Due to the winter weather system that moved through the St. Louis area Thursday night, Friday’s Men’s College Cup semifinal games were postponed until Saturday. The first game, featuring Virginia and UCLA, was scheduled to be played at noon (ET)/11 am (CT) Saturday and televised live on ESPN2. Wake Forest and UC Santa Barbara meet […]
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2. SUMMARIES: Women’s College Cup semifinals
Dec. 1 in Cary, N.C. North Carolina 2 UCLA 0. Goals: Nogueira (Averbuch) 84, O’Reilly (Averbuch, Eveland) 86. North Carolina — Rodenbough, Gayle, Ariel Harris, Eveland, Hawkins, Averbuch, Washington, Heath, Engen, O’Reilly, Guess. Subs: Gilbert, Ashlyn Harris, Brooks, Nogueira, Moore, Moraca, Smith. UCLA — Henderson, Davis, Hardy, Calvert, Wilmoth, Lindstrom, Larsen, M.Zerboni, DiMartino, Adams, Cheney. […]
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1. Notre Dame and Carolina advance to women’s final
North Carolina will play Notre Dame for the NCAA Division I women’s title for the fourth time when they meet Sunday in the 2006 Women’s College Cup final. North Carolina-UCLA Video Highlights Notre Dame-Florida State Video Highlights Top-ranked Notre Dame edged Florida State after scoring twice in the 10 last minutes of the first half. […]
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MEN'S COLLEGE CUP: Friday's games postponed until Saturday
Due to the winter weather system that moved through the St. Louis area Thursday night, Friday's Men's College Cup semifinal games have been postponed until Saturday, Dec. 2. The first game, featuring Virginia and UCLA, will now be played at noon (ET)/11 am (CT) Saturday and will be televised live on ESPN2. Wake Forest and […]
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BLIND WORLD CUP: Argentina downs Brazil for title
Argentina captain Silvio Velo scored his fifth goal of the Blind World Cup to down Brazil, 1-0, in the final of the tournament in Buenos Aires. Paraguay took third-place with a 2-1 win over Spain in the five-a-side competition in which all four field players must be legally blind but the goalkeeper isn't blind. The […]
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Unanimous Praise for Ferguson Following Larsson Loan
Critics are lauding the canny loan move secured by Sir Alex Ferguson that will bring former Celtic and Barcelona striker Henrik Larsson to Old Trafford on a three-month loan. Larsson, currently under contract with Helsingborg, will fly to England on Jan. 1 to join the Red Devils until March 12. It’s a savvy move because […]
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Salt Lake Stadium Deal on Hold
When the Real Madrid circus came to town in Salt Lake City in August, David Beckham and other players from the world’s most famous soccer club dug golden shovels into the ground to mark the first day of construction on the future soccer stadium of MLS club Real Salt Lake. However, those first few scoops […]
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Fernando Gago is the New Redondo
Real Madrid looks to have secured the signature of talented Boca Juniors midfielder Fernando Gago. Far from being “the next Maradona,” a monikor that’s too often attached to Argentina’s countless midfield exports, pundits are equating this signing with another former Real Madrid Argentine: Fernando Redondo. Gago resembles Redondo in both his physical features and his […]
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Adu Forced to Wait on United Future
No young U.S. player has received more time under the microscope in the last few weeks than D.C. United’s Freddy Adu. The 17-year old arrived in Manchester two weeks ago for a two-week training session at Manchester United’s world-famous Carrington training ground. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson was duly impressed with the youngster’s trial, though he […]
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MLS, Adidas Send Young Players to England
In another good move, MLS is sending its top young players with Columbus coach Sigi Schmid to England to train alongside some of England’s top clubs. The members of Major League Soccer’s Generation Adidas program, which includes the likes of Chivas USA’s Brad Guzan and Sacha Kljestan, Chicago’s Chad Barrett and the Revolution’s Michael Parkhurst, […]
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COLLEGE WOMEN: NCAA Division I NSCAA/adidas
NCAA Division I First Team Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown K, Jillian Loyden, Jr., Villanova, Vineland, N.J. D, Ali Krieger *, Sr., Penn State, Dumfries, Va. D , Kasey Moore, So., Texas, Mission Viejo, Calif. D, Kelly Rowland, Sr., Florida State, Wallingford, Pa. M, Yael Averbuch, So., North Carolina, Upper Montclair, N.J. M, Christina DiMartino, […]
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COLLEGE MEN: NCAA Division I NSCAA/adidas All-America Team
NCAA Division I First Team Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown K, Nick Noble, Sr., West Virginia, Damascus, Md. D, Andrew Boyens *, Sr., New Mexico, Dunedin, New Zealand D, Julius James *, Jr., Connecticut, Maloney Gardens, Trinidad D, Jay Needham, Sr., SMU, Fort Worth, Texas D, John O'Reilly, Sr., Lehigh, Arlington, Mass. M, Greg Dalby […]
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Virginia-UCLA men's semifinal preview
