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The German Bundesliga kicks off its 43rd season on Friday. FAVORITE. Defending champion Bayern Munich left a 12-point gap between itself and runner-up Schalke 04 last season while winning its record 19th Bundesliga title. In the last decade, Bayern has finished among the top three each season and won six titles. It's led by Germany's […]

The Argentine league, which plays a split season, kicks off its Apertura Championship this weekend. 1st Velez Sarsfield finished tops in the 2005 Clausura Championship, but a poll by La Nacion of players and coaches picked Boca to finish first, followed by River Plate, despite the fact that the two traditional powers finished 10th and […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine FRIENDLY DATE: Because the Aug. 17 qualifier against Trinidad & Tobago falls on a FIFA friendly international date, not one set aside for competitive matches, U.S. coach Bruce Arena won't have his players until two or three days prior to the T&T game. FIFA rules mandate a […]

Aug. 3 in Portland, Ore. Portland (USL1) 0 San Jose (MLS) 2 (Barrett 27, Mullan 63) Aug. 3 in Carson, Calif. Los Angeles (MLS) 5 (Jones 16, Ngwenya 36, Gomez 45, Donovan 89. Albright 90) Chivas USA (MLS) 2 (Sequiera 4, Ramirez 20) Aug. 3 in Rochester, N.Y. Rochester (USL1) 3 (Palguta 20, Carabajal 30, […]

Winners: MELVIN TARLEY scored all four goals for USL1 team Minnesota Thunder in its 4-1 fourth-round U.S. Open Cup win over MLS's Colorado Rapids. Tarley, a 22-year-old Liberian in his third season with the Thunder, had also scored against MLS's Real Salt Lake in the Thunder's 6-4 third-round win. The CHICAGO FIRE kept alive its […]

Winners:Zinedine Zidane, 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship winner, has reversed his decision of a year ago to retire from international duty and has announced himself ready to play for FRANCE, which is in fourth place in its World Cup 2006 qualifying group behind Ireland (1st), Switzerland (2nd) and Israel (3rd). Also coming out […]

On Saturday, FC Dallas, hosting the MetroStars, will make its first appearance at its new stadium, Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. $80 million Total cost of complex construction. $55 million Public funds contributed to the complex. $25 million Hunt Sports Group's contribution. $25 million Amount Pizza Hut is paying Hunt Sports Group and FC […]

Real Salt Lake has signed defenders Gustavo Cabrera of Guatemala and Robert Scarlett of Jamaica, and American midfielder Adolfo Gregorio. They will be eligible to play on Aug. 15. Left-sided Cabrera, 25, who played for Guatemala against the USA in World Cup qualifying last March, arrives from Comunicaciones. Scarlett, 26, is also a left-sided player. […]

Manchester City player Joey Barton, 22, has made a televised plea asking his brother, Michael Barton, 18, to turn himself into police who are investigating last Friday's racially motivated ax murder of 18-year-old student Anthony Walker in Liverpool. Police believe Michael Barton and another man sought in the investigation have gone abroad. The Marlborough (Mass.) […]

The U.S. boys under-17 national team began its 12-day tour of the Netherlands û part of preparations for the 2005 Under-17 World Championship Sept. 16-Oct. 2 in Peru û with a 2-2 tie Monday with PSV EindhovenÆs reserves. The U.S. scored through Ryan Soroka and an own goal. U-17 roster for Netherlands tour: GOALKEEPERS: Bryant […]

Winners: JEFF CUNNINGHAM is MLS's leading scorer, but has failed to get a call back into national team camp from Coach Bruce Arena and was a coach's selection to the MLS All-Star Game only because of an injury to Eddie Johnson. On Saturday, as a late second-half sub, he scored twice in five minutes to […]

Northern Division Wednesday, July 27 Toronto 6 (Marrosszeky 15, Everrett 35, 80, Warner 64, MacDougall 72, own goal 82) Vermont 0. Northeast Division Wednesday, July 27 Long Island 3 (O'Brien 39, 89, Stansfield 86) Western Mass 1 (Sherry 53). Boston 4 (Sauerbrun 2, Brown 18, Stoia 30, Welcome 48) New York 0. Central Conference (Cincinnati, […]

Central Conference (Des Moines, IA) Friday, July 29 Semifinal: Boulder 1 (Findley 51) Michigan 4 (Turpin 81, Djokic 94, Nelson 97, Kabwe 103). Semifinal: Chicago 0 Des Moines 3 (Baker 7, Boltnar pen. 45, Kother 54). Saturday, July 30 Final: Des Moines 4 (Boltnar 37, Baker 39, Mujdzic 62, own goal 74) Michigan 1 (Dube […]

