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Claudio Reyna has a unique perspective on European soccer. One of the first Americans to feature regularly in Europe, he captained Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, led Manchester City in the English Premiership, and won a championship with Glasgow Rangers in Scotland; he's played against 11 of the national teams heading for Euro 2008, including Italy, whom the U.S. fought to a wild 1-1 draw in the last World Cup. "They are born tacticians," says Reyna of the Italians. "They force you into positions. Watching them defend as a national team, it's really...
...field, first as a kid living in an immigrant-enriched community near Newark, N.J. - where one learned that Portuguese teams have flair and fire, and that a Scotsman has a very broad view as to what constitutes a fair challenge. My European education would continue in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League, in New York City. The CSL began life in 1923 as the German-American Soccer League, but has long served as a melting pot of teams: Blau Weiss Gotchee, Brooklyn Italians, Greek-American Atlas, Polonia NY, Hungaria, FC Bulgaria, NY Albanians, CD Iberia...
...imprisoned for speaking out against the existing military regime. She has also worked for the United Nations, as well as several financial institutions including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Johnson-Sirleaf lost her first presidential bid in 1997 but went on to defeat former soccer player George Weah in the 2005 elections, pledging to bring “motherly sensitivity and emotion to the presidency,” according to the BBC. As president, Johnson-Sirleaf confronts the difficult task of repairing a country ravaged by war. “She faces what other people would...
After a more-than-disappointing 2006 season in which it mustered just three wins, the Harvard women’s soccer team faced a plethora of offseason questions. Who would replace head coach Erica Walsh, who left Cambridge for Penn State after just one season? Who would provide the offensive spark in 2007 after the Crimson was shut out nine times in 17 games? How would Harvard move from a disappointing team to a dangerous one? New head coach Ray Leone and an outstanding freshman class were ready with the answers. Behind new faces and a new attitude, Harvard turned...
Watching the Harvard women’s soccer team, fans—and opponents—saw something they hadn’t seen from the Crimson in the recent past: a quick forward speeding down the middle of the field, cutting through the heart of opposing defenses, and launching shots whenever she had a foot of breathing room. The flash of lightning was freshman forward Katherine Sheeleigh, who headlined a class of outstanding freshmen for new coach Ray Leone, lit a match under a previously-stagnant Harvard attack and led the team in scoring en route...