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MLS Cup 2006 in Frisco, Texas New England Revolution vs. Houston Dynamo Sunday, live on ABC, 3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT. Before they moved and became the Houston Dynamo, the San Jose Earthquakes reached MLS Cup twice and lifted the trophy each time, with a 2-1 win over Los Angeles in 2001 and a 4-2 […]

“As you know I’m not a drinker, I don’t like to drink, but I’m very aware of this very Russian tradition. So for that I’m ready to make an exception. I can promise you that if we qualify, I’ll have a drink. … I would drink, not a bottle of vodka, of course, but a […]

Sevilla looks to hold on to its lead in Spain’s La Liga when it goes for its fourth win in a row Sunday at Racing Santander (TV: Gol TV, delay, 7 pm ET). After Sevilla, the reigning UEFA Cup champion, look over first place from Barcelona last week, Barca coach Frank Rijkaard tipped the Andalucian […]

US Youth Soccer announced rosters for the ODP Boys Thanksgiving Interregional Nov. 18-24 in Coral Springs, Fla. The tournament will represent teams in the 1989-92 age groups including the U.S. U-15 and U-16 national team pools. Thanksgiving Interregional Girls 89 Rosters Thanksgiving Interregional Girls 90 Rosters Thanksgiving Interregional Girls 91 Rosters Thanksgiving Interregional Girls 92 […]

U.S. women’s national team head coach Greg Ryan named 20 players who will compete in the 2006 CONCACAF Women’s Cup, which serves as qualifying for the 2007 Women’s World Cup. The USA faces the winner of the Mexico-Trinidad & Tobago quarterfinal on Nov. 22 in the Gold Cup semifinals at the Home Depot Center in […]

A fan of relegation threatened Brazilian club Fluminense bought a full-page ad in Rio de Janeiro daily O Globo for about $25,000 to send a message to Coach Gusmao, who has yet to win in seven games since becoming the club’s sixth coach this year. According to Reuters, her message included the advice, “Please field […]

“This is a great opportunity for Freddy. We support his decision to seek additional training opportunities in the offseason.” — D.C. United spokesman Doug Hicks on Freddy Adu, who will train with Manchester United for two weeks in late November. Hicks said it is not a tryout. (AP)

By Paul Gardner I’m not sure where to put the blame for this one, but in the end it hardly matters … it’s too late to do anything about the selection of goals as candidates for the MLS Goal of the Year award … five goals, and a disappointingly one-dimensional lot they are … four […]

FC Dallas fired Coach Colin Clarke on Tuesday after he failed to steer the club past the first round of the playoffs for the second straight year. Clarke’s replacement will be the team’s fourth coach since its inception in 1996. Only once, under its first coach, Dave Dir, has Dallas managed to advance past the […]

Defending Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich suffered an embarrassing defeat on Wednesday when it loss to last-place Hannover, 1-0, at home and fell to fifth place, six points behind leader Werder Bremen, a 2-1 winner at Nuremberg on Tuesday. Hannover, which entered the game with one win in 10 games, was gifted a goal at the […]

About 90 seconds of a World War II era speech by Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels played over the PA system at Forestview High School’s soccer stadium before its home game against Charlotte Catholic High School in Gastonia, N.C. Forestview High School principal Robert Carpenter has sent a letter of apology to Charlotte Catholic, which […]

American defender Jay DeMerit captained EPL club Watford, the club he joined while it was in the second tier in the summer of 2004, in its fourth-round League Cup game on Tuesday against Newcastle. Watford lost on penalty kicks after a 2-2 tie. DeMerit’s team was headed to an overtime win when Scott Parker equalized […]

“I was scared to death of him the first time I met him. I still am, actually.” — Midfielder Paul Scholes pays tribute to Coach Alex Ferguson, who is celebrating his 20th year in charge of Manchester United, which Scholes joined in as a trainee in 1991. (BBC)

The USA was eliminated from the FIFA Beach Soccer World Championship Tuesday when it lost to host Brazil, 10-6, in their Group A finale. The Americans finished tied with Poland and Japan for second place behind Brazil, but Japan went through on the tiebreaker. The Americans played Brazil tighter than Poland or Japan had in […]

Two of MLS’s brightest young stars, forwards Freddy Adu (D.C. United) and Josmer Altidore (New York), head the group of 19 players Coach Thomas Rongen called up for the U.S. Under-20 national team’s friendly match against Guatemala on Nov. 15 at Florida Atlantic University Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla. U.S. U-20 national team roster The […]

David Beckham, who has yet to start a home game for Real Madrid this season, has resisted signing a contract renewal while he explores his options, which, according to reports in the British press, include a move to the English Premier League or MLS. Beckham’s contract with Real runs out this summer and the Spanish […]

“Nonsense. The speculation, as usual, is not true and the figures were made up. There has not been an offer or a decision. The talks have just started and there’s no time pressure.” — Juergen Klinsmann on tabloid reports that he was on the verge of signing a $3.18 million per year contract to be […]

By Ridge Mahoney So impressive was Houston against Colorado that it might be considered to be the favorite in MLS Cup, and it could have a few thousand fans making the four-hour trip to Dallas as well. But with midfielder Ricardo Clark suspended because his caution against the Rapids was his second of the playoffs, […]

By Ridge Mahoney Both of the conference finals featured early goals; how teams coped with them dictated which two advanced to MLS Cup 2006. Here’s a rundown of the top 11 performers for the two matches last weekend: GOALKEEPER: Matt Reis (New England). The Revs survived waves of D.C. United attacks after taking a 1-0 […]

US Youth Soccer announced rosters for the ODP Boys Thanksgiving Interregional Nov. 23-27 at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Along with the three US Youth Soccer ODP teams, there will also be two teams (Blue and Grey) from the U.S. U-14 national team pool. Thanksgiving Interregional Boys 90 Rosters […]

The USA split its first two games at the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Coach Roberto Ceciliano‘s team fell to Japan, 8-4, in their opening match on Friday, but defeated Poland, 4-2, two days later. Former Santa Clara player Anthony Chimienti led the USA with two goals against the […]

“There are some serious talks going on [with European clubs], so we’ll see. I’d like to be back, but my ultimate goal was to go overseas, and if it comes sooner rather than later, I’ll take it." — Freddy Adu, who was subbed by Coach Peter Nowak in the 65th minute of D.C. United’s 1-0 […]

Jonathan Spector, in his fourth start of the season, helped West Ham upset Arsenal, 1-0. The 20-year-old Illinois product, who is on loan from Manchester United, kept his starting spot after last week helping the Hammers end an five-game losing streak. Watford, which earned promotion to the English Premier league with contributions from unsung American […]

By Ridge Mahoney In both stadiums hosting MLS conference finals Sunday, the play was intense, the crowds raucous, and the results justified. D.C. United outshot New England, 18-6, at a rowdy RFK lit up by flares and shrouded by smoke but were undone, 1-0, by an early Taylor Twellman goal, a few sharp saves by […]

It was a rough weekend for the top clubs in Europe’s major leagues. Chelsea, the defending English Premier League champion, lost to London rival Tottenham for the first time in 33 league meetings to fall to second place, three points behind Manchester United, which downed Portsmouth, 3-0, to celebrate 20 years under its manager, Sir […]