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The USA struggled to put away the Democratic Republic of Congo in the opening game of the Under-20 Women’s World Championship in Russia. Goals on either side of halftime from Stanford recruit Kelley O’Hara and USC star Amy Rodriguez, who converted a penalty, gave the Americans a 2-0 lead, but the Congolese made it close […]

FIELD PLAYERS Name (club/2005-06 finish) Career Premier League stats Brian McBride (Fulham/12th) 92 games/23 goals Claudio Reyna (Manchester City/15th) 90/7. Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham/12th) 64/2 Jonathan Spector (West Ham/9th) 23/0 Cory Gibbs (Charlton/13th) 0/0. Bobby Convey (Reading/won promotion) 0/0. Jay DeMerit (Watford/won promotion) 0/0. GOALKEEPERS Name (club/2005-06 finish) Career Premier League stats Brad Friedel (Blackburn/6th) 184 […]

American midfielder Claudio Reyna starts his 12th season in Europe and his sixth in the English Premier league in what will be one of the most watched games of the EPL’s opening weekend. Reyna travels with Manchester City to Chelsea (Sunday, 11 am ET on Fox Soccer Channel), the team aiming for a third straight […]

Columbus coach Sigi Schmid, who said after Wednesday’s loss to Real Salt Lake that perhaps he should resign, will stay in charge of the Crew, which is 4-11-8 and on a 13-game winless streak in Schmid’s first year at its helm. “It was my frustration with how things went,” Schmid told the Columbus Dispatch regarding […]

“There was a general feeling that this player-led convention had gone too far.” — English Premier League spokesman Dan Johnson on the league asking players to end the custom of kicking the ball out of bounds when a player is down injured and from now on leaving the decision to stop play up to the […]

When 25-year-old goalkeeper Chris Kirkland came on for England in the second half of its 4-0 friendly rout over Greece his father earned nearly $19,000. That’s because when Chris was 15 years old, Eric Kirkland wagered $190 that his son would play on the national team. Eric got 100-1 odds from bookmaker William Hill. "We […]

For the sixth time in the award’s 16-year history, goalkeeper Kasey Keller is among the three finalists for the Honda U.S. Player of the Year Award, which is selected by members of the U.S. media. Clint Dempsey (New England) and Brian McBride (Fulham) are the other finalists for the 2006 award. All three were part […]

Fielding a team of reserves for his first game as Italy coach, former MetroStar Roberto Donadoni saw the Azzurri fall to Croatia, 2-0, in Livorno. Italy’s 25-game unbeaten run came to an end as Croatia got first-half goals from Brazilian-born Eduardo da Silva and Luka Modric. Goalkeeper Marco Amelia was the only member of Marcello […]

Porto Alegre club Internacional won its first Libertadores Cup after tying defending champ Sao Paulo, 2-2, in the second leg of the final for a 4-3 aggregate win. The win qualifies Internacional for the FIFA Club Cup in December, but by then coach Abel Braga‘s team will likely look much different. Central defender Bolivar is […]

A first for Arena NEW YORK 0 D.C. UNITED 0. A 0-0 tie and each team gets one point. That never happened during Bruce Arena‘s first stint as an MLS coach, when he headed D.C. United in 1996-98. Back then, there were no ties. Games like Arena’s first with the Red Bulls against his old […]

"I really don’t know what to say. I feel sorry for the fans. I’ve never felt this way. Maybe it’s me. Maybe I need to step away. Maybe I need to resign. Maybe [the Crew needs] somebody else because obviously I’m not getting it out of [the players] right now. I’ve never had that feeling […]

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The president of Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv has fined defender Nikolai Domakinov $650 for not congratulating his teammates after a recent win. Dimitar Hristolov was upset that Domakinov, who watched a 3-1 victory over Belasitsa Petrich from the stands because he was sick, left the stadium before the end of the match. That, Hristolov said, […]

Wednesday Games NEW YORK-D.C UNITED TV: 7:30 pm ET on MSG, Direct Kick. Bruce Arena‘s first MLS game as coach of the New York Red Bulls comes against D.C. United, the club he turned into the MLS’s flagship while at its helm during the league’s first three seasons. One of Arena’s first moves in New […]

"But when you see the players’ union numbers and I am not among the highest-paid, it’s frustrating. For me, the most frustrating part is the way everything has been handled. Other players in the league are being paid very good salaries and contracts have been redone in the middle of the season." — New England’s […]

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Rick Davis, the U.S. and NASL star of the late 1970s and early 1980s, has been named acting National Executive Director. Davis, who played for the New York Cosmos and in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, started his youth soccer career with AYSO. Davis, who has served as AYSO’s Director of Programs for the American […]

Botafogo goalkeeper Lopes is expected to be sidelined for at least a month after suffering an injury in Rio de Janeiro’s famous Maracana Stadium – in the locker room. Following their game against Palmeiras on Sunday, Botafogo players struggled to get the hot water to work in the showers. Lopes was then suddenly struck by […]

MLS suspended New England Revolution midfielder Clint Dempsey for two games and fined him $1,000 for violent conduct in the Revolution’s 0-0 tie with Kansas City Aug. 9. Demspey elbowed Wizards defender Jimmy Conrad during an aerial duel. Conrad suffered a broken jaw and is expected to be sidelined for up to six weeks. According […]

The Chicago Fire, whose MLS playoff hopes are in jeopardy following a five-game winless streak, won their U.S. Open Cup round of 16 game, 2-0, over fellow MLS club Kansas City. Rookie Calen Carr and Andy Herron scored for the Fire in front of a Toyota Park crowd of 5,874 in a game postponed from […]

Gregg Berhalter, who joined German Second Division club 1860 Munich in July, has been voted captain of his new club by his teammates after Coach Walter Schachner gave the players a choice between the 33-year-old American and the Lions’ veteran Torben Hoffman, who will serve as vice captain. “I’ve never seen such a close vote […]

“Simply because I corrected a lot of things that were their faults and positioned them pretty good. And they’re going to find out that position isn’t going to be easy to sustain. I took over a mess. And if you ever want to figure out who created that mess, think about that a little bit.” […]

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Home teams dominated in USL-1 going unbeaten on the week at 8-0-2, including seven shutout victories. Seattle rookie Cam Weaver increased his scoring lead with a hat trick and assist, all coming in the first half and all four partnered with Maykel Galindo, in a 5-1 win over Virginia Beach. The Seattle University product has […]

The Michigan Bucks scored twice in the first nine minutes and went on to beat the host Laredo Heat, 2-1, to win the Premier Development League championship in front of nearly 7,000 fans. The Bucks won their first league title in their 11th season in the USL. The Bucks, who got goals from Kenny Uzoigwa […]