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The European Championship will be played in Portugal June 12-July 4. Here's your pick for who will be crowned the Euro 2004 champion. results are based on 228 votes. Euro 2004 Champion? 20% – France 17% – Italy 16% – England 15% – Netherlands 10% – Portugal 9% – Spain 4% – Germany 3% – […]

Striker Henrik Larsson scored twice in two minutes to lead Sweden to a 5-0 victory over Bulgaria in their opening Euro 2004 game on Monday. Midfielder Fredrik Ljungberg, Zlatan Ibrahimovic (penalty kick) and substitute Marcus Allback also scored for the Swedes. The margin of victory equaled the tournament record. Denmark and Italy drew, 0-0, in […]

By Ridge Mahoney Jeff Cunningham scores twice to keep the Crew's unbeaten streak alive; the shorthanded Quakes beat the stripped-down Metros; the Fire squanders a lead and the game at Home Depot; Dallas downs the reeling Revs; and Colorado loses at home and ties on the road. BRIANS' GOALS: The Quakes captured a 3-1 victory […]

U.S. under-19 women's national team star Kia McNeill played in the back and up front for the East in the opener of the third McDonald's High School All-America doubleheader Sunday in Carson, Calif., scoring one goal and earning the girls MVP award following a 2-2 tie with a shorthanded West side. Peter Lowery was selected […]

WOMEN'S PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE June 12 Steel City Sparks 4 (Barnes 15, 26, Biddle 72, Kane 83) Massachusetts Stingers 0 Ajax of Southern California 4 (Bucciarelli 21, Ferrara 35, Harvey 80, Gatell 82) East Bay Power 0 Northern California Blues 0 Utah Spiders 3 (Kofoed 30, Wayman 50, Christiansen 55) Denver Kickers 2 (Sekyra 13, […]

USL W-LEAGUE June 7 Fort Collins Force 2 (Beamer 15, Cooney 63) Edmonton Aviators 2 (Aitkenhead 19, Gjini 90). June 8 Denver Lady Cougars 1 (Dukakis 81) Edmonton Aviators 0. June 9 Detroit Jaguars 2 (Morgan 2, Fedrigo 34) West Michigan Edge 0 (game does not count in standings) June 10 Richmond Kickers Destiny 4 […]

On whether he sensed frustration in the team as the first half progressed: ''We basically choreographed this game, knowing what it was going to look like. We felt that their best 30 minutes of soccer were going to be the first 30 minutes, and we certainly saw that. Give them credit. They played with a […]

Former Atlanta Beat striker Conny Pohlers scored a hat trick and Petra Wimbersky added two goals as visiting FFC Turbine Potsdam routed FFC Frankurt, 7-2, Sunday to capture its first German League women's title. Nancy Augustyniak started and her twin sister, Julie, came on as a late substitute in the decisive match, Turbine's second one-sided […]

Two goals by Zinedine Zidane — one on a free kick, the other from the penalty spot — during second-half injury time gave France a 2-1 victory over England Sunday in Lisbon at the European Championship. Frank Lampard scored on a 38th-minute header to give England a 1-0 lead, the first goal the French allowed […]

The United States opened up a 3-0 lead in its World Cup 2006 qualifying series with Grenada and looks set to advance to the semifinal round in the CONCACAF, but the first leg in Columbus was not without its nervous moments. Despite a huge edge in shots, the Americans didn't score their first and third […]

Barbados was the only seeded team to lose in first leg of the second round of World Cup 2006 qualifying in the CONCACAF zone. The Bajan Rockets fell to Caribbean foe St. Kitts & Nevis, 2-0, in Waterford on Sunday. Three seeded teams tied on the road: Costa Rica (2-2 at Cuba), Guatemala (1-1 at […]

SECOND ROUND, FIRST LEG June 13 in Columbus, Ohio USA 3 (Beasley 45, 71, Vanney 90) Grenada 0. June 13 in San Salvador El Salvador 2 (J.Martinez, 13, Velasquez 53) Bermuda 1 (Nusum 29). June 13 in Panama City Panama 4 (Julio Dely Valdes 4, Tejada 17, Phillips 38, Brown 74) St. Lucia 0. June […]

June 12 in Carson, Calif. Los Angeles 3 Chicago 2. Goals: Herzog (Ngwenya) 10, Ngwenya (Albright) 81, Albright (Victorine, Grabavoy) 93+; Razov 28, Razov pen. 67. Los Angeles – Hartman, Albright (Thompson, 89), Aloisi, Suarez (Broome, 59), Lewis, Jones, Herzog (Grabavoy, 77), Saragosa, Victorine, Ngwenya, Moreno. Chicago – Ring, Whitfield, Curtin, Brown, Gray, Capano (Griffin, […]

FIRST ROUND, FIRST LEG June 12 in Havana Cuba 2 (More pen. 25, 75) Costa Rica 2 (Sequeira 12, Saborio 42). June 12 in Paramaribo Surinam 1 (Puperhart 14) Guatemala 1 (Ramirez 35). June 12 in Miami Haiti 1 (Peguero pen. 48) Jamaica 1 (King 38). June 12 in Willemstad Netherlands Antilles 1 (Hose 75) […]

