Soccer Legend Sir Bobby Robson has Died.

Soccer Legend Sir Bobby Robson February 18,1933-July 31,2009

Sir Bobby Robson passed away earlier today after a long battle with cancer. The former player and then manager at several European club was indeed an Ambassador for the "Beautiful Game". R.I.P Sir Bobby Robson.

Here is a Video Tribute to the Gaffe Sir Bobby Robson

Mexico Blanks U.S.A 5-0 in Gold Cup Final!

Mexico taught the U.S.A men's soccer team a harsh lesson yesterday, routing them 5-0 in the Gold Cup Finals. The U.S.A using what could be described as no better than a "C" team, were dominated in midfield and attack by number 17 Giovanni Dos-Santos and number 11 Carlos Vela. The U.S.A had no answer to the Mexicans depth touches and speed in attack. The Mexican team also broke several half side traps that left the U.S.A defense to play catch up on several occasions.

Mexico will no doubt go into next month world cup qualifier against the U.S.A not only as favourites but will also have a mental edge over them because of the way they dominated the U.S.A in the Gold Cup Finals.

Below are some highlights of the goals scored in yesterdays final.

Providence College Men's Soccer Team 2009 Preseason Review

Providence College Men's Soccer Team


The Providence college men's soccer team finished last season with 9 wins,5 of which they won in the Big East Conference enough for a fourth place finish and a play off spot.The Friars went on to the Big East Tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Saint Johns 1-0.Providence will again this season, look to speedy Forward Timothy Ritter who led the Friars in goals scored last season.He will look to improve his goal scoring tally in the up coming season.Other impact players to lookout for include Junior midfielder Matt Marcin, Goalkeeper Timothy Murray,Junior defender Toussaint McClure and Justin Khale.

Providence may spring a few surprises and compete for NCAA post season play.

The team is coached by Chaka Daley.

Here is the 2009 schedule for the men's soccer team.

Date	Opponent / Event	Location	Time / Result
09/01/09	at Sacred Heart	Fairfield, Conn.	7:00 p.m. ET
09/05/09	vs. Holy Cross	Providence, R.I.	4:00 p.m. ET
09/07/09	at Boston University	Boston, Mass.	7:00 p.m. ET
09/12/09	vs. Northeastern	Providence, R.I.	1:00 p.m. ET
09/18/09	at Rutgers #	Piscataway, N.J.	8:00 p.m. ET
09/20/09	at Villanova #	Villanova, Pa.	3:00 p.m. ET
09/25/09	vs. Syracuse #	Providence, R.I.	3:00 p.m. ET
09/27/09	vs. St. John's #	Providence, R.I.	3:00 p.m. ET
10/03/09	at Pittsburgh #	Pittsburgh, Pa.	1:00 p.m. ET
10/06/09	at Connecticut #	Storrs, Conn.	7:00 p.m. ET
10/10/09	vs. Notre Dame #	Providence, R.I.	1:00 p.m. ET
10/13/09	vs. Yale	Providence, R.I.	3:00 p.m. ET
10/17/09	vs. Seton Hall #	Providence, R.I.	2:00 p.m. ET
10/20/09	vs. Harvard	Providence, R.I.	3:00 p.m. ET
10/24/09	Marquette #	Providence, R.I.	1:00 p.m. ET
10/28/09	at West Virginia #	Morgantown, W.Va.	7:00 p.m. ET
10/31/09	at Georgetown #	Washington, D.C.	1:00 p.m. ET

Providence College Women's Soccer 2009 Preseason Review

The Providence College Women's Soccer Team.

The Providence College women' soccer team after starting last season with 4 consecutive wins, finished last season with 6 overall wins. Providence only won 1 game in the Big East Conference last season.Providence will look to the talented and last season leading goal scorer, junior Jill Camburn to lead the friars in attack once again this season.Other players who should also have an impact for Providence this season include senior midfielder Tara Ricciardi, experienced senior back katelin Blaine,senior Nicole Benko and junior goal keeper Jill Schott.

The returning squad as well as the incoming freshman class should make for an interesting Big East Conference this season.

The Team is coached by Jim McGirr.

Here is the 2009 schedule for the women's soccer team.

