For this week’s nationally televised games: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137466
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4. USL: Vancouver wins second W-League title
The Vancouver Whitecaps became the fourth team to win a second W-League championship, downing Ottawa 3-0 in the final Sunday for their second title in three years. It was the second straight year the Fury fell 3-0 in the final, finishing second to New Jersey a year ago. Vancouver advanced to the championship with a […]
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3. USASA: Sonoma County Sol wins Men’s Open Cup
The National Premier Soccer League’s Sonoma County Sol defeated the Chicago Lightning, 1-0, to win the USASA’s Men’s Open Cup. Striker David Briceno scored the game’s only goal in the 80th minute. Dallas Roma FC won the Women’s Open Cup with a 1-0 over Sockers FC. For complete USASA National Cup results: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137464
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2. WINNERS & LOSERS: Dynamo Dwayne hands All-Stars a victory
Winners The Houston Dynamo’s Dwayne DeRosario struck from 17 yards to give the MLS-All-Stars a 1-0 win over Chelsea in the 2006 MLS All-Star Game played before 21,210 fans at the Chicago Fire’s Toyota Park on Saturday. It marked the third time the MLS All-Stars faced a foreign club in their annual All-Star Game after […]
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1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“This is a training session where not much will happen.” — Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho prior to his team’s pre-MLS All-Star Game practice that 3,000 fans paid $25 to attend in Bridgeview, Ill. (Sunday Times of London)
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Crespo Heads to Inter Milan
Hernan Crespo signed with Inter Milan after Chelsea allowed the unhappy Argentine striker move on a free transfer. Inter announced via its Web site that Crespo signed a two-year deal, although Chelsea still has the option to take him back next year. Officially, it’s a loan deal that will effectively see Crespo to the end […]
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Poor Field Condition Overshadows Result
It was a good weekend for underdogs. After the MLS All-Stars beat Chelsea, Chivas of Guadalajara held Barcelona to a 1-1 tie in front of 92,650 at the Coliseum in Los Angeles. The highly anticipated match between Copa Libertadores semifinalists and the European champions set two records: it was the largest crowd ever to watch […]
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Mourinho: Loss of Cole is the Real Problem
One of the perks of the being a world-dominating coach like Chelsea’s Jose Mourinho is that when you do falter, and choose to make excuses, the rest of the world will believe youfor a time. So when we hear Mourinho tell ESPN2’s Brandi Chastain that his team’s lackluster performance is down to the heat and […]
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For Chelsea, Mission Accomplished Despite Poor Showing
It used to be that Jose Mourinho and Chelsea Football Club could enjoy certain degree of anonymity when coming to the States, but that would appear to be no longer, Mourinho laments. “This is the third season we have been here and things are changing,” he said. “One of the arguments — that you feel […]
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MLS: All-Star Game summary
Aug. 5 in Bridgeview, Ill. MLS All-Stars 1 Chelsea 0. Goal: De Rosario (O'Brien) 70. MLS All-Stars – Perkins (Cannon, 46), Boswell, Erpen, Conrad (Robinson, 46), Albright (O'Brien, 46), De Rosario, Gomez (Adu, 46), Mulrooney (Clark, 46), Gros, Ching (Jaqua, 46), Moreno (Eskandarian, 46). Chelsea – Cudicini (Hilario, 64), Geremi, Ferreira (Carvalho, 46), Terry, Bridge […]
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3. HIGHLIGHT SHOWS & SPECIAL BROADCASTS: A Sampling
HIGHLIGHT SHOWS 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 U.S. YOUTH SOCCER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Fox Soccer Channel Friday 8 pm ET. WORLD CUP 2006 ESPNU is in the midst of re-broadcasting all the […]
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2. GAMES: Live and same-day delay games on national TV
(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and http://www.soccerTV.com) MONDAY, Aug. 7 No live games. TUESDAY, Aug. 8 SETANTA SPORTS USA Friendly FEYENOORD-CHELSEA (live), 12:30 pm. CLOSED CIRCUIT/PPV European Champions League AUSTRIA VIENNA-BENFICA, 3rd Qualifying Round, 1st Leg (live), 2:45 pm. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9 MLS DIRECT […]
