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Dr. Thomas Fleck, an icon in youth soccer coaching education, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 24, at the age of 74.
“His [Harry Keough] greatest legacy is his ability to give back to the game. He set an example for how it should be done, how you played and how you went about your business off the field. ... WhatI really remember is his willingness to help other players, other coaches. Tha’s a tremendous attribute. That’s what stands out. He ...
[IN MEMORIAM] Harry Keough, who died on Tuesday at age 84, is best known for his part in the USA’s 1-0 win over England at the 1950 World Cup. ButKeough also represented the USA at two Olympic Games.
Herculez Gomez and Santos Laguna stay on top, Michael Orozco and San Luis continued their slide towards the bottom, and Jose Torres was involved in a thriller with Pachuca.
[OBITUARY: Harry Keough (1927-2012)] The first time I talked with Harry Keough about the 1950 World Cup defeat of England, three and a halfdecades had passed, yet the details still swirled in his mind. Sights and sounds and smells of the stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil; the numbing boredom of a long boat trip from New York to Brazil
[RANKINGS] Cypress Bay (Fla.), Coppell (Texas) and El Rancho (Calif.) remain 1-2-3 in the NSCAA High School Winter Boys Poll. For the top 10 rankings ..
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] Amar Sejdic (United FC), who scored three goals for Region II at the 2012 U.S. Youth SoccerODP Boys 1996 Winter Interregional at IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla., headed the 14-player all-tournament team selected for their outstanding performances during the annual event.
[COLLEGE RECRUITS] The Seattle Sounders had 14 players from their under-18 team commit to college programs, while Columbus had a dozen Crew Juniors andCrew Soccer Academy products commit to Division I programs. Among the MLS academy players off to college are D.C. United’s 2011 All-Development Academy U-15/16 defender Jalen Robinson, who will play at Wake Forest. Michael ...
[HIGH SCHOOL] Clinton High won a record ninth Mississippi state title with a 2-0 win over Gulfport in the Class 6A state championship game. OtherMississippi boys prep champions: Starkville, Bay and Sacred Heart.
[SPORTING KANSAS CITY] Sporting Kansas City has added its first affiliate in Oklahoma with the announcement of an agreement with Tulsa Soccer ClubHurricane, the largest club in Oklahoma.
[SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES] Chris Leitch has been named technical director for the San Jose Earthquakes’ youthdevelopment academy. The veteran MLS defender was selected by the Los Angeles Galaxy during the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft on Dec. 12, but opted for retirement to take this position.
[FOUR THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT ...] In his two seasons in the Development Academy since arriving from Gambia, no one has managed to stop Kekuta Manneh. He had 35 goals in 23 games last season for Texas Rush AJ Auxerre’s U-15/16s, and he has 21 goals in 16 games since moving to Lonestar’s U-17/18s.No wonder ...
[VIDEO PICK] The highlight of last weekend’s 0-0 tie between Liverpool and Tottenham came when grey and white tabby took the field in the 10th minute.
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Brazilian Juninho will be playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2012 after all. The 23-year-oldmidfielder, a starter on the 2011 MLS championship team, had returned to Brazil with the intention to play for Sao Paulo, which had loaned him out to the Galaxy in 2010 and 2011. A deal waseventually reached so he ...
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[AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS] Zambia and Mali will be underdogs when they face Ghana and Ivory Coast, respectively, in the semifinals of the Africa Cup ofNations, but both teams, coached by Frenchmen, enter the game full of confidence. The Chipolopolo, Zambia’s team of no-names, is seeking its first appearance in the final since 1994, while Mali,led ...
BY ADAM SERRANO CARSON, Calif. -- Cameroonian midfielder Franck Songo'o stole the show for the Portland Timbers as the trialist set up a pair of goals to help lead the Timbers to a 4-1 win against the Los Angeles Galaxy on Tuesday in the first MLS pre-season match for both teams. Bright Dike opened the scoring in the eighth minute finishing a corner kick from trialist Franck Songo'o. A minute later, Songo'o helped the Timbers double their lead after connecting with Jorge Perlaza for the Timbers second goal. After both teams made wholesale changes at outset of the second half,...
