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Moyes and lessons learnt from the master |
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Lampard Far Post's It In! |
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Category:
Professional
on 03 Nov 2006
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Simply Fabregas - Arsenal's 19 year old star |
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"The New York Cosmos — they had everything," he told me. "But it didn't help soccer." |
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Category:
Professional
on 03 Nov 2006
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MLS Red Bulls:
Last spring, he
reportedly offered a 10-year, $120 million contract to the Brazilian
star forward Ronaldo. (Red Bull acknowledges only a meeting.) Rumors
have also surfaced of talks with the European stars David Beckham and Zinédine Zidane.
In September, the team broke ground on a new $200 million soccer
stadium in Harrison, N.J., which would seat 25,000 fans and move the
Red Bulls out of cavernous Giants Stadium.
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Arena on Parity in the MLS |
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Category:
Professional
on 03 Nov 2006
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 Leagues around the world all have a handful of clubs that
dominate. Arena believes that will create more interest in
MLS, not less.
"Parity doesn't bring fans to games. Fans want
to see good teams," he said. "They want to see
dynasties and they don't mind seeing teams struggle and
other teams excel. It's a flavorless product at times,
but we do need to have years where there's the New York
Yankees and whoever's at the bottom in baseball.
That's natural.
"I think that's good for sports, when you have
front-runners and teams that struggle. That's the real
animal."
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Category:
Youth Soccer
on 03 Nov 2006
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"For players wanting to be seen competing at an elite level, the Nike
Friendlies is the most beneficial youth soccer event in the country,"
said U-17 National Team head coach John Hackworth in a release by
ussoccer.com. "The Nike Friendlies has become one of the premier events
in the country as it allows for optimal player development against
high-quality competition. The advantages the players have taken away
from this event over the past five years are tremendous and we are
expecting the same will be true this year."
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Barca v Chelsea: A terrible beauty |
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Category:
Professional
on 03 Nov 2006
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"The worst thing about playing against Chelsea is to have to listen to
the stupidity of Mourinho," Barcelona's Brazilian midfielder Edmilson
said. "He is a little man who, in his own head, has suddenly become the
owner of the world. In life it is necessary to be humble and he shows
no humility at all. And when you lose against him, it is even worse,
because you have to hear it all over again. He should spend more time
concentrating on his work and just shut his mouth. He is someone I do
not like to talk about."
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Nike to Pursue Soccer Domination |
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Category:
Professional
on 03 Nov 2006
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AP is reporting: "Athletic apparel and footwear maker Nike Inc. said Thursday it named
Joaquin Hidalgo to lead an aggressive growth strategy in global soccer
ahead of World Cup 2010 in South Africa."
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"It's becoming a tradition, in America, for a son to teach his father about soccer." |
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Category:
Professional
on 02 Nov 2006
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Mothers, daughters and sports |
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Tom Cruise top candidate for US Men’s National team assistant coach |
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Category:
Professional
on 02 Nov 2006
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"As a coach, you’re going to be better if you’ve played the game and you know the intricacies" |
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Category:
College
on 02 Nov 2006
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Carin Gabarra:
“Accept nothing less than winning and being one of the best teams in
the world, always. They train that way, they act that way and I’m sure
they’re going to deliver and continue to play that way.”
"When I was growing up, I didn’t walk outside and see girls playing
sports in the street. It didn’t happen. And now I go out and see it all
the time. I don’t think the other mothers appreciate the impact that
has and how important that is to me just to see them realize they can
go in the street and kick a soccer ball or throw a lacrosse ball
around.”
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Quotables............ Liverpool FC, Barcaaaaa and Chelski |
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Johan Cryuff ..........according to Wikipedia: |
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Category:
Professional
on 01 Nov 2006
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 "Orange is a happy colour." (Oranje is een blije kleur) "
"Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (Johan Cruijff (help·info)) - often spelled Cruyff outside the Netherlands; born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager/coach and former star player, regarded as one of the greats of the game. Named three times European Footballer of the Year (1971, 1973, 1974) and European Player of the Century by the IFFHS in 1999, he was a silky exponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football, developed by his coach Rinus Michels. "
"As a player, Cruijff was known for his technical ability: his mesmeric
ball skill, speed and acceleration, the ability to change direction at
will and his tactical insights make him one of the most gifted
footballers of all time."
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Category:
Professional
on 01 Nov 2006
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According to Wikepidiad:
"Juventus is nicknamed la Vecchia Signora (the Old Lady, by the first official name and the Style of the club), La Fidanzata d'Italia (the Italian Girlfriend, by the supporters), i bianconeri (black-and-whites, which are the colours of the club), zebre (zebras), or depreciatively gobbi (humpbacks, from latin goeba) by rival supporter"
"There is no clear information regarding the birth of Juventus - there
are no records which document it nor any official papers or newspapers.
The only document is the one from 1914, written by Enrico Canfari, one
of the founders. "
"The two stars on the Juventus shirt signifies that they have won the Scudetto over 20 times."
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Ajax........according to Wikipedia |
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Category:
Professional
on 01 Nov 2006
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According to Wikipedia:
 "Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax (pronounced Ah-yahx), is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands."
" Ajax originally played in an all black uniform with a red sash tied
around the players' waists, but that uniform was soon replaced by a
red/white striped shirt and black shorts. Red, black and white are the
three colors of the flag of Amsterdam. "
"Blind was sacked on May 10, 2006 after only 422 days in charge."
"O'Brien attended Brentwood High School,
had his first trial with Ajax at the age of 14 and signed an amateur
contract with the Dutch giants in 1994 as a 17-year old. After two
years on their youth teams, Ajax offered O'Brien a professional
contract in 1998."
"Ajax dominated European club football during the early 1970's by winning the European Cup in 1971 with coach Rinus Michels, in 1972 and 1973 with coach Stefan Kovacs. Their most famous players where then Johan Cruijff, Piet Keizer, Sjaak Swart and Johan Neeskens.
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Duke's 1st National Championship |
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Category:
Professional
on 01 Nov 2006
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Kerr on the team's camaraderie assisting through the tough games.....
"At a time of my life 20 years after, it's one of the best years of my
life," Kerr said. "As a person, as a student and as a soccer player,
I'll never forget it. The memories and the camaraderie-we still share."
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Northern California's Players shine at US CLub Soccer ID2 Regional Camp |
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Category:
Youth Soccer
on 01 Nov 2006
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Norcal Premier at ID2 29 players
from Northern California attended the regional US Club ID2 program in Irvine,
California October 6-9, 2006. US Club Soccer’s Regional ID2 program gathered together many of the region's top talent
for four days of competition. The goal: to identify the top talent for
inclusion in US soccer’s youth national team program.
In attendance,
were 4 coaches, 15 boys and 14 girls most identified by Nor Cal Premier’s Player
Development Program.
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