[VIDEO PICK] Oakwood SC of Connecticut started its U.S. Soccer Development Academy U-15/16 season with four straight wins and has been attracting someenthusiastic fan support. On Oct. 20, Oakwood beat South Central Premier, 2-0, at TD Bank Oakwood Soccer Park thanks to goals by Kyle Losi and Logan Gdula…
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Senegal Disqualified from African Nations' Cup for Fan Riot
It will come as little surprise that Senegal has been disqualified from the 2013 African Nations Cup after its second-leg tie against Ivory Coast in Dakar on Saturday was abandoned for fanviolence, with just 12 minutes remaining. The Confederation of African Football confirmed that Ivory Coast has been awarded a 2-0 victory and will qualify for […]
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Senegal-Ivory Coast Match Abandoned Due to Fan Riot
An African Cup of Nations qualifier between Senegal and Ivory Coast in Dakar was abandoned on Saturday due to rioting, BBC News reports. Senegal fans lit fires in the stands and threw objects ontothe field with their team losing 2-0, a result that would have eliminated Senegal from January’s finals in South Africa. Didier Drogba […]
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At last, USA beats Mexico in Azteca!
[INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY] Michael Orozco Fiscal was the unlikely hero with his first international goal in the 80thminute to give the USA an unlikely 1-0 win over Mexico for its first ever win at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium. Orozco Fiscal scored three minutes after he came on at left back, scoring on a back heelfrom Terrence […]
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William & Mary back on top
[CAA PREVIEW] William & Mary won nine of the first 11 CAA women’s titles, but the Tribe waited eight years before winning another league championship whenit beat VCU, 1-0, in the 2011 tournament final. It should repeat in 2012 as it was the unanimous pick of opposing coaches to capture the 2012 title. champions in […]
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On-and-off Americans overmatch Colombia
The USA women posted their second straight victory Saturday in the Olympic Games soccer tournament by beating Colombia, 3-0, with goals by Megan Rapinoe,Abby Wambach and Carli Lloyd. Here are a few observations about the win … LINEUP CHANGES. USA coach Pia Sundhage retained most of her starters from the 4-2 comeback win against France […]
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Federation wants Bradley to explain shock exit
[EGYPT] Bob Bradley‘s Egyptian national team only managed a 1-1 tie with the Central African Republic and exited AfricanCup of Nations in the preliminary round of qualifying for the 2013 finals with a 4-3 loss on aggregate. The defeat is considered one of the biggest upsets in the history of the African Cup of Nationsand […]
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Shock home loss for Bradley's Egypt
Egypt’s 38-game unbeaten streak at home in the Africa Cup of Nations, which dated back to the introduction of the qualifiers 47 years ago, ended Saturday when BobBradley‘s Pharaohs suffered a 3-2 loss to the Central African Republic. The result is being called the biggest upset in the history of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. […]
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Indifference returns to South African soccer
World Cup action returned to South Africa as the Bafana Bafana opened their 2014 qualifying campaign with a 1-1 tie with Ethiopia in Rustenburg. But the enthusiasm that swept South Africa two yearsago at the World Cup is long gone. Only 5,000 fans bothered to watch the South Africa-Ethiopia game at the Royal Bafokeng Sports […]
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The biggest game on earth
The European Champions League final was much more than a battle between teams from England and Germany. The hero of Chelsea’s win over Bayern Munich hails from Africa, the team owner isRussian, and the coach is Swiss-Italian. Bayern started eight Germans but also fielded players from the Netherlands, Ukraine, France, Belgium and Croatia. Besides its […]