“We continue to see the appeal of soccer in America growing, and particularly when comes in a time of the day that’s unique and not up against U.S. sports prime time. This is a real nice product for us and our networks. We saw that with the World Cup and we see that in our […]
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1. GAMES: Live and same-day delay on national TV
(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Dec. 15 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL FIFA Club World Cup AUCKLAND CITY-JEONBUK MOTORS, 5th Place (live), 5 am. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL FIFA Club World Cup AUCKLAND CITY-JEONBUK MOTORS, 5th Place (live), 5 am. […]
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4. YOUTH: U-17s gain second tie against Brazil
For the second time in three days, the U.S. under-17 boys national team came from behind to earn a 2-2 tie against Brazil’s U-17 national team at the Nike Friendlies in Bradenton, Fla. Nike Friendlies (Day 2-4 Results) On Thursday, Jesse Paredes scored the game-tying goal, while it was Ellis McLoughlin with the tying goal […]
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2. WORLD: ¡Chivas campeón!
Guadalajara, Mexico’s most popular club, won its first title in nine years when it came from behind to beat Toluca, 2-1, away in the second leg of the Torneo Apertura final. Second-half goals from defender Francisco Rodriguez and striker Adolfo Bautista gave Chivas a record 11th title and its first since flamboyant businessman Jorge Vergara […]
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YOUTH: U-17s gain second tie against Brazil
For the second time in three days, the U.S. under-17 boys national team came from behind to earn a 2-2 tie against Brazil's U-17 national team at the Nike Friendlies in Bradenton, Fla. On Thursday, Jesse Paredes scored the game-tying goal, while it was Ellis McLoughlin with the tying goal on a 65th minute free […]
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COLLEGE: NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division III Women's All-Americas
*Previous Selections. First Team Pos. Name Year School Hometown K Christy Carr Fr. Hardin-Simmons D Courtney Krol Jr. College of New Jersey D Lauren Thompson Sr. Otterbein D Ashley Van Vechten * Jr. Rochester M Kelly Donnelly * Sr. Virginia Wesleyan M Meghan Fowler-Finn Sr. Washington M Kaitlin Giannetti Sr. Johns Hopkins M Laura Koontz […]
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COLLEGE: NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division II Women's All-Americas
*Previous Selections. First Team Pos. Name Year School Hometown K Rachel Zollner Sr. Metro State D Christine Beatty* Sr. Winona State D Kylee Litchfield Sr. St. Rose D Casey McKinney* Sr. West Chester D Alex Scavo* Sr. Franklin Pierce M Gabriella DeMoaner Jr. Franklin Pierce M Ashley Porter Jr. Seattle M Kira Sharp Sr. Metro […]
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COLLEGE: NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division III Men's All-Americas
*Previous Selections. First Team Pos. Name Year School Hometown K Dan Coble Sr. Johns Hopkins D Kyle Altman Jr. Trinity (Texas) D Nick Gkionis Sr. Stevens Institute D Dana Leary * Sr. Williams M Bill Anthes Sr. Montclair State M Pat Huffer Sr. Williams M Craig Neal Sr. Ohio Wesleyan M Chris Ports Jr. York […]
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COLLEGE: NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division II Men's All-Americas
*Previous Selections. First Team Pos. Name Year School Hometown K Tom Donley Sr. Fort Lewis D Bisharra Etienne Sr. Franklin Pierce D Leon Jackson Jr. Lynn D Daniel Woolard Sr. Midwestern State M Raphael Guimaraes So. Franklin Pierce M Thomas Beattie So. Limestone M Keith Savage Jr. West Florida F Nick Cooke Jr. Lander F […]
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5. CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP: Islanders win qualifying opener
The USL1’s Puerto Rico Islanders opened action in Group C of the 2006 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship with a 3-1 victory over Hoppers FC of Antigua at the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon on Saturday. CFU Club Championship Results U.S. beach soccer international Yuri Morales scored twice, while Chilean Alejandro Gonzalez added another. […]
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CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP: Caribbean Qualifying Results
Caribbean Zone Group A Dec. 1 in Kingston CSD Barber (Neth. Antilles) 2 (Molina 11, Perez 38) Positive Vibes (Virginia Islands) 0. Harbour View (Jam.) 1 (G.Taylor 13) Aigle Noir (Haiti) 0. Dec. 3 in Kingston CSD Barber (Neth. Antilles) 2 (Perez 6, Bermandus 75) Aigle Noir (Haiti) 0. Harbour View (Jam.) 5 (Bryan 5, […]
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CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP: Islanders win qualifying opener
The USL1's Puerto Rico Islanders opened action in the Group C of the 2006 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship with a 3-1 victory over Hoppers FC of Antigua at the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon on Saturday. U.S. beach soccer international Yuri Morales scored twice, while Chilean Alejandro Gonzalez added another. Play continues Monday […]
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CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP: Islanders host Caribbean group
