RANK/TEAM (RECORD) PREVIOUS RANK (Last week's results) 1. SMU (14-0-3) 1 10/18 South Carolina 1-1, OT, 10/21 at Memphis 3-0, 10/25 at UAB, 10/28 at Marshall. 2. Duke (12-2-1) 2 10/17 Alabama A&M 4-1, 10/20 North Carolina 1-0, 10/24 North Florida, 10/27 at Clemson. 3. Wake Forest (14-2-1) 3 10/18 UNC Greensboro 3-0, 10/21 N.C. […]
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Benitez: Players Must Show the Will to Improve
With one point from its last three English Premier League games, things are starting to look desperate at Liverpool Football Club. Reds coach Rafael Benitez responded to Sunday’s deflating 2-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford by telling his players they now need to start proving themselves. Benitez has maintained all season that this […]
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Lippi Ready For New Challenge
Marcello Lippi, Italy’s World Cup-winning coach, says he will return to the game in the New Year, according to Football Italia. The former Italy coach was linked with a move to Manchester United as a possible replacement for Sir Alex Ferguson, who is expected to retire after his 20th season in charge of the Red […]
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Steve Nicol Interview
New England manager Steve Nicol, whose Revs just lost the opening leg of Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference semis 1-0 to the Chicago Fire, sat down with BBC News to discuss life as an MLS coach-and the possibility of becoming coach of the U.S. National Team. BBC Sport claims he’s on Sunil Gulati’s shortlist to […]
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Gomez-Moreno Connection Proves Lethal in NY
It was a fantastic goal: Christian Gomez ran with the ball into what appeared to be a crowded Red Bull defense before laying the ball off to veteran Jaime Moreno, who returned a lovely weighted pass into the only available space for Gomez to loft the ball delicately over Jeff Conway to give D.C. United […]
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A Super-Clasico for Real Madrid
Real Madrid’s fans are in rapture: Robinho has finally been given (and is taking) his chance, Raul is scoring again, the players have learned how to defend as a team, and as a result, Los Merengues produced their best performance of the season yesterday, beating bitter rival Barcelona 2-0 at home in the most emphatic […]
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2. HIGHLIGHT & MAGAZINE SHOWS: A Sampling
Center Circle with U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati Fox Soccer Channel Monday, 5:30 pm ET. English Premier League Review Fox Soccer Channel Monday 6 pm ET VW Gol (Most complete soccer highlight show in USA.) Gol TV Monday, 9 pm ET. Fox Sports Report Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 10 pm ET Sky Sports News Fox […]
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MLS PLAYOFFS: D.C. United & Dallas celebrate road wins; Chivas & Chicago down visitors
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Two home teams held serve and two didnÆt in the first leg of the MLS conference semifinals, and the two that didnÆt need monumental efforts to overturn their series next weekend. Yet the performances of Colorado, a 2-1 loser to FC Dallas, and the New York Red Bulls, […]
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Duke dumps reeling UNC on own goal
An own goal gave No. 2 Duke a 1-0 win over North Carolina before 6,549 fans at Koskinen Stadium on Friday night and remain in first place in ACC men's play with a 5-1-1 record. The struggling Tar Heels are winless in five games and have been shut out in three straight games for the […]
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AMERICANS ABROAD: Feilhaber starts in Hamburg's first win
A week after he made his Bundesliga debut as a halftime sub, 21-year-old Californian Benny Feilhaber got his first start and went the full 90 minutes in a 2-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen, which marked Hamburg's first win of the season. Also in Germany, Hannover 96 (Steve Cherundolo) suffered its first loss in five games […]
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WORLD: Real Madrid defeats Barca in Spanish clasico
Real Madrid handed Barcelona its first defeat of La Liga season with a 2-0 victory Sunday in the Spanish clasico. Real captain Raul scored on a header off a ball served into the box by Sergio Ramos after only three minutes. Dutch striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy hit the second goal in the 51st minute, poking […]
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3. WOMEN: No. 1 Irish extend unbeaten streak
No. 1 Notre Dame (16-0-1) extended its unbeaten streak to 17 games with wins over Villanova (4-2) and Georgetown (1-0), The game against Villanova was a matchup of the nation’s top defenses, but each squad allowed its most goals in a game this season. Sophomore star Kerri Hanks scored the first two Notre Dame goals […]
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4. SOCCER AMERICA WOMEN’S TOP 25: New Rankings
