Heartbreak at world cup in China (Vancouver Province)
Heartbreak at world cup in China (Vancouver Province)
The following is commentary from Kara Lang after Canada’s soccer team was eliminated from the Women’s World Cup. It’s Friday morning here in Cheng-du and looking back on last night’s game it all seems like such a blur.
Gay soccer world cup ready for kick-off (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Latin America will host the gay soccer world cup for the first time in the tournament’s 16-year history when the event kicks off this weekend in Buenos Aires.
Canada-Australia Women’s World Cup of Soccer game postponed as typhoon hits (The Halifax Daily News)
CHENGDU, China (CP) - Canada’s crucial game against Australia at the Women’s World Cup of Soccer scheduled for Wednesday was postponed less than two hours before the contest was to begin.
Jubilation as China scores World Cup quarters spot (People’s Daily)
TIANJIN: China advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women’s Soccer World Cup with a determined two-goal victory against New Zealand in Tianjin last night. The host’s last group match against the lowly ran Kiwis had unnerved both the team …
China sighs in relief as women reach World Cup quarters (Khaleej Times)
BEIJING - China breathed a big sigh of relief after its embattled women s soccer team overcame match delays and home-town nerves to book a World Cup quarter-final against Norway.
KIngson calls for stars support (Ghanaweb.com)
Black Stars first choice goalkeeper, Richard Oleley Kingson has called on Ghanaian soccer fans to put behind them the 5-0 thrashing by Saudi Arabia in an international friendly game played in Riyadh last Tuesday and extend to the team the kind of support it enjoyed during the 2006 World Cup.
Gay Soccer Teams Flock to Buenos Aires for World Cup, Tolerance (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) — The 23 members of London’s Stonewall FC all-gay soccer team will defend their world club title at a championship in Buenos Aires next week. They’re also boosting the city’s efforts to supplant Rio de Janeiro as Latin America’s top destination for gay and lesbian travelers.
United Soccer Leagues (Soccer365)
United Soccer Leagues announced Thursday the USL First Division Goalkeeper of the Year award and All-League Teams, honoring 22 of the top players in the league for the performance in 2007 as voted on by the league s coaches and general managers.
Roundup-Bolivia in crackdown on player discipline (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports)
LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Soccer news in brief from around the world:
DA slams Metrorail ahead of 2010 World Cup (Mail and Guardian)
There is a “massive” service crisis within rail-passenger company Metrorail, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday. There are also concerns about the Transnet division’s readiness for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, DA MP Mpowele Swath said in a statement.