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Soccer Watch: Switzerland v United States, France v Lithuania, Paraguay v Uruguay, Sweden v Northern Ireland, Mexico v Guatemala, Virginia v Virginia Tech, Los Angeles Galaxy v New York, Energie Cottbus v Duisburg, Veracruz v Monterrey, West Virginia v Connecticut
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> United draw clinches first on Saturday, then Supporters Shield on Sunday
D.C. United clinched first place in MLS's Eastern Conference Saturday night with a 0-0 tie against the Chicago Fire, but you hardly would have known it from the club's reaction. No champagne bottles, no cigars, barely an acknowledgment that it had secured home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. What they really wanted was the Supporters Shield, and thanks to a loss by Chivas USA Sunday, Saturday's draw in front of over 25,000 was enough.
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> D.C. United clinch 2007 Supporters' Shield
On the heels of Chivas USA's loss to the Colorado Rapids on Sunday evening, D.C. United has claimed the 2007 Supporters Shield, the title given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record. The distinction also qualifies United for next spring's CONCACAF Champions Cup, guaranteeing more international games and an early start to next season. The club's fourth Supporters' Shield crown becomes the 11th major domestic or international title in club history. [ full story +]
> U.S. Women defeat Mexico 5-1 in St. Louis In its first match since the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the U.S. Women's National Team let in an early goal, but stormed back to score five unanswered in a 5-1 victory over Mexico. Abby Wambach scored twice in the second half while Heather O'Reilly, Kristine Lilly and Carli Lloyd also added scores. The match, in front of more than 10,000, marked the first-ever soccer game in the Edward Jones Dome and the first of three matches against Mexico for the U.S. Women to end the year. [ full story +]
> Hope Solo issues official public apology, chooses to sit outEstranged U.S. Women's goal keeper Hope Solo issued a formal public apology just prior to the team's game against Mexico Saturday. In addition to a general apology to all fans and teammates, she made a special apology to Coach Greg Ryan and Brianna Scurry, and expressed regret that such a public statement did not come sooner. [ full story +]
> UMBC blanks Maine 3-0 UMBC's Kevin Gnatiko (Montgomery Village, Md./Watkins Mill) and Andrew Gillis (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) each scored in the first 7:01 of the contest as the Retrievers blanked visiting Maine, 3-0 in America East Conference men's soccer action. UMBC has won three of its last four games and improved to 6-4-2 overall and 2-1-0 in league play, while Maine is winless in its last four and dropped to 2-9-1, 0-2-1. [ full story +]
> Virginia Women tie Clemson to remain unbeaten in ACC
The fourth ranked Virginia women's soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to 11 games with a 1-1 tie against No. 21 Clemson Sunday afternoon at Klöckner Stadium. Shannon Foley (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) scored for the Cavaliers, who are now 9-1-4 overall and 3-0-3 in the ACC. The Cavaliers out shot Clemson 25-5 in the contest and had a 7-2 corner kick advantage. They return to action on Thursday, October 18 as they host Virginia Tech at Klöckner Stadium, which will be broadcast live nationally by Fox Soccer Channel. [ full story +]
> Tech sets school record unbeaten streak, ties Maryland 1-1
Senior midfielder Georg Zehender scored 22:20 into the match for the Hokies and the No. 8 Virginia Tech men's soccer team established a new school record with an 11-match unbeaten streak after a 1-1 tie against Maryland at Ludwig Field on Saturday. The Hokies are now 1-0-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and currently enjoy the school's second four-match ACC unbeaten streak since joining the conference in 2004. They are currently tied with Duke and North Carolina for third place in the ACC standings. [ full story +] |
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Barza F.C. recently had a great Calverton Columbus Challenge Tournament. Entering 6 teams and finishing with 2 Champions and 2 2nd places. Their teams U-10 Barza Campeones and U-13 Barza Galactico came out Champions and the U-11 Barza Estrellas and U-14 Barza Selecto came out on 2nd place after many well played games against top competition.
The Virginia Tech women's soccer team trounced NC State, 4-1, in the Hokies' first ACC win of the season Sunday afternoon at Method Road. The Fox Soccer Channel will broadcast the next game (Hokies v No.3 Virginia) on Thursday at 8 pm, marking the first time that the Hokies' women's soccer team has been on national television.