Alfredo Morales should be in Hertha's starting eleven as they try to push past 'Gladbach to the semifinals while Daniel Williams and Fabian Johnson will do their best to help the Hoffe tame Furth.
[SCOREBOARD] The Portland Timbers got goals from Futty Danso, Bright Dike,James Marcelin and Jorge Perlaza to beat the defending MLS champion Los Angeles Galaxy, 4-1, in preseason action. Thefirst two goals were set up by trialist Franck Songo’o — the 24-year-old son of former Cameroon keeper JacquesSongo’o — in the first nine minutes. In another game ...
The American midfielder Alex Smith has found a home playing in New Zealand for the Wellington Phoenix in Australia's A-League.
Kenny Cooper opened his New York Red Bulls account on Tuesday, doing so against his former club in the process. Cooper scored the opening goal in the Red Bulls' 2-0 preseason victory over FC Dallas in Cancun, Mexico, a game that was postponed from Monday because of field conditions. Acquired on the day of the MLS SuperDraft from Portland, Cooper, who played for Dallas from 2006-2009, started up top and finished off a feed from Dane Richards in the 33rd minute. Second-year forward Corey Hertzog converted from the penalty spot in the final minute to finish off the scoring. Both...
Joshua Mayers reports that Seattle Sounders striker Mike Fucito was forced to leave Monday’s training game against Vancouver in the 29th minute after a tackle from Vancouver Whitecaps defender MartinBonjour left him with a punctured leg.
Fox Soccer has an FA Cup Fourth Round replay: Middlesbrough - Sunderland at 3pm. This is a Northeast derby, so there's that angle. The original game ended 1-1 at Sunderland's Stadium of Light. Copa del Rey on GolTV: Barcelona - Valencia at 3pm in the second-leg of their semifinal series. They drew 1-1 in the opener. All Times Eastern
Their Words "Juninho is not going to be utilized at São Paulo per the coach's decision and the club is accepting the loan deal for Juninho's return to Los Angeles to play for the Galaxy," Sao Paulo spokesperson Felipe Espindola. Other Sources Is salary space an issue for Galaxy? Who knows? - from Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney: The great unknown is, of course, allocation money.... Sounders under the gun to keep pace in the MLS...
Photo by ISIphotos.com The U.S. Soccer community lost a legend Tuesday, as Harry Keough, a national team captain during the memorable 1950 World Cup and a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, died at age 84. Keough was one of the last surviving members of the 1950 team that upset England, 1-0, and he started each of the United States' three games during that tournament, captaining the Americans in their opener against Spain. Keough died at his home in St. Louis. The defender was a soccer icon in that city, coaching St. Louis University to five national championships...
FIFA will donate $250,000 to the families of the victims of last week’s riot at a soccer game in Egypt that resulted in 74 deaths — and called on the global soccer community to assist.
A member of the USA team that defeated England, 1-0, in the 1950 World Cup who later coached St. Louis University to five NCAA Division I titles, Harry Keough has died in St. Louis at age 84.
Average attendances of more than 44,000 per game for the first half of the 2011-12 season have the German Bundesliga on track to set a new record, the German soccer league (DFL) said on Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Galaxy's search for Juninho's replacement has ended with Juninho himself. The Sao Paulo central midfielder is on his way back to Los Angeles for another loan spell with the Galaxy. Multiple reports out of Brazil say that Sao Paulo manager Emerson Leao had no plans to use the 23-year-old Juninho, who signed a new three-year deal with Sao Paulo during the MLS offseason. In addition to Juninho returning, the Galaxy also announced that they've acquired the full rights to former Sao Paulo centerback Leonardo, who is still on the comeback trail from a torn ACL, on a...
