The VCU Rams Men's Soccer team falls short once again dropping a 2-1 result against William & Mary Saturday. W&M tied the game in the 90th minute. This has not been a good season for the Rams. Their last victory was at home against the University of Richmond in a 4-3 win. The Rams are lacking leadership on the field this season.

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By definition, the Nelly Award goes to the United player who has made the most significant positive impact in his first year with the club. The award's namesake Ryan Nelsen became a starter shortly into his first season with United, and would go on to guide the team to an MLS Cup in 2004.
It's a testament to the total failure of our 2008 acquisitions that not one of last year's nominees is still on the team.

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Standard Liege, the former club of Oguchi Onyewu gave an English club a hard time for the third time in two seasons yesterday in a 3-2 loss to Arsenal. Meanwhile, Gooch didn't even make the match squad for his new team, AC Milan in a 2-1 victory Tuesday over Marseille.

Despite my initial excitement about Gooch's move, it's now become obvious that his current lack of playing time could affect his USMNT form.

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With the MLS All-star game finished, the attentions of players, coaches and fans turn toward the 2009 MLS Cup. Only 8 points separate the league leading Houston Dynamo and the final spot in a tight race for the eight team playoffs. In contention for the post-season is former Minnesota Thunder player Tony Sanneh's team the LA Galaxy.

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With the MLS All-star game finished, the attentions of players, coaches and fans turn toward the 2009 MLS Cup. Only 8 points separate the league leading Houston Dynamo and the final spot in a tight race for the eight team playoffs. In contention for the post-season is former Minnesota Thunder player Tony Sanneh's team the LA Galaxy.

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I've been on a leadership course today.
No - stop laughing - I have.
We looked at leadership models.
We did role plays.
We had group discussions.
And then all of a sudden, up on the screen at the front popped 4 faces.
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It is noteworthy that Robin Van Persie is the one welcoming him to the club. The two players have a picture together and they do not seem like they were swapping plans for an evening out. RVP may remember this from the Amsterdam Cup which Arsenal won beating Ajax, 1-0 through his 87th minute goal.

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USA, currently top of the final six-team hexagonal in North, Central American and Caribbean qualifying, travel to Costa Rica tonight in a world cup qualfying game.

The Costa Ricans, undergoing an astonishing revival since the appointment of coach Rodrigo Kenton, are second in group play, playing some of their finest football in years and have never lost to the United States on their own home soil.

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The Dynamo had a great 1-0 win over FC Dallas last Saturday night here in Houston. The winning goal came from Kei Kamara, with a nice assist to Stuart Holden who is really growing into his new leadership role with the squad. On Saturday night, the Texian Army unveiled their newest banner, the Angel of Death which you can see in the above picture. Click to continue reading...

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By CHRISTA MANN

Women's Professional Soccer named midfielder Lori Chalupny Week Seven's WPS Player of the Week after her game-winning goal brought St.

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By CHRISTA MANN

Women's Professional Soccer named midfielder Lori Chalupny Week Seven's WPS Player of the Week after her game-winning goal brought St.

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It happens all too often in any and all sports. The star player goes down, and the team's season follows suit. Nobody ever makes a good enough attempt to save the season. Nobody ever steps up into that leadership role. It's as if the star player was the manager or coach of that team. All of a sudden, the actual leader of the team can't get their team to perform, and the losses start piling up. Click to continue reading...