Rarely has a NCAA Division I Men's Tournament game put together such as assemblance of talent as Saturday's Men's College Cup semifinal between Virginia and UCLA, two of the giants of the modern college game. They feature some of the most intriguing young players in the college game. For Virginia, there's the giant Malian-born center […]
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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 English Premier […]
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2. PRESS ROOM: College Cups
Tom Timmerman of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch uncovers a diamond in Sal Zizzo, who hoped to go in the Major League Baseball draft until an injury between his junior and senior years of high school sidetracked him. While the attention of most Wake Forest supporters will be on quarterback Riley Skinner and the Demon Deacon […]
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1. Virginia-UCLA men’s semifinal preview
Rarely has a NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament game put together such as assemblance of talent as Friday’s Men’s College Cup semifinal between Virginia and UCLA, two of the giants of the modern college game. They feature some of the most intriguing young players in the college game. For Virginia, there’s the giant Malian-born center […]
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MEXICO: Chivas downs archrival; Pachuca draws in Chile
Ramon Morales and Omar Bravo scored for Chivas Guadalajara to down its archrival Club America in the first leg of their Mexican League semifinal on Thursday. They meet again on Sunday (TV: Univision, 9 pm ET). Pachuca, a day after using reserves in a 1-1 tie with Toluca in the other semifinal, dominated much of […]
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2007 GOLD CUP: Six venues chosen; Chicago gets main games
Six venues have been chosen for the 2007 Concacaf Gold Cup June 6-24): Soldier Field (Chicago) Semifinal doubleheader Final Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, Mass.) First-round doubleheader Quarterfinal double-header Reliant Stadium (Houston) First-round doubleheader Quarterfinal double-header Orange Bowl (Miami) Three first-round doubleheaders Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.) Two first-round doubleheaders Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) Two first-round […]
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HITCHCOCK'S CHOICE: MLS assistant, college product or national team vet
As many MLS coaches descend on St. Louis for the Men's College Cup this weekend, there's another set of semifinalists in Dallas. FC Dallas general manager Michael Hitchcock has gone ''local'' and trimmed his list of head coach candidates to four: SMU coach Schellas Hyndman, current assistant coach Steve Morrow, D.C. United assistant Tom Soehn, […]
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4. MEXICO: Chivas downs archrival; Pachuca draws in Chile
Ramon Morales and Omar Bravo scored for Chivas Guadalajara to down its archrival Club America in the first leg of their Mexican League semifinal on Thursday. They meet again on Sunday (TV: Univision, 9 pm ET). Pachuca, a day after using reserves in a 1-1 tie with Toluca in the other semifinal, dominated much of […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“He’d be good for the U.S. boys.” — Pele, during a visit to Germany, on Juergen Klinsmann. (Reuters)
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3. 2007 GOLD CUP: Six venues chosen; Chicago gets main games
Six venues have been chosen for the 2007 Concacaf Gold Cup June 6-24): Soldier Field (Chicago) Semifinal doubleheader Final Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, Mass.) First-round doubleheader Quarterfinal double-header Reliant Stadium (Houston) First-round doubleheader Quarterfinal double-header Orange Bowl (Miami) Three first-round doubleheaders Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.) Two first-round doubleheaders Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) Two first-round […]
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6. BLIND WORLD CUP: Argentina downs Brazil for title
Argentina captain Silvio Velo scored his fifth goal of the Blind World Cup to down Brazil, 1-0, in the final of the tournament in Buenos Aires. Paraguay took third-place with a 2-1 win over Spain in the five-a-side competition in which all four field players must be legally blind but the goalkeeper isn’t blind. The […]
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5. WORLD AIDS DAY: The soccer angle
“Survivor” star and soccer TV host Ethan Zohn, the co-founder Grassroot Soccer, which uses the sport to educate African youngsters on HIV prevention, has been working with New York-based filmmaker Silas Hagerty to raise awareness on World AIDS Day (Dec. 1). Click here to watch “Lusaka Sunrise,” a short video on how soccer has helped […]
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2. HITCHCOCK’S CHOICE: MLS assistant, college product or national team vet
By Ridge Mahoney As many MLS coaches descend on St. Louis for the Men’s College Cup this weekend, there’s another set of semifinalists in Dallas. FC Dallas general manager Michael Hitchcock has gone “local” and trimmed his list of head coach candidates to four: SMU coach Schellas Hyndman, current assistant coach Steve Morrow, D.C. United […]