| - "RFID chips in world soccer tournament tickets questioned
The event will feature the largest use ever of RFID at a public event." If you
guys never heard of RFID -
check this out. |
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Donovan Leaves Leverkusen for
LA Galaxy - "Landon Donovan's rumored return to the Major League Soccer was completed Thursday when Bayer Leverkusen granted the disgruntled American striker a transfer to the Los Angeles Galaxy.
A three-time U.S. player of the year and a fixture on the national team, Donovan had grown frustrated over his lack of playing time at Bayer Leverkusen since joining the Bundesliga club three months ago.
" |
| - The
Richest Soccer Teams -
"Soccer is not the most popular sport
in the U.S. but it is almost everywhere else -- which means it
is worth big bucks. We reckon Manchester United, which tops our
latest annual rankings of the most valuable soccer teams, to be
worth $1.3 billion, more than the most valuable franchise in the
National Football League, the Washington Redskins ($1.1
billion), and substantially more than baseball's most globally
recognized team, the New York Yankees ($832 million). " |
| -
Heavenly Father Almighty -
Rangers defender
Marvin Andrews
has put his career at risk by relying on faith rather than
surgery to fix a knee injury and is vowing to play through the
pain to help his side win the Scottish Premier League.
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ARENA SENDS DONOVAN MESSAGE - U.S. National Team boss
Bruce Arena has hinted that any detected distraction from Landon Donovan's club drama could see the attacker moved out of the starting lineup.
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What a riot!! - Mali police arrest 81 after soccer riot |
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WORLD CUP
Qualifying Rounds -
Mexico 2, United States 1 |
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Thousands of soccer
fans rushed for the exits
after
Iran beat Japan
in a World Cup qualifying match, setting off a stampede that
crushed five people to death and injured 40 others, state-run TV
said yesterday. No reason was given for the rush to leave the
stadium.
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| -The Europeanization Of U.S. Soccer
- "It is common knowledge that the United States of America is a Eurocentric society, with greater value placed on goods & services from Europe than goods & services from other parts of the world. The economic power of the European continent and the colonial history of the U.S. are the reasons for this mentality and while Eurocentrism has been accepted in trade & commerce, it is prejudiced & exclusionary when applied to the style of the U.S. game and establishment of an American soccer identity."
Click
here for more |
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Real Madrid buys
Beijing soccer stake. |
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- "Thin
air
big part of U.S. soccer quest in Mexico" |
| -
Chelsea hits back in war of words
.
Chelsea responded to what it describes as an "unprecedented attack" by
UEFA, the governing body of European soccer, saying Thursday that it would fight any charges all the way to the Court of Arbitration for Sport |
| - The
U.S. men's soccer team has two upcoming
World Cup qualifying matches, with the first one on Sunday at a place where the Americans have never won -- Mexico City's Azteca Stadium. However, the U.S. team is hoping to reverse that trend. |
| - Manchester United manager
Sir Alex Ferguson is "sackable", the club's chief executive
David Gill said after the club announced a 54-percent slump in half-year profits to 12.4 million pounds
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| - Mother of
Brazilian Soccer Star
Kidnapped. |
| - The
U.S. national team heads to Mexico City this week to face Mexico in a World Cup qualifier with depth, momentum and a rising rookie star in Eddie Johnson.
Whether that's enough to get the Americans their first win on Mexican soil - they're 0-21-1 all-time - remains to be seen.
"You don't play on a level playing field in Mexico," U.S. coach Bruce Arena said Saturday after the Americans beat Honduras 1-0 in an exhibition match that served as the final tuneup for the qualifier next Sunday at
Azteca Stadium.
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| - World Tour Soccer 2006 Ships To Stores
-
Sony Computer Entertainment America announced today that they shipped World Tour Soccer 2006 to videogame retail outlets nationwide for the
PlayStation 2.
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| - It is going to be a tough job but I hope they can diminish, if not elimate, these racist remarks.
FIFA vows to end stadium racism
- The president of soccer's governing body stressed Monday that racism must be eliminated at stadiums. |
| -
Confidence USA vs Mexico - It is only seven days away from the much-awaited United States and Mexico
World Cup qualifier that will take place at Azteca Stadium
in Mexico. City.
