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The United States will play its three Group A matches at the Women's World Cup in three different cities: Sept. 21 in Washington, D.C., Sept. 25 in Philadelphia and Sept. 28 in Columbus, Ohio. All matches except the third-place game and the final will be doubleheaders. The United States will play in every venue if […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor HALFWAY THROUGH: The WUSA's All-Star Week, roughly halfway through the campaign, arrived with the tightest race in league history, with the top four teams separated by a point. Boston (5-3-2) in on top with 17 points, and Atlanta (4-2-4), Washington (5-3-1) and New York (5-5-1) have 16. San Diego (3-3-4, […]

June 14 in Villanova, Pa. Philadelphia 2 San Diego 0. Goals: own goal (Tanaka) 12, Pichon (Hoffmann, Benson) 31. Philadelphia – Moore, Kruze, Mitts, Tietjen-Prozzo, Benson, Makinen, Misaki (McVeigh, 81), Tullock, Burt (Scasna, 77), Hoffmann, Pichon. San Diego – Branam, Fair (Alfiler, 77), Pickup, Tanaka (Sullivan, 51), Krzykowksi, Daniela, Connors, Nielsen (Bush, 56), Zhang, Fleeting, […]

June 14 in East Rutherford, NJ MetroStars 2 Chicago 3: Goals: LeBlanc (Guevara, Williams) 83, Guevara pen. 94+; Razov (Williams) 31, Ralph (Williams) 61, Razov (Williams) 66. MetroStars – Grafer, Ziadie, Arena (Forchetti, 71), Jolley, DiGiamarino, Clark, Guevara, Williams, Lisi (Galvan, 59), Gaven (LeBlanc, 77), Magee. Chicago – Thornton, Whitfield, Brown (Futagaki, 73), Curtin, Perez, […]

Abby Wambach scored two goals to bolster her chances, once fleeting, of making the U.S. roster for the Women's World Cup, leading the U.S. women's national team past Ireland, 5-0, Saturday night before 19,584 at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City. Heather O'Reilly scored a goal but suffered a […]

The New York Power, playing before its largest home crowd of the season, moved into a tie for second place Saturday with a 3-1 victory over San Jose. Atlanta's scoreless tie with host Carolina gave it 16 points, too, and one point separates the top four teams heading into the WUSA's All-Star week. Boston (5-3-2, […]

* Home team listed first * TV live unless otherwise indicated Saturday, June 14, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT SAN DIEGO (3-2-4, 13 pts) vs. PHILADELPHIA (2-5-2, 8 pts) TV: PAX. Key Players Out: San Diego – F Shannon MacMillan (R ACL tear), D Joy Fawcett (national team duty – USA), M Julie Foudy (national […]

* Home team listed first * TV live unless otherwise indicated Saturday, June 14, 4 pm ET/2 pm MT/1 pm PT METROSTARS (5-2-2, 17 pts) vs. CHICAGO (3-2-3, 12 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: MetroStars – F Jaime Moreno (strained lower back), D Eddie Pope (L patella fracture), F John Wolyniec (suspension); Chicago – […]

Soccer America Magazine was one of only two sports publications to appear in the Chicago Tribune's list of The 50 Best Magazines. The Tribune, which noted that more than 17,500 magazines are published in the USA, compiled its list based on, ''What we like. We picked out magazines that you'll find on staffers' nightstands and […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH Senior Editor Giants Stadium was out, Philadelphia was in, and the Home Depot Center every team's aim when U.S. Soccer on Thursday announced the six venues that will be utilized for the fourth Women's World Cup this fall. The tournament schedule and the path the U.S. women's national team will follow during […]

BRAZIL Goalkeepers: Dida (AC Milan, Italy), Fabio (Vasco da Gama), Julio Cesar (Flamengo). Defenders: Maurinho (Cruzeiro), Belletti (Villarreal, Spain), Kleber (Corinthians), Gilberto (Gremio), Edu Dracena (Cruzeiro), Juan (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Lucio (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Fabio Luciano (Corinthians).. Midfielders: Eduardo Costa (Bordeaux, France), Emerson (Roma, Italy), Kleberson (Atletico Paranaense), Dudu (Vitoria), Ricardinho (Sao Paulo), Adriano de […]

COLOMBIA Goalkeepers: Oscar Cordoba (Besiktas, Turkey), Juan Carlos Henao (Caldas), Luis Martinez (Envigado) Defenders: Ivan Cordoba (Inter Milan, Italy), Mario Yepes (Nantes, France), Edgar Ramos (Santa Fe), Jose Mera (Deportivo Cali), Gerardo Vallejo (Deportivo Cali), Gerardo Bedoya (Racing Club, Brazil), Gonzalo Martinez (Napoli, Italy), Andres Mosquera (Deportivo Cali) Midfielders: Arnulfo Valentierra (Caldas), Geovanni Hernandez (Deportivo […]

