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* B list. Group A Barcelona (Spain) Goalkeepers 1 Victor Valdes ESP 25 Albert Jorquera ESP 28 Ruben Martinez ESP Defenders 2 Juliano Belletti BRA 4 Rafael Marquez MEX 5 Carles Puyol ESP 11 Gianluca Zambrotta ITA 12 Giovanni van Bronckhorst HOL 15 Edmilson BRA 16 Sylvinho BRA 21 Lilian Thuram FRA 23 Oleguer Presas […]

Inter Impressive Away to Fiorentina

After 60 minutes and three glorious away goals against Fiorentina, one of the would-be favorites for this season’s Scudetto but for a 19-point match-fixing deduction, you might have been tempted to say that Inter Milan has started the season in a class of its own. But seven minutes later Luca Toni brought his team roaring […]

Favored Son Henry Left Cole in the Shadows at Arsenal

Excerpts from Ashley Cole’s autobiography are just starting to leak into Britain’s tabloid press. Tabloids themselves, player autobiographies are often chock-full of petty hatreds and wild accusations to ensure that they too, sell. In the first published extracts from the player’s book, Cole accuses Arsenal of favoring Thierry Henry, the Gunner’s all-time leading scorer at […]

FIFA Recommends Former Mandela Prison for Zidane-Materazzi Reunion

It seems that FIFA President Sepp Blatter wants the fairy tale-turned-nightmare that was Zinedine Zidane’s World Cup to continue towards some kind of satisfactory conclusion of his own making. According to Reuters, FIFA is considering Cape Town’s Robben Island, the Alcatraz-like prison island in Cape Town where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years, to […]

Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool on Course to Lose Prem Title

With a great deal of authority, you’ll often hear soccer pundits tell you after a string of good late summer performances that you can’t win the Premier League in August or September. That may be true, but the title can be lost that early, Alan Hansen of the BBC says, and Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool […]

Old Lady Receives Harsh Welcome to Serie B

After Juventus’ summer of torment, which was overshadowed by the national team’s triumph at the World Cup, Serie A’s Old Lady found herself in unfamiliar territory as the club opened its Serie B season at Rimini in front of a capacity crowd of just 10,000. That Juventus failed to beat the tiny Serie B club […]

FOCUS: Kuralay thrills packed house in Tallahassee

Fans packed the Seminole Soccer Complex, where attendance was listed at a record 4,582 fans, 3,000 above listed capacity. They stood on the hills in the stadium and on the parking garage across the street. They didn't go home disappointed as Florida State, No. 1 in the Soccer America Women's Top 25, beat No. 24 Florida, […]

Clemson and Duke win ACC classics

Despite playing the last 29 minutes with 10 men, Clemson held on for a 2-1 victory over defending champion Maryland and handed the Terrapins their first loss of the season before 6,821 fans, the second largest crowd in Riggs Field history. Brazilian Frederico Moojen put the Tigers ahead in the second minute, and Jamaica international […]

SOCCER AMERICA WOMEN'S TOP 25: New Rankings

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. Florida State (4-0-0) 1 2. Notre Dame (6-0-0) 2 3. Santa Clara (5-1-0) 3 4. UCLA (5-1-0) 5 5. North Carolina (6-1-0) 7 6. West Virginia (6-0-0) 9 7. Texas A&M (3-2-1) 4 8. Portland (3-2-1) 6 9. Penn State (2-2-2) 8 10. Missouri (6-0-0) 11 11. Rice (5-0-1) NR […]

4. SOCCER AMERICA WOMEN’S TOP 25: New Rankings

3. FOCUS: Kuralay thrills packed house in Tallahassee

Fans packed the Seminole Soccer Complex, where attendance was listed at a record 4,582 fans, 3,000 above listed capacity. They stood on the hills in the stadium and on the parking garage across the street. They didn’t go home disappointed as Florida State, No. 1 in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25, beat No. 24 Florida, […]

2. SOCCER AMERICA MEN’S TOP 25: New Rankings

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1. SMU (6-0-0) 2 2. Virginia (5-0-0) 3 3. Clemson (5-0-0) 5 4. Duke (5-0-0) 6 5. North Carolina (5-1-0) 1 6. Maryland (4-1-0) 4 7. Wake Forest (4-1-0) 7 8. San Francisco (5-0-1) 9 9. Santa Clara (3-0-1) 15 10. Washington (5-0-0) 16 11. UIC (4-0-2) 18 12. Akron (4-1-0) […]