Date	Opponent / Event	Location	Time / Result
08/23/09	at Northeastern (Scrimmage)	Brookline, Mass.	TBA
08/28/09	at Saint Joseph's	Philadelphia, Pa.	7:00 p.m. ET
08/30/09	at Delaware	Newark, Del.	1:00 p.m. ET
09/04/09	at Massachusetts	Amherst, Mass.	4:00 p.m. ET
09/06/09	vs. Quinnipiac	Providence, R.I.	1:00 p.m. ET
09/09/09	at Holy Cross	Worcester, Mass.	7:00 p.m. ET
09/11/09	vs. Siena	Providence, R.I.	4:00 p.m. ET
09/13/09	at Stony Brook	Stony Brook, N.Y.	2:00 p.m. ET
09/18/09	vs. Connecticut *	Providence, R.I.	4:00 p.m. ET
09/20/09	vs. Sacred Heart	Providence, R.I.	1:00 p.m. ET
09/24/09	at Syracuse *	Syracuse, N.Y.	7:00 p.m. ET
09/27/09	vs. St. John's *	Providence, R.I.	12:00 p.m. ET
10/02/09	vs. Georgetown *	Providence, R.I.	3:00 p.m. ET
10/04/09	vs. Villanova *	Providence, R.I.	1:00 p.m. ET
10/09/09	at University of South Florida *	Tampa Bay, Fla.	7:30 p.m. ET
10/11/09	at Marquette *	Milwaukee, Wis.	1:00 p.m. ET
10/16/09	at DePaul *	Chicago, III.	3:00 p.m. ET
10/18/09	at Notre Dame *	South Bend, Ind.	1:00 p.m. ET
10/23/09	vs. Pittsburgh *	Providence, R.I.	3:00 p.m. ET
10/25/09	vs. West Virginia *	Providence, R.I.	1:00 p.m. ET

Rutgers University Men's Soccer 2009 Preseason Review

Rutgers University Men's Soccer Team

Rutgers University men's soccer had a poor showing last season. The Scarlet knights won a total of 6 games, 3 of which came in Big East Conference play.Those 3 wins saw them finishing in last place in the Big East Conference Red Division. The preseason looks dull rather than bright for the Scarlet Knights as stand out forward Dilly Duka who was the leading goal scorer for the team last season,has left Rutgers to pursue other possible soccer options. The Knights will have returning players such the speedy Chris Edwards and the diminutive Forward Stafford Chipungu.Other impact players include defense/midfield Scot Cameron and the big burly striker Charlie Cox.

If the aforementioned players show great form in the 2009 season,the Scarlet Knights should at the very least,challenge for a playoff spot in the Big East Conference.

The Team is coached by Bob Reasso.

Here is the 2009 schedule for Rutgers Men's Soccer

DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION	TIME/RESULT
Wednesday, August 19	Delaware (scrimmage)	Away	7:00 PM
Saturday, August 22	LEHIGH (SCRIMMAGE)	Yurcak Field	7:00 PM
Thursday, August 27	FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON (SCRIMMAGE)	Yurcak Field	7:00 PM
Tuesday, September 1	Towson	Towson, Md.	4:00 PM
Friday, September 4	STANFORD	Yurcak Field	8:00 PM
Sunday, September 6	ST. PETERS	Yurcak Field	7:00 PM
Friday, September 11	UC Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, Calif.	7:00 PM
Friday, September 18	PROVIDENCE	Yurcak Field	8:00 PM
Sunday, September 20	CONNECTICUT	Yurcak Field	7:00 PM
Friday, September 25	Seton Hall	South Ornage, N.J.	7:00 PM
Sunday, September 27	Georgetown	Washington, D.C.	1:00 PM
Friday, October 2	SYRACUSE	Yurcak Field	7:00 PM
Wednesday, October 7	St. John's	Queens, N.Y.	7:30 PM
Saturday, October 10	DePaul	Chicago, Ill.	1:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13	Brown	Providence, R.I.	7:00 PM
Saturday, October 17	CINCINNATI	Yurcak Field	7:00 PM
Wednesday, October 21	NJIT	Yurcak Field	7:00 PM
Saturday, October 24	Louisville	Louisville, Ky.	7:00 PM
Wednesday, October 28	VILLANOVA	Yurcak Field	7:00 PM
Saturday, October 31	USF	Yurcak Field	7:00 PM
Home games in CAPS

Rutgers University Women's Soccer 2009 Preseason Review

All American Goalkeeper Erin Guthrie will lead Rutgers Women's Soccer this season.

