US women's soccer team regains top ranking (AP)

Welcome to London, the Capital of World Football

soccerlens posted 3/20/2008 from soccerlens.com

We London-based fans are thoroughly spoilt. Not only do we have 13 professional clubs based here (more than in any other city in the world), we now have a host of national sides playing on our doorsteps on a regular basis.

The Official Site of U.S. Soccer - Men's National Team

a pretty move found this 3/20/2008 on www.ussoccer.com

CHICAGO (March 19, 2008) The U.S. Men s National Team will travel to England for the first time since 1994 to meet the 11th ranked England National Team on May 28 in London. Kickoff at the new, 90,000-seat Wembley Stadium is set for 8 p.m. local ...

Simak sees (tomato) red

Bundesliga found this 3/20/2008 on blogs.reuters.com

There are of course many ways to get sent off, but Jan Simak may be the first player to earn a red card for giving a referee the “Doppel Tomaten auf den Augen” (Two tomatoes on the eyes) gesture. The Carl Zeiss Jena playmaker’s ...

USWNT: USA reclaim pole position in FIFA World Ranking

MVNsoccer posted 3/22/2008 from fifa.com

March 21 --- FIFA.com: Once again, the Algarve Cup, a competition always played in the early part of the year, has led to a change at the very top of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking. --- The USA used the opportunity to make their mark at the top and now will set their sights on defending their Olympics title in Beijing this summer...

Collegiate Corner: Sven Simon

soccercityfc posted 3/23/2008 from www.soccercityfc.com

Sven Simon and his Azusa Pacific teammates returned to the NAIA National Championship for the third consecutive season in 2007. Their perseverance paid off as the Cougars captured the program’s first-ever title after defeating Concordia. Azusa Pacific defeated their Golden State Athletic Conference rival 2–0 with Simon scoring the historic first goal late in the first half of play.