No. 5 Clemson's slump continued as it lost to Wake Forest, 2-0, at home on Tuesday night, extending its winless streak to three games after it opened with eight straight wins, its best start in 28 years. Wells Thompson and Steve Curfman scored second-half goals to lead the No. 7 Demon Deacons. Thompson launched a […]
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CLINT DEMPSEY: 2006 Honda Player of the Year
Midfielder Clint Dempsey, the only American to score at last summer's World Cup and a member of the 2005 MLS runner-up New England Revolution, has won the 2006 Honda Player of the Year award, which is voted on by American media. Dempsey received 237 points and was followed by Kasey Keller (184 points), Brian McBride […]
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WORLD: South Africa '10 stadium costs skyrocket
For months, the elephant in the living room has been USA '10 — the possibility that South Africa won't be able to organize the 2010 World Cup and that the tournament will then be moved to a country like the United States that is capable of organizing the event on short notice. The general consensus […]
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3. WOMEN’S AWARDS: ND’s Weissenhofer honored
Notre Dame freshman Michele Weissenhofer is the Soccer America Women’s Player of the Week after leading the No. 1 Irish their 10th and 11th straight wins of the season. Weissenhofer’s game-tying goal in the second half sparked a three-goal comeback in a 3-1 win over previously unbeaten West Virginia. She added the primary assist on […]
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2. MEN’S AWARDS: Maryland’s Edu claims honors
Maryland junior Maurice Edu‘s first two goals of the 2006 season earned him Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week honors. The goals could not have come at a more important time as they were the only goals in the No. 3 Terrapins’ 1-0 victories over Loyola (Md.) and Duke. The midfielder from Fontana, Calif., […]
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4. TV PREVIEW: Surging Rutgers hosts Jersey derby
The women’s rivalry between Princeton and Rutgers, steeped in their proximity and a history dating back to 1980, extends literally to the playing field. Princeton coach Julie Shackford notes that the playing surface at the Scarlet Knights’ home, Yurcak Field, may be one of the best in the country. “I tell our groundskeepers to take […]
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1. Wake Forest extends Clemson’s woes
No. 5 Clemson‘s slump continued as it lost to Wake Forest, 2-0, at home on Tuesday night, extending its winless streak to three games after it opened with eight straight wins, its best start in 28 years. Wells Thompson and Steve Curfman scored second-half goals to lead the No. 7 Demon Deacons. Thompson launched a […]
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2. MLS: Wolff nearing end of hectic season
By Ridge Mahoney A World Cup year. His MLS club up for sale. A hamstring injury. A collapsed deal with an English club. A wife and two young sons living in the family home a thousand miles away from his Kansas City apartment. It’s been a tumultuous season for Josh Wolff, who in the Wizards’ […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I am putting up with it as best I can but have decided not to make any comments on what happened the other day. I just want it all to blow over as soon as possible so I can concentrate on my next game.” — Linesman Manuel Rodriguez Vallejo, who flagged a penalty kick for […]
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4. CLINT DEMPSEY: 2006 Honda Player of the Year
Midfielder Clint Dempsey, the only American to score at last summer’s World Cup and a member of the 2005 MLS runner-up New England Revolution, has won the 2006 Honda Player of the Year award, which is voted on by American media. Dempsey received 237 points and was followed by Kasey Keller (184 points), Brian McBride […]
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3. WORLD: South Africa ’10 stadium costs skyrocket
For months, the elephant in the living room has been USA ’10 — the possibility that South Africa won’t be able to organize the 2010 World Cup and that the tournament will then be moved to a country like the United States that is capable of organizing the event on short notice. The general consensus […]
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Italian Match-Fixing Scandal Also Rigged?
