[VIDEO] American goalkeeper Adin Brown scored on a header off a corner kick in stoppage time to earn his Norwegian club Aalesund a 2-2 tie with Rosenborg.
A consortium led by former Fire player Frank Klopas is just one of two groups seriously interested in buying the Fire from the Anschutz Entertainment Group, says a source close to the discussions being held. Of the two groups, the out-of-town group not fronted by Klopas has been performing due diligence for a couple of months, examining financial documents at the team and league level.
Five games on Independence Day and a Thursday night ESPN2 matchup gives every MLS team except New England a slice of midweek action. Of course, why would the Revolution, of all teams, play at home on Independence Day? Ridge Mahoney previews the action …
Robb Rolfing, who played for the Sioux Falls SpitFire of USL’s Premier Development League in 2001, was killed last weekend by enemy small arms fire while serving as a special forces engineer. Staff Sgt. Rolfing, 29, was an original member of the inaugural SpitFire team and also played soccer at Vassar College.
[LIST] U.S. Soccer coaches will be selecting qualified clubs for the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Clubs on a rolling basis until Aug. 1. The first 31 clubs accepted to the academy represent 16 states and the District of Columbia.
[YOUTH] U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy, which is accepting applications from youth clubs through the end of July for its inaugural season, has added 10 more teams, including the youth clubs of MLS’s D.C. United, Chicago Fire and Red Bull New York, and USL’s Richmond Kickers. Those additions, plus the Colorado Rush, Potomac Soccer (Md.), Real Colorado (Colorado), Richmond Strikers (Va.), VA Rush Soccer Club (Va.) and Washington Premier FC raised the number of accepted clubs to 31.
[VIDEO] A Freddy Adu hat trick, two excellent goals by Danny Szetela, and a nice finish from Jozy Altidore destroyed Poland, 6-1, and moved the USA atop Group D with four points in the U-20 World Cup.
“First off let me say how thrilled I am to be involved with the Brigade. The Brigade has the right vision of success and if it’s about making soccer better and doing it the right way, I’m in.”
— Eric Wynalda, 38, who’s coming out of retirement to play for the Bakersfield Brigade of the USL’s Premier Development League. The veteran of three World Cups, whose last MLS season was 2001, is set to make his Brigade debut Saturday against the LA Storm.
Defending champion Argentina matched the USA on Tuesday, scoring six goals in a 6-0 victory over Panama at the Under-20 World Cup. Brazil, the 2007 South American champion, recovered from a stunning 1-0 loss to Poland in its first game to beat South Korea, 3-2.
The Under-20 World Cup continues on July 4 with four games in Victoria and Burnaby. All four games will be televised on ESPN360.com (broadband) and Costa Rica-Japan will be shown on Fox Sports en Espanol. For the complete Under-20 World Cup schedule …
The USA will be cheering for Mexico to beat Chile or Ecuador to beat Brazil on Wednesday to remain alive at the Copa America. For the complete Copa America TV schedule …
Venezuela, Uruguay and Peru joined Mexico, Argentina and Paraguay in the quarterfinals of the Copa America when they finished 1-2-3 in Group A. Venezuela clinched the Group A title and a place in the quarterfinals — for the first time in Copa America history — when it held Uruguay to a 0-0 tie Tuesday in the final group match. Striker Claudio Pizarro‘s second goal of the game with five minutes remaining gave 10-man Peru a 2-2 tie with Bolivia in the first game, in which D.C. United’s Jaime Moreno scored his second goal of the tournament.
[NORDIC CUP ROSTER] Coach Bill Irwin named 18 players who will represent the USA in Vassa, Finland, at the 2007 Nordic Cup, being held from July 18-24.
The U.S. roster features numerous college stars and others who have completed their college eligibility and are playing in the W-League or WPSL.
