Coached by Shawn Medved, whose claim to fame as a player is that he scored the tying goal in D.C. United’s memorable comeback against the Los Angeles Galaxy to win the inaugural MLS Cup in 1996, the De Anza Force pulled the biggest upset on Day 1 of girls play at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships when the California team trounced the defending national champion Dallas Texans Red, 4-1, in under-16 play — with all four of its goals coming in the first 25 minutes. For more girls highlights …
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Discoveries star comes through
The opening game of the under-18 boys competition at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships lived up its to its billing Wednesday as Discoveries Soccer Club Green of South Carolina twice came back from a goal down and beat the Westside Metros Internationals of Oregon, 3-2, on a second-half goal by Uruguayan-born star Enzo Martinez. For more boys highlights from Lancaster, Mass., …
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What They’re Saying
“We act like sisters, argue like sisters and people think we look like sisters.”
— Amy Grow, Oklahoma’s all-time leading goalscorer in high school soccer (198 goals for Deer Creek High School), on herself and cousin and goalkeeper Cris, who are playing for surprise Region III under-18 champion Edmond SC Black, who is competing at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships. (The Oklahoman)
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Chelsea links up with New York clubs
England’s Chelsea Football Club has partnered with a fifth U.S. youth club program, teaming up with Downtown United Soccer Club and its sister organization Gotham Girls, two of New York City’s leading youth organizations and school programs.
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Clubs merge to form BW Gottschee NYC
Blau Weiss Gottschee, the oldest club in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, and Manhattan Kickers FC have merged to form BW Gottschee NYC.
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U.S. U-18s begin play Monday at Milk Cup
The USA will be again represented at the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland, where it will face Denmark and Germany in group play in the under-18 boys Elite competition that begins on Monday.
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Boys Results-U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships
Play began Wednesday at the US Youth Soccer National Championships in Lancaster, Mass. Here are all the boys results and goal scorers from Day 1 …
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Girls Results-U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships
Play began Wednesday at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Lancaster, Mass. Here are all the girls results and goal scorers from Day 1 …
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What They’re Saying
“You can Notts be serious!”
— Headline in British tabloid The Sun on former England coach Sven Goran Eriksson taking a job with English fourth division team Notts County.
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Chicago loses McBride for months
[MLS] Chicago Fire striker Brian McBride, who leads the team with six goals, could miss the rest of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery. The 37-year-old had played in all of the Fire’s 16 games this season, scoring six times and assisting on one goal.
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Aluko powers Athletica past Sky Blue
[WPS] Saint Louis Athletica moved into second place in Women’s Professional Soccer with a 1-0 win over Sky Blue FC — its third one-goal win over the New Jersey team — on a goal by England international Eniola Aluko three minutes into the second half.
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FC Dallas gets Colombian defender
[MLS] FC Dallas, which is third-to-last in the overall standings, added Colombian Jair Benitez to its backline. The 30-year-old was acquired on loan from Deportivo Cali.
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Teen scores late to beat Canada
[U.S. WOMEN] Teenager Christine Nairn lived up to her reputation as one of the top prospects in the U.S. women’s national team program, scoring in the 89th minute to give the USA a 1-0 win over Canada Wednesday in Charleston, S.C., and a sweep of their three-game series.
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Inauspicious Milan debut for Onyewu
[WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE] The Georgia Dome’s second 50,000-plus crowd in a month watched American Oguchi Onyewu make his debut for Italian club AC Milan on Wednesday. It was an inauspicious debut, however, as Onyewu was the defender beaten on Club America’s first goal — well-taken by Enrique Esqueda — 10 minutes after entering the game and the Mexican club went win, 2-1.
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Brazil’s $40 billion price tag
[WORLD CUP 2014] The price tag for Brazil’s 2014 World Cup could top $40 billion. That’s the estimate of a report released Wednesday on stadium and infrastructure spending projects planned by the 12 cities that will host the competition.
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New U.S. formula for familiar foe
[GOLD CUP] One game away from a chance to win its third straight Gold Cup, the USA plays Honduras for the third time in the past seven weeks Thursday (TV: Fox Soccer Channel & Telefutura, 7 pm ET) with a different team than it used the last two times.
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Toronto tests subs against Argentine power
[MLS] A match that was more of a training exercise, with reserves on the BMO Field surface and liberal substitution rules in effect, produced a 4-3 shootout win for Argentine team River Plate against Toronto FC Wednesday in a friendly in front of 20,005 fans.
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Cummings to head coaches association
[NSCAA] Longtime soccer executive Joe Cummings is leaving his post as president and general manager of WPS’s Boston Breakers to become the new CEO and executive director of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
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Soccer America Classifieds
Welcome to Soccer America Classifieds, Soccer America’s email newsletter connecting soccer companies and organizations to Soccer America members each week. Soccer America Classifieds feature soccer classified advertisements on the latest soccer job openings, soccer products and soccer opportunities. Read Soccer America Classifieds each Wednesday.
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Brawl Proves Players Care, Says Newcastle Coach
Interim Newcastle boss Chris Hughton has insisted that an ugly mass brawl during a friendly at Huddersfield on Tuesday night showed his players care about the club. The match at the Galpharm Stadium erupted at the break after a confrontation between Senegal international Habib Beye and Huddersfield skipper Peter Clarke sparked a 20-man melée. A […]
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Erikkson Notts Job: ‘Biggest Challenge of Life’
Sven-Goran Eriksson has insisted he joined fourth division Notts County for "the biggest football challenge in my life," not for money – and plans to take the club all the way to the Premier League. Eriksson, who has signed a five-year contract at Meadow Lane and will work alongside current manager Ian McParland and former […]
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Stampede Spurs FIFA Sanctions On Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast has been fined and told by FIFA to cut capacity at Abidjan’s Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium after at least 19 people were killed during a stampede there before a World Cup qualifier against Malawi in March. FIFA’s disciplinary committee also ordered extra crowd control measures outside the stadium for next month’s game at home […]
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Costa Rica’s ‘Intermediate Team’ Ready For Mexico
When Rodrigo Kenton took hold of the reins 13 months ago, Costa Rica's World Cup hopes looked grim. But Kenton has sparked a turnaround, guiding the Ticos to top spot in the final round of qualifying, unearthing exciting talent and re-capturing the imagination of a soccer-crazy Central American nation. Fifa.com interviewed Kenton before Costa Rica's […]
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Onyewu Set For Milan Debut Against Club America
Oguchi Onyewu, the first U.S.-born player to sign with prestigious Italian club AC Milan, will get his first chance to prove he belongs at the highest level when AC Milan plays Mexico’s Club America in a friendly at the Georgia Dome on Wednesday (TV: ESPN2, 7 pm ET). “Obviously in sports, there’s no guarantees,” Onyewu […]
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Pele Still Seeking Big Payday at 68
Pele, perhaps the greatest player ever in the world's most popular sport, is still hustling to make a living at the age of 68. The Brazilian legend recently signed a merchandising deal with Nomis, a little-known Swiss cleats manufacturer, in his latest effort to establish himself as a branded empire. During the 32 years since […]