Lawyers say players sedated to fix soccer matches - Toronto Star
FRANKFURT Prosecutors believe that the international gang suspected in Europe’s biggest match-fixing scandal supplied sedatives to team doctors and hotel cooks to drug players in matches to be manipulated, according to a lawyer for one of the

The Olympic Soccer Camel Lumbers On - SoccerAmerica.com
The camel, so it is said, was supposed to be a horse - but it was designed by a committee and that s the way it came out, ungainly, unshapely, and often unmanageable. By that reckoning, it s fair enough to define Olympic soccer as the camel of

Soccer players offer refund to fans after poor performance; are you - MLive.com
I know I pick on the Detroit Lions a lot, but let’s be honest: They’re worthy of the mockery and, frankly, there simply are a plethora of stories that can be directly related to the franchise. For example, one soccer team felt so bad about a

Lawyer: soccer team drugged own players - Sportsnet.ca
FRANKFURT, Germany — A lawyer for one of the suspects in the European match-fixing scandal says team doctors and hotel cooks were provided sedatives to drug players in matches to be manipulated. Lawyer Burkhard Benecken says the alleged ring leaders

Soccer: Soccer scandal widens - New Zealand Herald
German police questioned two players from the Fortuna Duesseldorf club over the widening match-fixing soccer scandal in Europe. The two play for the reserve side of the club, which competes in the fourth-tier league. Patrick Neumann, the captain of

Boys soccer: Stillwater’s John Johnson named MHSSCA Assistant Coach of - Stillwater Gazette
Well, taking every player that signs up to participate is no picnic either, but the Stillwater boys’ soccer program has made the rare commitment to providing that opportunity for players regardless of experience or skill level. Ponies assistant coach

Morristown girls soccer pioneer retires - Morris County Daily Record
MORRISTOWN John Furphey chuckles when he remembers the first Morristown High School girls soccer practice 27 seasons ago. “When we had tryouts for the first team, we had five soccer balls and 60 girls showed up,” Furphey said. “We were the new

Chelsea boosted by Lampard return - Soccerway
Chelsea will be at full strength for Sunday s showdown with Arsenal, manager Carlo Ancelotti said after confirming that Frank Lampard, seen here on November 8, had completed his recovery from a thigh muscle tear. LONDON (AFP) - Chelsea will be at

Soccer equipment donated to village - Mining Journal
The Committee for Soccer at Marquette Senior High School recently donated several sets of used soccer jerseys and shorts to Dr. Al Hunter. Hunter, left, is shown with Dwight Johnson, an MSHS Committee for Soccer board member. Hunter has an ongoing

Facebook publishes natural language privacy policy for user - Out-Law
Facebook has published a privacy policy which it has written in natural language rather than legal jargon and which it hopes will be the basis of user discussion and voting. The company said that its move was aimed at making the service more

Antioch Official Accused Of Stealing Sports Goods - KPIX-TV5
The president of an Antioch sports complex where children play little league and soccer is accused of stealing sporting equipment. After a year and a half of police reports and missing sports equipment, Antioch Police have put Douglas Bray behind

Women s Club Soccer Team finishes 2nd in division - Indiana Daily Student
Senior Clare Crosh spoke to her teammates last Thursday with tears in her eyes. Oct. 29 marked the end of her athletic career on the IU Women s Club Soccer Team four years of chilly Saturday morning games, two-hour practices every Monday

UMBC tandem find success, friendship on soccer field - Baltimore Sun
Andrew Bulls was reared on organized soccer. Levi Houapeu grew up playing pickup games in the dusty streets of his West African homeland. Bulls, of Millersville, never lacked for the best equipment. Houapeu played barefoot and shaped rudimentary

Homeland Equipment Area MVPs for the Week of November 4 - Advocate Messenger
Kevin Lopez, Danville, Soccer: Lopez scored the winning goal for the Admirals in their 3-2 win over No. 25 Franklin County in the Section 4 championship. Evan Harlow, Danville, Soccer: Harlow scored the tying goal for the Admirals in their 3-2 win

Jimmy Conrad And Logan Pause Honored As 2009 U.S. Soccer Foundation - OurSports Central
NEW YORK (Friday, Nov. 6, 2009) - MLS W.O.R.K.S., Major League Soccer’s community outreach initiative, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation, the Major Charitable Arm of Soccer in the United States, announced today that Kansas City Wizards defender Jimmy

