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July 8 in Carson, Calif. Jamaica 4 Guatemala 3. Goals: Shelton 3, Fuller 5, Williams pen. 45, Hue 57; Ruiz pen. 11, 45, 67. Guatemala — Molina, Sanabria, Morales (Figueroa, 79), Melgar, Cabrera, Thompson, Romero, Ramirez, Ponciano (Sandoval, 62), Ruiz, Villatoro (Davila, 75). Jamaica — Ricketts, Stewart, Sawyers, Scarlett, Davis, Marshall, Williams (Johnson, 75), Fuller, […]

The United States assured itself of a spot in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup with a 2-0 win over Canada in Seattle. The Americans, 18-0-0 all-time in Gold Cup group play, took the lead in the 48th minute when Canada defender Atiba Hutchinson accidentally headed a John OÆBrien pass into his own net. Landon […]

USA-CANADA (GOLD CUP). The Americans go for their 18th straight win in group play at the Gold Cup when they face Canada in Seattle. It's been 20 years since Canada has won in the series dating back to 1925. SATURDAY: Telefutura, Gold Cup, USA-CANADA (live), 4:30 p.m. ET/1: 30 p.m. PT. USA-UKRAINE (WOMEN'S FRIENDLY). Hometown […]

July 7 in Seattle USA 4 Cuba 1. Goals: Dempsey 45, Donovan 87, 92+, Beasley 90; More 18. USA — Hahnemann, Hejduk, Conrad, Sanneh, Armas, Olsen (Wolff, 76), Quaranta, Davis (OÆBrien, 76), Dempsey, Casey (Donovan 66), Beasley. Cuba — Molina, Fernandez, Marquez, Cruzata, Minoso, Aquino, Colone, Villauruttia, Cervantes, More (Duartes, 57), Galindo (Gil, 77). Yellow […]

MLS Previews (July 9) Saturday, July 9, 6 pm ET/5 pm CT/3 pm PT D.C. UNITED (6-5-4, 22 pts) vs. KANSAS CITY (5-4-7, 22 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: D.C. United – MF Steve Guppy (Achilles tendonitis), DF Bryan Namoff (hip flexor strain), DF Kenny Arena (ankle sprain), DF Tim Merritt (plantar fasciatis), MF […]

U.S. under-21 womenÆs national team head coach Jillian Ellis has named 19 players who will travel to Sweden for the 15th Nordic Cup July 20-26. The U.S. team will train in New Jersey July 12-14 before departing for Sweden, which will be hosting its third Nordic Cup, the top competition in the world for U-21 […]

The U.S. girls U-17 national team will travel to Mexico July 8-17. Coach Erika Walsh will bring an 18-player roster to Mexico. The two new players getting call-ups are defender Akilha Duggan and forward Whitney Hooper. U.S. ROSTER: Goalkeepers — Chantel Jones (Richmond, Va.), Alyssa Naeher (Stratford, Conn.). Defenders — Jane Alukonis (Cocoa Beach, Fla.), […]

The U.S. boys under-national team arrived in Brazil on Wednesday for a two-week tour that will include four matches as head coach John Hackworth continues his preparations for the 2005 Under-17 World Championship Sept. 16-Oct. 2 in Peru. Hackworth is bringing a 22-player roster to Brazil for the two-week camp. U.S. ROSTER: Goalkeepers — Brian […]

July 6 in Miami Panama 1 Colombia 0. Goal: Tejada 70. Panama — Penedo, Rivera, L. Moreno, Torres, Baloy, Gomez, Julio Cesar Dely Valde (Jorge Luis Dely Valdes, 80), Medina (Avila, 69), Phillips, Tejada, Mitre (Blanco, 46). Colombia — Mondragon, De la Cuesta, Mendoza, J.C. Ramirez, Renteria, T. Moreno (A. Ramirez, 46), Anchico, Hurtado (Aguilar, […]

The 2005 Gold Cup starts Wednesday with a doubleheader at Miami's Orange Bowl. Mexico and the USA, first and second in World Cup qualifying, are several notches above the rest of the Gold Cup field in this ranking of the 12 finalists: 1. MEXICO (Group C). First in the Hexagonal with 13 points in five […]

(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and http://www.soccerTV.com) FRIDAY, July 8 UNIVISION Gold Cup MEXICO-SOUTH AFRICA (live), 10 pm. GALAVISION Gold Cup GUATEMALA-JAMAICA (live), midnight. FOX SOCCER CHANNEL USL First Division SEATTLE-PORTLAND (live), 11 pm. SATURDAY, July 9 MLS DIRECT KICK MLS COLUMBUS-SAN JOSE (live), […]

Under-19 Boys Reston RFC (Va.) 1 (Juckem 36) Albertson Red Storm Clash (N.Y.) 0, Under-18 Boys PDA Conquistadors (N.J.) 1 (Campbell 67) Beadling (Pa.) 0. Under-17 Boys New Rochelle Raiders (N,.Y.) 1 (Mesa 86) Juventus Post Road (Mass.) 0. Under-16 Boys FC Delco Black (Pa.) 3 (Shannon 68, 73, Taylor 80) Ironbound Warriors (N.J.) 1 […]

Premier Boys Region G Champions U12 û Santa Clara Sporting Ruckus (CA) U13 û Eastside United (OR) U14 û Diablo Valley SC (CA) U15 û Ballistic SC (CA) U16 û Colorado Rush (CO) U16 û Mustang SC (CA) U17 û FC United (WA) U17 û Santa Clara Sporting Ruckus (CA) Super Group Boys Region G […]

