Monthly Archives: April 2007

The USL-1 season begins this weekend when perennial contender Rochester heads south to face Puerto Rico on Friday and Miami FC on Sunday. The Rhinos finished second to Vancouver in 2006 and have added reinforcements during the offseason. Ivorian striker Hamed Diallo spent more than a decade in France, excelling in the Second Division with […]

Defending champion Sevilla joined by Spanish rivals Osasuna and Espanyol in the semifinals of the UEFA Cup when it tied Tottenham, 2-2, at White Hart Lane to win its quarterfinal series, 4-3, on aggregate. Sevilla stunned Spurs with two goals — the first an own goal by Steed Malbranque and the second by Mali international […]

This weekend should be Barcelona’s chance to stretch its lead in Spain’s La Liga, but form has rarely held this season. The two-time defending champion hosts Real Mallorca on Sunday (TV: WorldSport HD, live, 1 pm ET) and its two nearest rivals, Sevilla and Real Madrid, play on the road. But Barcelona has won only […]

Manchester United and Chelsea are heavily favored to win their semifinal matches in the English FA Cup. United, the Premier League leader, faces last place Watford at Birmingham’s Villa Park on Saturday (TV: PPV-Setanta, live, 12:30 pm ET), while Chelsea, which last weekend moved to within three points of United in the EPL, faces Blackburn […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor D.C. UNITED-KANSAS CITY (Fox Soccer Channel, Saturday, 4 pm ET, kickoff: 4:30 pm) D.C. swept all four games in the season series last year. Of the two teams, D.C. seems to have upgraded by adding striker Luciano Emilio while K.C. has kept mainly the same cast, although midfielder Jack Jewsbury […]

What must David Beckham be thinking? The Los Angeles Galaxy, the English star’s future club, has opened with a 0-0 tie on the road and a 2-1 loss at home. Carlos Ruiz (on the first Dallas penalty kick since the 2005 season) and Kenny Cooper scored first-half goals — the second goals in two games […]

“It’s an eye-opener for us. We can’t just show up and expect to win. That’s the message of tonight.” — Los Angeles Galaxy coach Frank Yallop after his team lost its home opener to FC Dallas, 2-1, before almost 24,000 fans and a media contingent that includes reporters from papers in England, Germany and the […]

Mexico won’t be defending its U-17 World Cup championship this summer in South Korea. In a shocking turn of events at the first of two CONCACAF U-17 qualifying groups, Mexico was eliminated without losing a game. Host Honduras and Haiti advanced to the 2007 U-17 World Cup by sharing first place. Mexico finished third after […]

Romario will have to wait another month before he resumes his bid to score his 1,000th goal. The 41-year-old legend again was held scoreless as Vasco da Gama were knocked out of the Taca Rio after a 4-4 tie with Botafogo in a game that produced three goals in the first four minutes and seven […]

AC Milan cruised to a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich in Munich to win their UEFA Champions League quarterfinals series, 4-2, on aggregate and move into the semifinals of the Champions League against Manchester United. Milan looked to be in trouble ater having to settle for a 2-2 tie at home with Bayern, but first-half […]

THURSDAY NIGHT PREVIEW LOS ANGELES-FC DALLAS (ESPN2, 7 pm PT/10 p.m. ET) By Ridge Mahoney It’s back to work for FC Dallas and the Galaxy, both which tied their opening games last weekend, and also for Eric Wynalda. Wynalda served a one-match suspension Saturday during the ABC broadcast of Colorado’s 2-1 victory over D.C. United […]

“I am still a young coach and I felt I could waste a lot of time as national team coach when I could be learning things which would help me improve. — Former MLS star Hristo Stoitchkov, 41, on quitting as national team coach of his native Bulgaria to take over as coach of Spanish […]