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9/30 Southwest Missouri High School Soccer Report

2008-09-30T23:10:26+00:00

Waynesville Tigers - 3
Parkview Vikings - 2
The Tigers get an Ozark Conference win at Parkview.

Hillcrest hosts Kickapoo

Bolivar hosts Rogersville

Nixa hosts Ozark

Marshfield hosts Catholic

West Plains hosts Glendale

The Swiss roll and the Tigers roar

2008-09-27T20:23:00+00:00

**Good news of sorts that Poland & Ukraine have not been dropped as Euro 2012 hosts, despite widespread rumors to the contrary. Much as I love tournaments in new places, these two countries have an impossible-looking job beyond rebuilding their stadia in time for kick-off. Any host nation must also be able to ferry thousands of visiting fans around the country 24/7.

Misery continues at St James' but finally there's hope for Spurs

2008-09-24T20:39:00+00:00

Tottenham have tonight progressed to the fourth round of the Carling Cup after seeing off a late rally from the hosts Newcastle. Goals from Roman Pavlyuchenko and Jamie O'Hara helped ease the pressure on manager Juande Ramos after a shocking start to the new Premier League season.

Michael Owen gave the Magpies some hope late-on however it wasn't enough and the holders go on to the next round.

UEFA to discuss Euro hosts Poland and Ukraine

2008-09-24T11:32:00+00:00

European soccer's governing body UEFA is expected to stand by its decision to appoint Poland and Ukraine as hosts of Euro 2012 on Friday despite a lack of progress in preparations to stage the tournament. UEFA's executive committee is also due to endorse an expansion of the European Championship finals to 24 teams from 16 at its two-day meeting starting on Thursday in Bordeaux, despite criticism that it could dilute the quality of the event.

Kuyt: We Want Goals

2008-09-22T16:18:00+00:00

Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt admitted to being frustrated in the wake of his side's goalless draw with Stoke City at Anfield but insisted that their opponents' defensive outlook was a compliment for the hosts. The ex-Feyenoord man wants to make amends in the Reds' upcoming matches.

The Merdeka Cup

2008-09-19T07:09:00+00:00

The Merdeka Cup in Malaysia is an annual event which was won last year by the hosts who beat Myanmar 3-1 in the final.

This time around it is being played in October and will feature eight nations. According to the Star these are the confirmed participants:

Malaysia, Sierra Leone, Myanmar, Vietnam, Nepal, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Brazil 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup: Argentina squad

2008-09-19T00:51:23+00:00

The 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup kicks off on the 30th of this month in Brasilia, and Argentina, who play their first match the next day against China the following day, are among the favourites as ever. It'll be a hard job to beat the hosts (who knocked Argentina out of the Copa América in the [..

Montreal IMPACTS, Santos SURVIVES, Marathon SHOCKS

2008-09-18T20:05:00+00:00

More of Matchday One in the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League was played last night...

Montreal continued the USL's domination of this competition. Okay, that's overblown, but what you're hearing out of some of the USL supporters after both Puerto Rico and Montreal won their opening matches over teams that dispatched MLS teams in the qualifying round.

South Africa should be more enthusiastic

2008-09-18T12:40:42+00:00

Sepp Blatter doesn't feel South Africa are being as enthusiastic as they should be considering they are hosts to next years Confederations cup and the World Cup in 2010. "What I'm missing a little bit here is the identification that next year is already the Confederations Cup," said the head of ...

Shorthanded Olympiacos overcome Nordsjælland

2008-09-17T14:40:59+00:00

Olympiacos avoided any shocks tonight in Denmark, as the Piraeus club grabbed two second half goals to take the first leg of their two legged tie with FC Nordsjælland. A game that seemed decided ahead of kickoff saw the hosts put up a challenge, but visitors, Olympiacos, ultimately prevailed thanks

Kevin Payne on Fox Football Fone-In tonight

2008-09-15T15:38:41+00:00

Tune in to Fox Soccer Channel this evening beginning at 8 p.m. ET for Fox Football Fone-In, as United's President and CEO Kevin Payne will be a guest on the program. With tomorrow's Champions League match against Saprissa being broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel, you can expect that to be a topic of conversation, in addition to numerous other things.

Preview: Weekend Belgian action

2008-09-12T09:36:41+00:00

Oguchi Onyewu and Standard Liege play hosts to Kortrijk, while Jared Jeffrey and Patrick Lane look to make their debuts this weekend in Jupiler Pro League soccer action.

9/10 Southwest Missouri High School Soccer Report

2008-09-10T22:57:10+00:00

Parkview hosts Ozark

Crocker hosts Iberia

Central hosts Greenwood

Portugal 2-3 Denmark Match Summary

2008-09-10T22:23:33+00:00

Denmark tonight produced one of the most amazing comebacks one will ever see. Nani gave the Portguese the lead 3 minutes before the break. In a even first half with Portugal shading it both teams went into the break at 1-0 to the hosts. Denmark looked more dangerous in the second half, getting the ball up to Nicklas [.

Paralympic 5-a-side: China 1 - 0 Argentina

2008-09-10T10:55:48+00:00

Argentina's blind football team played their second match of the Paralympic Games on Tuesday, and followed up their convincing 2-0 win over European champions Spain with a 1-0 loss to the hosts. China, who've been playing behind closed doors for the last three years, served notice of their intention to shock the Games by beating [.

9/8 Ozark Conference High School Soccer Report

2008-09-10T02:18:32+00:00

Kickapoo Chiefs - 2
Camdenton Lakers - 1

Parkview Vikings - 5
Hillcrest Hornets - 1
Bryce Collier scored unassisted for Hillcrest. Parkview's stats are Tim Griffin (from Matt Medley), Jared Moore (from Griffin), Griffin (from Morgan Holt), Vance Marlow (from Leland Ekstam), Tim Griffin (from Moore).

