David Beckham’s contract dispute continues with Real Madrid. Both the club and the player have openly stated their intent to continue the relationship, but both sides still have yet to agree to an extension. At the moment, things aren’t going very well for David Beckham: he’s lost his place in Steve McClaren’s England squad, and […]
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Inter Falls at Home to Bayern
Discipline once again proved to be a major problem for Inter Milan, as the nine-man Nerazzurri fell 2-0 at home to German champion Bayern Munich. Forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off for a second yellow card in the 58th minute, and then Fabio Grosso later joined him for throwing out a harsh elbow in the […]
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Crouch Wonder-Goal Helps Liverpool Past Galatasaray
Peter Crouch put in the kind of goalscoring performance last night that coaches dream of. Never mind that Liverpool nearly gave up a three-goal lead and had to endure a nervy last 25 minutes in a crucial Champions League match at home to Galatasaray. The manner in which the Turks almost came back was reminiscent […]
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INJURY REPORT: UCLA loses Griffin and Beltran
UCLA lost its leading scorer, sophomore forward Maxwell Griffin (5 goals, 1 assist), for the season with a torn ACL in his left knee, and transfer Tony Beltran will have a right ankle arthroscopy on Friday and will be out 6-8 weeks. The Bruins are already without former U-17 defender Brandon Owens (torn ACL suffered […]
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WOMEN: Texas A&M romps in Big 12 showdown
No. 12 Texas A&M won a battle of teams unbeaten in Big 12 play with a 3-1 win over No. 22 Oklahoma State before 3,636 fans at Aggie Soccer Stadium on Thursday night. Allison Martino dished out assists on all three goals. Suzette Devloo scored twice and Nicole Ketchum added an insurance goal in the […]
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West Virginia ends 33-year drought against Penn State
No. 10 West Virginia celebrated Coach Marlon LeBlanc's return to Penn State, where he was an assistant for five years, with a 2-1 victory over the Nittany Lions on Wednesday night. New Zealander Paul Cunningham and Englishman Andrew Wright scored unassisted goals in the second half to erase Penn State's 1-0 first-half lead and give […]
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OPEN CUP: Chicago lifts No. 4 with win over L.A.
In a lively U.S. Open Cup final, the Chicago Fire prevailed over Los Angeles, 3-1, to win the competition for the fourth time. The last four Open Cup finals were settled with 1-0 scores. On Wednesday, Coach Dave Sarachan's team took a 2-0 lead after 16 minutes on headed goals Nate Jaqua and Costa Rican […]
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FREDDY ADU: British tabloid starts rumor of EPL deal
The British tabloid The Sun claims newly promoted English Premier league club Reading, which already has the two Americans Bobby Convey and Marcus Hahnemann in its squad, wants to acquire Freddy Adu on a six-month loan starting in January.
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4. FREDDY ADU: British tabloid starts rumor of EPL deal
The British tabloid The Sun claims newly promoted English Premier league club Reading, which already has the two Americans Bobby Convey and Marcus Hahnemann in its squad, wants to acquire Freddy Adu on a six-month loan starting in January.
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2. OPEN CUP: Chicago lifts No. 4 with win over L.A.