Georgios Karagounis and Angelis Basinas scored to give Greece an improbable 2-1 win over host Portugal in the opening game of Euro 2004. Karagounis put the Greeks ahead in the seventh minute to stun the home crowd in Porto. Basinas scored the second goal with a penalty kick six minutes into the second half. Cristiano […]

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CZECH REPUBLIC Goalkeepers: 16-Jaromir Blazek (Sparta Prague), 1-Petr Cech (Rennes), 23-Antonin Kinsky (Saturn Ramenskoye) Defenders: 5-Rene Bolf (Banik Ostrava), 2-Zdenek Grygera (Ajax), 17-Tomas Huebschman (Sparta Prague), 6-Marek Jankulovski (Udinese), 13-Martin Jiranek (Reggina), 3-Pavel Mares (Zenit St. Petersburg), 22-David Rozehnal (Club Bruges), 21-Tomas Ujfalusi (Hamburg) Midfielders: 4-Tomas Galasek (Ajax),11-Pavel Nedved (Juventus), 20-Jaroslav Plasil (Monaco), 8-Karel Poborsky […]

SWEDEN Goalkeepers: 1-Andreas Isaksson (Djurgarden), 12-Magnus Hedman (Ancona), 23-Magnus Kihlstedt (FC Copenhagen) Defenders: 2-Teddy Lucic (Bayer Leverkusen), 3-Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa), 4-Johan Mjallby (Celtic), 5-Erik Edman (Heerenveen), 14-Alexander Ostlund (Hammarby), 13-Petter Hansson (Heerenveen), 15-Andreas Jakobsson (Broendby), 22-Erik Wahlstedt (Helsingborg) Midfielders: 6-Tobias Linderoth (Everton), 7-Mikael Nilsson (Halmstad), 8-Anders Svensson (Southampton), 9-Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal), 16-Kim Kallstrom (Rennes), […]

FRANCE Goalkeepers: 16-Fabien Barthez (Marseille), 23-Gregory Coupet (Lyon), 1-Mickael Landreau (Nantes) Defenders: 2-Jean-Alain Boumsong (Auxerre), 8-Marcel Desailly (Chelsea), 5-William Gallas (Chelsea), 3-Bixente Lizarazu (Bayern Munich), 19-Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich), 13-Mikael Silvestre (Man. United), 15-Lilian Thuram (Juventus), Midfielders: 17-Olivier Dacourt (Roma), 6-Claude Makelele (Chelsea), 18-Benoit Pedretti (Sochaux), 7-Robert Pires (Arsenal), 14-Jerome Rothen (Monaco), 4-Patrick Vieira (Arsenal), […]

PORTUGAL Goalkeepers: 1-Ricardo Pereira (Sporting Lisbon), 12-Quim (Braga), 22-Jose Moreira (Benfica) Defenders: 13-Miguel Monteiro (Benfica), 4-Jorge Andrade (Dep. Coruna), 5-Fernando Couto (Lazio), 15-Beto (Sporting Lisbon), 3-Rui Jorge (Sporting Lisbon), 14-Nuno Valente (Porto), 2-Paulo Ferreira (Porto), 16-Ricardo Carvalho (Porto) Midfielders: 10-Rui Costa (AC Milan), 7-Luis Figo (Real Madrid), 8-Armando Petit (Benfica), 6-Costinha (Porto), 20-Deco (Porto), 19-Tiago […]

All 31 Euro 2004 matches will be available on American television — for a price. DirecTV, DISH Network and iNDemand offer pay-per-view packages — $179 for all matches, $19.95 for each group match and $24.95 for each match in the knockout phase. All matches will also be available on closed-circuit at selected pubs and restaurants. […]

Home team listed first Saturday, June 12, 4:00 pm ET/1:00 pm PT LOS ANGELES (5-3-3, 18 pts) vs. CHICAGO (4-2-4, 16 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: Los Angeles – FW Carlos Ruiz (R ankle sprain), MF Peter Vagenas (groin surgery), FW Jovan Kirovski (national team duty – USA), DF Tyrone Marshall (national team duty […]

USA vs. Grenada CONCACAF World Cup qualifying, 2nd round, 1st leg Sunday, June 13 in Columbus, Ohio 1 pm ET/10 am PT TV: ESPN2 (live), Telemundo (live) THE ROAD TO GERMANY 2006: The winner of the USA-Grenada series — 2nd leg takes place June 20 in Grenada –advances to the semifinal qualifying round with the […]

Danica Carey debuted Wednesday for Russian champion FC Energy Voronezh, teaming with former University of Nebraska teammate Jenny Benson on the backline during a 2-0 victory over Chertanovo. Carey, who had been playing with San Diego WFC of the Women's Premier Soccer League, played the first half in central defense. Benson played the full game […]

FIFA U-19 WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Nov. 10-27 in Thailand Tournament Draw (June 11) Group A: Thailand, Europe 2, Australia, Canada. Group B: Africa, China, Europe 4, Brazil. Group C: South Korea, United States, Europe 3, Europe 1.