Freshman goalkeeper Yewande Balogun (Bowie, Md.) made a career-best nine saves, but in the end it wasn't enough to prevent the Miami Hurricanes from handing the University of Maryland women's soccer team a 1-0 loss Sunday afternoon at Cobb Stadium. The loss drops the Terps' record to 5-6-2 on the season, 0-5-0 in the ACC.
Four former Maryland men's soccer players have been placed on the USMNT roster for its match against Switzerland on October 17; Dan Califf, Maurice Edu, Chris Seitz, and Taylor Twellman.
Christopher Newport's women's soccer team posted its second straight shutout in a 5-0 win over USA South rival Ferrum Sunday afternoon. CNU improves to 9-5 on the year and 6-0 in conference play.
The U16 Northern Virginia Majestics and the first year Fredericksburg Gunners will represent the South Atlantic at the ninth annual Super Y-League North American Finals, November 15-20 in Florida.
The Strikers' Academy teams won their first two regular season games beating VA Rush 2-1 at U16 and 4-2 at U18.
With Tuesday's 1-0 overtime win over Damascus, the Rockville Rams' girls' soccer team (7-1-1, 4-0-1) claimed the Montgomery County 3A/2A/1A West Division title.
The Good Counsel Falcons' sixth-ranked girls' soccer team earned a split of the season series with No. 5 O'Connell with Tuesday's 1-0 win, which was shortened because of lightning. Lauren Kelly scored in the 52nd minute and the game was called in the 58th. With just three weeks left before the start of the WCAC tournament, second-ranked St. John's, O'Connell and Good Counsel are all in contention for the league title.
After winning just five games last season, the Gaithersburg Trojans' boys' soccer team ran its record to 7-2 with a 3-0 victory over Blair on Tuesday night. Gaithersburg got goals from Andrew Roberts, Norman Castro and Ryan Bercaw.
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The Maryland men's soccer team has announced that it will hold its Boys Winter Elite Soccer Camp on January 4-6, 2008. Space is extremely limited and acceptance into the camp will be based on a first come, first serve basis.
US Youth Soccer is partnering with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company to promote Responsible Sports, a program dedicated to championing and celebrating youth coaches around the country. The program includes online coaching resources, awards, and grants.
Game sites for the Tampa Sun Bowl (Dec 27-30) are now listed on the site.
VA State Cup results for Oct 13 play have been entered.
Loudoun Soccer will be offering two new referee classes over the winter and are looking for people who would like to referee (and make some extra money).
Loudoun Soccer and Shenandoah University men's soccer will be hosting coaching education courses in November/December 2007 at Shenandoah University.
Online registration deadline for SAC-HC Simon Decker Fall 2007 Tournament, Nov 10-11, is October 27.
The MSI/Manna Food Drive takes place Saturday, October 20, and Sunday, October 21. Families are asked to bring their donations to their game field or, if playing at the SoccerPlex, to a designated trailer (location to be announced).
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If you want a new Stadium for D.C. United, please sign this petition today.
USA v Switzerland: The U.S. Men's "Olympic" teams packed up training camp in Yverdon-les-Bains Monday and headed out to Basel for Wednesday's match up with the Euro 2008 co-hosts. I say Olympic because Coach Bob Bradley has several young players in the squad that will likely form the nucleus of next year's Olympic team. This despite the Americans being on a 5-game losing streak, and facing a strong European squad. Where will you watch the match Wednesday at 2:30?
Pro Indoor: Clemente Lisi asks if professional indoor soccer can survive on the eve of a new MISL season. Two quick questions - where do the Ironmen play, and who is their goalkeeper? If you already knew this, apparently you're one in a million. Note the concern that the league let some historic franchises fizzle over the years, but the Baltimore Blast are still here and worth the price of admission.
Pick up games: Sam Snow - U.S. Youth Soccer's Director of Coaching Education - wrote an article about pick up soccer that I LOVE. I've personally been trying to organize pick up games (is that an oxymoron?) for the past three summers - but rarely get more than a few players from my own team to show. Just letting the kids play, without interference from adults is a huge part of the world's game that this country is missing out on. Coach Snow asks "There are millions of kids playing soccer in our country, so why do we not see pickup games at every turn?"
