[EUROPE] Europe’s five major leagues are enjoying sizzling races. Real Madrid and Barcelona remain tied for first in Spain’s La Liga, where both teams have onlydropped 13 of a possible 81 points. Four or less points separate the top three teams in England, Germany and Italy. Five points separate the top six teams in France. […]
Soccer America Daily
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Preseason Scoreboard
[MLS] MLS preseason action concluded Sunday when the Los Angeles Galaxy had to settle for a 0-0 tie with Salvadoran club Aguila. The Galaxy outshot Aguila,19-2, but was stymied by Salvadoran national team keeper Miguel Montes. Its best chance came when Brazilian midfielder Juninho hit the crossbar. For all the weekend results … PRESEASON RESULTS:March 19 […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
What They're Saying
“It was a sign that we were playing well. Hopefully, they all come back.” — New York Red Bulls midfielder Dane Richards on Brazilian fans chanting “Ole” to the RedBulls’ passes during their 3-1 victory over Brazilian club Santos in the grand opening of the Red Bulls’ new stadium on Saturday.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
U.S. national team weekend
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Maurice Edu came on after halftime in Rangers’ 1-0 win over St. Mirren in the final of the ScottishLeague Cup. Eddie Johnson scored for Aris in the Greek club’s 1-1 tie at Panionios. Here’s how U.S. national team players did in weekend action abroad … ENGLAND, Premier League Sunday: Clint Dempsey, sub: 38 […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Yes, another Messi hat trick [VIDEO]
[SPAIN] Lionel Messi upped his total to eight goals in his last three games for Barcelona with another hat trick Sunday,this time in a 4-2 La Liga win over Real Zaragoza. The hat trick included perhaps his best goal of the lot. It began when he muscled one Zaragoza player off the ball in the […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
What They're Saying
“Thirty or 40 years ago, almost no one in the country played the game, and it takes time. Also, it’s a question of tradition. So it takes time to get used to, to compete with the best teams inworld, which you are doing now.” — Former German great Franz Beckenbauer, who arrived at the New […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Donovan: 'Both sides of the table are very relieved' [VIDEO]
[MLS] Landon Donovan was one of 25 MLS players representing 16 teams who gathered in Washington, D.C., to attend talkson a new collective bargaining agreement. They spent long hours in talks with league representatives, among themselves and with teammates back home with their clubs. With only the NCAA basketballtournament as a distraction, they finally reached […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Labor peace: who's the winner?
[MLS] Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Union reached an agreement in principle Saturday on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement, averting astrike scheduled for the start of the 2010 season. Among the terms of the deal which still needs to be approved and then announced: — are-entry draft for players of a certain […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
U.S. national team weekend
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Carlos Bocanegra was again in the starting lineup as Rennes beat Toulouse, 4-1, for its thirdstraight win and moved into seventh place in France’s Ligue 1. Here’s how U.S. national team players did in Friday and Saturday action abroad … ENGLAND,Premier League Brad Friedel, 90 minutes (Aston Villa, 2-2, vs. Wolves) Marcus Hahnemann, […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Promising start lost on the screen
[TELEVISION WATCH] On a day that offered so much promise about soccer’s future — the announcement of a new five-year collective bargaining agreement and theopening of Red Bull Arena — viewers tuning into the Red Bulls’ game against Santos on Fox Soccer Channel were reminded of soccer’s sorrowful past with some horrendous production work. On […]