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STANDINGS North GP W L GF GA P Reading 10 8 2 21 17 37 South Jersey 10 8 2 25 13 34 West. Mass. 8 7 1 26 9 32 New Jersey 10 5 5 18 17 22 North Jersey 9 4 5 26 19 21 Cape Cod 8 4 4 14 10 19 […]

W-1 STANDINGS Northern GP W L GF GA P Long Island 11 8 3 22 7 39 NJ Stallions 10 9 1 33 9 38 Maryland 9 7 2 32 5 34 Boston 11 8 3 25 10 34 Laval 11 3 8 13 27 14 Delaware 9 1 8 4 30 2 Southern GP […]

Whistles in babes’ mouths A dangerous byproduct to Sepp Blatter’s insistence that all Women’s World Cup clashes be officiated by women could be seen at least twice during the first round. Hanna Ljungberg’s World Cup came to a close when she was taken down by a Ghanian defender six minutes in. The Swedish striker suffered […]

20 girls and boys teams in five age divisions (Under-15 through Under-19) competed in the final championship games of the USYSA Midwest Regional Championship June 30. Michigan was victorious, with all three teams making it to the finals posting wins. The U-17 girls Michigan Hawks, the U-19 boys Carpathia Kickers, and the U-18 boys Vardar […]

Aussie’s Olympian effort far from golden Australia is the most disappointing team in the Women’s World Cup. After a year of residency camp, and hundreds of thousands of dollars from the government, all the Matildas could produce was a measly tie with African minnow Ghana and a quick first-round exit. This from a team expecting […]

METROSTARS 2 TAMPA BAY 1 (SO) June 30 Att.: 11,012. Goals MetroStars: Villegas 73. Tampa Bay: Sequeira (Valderrama, Shannon) 47. (MetroStars win shootout, 3-2.) SA Report Card MetroStars: Howard 4, Petke 5, Walsh 6, Semioli 6, Corrales 5, Lozzano 5 (Villegas, 57th, 7), Sorber 5 (Kalonji, 66th, 6), Kelly 5 (Duhaney, 77th, 5), Ramos 5, […]

USYSA Region II Club Championship (June 25-30 in Sioux Falls, S.D.) Under-19 Boys Semifinals Carpathia Kickers (Mich.) 2 United SC (Ky.) 1 Busch SC (Mo.) 3 Kansas City Legends (Kan.) 1 Final Carpathia Kickers (Mich.) 3 Busch SC (Mo.) 2 Under-18 Boys Semifinals Vardar III (Mich.) 3 Internationals (Ohio-N.) 1 Chicago Magic Sockers White 6 […]

The MetroStars have added a pair of international players to the roster: midfielder Sasa Curcic and defender Mohammad Khakpour, the club announced July 6. Curcic, a 27-year-old attacking central midfielder, joins the club from Crystal Palace of the English First Division. A native of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, the 5-foot-9, 150-pound Curcic has represented his national team […]

Group A July 5 in Pedro Juan Caballero Bolivia 1 Japan 1. Goals: E.Sanchez 52; Lopes (pen.) 75. Bolivia — Fernandez, Ribera (Ochoaizpur, 87), Pena, O.Sanchez, Castillo (Etcheverry, 75), Cristaldo, Tufino, E.Sanchez, Gutierrez, Antelo, Moreno (Quinteros, 46). Japan — Narazaki, Morioka, Ihara, Akita, Hattori, Fujita (Oku, 64), Mochizuki, Ito, Nanami (A.Miura, 70), Lopes, Okano (Jo, […]

Despite electrical storms that plagued the final day of the US Youth Soccer Southern Regional Championship, 12 age-group titles were decided at the Edmond Soccer Complex in Edmond, Okla. The five-day tournament wrapped up with some matches delayed two and a half hours by lightning and rain. When the storms finally passed, five state associations […]

USA Briana Scurry (5) Hung out to dry on goal. Joy Fawcett (6) Had speed to keep up. Brandi Chastain (5) Gave away ball too much. Kate Sobrero (5) Ankle seemed OK. Carla Overbeck (4) Bad clearance on goal. Michelle Akers (6) Unlucky not to get two. Kristine Lilly (7) Her pass set up winner. […]

Tampa Bay Mutiny starting central defender R.T. Moore has announced his retirement, effective following the Mutiny’s home game versus San Jose July 8 at 7:30 at Raymond James Stadium. Moore, 23, has been accepted to Dental School at Southern Illinois University, and will begin attending classes for the four-year program in August. Moore received his […]

The MetroStars and the Dallas Burn of MLS have announced that they will be hosting international exhibition matches on July 24. Atletico Nacional of Colombia and Toluca of Mexico will play a friendly at Giants Stadium on July 24 at 12:30 p.m. (ET), preceding the MetroStars-Miami Fusion MLS contest at 3:00 p.m. Atletico Nacional, located […]

