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Two days after celebrating his 14th birthday, Freddy Adu scored two goals and added two assists in the second half to lead the U.S. under-17 national team to a 5-0 win over Poland on the final day of the Busan International Youth Tournament in Busan, South Korea. Jamie Watson also notched two goals in the […]

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Atlanta Beat defender Kylie Bivens and San Diego Spirit goalkeeper Jaime Pagliarulo, absent from U.S. preparations this year for the Women's World Cup, were among 23 players called into the camp prior to the Americans' June 14 friendly with Ireland in Salt Lake City. Coach April Heinrichs will choose an 18-player roster for the game […]

Eddie Pope is out of the Confederations Cup after suffering a knee injury during the MetroStars' 1-1 tie at Columbus last Saturday. Pope has been diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture in the patella of his left knee. Pope, 29, underwent an MRI examination yesterday after taking a knock in the first half of the game […]

New Zealand coach Mick Waitt called up five U.S.-based players for the Confederations Cup in France. MLS veterans Ryan Nelsen (D.C. United), Duncan Oughton (Columbus Crew) and Simon Elliott (Los Angeles Galaxy) head the list. Also in the squad are Gavin Wilkinson of the A-League's Portland Timbers and Stanford University junior Michael Wilson. Like Nelsen […]

American forward Conor Casey, 21, is leaving Hannover 96 for the amateur team of Borussia Dortmund, which originally brought Casey to Germany. Dortmund loaned Casey to Hannover midway through the 2001-2002 season. He played 17 games and notched seven goals as Hannover won promotion from the Second Division to the top tier. Dortmund turned down […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor The torrid play of DaMarcus Beasley leads the Fire's scorching win in San Jose; the Burn and Rapids end their winless skids but there's no relief for D.C. or L.A.; Preki defies time to bring the Wizards a tie; and the Crew is again unable to win at home. BEST […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor LATE GOALS: Late strikes were decisive in all three WUSA matches, with Boston beating San Jose on Dagny Mellgren's 83rd-minute goal, Philadelphia tying Carolina on Danielle Fotopoulos' 84th-minute tally, and San Diego tying Atlanta on Julie Foudy's 84th-minute penalty kick. The Breakers, whose 13-game home unbeaten streak ended a week […]

Jonny Walker's club, Colo Colo, left him out to dry in its first playoff game and dropped a 3-0 decision to host Cobresal. Fortunately for Colo Colo, the two-leg series is not determined by aggregate goals, but Walker and his teammates must win this weekend at home to prolong their season. A tie puts Cobresal […]

May 30 South Jersey 2 (Genna 6, Abbott 37) Toronto 5 (Blaskovic 8, 11, Lea 50, Warner 54, 78). Chicago 6 (Sitch 47, 61, Graczyk 52, Cooper 70, Feulner 74, Krueger 78) Windy City 2 (Kent 16, Wayland 37). May 31 Asheville 1 (James 56) Hampton Roads 4 (Akide 20, Davis 31, Crandal 67, Rask […]

May 30 Richmond 4 (Simmonds 15, Burke 20, Testo 60, 74) Cincinnati 1 (Dore 69). Vancouver 0 Montreal 1 (Francois 76). May 31 Atlanta 4 (Iotov 31, 69, Nusum 51, Parra 64) Toronto 2 (DiPlacido 14, Mayard 77). Pittsburgh 1 (Martins 64) Rochester 3 (Steenkamp 20, Miller 23, Fuller 65). Minnesota 4 (Llamas 15, Morehead […]

The Montreal Impact won twice on its road swing through western Canada to move to within one point of Syracuse in the battle for first place in the Northeast Division. El Paso also won twice on the road to close to within two points of Minnesota in the Central Division. Atlanta and Charlotte both picked […]

The U.S. under-17 national recovered from a 3-0 loss to host South Korea to tie South American U-17 champion Argentina, 2-2, Monday, at the Busan International Youth Tournament. Guillermo Gonzalez's late penalty earned a tie for the Americans. Corey Ashe had scored in the 38th minute off a rebound after Eddie Gaven's shot hit the […]

