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ENGLAND * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL), at Wigan (D2), 2-0 (League Cup quarterfinals). Friedel made several big saves to hold off upstart Wigan. Defending champion Blackburn faces Man. Utd. Jan. 6 and Jan. 20 in the semifinals. Holiday schedule: Dec. 22, vs. Man. Utd.; Dec. 26, at Liverpool; Dec. 28, vs. West Ham; Jan. 1, […]

CONCACAF was awarded an additional half spot for the 2006 World Cup, giving it 3.5 berths for the next world championship in Germany. The No. 4 CONCACAF team will play the Asia No. 5 team in a playoff. The FIFA executive committee meeting today in Madrid awarded the following spots for 2006 (with 2002 spots […]

Bruce Arena has agreed to a new four-year contract as U.S. men's national team coach. Arena, who was hired in October 1998, is the team's all-time leader in victories (34) and winning percentage (.621). In 2002, the United States reached the quarterfinals at the World Cup and won the Gold Cup. In 1999, the Americans […]

Goalkeepers — Megan Brake (Bexley, Ohio), Rachel Cornick (Union-Endicott, N.Y.), Ashlyn Harris (Satellite, Fla.), Andrea Hinshaw (Broughton, N.C.), Liz Markley (Greenon, Ohio), Bonnie Nobles (Mount Carmel Acad. La.), Susan Starr (Fairfield, Fairfield, Conn.), Emily Vogelzang (Denver Christian). Defenders — Ronda Brooks (Pope, Ga.), Stephanie Charron (Champlain Valley, Vt.), v Kristy Lynn Collison (Cinco Ranch, Texas), […]

Goalkeepers — Megan Brake (Bexley, Ohio), Rachel Cornick (Union-Endicott, N.Y.), Ashlyn Harris (Satellite, Fla.), Andrea Hinshaw (Broughton, N.C.), Liz Markley (Greenon, Ohio), Bonnie Nobles (Mount Carmel Acad. La.), Susan Starr (Fairfield, Fairfield, Conn.), Emily Vogelzang (Denver Christian). Defenders — Ronda Brooks (Pope, Ga.), Stephanie Charron (Champlain Valley, Vt.), v Kristy Lynn Collison (Cinco Ranch, Texas), […]

Goalkeepers — Justin Hughes (Wakefield, N.C.), Casey Latchem (Perrysburg, Ohio), Chris Munroe (North Central, Ind.), Zachary Riffett (Brenham, Texas), Jake Settle (Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Iowa). Defenders — Amartei Amamoo (Carroll Catholic, Ala.), Chris Brown (Timberline, Idaho), Stephen Cavalier (Salesianum, Del.), Daniel Miller (East Brunswick, N.J.), Patrick Phelan (Loomis Chaffee, Conn.), Richard Reddington (Naugatuck, Conn.), Stephen […]

Goalkeepers — D.J. Countess (Dallas Burn), Josh Saunders (Univ. of California), Doug Warren (Clemson Univ.). Defenders — Nelson Akwari (MetroStars), Jose Burciaga (K.C. Wizards), Kelly Gray (Chicago Fire), Ricky Lewis (Clemson Univ.), Matt Oliver (Univ. of Virginia), Scot Thompson (UCLA), Chris Wingert (St. John's Univ.), Alexander Yi (Antwerp, Belgium). Midfielders — Kyle Beckerman (Colorado Rapids), […]

U.S. U-23 men's national team head coach Glenn Myernick named a 25-man roster for the team's friendlies against Canada Thursday (Dec. 19) and Saturday (Dec. 21) in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The roster features U.S. World Cup forward Landon Donovan, one of 13 pros called up. Also selected were 2002 MAC/Hermann Award winner Alecko Eskandarian (Virginia) […]

U.S. SOCCER: Chevy Male Athlete of the Year Candidates: Landon Donovan, San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) Brad Friedel, Blackburn Rovers (England) Cobi Jones, Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) Brian McBride, Columbus Crew (MLS) Clint Mathis, MetroStars (MLS) Claudio Reyna, Sunderland (England) Tony Sanneh, Nuremberg (Germany) U.S. SOCCER: Chevy Female Athlete of the Year Candidates: Mia Hamm, Washington […]

by Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla Near my house, there's a wonderful park with two playgrounds and a pond with geese whom you shouldn't feed, because they get aggressive and chase toddlers in hopes of a handout. There's a meadow large enough to handle three soccer practices for young children. Here come the coaches […]

Curt Onalfo and his Tampico Madero teammates hadn't been paid by their Mexican Second Division club in three months. It was 1995. Following the peso's devaluation in 1994, a severe austerity program and sky-rocketing inflation, Onalfo and his teammates, who included fellow American Lawrence Lozzano, sympathized with the club's owner. ''There was nothing he could […]

Curt Onalfo and his Tampico Madero teammates hadn't been paid by their Mexican Second Division club in three months. It was 1995. Following the peso's devaluation in 1994, a severe austerity program and sky-rocketing inflation, Onalfo and his teammates, who included fellow American Lawrence Lozzano, sympathized with the club's owner. ''There was nothing he could […]

