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U.S. under-20 national team coach Sigi Schmid named a 20-man roster for the Suwon International Youth Football Tournament in Suwon, South Korea, March 22-26. The U-20s will face Argentina, Egypt and South Korea in the four-team tournament, which will serve as preparation for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands from June 10-July […]

Winners: Halftime sub DaMARCUS BEASLEY set up PSV EINDHOVEN's final goal, with a corner kick, in a 4-0 win over ADO Den Haag, which keeps PSV's lead at the top of the Dutch Eredivisie at four points ahead of second-place AZ. BLACKBURN, with American BRAD FRIEDEL in goal, downed Leicester, 1-0, to advance to the […]

Ryan Suarez, a California native of Uruguayan descent, has moved from the Los Angeles Galaxy, for which he started last season on the backline, to Chivas USA in exchange for a Conditional Draft pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. The 27-year-old played two full seasons for Dallas before joining L.A. in the middle of the […]

1987 Boys Championship Eastern Pennsylvania 1 (Kouadio 93) Georgia 0. Consolation Indiana 2 (own goal 14, Wilson 80) Washington 1 (Grisham 90). 1987 Girls Championship Maryland 1 (Poach 76) Illinois 0. Consolation California South 6 (Moore 9, Bosio 24, Enyart 51, 71, 86, Lewis 60) Florida 1 (Johnson 79). 1989 Boys Championship Illinois, 2 (Marosevic […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) MONDAY, March 14 No live games. TUESDAY, March 15 ESPN DEPORTES European Champions League, Round of 16, 2nd Leg INTER MILAN-PORTO (live), 2:30 pm. FOX SOCCER CHANNEL English Premier League CHELSEA-WEST BROM (live), 2:30 […]

The U.S, women's national team will meet Germany for the first time since their semifinal match in the 2004 Olympics when they face off in the final of the 2005 Algarve Cup Tuesday in Portugal. The Americans beat Finland, 3-0, and Denmark, 4-0, to finish Group B with a perfect record. Forward Christie Welsh scored […]

Group A March 9 Norway 2 China 1 Germany 2 Sweden 1 March 11 Sweden 2 China 0 Germany 4 Norway 0 March 13 Germany 2 China 0 Sweden 1 Norway 1 Final Standings: Germany 9 points; Sweden 4; Norway 3; China 1. Group B March 9 Denmark 4 Finland 1 USA 1 France 0 […]

Arrested … A German player Steffen Karl, in connection with the German game-fixing scandal that has already seen the arrests of two referees, Robert Hoyzer and Dominik Marks. Karl, who once played for First Division club Borussia Dortmund, is now in the Third Division with Chemnitz and is suspected of intentionally committing a penalty-kick foul […]

Chivas Guadalajara has long been considered Mexico's most popular team, but a poll recently published by La Reforma showed 23 percent of the nation's soccer fans as supporters of archrival Club America, followed by 19 percent Guadalajara supporters. (The difference was within the survey's margin of error.) The Capitalino-Tapatio clash on Sunday marks the 140th […]

The USA will host England in a friendly May 28 in Chicago. The two nations last met in September of 1994, a 2-0 England win at Wembley. In 1993, the Americans downed England, 2-0, in Foxboro, Mass. England will also play Colombia May 31 in East Rutherford, N.J., as part of a doubleheader with the […]

Winners: DaMARCUS BEASLEY came on as a 67th minute sub and scored PSV Eindhoven's second goal in a 2-0 win over at Monaco, which gave the Dutch club a 3-0 aggregate win in the round of 16 encounter. It marked Beasley's fourth goal in nine Champions League appearances. The U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM beat France, […]

4 Four U.S. players — goalie Jon Busch, defenders Richie Kotschau and Chad Marshall and late sub Nat Borchers earned their first caps in the 3-0 victory over Colombia Wednesday night. 6 Six players — Busch, Kotschau, Marshall and defender Brian Mullan and midfielders Clint Dempsey and Pat Noonan — made their first starts for […]

March 9 in Germantown, Md. D.C. United (USA) 2 Harbour View (Jam.) 1. Goals: Eskandarian 5, Gros 64; Shelton 23. D.C. United — Rimando, Stokes, Gomez (Simms, 84), Ben Olsen, Caroll, Gros, Namoff, Eskandarian, Moreno (Quaranta, 88), Adu (Prideaux, 79). Harbour View — Murray, Damion Stewart, Shelton, Hue, McCreath (Gordon, 79), Scarlett, Harvey, Palmer, C.Stewart […]

