By Paul Gardner Which Giorgio? The Giorgio I enjoyed being with, the easy-going one with the boyish smile and the sense of humor? Or the Giorgio I admired, thegoal-scorer, the player who could always be relied upon to liven up any game because, with him on the field, the thought of a dour defensive struggle […]
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OBITUARY: Giorgio Chinaglia (1947-2012)
Italian Giorgio Chinaglia, who was the all-time leading scorer in the North American Soccer League, died Sunday of complications from a heart attack at hishome in Naples, Fla. The New York Cosmos had other great players like Pele, Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Neeskens, but Chinaglia was in many ways the Cosmos, its leader from his […]
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Walter Bahr remembers John Souza
John “Clarkie” Souza, who died Sunday at the age of 91, wasn’t as well known as some other members of the 1950 U.S. World Cup team, but he wasone of its most talented players. “He was as skilled a player as I ever played with or against,” teammate Walter Bahr, one of twosurviving members of […]
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Young Stockton star killed at house party
[OBITUARY] Arturo Marquez Jr., a star for several Stockton (Calif.) area teams, including Monarcas FC Aztec Warriors,one of the nation’s top-ranked under-14 boys teams, was gunned down at a house party late Friday night in his hometown of Stockton. Marquez, 14, had just been invited to a camp being organized by theSan Jose Earthquakes for […]
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OBITUARY: Dr. Thomas Fleck (1937-2011)
Dr. Thomas Fleck, one of the original national staff coaches with U.S. Soccer and instructor for U.S. Soccer for 30 years, died on Dec. 24. Fleck was an All-American at West Chester State University and played for the Uhrik Truckers. He was men’s coach at Lehigh University (1965-78) and general manager of the NASL’s PhiladelphiaFury […]
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OBITUARY: Cate (1973-2011)
Former Brazilian star Cate, who had a brief but spectacular tenure in MLS with the New England Revolution, died Tuesday morning when his car crashed into atruck in the city of Ipe. Cate scored eight goals and eight assists in 22 MLS games for Revs and helped them reach the 2001 U.S. Open Cup final, […]
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OBITUARY: Shaun Pendleton (1961-2011)
Appalachian State men’s coach Shaun Pendleton, who held the record for the highest winning percentage in Division II history, died on Tuesday. The49-year-old Englishman was found in his Boone, N.C., home on Tuesday. Foul play is not suspected. “The entire Appalachian family is stunned and saddened by the loss of CoachPendleton,” ASU director of athletics […]
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FC Dallas player and broadcaster Bobby Rhine remembered
Bobby Rhine, who played nine seasons with FC Dallas and later worked as a color commentator, died Monday night of an apparent heart attack in Florida, wherehe was vacationing with his family. Rhine, who is survived by his wife Beven and two children, was 35. BuzzCarrick recalls Rhine as “always happy, upbeat and positive. Bobby […]
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OBITUARY: Jan van Beveren (1948-2011)
Jan van Beveren, one of the great Dutch goalkeepers of all-time and one of the best goalies to move from abroad to play in the old NASL, died Sunday at hishome in Houston, where he had settled and coached youth soccer. Van Beveren starred at PSV Eindhoven when it won the UEFA Cup in 1978. […]
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OBITUARY: Dennis Marshall (1985-2011)
Dennis Marshall, who scored the equalizer for Costa Rica in its Gold Cup quarterfinal match on Saturday at the New Meadowlands Stadium, was killed Thursdayafternoon, along with his wife, Meylin Masis Castro, when his Mazda collided with a truck 12 miles east of the Costa Rican capital of San Jose in themountainous region of El […]