[VIDEO PICK: Off the Post] James Henry scored his first goal for Wolverhampton during a 2-0 win that also saw him slide-tackle Oldham’s coach,Lee Johnson. It was, of course, unintended and the result of what looks like a Oldham player’s sloppy tackle on Henry, so Johnson — who probably should have seen itcoming — didn’t […]
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Brynjarsdottir rescues Seminoles with pair of goals
[VIRGINIA TECH-FLORIDA STATE: Women] Icelandic international Dagny Brynjarsdottir scored both goals to give No. 3 FloridaState a 2-1 win at No. 7 Virginia Tech that ran its unbeaten streak to 17 games. The second goal broke a 1-1 tie in the 87th minute. Brynjarsdottir put away a beautiful cross from Carson Pickett for her team […]
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Morocco, Uzbekistan and Slovakia advance
[UNDER-17 WORLD CUP] Three more teams advanced to the round of 16 at the Under-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates as Morocco and Uzbekistan took first andsecond place in Group C with wins on Thursday and the results assured Slovakia of one of the four third-place berths. Japan won Group D with a […]
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Honduras advances despite loss to Brazil
[UNDER-17 WORLD CUP] Honduras lost to Brazil, 3-0, but the Catrachos, who knocked the USA out of the tournament finals, still qualified for the round of 16 at theUnder-17 World Cup on goal difference ahead of Slovakia, a 2-0 winner over host United Arab Emirates, which finished the tournament without a point. In Group B, […]
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Wonderful goal in Irish women's league
[VIDEO PICK: Golazo] Stephanie Roche of Ireland’s Peamount United scored on a magnificent volley after taking a cross in the air and tapping it uptwice before unleashing the shot on the turn. Roche’s feat came in a 6-1 win over Wexford Youths in the Women’s National League, in which she’s scored and 24 and 22 […]
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Honduras beats hosts, Mosquito leads Brazil
[UNDER-17 WORLD CUP] Honduras, which beat the USA in the quarterfinals of the Under-17 World Cup to keep it out of the Under-17 World Cup for the first time,defeated the host United Arab Emirates, 2-1, on Bryan Velasquez‘s goal with four minutes to play. Brazil and Uruguay lived up to their billing as two of […]
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Georgetown and Creighton fall
[BIG EAST: Men] No. 4 Georgetown and No. 8 Creighton dropped their first Big East games of the season when they fell at Xavier and Marquette, respectively, onSaturday. Georgetown suffered its first loss in the past nine games with a 2-1 decision at Xavier. The Hoyas opened the scoring in the 31st minute on a […]
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FIFA green-lights GoalControl
[WORLD CUP 2014 FINALS] GoalControl 4D, the goal-line technology used at the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil, will be back next year for the 2014 World Cup. FIFA announced Thursday that the system, one of four to be approved by the worldwide governing body since experimentation and testing of such technology was instituted last year, […]
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Arena handed one-game suspension
[MLS DISCIPLINE] MLS suspended LA Galaxy coach Bruce Arena for Sunday’s match against Chivas USA for leaving his technicalarea and entering the field of play while arguing the call that negated Robbie Keane‘s stoppage-time equalizer against Portland on Sunday. TheGalaxy lost the game, 1-0, at JELD-WEN Field. Arena could be heard on the TV broadcast […]
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Seven players averaging more than one goal per game
[WOMEN’S LEADING SCORERS] Rachel Daly (St. John’s) and Sam Scolarici (Hofstra), wholead all NCAA Division I women’s scorers with 13 goals apiece, are among seven players averaging more than one goal per game. For all the leading scorers … Note: Stats through Sept. 29. Women’s Leading Scorers: G PLAYER SCHOOL YEAR 13 Rachel Daly St. […]