U.S. men's national team assistant Glenn Myernick remained unconsciousness after suffering a heart attack on Thursday near his home in Colorado. Myernick is in intensive care at North Suburban Medical Center in Thornton, Colo. He was Bruce Arena's assistant coach at the last two World Cup. He's served as a U.S. Soccer coach twice (1992-97 […]
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DATEBOOK: 2006 Women's Gold Cup
The 2006 Women's Gold Cup, which will serve as qualifying for the 2007 Women's World Cup, will take place in Miami and Carson, Calif., Nov. 19-26. Jamaica, Mexico, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago playing first-round matches on Nov. 19 at Miami's Tropical Park Stadium. The winners will meet the USA or Canada in the semifinals […]
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TV PREVIEW: ACC clash pits No. 2 vs. No. 3
It's No. 2 vs. No. 3 as defending champion Maryland takes a six-game winning streak into its ACC men's showdown at North Carolina Friday night in the Fox Soccer Channel's NSCAA Match of the Week series (TV: live, 8 pm ET). The No. 2 Terrapins lost last year's Hermann Trophy winner Jason Garey, who joined […]
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MLS PREVIEW: Fight for last playoff spots
GALAXY GUT CHECK. The defending champions preserved their playoff hopes Saturday by knocking off tenants Chivas USA, 3-0. Still, they are two games under .500 (they finished 13-13-6 last year, by the way) heading into a tough away-and-home duet with Dallas. The Texas leg is Saturday, where LA lost, 1-0, May 10 to a Carlos […]
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INJURY: Portland star Rapinoe hurts knee
Portland All-American Megan Rapinoe left defending NCAA Division I women's champion Portland's game against Washington State late in the first half Thursday with a left knee injury and did not return. Rapinoe, who began the week tied for fourth in the country with 10 goals, will have further tests taken to determine the severity of […]
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Carolina women win 13th game in a row
North Carolina's freshmen came through again to lead the No. 3 Tar Heels to their 13th straight victory with a 2-0 victory at No. 12 Virginia in ACC women's action on Thursday night. Whitney Engen and Ali Hawkins scored in a span of just over 10 minutes midway through the first half. Engen took a […]
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NCAA DIVISION II MEN: Eckerd knocks off No. 1 Lynn
Eckerd knocked Lynn, No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division II Men's Top 25, from the unbeaten ranks with a 2-1 victory in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Wednesday night. The Fighting Knights dug themselves a big hole in the first half. Luke Sheekey's opening goal for Eckerd marked the first time Lynn trailed in 837 […]
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3. TV PREVIEW: ACC clash pits No. 2 vs. No. 3
It’s No. 2 vs. No. 3 as defending champion Maryland takes a six-game winning streak into its ACC men’s showdown at North Carolina Friday night in the Fox Soccer Channel’s NSCAA Match of the Week series (TV: live, 8 pm ET). The No. 2 Terrapins lost last year’s Hermann Trophy winner Jason Garey, who joined […]
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2. INJURY: Portland star Rapinoe hurts knee
Portland All-American Megan Rapinoe left defending NCAA Division I women’s champion Portland’s game against Washington State late in the first half Thursday with a left knee injury and did not return. Rapinoe, who began the week tied for fourth in the country with 10 goals, will have further tests taken to determine the severity of […]
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1. Carolina women win 13th game in a row
North Carolina‘s freshmen came through again to lead the No. 3 Tar Heels to their 13th straight victory with a 2-0 victory at No. 12 Virginia in ACC women’s action on Thursday night. Whitney Engen and Ali Hawkins scored in a span of just over 10 minutes midway through the first half. Engen took a […]
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5. UNDER-20 MEN’S CAMP: Rongen calls in six collegians
Five college freshmen and one college junior are among the 16 players called up for the U.S. under-20 men’s national team camp Oct. 8-12 in Sunrise, Fla. Coach Thomas Rongen called up goalies Brian Perk (UCLA), Joe Willis (Denver) and defenders Nick Cardenas (San Diego State), Amaechi Igwe (Santa Clara) and midfielder Stephen McCarthy (Santa […]
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4. NCAA DIVISION II MEN: Eckerd knocks off No. 1 Lynn
Eckerd knocked Lynn, No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division II Men’s Top 25, from the unbeaten ranks with a 2-1 victory in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Wednesday night. The Fighting Knights dug themselves a big hole in the first half. Luke Sheekey‘s opening goal for Eckerd marked the first time Lynn trailed in 837 […]
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5. DATEBOOK: 2006 Women’s Gold Cup
