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U.S. Soccer has folded its multicultural program but expanded the roles of Juan Carlos Michia and Carlos Menjivar. Eight years ago, with great fanfare, U.S. Soccer introduced a minority-outreach program. The aim was to identify outstanding young players from overlooked clubs and leagues – even those not affiliated with the official governing organization – and […]

Brian McBride has come back to make his claim as the United States’ top forward. For all the benefit Brian McBride may have missed by not playing against Italy Feb. 13, perhaps there were greater forces at work. Fate hasn’t been kind to McBride, so perhaps the first two months of 2002 have been Fate’s […]

The U.S. U-17s, who finished fifth at Brazil’s Mundialito Joao Havelange, head to France for the famous Montaigu Tournament. The United States, which won the tournament in 1992, faces Portugal March 26 and Tunisia March 27 with the knockout phase March 30 and April 1. In recent action, John Ellinger’s boys fell to Finnish First […]

There was an abundance of defensive talent, starting with top pick Danielle Slaton, available in the WUSA Draft – a good thing. The league already has cornered most of the world’s best attackers; somebody’s got to shut them down. Nearly everybody got a chance to upgrade its back line – even Atlanta, even San Jose […]

CHICAGO Matches Jan. 28 — Univ. of Tampa (3-0). Feb. 4 — U.S. U-18 national team (2-0). Feb. 6 — Kansas City Wizards (1-4). Feb. 16 — at Portuguese union all-stars (6-0). Feb. 20 — at Benfica (Portugal) (2-0). March 5 — at UAB (1-1). March 7 — U.S. national team (0-2). March 9 — […]

The defending MLS champion San Jose Earthquakes advanced to the quarterfinals of the FC Champions Cup with a 3-1 home victory over Honduran club Olimpia in front of a sold-out crowd of 3,300 fans at Sheldon Florin Community Stadium in Sacramento, Calif. San Jose, which advanced, 4-1, on aggregate, got goals from captain Jeff Agoos, […]

The Chicago Fire shut out Guatemalan defending champion Municipal 1-0 on Dema Kovalenko’s goal in the 55th minute in front of over 25,000 fans at Mateo Flores Stadium in Guatemala City. MUNICIPAL-CHICAGO FIRE SUMMARY: March 16 in Guatemala City Municipal (Guat.) 0 Chcago Fire (USA) 1. Goal: Kovalenko 55. Municipal — Estrada, Donis, Zorrilla, Ruano, […]

Veterans Mike Burns and Preki scored a minute apart in the second half to give the Kansas City Wizards a 2-0 win over W Connection of Trinidad & Tobago and advance to the quarterfinals of the FC Champions Cup, 3-0, on aggregate. They will face Tauro FC (Panama) or Santos (Mexico) series in the second […]

The following is the draw for the quarterfinals of the FC Champions Cup (home teams in first leg listed first): Comunicaciones (Guat.) vs. Alajuela (C.R.) Pachuca (Mex.) OR Defence Force (Trin. & Tob.) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (USA). Morelia (Mex.) OR Saprissa (C.R.) vs. Chicago Fire (USA) OR Municipal (Guat.). Santos (Mex.) OR Tauro (Pan.) […]

Conor Casey made it three goals in three games to help Hannover keep rolling atop the German second division. Hannover holds a 10-point lead on its nearest opponent in the standings. Elsewhere in Europe, John O’Brien continues to play a key role in Ajax’s bid for the Dutch title while the clubs of Claudio Reyna, […]

The San Jose Earthquakes and Kansas City clinched spots in the quarterfinals of the FC Champions Cup, while the Chicago Fire won the first leg of its first-round series. The defending MLS champion San Jose Earthquakes advanced to the quarterfinals of the FC Champions Cup with a 3-1 home victory over Honduran club Olimpia in […]

MLS kicks off its seventh season with 10 teams in two conferences. Here's your chance to pick how they will do. Give us your picks for first and last in each conference and who will be the winner of MLS Cup 2002.