The United States extended its record unbeaten streak to 15 games with a 3-0 victory over Colombia Wednesday night before 7,086 fans in Fullerton, Calif. Defender Chad Marshall scored in his full international debut when he headed home a cross from Steve Ralston in the 33rd minute, eight minutes after midfielder Pat Noonan finished a […]

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Round of 16, Second Leg March 8 Chelsea (Eng.) 4 (Gudjohnsen 8, Lampard 17, Duff 19, Terry 76) Barcelona (Spain) 2 (Ronaldinho pen. 27, 38). (Chelsea wins 5-4 on aggregate.) AC Milan (Italy) 1 (Crespo 61) Manchester Utd. (Eng.) 0. (AC Milan wins 2-0 on aggregate.) Lyon (France) 7 (Wiltord 8, 55, […]

The USA is likely to get a look at one of South America's top young stars when it faces Colombia Wednesday night in a friendly in Fullerton, Calif. The game, which will not be televised, is one of two U.S. exhibitions in preparation for World Cup qualifiers against Mexico (March 27) and Guatemala (March 30. […]

The U.S. women's national team beat France, 1-0, to open play at the 2005 Algarve Cup in Portugal. Christie Welsh, who has been playing in France for Lyon, scored the only goal in the 20th minute. The game was the first for interim head coach Greg Ryan. Christie Welsh, who has been playing in France […]

(From the March 7 issue of Soccer America Magazine.) By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Magazine As MLS teams race to get ready for opening day, questions abound about their readiness. Will the moves already made work out? What moves remain to be made? Here's a look at some burning questions around the league. […]

(From the March 7 issue of Soccer America Magazine) An expanded MLS provides more opportunities than ever for young draftees to break into the 10-year-old league. By Mike Woitalla Executive Editor, Soccer America Magazine Knox Cameron (Columbus) Pick-up soccer product He never donned a uniform until he joined the Bronx Lions at age 11, but […]

(From the March 7 issue of Soccer America Magazine.) When he arrived in England, Eddie Lewis was dubbed the 'American Beckham.' He hates the label, but it fits. Lewis is the best crosser of the ball, a true lefty on a U.S. national team long lacking consummate left wingers By Ridge Mahoney The rising blast […]

U.S. UNDER-18 BOYS March 2 U-17s 1-2 L Rogers March 3 IMG U-19 1-1 T Guadarrama March 5 Virginia 2-1 W Zizzo (2) U.S. UNDER-17 BOYS March 6 U-18s 2-1 W Igwe, Kirk U.S. UNDER-16 BOYS March 4 U-15 BNT 2-1 W Nunez, Altidore March 6 U-15 BNT 4-0 W Sorrentino (2), Altidore, Marosevic U.S. […]

USA Roster GOALKEEPERS Jon Busch (Columbus Crew) 0 caps/0 goals Joe Cannon (Colorado Rapids) 1/0 Kevin Hartman (Los Angeles Galaxy) 2/0 DEFENDERS Chris Albright (Los Angeles Galaxy) 12/1 Nat Borchers (Colorado Rapids) 0/0 Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew) 61/5 Ritchie Kotschau (Colorado Rapids) 0/0 Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew) 0/0 MIDFIELDERS Clint Dempsey (New England Revolution) 2/0 […]

(From the Feb. 14/21 issue of Soccer America Magazine.) By Mike Woitalla When a new player arrives at Germany's eight-syllable team, the unofficial right of passage occurs when he is compared favorably to a member of the original Foals. In the 1960s, Borussia Moenchengladbach won promotion to the Bundesliga with a lineup of players averaging […]

Ramon Ramirez, Chivas USA's biggest star and captain, has quit the team. According to media reports, the 35-year-old veteran of two World Cups cited his inability to get a visa for the family's nanny as a reason for his departure. It's the second time that a Chivas Guadalajara star changed his mind about MLS. Francisco […]

The 2005 MLS All-Star Game will be hosted by Columbus July 30. It will pit the best of MLS against 15th-place English Premier League club Fulham. Fulham, whose squad includes former Columbus Crew star Brian McBride and former Chicago defender Carlos Bocanegra, is six points above the relegation zone. The MLS All-Star Game included a […]