[SCOREBOARD] Two-time defending champion Germany and France are through to the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup. France humiliated Concacaf championCanada, 4-0, while Germany edged African champion Nigeria, 1-0, in their Group A games on Thursday. For the complete schedule … Group A June 26 in Berlin Germany 2 Canada 1. Goals: Garefrekes 10, Okoyino […]
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Off the Post: Oddball Tales of the Soccer World
Refs have feelings, and middle fingers tooSwiss referee Massimo Busacca, who officiated the 2009 UEFA Champions League final, was bannedfor three games for flipping the bird at Young Boys fans who jeered him. A clash and a crash Universidad Chile striker JuanManuel Olivera had to be taken away by ambulance after a collision with O’Higgins […]
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U-20 World Cup: USA Falls in Egypt
One good result (a 4-1 win over Cameroon) couldn’t make up for two horrendous performances (3-0 losses to Germany and South Korea), and the USA exited the Under-20 World Cup in Egypt, marking thefirst time since 1987 that the Americans didn’t make it out of the first round. Players like Dilly Duka and Tony Taylor, […]
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U.S. Soccer: The Remarkable Rise of Jay DeMerit
DeMerit’s extraordinary ascendancy in pro soccer has taken him into a prominent role with the national team. The greatstory that is Jay DeMerit just keeps getting better. Had his rise from college player to pub-team scrapper to full-time pro ended there, he’d have woven a memorable tale: a Midwesternerraised in a family of athletics and […]
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In The Game: Pioneer Gordon Jago Still Going Strong
Three years ago, Gordon Jago returned to his native England to meet Queen Elizabeth II at her palace. He was given specific instructionsfor the encounter: When she extends her right hand, that’s the signal it’s over. Shake her hand, back off four paces, bow, turn to your right, go off. Jago first came to the […]
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Youth Beat: A Nation Gone Tournament Mad
If you’ve been wondering why tournament play has become such a major part of the youth soccer experience, follow the money. Children might consider youth soccer tournaments just a matter of playing different teams in new places, hanging out with their teammates for a few days, and maybe getting a shiny trophy. Little do they […]
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MLS: Warzycha Keeps Crew Winning
A shaky start to the 2009 season under head coach Robert Warzycha caused some alarm among Crew fans, but a strong second half liftedColumbus atop the overall standings and into a prime position to repeat as league champion. When a popular and successful head coach moves on, the simple choice can be complicated for thereplacement. […]
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U.S. Soccer: Qualifying is Just the Start
The team that qualifies for the World Cup isn’t the same team that actually goes to the tournament, and there are slots to befilled and problems to be solved before the USA sets up camp in South Africa next year. At a press conference prior to the Hexagonal finale against Costa Rica in Washington, D.C., […]