United States National Team alum, Olympian, National Soccer Hall of Famer, and National Soccer Coaches Association of America Hall of Famer Harry Keough passed away on Tuesday morning. Keough was 84, a member of the 1950 USA World Cup team that beat England. He was also the architect of the St. Louis University soccer dynasty, leading them to five NCAA championships starting in 1967. Keough had 17 caps with the National Team. At a time...
By Tony Edwards - San Jose, CA (Feb 7, 2012) US Soccer Players -- In today's edition, Peter Vermes' shocking plan to get the most out of Bobby Convey, David Beckham confronts a referee over a red card, how Peter Nowak is building the Union, and the struggles of Jozy Altidore's AZ Alkmaar. What is Peter Vermes' (early) plan to get the best out of Bobby Convey? Putting him closer to the goal. Vermes is...
Photo by Jose L. Argueta/ISIphotos.com By AVI CREDITOR WASHINGTON -- Perry Kitchen had just about everything including the kitchen sink thrown his way in 2011. As a rookie, Kitchen started 30 of a possible 34 games for D.C. United, splitting time across three positions. He started the season as a centerback, but over the course of the season injuries necessitated a shift to right back. With the season winding down, D.C. coach Ben Olsen tried Kitchen's hand at defensive midfield -- where he starred as a national champion for the University of Akron -- planting the seeds for his transition...
Photo by John Todd/ISIphotos.com United States fullback Eric Lichaj has completed his return from a hip injury that kept him out of action for the better part of the last five months, making the bench for Aston Villa's first team in its last two matches. Despite Lichaj being a candidate to go on loan upon his return, Aston Villa appears to be remain committed to seeing what he can do for the club, even if that means moving him to a new spot on the field. Lichaj played 90 minutes at left back during Aston Villa's reserve match against Fulham...
The Cascadia Cup rivalry takes no games off, even in the preseason. The Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps dueled to a 1-1 draw in a 120-minute scrimmage in Casa Grande, Ariz., on Monday -- a game that included nine cautions and a red card. The game was split into two 45-minute sessions and a 30-minute one, with each team using different lineups in each period to take advantage of their expanded lists of trialists and rostered players. Recently re-signed Vancouver forward Camilo Sanvezzo kicked off the scoring in the opening minute, finishing off a pass from Atiba Harris. Second-year Sounders...
The recent upheaval following a club match in Egypt that left 74 people dead and more than a thousand others injured could have easily convinced Bob Bradley to pack up his things and return to the comfort of the United States. Instead, the former U.S. national team coach and current Egypt national team coach reportedly remains committed to his job while doing his part in the rebuilding of a nation. ''I'm totally committed,'' Bradley said to Al-Jazeera when asked about his future as Egypt coach. ''When a tragedy like this occurs it's important that people can come together and can...
By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Feb 7, 2012) US Soccer Players -- The MetroStars/Red Bulls are the most futile Major League Soccer club since the League's inception in 1996. There is little argument to the contrary. Nevertheless, the franchise has had a staggering track record when it comes to producing talented players who have gone on to succeed at other clubs and the US National Team. Some of those players include goalkeeper Tim...
By JOHN BOSCHINI The English FA will meet with national team manager Fabio Capello after rising tensions over the dismissal of John Terry as captain threatens to fracture an already tenuous relationship between the two sides. Capello has been very outspoken in his disagreement with the FA's decision to strip Terry of the captain's armband after the defender's racism trial was delayed until July. He told an Italian television station "It's going to be civil justice, not sports justice, to decide if John Terry committed the crime he is accused of. I thought it fair that John Terry keeps the...
England and its coach, Fabio Capello, may be headed for a divorce after he went on television to criticize the decision to strip John Terry of the captain's armband.
Former U.S. Men's National Team defender Harry Keough, one of the key players on the U.S. squad that upset England during the 1950 FIFA World Cup, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84 at his home in St. Louis.
The patience to bring young players along slowly while mixing them with veteran leadership has paid off for U.S. Women's National Team head coach Pia Sundhage.