Six stadiums have been named to host the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States this fall: Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio; Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.; Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia; RFK Stadium, in Washington, D.C.; Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.; and PGE Park in Portland, Ore. The schedule and […]

Columbus Crew Stadium Location: Columbus, Ohio Capacity: 22,555 Field Surface: Natural Grass Field Size: 75 yards x 115 yards Tenant: Columbus Crew (MLS) Opened: May 15, 1999 U.S. Women's Record: 2-1-0 Major Soccer Events: Men's World Cup Qualifiers in 2000 and 2001; 2000 MLS All-Star Game; 2001 MLS Cup Gillette Stadium Location: Foxboro, Mass. Capacity: […]

W-League Player of the Week Meredith Flaherty (Hampton Roads) W-League Team of the Week G/M – Meredith Flaherty (Hampton Roads) *Excellent in win over Charlotte; goal, assist in win at Asheville D – Liza Barber (Boston) *Solid play in 1-0 win at Ottawa D – Heather Herweh (Northern Kentucky) *Two goals in 3-2 loss at […]

PDL Player of the Week Haven Bruce (Greenville) PDL Team of the Week G – Oliver Sanders (West Michigan) *15 saves in 0-0 and 1-1 ties against Kalamazoo, Toledo D – Dave Wagenfuhr (Boulder) *Goal, solid play in wins at Sioux Falls, Des Moines D – David Buehler (Raleigh) *Two goals in 3-1 win at […]

USL Pro Select Player of the Week Dushawne Simpson (New Hampshire) USL Pro Select Team of the Week G – Mark Torguson (California) *Eight saves in 2-1 win over So. California D – Sean Carey (Western Mass) *Solid play in 2-0 win over San Diego D – Josh Witham (Northern Virginia) *Solid play in 1-0 […]

A-League Player of the Week Dino Delevski (Milwaukee) A-League Team of the Week G – Jim Larkin (Milwaukee) *Two shutout wins over Minnesota, Portland D – Craig Demmin (Rochester) *Goal-line save in 2-0 win over Pittsburgh D – David Wright (Pittsburgh) *Solid play in 0-0 draw against Charleston D – Steve Lawrence (Milwaukee) *Solid play […]

Danielle Fotopoulos, snubbed for next week's WUSA All-Star Game, answered with a goal and an assist to lead the Carolina Courage to a 3-0 triumph Wednesday night over visiting Washington, the defending champions' second victory this season over the Freedom. The veteran striker, the league's all-time scoring leader with 76 points, moved atop this season's […]

Today's draw for the U-17 World Cup in Finland (Aug. 13-30) set up the USA with first-round games against South Korea (Aug. 14), Sierra Leone (Aug. 17) and Spain (Aug. 20). The top two finishers in each of the four four-team groups advance to the quarterfinals of the 16-team tournament. Teams advancing from the USA's […]

GROUP A (June 10) Thailand 0 South Korea 6 (J.E. Lee 35, 55, 90, I.S. Hwang 30, E.S. Park 67, 83). North Korea 13 (M.A. Ra 1, K.S. Ri 4, 34, 33, 37, 75, 84, Y.H. Yun 11, 21, U.G. Ri 22, 92+, S.H. Ho 58, P.H. Jin 88). Standings: South Korea 2-0-0, 6 points […]

On the eve of the U.S. departure for France to play in the Confederations Cup (June 18-29), Coach Bruce Arena revealed his approach to the teamÆs first official competition since its quarterfinal appearance at the 2002 World Cup: Bruce Arena: ôOur 23-man team is finally complete for the first time. Hopefully we can take advantage […]

Standings & Schedule Team W-L-T PTS (Goal difference) Boston 5-3-2 17 (-1) Washington 5-2-1 16 (+7) Atlanta 4-2-3 15 (+12) San Diego 3-2-4 13 (+2) San Jose 4-5-0 12 (-1) New York 4-5-0 12 (-8) Carolina 2-5-1 7 (-4) Philadelphia 2-5-1 7 (-7) SCHEDULE (home team first; all times ET) Wednesday, June 11 Carolina-Washington 7:00 […]

Standings & Schedule Eastern Conference Team W-L-T PTS (Goal difference) MetroStars 5-2-2 17 (+4) New England 4-2-3 15 (+4) Columbus 4-3-3 15 (+2) Chicago 3-2-3 12 (+3) D.C. United 1-3-4 7 (+1) Western Conference Team W-L-T PTS (Goal difference) Kansas City 4-1-5 17 (+4) San Jose 4-2-2 14 (+1) Los Angeles 1-4-4 7 (-3) Dallas […]

Group A (June 8) Thailand 3 (Thiangtham 17, Kaewka 20, Maijarern 63) Singapore 0. South Korea 8 (Sung 1, J.E. Lee 23, 46, M.H. Lee 59, E.S. Park 62, 65, 78, 89) Hong Kong 0. Group B (June 9) Japan 15 (Otani 7, 9, 34, 46, 55, 73, 79, Arakawa 8, Yamamoto 17, Miyazaki 35, […]