USL First Division Wednesday, July 27 Seattle 3 (Gregor pen. 10, 33, Levesque 17) Toronto 0. Thursday, July 28 Minnesota 3 (Tarley 5, 16, 23) Virginia Beach 1 (Morelli 29). Friday, July 29 Atlanta 2 (DeLima 7, Dawkins 9) Montreal 1 (Gervais 29). Vancouver 0 Seattle 0. Saturday, July 30 Charleston 0 Montreal 1 (Fukasawa […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Aug. 5 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL USL First Division PORTLAND-MINNESOTA (live), 11 pm. PROSIEBENSAT.1 WELT German Bundesliga BAYERN MUNICH-BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH (live) 2:25 pm. SETANTA SPORTS USA German Bundesliga BAYERN MUNICH-BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH (live) 3 pm. […]

Under-19 Boys, James P. McGuire Cup Sockers FC (IL) 2 Atlanta Fire United (GA) 1 (OT) Goal Scorers: Under-18 Boys, Andy Stone Cup Dallas Texans Red 87 (Texas North) 3, PDA Conquistadors (New Jersey) 0 Goal Scorers: Ryan Mirsky (Dallas) 39:00, Christopher Clements (Dallas) 56:00, Dane Saintus (Dallas) 76:00 Under-17 Boys, Don Greer Cup Dallas […]

MLS ALL-STAR GAME (July 30) July 30 in Columbus MLS All-Stars 4 Fulham FC 1. Goals: Twellman (Donovan) 23, OBrien (Dempsey) 56, Cunningham (Gomez) 85, Cunningham (Joseph) 89; Jensen pen. 36. MLS All-Stars – Reis (Garlick, 89), Albright (Guerrero, 46), Conrad, Vanney, Hejduk, OBrien (Parkhurst, 84), Joseph, Valakari, Dempsey (Cunningham, 68), Twellman (Davis, 75), Donovan […]

(through Day 2) BOYS 4 Goals: Ryan Roushandel (Atlanta Fire United U-19) 3 Goals: Ryan Stokes (Chicago Magic U-14) 2 Goals: David Bell (Atlanta Fire United U-19) Sean Sandoval (Dallas Texans Red U-18) Brad Stisser (Real Colorado Nationalá U-18) David Murphy (Dallas Texans Red U-17) William Dworsky (Dallas Texans Red U-17) Cesar Macias (Arsenal FC […]

MLS All-Stars vs. Fulham in Columbus, Ohio Saturday (3:30 pm ET/12:30 PT, live on ABC) FULHAM (England) Founded: 1879 Nickname: Cottagers Promotion to Premier League: 2001 2004-05 English Premier League finish: 13th Top-tier league titles: none. FA Cup titles: none. English League Cup titles: none. European titles: none. Fulham Roster for MLS All-Star Game: Goalkeepers […]

MLS has a number of hot prospects who are attracting considerable interest from foreign clubs. Here's your chance to play international player agent by naming the player who will attract the highest transfer fee. You have until June 15, 2005, to make your pick. Stats based on 364 votes. Which current MLS player will command […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine CLINT VS. COBI: For one of the few times in their careers, second-year Rev Clint Dempsey and 10-year Galaxy veteran Cobi Jones squared off Wednesday night in their teams' 1-1 tie at Gillette Stadium. Dempsey missed their earlier meeting, a 1-1 tie on the Fourth of July […]

Last Sunday, the USA celebrated its third Gold Cup title. Its first came in 1991*. Paul Caligiuri, now men's and women's coach at Cal Poly Pomona, started every U.S. game at the 1991 Gold Cup. Three years later he started every U.S. game at the 1994 World Cup. Interview by Mike Woitalla SOCCER AMERICA: How […]

Under-19 Boys Sockers FC (Illinois) 1, Reston RFC (Virginia) 0 Goal Scorers: Paul Mongillo (Sockers) 60:00 Atlanta Fire United (Georgia) 4, Nomads SC (California South) 1 Goal Scorers: Ryan Roushandel (Atlanta) 34:00, 75:00, Mark Buchholz (Atlanta) 40:00, Jason Le (Nomads) 77:00, Phillip Raby (Atlanta) 85:00 Under-18 Boys Real Colorado National (Colorado) 2, FC Milwaukee (Wisconsin) […]

July 27 in Esat Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 3 FC Dallas 2. Goals: Razov (Lisi, Djorkaeff) 7, Magee 68, Galvan Rey (Razov) 74; Goodson (Mina) 38, Goodson 47. MetroStars — Meola, Leitch, Mendes, Parke (Stammler 46), Agoos, Galvan Rey, Bradley (Magee 64), Lisi, Gaven (Da Silva 89), Razov, Djorkaeff. FC Dallas — Garlick, Rhine, Goodson, Vanney, […]

Winners: SERGIO GALVAN REY, who's scoring touch had deserted him upon arriving to MLS in 2004, notched his fifth goal of the season to provide the MetroStars' gamewinner in a 3-2 triumph over Dallas that takes them into the All-Star break with a winning record. COLUMBUS downed Fulham, in town for Saturday's MLS All-Star Game, […]