prepare for the team’s trip to Guangzhou, China, for the 2007 Four Nations Tournament Jan. 26-30 against Germany, England and host […]
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4. WOMEN: Ryan calls in 28 players to prepare for China trip
U.S. women’s national team head coach Greg Ryan will bring 28 players to the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., for a five-day training camp Jan. 11-15 to prepare for the team’s trip to Guangzhou, China, for the 2007 Four Nations Tournament Jan. 26-30 against Germany, England and host China. All four teams will return […]