Monthly Archives: March 2006

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, March 3 SETANTA SPORTS USA England SHEFFIELD UTD.-CREWE ALEXANDRA (live), 2:30 pm. SATURDAY, March 4 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL England WEST BROM-CHELSEA (live), 7:30 am. Germany BAYERN LEVERKUSEN-WERDER BREMEN (delay), 10 am. England LIVERPOOL-CHARLTON […]

Winners The USA downed Poland, a fellow World Cup qualifier, 1-0, thanks to a close-range Clint Dempsey header in Kaiserslautern, Germany. It marked the USA's fourth straight win this World Cup year while outscoring opponents, 13-2. The American starting lineup included six European-based and five MLS players. Two other World Cup qualifiers from the CONCACAF […]

March 1 Mexico 1 (Franco 75) Ghana 0. Italy 4 (Gilardino 4, Toni 7, De Rossi 39, Del Piero 57) Germany 1 (Huth 82). Turkey 2 (Umit 89, 90) Czech Republic 2 (Poborsky pen. 21, Stajner 61). Spain 3 (Villa 22, Reyes 73, Juanito 85) Ivory Coast 2 (Keita 13, Kalou 47). France 1 (Wiltord […]

Clint DempseyÆs goal in the 48th minute gave the USA a 1-0 win over Poland Wednesday in a friendly played in snowy Kaiserslautern, Germany. After a shaky performance in the first half, the Americans pounced on one of their few opportunities in the game when Eddie LewisÆ cross headed toward Taylor Twellman punched by Poland […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America MLS is concluding its investigation into what D.C. coach Peter Nowak said during a D.C. United-Real Salt Lake preseason match last week but it's very unlikely any solid evidence will be unearthed that he shouted, as RSL representatives claim, ''Send him back to Africa'' after Atiba Harris committed […]

Alexander McLeod, 17, pleaded guilty in a Glasgow Sheriff Court to automobile theft and driving without a license. He was to be sentenced on March 8, but when McLeod's lawyer informed the court that McLeod had already paid for a trip to see Glasgow Rangers' Champions League game in Spain against Villarreal on March 8, […]

U.S. captain Claudio Reyna, who had been sidelined with a broken ankle since December, could return to Manchester City's lineup for its game against Sunderland on Sunday (Fox Soccer Channel, 1 pm ET.) Reyna, who has played 13 English Premier League games this season, played 60 minutes for Manchester City's reserves in a 2-0 win […]

U.S. COACH BRUCE ARENA On the match: ''I was pleased with the win for our team. It was not an easy game for either team. The field conditions were very difficult. I thought our team was a little unsteady in the first 30 minutes but in the last 15 minutes of the first half we […]