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| - Starting today I will add a link to some of the memorable goals of all time.
Unstoppable free-kick vs Inter by Baggio.
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United States wins exhibition soccer game against Honduras, 1-0 |
| - Soccer refs feel plenty of pressure now.
From death threats to intimidation,
task is tough |
| - French soccer players and rugby internationals wore t-shirts supporting a
French hostage in Iraq while warming up for matches on Saturday.
The shirts carried images of French journalist Florence Aubenas and her guide Hussein Hanun al-Saadi, both missing for 73 days.
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| - Soccer could learn lessons from
rugby league
if their referees are to gain the respect of players, according
a leading
Rugby Football
League
official. As soccer attempts to curb the rising tide of abuse of
match officials, many of the answers can be found in the oval
ball code, according to
Geoff Berry, a former grade one referee who is currently in charge of match officials at the RFL.
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| - Soccer Legend
Pele to Write
Autobiography
- Brazilian soccer legend Pele has signed a contract to write his autobiography, which is expected to hit the shelves ahead of the 2006 World Cup soccer championship, publisher Simon & Schuster said on Thursday
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| -
Europe's soccer fans target
referees Last weekend, top soccer referee
Anders Frisk
resigned, citing death threats he got after a controversial
match.
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| -
Ronaldinho investigated - Click
here for more info. |
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SIMPLY THE BEST - US Beat Germany - AGAIN - Christie Welsh scored the game's only goal and the United States women's team won its third straight
Algarve Cup title Tuesday, edging Germany 1-0.
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BREAKING NEWS: Brazilian club to train JEAN CARLOS CHERA soccer prodigy
not Manchester United-
"Brazilian soccer team
Santos has edged out English powerhouse Manchester United for the right to train nine-year-old budding star
Jean Carlos Chera.
Chera's standout play as a midfielder in his native Brazil caused some of the finest soccer teams in the world to bid on the opportunity to train him.
Santos, the Brazilian champion, is moving the nine-year-old Chera and his family to Santos – a coastal city of about 400 kilometres southwest of Rio. The team is paying the youth and his family an undisclosed amount of money."
Bad or good move? Discuss in the discussion forum above.
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- Argentine striker
Gabriel Batistuta retires from soccer
-
Argentina soccer star Gabriel Batistuta is retiring, ending a career in which he became the nation's career scoring leader with 56 goals in 77 games.
Check some of his memorable goals:
vs Arsenal
and
vs Manchester Utd
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| - Bad news for my Real Madrid but my beloved
US Womens Soccer Team is cruising in the
Algarve Cup Final. |
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I think it is time to
disband this club next season....bunch of overpaid and underachievers. Spanish title dream slips further away from slumping
Real
MADRID : Real Madrid slumped to a 2-1 defeat at lowly
Getafe as the 29-times Spanish champions fell 11 points behind league leaders and bitter rivals Barcelona in the race for the title.
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U.S. soccer has tough road ahead with stop in Mexico City -
"The last time a U.S. men's team played in
Mexico, in February 2004 at Guadalajara, fans among the crowd of 60,000 harassed the under-23 team with chants of "Osama! Osama!" Fans also threw plastic baggies of urine, hitting U.S. players." |
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Beckham to Launch Capital Soccer School -
England captain David Beckham will open the first of his international soccer schools close to the
Millennium Dome, it was confirmed today.
The Real Madrid player will visit the site, on the Greenwich peninsula, on Monday morning to officially unveil his plans.
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First player arrested in German soccer scandal
- Steffen Karl became the first player arrested in the on-going German soccer scandal on Friday.
According to the Berlin district attorney's office, the third-division player from
Chemnitz FC, is in custody on suspicion of fraud and attempted organized crime.
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| - Why they don't show this live?
United States 3, Finland 0 -
"Christie Welsh scored two goals and Abby Wambach added another Friday, leading the United States past Finland 3-0 for its second straight win in the
Algarve Cup."
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| - Can't miss this one!!!