In a lively U.S. Open Cup final, the Chicago Fire prevailed over Los Angeles, 3-1, to win the competition for the fourth time. The last four Open Cup finals were settled with 1-0 scores. On Wednesday, Coach Dave Sarachan‘s team took a 2-0 lead after 16 minutes on headed goals Nate Jaqua and Costa Rican […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
"We have four years or so, so I think we have time. Maybe to replay the match if it’s the final, you can’t do that through the tournament because of lack of time. Maybe to take players away and play golden goal." — FIFA President Sepp Blatter announces plans to do away with the penalty-kick […]
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1. West Virginia ends 33-year drought against Penn State
No. 10 West Virginia celebrated Coach Marlon LeBlanc’s return to Penn State, where he was an assistant for five years, with a 2-1 victory over the Nittany Lions on Wednesday night. New Zealander Paul Cunningham and Englishman Andrew Wright scored unassisted goals in the second half to erase Penn State’s 1-0 first-half lead and give […]
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2. WOMEN: Texas A&M romps in Big 12 showdown
No. 12 Texas A&M won a battle of teams unbeaten in Big 12 play with a 3-1 win over No. 22 Oklahoma State before 3,636 fans at Aggie Soccer Stadium on Thursday night. Allison Martino dished out assists on all three goals. Suzette Devloo scored twice and Nicole Ketchum added an insurance goal in the […]
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3. INJURY REPORT: UCLA loses Griffin and Beltran
UCLA lost its leading scorer, sophomore forward Maxwell Griffin (5 goals, 1 assist), for the season with a torn ACL in his left knee, and transfer Tony Beltran will have a right ankle arthroscopy on Friday and will be out 6-8 weeks. The Bruins are already without former U-17 defender Brandon Owens (torn ACL suffered […]
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GAMES ON TV ( thru 10/2): Your Viewing Guide
(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Sept. 29 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL MenÆs College MARYLAND-DUKE (live), 8 pm. GOL TV Germany BORUSSIA DORTMUND-HANNOVER (live), 2:25 pm. SETANTA SPORTS USA England COLCHESTER UTD.-IPSWICH TOWN, League ôChampionshipö (live), 2:30 pm. SATURDAY, Sept. […]
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3. EUROPE: Bayern ends drought in Italy
Bayern Munich ended an 18-year drought on Italian soil when the German champion beat Inter Milan, 2-0, Wednesday to go on top in Group B of the UEFA Champions League. Late goals by Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro and German international Lukas Podolski gave Bayern its first win in Italy since it beat Inter in the […]
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FIFA May Scrap Penalties for 2010 WC Final
In the past, FIFA, soccer’s world governing body, has never been shy about changing the rules of the game, its qualifying procedures, or even the manner in which games are decided. President Sepp Blatter admits that he’s never been a fan of ending crucial matches like the World Cup final with penalty kicks. Even though […]
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Chivas USA: From Goat to Great
Chivas USA was certainly the goat in MLS last year, after finishing dead last in its debut season. This year, Chivas finds itself in unfamiliar territory: the “other” team from LA is sitting pretty in second place in the Western Conference with one foot in the playoffs and just three games to go in the […]
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FA Urges FIFA to Investigate Israeli Agent Zahavi
Following the unprecedented punishment of Ashley Cole’s agent Jonathan Barnett by England’s Football Association, the FA is now urging FIFA and the Israeli Football Association to punish Pini Zahavi, the other agent who was present at the infamous London hotel gathering in which Cole illegally talked with Chelsea officials. Zahavi wasn’t punished by the English […]
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Real’s Unconvincing 5-1 Win
Real Madrid recorded a strange win yesterday over Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League. The scoreboard shows that Los Merengues destroyed the Ukrainian side, 5-1, but if you saw the match you couldn’t help but notice how shaky Real Madrid looked in defense. Goalkeeper Iker Casillas had to rescue Real Madrid on several occasions yesterday, […]
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United Snaps Champions League Away Slump
Believe it or not, last night’s 1-0 win over Benfica at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon was Manchester United’s first away win in the Champions League since a Diego Forlan match-winner against Panathinaikos back in November 2003. That makes yesterday’s victory doubly sweet, because not only has it been a long time since United […]
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Make BeLieve Soccer
The league is being called to task once again for its attendance figures and this time, the evidence is unquestioned. San Diego Union-Tribune reporter Mark Zeigler’s story appears in Wednesday’s edition of the newspaper. Confirmed by sources and backed by an MLS internal document, it tells a tale of grossly inflated crowd figures. The league […]
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5. MLS: Big money for new Bull; a Whopper deal; Chivas Girls
The North Jersey Herald reports that the New York Red Bulls new signing, Austrian midfielder Markus Schopp, who arrived on loan from Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg, is being paid between $1.2 million and $1.5 million to play for New York for the rest of the season and the 2007 season, with $180,000 and $200,000 […]
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4. OFF THE POST: The most stupid question ever?
As we saw at last summer’s World Cup, when English referee Graham Poll showed three yellow cards to Croatian Josip Simunic before sending him off, the guys in the middle sometimes loss track of their bookings. In a Scottish Premier League game last weekend, referee Alan Freeland actually asked Falkirk midfielder Stephen O’Donnell, upon showing […]
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3. U.S. OPEN CUP: Galaxy eyes consolation prize
Los Angeles Galaxy president Alexi Lalas, on the eve of his team’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final on Wednesday against Chicago (live at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on Fox Soccer Channel), told the Press Enterprise, “I took as much pride winning an Open Cup as an MLS Cup. They’re all championships and they’re […]