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Featuring SA player ratings METROSTARS 1 D.C. UNITED 4 Aug. 11 Att.: 6,876. Goals MetroStars: Curcic (pen.) 9. D.C. United: Talley (Etcheverry) 21, Moreno (Etcheverry) 41, Olsen 71, Wood (Talley, Sonora) 75). SA Report Card MetroStars: Ammann 4, Petke 3, Khakpour 6, Knight 4, Corrales 4, Kalonji 5, Walsh 5, Joseph 5 (Fernandes, 85th, NR), […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 22 18 4 40 18 75 Staten Island 23 16 7 45 22 69 Long Island 23 16 7 45 30 64 Pittsburgh 23 13 10 50 36 57 Boston 24 11 13 37 26 55 Lehigh Vly. 21 10 11 28 32 43 […]

FINAL STANDINGS North GP W L GF GA P s-South Jersey 18 16 2 63 21 72 *West. Mass. 18 14 4 56 28 64 *New Hamp. 18 13 5 48 27 62 *New Jersey 18 11 7 42 32 46 *Reading 18 10 8 33 39 45 Cape Cod 18 7 11 33 29 […]

Santa Clara is the first team other than North Carolina to enter the season ranked No. 1 in the Soccer America poll. Former NCAA champion Notre Dame looks to challenge again, while defending champion Florida drops after the graduation of a large senior class. Rank/Team 1998 Record 1998 Postseason 1. Santa Clara 22-1-1 Semifinals 2. […]

Chicago captured its second straight USL title Aug. 15, defeating Spokane 3-1 for the PDL championship. Coach Bret Hall’s Sockers, who won the D3 Pro League championship last year as the Chicago Stingers, got goals from Chuck Codd, Mike Dunne and Andy McDermott in the final, but relied on a solid defense anchored by tournament […]

The following are quotes from the Aug. 17 MLS media teleconference, which featured MLS Executive Vice President Ivan Gazidis and MetroStars GM Charlie Stillitano. Ivan Gazidis Opening Comments “Today we have what might be the least unexpected but perhaps one of the most important announcements in MLS history, at least on the player side … […]

NSCAA/adidas Women’s NCAA Division II 1 Lynn (19-1-0). 2 Sonoma State (22-2-1). 3 Franklin Pierce (21-1-0). 4 Ashland (17-3-1). 5 Bloomsburg (16-1-4). 5 Mesa State (17-4-1). 7 Cal State Dom. Hills (14-5-2). 8 West Virginia Wesleyan (13-3-2). 9 Barry (12-4-1). 10 Southern Indiana (18-3-1). 10 SIU-Edwardsville (13-3-2). 10 Belmont Abbey (20-4-0). 13 C.W. Post (14-6-1). […]

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Third-Place Game Aug. 3 in Guadalajara USA 2 Saudi Arabia 0. Goals: Bravo 27, McBride 78. USA ù Friedel, Hejduk, Balboa, Brown, Berhalter (Fraser, 75), McKeon, Lewis, Olsen, Kirovski (Williams, 68), Bravo (Jones, 59), McBride. Saudi Arabia ù Al Deayea, Zubromawi, Al Khilaiwi, Harthi, Sulimani, Al Harbi (Gahwji, 70), A.Al Shahrani, Al Jahani (Al Subaie, […]

NSCAA/adidas Men’s NCAA Division II 1 Southern Connecticut (1998 record: 20-2-1). 2 USC Spartanburg (22-1-0). 3 Lynn (18-1-0). 4 Mercyhurst (17-4-0). 5 Seattle Pacific (14-7-2). 6 New Hamp. College (16-3-2). 7 Truman State (14-3-2). 8 Grand Canyon (17-6-1). 9 West Florida (16-4-0). 10 East Stroudsburg (16-5-0). 11 Franklin Pierce (14-6-0). 12 Barry (11-6-0). 13 Quincy […]

Aug. 13 in Tampa Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) 0 Colorado Rapids (MLS) 1. Goal: Dely Valdes (Anderson) 90. Tampa Bay — Garlick, Kinnear (Kotschau, 28), Addo, Houser, Lagos, Keller, Ralston, Valderrama, Ramos, Diaz Arce, Shannon. Colorado — Feuer, Vaudreuil, Balboa, Vermes, Martinez, DiGiamarino, McKeon, Bravo (Anderson, 69), Paule (Sawatzky, 42), Dely Valdes, Harris. Red card: […]

Los Angeles traded midfielder Daniel Hernandez to Tampa Bay for former Galaxy midfielder Jorge Salcedo. “We are excited to have Jorge back in Los Angeles,” Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid said. “He is a good passer of the ball, giving us someone who can play in a deeper part of midfield. Also, he is a versatile […]

New England was busy on Friday the 13th. The Revolution traded midfielder Jair to the San Jose Clash for midfielder Jeff Baicher. Earlier, the Revs traded newcomer Ariel Graziani to Dallas for Leonel Alvarez. “Today we have added a great defensive midfielder and a great attacking midfielder,” Revolution coach Walter Zenga said. “Leonel is one […]