England's Soccer Team Coming to U.S
- "England's national soccer team will play in the
United States for the first time since 1993, facing the Americans on May 28 at Soldier Field in Chicago and Colombia on May 31 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J."
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Disbelief and despair in Madrid after Real defeat -
"Real Madrid players reacted to their elimination from the
Champions League with a mixture of disbelief and despair on Thursday.
"No words can explain how disappointed we are by this defeat," said club captain Raul after their extra-time defeat against Juventus in Turin."
I am highlighting the title in big bolded letters so the world
can see how shocking that a caliber team like Real Madrid could
get eliminated so early in the Champions League. I am in
disbelief as well. |
| - And the fans gone wild!!!
Angry fans pelt referee in Greece -
"Two Olympiakos players were disqualified, leading to the throwing of projectiles at the referee and visiting players in the Greek club's 3-1 loss to Newcastle on Thursday in the
UEFA Cup soccer tournament.
" |
| - Another ref arrested in
German soccer scandal - The match-fixing scandal that has gripped German soccer over the last few months has taken another sordid turn for the worse.
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Ronaldo Off, Real Out But Joy for Ex-Champs - "Ronaldo was sent off as Real Madrid went out of the
Champions League when it was beaten 2-0 by Juventus after extra time in the second leg of their first knockout round tie Wednesday." I don't understand...the roster is composed of the best players in the world. Real Madrid should win every leagues/tournaments.
|
| - U.S.
blanks Colombia 3-0 in friendly
- "While a 15-game unbeaten streak is nothing to scoff at, Bruce
Arena knows the U.S. soccer team's real tests are yet to come.
"It's still about us building the depth, giving young players
the experience," Arena said after the
United States defeated Colombia 3-0
Wednesday night in an exhibition match" |
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Champions League
-
Liverpool sinks Leverkeusen,
Arsenal falls short against Munich |
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VIVA US WOMENS!!!
Christie Welsh scored to give the United States a 1-0 victory
over France in the
Algarve Cup on Wednesday,
its first game since longtime stars Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy and
Joy Fawcett retired. Forward Abby Wambach and midfielder Aly
Wagner had early chances before Welsh hit a 20th-minute goal in
her tournament debut. She controlled the ball just inside the
area and shot into the bottom left corner of the goal. |
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-
Fox Soccer Channel
Acquires
Exclusive Rights to
20 European World Cup
Qualifying Matches; Coverage Begins March 26
. I can't wait to see all these games..... |
| Soccer:
Mourinho keeps
up pressure on referees
- As Chelsea prepared to host Barcelona in the second leg of its
Champions League confrontation,
José Mourinho, Chelsea's
managThe captain of a third-division team became the first player to be suspended in Germany's match-fixing scandal Thursday, when the country's soccer federation banned him until July 31.ptain of a third-division team became the first player to be suspended in Germany's match-fixing scandal Thursday, when the country's soccer federation banned him until July 31.ptain of a third-division team became the first player to be suspended in Germany's match-fixing scandal Thursday, when the country's soccer federation banned him until July 31.ptain of a third-division team became the first player to be suspended in Germany's match-fixing scandal Thursday, when the country's soccer federation banned him until July 31.
ptain of a third-division team became the first player to be suspended in Germany's match-fixing scandal Thursday, when the country's soccer federation banned him until July 31.
ptain of a third-division team became the first player to be suspended in Germany's match-fixing scandal Thursday, when the country's soccer federation banned him until July 31.
ptain of a third-division team became the first player to be suspended in Germany's match-fixing scandal Thursday, when the country's soccer federation banned him until July 31.
sumed his complaints about referees. |
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BBC gives soccer ban the boot
- A British educator wants cursing by soccer players banned from daytime television, saying it makes teaching students "infinitely more difficult."
Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was recorded using 10 obscenities in a minute during an exchange with a referee, and the 19-year-old player may have used as many as 100 swear words during the Feb. 1 win over Arsenal |
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- The head of
Greece's state-run gambling organization believes some domestic soccer matches might be rigged.
"I don't consider it impossible that games are fixed," Anestis Filipidis, whose agency is known as OPAP, told private radio station Athlitiko Metropolis late Monday. "But I can't prove it."
