Thursday play includes Libertadores Cup action. Look for Soccer on TV updates throughout the week. (All times Eastern unlessnoted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) THURSDAY, Feb. 11 FOX SPORTS ESPANOLCopa LibertadoresEMELEC-NEWELL’S OLD BOYS (delay) noon.Copa Libertadores CLUB NACIONAL-DEPORTIVO CUENCA (live) 4 pm.Copa Libertadores ESTUDIANTES-JUAN AURICH(live) 6 pm.Copa Libertadores BLOOMING-CLUB UNIVERSITARIO […]
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Antonucci and Groff elected to BOD
[U.S. SOCCER] WPS Commissioner Tonya Antonucci and newly elected USASA President Richard Groff were elected as new members of U.S. Soccer’s Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting in New Orleans. RichardGroff and Tonya Antonucci were elected as new members of U.S. Soccer’s Board of Directors. Antonucci replaced D.C. United PresidentKevin Payne, while Groff […]
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Minor-league pro numbers drop to 18
[USL-2] The USL Second Division, United Soccer Leagues’ original professional league, will operate with only six teams in 2010 at the Division III,reducing the number of pro teams below MLS to only 18, the lowest number since its launch in 1996. The Charleston Battery joined USL-2 from the USL First Division in the offseason, whilethe […]
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New league to play 30-game regular season
[U.S. SOCCER DIVISION 2] The 12 teams are divided into two conferences – the USL Conference and the NASL Conference. The USL Conference includes AustinAztex, NSC Minnesota, Portland Timbers, Puerto Rico Islanders, Rochester Rhinos and Tampa Bay Rowdies. The NASL Conference will consist of Crystal Palace Baltimore, Carolina RailHawks, Miami FC,Montreal Impact, AC St. Louis […]
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Offseason player moves
[MLS] Sergio Herrera became the latest Colombian to join MLS when he signed with the Columbus Crew from Deportivo Cali.For the MLS offseason moves … IN: Aziz Ansah, Ghana (HeartlandFC, Nigeria to FC Dallas) Stephane Auvray, Guadeloupe (Nimes, France to Kansas City Wizards) DannyCaliff, USA (FC Midtjylland, Denmark to Philadelphia Union) Joey Gjertsen,USA (Montreal Impact, […]
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No tears shed for closing of this Academy
By Ridge Mahoney The David Beckham Academy in Carson, Calif., has closed. Good riddance. Selling jerseys and tickets and perfumes and sunglasses in the USA as asleek global icon is one thing, traipsing around a field during perfunctory appearances to thrill children whose parents are shelling out hundreds of dollars for a few hours of […]
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Chivas off to best start in more than 50 years
Guadalajara got goals from Omar Bravo and Javier Hernandez — his seventh of the season — in thesecond half to defeat previously unbeaten Queretaro, 2-0, on Sunday and equal its best start in club history. The last time Chivas opened with four wins was in the 1956-57 campaign. The fast start is all the […]
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Chelsea's Ballack: Arsenal is too predictable
Chelsea all but knocked Arsenal out of the English Premier League title race on Sunday with a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge, and theBlues’ German midfielder, Michael Ballack, said afterwards that Arsenal has become too predictable. “We knew the way Arsenal play,” he said. “We could see it in our first game against them […]
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Robinho marks return with first Santos goal on back-heel
Robinho celebrated his first game back in Brazil, scoring the winning goal for Santos in its 2-1 win over Sao Pauloin the Sao Paulo state tournament on Sunday. The striker, on loan from Manchester City, came on in the 57th minute and combined with 18-year-old star Neymar for several chances before scoring on back-heelafter […]
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Gulati unanimously re-elected as president
[U.S. SOCCER] Sunil Gulati was unanimously re-elected to a second four-yearterm as U.S. Soccer president on Saturday at the organization’s Annual General Meeting. Gulati, who rose from the ranks as a youth team administrator to run the U.S. national team program when it took off in the late 1980s,became a key figure in the […]