[AWARDS] The regular-season champion Charleston Battery and runner-up Richmond Kickers, who will meet in Saturday’s final, lead the way by placing three playerseach on the United Soccer Leagues Second Division All-League First Team. Charleston, which has the league’s most potent offense, was represented by forwards Lamar Neagle and Tom Heinemann and midfielder Alioune Gueye were […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Weekend
Americans Sacha Kljestan and Sammy Ochoa scored in wins for Belgium’s Anderlecht and Mexico’s Tecos Estudiantes. InEngland, Clint Dempsey started in Fulham’s 2-2 tie with Manchester United. In WPS, FC Gold Pride clinched the regular-season title and home-field advantage inthe final with a 3-2 win over Chicago. In USL-2, the Richmond Kickers moved into Saturday’s […]
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Timbers U23s complete perfect season
[PDL] The Portland Timbers U23s became the first team in Premier Development League history to go undefeated and untied through the regular season and playoffswhen they beat the Thunder Bay Chill, 4-1, in Saturday’s final. The PDL MVP and Rookie of the Year Brent Richards had the winning goal for theTimbers, who finished with a […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Weekend
The Chicago Fire drew a record crowd of 21,868 at Toyota Park for its 0-0 tie with the New York Red Bulls. The game marked the MLS debut of its newest Mexican stars, Chicago’s Nery Castillo and New York’s Rafael Marquez. The Red Bulls’ Thierry Henry came offlate in the first half with a groin […]
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Timbers and Ironbound players head All-PDL team
[AWARDS] The Portland Timbers U23s, who will host this weekend’s PDL Championship at PGE Park, and Ironbound Express were the only two teams to have twoplayers selected to the 2010 All-Premier Development League team from among the amateur league’s 67 teams. Midfielder Freddie Braun (formerly ofUniversity of Louisville) and forward Brent Richards (University of Washington […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Weekend
Edgar Castillo came off the bench to score his first goal for San Luis in a losing effort against Puebla in the Mexican First Division on Sunday. — The Chicago Red Stars shook up the WPS playoff race with their 2-1 win at defending champion Sky Blue FC. — The PDL final four is headed […]
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Champions in a Flash
[W-LEAGUE] In only its second season, the Buffalo Flash established itself as one of the greatest teams in the history of the W-League. It won the championshipwith a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps in Saturday’s final to finish with a 14-0-2 record. The Flash was led by Canadian Kelly Parker, theW-League MVP, and Spanish […]
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Parker is first repeat MVP winner
[AWARDS] Six years after her first award, Kelly Parker of W-League finalist Buffalo Flash became the first repeat winner of the MVP award inleague history. Parker topped the 2010 W-League in goals and points and led the Flash to Saturday’s W-League title game against Vancouver (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, 10 p.m. ET). She wasalso chosen […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Weekend
Playing with 10 men, the Kansas City Wizards defeated Manchester United, 2-1, on goals by Davy Arnaud and Kei Kamarabefore 52,342 fans at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. • Dane Richards scored a brilliant winner after setting up the first goal and led the New York Red Bullsto a 2-1 win over Manchester City at the […]
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From SISL to I-League
[USL] United Soccer Leagues has come full circle with the announcement that it will launch the I-League — the Indoor Professional Soccer — in 2011. Thenew league’s founding franchise: Rochester Lancers. USL began as the SISL — Southwest Indoor Soccer League — with five teams in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico in 1986 anddidn’t venture […]