U.S. v Cuba (Pre-game)

2008-09-06T23:33:00+00:00

Kickoff is inside half an hour, here's the U.S. line-up: Howard; Hejduk, Onyewu, Bocanegra, Pearce, Bradley, Edu, Dempsey, Beasley, Donovan, Ching Subs: Guzan, Califf, Wynne, Clark, Kljestan, Lewis, Johnson I highly doubt this will be a good night for the hosts. The Americans have something to prove and Cuba aren't nearly as cultured as Guatemala.

Radio Hosts required

2008-09-05T09:57:00+00:00

Canberra Football Weekend Radio Show. 3-5pm planned to start in late October.
They need football hosts/trained operators. 2XX will train you on our brand new studios.

The station will be streamed across Australia.

Show aims to cover Australian football, Socceroos, Matildas W-League, A-League Overseas football, local football and junior football and futsal.

Fueling the national team?

2008-09-03T01:47:00+00:00

Okay, I know league and international team aren't necessarily one in the same. You can have a strong national team but a crappy league, it's possible.

But does the Joe Public-New England score mean the US national team should worry for their match against Trinidad & Tobago on Sept. 10?

I mean, come on, how many of you predicted a lopsided rout in the Joe Public-Revolution match?

A bit much from EPL Talk

2008-09-02T13:41:56+00:00

EPL Talk goes in over the top a bit when discussing Fox Soccer Channel's recent predilection towards plastering its sets with advertising. I haven't watched Fox Football Fone-In this season but in previous seasons the co-hosts and set have been kitted out in so many football shirts and associated gear that it looked the show and [.

Remember the ISL?

2008-09-02T05:45:00+00:00

The Indonesia Soccer League should be back with us this weekend with a few games scheduled for 9 pm kick offs to allow the players time to rest after breaking the fast and to inconvenience fans going home after the game.

06/09 Persik v PSM
07/09 Persija v PSIS,
07/09 Arema v Deltras

It is not yet clear whether or not Persija fans will be allowed to attend the game at Bung Karno on Saturday.

Late Goal Seals West Ham ROUT

2008-08-30T16:48:01+00:00

West Ham 4 Blackburn 1 (Premier League) A Late goal blitz ensured West Ham made it an unhappy return to Upton Park for Blackburn boss Paul Ince. The Hammers were holding on to a 2-1 lead deep into stoppage time when goals from Craig Bellamy and Carlton Cole sealed an empahtic scoreline for the hosts.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Week 3 (08-09)

2008-08-29T20:01:13+00:00

This week's show looks back at Olympic gold for Argentina, a Champions League escape for Liverpool and a warning for Roma. Click on the links below to find out more on the stories that appear on this week's show. The Good It was good for Argentina as they retained their Olympic title by defeating Nigeria 1-0 in [.

Singapore drawn in group A

2008-08-27T09:03:49+00:00

Defending champions Singapore have been drawn in Group A alongside Myanmar, co-hosts Indonesia and the qualifying round's runner-up for December's AFF Suzuki Cup 2008.Group A matches will be taking place in Indonesia.The lions will also face the qualifiers runner-up.As usual,top two teams will qualify for semi-final.

Serie A Talk Meets World Soccer Daily

2008-08-26T22:33:05+00:00

I had the privilege of being a guest on World Soccer Daily yesterday and talked with hosts Steven Cohen and Kenny Hassan on the approaching Serie A season as well as potential transfers and finally FIFA's decision to fine Adrian Mutu £13.68 million. Audio Segment For those of you unfamilar with what Kenny and myself are talking about see [.

Veikkausliiga Round 18 preview, part 1

2008-08-23T09:39:03+00:00

FC Lahti and TamU kicked off the 18th round on Friday and the matched ended in a 2-2 draw. Dramatically, TamU were up by one until the 90th minute. Then Jari Litmanen scored in stoppage time and two minutes later Jonne Kemppinen gave the hosts the lead. Nobody expected TamU to get a result anymore, [.

U21: Finland 1 Sweden 1

2008-08-20T21:15:30+00:00

The respective U21 sides of Finland and Sweden had nothing between them as their friendly match in Turku drew to a close, and the result - one goal for each - reflected the proceedings quite well. The hosts started the game well, with Tomi Petrescu, Perparim Hetemaj, Berat Sadik and Tim Sparv all causing trouble to [.

Persipura Go Top

2008-08-18T22:20:00+00:00

The Black Pearls from Jayapura comfortably brushed past Persita winning 3-0. Two goals from Boaz Solassa and one from defender Ricardo Salempessy did the trick.

Arema returned to winning ways under their new coach Gusnul Yakin, inflicting PSM's first defeat of the season 2-0. Mbamba and Serge did the damage.

Olympic football host nations - usually not good at youth football

2008-08-15T18:25:04+00:00

Olympic host China's performance in the Football tournament was similar to that of other hosts in recent Olympic Games. China, like five of the last six host nations were knocked out in the group phase. Since 1920, only Spain (1992) have hosted the Olympic Games and won gold in Football: Performance of host NOC in Olympic Men's [.

Daily Dose: 08.13.08

2008-08-14T00:30:44+00:00

Stuff to read while you get robbed by Winnie the Pooh...... Stevie G's new £350,000 garden ornament. (The Spoiler) Franky Lamps is staying in London forever and ever. (Chelsea Offside) Once USSR's biggest rivalry resumes...and didn't go so well for the hosts. (Guardian Unlimited) How Not To Dress, by Mrs.