RANK/TEAM (RECORD) PREVIOUS RANK (Weekend Results) 1. Notre Dame (16-0-1) 1 10/20 at Villanova 4-2, 10/22 at Georgetown 1-0, 10/24 at Cincinnati, 10/29 Seton Hall-St. John’s winner (Big East Tournament). 2. North Carolina (17-1-0) 2 10/19 at N.C. State 4-1, 10/27 Wake Forest 3. UCLA (14-2-0) 4 10/20 at Arizona 1-0, 10/22 at Arizona State […]
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2. SOCCER AMERICA MEN’S TOP 25: New Rankings
RANK/TEAM (RECORD) PREVIOUS RANK (Last week’s results) 1. SMU (14-0-3) 1 10/18 South Carolina 1-1, OT, 10/21 at Memphis 3-0, 10/25 at UAB, 10/28 at Marshall. 2. Duke (12-2-1) 2 10/17 Alabama A&M 4-1, 10/20 North Carolina 1-0, 10/24 North Florida, 10/27 at Clemson. 3. Wake Forest (14-2-1) 3 10/18 UNC Greensboro 3-0, 10/21 N.C. […]
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1. Duke dumps reeling UNC on own goal
An own goal gave No. 2 Duke a 1-0 win over North Carolina before 6,549 fans at Koskinen Stadium on Friday night and remain in first place in ACC men’s play with a 5-1-1 record. The struggling Tar Heels are winless in five games and have been shut out in three straight games for the […]
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3. AMERICANS ABROAD: Feilhaber starts in Hamburg’s first win
A week after he made his Bundesliga debut as a halftime sub, 21-year-old Californian Benny Feilhaber got his first start and went the full 90 minutes in a 2-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen, which marked Hamburg’s first win of the season. Also in Germany, Hannover 96 (Steve Cherundolo) suffered its first loss in five games […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“They didn’t show a lot here. I don’t really feel [they were] a strong team like last year, the same confidence on this team. After the game, everybody was happy to beat us 1-0. I was very surprised. It means maybe something for us. They did not show [much].” — New York Red Bulls attacker […]
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2. MLS PLAYOFFS: D.C. United & Dallas celebrate road wins; Chivas & Chicago down visitors
By Ridge Mahoney Two home teams held serve and two didn’t in the first leg of the MLS conference semifinals, and the two that didn’t need monumental efforts to overturn their series next weekend. Yet the performances of Colorado, a 2-1 loser to FC Dallas, and the New York Red Bulls, toppled 1-0 by D.C. […]
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4. WORLD: Real Madrid defeats Barca in Spanish clasico
Real Madrid handed Barcelona its first defeat of La Liga season with a 2-0 victory Sunday in the Spanish clasico. Real captain Raul scored on a header off a ball served into the box by Sergio Ramos after only three minutes. Dutch striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy hit the second goal in the 51st minute, poking […]
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SOCCER AMERICA MEN'S TOP 25: Scoreboard (Sunday Oct. 22)
RANK/TEAM (RECORD) PREVIOUS RANK (Last week's results) 1. SMU (13-0-3) 1 10/18 South Carolina 1-1, OT, 10/21 at Memphis 3-0, 10/25 at UAB, 10/28 at Marshall. 2. Duke (12-2-1) 4 10/17 Alabama A&M 4-1, 10/20 North Carolina 1-0, 10/24 North Florida, 10/27 at Clemson. 3. Wake Forest (14-2-1) 5 10/18 UNC Greensboro 3-0, 10/21 N.C. […]
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MLS: Quarterfinals, First Leg (Summaries)
Oct. 21 in East Rutherford, N.J. New York 0 D.C. United 1. Goal: Gomez (Moreno) 77. New York — Conway, Wynne, Dunivant, Mendes (Wolyniec, 82), Parke, Kovalenko (Graham, 96+), Guevara, Stammler, Schopp (Henderson, 88), Djorkaeff, Altidore. D.C. United — Perkins, Namoff, Boswell, Erpen, Adu (Prideaux, 78), Carroll, Gomez, Gros, Olsen (Carroll, 96+), Eskandarian (Simms, 85), […]
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SOCCER AMERICA WOMEN'S TOP 25: Scoreboard (Sunday Oct. 22)
RANK/TEAM (RECORD) PREVIOUS RANK (Weekend Results) 1. Notre Dame (17-0-1) 1 10/20 at Villanova 4-2, 10/22 at Georgetown 1-0, 10/24 at Cincinnati. 2. North Carolina (17-1-0) 2 10/19 at N.C. State 4-1, 10/27 Wake Forest 3. Florida State (12-2-2) 3 10/19 at Wake Forest 3-2, 10/22 at Duke 1-3, 10/24 Jacksonville, 10/27 Clemson. 4. UCLA […]
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SOCCER AMERICA MEN'S TOP 25: Scoreboard
RANK/TEAM (RECORD) PREVIOUS RANK (Last week's results) 1. SMU (13-0-3) 1 10/18 South Carolina 1-1, OT, 10/21 at Memphis, 10/25 at UAB, 10/28 at Marshall. 2. Duke (12-2-1) 4 10/17 Alabama A&M 4-1, 10/20 North Carolina 1-0, 10/24 North Florida, 10/27 at Clemson. 3. Wake Forest (13-2-1) 5 10/18 UNC Greensboro 3-0, 10/21 UNC Greesnboro, […]
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COLLEGE MEN: Buffalo snaps Northern Illinois streaks
Andrae Clarke's goal in the 85th minute gave Buffalo a 1-0 victory over No. 24 Northern Illinois and snap the Huskies' eight-game unbeaten streak. Clarke's goal broke NIU keeper Joe Zimka's seven-game uninterrupted shutout record tallying 754 minutes of play.
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COLLEGE WOMEN: UConn upsets West Virginia
Visiting Connecticut upset No. 5 West Virginia, 1-0, Friday night, in women's Big East action. The loss snaps the MountaineersÆ 15-game unbeaten streak at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. Connecticut, which last week tied No. 1 Notre Dame, 0-0, broke the tie in the second half in the 61st minute when Brittany Tegeler received a ball […]