1. Clemson and Duke win ACC classics

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3. USL-1: Romario’s Miami FC clinches playoff berth

The expansion Miami FC and the Puerto Rico Islanders both survived a two-game head-to-head showdown on the weekend to clinch the USL First Division’s final two playoff berths and leave the defending champion Seattle Sounders and Atlanta Silverbacks on the outside. The Rochester Rhinos, meanwhile, grabbed the second playoff bye, but came up short in […]

USL First Division: Results & Playoff Schedule

Thursday, September 7 Portland 0 Atlanta 2 (Millwood 32, 70). Friday, September 8 Montreal 0 Toronto 0. Puerto Rico 4 (Marcina pen. 28, Norambuena 53, 72, Delgado 81) Miami 2 (Romario 6, Zinho 19). Vancouver 3 (Sebrango 40, Gjertsen 57, Testo 63) Seattle 2 (Sutton 30, 88). Saturday, September 9 Rochester 1 (Menyongar pen. 53) […]

U.S. ABROAD: Big day for Americans in EPL

by Soccer AmericaSeptember 10, 2006

Americans Brian McBride and Carlos Bocanegra both scored late goals for Fulham in a 2-1 come-from-behind win at Newcastle Saturday in the English Premier League. Brad Friedel saved two penalties for Blackburn its 0-0 tie with Sheffield United. He has now saved three penalties in four games. ''He is one of the best in the […]

COLLEGE WOMEN: Saturday Top 25 action

No. 18 California outshot Vanderbilt, 11-4, but had to settle for in a 0-0 tie on Saturday afternoon at the St. MaryÆs Fall Classic at Garaventa Field. The Golden BearsÆ record is 4-0-2 after posting their fifth shutout of the season. No. 23 Boston College overcame an early 1-0 deficit and held off a furious […]

COLLEGE MEN: SMU and Virginia roll on

No. 2 SMU crushed previously unbeaten Brown, 5-1, to win its Mi Cocina Classic on Saturday. Guatemalan international Mynor Gonzalez and Pat Corbin scored two goals apiece, and Adrian Chevannes added the fifth goal in the Mustangs' five-goal onslaught in the first 46 minutes. SMU improved its record to 6-0-0 with the win. Freshman Darren […]

COLLEGE MEN: Clemson and Duke win ACC classics

Despite playing the last 29 minutes with 10 men, No. 5 Clemson held on for a 2-1 victory over defending champion Maryland and hand the No. 4 Terrapins their first loss of the season before 6,821 fans, the second largest crowd in Riggs Field history. Brazilian Frederico Moojen showed why he is one of college […]

COLLEGE MEN: No. 2 SMU downs Indiana

No. 2 SMU improved to 5-0-0 with a 1-0 win over No. 13 before 2,201fans at the SMU Mi Cocina Classic. Dario Saintus scored off a pass from Brown transfer Scott Geppert in the 76th minute, and senior goalkeeper Matt Wideman came up with several acrobatic saves to keep the Hoosiers off the scoreboard. The […]

COLLEGE WOMEN: Kuralay thrills packed house in Tallahassee

Unbeaten ACC giants clash Friday night

Two big ACC men's showdowns take place Friday night when No. 4 Maryland travels to No. 5 Clemson and No. 6 Duke visits No. 7 Wake Forest. They are four of the six ACC teams with perfect records. No. 1 North Carolina lost for the first time in 2006 when it fell to N.C. State, […]

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Ramping It Up

Can it be? Have MLS regular-season games truly taken on an aura of urgency and intensity? No question. Last week’s Real Salt Lake-Colorado tussle, despite being played on football markings, had scraps and scrapes long before Rapids players taunted opposing fans so vividly RSL supreme Dave Checketts complained to the league office and issued an […]

PREVIEW: UCLA get U-20s back for Women's Cup

U.S. U-20 women's national team players have returned to campuses across the country after spending the first two weeks of the 2006 season in Russia, where the USA finished fourth at the Under-20 Women's World Championship. No team missed more players than No. 5 UCLA, which welcomes back five U-20s for this weekend's UCLA Women's […]

FOCUS: Hawaii schools launch new era