USYSA Southern Regional (June 24-29 in Edmond, Okla.) Under-19 Boys Semifinals Tulsa (Okla.) Pride 2 Miami Strike Force 1 Memphis Futbol Club 2 Greensboro (N.C.) SC 1 Final Tulsa (Okla.) Pride 4 Memphis Futbol Club (Tenn.) 2 Under-18 Boys Semifinals Tulsa (Okla.) Thunder 3 Lafreniere (La.) Gamblers 2 Arkansas Comets 5 Charlotte (N.C.) SC Blue […]

USA Briana Scurry (5) Five saves included breakaway stops. Sarah Whalen (6) Solid in first WWC start. Joy Fawcett (6) Right back took Sobrero’s central defense spot. Carla Overbeck (5) Active in attack. Tiffany Roberts (5) Delivered bruising tackles. Brandi Chastain (6) Handled move to midfield well. Kristine Lilly (8) Kept team stable in first […]

Group A TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Peru 2 2 0 0 4 2 6 Paraguay 2 1 1 0 4 0 4 Bolivia 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 Japan 2 0 0 2 2 7 0 SCHEDULE July 5 — Japan vs. Bolivia, Paraguay vs. Peru. Group B TEAM […]

After 30 matches played before 567,982 fans in seven communities across the country, and hundreds of millions more watching on television around the globe, the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup has come down to its Final Match this Saturday, July 10, at 12:50 p.m. (PT). The host United States, defending Olympic gold medalists and 1991 […]

July 4 in Stanford, Calif. USA 2 Brazil 0. Goals: Parlow 5, Akers (pen.) 80. USA — Scurry, Chastain, Sobrero, Overbeck, Fawcett, Lilly, Akers, Foudy, Hamm (Fair, 85), Milbrett (Fotopoulos, 88), Parlow (MacMillan, 62). Brazil — Maravilha, Suzana (Maicon, 70), Tania, Elane, Nene, Cidinha, Juliana, Formiga, Sissi, Pretinha, Katia. Yellow cards: USA — Akers 90; […]

After relying on offense in their first four matches of the Women’s World Cup, goalkeeper Briana Scurry was the key in the United States’ 2-0 victory over Brazil on July 4 in the semifinals, sending the hosts to the championship game next Saturday in Los Angeles. Despite being tested throughout the match by the attacking […]

Group A TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Peru 2 2 0 0 4 2 6 Paraguay 2 1 1 0 4 0 4 Bolivia 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 Japan 2 0 0 2 2 7 0 SCHEDULE July 5 — Japan vs. Bolivia, Paraguay vs. Peru. Group B July […]

1. Sissi (Brazil), Sun Wen (China) 7 goals. 3. Aarones (Norway) 4 goals. 4. Grings (Germany), Jin Yan (China), Liu Ailing (China), Milbrett (USA), Okosieme (Nigeria), Pettersen (Norway), Pretinha (Brazil), Riise (Norway), Wiegmann (Germany) 3 goals. 13. Akers (USA), Akide (Nigeria), Cidinha (Brazil), Fomina (Russia), Hamm (USA), Hooper (Canada), Jo Song Ok (North Korea), Katia […]

Group A July 2 in Asuncion Peru 1 Bolivia 0. Goal: Zuniga 87. Peru — Ibanez, Rebosio, Reynoso, Jose Soto, Jorge Soto, Solano, Pereda (Ciurlizza, 46), Palacios, Jayo, Maestri (Zuniga, 85), Pizarro (Holsen, 57). Bolivia — Fernandez, Ribera, Pena, Sandy, Castillo, Tufino, Soria, Cristaldo (Ochoaizpur, 65), E.Sanchez (Liendo, 82), Gutierrez (Etcheverry, 61), Moreno. Yellow cards: […]

The only thing more amazing than the large crowds at USA ’99 has been the media coverage. Coverage of the team this winter and spring was, frankly, sparse, but the American media have made up for that in recent weeks. USA ’99 is one of those stories that editors latch on to and run with. […]

The following are quotes from the July 2 USA women’s national team teleconference, which featured coach Tony DiCicco, defenders Brandi Chastain and Joy Fawcett and midfielder Julie Foudy. TONY DICICCO General comments on Brazil and Sunday’s semifinal showdown: “Brazil is the most improved team in the world since 1991. No question. In 1991 they weren’t […]

Group A TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Peru 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 Bolivia 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Paraguay 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Japan 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 SCHEDULE July 2 — Peru vs. Bolivia, Paraguay vs. Japan. July 5 — […]