Category: Soccer America Daily

The U.S. women’s national team stretched its unbeaten streak to 40 games — 39 under Coach Greg Ryan — with a 5-0 victory over Mexico in an international friendly played Saturday as part of a doubleheader with the MLS game between New England and Toronto FC in Foxboro, Mass. The Americans opened its 2007 domestic […]

American goalkeeper Brad Friedel signed a one-year contract extension at Blackburn Rovers the day before turning in another outstanding performance against powerhouse Chelsea in the semifinals of the FA Cup. Friedel, the longest-serving player at Blackburn, signed that extension that will keep him at Ewood Park through the 2008-09 season. “I am delighted and it […]

Kasey Keller may have played his last game of the season for Borussia Moenchengladbach. The 37-year-old goalkeeper suffered a muscle tear shortly before Hamburg SV’s Paulo Guerrero scored a 90th minute gamewinner to down last-place Gladbach, 1-0. Keller, who joined Gladbach in January 2005 and has played 78 games for the club, is expected to […]

A lucky deflection gave Barcelona a 1-0 win over Real Mallorca on Sunday that extended its lead at the top of Spain’s La Liga to four points. With one minute left in the game, Javier Saviola‘s shot hit the post, and former Barcelona player Fernando Navarro deflected the ball into his own goal. The hero […]

Manchester and Chelsea could conclude the 2007 season with a tripleheader of games with three titles at stake. They set up the possibility of a dream ending thanks to wins in the semifinals of the English FA Cup. Four days after United’s 7-1 demolition of Roma in the UEFA Champions League — arguably the most […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor Clint Mathis conjured up a few flashbacks to his most productive days, Colorado gained a point despite playing most of the match a man down, and D.C. United stumbled to a second straight defeat on the second weekend of league play. A heavy rainstorm inundated Giants Stadium Sunday, and in […]

“Any time you come home and play in front of our fans, you have expectations of what you’re going to do, and you never draw it up that you’re going to go down two goals that early, whether it’s someone that slipped, someone got beat. But having said that, you deal with it, and you […]

BOYS 1 Greenville (S.C.)  18-0-0 2 McIntosh (Peachtree City, Ga.)  13-0-2 3 Snohomish (Wash.) 8-0-1 4 Millard North (Neb.) 6-0-0 5 Jenks (Okla.) 7-1-0 6 Thomas Dale (Chester, Va.) 6-0-0 7 Greenbrier (Evans, Ga.) 13-1-0 8 Cheney (Wash.) 9-0-0 9 Valley (West Des Moines, Iowa) 5-0-0 10 Union (Tulsa, Okla.) 9-1-0 GIRLS 1 Apex (N.C.) […]

American Michael Enfield, who played 11 games in two seasons with MLS’s Los Angeles Galaxy, signed a two-year contract with Australia’s Sydney FC after impressing during his one-month trial with the Hyundai A-League club. The 23-year-old Enfield scored a goal in his Sydney FC debut against Wollongong Wolves and had a hand in every one […]

The USL-1 season begins this weekend when perennial contender Rochester heads south to face Puerto Rico on Friday and Miami FC on Sunday. The Rhinos finished second to Vancouver in 2006 and have added reinforcements during the offseason. Ivorian striker Hamed Diallo spent more than a decade in France, excelling in the Second Division with […]

Defending champion Sevilla joined by Spanish rivals Osasuna and Espanyol in the semifinals of the UEFA Cup when it tied Tottenham, 2-2, at White Hart Lane to win its quarterfinal series, 4-3, on aggregate. Sevilla stunned Spurs with two goals — the first an own goal by Steed Malbranque and the second by Mali international […]

This weekend should be Barcelona’s chance to stretch its lead in Spain’s La Liga, but form has rarely held this season. The two-time defending champion hosts Real Mallorca on Sunday (TV: WorldSport HD, live, 1 pm ET) and its two nearest rivals, Sevilla and Real Madrid, play on the road. But Barcelona has won only […]