The Dallas Burn traded Colombian midfielder Leonel Alvarez and future considerations to the New England Revolution for Ecuadorian striker Ariel Graziani, who played just three games for the Revs after being allocated to them on June 26. The 28-year-old Graziani, who played for Mexican club Morelia before joining New England, has 12 goals in 21 […]

The Confederations Cup television fiasco is a stark reminder that U.S. Soccer is far more adept at coining slogans than it is at actually putting them into practice. “Turn Us On” proclaimed U.S. Soccer a few months ago. But turning on the U.S. men’s team to see its efforts at the Confederations Cup proved to […]

Qualifying Round, First Leg Aug. 10 Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 3 Sileks Kratovo (Macedonia) 1 Aug. 11 HJK Helsinki (Finland) 2 FC Shirak (Armenia) 0 Aug. 12 Lokomotiv Tbilisi (Georgia) 1 Linfield (No. Ireland) 0 Sherif Tiraspol (Moldova) 1 Sigma Olomouc (Czech Rep.) 1 Yerevan (Armenia) 0 Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) 2 Neftchi Baku (Azerbaijan) 2 […]

Goalkeeper Garth Lagerwey (1) Miami Defenders Lubos Kubik (6) Chicago Brandon Pollard (2) Dallas Tom Soehn (1) Chicago Midfielders Mauricio Cienfuegos (5) Los Angeles Ansil Elcock (4) Columbus Simon Elliott (2) Los Angeles Forwards Saul Martinez (1) Miami Ante Razov (5) Chicago Musa Shannon (3) Tampa Bay A.J. Wood (1) D.C. United ò In parentheses […]

Aug. 11 in Rochester, N.Y. Rochester Rhinos (A-League) 2 Dallas Burn (MLS) 1 (OT). Goals: Biello (Hardy) 71, Kirmse (Tilley) 110; Kreis (Broome) 85. Rochester — Onstad (Andracki, 46), Demmin, Hardy, Restrepo, Walton, Daligcon (Kirmse, 73), Tanner (Dietrich, 84), Allnutt, Sedgewick, Biello, Tilley. Dallas — Jordan, Pollard, Rodriguez, Farrer (Dade, 56), Santel, Eck (Deering, 75), […]

‘Happy as I’ve ever been’ Brad Friedel has been the No. 2 U.S. goalkeeper since the buildup to the 1994 World Cup, making 57 appearance as the backup first to Tony Meola and, in recent years, Kasey Keller. He got his chance to star in the Americans’ Confederations Cup win over Germany. SOCCER AMERICA: Bruce […]

Here’s a look at MLS games on television this week: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television Aug. 11 D.C. United at MetroStars 7:00 p.m. Metro Channel; NewsChannel 8 Aug. 12 San Jose at New England 7:30 p.m. ESPN Aug. 13 Colorado at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. Sunshine Network Aug. 14 Columbus at D.C. United 4:00 p.m. […]

Chicago Fire — M Diego Gutierrez (lower back pain), M Peter Nowak (flu symptoms) and F Josh Wolff (bruised thigh) are probable; M Chris Armas (sprained MCL) is out. Colorado Rapids — M Ross Paule (strained ACL) is questionable; M Anders Limpar (strained quadricep) is out. Columbus Crew — F Stern John (strained calf) is […]

In what will be the first-ever U.S. national team doubleheader played on foreign soil, the U.S. men’s national team and the U-17 Boys’ team will face their Jamaican counterparts on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The U.S. and Jamaican U-17s will begin the evening with a match scheduled to kickoff […]

MLS has announced the club assignments of U.S. Pro-40 goalkeepers Scott Vallow (Dallas Burn), Matt Nyman (Tampa Bay Mutiny) and U.S. Under-17 midfielder DaMarcus Beasley (Los Angeles Galaxy). “The assignment of these three top young Americans to their MLS clubs points in the right direction for the development of their professional career,” MLS executive VP […]

U-15 STANDINGS Northeast Division — Central Jersey 50 points; Brooklyn 38; Westchester, No. Virginia 15; Ironbound 14; Staten Island 0. Southeast Division — Miami T. 10 points; Bradenton, Pinellas Utd., Stone Mountain, Tampa Wanderers, Miami B. 0. West Division — Calif. Central Elite 29 points; SCYSO 22; San Fern. Valley 14; Sacramento Elite 0. U-14 […]

Third Qualifying Round, First Leg Aug. 10 in Lyon Olympique Lyon (France) 0 Maribor Teatanic (Slovenia) 1 (Filipovic 89). Half: 0-0. Att.: 25,000. Aug. 11 in Moscow Spartak Moscow (Russia) 2 (Shirko 39, Tikhonov 73) Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia) 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 45,000. Aug. 11 in Teplice Teplice (Czech Republic) 0 Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 1 […]