No. 3 Wake Forest extended its winning streak to five games with a 2-1 win at No. 4 Virginia on Friday night. Substitute Cody Arnoux scored the winning goal for the Demon Deacons in the 77th minute when he rifled a shot from 15 yards out off a cross from Steven Curfman. Nico Colaluca put […]
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COLLEGE WOMEN: UNC wins 18th in a row
U.S. international Heather O'Reilly assisted on three goals in her final-regular season game at fetzer Field to lead No. 2 North Carolina to a 4-0 win over Wake Forest. The win was UNCÆs 18th victory in a row. The Tar Heels have not lost since being defeated by Texas A&M, 1-0, in double overtime on […]
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South Africa 2010 Budget Grows by $700 Million
South Africa’s 2010 World Cup budget is bloated; the most recent count for new stadiums, personnel and administrative costs is $2 billion, the National Treasury said on Wednesday. A little more than half the total will go toward the construction and upgrading of the nation’s stadiums, as well as the development of the surrounding precincts. […]
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Juve Lawyer: We Probably Deserved Serie C
Juventus was fortunate not to be demoted to Serie C for its part in Calcipoli, according to Juve lawyer Cesare Zacarone. “Probably someone in this meeting doesn’t understand the situation we were in,” said the lawyer. “The dossier that was given to us included so many infractions made by Luciano Moggi and Antonio Giraudo, who […]
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Prospective West Ham Bidders in a Date with Sven
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson was spotted having dinner with Eli Papouchado, one of the men said to be involved in a prospective takeover bid for West Ham United, and Israeli super-agent Pini Zahavi in Tel Aviv on Sunday, sparking rumors that Papouchado and Zahavi may be courting Eriksson for the coaching job at West […]
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Eriksson: Rooney’s Fault England Lost the Cup
After issuing a strong denial that he plans to return to England as coach of West Ham United, Sven-Goran Eriksson has made it clear that he wants to return to coaching. Athole Still, Eriksson’s agent, said his client wants to return to work in early January. Newcastle United and West Ham United are thought to […]
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Hedge Funds to Invest in Soccer Player Contracts
Leave it to hedge funds to come up with new ways to invest. Whether it be wine, whiskey, commodities, or soccer players, if there’s a high risk reward, you can bet there’s a hedge fund out there willing to put money down on it. That’s right, we said soccer players. For $470,000, two UK-registered hedge […]
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USA: Klinsmann confirms talks with U.S. Soccer
Juergen Klinsmann, who left his post as Germany head coach shortly after last summer's World Cup, has told the Associated Press he's been discussing the U.S. national team job with U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati and said that, ''Sooner or later, I have to get back into coaching.'' Klinsmann said he's had a ''couple of […]
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WOMEN'S TOURNAMENTS: Louisville stays alive
Women's conference tournament action began Thursday with two first-round games in the Big East. Louisville improved to 13-4-1, establishing a school record for wins with a 1-0 win over Pittsburgh. The two teams battled for 106 minutes until Jamie Craft scored on a rocket from 35 yards. Erin Bohn converted a penalty kick in the […]
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MEN'S TOURNAMENTS: UNCG eyes Southern crown
After struggling most of the men's season, UNC Greensboro (11-7-1) may need to win the Southern Conference Tournament to advance to the NCAA Tournament. Typical of their up-and-down season, the Spartans won their third consecutive regular-season conference title with a 2-1 win at Furman a week ago, then turned around and lost to Akron, 4-0, […]
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Navy women stun Penn State
Navy, the only unbeaten and untied team in the NCAA Division I women's ranks, extended its winning streak to a 19 in a row with a 1-0 victory over No. 10 Penn State Thursday night before a Glenn Warner Soccer Facility record crowd of 2,412 Sophomore Kristen Laraway's goal off a lead pass from captain […]
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ACC: Carolina men snap winless streak
North Carolina snapped a five-game winless streak with a 3-1 win at Boston College in ACC action on Thursday night. Senior Corey Ashe scored two goals in a four-minute span in the second half to lead the No. 13 Tar Heels, who thus avoid Tuesday's opening-round game in the ACC Tournament between the No. 8 […]
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MILESTONE: Retiring Bean earns 600th win