Rutgers University women's soccer team finished with 15 wins last season. 7 of those wins came in the National Division of the Big East Conference. Rutgers earned a third place finish and a first round by in the Big East Tournament,but lost in the quarterfinals 1-0 to Marquette. Rutgers then went on a magical run in the NCAA tournament,disposing of Penn State in double overtime 2-1,defeated Oklahoma State 4-2 on penalty kicks. The dream run came to an end when they lost a hard fought game to # 5 ranked Stanford 1-0.

Rutgers can look to surpass last season's success by with returning players such as All American goalkeeper Erin Guthrie,Midfield Maestro Gina Di Maio,Midfield /Forward Jenifer Anzivino, and Forward Caycie Gusman. Other possible impact players include defender Allie Hambleton, defender Becky Wise and Forward karla Scharcher.

The team is coached by Glenn Crooks.


Here is the 2009 schedule for Rutgers women's soccer.

DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION	TV	TIME/RESULT
Friday, August 21	MONTREAL(SCRIMMAGE)	Yurcak Field		7:00 PM
Tuesday, August 25	UMBC	Yurcak Field		7:00 PM
Friday, August 28	FORDHAM	Yurcak Field		7:00 PM
Sunday, August 30	STONY BROOK	Yurcak Field		7:00 PM
Friday, September 4	TOWSON	Yurcak Field		5:30 PM
Sunday, September 6	Penn State	State College, Pa.		1:00 PM
Friday, September 11	San Diego	Tucson, Ariz.		8:30 PM
Sunday, September 13	Arizona	Tucson, Ariz.		10:00 PM
Friday, September 18	SETON HALL	Yurcak Field		5:30 PM
Sunday, September 20	Princeton	Princeton, N.J.		6:00 PM
Friday, September 25	Georgetown	Washington, D.C.		1:00 PM
Sunday, September 27	VILLANOVA	Yurcak Field		6:00 PM
Friday, October 2	Marquette	Milwaukee, Wisc.		7:00 PM
Sunday, October 4	USF	Tampa, Fla.		1:00 PM
Friday, October 9	NOTRE DAME	Yurcak Field		7:00 PM
Sunday, October 11	DEPAUL	Yurcak Field		1:00 PM
Sunday, October 18	ST. JOHN'S	Yurcak Field		1:00 PM
Friday, October 23	Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio		7:00 PM
Sunday, October 25	Louisville	Louisville, Ky.		1:00 PM
Home games in CAPS

Depaul University Men's Soccer 2009 Preseason Review

Depaul University Men's Soccer

Depaul University men's soccer team finished with a total of 9 wins last season. The Blue Demons won 5 games,enough for a third place finish in the Red Division of the Big East Conference. Depaul went on to lose in the semi finals of the Big East Conference championship to Saint Johns University.With midfielder Eric Hermosillo, defensive stalwart Joe Sondag and goal keeper Brian Visser all lost to graduation,the Blue Demons will have to replace these crital pieces for the 2009 season. Crucial Players Returning for the 2009 season include midfielder Mark Plotkin, his experience is vital to the teams success and should feature often for the Blue Demons.Other players expected to make an impact this year include Junior Forward Nana Mintah,Senior Peter Sterbenz Willy Lara,Junior Kris Linney and Senior Forward Steffen Vroom who made the move from defence to attack last season and has been a thorn in opposing defences' since the move.

The team is coached by Craig Blazer.


Here is the schedule for the 2009 season

Date	Opponent	Location	Time (CT)	Results	Media
Wed, Aug 26	Northern Illinois (exhib.)	DeKalb, Ill.	5:00 PM
National Soccer Festival
Sat, Aug 29	Indiana (exhib.)	Fort Wayne, Ind.	6:30 PM
Tue, Sep 01	Drake	Des Moines, Iowa	7:00 PM
Sat, Sep 05	Green Bay	Wish Field	4:00 PM
Mon, Sep 07	Northwestern	Evanston, Ill.	7:00 PM
Marquette Invitational
Fri, Sep 11	UC Irvine	Milwaukee Wis.	5:00 PM
Sun, Sep 13	Buffalo	Wish Field	Noon
Fri, Sep 18	Notre Dame *	Wish Field	4:00 PM
Sun, Sep 20	Marquette *	Wish Field	4:00 PM
Fri, Sep 25	Pittsburgh *	Pittsburgh, Pa.	6:00 PM
Sun, Sep 27	West Virginia *	Morgantown, W. Va.	3:00 PM
Sat, Oct 03	Louisville *	Wish Field	1:00 PM
Wed, Oct 07	Cincinnati *	Cincinnati, Ohio	6:00 PM
Sat, Oct 10	Rutgers *	Wish Field	1:00 PM
Wed, Oct 14	Loyola-Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17	Villanova *	Villanova, Pa.	Noon
Wed, Oct 21	Butler	Indianapolis, Ind.	3:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24	Syracuse *	Wish Field	1:00 PM
Wed, Oct 28	USF *	Tampa, Fla.	6:30 PM
Sat, Oct 31	St. John's *	Queens, N.Y.	6:30 PM