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Major League Soccer Summary
Thursday, 10/18, 2007, 11:00 PM: Los Angeles Galaxy v New York - LIVE - ESPN2
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
No live or same day delay games scheduled
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
2:30 PM: Switzerland v United States - LIVE - FSC - Friendly
3:00 PM: France v Lithuania - LIVE - FSE - UEFA Euro 2008
6:00 PM: Paraguay v Uruguay - LIVE - GolTV - CONMEBOL
6:30 PM: Sweden v Northern Ireland - Same DD - FSC - UEFA Euro 2008
11:00 PM: Mexico v Guatemala - LIVE - Telemundo - Friendly
Thursday, October 18, 2007
8:00 PM: Virginia v Virginia Tech - LIVE - FSC - College (W) ACC
11:00 PM: Los Angeles Galaxy v New York - LIVE - ESPN2 - MLS
Friday, October 19, 2007
2:25 PM: Energie Cottbus v Duisburg - LIVE - GolTV - German Bundesliga
6:55 PM: Veracruz v Monterrey - LIVE - ESPND - Futbol de Mexico
8:00 PM: West Virginia v Connecticut - LIVE - FSC - College (M) Big East
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=== Tournaments ===> Copa D.C. VII men's indoor soccer tournamentCopa D.C. returns this fall for its seventh year! Opening rounds take place on Sunday, November 4th with elimiation rounds on the 11th at the Rockville Sportsplex in Rockville, MD. Cash prizes are available, including a top prize of $3,000! All participants are guaranteed three 40 - minute games, gift bags, and 2007 MLS Cup tickets. The team registration fee of $399 is due by Tuesday, October 23rd. Copa D.C. VII is sponsored by Electrical Alliance, LECET, Jim Coleman Honda and RCN. Contact Evan Rodger @ 202-587-5491 for more information or click here to register your team. Space is limited. > Hurry! Registration goes through October 18th, 2007On behalf of Northern Virginia Soccer Club (NVSC) (formerly MCSA and MASA), I invite you to enter your team in our 10th Annual MCSA Fall Classic 2007 Tournament. Our tournament will take place over the weekend of November 17th and 18th, 2007 in Prince William County, VA. The competition is open to U9-U19 girls and boys club teams. The entry fee for 2007 is $425 for U9-U10; $450.00 for U11-U12, $495.00 for U13-U16; $520.00 for U17-U19. All teams are guaranteed 3 games minimum. In 2006 we had over 180 teams from four different States. Our tournament plays on some of the best fields on the east coast. Awards are given to 1st and 2nd place teams in all age groups and the 1st place team also gets Champion t-shirts. Nearly all games are within 20 minutes or less from all hotels and other fields. Please follow this link to apply for our tournament. Contact Corky Webster at fallclassic@novasc.org with questions. === Camps and Clinics ===> Winter Futsal and Striker training by Soccer the Brazilian WaySTBW is offering Futsal Training and striker training sessions this winter. Futsal is a form of indoor soccer that requires quickness, vision and excellent ball skills. All the great South American soccer players developed their skills growing up playing Futsal. Our Futsal training focuses on developing superior ball skills, balance and spatial awareness-the attributes of a complete soccer player. This winter we are also offering STRIKER TRAINING sessions integrated with Speed and Agility Drills. Team rates are available in all our locations! This winter we are at the Freedom Center, Manassas, Lifetime Fitness Columbia, Centreville and Fairfax, Wakefield Park, Annandale, Xerox Center, Leesburg and more. For more information go to our website at www.soccerstbw.com or call us at 301-996-4625(GOAL). === Help Wanted ===> Sports Reporters and Columnists neededWith the launch of the new PotomacSoccerWire.com, we are in need of sports writers. We have paid positions available for: Columnists, Maryland High School, Virginia High School, DC High School, Maryland Youth, Virginia Youth, and College reporters. Some stories will be on assignment, but most will be on your own time and at your descression. Pay is per story and varies by length and subject matter. Email chris.hummer@hummersport.com or call 703-433-1887 for more information. Please include links to other published work, if applicable. Students welcome. > Part time Advertising Sales positions availableHummerSport, LLC is seeking commission-only, contract sales people to sell our many advertising and sponsorship solutions to business interested in reaching the youth soccer market / demographic in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. The positions are commission-only, but can be as high as 40% based on achievement of sales targets. Email chris.hummer@hummersport.com or call 703-433-1887 with interest. |
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