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F%$#(*JHYFKKK !@$$^&& )((** ^&^%MU*UU
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Educator calls foul on crude language by soccer players.
A British educator wants cursing by soccer players banned from daytime television, a suggestion derided by the BBC.
Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was recorded using 10 obscenities in a minute during an exchange with a referee last month. TV broadcasters estimated the 19-year-old player may have used as many as 100 swear words during the Feb. 1 game in which Man United beat Arsenal 4-2.
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| - U.S. draws
tough group in under-20 soccer. The
U.S. under-20
national soccer team
drew the toughest group Sunday for this year's
World Youth Championship.
The Americans, who reached the quarterfinals two years ago in
the United Arab Emirates, will open the tournament against
four-time champion Argentina on June 11, and then face Germany
and Egypt in Group D. |
| - If you
are looking for the headlines for the month of February or
future archives, you may view them by clicking the archives link
above. Thanks for your
continued support. |
| - No doubt,
Brazil will win it all the way. I was in Rio de Janeiro last
year, these guys play beach soccer every day. Their skills and
control of the ball is incredibly amazing.
Brazil Wins Beach
Soccer Event;
U.S. Third.
Brazil defeated Uruguay 5-2
Sunday to win the qualifying tournament for FIFA's first Beach
Soccer World Cup. The United States finished third by beating
Argentina 4-2 on the famed Copacabana beach. 3/6/2005 |
| - Maradona has
weight-loss surgery - Former soccer star
Diego Maradona
had
stomach surgery at a clinic
in Colombia on Saturday to reduce his ballooning waistline.
3/6/2005 |
| - What is
happening to my Real Madrid? -
Barca stretch lead as Real held at Valencia
-
Barcelona
stretched their lead at the top of the Primera Liga to eight
points on Saturday after they edged a 1-0 win at struggling
Osasuna while second-placed Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw
away to Valencia. 3/6/2005 |
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Soccer:
The Souness monster -
It's a long bow to draw but the
most influential character
in the season's finale of the English Premier League may be,
wait for it, not Chelsea's Jose Mourinho but the craggy and
uncompromising Graeme Souness of Newcastle. 3/6/2005 |
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Soccer in the city -
The city
will become a mecca for soccer players, parents, coaches and
spectators this May as hundreds of New England's youth sink
their cleats into
Ghiloni Park for the
national Copa Coca-Cola Tournament. 3/6/2005 |
| - Former
Argentina World Cup-winning captain
Diego Maradona may have his
stomach stapled to reduce his ballooning waistline, a Colombian
doctor said on Thursday. 3/3/2005 |
| - Sports court
certain second ref was fixed. A
second referee
"no doubt" fixed a soccer game in the scandal that has rocked
Germany a little more than a year before it hosts the World Cup.
3/3/2005 |
| - One of
Canada's leading soccer referees is calling for the lifetime ban
of an
Edmonton player who knocked
a referee unconscious during a game earlier this week. Stuart
Murray, president of Edmonton's Referees Association, says the
sport needs to make an example out of the errant player in order
to curb violence and unsportsmanlike behaviour from soccer.
3/3/2005 |
| - This page
is getting longer so by next week, I am going to archive the
stories then add an archive link above. Thanks for your
continued support. |
|
- Arsenal soccer player
Jermaine Pennant,
currently on loan at Birmingham City, was jailed for three
months today after admitting a second charge of drink driving in
just over a year, and driving while banned, the clerk of
Aylesbury Magistrates Court
said. |
| - The
Spanish
Football Federation
(RFEF) handed national team coach Luis Aragones a 3,000 euro
(3,500 dollar) fine for racist comments about Thierry Henry of
France and Arsenal. Read story
here. Posted 3/2/2005 |
| - MADRID :
Barcelona
will be out to defend their eight-point lead at the top of the
Spanish first division by beating local rivals Espanyol. . Read story
here. Posted 3/2/2005 |
| -
Soccer: Italians
find puzzling health risk.
Why soccer would be a risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is
a mystery. But a new study has found that Italian professional
soccer players get the disease at a rate nearly six times as
great as the general population. Read story
here. Posted 3/2/2005 |