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The following are the results of the USASA’s national cup finals played July 19-21 in Fenton, Mo.: Men’s Amateur Cup Semifinals Washington Iberia 5 Hibernian Saints (Wash.) 2 Dallas Speed 2 Cleveland Kickers 1 Final Washington Iberia 2 Dallas Speed 1 Men’s Over-30 Cup Semifinals St. Louis Kutis 3 Suncoast (Fla.) 1 San Francisco Greek-Americans […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the USA-Portugal group A match at RFK Stadium. USA — Keller, Pope, Peay, Lalas, Hejduk, Joseph, Reyna, Silvera, Maisonneuve, Baba, Kirovski. Portugal — Nuno Herlander, Rui Bento, Andrade, Rui Jorge, Litos, Videgal, Calado, Kennedy, Dominguez, Paulo Alves, Porfirio.

Standings Team GP W L GF GA P Montreal 16 13 3 27 12 33 Colorado 14 8 6 28 18 22 Seattle 16 9 7 18 16 21 New York 12 6 6 15 15 14 Vancouver 13 5 8 15 23 11 Rochester 12 4 8 13 22 10 Atlanta 11 2 9 […]

Goalkeeper Mark Dougherty (4) Tampa Bay Defenders Iain Fraser (2) New England Frank Yallop (2) Tampa Bay Midfielders Cobi Jones (2) Los Angeles Chris Henderson (2) Colorado Darren Sawatsky (1) New England Robert Warzycha (1) Columbus Jason Kreis (5) Dallas Forwards Paul Bravo (2) San Jose Giuseppe Galderisi (1) Tampa Bay Eric Wynalda (2) San […]

The U.S. defeated Sweden 2-1 in their Group E match in Orlando, but star forward Mia Hamm was injured in a goalmouth scramble during the 81st minute. Hamm was stretchered off the field with what appeared to be an injury to her left knee. The severity of the injury is unknown at this time. SA […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the U.S.-Sweden Group E match in Orlando. USA — Scurry, Overbeck, Chastain, Fawcett, MacMillan, Foudy, Venturini, Lilly, Hamm, Milbrett, Akers. Sweden — Nilsson, Sandell, Nessvold, Bengtsson, Sundhage, Swedberg, Andersson, Kalte, Videkull, Svensson, Carlsson.

The U.S. now leads Sweden 2-1 in the 65th minute of their Group E match. U.S. midfielder Shannon MacMillan gave the Americans a two-goal lead in the 61st minute. Tiffany Roberts (who replaced Tiffeny Milbrett in the 58th minute) sent a pass to Mia Hamm just inside the top right corner of the box, but […]

The U.S. continues to lead Sweden 1-0, courtesy of Tisha Venturini’s 15th minute strike. The U.S. has controlled the action so far, as the American defense has stymied the Swedes’ attacks. Venturini is unfortunate not to have a hat trick already. She headed off the crossbar in the first minute, after Mia Hamm had curled […]

Note: Mia Hamm suffered a left ankle sprain in the U.S. victory, and is questionable for Thursday’s game against China in Miami. July 23 in Orlando, Fla. USA 2 Sweden 1. Goals: Venturini 15, MacMillan 61; own goal 64. USA — Scurry, Overbeck, Chastain, Fawcett, MacMillan (Wilson, 90), Foudy, Venturini, Lilly, Hamm (Gabarra, 85), Milbrett […]

Group C July 23 in Birmingham, Ala. Mexico 0 South Korea 0. Mexico — Campos, Suarez, Davino, Pardo, Villa, Lara, R. Garcia, Sol, Blanco (Alfaro, 62), L. Garcia, Palencia (Abundis, 69). South Korea — Seo Dong Myung, Choi Sung Yong, Lee Sang Hun, Kim Hyun Su, Lee Lim Saeng (Lee Kyung Soo, 16), Lee Ki […]

Standings Select League Eastern Conference No. Atlantic GP W L GF GA P Long Island 15 8 7 33 29 24 Richmond 14 7 7 22 20 19 Connecticut 15 8 7 27 28 16 Delaware 13 5 8 15 16 13 Cape Cod 11 4 7 17 21 10 NY/NJ Stallions 15 2 13 […]

Group E Team GP W T L GF GA P China 2 2 0 0 7 1 6 USA 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 Sweden 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 Denmark 2 0 0 2 1 8 0 Group F Team GP W T L GF GA P Brazil 2 1 […]