New Jersey’s PDA, Pennsylvania’s FC Delco and the Baltimore Casa Mia Bays all had two boys teams crowned champions on Tuesday at the US Youth Soccer Region I Championships. On the girls side, Virginia led all state associations with four champions: VSA Heat (U-12), McLean Freedom (U-16), Richmond Strikers Elite (U-17) and PWSI Cardinals (U-19). PDA added a third Region I title when it won the U-15 girls crown. For complete Region I results and goalscorers …
Its big guns may not be there, but a familiar story is brewing for the USA at the 2007 Copa America: its performances are better than the score line would indicate, but soccer’s a zero-sum game and the final score is all that matters. The USA may have dominated midfield, won the majority of 50-50s […]
The sacking of Coach Fabio Capello at Real Madrid causes Paul Gardner of the New York Sun to revisit an old issue: what’s a contract to a big club, anyways? Years ago, after being fired just three months into his new job, Atletico Madrid coach Alfio Basile (who’s now in charge of Argentina) explained: “My […]
As expected, Sheffield United lost its legal dispute with the English Premier League and West Ham United over the Carlos Tevez affair. The Blades, relegated on the last day of the EPL season nearly two months ago, had two claims dismissed by a sports tribunal, both regarding the legality of Carlos Tevez’s appearances for West […]
The Fernando Torres-Liverpool deal is being sewn up as we speak, according to the Guardian. The Atletico striker cut short his vacation in Polynesia to head to Liverpool to complete a medical exam, which he passed. The Atletico striker will now join Liverpool for $53 million, pending issuance of a work permit. Luis Garcia has […]
Even if it didn’t come out quite right, many in the U.S. soccer industry understood exactly what Los Angeles Galaxy President/General Manager Alexi Lalas was trying to get at when he recently defended MLS against some critical Brits: Beckham is a great signing – but the league is not in need of a savior.
Barcelona’s Giovanni Dos Santos lived up to his billing as one of the players to watch at the U-20 World Cup, scoring on a volley from 25 yards for Mexico to start it on its way to a 3-0 win over Gambia in their opening Group C game. Portugal opened with a 2-0 win over New Zealand thanks to a pair of goals by Bruno Gama. In Monday’s only other game, Austria and Congo tied, 1-1.
Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players’ performance in their 3-1 Copa America loss to Paraguay …
Nothing redeems a mediocre performance more than clinical finishing. Nothing mars a commendable showing like squandered opportunities. Create, battle, and squander sums up the 3-1 U.S. loss to Paraguay Monday night in Barinas, Venezuela. The defeat left the Americans with a 0-2 record, a minus-5 goal difference, and a very slim chance to advance.
[REGION III YOUTH RESULTS] The US Youth Soccer Region III Championships moved on despite early morning rain that pushed back play by an hour in Oklahoma City. There have been 20 consecutive days of rain that broke a 70-year-old record. The Dallas Texans went 7-1 in Monday’s quarterfinals. Its U-19 boys team has already qualified for Tuesday’s semifinals. North Carolina’s CASL Elite was 4-0 in boys quarterfinal action. For complete Region III quarterfinal results …
[REGION I YOUTH RESULTS] Host state Maine is sending its second team ever to the US Youth Soccer Region I Championship finals. The Coastal SC’s U-17 boys beat Connecticut’s South Central, 1-0, on an overtime goal by Eddie Jones to advance to Tuesday’s final in Portland. The Coastal SC, which had been playing down a man since early in the second half, has yet to concede a goal at the regionals. FC Delco defeated the defending national champion Baltimore Casa Mia Bays, 4-1, in a shootout in their U-18 boys semifinal. FC Delco, Casa Mia Bays and PDA all had two teams advance to the boys finals. PDA had three girls teams qualify for the finals. FC Delco and FC Stars of Massachusetts have two teams apiece in the girls championship games. For complete Region I semifinal results and goalscorers …
[USA-POLAND PREVIEW] Before the FIFA U-20 World Cup started, U.S. coach Thomas Rongen described Poland, which the USA faces Tuesday in probably a must-win game in Montreal, as “a typical Eastern European country that’s going to be very hard to break down and very methodical in their approach.” To those attributes can be added opportunism and determination and resiliency. Poland upset Brazil, 1-0, on the opening day of play with a long-range free kick by Grzegorz Krychowiak and a staunch defensive display following the ejection of Real Madrid’s Krzysztof Krol in the 27th minute.