Depaul University Women's Soccer 2009 Preseason Feature

Depaul University Women's Soccer team

Depaul University women's soccer team will be looking to improve upon a poor showing in NCAA league and Big East Conference play last season. The Lady Blue Demons won only four games last season,two of which they won in the National Division of the Big East Conference. Depaul will look to junior midfielder Tara Strickland to continue her splendid goal scoring form. Other players that should have an impact for the lady Blue Demons include senior midfielder Kelly Semko, Senior Molly Borchardt and senior striker Shanon Williams.

The team is coached by Erin Chastain


Here is the 2009 Schedule for Depaul University Women's Soccer team.

Date	Opponent	Location	Time (CT)	Results	Media
Fri, Aug 21	Loyola-Chicago	Chicago, Ill.	7:00 PM
Sun, Aug 23	Northwestern	Wish Field	1:00 PM
Fri, Aug 28	Toledo	Wish Field	4:00 PM
Sun, Aug 30	Missouri	Columbia, Mo.	1:00 PM
Fri, Sep 04	Iowa State	Ames, Iowa	7:00 PM
Sun, Sep 06	Drake	Des Moines, Iowa	1:00 PM
Fri, Sep 11	Butler	Wish Field	4:00 PM
Sun, Sep 13	Wisconsin	Madison, Wis.	1:00 PM
Fri, Sep 18	Notre Dame *	Notre Dame, Ind.	6:30 PM
Sun, Sep 20	Illinois State	Wish Field	1:00 PM
Fri, Sep 25	Louisville *	Louisville, Ky.	6:00 PM
Sun, Sep 27	Cincinnati *	Wish Field	1:00 PM
Fri, Oct 02	Pittsburgh *	Pittsburgh, Pa.	6:00 PM
Sun, Oct 04	West Virginia *	Morgantown, W. Va.	11:00 AM
Fri, Oct 09	Seton Hall *	South Orange, N.J.	6:00 PM
Sun, Oct 11	Rutgers *	Piscataway, N.J.	Noon
Fri, Oct 16	Providence *	Wish Field	3:00 PM
Sun, Oct 18	Connecticut *	Wish Field	1:00 PM
Fri, Oct 23	Georgetown *	Wish Field	3:00 PM
Sun, Oct 25	Villanova *	Wish Field	Noon

Villanova Wildcats Men's 2009 Preseason Review

Villanova Wildcats Men's Soccer Team

The Villanova wildcats men's soccer team won a total of seven games last season(Yes 7 !!!!) Despite only have four wins in Big East Conference play, the wildcats were able to secure a play off spot from the 'red' group to the Big East Tournament.The wildcats will look to improve last season mediocre performance with returning defender Chris Christian.Like his female counterpart in defence, (Laura Sylvester)the six foot plus burly defender's menacing presence often spurns his opponents attacks on goal.Other players expected to have a huge impact on the wildcats this season include Speedy and skillful midfielder Anthony Griffith,midfield general and play maker Brent Hooper and leading goal scorer for the wildcats in each of the last three seasons Mike Seamon.

The team is coached by Tom Carlin.


2009 schedule for Villanova Wildcats Men's Soccer Team

Date	Opponent / Event	Location	Time / Result
09/01/09	at Loyola (Md)	Baltimore, Md.	4:00 p.m. ET
09/04/09	at Temple	Philadelphia, Pa.	TBA
09/06/09	vs. Penn	Villanova, Pa.	1:00 p.m. ET
09/11/09	vs. Binghamton	Easton, Pa.	4:30 p.m. ET
09/13/09	vs. Fordham	Easton, Pa.	12:00 p.m. ET
09/18/09	vs. Connecticut *	Villanova, Pa.	4:00 p.m. ET
09/20/09	vs. Providence *	Villanova, Pa.	3:00 p.m. ET
09/25/09	at Georgetown *	Washington, D.C.	4:00 p.m. ET
09/27/09	at Seton Hall *	South Orange, N.J.	7:00 p.m. ET
09/30/09	at Lafayette	Easton, Pa.	7:00 p.m. ET
10/03/09	vs. St. John's *	Villanova, Pa.	12:00 p.m. ET
10/07/09	at Syracuse *	Syracuse, N.Y.	7:00 p.m. ET
10/10/09	at Cincinnati *	Cincinnati, Ohio	7:00 p.m. ET
10/17/09	vs. DePaul *	Villanova, Pa.	1:00 p.m. ET
10/20/09	vs. Columbia	Villanova, Pa.	4:00 p.m. ET
10/24/09	at USF *	Tampa, Fla.	7:30 p.m. ET
10/28/09	at Rutgers *	Piscataway, N.J.	7:00 p.m. ET
10/31/09	vs. Louisville