Now he plays soccer to remember. - San Francisco Gate
Lagarde is a member of a group whose name evokes a double take - the national Homeless Soccer Team. Next month he will fly with seven other top players from all over the country to Milan to participate in the sixth annual Homeless World Cup. The cup

Soccer-Nike sell ownership in USL leagues - Reuters
MIAMI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Sportswear company Nike Inc (NKE.N) have sold their ownership stake in the United Soccer Leagues, the sport’s second organisation in the United States. Nike inherited the USL structure when they bought British company Umbro

Nike sells ownership of soccer league - Birmingham Business Journal
Nike Inc. on Thursday said it has sold its majority ownership stake in the United Soccer Leagues to Atlanta-based NuRock Soccer Holdings LLC. The Washington County-based sportswear giant (NYSE: NKE) acquired 98 percent of the Tampa, Fla.-based

Numbers booming for soccer teams - Princeton Union Eagle
Princeton boys soccer coach Jules Zimmer has a good problem, his program has grown so much he needs another coach. The boys team started last season with 20 athletes and finished with 18. Princeton played against other team s junior varsity or

Church Notes 7.31 - McAllen Monitor
DONNA Flame of Truth Ministry is holding a vehicle donation drive. If you or anyone you know have a car, truck or any type of vehicle sitting around and you would like to get rid of it (running or not, damaged but tow-able), donate it to a worthy

Premier League soccer woos China - BBC Asia-Pacific
Chinese football players were so incensed with the referee’s decisions at a recent match that they chased him and hit him after the final whistle. This violent display by the players from Tianjin earned the team an immediate ban, and angry criticism

Kolo Toure joins Manchester City from Arsenal - FOXSports.com
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Kolo Toure has joined Manchester City on a four-year deal from Arsenal. The Ivory Coast defender completed his 14 million pound ($23 million) transfer on Wednesday. The 28-year-old Toure will bolster Man City’s central

FS: health budget spent on salaries - Health 24
The Free State health department will spend most of its R5.1 billion budget for this financial year on salaries, the provincial MEC for health Sisi Mabe said. “The budget in terms of economic classifications is as follows: compensation of employees

2008-09 teams, athletes enjoyed ‘unbelievable year’ - Lansing State Journal
Michigan State’s year in sports included a wrestling national champion, a golfer in the Masters, a no-hitter in the first game in a sparkling new baseball stadium, a storybook ending for a beloved soccer coach and perhaps the most satisfying victory

Charleston-area players find beach soccer takes a lot of skill - Charleston Gazette
A soccer player from Point Pleasant High School is showered in sand after kicking the ball in the air during a beach soccer game Saturday at Magic Island against players from the University of Charleston’s team. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Thirty-six soccer

Madrid soccer coach praises Ronaldo’s attitude - Presstv
Real Madrid’s Chilean coach, Manuel Pellegrini, has praised his costliest soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo, for commitment to his new team. “He is a very but normal player who is devoted to Real Madrid. His image is very different from the way he is

Coach brings unique approach to soccer - Raleigh News & Observer
As high school coaches go, Paul Dinkenor is a bit of an anomaly. With his English accent, shock of blond-and-gray hair, lanky 6-foot, 4-inch frame, and a tan that would make George Hamilton envious, Dinkenor, the girls soccer coach at Leesville Road

Billings youth soccer teams hits road in Europe - Cleveland Plain Dealer
(AP) BOZEMAN, Mont. - A Billings youth soccer teams is embarking on 2-week trip to Sweden and Denmark. Two boys teams and two girls teams from Billings are taking part in the inaugural Magic City European Soccer Tour that began Sunday in

Billings youth soccer teams hits road - in Europe - Missoulian
BILLINGS - Four Billings youth soccer teams are going on 2-week road trip to Sweden and Denmark. Two boys teams and two girls teams from Billings are taking part in the inaugural Magic City European Soccer Tour that began Sunday in Gothenburg, Sweden

Sports Briefs: Sierra Mountain Soccer Club to hold tryouts June 29 - Sierra Sun
Sierra Mountain Soccer Club (SMSC) will hold tryouts for its 2009-2010 season from June 29 to July 2 at Truckee Riverview Park. Tryouts are for competitive and developmental teams in the fall and spring. To download registration forms go to www

The Back Nine: Excited by U.S. soccer? - Gainesville Sun
Coming off one vacation and heading to another (when else can I take the five weeks in the fall?), the Back Nine takes a rare look at soccer, pines for October and wonders about a Greek gone. 1. I kind of feel the same way about the American