http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:52:12 -0700 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:19:07 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m11d18-World-Cup-recap--field-set-as-France-advance-amid-controversy?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner The World Cup Final field is now set as France, Portugal, Slovenia, Greece, Algeria, and Uruguay wrapped up the last spots in South Africa for next summer's showpiece.  France scarcely deserved their final spot outright after a 1-1 dr... 2010 World Cup World Cup Qualifying Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:19:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m11d18-World-Cup-recap--field-set-as-France-advance-amid-controversy?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m11d14-World-Cup-recap--France-Portugal-hold-the-keys-in-playoffs?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner Nicolas Anelka gave France a vital away goal for a 1-0 win at Croke Park, and Portugal, sans Cristiano Ronaldo, defeated Bosnia-Herzegovina by the same scoreline in the first leg of UEFA's playoff round. They now take solid leads into the seco... World Cup Qualifying Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:00:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m11d14-World-Cup-recap--France-Portugal-hold-the-keys-in-playoffs?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Premier-League-wrap--Chelsea-lead-grows?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner For as much hoopla as there is surrounding these Big 4 matches, so often they fail to deliver anything of note. Nothing special, almost nothing spectacular. Very rarely does either side go for it, every side usually too scared of making a mistake ... Americans abroad wrap-up Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:10:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Premier-League-wrap--Chelsea-lead-grows?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m11d5-European-wrapup?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner With the Europa League now done for the day, let's take a look back at the week that was in European foosball, including a quick look at Americans in Europe (and trust me, with all the injuries the US player pool has sustained, it will be a sh... UEFA Champions League Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:28:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m11d5-European-wrapup?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Americans-abroad-and-Premier-League-wrapup?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner Before we look at the Champions League, the Premier League and the topsy-turvy season that is currently unfolding, let's look quickly at the last couple of weeks for Americans abroad. The last two weeks have been a true roller coaster for ... Americans abroad wrap-up Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:06:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Americans-abroad-and-Premier-League-wrapup?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m10d14-United-States-2-2-Costa-Rica--Americans-top-CONCACAF-Ticos-sent-to-playoff?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner Costa Rica sat just seconds away from dream land, moments from a trip to South Africa. Then the Beautiful Game got ugly for the Ticos.Jonathan Bornstein headed in a corner from eight yards out deep in stoppage time, forcing a 2-2 draw in Washington D... US Men's National Team Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:37:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m10d14-United-States-2-2-Costa-Rica--Americans-top-CONCACAF-Ticos-sent-to-playoff?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Davies-suffers-broken-bones-in-onecar-accident?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner Emerging US forward Charlie Davies suffered several broken bones in Tuesday morning's fatal car accident outside Washington, D.C. that left one person dead. Davies went through several hours of surgery at Washington Hospital Center Medstar Tuesd... US Men's National Team Charlie Davies Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:33:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Davies-suffers-broken-bones-in-onecar-accident?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Star-forward-Davies-involved-in-serious-accident?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner United States striker Charlie Davies was involved in a severe car accident this morning on the George Washington Parkway in Virginia that required more than five hours of surgery this afternoon.The extent of the injuries to D... Charlie Davies Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:09:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Star-forward-Davies-involved-in-serious-accident?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m10d12-United-States-earns-World-Cup-spot-field-beginning-to-take-shape?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner Start making your reservations in South Africa.Behind two goals from Conor Casey, a blisterning Landon Donovan free-kick, and a botched Honduras penalty, the United States won in Central America, beating Honduras 3-2 to lock up th... US Men's National Team World Cup Qualifying Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:20:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m10d12-United-States-earns-World-Cup-spot-field-beginning-to-take-shape?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Champions-League-wrapup?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner Onyewu in his first official appearance for Milan - a 1-0 defeat (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)Since Americans abroad has been such an astounding hit - another clean sheet from Tim Howard - let's shift gears and look at Matchday 2 in the UEFA Champions L... UEFA Champions League Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:12:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Champions-League-wrapup?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Tea-time-kickoff--Americans-abroad-edition?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner We used to hate you, now you're the man! AAAAAAHHHHHHHH! (AP Photo/Jon Super)Since I've been slacking, let's do some tea with an Americans abroad twist. Well, kind of an American abroad twist. I'm just going to jam these two articles together. Lazy? ... Tea Time Kickoff Americans abroad wrap-up Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:19:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Tea-time-kickoff--Americans-abroad-edition?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d18-Tea-time-kickoff?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner Adebayor after scoring. He also tried to kick out someone's eye (AP Photo/Jon Super)Here's a little tea for ya. I've missed this the last couple of weeks, so here we go.Manchester United-Manchester City. Red vs. Blue. Champions vs. a perpetual mid-ta... Tea Time Kickoff Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:10:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d18-Tea-time-kickoff?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Champions-League-preview?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner Rooney now leads the line for Manchester United (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi) This has nothing to do with the US National Team, but since this is the third most-prestigous tournament in the world after the World Cup and the... UEFA Champions League Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:04:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Champions-League-preview?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Americans-abroad-wrapup?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner It was a quiet weekend for Americans plying their trade abroad as members of the United States National Team returned to club duty after their narrow 1-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago last week in Port-of-Spain.The biggest American involvement on the ... Americans abroad wrap-up Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:02:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Americans-abroad-wrapup?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Trinidad-and-Tobago-0-1-United-States--Clark-secures-three-points?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner It wasn't pretty, but the United States moved a step closer to South Africa.Ricardo Clark sent a blockbuster past Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Clayton Ince in the 61st minute to secure three vital points for the US in a 1-0 victory in Port-of-Spain... US Men's National Team World Cup Qualifying Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:38:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Trinidad-and-Tobago-0-1-United-States--Clark-secures-three-points?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d9-World-Cup-qualifier-recap?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner Watch out South Africa, the British are coming!Well, only some of them. England secured their World Cup spot with two games remaining in the qualifying campaign - the first time that has happened for the English - thrashing a hapless Croatian si... World Cup Qualifying Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:27:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d9-World-Cup-qualifier-recap?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d8-World-Cup-qualifier-recap?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner Maradona and Dunga before Brazil's win sealed qualification (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)Before we jump into Wednesday's qualifiers, we must take a look back to Saturday's matches.The biggest match of the day belonged to the South American region, ... World Cup Qualifying Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:41:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d8-World-Cup-qualifier-recap?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d6-United-States-2-1-El-Salvador--US-moves-closer-to-qualification?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner The United States moved three points closer to qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, beating a pesky El Salvador 2-1 in Sandy, Utah.First half goals from Clint Dempsey and Jozy Altidore put the United States in the lead late in the fi... World Cup Qualifying Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:51:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d6-United-States-2-1-El-Salvador--US-moves-closer-to-qualification?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Tea-time-kickoff--Videos-Edition?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner Instead of a kickoff with links examining Chelsea's transfer ban, let's watch some goals. Everyone loves goals! Let's start with Fenerbache. This one's a doozy. Great team goal in the build-up. Notice Roberto Carlos (yes, that Roberto Carlos) h... Tea Time Kickoff Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:03:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Tea-time-kickoff--Videos-Edition?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m8d31-US-squad-for-El-Salvador-Trinidad--Tobago-announced?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner The US announced their squad for their two upcoming World Cup qualifiers with El Salvador and Trinidad & Tobago, Sept. 5 and 9 respectively.El Salvador will travel to Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah for the qualifier Sept. 5. The match can be se... US Men's National Team World Cup Qualifying Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:13:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16083-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m8d31-US-squad-for-El-Salvador-Trinidad--Tobago-announced?cid=exrss-Soccer-Examiner