The 2006 Women’s Gold Cup, which will several as qualifying for the 2007 Women’s World Cup, will take place in Miami and Carson, Calif., Nov. 19-26. Jamaica, Mexico, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago playing first-round matches on Nov. 19 at Miami’s Tropical Park Stadium. The winners will meet the USA or Canada in the semifinals […]
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4. YOUTH: U-17s’ nightmare at the Centenario
The U.S. U-17 boys national team’s month-long trip to South America quickly turned into a nightmare. In the first of nine games in Uruguay and Argentina, the U-17s were crushed by Uruguay, 6-1, at the Estadio Centenario, site of the inaugural World Cup final in 1930. Uruguayan referee Fernando Falce whistled the USA for two […]
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3. EURO 2008 QUALIFYING: Weekend six pack
SCOTLAND-FRANCE. Scotland opened with two wins but needs to get at least a point against France to probably have any chance of advancing in Group B, easily the most difficult of the seven groups. France coach Raymond Domenech expects a challenge similar to that which the Bleus faced in September 2005 when they traveled to […]
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2. MLS PREVIEW: Fight for last playoff spots
By Ridge Mahoney GALAXY GUT CHECK. The defending champions preserved their playoff hopes Saturday by knocking off tenants Chivas USA, 3-0. Still, they are two games under .500 (they finished 13-13-6 last year, by the way) heading into a tough away-and-home duet with Dallas. The Texas leg is Saturday, where LA lost, 1-0, May 10 […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I am starting a new life. I will continue to enjoy myself … but without soccer.” — French goalkeeping great Fabien Barthez, announcing his retirement three months after helping France reach the World Cup final. Barthez, 35, was a free agent but unable to find a club willing to sign him.
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YOUTH: U-17s' South American nightmare
The U.S. U-17 boys national team's month-long trip to South America is quickly turning into a learning experience. In the first of nine games in Uruguay and Argentina, the U-17s were crushed by Uruguay, 6-1, at the Estadio Centenario, site of the inaugural World Cup final in 1930. Uruguayan referee Fernando Falce whistled the USA […]
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WEEKEND PREVIEW: Euro six pack
SCOTLAND-FRANCE. Scotland opened with two wins but needs to get at least a point against France to probably have any chance of advancing in Group B, easily the most difficult of the seven groups. France coach Raymond Domenech expects a challenge similar to that which the Bleus faced in September 2005 when they traveled to […]
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UNDER-20 MEN'S CAMP: Rongen calls in six collegians
Five college freshmen and one college junior are among the 16 players called up for the U.S. under-20 national team camp Oct. 8-12 in Sunrise, Fla. Coach Thomas Rongen called up goalies Brian Perk (UCLA), Joe Willis (Denver) and defenders Nick Cardenas (San Diego State), Amaechi Igwe (Santa Clara) and midfielder Stephen McCarthy (Santa Clara), […]
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Joorabchian Buys Time for West Ham Takeover
It would appear that at the end of the day, West Ham manager Alan Pardew didn’t get what he wanted: the club’s takeover situation has not been solved and the board has granted Iranian businessman Kia Joorabchian more time to amass $150 million for a takeover bid. Nor did he quit: “I absolutely did not […]
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Don’t Count Out Beckham MLS Move–Yet
Reports linking David Beckham with a move to Major League Soccer are untrue, but then again, so are reports that he has signed a contract extension with current club Real Madrid. That fine details of that offer are still being hammered out, but it looks as though Becks will remain in Madrid for a few […]
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Despite Injury-Hit Midfield, No England Place for Beckham
In England, all the focus is on the national team this week, which faces a Euro 2008 qualifying double-header against Macedonia at home on Saturday and Croatia on Wednesday night in Zagreb. Dominic Raynor of ESPN Soccernet points out how England coach Steve McClaren is saying and doing all the right things to distance himself […]
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Early Tests for Euro Favorites
Europe’s leagues take a break this weekend for European Championship qualifying, which, while still in its early stage, already features a few “must-wins” for several big names. There is none bigger, of course, than world champion Italy, which has managed just a point from its first two games against Lithuania and France. By far, the […]
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PREVIEW: UCLA looks to continue mastery of UCSB
UC Santa Barbara and No. 11 UCLA, who meet Thursday in the first West Coast clash of the NSCAA Match of the Week series on Fox Soccer Channel (TV, live, 11 pm ET), have had their ups and downs in the 2006 men's season. The Gauchos opened with a 5-0 win over nationally ranked Akron […]