England’s attempts at an important-sounding scandal of its own have once again been thwarted by the Italians, says James Richardson of the Guardian, who writes: “In an elegant twist, the Juve-match rigging affair now appears to have itself been rigged.” Oh good lord. No other club benefited so handsomely from Juve’s downfall than Inter Milan, […]
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Lehmann to Auction World Cup Penalty Note
Some may not know this, but Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann perused a cheat sheet with the penalty-taking habits of Argentina’s top players during Germany’s 4-2 shootout victory over the South Americans in the World Cup quarterfinal. Apparently, the tactic worked well, as Lehmann managed to stop spot kicks from Esteban Cambiasso and Roberto Ayala. The […]
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England Camp Could be Tonic Rooney Needs
The Independent’s Henry Winter says Wayne Rooney needs help now to lift himself out of the doldrums. While his Manchester United teammates continue their fine form in the Premiership and Champions League, Rooney has been all but silent since scoring twice on opening day six weeks ago. Winter blames referee Ruud Bossen for the sudden […]
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‘Bung’ Agent Collymore Charged with Tapping-Up
Agent Charles Collymore, who was featured in the BBC’s Panorama report suggesting that bribery is a rampant problem in British soccer, has become the first man to be formally charged with breaching the English Football Association’s rules. The organization alleges that Collymore illegally shopped Enoch Showunmi to Millwall when he was a Luton Town player […]
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Juve Confident of Penalty Reduction
Juventus will learn next week whether the forcefully relegated team’s massive point penalty will be reduced or even cancelled. Juve chief Giovanni Cobolli Gigli said he is confident the CONI (the Italian Olympic Committee) arbitration court will act in his club’s favor. “I don’t want to call it a discount because that would imply that […]
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SMALL COLLEGES: Roundup
Unranked Midwestern State snapped NCAA Division II men's defending champion Ft. Lewis' 33-game unbeaten streak with a 3-1 victory. The Mustangs opened up a 3-0 lead on goals by Brandon Swartzendruber, Sun Potter and Scott Leonard after 51 minutes. Ft. Lewis, ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas Top 25, had previously allowed only one goal […]
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LEADING SCORERS: NCAA D1 Men & Women
MEN G PLAYER, SCHOOL, YEAR 13 Saidi Isaac, Winthrop, Jr. 13 Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, Jr. 12 Tommy Krizanovic, Jacksonville, Sr. 12 Riley O'Neill, Kentucky, Sr. 11 Charlie Davies, Boston College, Jr. 11 Joshua Okoampa, Wis.-Green Bay, Sr. 10 Braden Fleak, Wright St., Fr. 10 Kevin Forrest, Washington, Jr. 10 Jarrod Smith, West Virginia, Sr. […]
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COLLEGE MEN: Rip 'em Eaters!
The rise of UC Irvine, the hottest men's team on the West Coast, should be no surprise. Last year, Anteaters came within one game of winning their first Big West title, and they returned eight starters, including Brad Evans, a Soccer America Preseason All-American. The Anteaters moved up to No. 14 in this week's Soccer […]
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YOUTH: U-17s spending 30 days in South America
The U.S. U-17 boys national team will train in Uruguay and Argentina for the entire month of October. The U-17s will begin their month-long tour by spending five days in Montevideo, Uruguay, before traveling to Argentina, where they will split time training in Buenos Aires, San Luis and Rosario. U-17 coach John Hackworth named a […]
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WORLD: Five European teams advance to China '07
The outcome of qualifying for the 2007 Women's World Cup went down to the final day in four of Europe's five groups. Norway, the 1995 world champion, qualified with a game to spare, but the other four qualifiers — defending champion Germany, England, Sweden and Denmark — all clinched with victories in their final games. […]
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U.S. ABROAD: McBride scores in Fulham tie
American Brian McBride scored on a volley from close range to ignite a Fulham comeback in an English Premier League game at Watford Monday that ended in a 3-3 tie. McBride came on a substitute with the Cottagers trailing, 2-0, and scored their first goal. Fulham eventually went ahead on a shot Watford's Damien Francis […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“Someone who is successful at a high level coaching, someone who has been a player is a plus but not a prerequisite, and someone that knows something about the American game. If we don’t have a national team coach who is very familiar with the American setup, then we will have an assistant coach who […]
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5. CORRECTIONS: From previous College Reporters
No. 1 Notre Dame limited previously unbeaten West Virginia to zero shots on goal, not shots, in the final 74 minutes of its 3-1 victory in Big East women’s action on Friday night. Oneonta State, which was reclassified from NCAA Division I to Division III for men’s soccer, beat Division III NY Tech, not Division […]
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4. SMALL COLLEGES: Roundup
Unranked Midwestern State snapped NCAA Division II men’s defending champion Ft. Lewis‘ 33-game unbeaten streak with a 3-1 victory. The Mustangs opened up a 3-0 lead on goals by Brandon Swartzendruber, Sun Potter and Scott Leonard after 51 minutes. Ft. Lewis, ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas Top 25, had previously allowed only one goal […]