Joe Bean, the winningest coach in college soccer history at any level, earned his 600th career win Wednesday night when Wheaton (Ill.) beat Carthage, 5-0, to secure a berth in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Tournament. Bean, who now has a career record of 600-183-59, has announced he will retire at the end […]
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WEEKEND PREVIEW: Yanks seek wins in England; Milan derby
AMERICANS ABROAD. Newly promoted Watford, with American defender Jay DeMerit in defense, finally won its first game of the season – a 2-1 League Cup win over second-tier Hull on Tuesday. It will aim for its first league win against Tottenham on Saturday (TV, delay, 2:15 pm ET.) Keeper Tim Howard and Everton face Arsenal […]
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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, Oct. 27 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL Men's College VIRGINIA-WAKE FOREST (live), 8 pm. GOL TV Germany MAINZ-WERDER BREMEN (live), 2:25 pm. SETANTA SPORTS USA England BURNLEY-PRESTON NORTH END (live), 2:30 pm. SATURDAY, Oct. 28 MLS DIRECT KICK […]
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HIGHLIGHT & MAGAZINE SHOWS: A Sampling
English Premier League Preview Fox Soccer Channel Friday 6:30 pm ET & 11:30 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 […]
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MLS QUARTERFINALS: Four fight to overcome one-goal deficits
MLS's 2006 semifinalists will be determined this weekend with the second-leg games of the quarterfinal series, which are decided on aggregate goals. Here's Soccer America Senior Editor Ridge Mahoney's take on the four clashes this Saturday and Sunday. New England-Chicago (Chicago leads, 1-0) Saturday, 7:30 pm ET. TV: Fox Soccer Channel, Direct Kick. The Revs […]
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5. MILESTONE: Retiring Bean earns 600th win
Joe Bean, the winningest coach in college soccer history at any level, earned his 600th career win Wednesday night when Wheaton (Ill.) beat Carthage, 5-0, to secure a berth in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Tournament. Bean, who now has a career record of 600-183-59, has announced he will retire at the end […]
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4. WOMEN’S TOURNAMENTS: Louisville stays alive
Women’s conference tournament action began Thursday with two first-round games in the Big East. Louisville improved to 13-4-1, establishing a school record for wins with a 1-0 win over Pittsburgh. The two teams battled for 106 minutes until Jamie Craft scored on a rocket from 35 yards. Erin Bohn converted a penalty kick in the […]
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2. ACC: Carolina men snap winless streak
North Carolina snapped a five-game winless streak with a 3-1 win at Boston College in ACC action on Thursday night. Senior Corey Ashe scored two goals in a four-minute span in the second half to lead the No. 13 Tar Heels, who thus avoid Tuesday’s opening-round game in the ACC Tournament between the No. 8 […]
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3. MEN’S TOURNAMENTS: UNCG eyes Southern crown
After struggling most of the men’s season, UNC Greensboro (11-7-1) may need to win the Southern Conference Tournament to advance to the NCAA Tournament. Typical of their up-and-down season, the Spartans won their third consecutive regular-season conference title with a 2-1 win at Furman a week ago, then turned around and lost to Akron, 4-0, […]
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1. Navy women stun Penn State to go 19-0-0
Navy, the only unbeaten and untied team in the NCAA Division I women’s ranks, extended its winning streak to a 19 in a row with a 1-0 victory over No. 10 Penn State Thursday night before a Glenn Warner Soccer Facility record crowd of 2,412 Sophomore Kristen Laraway‘s goal off a lead pass from captain […]
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COLLEGE MEN: America East Awards
All-Conference Goalkeeper Brian Levey (New Hampshire) Defenders Adam Chavez (Binghamton) Zach Kirby (Boston Univ.) Yahaya Musa (Stony Brook) Midfielders Neil Hlavaty (Boston Univ.) Kenniel Martin (Hartford) Michael Palacio (Stony Brook) Jordan Crasilneck (Vermont) Forwards Kevin Mezzadra (UMBC) Chris Banks (New Hampshire) T.J. Gore (Vermont) Striker of the Year: Chris Banks (New Hampshire) Midfielder of the […]
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COLLEGE MEN: Horizon League Awards
All-Conference Goalkeeper Jovan Bubonja, UIC Defenders Derek Kosek, UIC Jason Massoglia, Detroit Billy Meier, UW-Milwaukee Midfielders Pavle Dundjer, UIC Keum Sung Kim, Loyola, Ill. Iradj Farahmand, Loyola, Ill. Forwards John DeVae, Butler Braden Fleak, Wright State Joshua Okoampa, UW-Green Bay Tonci Skroce, UIC Player of the Year: Tonci Skroce, UIC Offensive Player of the Year: […]
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COLLEGE MEN: Conference Tournament Scoreboard
America East First Round Oct. 28 #4 Albany vs. #5 Boston U. #3 New Hampshire vs. #6 Stony Brook Big East First Round Oct. 25 St. John's 1 Pittsburgh 0 South Florida 5 Seton Hall 1 Notre Dame 2 DePaul 0 Providence 2 Louisville 0 Quarterfinals Oct. 28 #1 West Virginia vs. #4 South Florida […]