#=defending regional champion. Under-12 Boys Potomac Fusion (Maryland) 8, Spirit United Sting (Eastern Pennsylvania) 1 Goal Scorers: Maryland û Lester Dewee (23rd, 36th minutes), Elliott Andelman (40th minute), Mamadou Kansaye (43rd minute), Ishmaiah Calwrie (6th minute), Nadji Grizzle (55th minute), Joseph Meyer (57th minute), Jonathan Guzman (58th minute) Eastern Pennsylvania û John Frederick (10th minute) […]

July 1 Ajax America 0 California 2 (Chastain 51, 60). July 2 Las Vegas 1 (Roberts 31) East Bay 1 (Igwe 70). San Diego 6 (Schmit 5, 21, Anders 10, 81, Lehr 53, Sanford 86) San Francisco 1 (Guina 55). Steel City 2 (Humphrey 20, Lewandowski 41) Philadelphia 2 (Krankowski 35, Davies 60). July 3 […]

MLS SUMMARIES (July 4) July 4 in Salt Lake City Real Salt Lake 2 Metrostars 2. Goals: Trembly 78, Kreis pen. 90; Razov 44, Magee (Razov) 48. MetroStars – Wells, Leitch, Agoos, Parke, Mendes, Bradley, Magee (Regan, 87), Gaven, Lisi, Galvan Rey, Razov. Real Salt Lake – Countess, Akwari, Dunseth, Pierce (Knowles, 14), Kamler (Trembly, […]

MLS STATISTICS (through July 4) STANDINGS Eastern Conference Team W-L-T PTS New England 9-1-5 32 Chicago 10-6-2 32 D.C. United 6-5-4 22 Kansas City 5-4-7 22 Metrostars 5-4-6 21 Columbus 4-9-2 14 Western Conference Team W-L-T PTS FC Dallas 10-2-4 34 San Jose 6-3-7 25 Los Angeles 7-5-4 25 Colorado 5-10-2 17 Real Salt Lake […]

June 28 New Hampshire 0 Vermont 7 (Vanderpool 3, 21, Barr 7, Burke 23, 73, Bouchard 29, Pfaff 52). June 29 New Jersey 1 (McNamara 56) Long Island 0. West Michigan 2 (Kaci Klynstra 9, Rogers 29) Chicago 3 (Campion 10, Masar 33, 35). Ottawa 5 (Wilkinson 38, Consolante 45, Robinson 55, Hamel 75, Vermeulen […]

USL First Division June 30 Portland 0 Montreal 1 (Grande 58). July 1 Virginia Beach 0 Puerto Rico 0. July 2 Charleston 1 (Simmonds 56) Rochester 2 (Ball 50, Bolanos 53). Richmond 1 (Ssejjemba pen. 47) Puerto Rico 0. Minnesota 1 (Menyongar 24) Seattle 3 (Melo 46, Whitfield 61, Sleeth 73). Portland 1 (Alvarez 7) […]

MLS Summaries (July 2) July 2 in Columbus Columbus 0 D.C. United 1. Goal: Own Goal 64. Columbus – Walker, Kelly (Armstrong, 78), Fraser, Marshall, Schulte, Rodriguez (Testo, 61), Elliott, Martino, Henderson, Buddle (Cameron, 86), Wolyniec. D.C. United – Rimando, Prideaux, Boswell, Wilson, Kovalenko (Simms, 82), Adu (Stokes, 46), Carroll, Gomez, Gros, Kuffour (Walker, 60), […]

CANADA Goalkeepers: Mike Franks (Vancouver Whitecaps), Greg Sutton (Montreal Impact), Josh Wagenaar (Hartwick College/USA). Defenders: Adam Braz (Montreal Impact), Ali Gerba (Montreal Impact), Gabriel Gervais ((Montreal Impact), Nevio Pizzolitto (Montreal Impact), Chris Pozniak (Haugesund FK/NOR), Adrian Serioux (Millwall/ENG). Midfielders: Jim Brennan (Norwich City/ENG), Felix Brillant (free agent), Rhian Dodds (Kilmarnock/SCO), Sandro Grande (Montreal Impact), Iain […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine Sources at Anschutz Entertainment Group and reports in the Houston press confirm that the long-negotiated purchase of the San Jose Earthquakes by Grupo Televisa, the Mexican conglomerate that counts Mexican team Club America among its holdings, has been finalized contingent upon the decision on where the team […]

American DANNY KARBASSIYOON, a 20-year-old Virginia product, has signed with English second-tier club Burnley. Karbassiyoon was waived in May by Arsenal, which he joined 2003. In the 2004-05 season, he made two League Cup appearances for Arsenal, scoring once, and five league appearances while on loan to second-tier Ipswich. … The MetroStars have acquired defender […]

Winner: Brazil Runner-up: Argentina Third place: Germany Fourth place: Mexico Golden Ball (MVP): Adriano (Brazil) Silver Ball: Juan Riquelme (Argentina) Bronze Ball: Ronaldinho (Brazil) Golden Shoe (leading scorer): Adriano (Brazil) 5 goals Silver Shoe: Michael Ballack (Germany) 4 Bronze Shoe: John Aloisi (Australia) 4 Note: Ballack wins assist tiebreaker over Aloisi. Fair Play Award: Mexico

Western Mass Pioneers (USL2) 5 (McFarland 6, 61, Fletcher pen. 41, Qosa 59, McMenamin 79) Indianapolis Reggae Boyz (USASA) 0. Virginia Beach Mariners (USL1) 3 (Castellanos 5, Caskey 24, O'Niell 74) Richmond Kickers Future (PDL) 0. Wilmington Hammerheads (USL2) 5 (Bundy 6, Chase 12, Hill 36, Gledhill 75, Zarate 90) Dallas Roma (USASA) 0. Ocean […]