Group E July 23 in Orlando, Fla. USA 2 Sweden 1. Goals: Venturini 15, MacMillan 61; own goal 64. USA — Scurry, Overbeck, Chastain, Fawcett, MacMillan (Wilson, 90), Foudy, Venturini, Lilly, Hamm (Gabarra, 85), Milbrett (Roberts, 58), Akers. Sweden — Nilsson, Sandell (Jakobsson, 68), Nessvold, Bengtsson, Sundhage, Swedberg, Andersson, Kalte (Kun, 85), Videkull, Svensson, Carlsson […]

Group C Team GP W T L GF GA P Mexico 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 South Korea 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 Ghana 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 Italy 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 Group F Team GP W T L GF GA P Nigeria 2 […]

Tisha Venturini scored on a diving header in the 15th minute to put the U.S. ahead of Sweden in their Group E match in Orlando. Mia Hamm took a pass from Michelle Akers on the left side of the midfield, and lobbed a cross to Tiffeny Milbrett at the top of the box. Milbrett, despite […]

Men’s Group A July 22 in Birmingham, Ala. USA 2 Tunisia 0. Goals: Kirovski 38, Maisonneuve (Lalas) 90. USA — Keller, Hejduk, Lalas, Pope, Peay, Joseph, Silvera, Reyna, Maisonneuve, Baba, Kirovski (Wood, 90). Tunisia — El Ouaer, Baccouche (Bokri, 57), Badra, Chouchane, Beya, Gabsi, Ghodbane (Ben Younes, 63), Sellimi, Jaballah, Jaidi, Ben Chrouda. Yellow cards: […]

Soccer America Silver XI celebrity nominations GK: Brad Friedel Field Players: Rick Davis Kevin Crow Ty Keough Kyle Rote Jr. Tab Ramos John Harkes Claudio Reyna Joe-Max Moore Cobi Jones Mike Burns Coach: Walt Chyzowych In celebration of our 25th Anniversary, Soccer America honors the 11 players and one coach from the past 25 years […]

Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P Argentina 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 Portugal 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 USA 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 Tunisia 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 Group B Team GP W T L GF GA P France 2 1 […]

Group A RESULTS USA 2 Tunisia 0 Argentina 1 Portugal 1 Team GP W T L GF GA P Argentina 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 Portugal 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 USA 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 Tunisia 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 Group B RESULTS Spain […]

Brian Maisonneuve scored in the 90th minute to give the U.S. a 2-0 victory over Tunisia in their group A match in Birmingham, Ala. Over 45, 000 fans were present at Legion Field. The second U.S. goal occurred after a Claudio Reyna cross was cleared to Alexi Lalas. The New England Revolution defender chipped the […]

Due to heavy thunderstorms in the Birmingham area, the kickoff of the USA-Tunisia match has been delayed until 7:45 eastern time.

Tunisia’s Fend Chouchane was sent off for his second yellow card in the 69th minute. The second booking came after a hard foul on Jovan Kirovski in the 67th minute, but the referee did not realize it was Chouchane’s second card until the 69th. The U.S. has a man advantage for the final 21 minutes […]

Jovan Kirovski nailed a 20-yard free kick in the 38th minute to give the USA a 1-0 lead over Tunisia in their group B match. The kick occurred after a foul on U.S. midfielder Miles Joseph, who had dribbled through four Tunisian defenders. Kirovski bent his kick over the Tunisian wall and into the top […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the USA-Tunisia group A match in Birmingham, Ala. USA — Keller, Hejduk, Lalas, Pope, Peay, Joseph, Silvera, Reyna, Maisonneuve, Baba, Kirovski. Tunisia — El Ouaer, Baccouche, Badra, Chouchane, Beya, Gabsi, Ghodbane, Sellimi, Jaballah, Jaidi, Ben Chrouda. The game is expected to start at 7:30 eastern, […]

July 22 in Birmingham, Ala. USA 2 Tunisia 0. Goals: Kirovski 38, Maisonneuve (Lalas) 90. USA — Keller, Hejduk, Lalas, Pope, Peay, Joseph, Silvera, Reyna, Maisonneuve, Baba, Kirovski (Wood, 90). Tunisia — El Ouaer, Baccouche (Bokri, 57), Badra, Chouchane, Beya, Gabsi, Ghodbane (Ben Younes, 63), Sellimi, Jaballah, Jaidi, Ben Chrouda. Yellow cards: USA — Joseph […]