With American Jonny Walker in goal, Chilean club Universidad Catolica picked up its second win in the Libertadores Cup with a 2-1 win over Brazilian power Flamengo Wednesday night in Santiago. Catolica is in second place, tied with Colombian club Once Caldas, one point behind Group 8 leader Olimpia of Paraguay. Catolica has two games […]

MLS clubs San Jose and Kansas City take 1-0 leads into Saturday’s second legs of their first-round series in the FC Champions Cup. The Quakes meet Olimpia of Honduras at Sacramento’s Sheldon Florin Community Stadium at 7:30 p.m. PT. The Wizards will play their first game of the year at Arrowhead Stadium when they face […]

By WILL KUHNS MLS players who make the U.S. World Cup team will be released from their clubs May 1, according to deputy commissioner Ivan Gazidis. The U.S. team’s last game of the first round is June 14. It would play on June 17 or 18 if it advances to the second round, meaning that […]

The 2001 MLS champion San Jose Earthquakes will make their first appearance in a official international tournament when they meet Honduras’ Olimpia in the round-of-16 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup tonight in Miami. Tonight’s game is Olimpia’s “home” leg. The second leg of the two-game series takes place Saturday in Sacramento, Calif. Last year, Olimpia […]

Richard Mulrooney’s goal in the 74th minute gave the San Jose Earthquakes a 1-0 win over Olimpia of Honduras before 4,318 fans at Miami’s Orange Bowl in the “away leg” of the Quakes’ first-round series in the FC Champions Cup. Mulrooney scored on a blast from 30 yards off a feed from Manny Lagos to […]

D.C. United, the 1998 FC Champions Cup champion, beat Comunicaciones, 2-1, in its first home game of the 2002 campaign but was eliminated, 5-2, on aggregate in the first round of the FC Champions Cup. Mark Lisi and Eddie Pope scored late goals for DCU to overcome an early 1-0 deficit, but it wasn’t enough […]

The USA’s World Cup opponent South Korea plays Tunisia today in Tunis. On the eve of the match, Coach Guus Hiddink decided to grade his team. “In physical ability,” said the Dutch coach, “the team is at 50 percent of the level of European powerhouses, such as France and Italy, 60 percent in technical ability […]

Players selected at MLS’s 2002 SuperDraft were well aware of the major challenges that lie ahead. The emotion and energy that usually accompanies draft day was muted this year when MLS teams selected 65 new players at ABC’s All-Star Cafe. Maybe it was the smaller venue than recent years or the lack of a flashy […]

BY WILL KUHNS AND RIDGE MAHONEY One day after former U.S. and Revolution teammate Eric Wynalda declared his intent to leave MLS, John Harkes re-upped with the league. Harkes said Wednesday he has signed an MLS contract and will report to Columbus later this week. The Crew is traveling back today from a preseason training […]

D.C. United needs to beat Guatemala’s Comunicaciones tonight at RFK Stadium by five goals in order to advance to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The Guatemalans beat D.C. United, 4-0, in the round-of-16 first leg last week in the series that will be decided on aggregate goals. If Comunicaciones scores, United would need […]

The U.S. U-20s beat Mexican lower division team Gallos de Jalisco, 2-1, on goals Knox Cameron (University of Michigan) and Ed Johnson (Dallas Burn) on Monday. The Thomas Rongen-coached Americans, whose first training camp was in January in Southern California and whose ultimate goal is to qualify for the 2003 World Youth Championship, have two […]

The U.S. U-20s beat Mexican lower division team Gallos de Jalisco, 2-1, on goals Knox Cameron (University of Michigan) and Ed Johnson (Dallas Burn) on Monday. The Thomas Rongen-coached Americans, whose first training camp was in January in Southern California and whose ultimate goal is to qualify for the 2003 World Youth Championship, have two […]

BY RIDGE MAHONEY, senior editor Forward Eric Wynalda has left the Galaxy and intends to play for the A-League Charleston Battery. “We’ve agreed to terms and we just have a few personal things to work out,” Wynalda said Monday of his negotiations with the Battery. “I told [President] Nigel Cooper and [Coach] Chris Ramsey I […]