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Manfred Schellscheidt, one of the most influential coaches in modern American soccer history, picked up his 200th career win last Friday when Seton Hall beat Adelphi, 2-0, at Monmouth's Soccer Post Classic. Following the Pirates' 3-1 victory over Monmouth on Sunday, Schellscheidt now owns a career mark of 201-120-36. He led SHU to 17 winning […]

STADIUMS: Holy Cross opens new facility

Holy Cross will open its 1,320-seat Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium on Friday night when the Crusader men face St. Bonaventure. The dedication of the first permanent home for soccer at the Worcester, Mass., school will take place before the game. On Saturday afternoon, alumni games will be followed by the Holy Cross-Maine women's game.

Cole Speaks Out About Transfer Saga

Ashley Cole, whose set to earn $150,000 a week at new club Chelsea, wants you to know he’s not greedy. The England left back fears his image may have been damaged by the protracted transfer saga which saw the player endure more than a year at a club he clearly wanted to leave. Money had […]

Reyes Out for Starting Job at Real

Jose Antonio Reyes is determined to make his loan move from Arsenal to Real Madrid permanent, the Spanish winger said on Friday. “I’ve got a year to prove to the club, the president and the boss that I’m worth a place here,” the 23-year-old told a news conference. “Obviously, I don’t know if I’ll have […]

Adriano Set for the Drop?

One of the main talking points regarding Inter Milan concerns its frontline. Who do pick to start up top when you’ve got Adriano, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Hernan Crespo and Julio Cruz to choose from? Well, the rumors are that Adriano, Inter’s top scorer in 2004 and 2005, is set to be dropped in favor of new […]

Inter: Too Many World-Class Eggs?

Tomorrow begins the post-Calciopoli era in Italy. And thank God Fabio Cappello and Juventus “won’t be around boring the pants off everyone at the top of the table,” says James Richardson, columnist for The Guardian. It should be good watching this year, too, he says, because “the Italian title battle has been transformed into a […]

Inter, Milan, Roma Tipped as Serie A Favorites

For the first time ever, Juventus is not among the favorites to take home the Scudetto this season, because Juventus won’t be playing in Serie A. That’s a nice thing for neutral fans, because this season could be one of the most open in recent Italian history. Last season’s champion Inter Milan, handed the Scudetto […]

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2. HIGHLIGHT & MAGAZINE SHOWS: A Sampling

VW Gol (Most complete soccer highlight show in USA.) Gol TV Sunday, 11:30 pm ET. Monday, 9 pm ET. Fox Sports Report Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 10 pm ET Sky Sports News Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 7 pm ET English Premier League Review Fox Soccer Channel Monday 6 pm ET Spain: Ole La Liga Gol […]

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1. GAMES: Live and same-day delay on national TV

(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and http://www.soccerTV.com) FRIDAY, Sept. 8 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL USL PUERTO RICO-MIAMI, Division 1 (live), 8 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL USL PUERTO RICO-MIAMI, Division 1 (live), 8 pm. SATURDAY, Sept. 9 HDNET MLS NEW ENGLAND-NEW YORK (live), 7:30 pm. […]

USL: Romario's scoring title quest televised Friday

Brazilian 1994 World Cup champion Romario will try to take the USL-1 scoring lead when his Miami FC takes on the Puerto Rico Islanders on Friday in a game aired live by Fox Soccer Channel and Fox en Espanol (8 pm ET/5 pm PT). FC Miami needs just a tie to clinch a playoff spot […]

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: A meeting of Americans

On Monday in the English Premier League, newly promoted Reading, with Marcus Hahnemann in goal and Bobby Convey in midfield, hosts Manchester City, where DaMarcus Beasley has joined Claudio Reyna in the midfield. Three games into the season, ninth-place Manchester City has already played two title favorites, beating Arsenal, 1-0, after falling to Chelsea, 3-0, […]

PREVIEW: Unscathed Inter is favored in Italy

In the wake of the match-fixing scandal that resulted in mighty Juventus being relegated to Serie B and four other teams, including traditional contenders AC Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio, being penalized points in the standings, Inter Milan begins the 2006-07 season as the clear favorite to win the Italian league, which opens this weekend. Inter […]

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Former MLS coach Octavio Zambrano

Octavio Zambrano, who compiled one of the highest winning percentages in MLS history (.587) while at the helm of Los Angeles (1997-99) and the MetroStars (2000-02), is the new head coach of Moldova First Division club FC Tiligul. Zambrano, an Ecuador native who immigrated to the USA to play college ball, was a successful youth […]

5. STADIUMS: Holy Cross opens new facility

4. MILESTONE: Schellscheidt attains 200-victory mark

Manfred Schellscheidt, one of the most influential coaches in modern American soccer history, picked up his 200th career win last Friday when Seton Hall beat Adelphi, 2-0, at Monmouth’s Soccer Post Classic. Following the Pirates’ 3-1 victory over Monmouth on Sunday, Schellscheidt now owns a career mark of 201-120-36. He led SHU to 17 winning […]

3. FOCUS: Hawaii schools launch new era

A new era in Hawaiian soccer begins this fall when four NCAA Division II schools launch men’s and women’s programs. It’s rare to find a school adding men’s soccer these days, but that’s what happened at BYU-Hawaii, Chaminade, Hawaii Pacific and Hawaii-Hilo, which added men’s and women’s soccer as part of their expansion of their […]

2. 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 […]

1. 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, […]

6. SOCCER ON TV: Your Viewing Guide

For this weekend’s nationally televised games: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137584

5. USL: Romario’s scoring title quest televised Friday

4. ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: A meeting of Americans

3. WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Former MLS coach Octavio Zambrano

1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

“I talked with Claudio Suarez [of Chivas USA] and he warned me not to think that this would be easy because they are very rough and they play a very fast football, European style.” — Mexican forward Jose Manuel Abundis, who appears set to sign with the New England Revolution. The 33-year-old won three Mexican […]

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 […]