SOCCER/Asian Champions League: Urawa, Kawasaki breathe rarified air (Asahi.com)
SOCCER/Asian Champions League: Urawa, Kawasaki breathe rarified air (Asahi.com)
Boldly going where no Japanese team has gone before, the Urawa Reds and Kawasaki Frontale will become the first clubs from the Land of the Rising Sun to take part in the knockout stage of the Asian Champions League when they kick off their quarterfinal campaigns tonight.
Team of New Jersey natives would be formidable one (The Record)
When Tony Meola played what was likely the last professional game of his prestigious professional soccer career in 2006, the moment marked the end of a storied era for New Jersey soccer.
Women’s World Cup | U.S. blanks Nigeria, will face England in quarterfinal match (Seattle Times)
The U.S. soccer team is headed to its fifth consecutive quarterfinal round at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, thanks to a quick goal and some…
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.
Soccer: Germany and England first into women’s World Cup quarterfinals (International Herald Tribune)
Defending champion Germany and England have claimed the first quarterfinal places in the women’s World Cup. In Group A at Hangzhou on Monday, Germany defeated Japan 2-0 to advance on a record-setting night for striker Birgit Prinz. Prinz scored one goal to give her 13, setting a new World Cup scoring record, eclipsing American Michelle Ackers.
U.S. Advances to World Cup Quarterfinals (13 WMAZ Macon)
You must be a member to add a comment! The U.S. women’s World Cup soccer team has advanced to the quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Nigeria in Shanghai, China.
Match vs. Nigeria a dream come true for Ellertson (USA Today)
Four years ago, as Tina Frimpong Ellertson’s Nigerian maternal grandmother lay dying, she had a vision of her granddaughter playing soccer against Nigeria as a member of the U.S. national team.
Ian Porterfield, Soccer Player, Dead at 61 (New York Times)
Ian Porterfield scored the winning goal in one of the greatest upsets in England?s F.A. Cup and coached several national teams around the world.
South Africa: Govt Vows to Avoid Cutting Social Projects to Pay for World Cup (AllAfrica.com)
South Africa will not cut social programmes to fund construction of stadiums and other facilities for the 2010 soccer World Cup, the chief executive of its World Cup organising committee has said.
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.