2009 Villanova Wildcats Womens Soccer Preseason Review

The Villanova Wildcats Women's Soccer Team

Villanova women's soccer team won 11 games last season and looks to improve on that result. The Lady wild cats won only 4 games and finished 6th place in the 'national' group of the Big East Conference.They will look to improve under senior Laura Sylvester who will return for her forth and final year.She should continue to thwart the opponents attack on goal.Forward Nicole Coia should help the Lady Wildcats in attack with her speed and skillful play on the ball. She should prove difficult to disposses of the ball in breakaway situations.Other player that should also have a impact year for Villanova include sophomore forward Rachel Breton,the speedy Lindsey Haroutunian and midfield maestro, playmaker and reigning Big East midfielder of the year Erin Hardiman.

The team is coached by John Byford.

2009 Schedule for the Villanova Wildcats Women's Soccer Team

Date	Opponent / Event	Location	Time / Result
08/15/09	at Hofstra (exhib.)	Hempstead, N.Y.	TBA
08/21/09	vs. Temple	Villanova, Pa.	5:00 p.m. ET
08/28/09	Nebraska vs. Lehigh	Villanova, Pa.	1:00 p.m. ET
Villanova Classic
08/28/09	vs. Virginia Tech	Villanova, Pa.	4:00 p.m. ET
08/30/09	vs. Nebraska	Villanova, Pa.	1:00 p.m. ET
08/30/09	Virginia Tech vs. Lehigh	Villanova, Pa.	10:00 a.m. ET
09/04/09	at Davidson	Davidson, N.C.	7:00 p.m. ET
09/06/09	at Charlotte	Charlotte, N.C.	1:00 p.m. ET
09/11/09	vs. Vermont	Villanova, Pa.	4:00 p.m. ET
09/13/09	vs. Delaware	Villanova, Pa.	1:00 p.m. ET
09/18/09	at Georgetown *	Washington, D.C.	3:00 p.m. ET
09/20/09	vs. Fordham	Villanova, Pa.	12:00 p.m. ET
09/25/09	vs. Seton Hall *	Villanova, Pa.	4:00 p.m. ET
09/27/09	at Rutgers *	Piscataway, N.J.	TBA
10/02/09	at Connecticut *	Storrs, Conn.	7:00 p.m. ET
10/04/09	at Providence *	Providence, R.I.	1:00 p.m. ET
10/09/09	vs. Cincinnati *	Villanova, Pa.	4:00 p.m. ET
10/11/09	vs. Louisville *	Villanova, Pa.	1:00 p.m. ET
10/16/09	vs. West Virginia *	Villanova, Pa.	4:00 p.m. ET
10/18/09	vs. Pittsburgh *	Villanova, Pa.	1:00 p.m. ET
10/23/09	at Notre Dame *	South Bend, Ind.	7:30 p.m. ET
10/25/09	at DePaul *

NCAA Division 3 Men's Soccer Preseason Roundup

Blossom Soccer Complex will host 2009 NCAA Division 3 Women's Soccer Championship.


Messiah College 2008 Division 3 Men's Soccer champions

The 2009 NCAA division 3 men's soccer championship tournament will be at the Blossom Soccer Stadium and will be co-hosted by Trinity College and the San Antonio Sports foundation. Defending Champions Messiah College will look to retain their national title after a nail biting penalty kick win over Stevens Institute.Contenders such as Trinity(Tx.),York(Pa.),Hobart(N.Y), Emory(Ga.),Montclair State(N.J) and losing finalist Steven Institute should make it tough for Messiah to repeat as division 3 champs.

Can Messiah College repeat as NCAA division 3 women's Soccer Champions? Let the Season Begin!