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Aug. 23 Colombia 2 (Otalvero 25, 43) Costa Rica 0. Argentina 2 (Cardozo 34, Peirone 45) Mexico 0. Aug. 24 USA 0 Brazil 3 (Leonardo 18, Ederson 61, Evandro 64). Spain 5 (Sanchez 28, Cesc 42, 78, Xisco 50, Jurado pen. 90) Portugal 2 (Manuel Curto 3, Vieira 87).

Coach John Ellinger On Freddy AduÆs play in the tournament: öHeÆs drawn a lot of attention. HeÆs a wonderful young player and will develop into an even better player, no question about it. HeÆs still learning and maturing as a soccer player in as far as what to do and when to do it on […]

After Steve Sampson and Bruce Arena squared off at the Orange Bowl for the first time since sharing the 1989 NCAA title, nobody made it personal. One of the most memorable and controversial championship games in NCAA history was the 1989 final, at Rutgers in frigid weather conditions. With temperatures in the teens and wind […]

Freddy Adu, the most celebrated teenager in American soccer history, climbs the world stage at the U-17 World Cup Aug. 13-30 in Finland. The Facts Born: June 2, 1989 in Tema, Ghana. Hometown: Potomac, Md. Height: 5-8. Weight: 150. Club: Bethesda International. International: U.S. under-17 national team. Favorites … Soccer player: Zinedine Zidane. Soccer teams: […]

ENGLAND * Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL) at Newcastle, 2-1. Started: 90 minutes. Howard was beaten on a 6-yard header by Alan Shearer. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 6. * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) at Bolton, 2-2. Started: 90 minutes. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 7. Trinidadian Dwight Yorke scored twice […]

Abby Wambach's sliding volley from a Jennifer Meier cross lifted the Washington Freedom to the WUSA title on Sunday with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Atlanta Beat in a gripping encounter at Torero Stadium in San Diego. Wambach, selected Most Valuable Player of Founders Cup III, netted both goals for the Freedom, which had […]

Aug. 22 in Kansas City Kansas City 2 Colorado 2 (OT). Goals: Arnaud (Preki) 1, Preki pen. 93+; Henderson (Spencer, Mastroeni) 29, Spencer (Hart) 41. Kansas City — Meola, Jewsbury (Talley, 46), Conrad, Garcia, Armstrong (Harris, 46), Klein, Zavagnin, Zotinca, Quill (Wolff, 62), Arnaud, Preki. Colorado — Vallow, Kotschau, Borchers, Fraser, Hart, Chung, Beckerman, Mastroeni, […]

WUSA Founders Cup III Washington Freedom vs. Atlanta Beat Sunday, Aug. 24, 4:00 pm ET /1:00 pm PT Torero Stadium Live on ESPN 2. Founders Cup III features the runners-up from the previous two championship games in Atlanta and Washington. The Beat advanced to the title match during the inaugural season, but fell to the […]

Polish international striker Andrzej Juskowiak, whose most recent club was Energie Cottbus of the German Bundesliga, is set to join the Metros. The Metros acquired a discovery slot for 33-year-old Juskowiak from the Quakes in exchange for a third-round draft pick in 2005. They used their two allotted discovery slots on Argentines Juan Forchetti and […]

Home teams listed first Friday, Aug. 22, 8 pm ET/6 pm MT/5 pm PT KANSAS CITY (7-6-7. 28 pts) vs. COLORADO (8-9-3. 27 pts) TV: Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain. DIRECTV: 794; DISHNET: 465. Key Players Out: Kansas City – D Jose Luis Burciaga (R torn ACL), F Igor Simutenkov (L strained hamstring), D Diego […]

The United States faces Brazil Sunday in the quarterfinals of the U-17 World Cup aiming to become the second U.S. squad in the tournament's history to reach the semifinals. (TV: Sunday, Aug. 24, delayed on Galavision, East Feed 11 am ET/West Feed, cable only, 11 am PT. West Coast small-dish subscribers receive East Feed, 8 […]

The Kansas City Wizards have acquired forward Wolde Harris and midfielder Jorge Vazquez from the New England Revolution in exchange for forwards Chris Brown and Dario Fabbro. The Wizards also received a conditional draft pick in the deal. San Jose acquired Brazilian forward Rodrigo Faria from the Chicago Fire in exchange for a conditional draft […]