She hadn't booted a ball, not for real, in nearly two months. Hadn't pulled on a U.S. jersey in almost half a year. It had been far longer since Tiffeny Milbrett had felt things were right. The sprite striker couldn't have asked for more from her return to the U.S. women's national team, and she […]

She hadn't booted a ball, not for real, in nearly two months. Hadn't pulled on a U.S. jersey in almost half a year. It had been far longer since Tiffeny Milbrett had felt things were right. The sprite striker couldn't have asked for more from her return to the U.S. women's national team, and she […]

ENGLAND * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL), Everton, 1-2. Started: 90 minutes. Everton's teenage phenom, Wayne Rooney, set up one Toffee goal and scored the second. * Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL), Arsenal, 1-1. Started: 90 minutes. Even Keller admitted he made a mistake trying to outrun Thierry Henry to the ball late in the first half. […]

Dec. 15 in Dallas UCLA 1 Stanford 0. Goal: Lopez (Futagaki) 89. UCLA — Wells, Lawson, Thompson, Leonard, Lopez, Davis, Enfield, Frazelle, Gregorio, McKinley, Pierce. Subs: Futagaki, Maurin, Taylor, Hoshiyima. Stanford — Fulton, Marshall, Graham, Dunivant, Wilson, Maliza, Geiger, Maines, Levesque, Fernandez, Twellman. Subs: Janusz, Abolaji. Referee: Brian Hall. Att.: 8,498.

Aaron Lopez scored with a volley off Ryan Futagaki's free kick with one minute left to give UCLA 1-0 win over Pac-10 rival Stanford in the NCAA Division I men 's final Sunday afternoon in Dallas. The win was the Bruins' third 1-0 victory over Stanford this season. UCLA had beaten Stanford twice in the […]

MEN University NCAA Division I: UCLA NCAA Division II: Sonoma State NCAA Division III: Messiah NAIA: Mobile Junior College NJCAA Division I: Yavapai (Ariz.) College NJCAA Division III: Richland (Texas) College California COA: Santa Rosa Junior College Club NISRA Championship: Weber State A NISRA Club: Texas A&M WOMEN University NCAA Division I: Portland NCAA Division […]

UCLA and Stanford will meet for NCAA Division I men's title in Dallas Sunday (TV: ESPN2, live, 4:30 pm). UCLA beat Maryland, 2-1, to advance to the final in Tom Fitzgerald's first year as Bruin coach. Adolfo Gregorio's penalty kick with nine minutes left capped a wild finish. All three goals were scored in the […]

Dec. 13 in Dallas UCLA 2 Maryland 1. Goals: Taylor 74, Gregorio pen. 81; Ibrahim 80. UCLA — Wells, Lawson, S.Thompson, Leonard, Lopez, Maurin, Enfield, Frazelle, Gregorio, McKinley, Pierce. Subs: Futagaki, Davis, Taylor, Hoshiyima. Maryland — Palmer, Stammler, Bertz, Lancos, Goodson, Rodway, Buete, Marcantonio, Ibrahim, Mediate, A.Thompson. Subs: Garey, Dello-Russo, Diaz, Herrera. Referee: Bob Martinez. […]

Today's NCAA men's soccer semifinals provide two interesting matchups. The first game, broadcast live on ESPN2 at 5 p.m. ET, features two teams with sharply contrasting formations: Maryland against UCLA. The second game, which will be shown on tape delay at Saturday at noon ET on ESPN2, appears to be a duel between Creighton's risk-taking […]

MLS is again talking about expansion. Here's your opinions on the expansion issue. Results are based on 875 votes. Should MLS expand in 2004? 6% – No 94% – Yes Should MLS consider returning to the state of Florida? 57% – No 43% – Yes Should MLS consider small markets such as Oklahoma City and […]

Men's Hermann Trophy winners 1967: Dov Markus, (Long Island) 1968: Manuel Hernandez (San Jose State) 1969: Al Trost (St. Louis) 1970: Al Trost (St. Louis) 1971: Mike Seerey (St. Louis) 1972: Mike Seerey (St. Louis) 1973: Dan Counce (St. Louis) 1974: Farrukh Quraishi (Oneonta State) 1975: Steve Ralbovsky (Brown) 1976: Glenn Myernick (Hartwick) 1977: Billy […]

CHILEAN LEAGUE, Semifinal, First Leg Jonny Walker (Unversidad Catolica, D1) vs. Universidad Chile, 0-0. Started: 90 minutes. Walker made several saves for Catolica, which can advance with a win or a tie (if it manages an away goal) in the second leg on Sunday at the Estadio Nacional, which is expected to sell out its […]

On the eve of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft Jan. 17, top prospects will compete on three squads in front of MLS coaches and general managers at the 2003 adidas MLS Player Combine (Jan. 12 to Jan. 14) in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The U.S. U-20 national team will also compete in the three-day, four-team round-robin tournament. […]