Manchester United and Chelsea are heavily favored to win their semifinal matches in the English FA Cup. United, the Premier League leader, faces last place Watford at Birmingham’s Villa Park on Saturday (TV: PPV-Setanta, live, 12:30 pm ET), while Chelsea, which last weekend moved to within three points of United in the EPL, faces Blackburn […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor D.C. UNITED-KANSAS CITY (Fox Soccer Channel, Saturday, 4 pm ET, kickoff: 4:30 pm) D.C. swept all four games in the season series last year. Of the two teams, D.C. seems to have upgraded by adding striker Luciano Emilio while K.C. has kept mainly the same cast, although midfielder Jack Jewsbury […]

What must David Beckham be thinking? The Los Angeles Galaxy, the English star’s future club, has opened with a 0-0 tie on the road and a 2-1 loss at home. Carlos Ruiz (on the first Dallas penalty kick since the 2005 season) and Kenny Cooper scored first-half goals — the second goals in two games […]

“It’s an eye-opener for us. We can’t just show up and expect to win. That’s the message of tonight.” — Los Angeles Galaxy coach Frank Yallop after his team lost its home opener to FC Dallas, 2-1, before almost 24,000 fans and a media contingent that includes reporters from papers in England, Germany and the […]

Mexico won’t be defending its U-17 World Cup championship this summer in South Korea. In a shocking turn of events at the first of two CONCACAF U-17 qualifying groups, Mexico was eliminated without losing a game. Host Honduras and Haiti advanced to the 2007 U-17 World Cup by sharing first place. Mexico finished third after […]

Romario will have to wait another month before he resumes his bid to score his 1,000th goal. The 41-year-old legend again was held scoreless as Vasco da Gama were knocked out of the Taca Rio after a 4-4 tie with Botafogo in a game that produced three goals in the first four minutes and seven […]

AC Milan cruised to a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich in Munich to win their UEFA Champions League quarterfinals series, 4-2, on aggregate and move into the semifinals of the Champions League against Manchester United. Milan looked to be in trouble ater having to settle for a 2-2 tie at home with Bayern, but first-half […]

THURSDAY NIGHT PREVIEW LOS ANGELES-FC DALLAS (ESPN2, 7 pm PT/10 p.m. ET) By Ridge Mahoney It’s back to work for FC Dallas and the Galaxy, both which tied their opening games last weekend, and also for Eric Wynalda. Wynalda served a one-match suspension Saturday during the ABC broadcast of Colorado’s 2-1 victory over D.C. United […]

“I am still a young coach and I felt I could waste a lot of time as national team coach when I could be learning things which would help me improve. — Former MLS star Hristo Stoitchkov, 41, on quitting as national team coach of his native Bulgaria to take over as coach of Spanish […]

Under a new three-year agreement, Fox Soccer Channel will air 27 United Soccer Leagues games annually. FSC will broadcast a weekly Friday night USL First Division match and all USL League Championship games. “We are excited to announce the continuation of our presence on Fox Soccer Channel,” said USL executive vice president and COO Tim […]

The U.S. U-17 ’91 boys national team beat Mexico, 3-0, at the Mondial Minimes International Tournament in France, where they also tied England 0-0, lost to Ireland, 2-1, and beat Cameroon on PKs after a 1-1 tie. The team was coached U.S. U-17 assistant coach Raul Diaz Arce, who took an 18-player roster that was […]

ABC broadcast of MLS’s season opener last Saturday, a 2-1 Colorado win over D.C. United, drew a 0.6 overnight rating (460,000 households). It was the same rating that the 2006 opener got on ABC. In comparison, CBS’s coverage of The Masters (golf) at the same time April 7 earned a rating of 6.1 (4.7 million […]

WEDNESDAY: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal, 2nd Leg LIVERPOOL-PSV (ESPN Deportes & Setanta USA, live, 2:30 pm ET). The prospects that three of the four Champions League semifinalists will hail from the English Premier League look darn good. Manchester United and Chelsea qualified yesterday, and on Wednesday Liverpool takes a 3-0 lead into its second leg […]