Orlando Perez scored his second goal of the season, after juking Tyrone Marshall, to give Chicago a 1-0 win over Los Angeles on Wednesday. Galaxy keeper Kevin Hartman's 11 saves prevented Los Angeles, which is winless in 11 road games this season, from a more severe defeat. The Galaxy has lost six and tied five […]

German striker Maren Meinert, who closed her playing career by leading the Boston Breakers to the WUSA regular-season title and their first playoff berth, has been honored as the league's Most Valuable Player, it was announced Thursday. Meinert, who scored nine goals with 10 assists, was the Breakers' fulcrum, leading them to a 10-4-7 record […]

Group A Aug. 13/Day 1 Finland 2 (Parikka 6, Petrescu 64) China 1 (Jiang 4). Mexico 0 Colombia 0. Aug. 16/Day 2 Colombia 2 (Guarin, pen. 73, Hernandez 80) China 1 (Wang 67). Finland 0 Mexico 2 (Ceja 39, Herrera 51). Aug. 19/Day 3 China 3 (Wang 35, Jiang 61, 81) Mexico 3 (Flores 51, […]

Head coach John Ellinger On playing Brazil ''Confidence-wise, we feel we can play with Brazil, but they are a very good team. If we donÆt play better than we did today we are in trouble. Hopefully we can find our game and we can play like we did when we opened the tournament against Korea.'' […]

Joy Fawcett, the pivotal player at the back for the San Diego Spirit, was announced Wednesday as the WUSA's Defensive Player of the Year and as an All-WUSA defender for the first time. Kristine Lilly became the first player selected to three All-WUSA first teams as regular-season champion Boston was honored with six all-league selections. […]

Despite playing with a man advantage for 45 minutes, the United States fell to Spain, 2-0, Wednesday at the Under-17 World Cup, setting up a quarterfinal date with Brazil. USA-SPAIN SUMMARY: Aug. 20 in Lahti USA 0 Spain 2. Goals: Jurado 12, Cesc 71. USA — Westberg, Helton, Spector, Germani, Chevannes, Szetela, DiRaimondo (Adu, 66), […]

Shannon MacMillan's torn anterior cruciate ligament, and the prospects of her rapid recovery, have forced April Heinrichs to delay her decision on the U.S. roster for the Women's World Cup this fall. Heinrichs' announcement of the 20 players, originally slated for Aug. 1, isn't expected until mid-August at the earliest while MacMillan battles back from […]

Group A Aug. 19 in Helsinki China 3 (Wang 35, Jiang 61, 81) Mexico 3 (Flores 51, Mariaca 73, Murguia 78). Finland 1 (Petrescu 41) Colombia 9 (Hidalgo 16, pen. 32, 50, 61, Ramos 36, 68, 71, Guarin 63, Nunez 74). Final Standings: TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Colombia 3 2 1 […]

Fourteen players with World Cup or Olympic experience were selected Tuesday by Sweden women's national team coach Marika Domanski-Lyfors for the Sept. 20-Oct. 12 Women's World Cup. The Swedes, the United States' opening opponent at the World Cup, are among the favorites to challenge for the championship. Domanski-Lyfors named a 21-player roster and will have […]

POS.: Forward AGE: 18 HOMETOWN: Long Grove, Ill. CLUB: MetroStars INTERNATIONAL: U.S. under-20 national team STARTING OUT: I joined soccer because it started the earliest, at age 4 or 5. I had to wait for baseball. My parents had to get me out of the house! EARLY SOCCER MEMORY: My first State Cup, playing up […]

U.S. women's national team coach April Heinrichs included New York Power midfielder Shannon Boxx and San Diego Spirit goalkeeper Jenni Branam in her 29-player roster for four-day training camp in Chula Vista, Calif., that begins Thursday. Boxx, coming off an extraordinary season with the Power, hasn't been capped. Branam, a rookie who played superbly with […]

Pia Sundhage, the Swedish legend who guided the Boston Breakers to the WUSA regular-season title, is the WUSA's Coach of the Year. Canadian forward Christine Latham, whose aggressiveness up front unsettled defenses and helped the San Diego Spirit to its first WUSA playoff berth, was named Rookie of the Year, one of six awards the […]

Rookies have taken on major roles in MLS this season, what with the cutback in the number of foreign acquisitions and the absence of national team players for much of June and July. Last month, we asked you for your opinion on MLS rookies: the best and the brightest (future), the surprise and the bust. […]