May 31 in Boston Boston 1 San Jose 0. Goal: Mellgren (Meinert) 83. Boston – LeBlanc, Kluegel, Sobrero, McCann, Aldama, Mugneret-Beghe (O'Grady, 46), Hucles, Popper (Monroe, 74), Lilly, Meinert, Mellgren. San Jose – Beene, Sanchez, Bryan, Cromwell, Chastain, Barr (Venturini-Hoch, 85), Sissi, Clemens (Barnes, 46), French, Pretinha, Katia. Referee: Erich Simmons. Att.: 8,168. May 31 […]

May 31 in San Jose San Jose 1 Chicago 4. Goals: Roner (Dunivant) 59; Beasley (Bocanegra) 28, Ralph 47, Razov (Whitfield) 81, Beasley (Jaqua) 90. San Jose – Conway, Waibel, Agoos, Dunivant, Robinson (Alvarez, 37), Lagos, Corrales (Walker, 45), Roner, Russell, Donovan, Mullan. Chicago – Thornton, Brown (Whitfield, 59), Curtin, Bocanegra, Perez, Mapp (Gray, 76), […]

Late goals determined all three WUSA matches Saturday, but Boston was the only winner, tightening the race among the top clubs as the month ended. Dagny Mellgren's 83rd-minute goal lifted the Breakers past visiting San Jose, 1-0, to move within two points of idle Washington and within one of second-place Atlanta. Danielle Fotopoulos' fifth goal […]

* Home teams listed first. * TV live unless noted. Saturday, May 31, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT BOSTON (3-3-2, 11 pts) vs. SAN JOSE (4-3-0, 12 pts) TV: PAX. Key Players Out: Boston – GK Tracy Ducar (tendonitis in both knees); M Devvyn Hawkins (L foot stress fracture); San Jose – D Dianne Alagich […]

* Home teams listed first. * TV live unless noted. Saturday, May 31, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT SAN JOSE (4-0-2, 14 pts) vs. CHICAGO (2-1-3, 9 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: San Jose – D Troy Dayak (L knee sprain), F Dwayne De Rosario (R Torn LCL), M Ronnie Ekelund (R ankle surgery), […]

Winless Colorado has signed Jamaican international Darryl Powell, who has played for Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham City, Derby County and Portsmouth. The 31-year-old midfielder is expected to join the team as soon as he receives his work permit from the United States government. Powell, who played for Jamaica in the 1998 World Cup, made more than […]

Press reports out of Spain indicate that American John O'Brien is among the players being pursued by Spanish giant Barcelona. O'Brien, 25, who plays left back for Ajax Amsterdam, reportedly has one year left on his contract with the Dutch club. Barcelona is also interested in Ajax's Australian goalkeeper Joey Didulica, Dutch defender Jaap Staam […]

Coach Bruce Arena's 23-man roster for the Confederations Cup (June 18-29 in France) is comprised of six foreign-based players and 17 MLS players. Ten are veterans of the 2002 World Cup squad. The squad will begin training camp June 1 in Washington, D.C., and will play a friendly against New Zealand June 8 in Richmond, […]

W-League Player of the Week Laura Piening (Northern Kentucky) W-League Team of the Week G – Lauren Piening (No. Kentucky) * 15 saves in 2-1 and 3-1 road wins D – Dawn Dickten (New Jersey LS) * Solid play in 4-2 win at New York D – Linda Consolante (Ottawa) * Solid play in 3-0 […]

PDL Player of the Week Kenny Uzoigwe (Toledo) PDL Team of the Week G – Stash Graham (Bradenton) * Five saves in 5-0 win over Cocoa D – Steve Gorton (Thunder Bay) * Solid play in 2-0 win over Kalamazoo D – Mark Pehtivhok (Nashville) * Goal in 4-0 win over Austin D – Brian […]

U.S. Pro Select League Player of the Week Rob Jachym (Western Mass) U.S. Pro Select League Team of the Week G – Chris Robinson (Carolina) * Three saves in 2-1 win at Wilmington D – Paul Kyriacou (Westchester) * Overtime winner in 2-1 win over New Jersey D – Seth Lilburn (New Hampshire) * Solid […]