The USL1's Puerto Rico Islanders will look to qualify for the final round qualifying for the 2007 CONCACAF Champions Cup when they host Fruta Conquerors (Guyana), W Connection (Trinidad & Tobago) and Hoppers FC (Antigua) Group C Dec. 8-14 at Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon. Among the new players the Islanders have signed for […]
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2. HIGHLIGHT & MAGAZINE SHOWS: A Sampling
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHT/NEWS SHOWS Fox Sports Report Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 10 pm ET Sky Sports News Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 7 pm ET LEAGUE HIGHLIGHT SHOWS English Premier League Review Fox Soccer Channel Monday 6 pm ET. Italy: Ciao Gol TV Tuesday, 8 pm ET. Germany: Hallo Bundesliga Gol TV Wednesday 6 pm ET American […]
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2. HIGHLIGHT & MAGAZINE SHOWS: A Sampling
English Premier League Preview Fox Soccer Channel Friday 6:30 pm ET. VW Gol (Most complete soccer highlight show in USA.) Gol TV Sunday, 11:30 pm. Monday, 1 pm ET & 9 pm ET. Fox Sports Report Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 10 pm ET Sky Sports News Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 7 pm ET FC Fox […]
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1. GAMES: Live and same-day delay on national TV
(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and soccerTV.com) FRIDAY, Dec. 8 GOL TV Germany BAYER LEVERKUSEN-HERTHA BERLIN (live), 2:25 pm. SATURDAY, Dec. 9 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL England TOTTENHAM-CHARLTON (live), 10 am. England BOLTON-WEST HAM (live), noon. England PORTSMOUTH-EVERTON (delay), 2:15 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL […]
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GAMES ON TV (thru 12/11): Your Viewing Guide
(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Dec. 8 GOL TV Germany BAYER LEVERKUSEN-HERTHA BERLIN (live), 2:25 pm. SATURDAY, Dec. 9 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL England TOTTENHAM-CHARLTON (live), 10 am. England BOLTON-WEST HAM (live), noon. England PORTSMOUTH-EVERTON (delay), 2:15 pm. FOX […]
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European Clubs Open Discussion about Summer Season
After Sepp Blatter backed up his own proposal to move European club soccer to a summer schedule with the support of “Europe’s big clubs,” G14, the organization that represents them has come forward saying they would be open to discuss the possibility. This doesn’t mean they necessarily like the idea. “If it is for the […]
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D.C. Offers MVP Gomez a New Contract
D.C. United has offered Christian Gomez, MLS’ Most Valuable Player in 2006, a contract extension worth $325,000 for two years, along with several incentives and two additional option years, according to the Washington Post. His current contract runs at a below-par rate of $182,500-far less than the league’s other star players. Gomez, who joined United […]
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Mourinho: ‘Not Untouchable’ Sheva Must Improve
Is Andriy Shevchenko in the doghouse at Chelsea? Well, one thing is for certain, Manager Jose Mourinho has been frank in his assessment of the Ukrainian international as “not untouchable,” in Chelsea’s first team squd. He added that if Roman Abramovich, the club’s owner and close friend of Shevchenko, doesn’t like it, “he has enough […]
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Veteran Bradley Takes U.S. Post
While many in the American press are focusing on the shocking and disappointing revelation that Juergen Klinsmann will not be the next head coach of the U.S. national team, Andrea Canales of Soccer 365 points out that Bob Bradley, perhaps more so than other coaches involved in discussions with U.S. Soccer, desperately wanted this job. […]
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The EPL on Sale
English Premier League fans should get used to the idea of foreign club ownership, writes Nick Harris of the Independent, as the global trend of foreign investment makes is almost certain to increase in the EPL over the next 12 months. Sources tell Harris that no less than seven clubs are in advanced discussions with […]
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4. MEXICO: Chivas Guadalajara tied Toluca in first leg of final
Argentine striker Bruno Marioni scored his 13th goal of the season to earn Toluca a 1-1 tie with Chivas of Guadalajara in the first leg of the Mexican league final in Guadalajara. Omar Bravo had given Guadalajara, which hasn’t won the league in nearly a decade, the lead with a header off a Roman Morales […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“He’s [Juergen Klinsmann] an extraordinarily gifted coach. I think it would have been great situation if we could have made it happened. In the conversation yesterday, after we’d all concluded that this wasn’t going to happen, we had a terrific conversation about the future. Not about what might happen in four or five months, but […]
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3. JUERGEN KLINSMANN: ‘I’m my own man’
By Mike Woitalla Executive Editor, Soccer America We may never know exactly why negotiations between U.S. Soccer and Juergen Klinsmann broke down. Federation president Sunil Gulati made it clear he would not reveal the details and Klinsmann is a famously private man. Judging from Klinsmann’s past contract negotiations, as a player with clubs in four […]