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1. THE DEAL: ESPN commits to MLS through 2014
ESPN Inc.’s deal with MLS for rights to MLS from 2007 through 2014 includes: * ESPN2 will televise 26 regular-season MLS matches, primarily on Thursday nights. * ESPN2 will televise three MLS playoff matches on Thursday nights * ABC will broadcast three marquee MLS matches, the season-opening match, MLS All-Star Game and The MLS Cup […]
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USL: Vancouver claims second W-League title
The Vancouver Whitecaps became the fourth team to win a second W-League championship, downing Ottawa 3-0 in the final Sunday for their second title in three years. It was the second straight year the Fury fell 3-0 in the final, finishing second to New Jersey a year ago. Vancouver advanced to the championship with a […]
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MLS: A Tale of Two Friendlies
By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Competitive league play is the working class of professional team sports, yet perhaps only in soccer can a gussied-up exhibition be gritty as well as glamorous. And when having a good time gets in the way of league play, questions must be asked. So it proved to be […]
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USASA: National Cup Final Results
MenÆs Open Semifinals Aug. 4 Lightning 6 Milford International 0 Sonoma County Sol 3 Dallas Roma FC 2 Final Aug. 5 Sonoma County Sol 1 Lightning 0 MenÆs Amateur Semifinals Aug. 4 HNK Zrinski 1 Boston Olympiakos 0 Dallas Azzurri 1 Hibernian Saints 0 Final Aug. 6 Dallas Azzurri 6 HNK Zrinski 3 MenÆs Under-23 […]
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MLS: All-Star Game Summary (Aug. 5)
Aug. 5 in Bridgeview, Ill. MLS All-Stars 1 Chelsea 0. Goal: De Rosario (O'Brien) 70. MLS All-Stars — Perkins (Cannon, 46), Boswell, Erpen, Conrad (Robinson, 46), Albright (O'Brien, 46), De Rosario, Gomez (Adu, 46), Mulrooney (Clark, 46), Gros, Ching (Jaqua, 46), Moreno (Eskandarian, 46). Chelsea — Cudicini (Hilario, 64), Geremi, Ferreira (Carvalho, 46), Terry, Bridge […]
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MLS: Chelsea stunned by hungrier, fitter All-Stars
Jimmy Conrad doesn't think beating Chelsea will escalate the image of American soccer one iota outside America. And careth he doesn't. He'd like to impress a certain segment of fans at home. ''More than anything, it's about winning over the American fan who's the World Cup fan,'' said Conrad, who mixed it up a few […]
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Chelsea stunned by hungrier, fitter All-Stars
Jimmy Conrad doesn’t think beating Chelsea will escalate the image of American soccer one iota outside America. And careth he doesn’t. He’d like to impress a certain segment of fans at home. “More than anything, it’s about winning over the American fan who’s the World Cup fan,” said Conrad, who mixed it up a few […]
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Rumor Mill Heats Up with Less than a Month to Go
There’s less than a month left in the summer transfer period and the fates of Ashley Cole, Cristiano Ronaldo, Hernan Crespo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic still hang in the balance. As we head into the weekend, rumor has it that Valencia is ready to offer Manchester United $20 million plus Argentine World Cup defender Roberto Ayala […]
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Reyes Hopes for Real Move by Tuesday
Jose Antonio Reyes talked openly with Reuters of his desire to move to Real Madrid before Arsenal plays its third round Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday. If Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger chooses to play Reyes in the series with Zagreb, he would be unable to compete in the Champions League with Real […]
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Ibra to Juve: ‘We’ll Sue’
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is ready to take Juventus to court if the club refuses to release him for a reasonable fee. After coach Didier Deschamps informed the remaining squad members that no one else would be allowed to leave, Ibrahimovic’s agent Mino Raiola asserted, “We are looking for an agreed way out but if that isn’t […]
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MLS All-Stars Await Chelsea
Instead of an East-West All-Star game, this year the best from MLS will take on English Premier League Champions Chelsea, a team you could mistake for the World All-Stars if you didn’t know they share the same Russian employer. This is the third time MLS has chosen a foreign competitor as the opposition for the […]