Word: soccer
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...familiar formula of tight defensive play and a potent counter-attack helped the No. 22 Harvard men’s soccer team to its fifth straight victory Saturday afternoon. In the wind and rain in Princeton, the Crimson (8-3, 4-0 Ivy) downed the Tigers (4-9-1, 1-2-1) 2-0 to remain atop the league standings. The shutout was Harvard’s fourth in its last five games, and goals from junior Adam Rousmaniere and senior John Stamatis were enough for the win in what both co-captain Michael Fucito and junior Andre Akpan described...
...have been raining in Princeton, Saturday, but it certainly did not rain on the Crimson’s parade. Within the first 22 seconds of the women’s soccer game between Harvard (9-3-3, 4-1 Ivy) and No. 20 Princeton (9-2-2, 3-1-1), the Crimson pulled ahead of the Tigers and never relinquished the lead, ultimately winning 2-1. Princeton had the kickoff, but after the first touch, the Crimson stole the ball. Sophomore Katherine Sheeleigh took the ball up the right side of the field and booted a beautiful pass to junior...
...Major League Soccer, sad to say, represents oblivion for a star of the international game - even most of the players on Team USA are signed to pro teams in Europe once they've done enough to attract the attention of foreign scouts. And David Beckham clearly wasn't ready for oblivion. The 33-year-old England wide man, who in 2007 joined the Los Angeles Galaxy on a $250 million five-year contract, looks set to return to Europe, next January, and join glamor club AC Milan on loan. If the deal is finalized in the wake of Milan...
...Soccer today is not just about tactics and technical abilities," Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani told the daily Corriere Della Sera. "It's about full stadiums and sponsors. Our squad is ultra-competitive and it will remain this way, but Beckham is something different and intriguing...
...hard drive] for more anger,” so quoteth former Vice President Al Gore ’69 . Or Robocop. Our sports teams are great this fall season—crew placed well at the Head of the Charles, women’s and men’s soccer are both pushing for an Ivy League championship, and football is poised to crush the Ivy competition—again...