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The United States moved into the semifinals of the Gold Cup for the seventh time in eight tournaments thanks to a 3-1 win over Jamaica Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. DaMarcus Beasley led the Americans two goals and an assist on Josh Wolff's opening goal to pave the way to victory in front […]

Winners: SAO PAULO beat fellow Brazilian club Atletico Paranaense, 4-0, in the Libertadores Cup final second leg for a 5-1 aggregate win. It marks the third time Sao Paulo has won South America's most prestigious club competition, following wins in 1992 and 1993. Amoroso, Fabao, Luizao and Diego Tardelli scored Sao Paulo's goals. Seven reserves […]

Striker Bill Dworsky of Huntsville, Ala., who plays his club ball for the Dallas Texans Red, earned the Golden Boot best player award at adidas ESP 2005, the annual scouting and player development event that features more than 100 of the nation's top high-school age players. Dworksy, who is entering his senior year of high […]

MLS deputy commissioner Ivan Gazidis is also president of SUM International, which is promoting the Gold Cup and U.S. tours of Chelsea, AC Milan, Real Madrid and Chivas Guadalajara, creating a crowded soccer calendar in the middle of the MLS season. Interview by Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Magazine SOCCER AMERICA: Isn't this World […]

The 18 members of MLS All-Star squad for its July 30 game against against Fulham FC, last season's 13th place finisher in the English Premier League: GOALKEEPERS: Matt Reis (New England Revolution)v Scott Garlick (FC Dallas)* DEFENDERS: Eddie Pope (Real Salt Lake)v Greg Vanney (FC Dallas)v Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards)v Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew)* […]

Costa Rican Paulo Wanchope moves from Spanish La Liga club Malaga to al-Gharafa, reigning champ of the Qatar league. The 27-year-old, one of the CONCACAF region's top strikers, has played for Manchester City and West Ham. In June, Wanchope scored the Ticos' stoppage-time winner against Guatemala in World Cup qualifying. Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira, the […]

Winners: With a 1-0 win over Jamaica, on an Alberto Medina goal, MEXICO finished first in the Gold Cup Group C and avoids meeting host USA in the quarterfinal, which would have been the case had Mexico lost or tied. El Tri faces Colombia on Sunday. Both guest teams at the CONCACAF Gold Cup have […]

Friday, July 15, 7:30 pm ET/4:30 pm PT D.C. UNITED (6-6-4, 22 pts) vs. SAN JOSE (7-3-7, 28 pts) TV: CSN-DC, FSN-BA. Direct Kick: DirecTV – 791; Dish Net – TBA; InDemand. Key Players Out: D.C. United – DF Bryan Namoff (hip flexor strain), DF Tim Merritt (plantar fasciatis), DF David Stokes (ankle sprain), MF […]

West Mass Pioneers (USL2) 1 (Krause 6) Chicago Fire (MLS) 3 (John 16, 45, Reiter 24). Charlotte Eagles (USL2) 2 (Coggins 24, Swinehart 80) Chivas USA (MLS) 3 (Arias 3, Martins 83, Romo 120). Atlanta Silverbacks (USL1) 1 (Hayes 33) Des Moines Menace (PDL) 5 (Kreikmeyer 8, Boltnar pen. 12, Krause 26, 51, Disang 50). […]

Group A July 6 in Miami Panama 1 Colombia 0. Goal: Tejada 70. Panama — Penedo, Rivera, L. Moreno, Torres, Baloy, Gomez, Julio Cesar Dely Valdes (Jorge Luis Dely Valdes, 80), Medina (Avila, 69), Phillips, Tejada, Mitre (Blanco, 46). Colombia — Mondragon, Anchico, De la Cuesta, Mendoza, Passo, J.C. Ramirez, Hurtado (Aguilar, 69), Patino, Arzuaga […]

Winners: Los Angeles attacker LANDON DONOVAN received the most votes — by fans, media, players and MLS coaches and GMs — in MLS All-Star Game balloting. The selection of Real Salt Lake's EDDIE POPE ties him with Jeff Agoos at a record nine nominations. The MLS squad faces Fulham, which finished 13th in the 2004-05 […]

Los Angeles attacker LANDON DONOVAN received the most votes — by fans, media, players and MLS coaches and GMs — in MLS All-Star Game balloting. The selection of Real Salt Lake's EDDIE POPE ties him with Jeff Agoos at a record nine nominations. The MLS squad faces Fulham, which finished 13th in the 2004-05 English […]

July 12 in Portland, Ore. Portland Timbers (USL1) 2 (Alcaraz-Cuellar, 15 Antoniuk pen. 59) Seattle Sounders (USL1) 0. July 13 in St. Paul, Minn. Real Salt Lake (MLS) at Minnesota Thunder (USL1) July 13 in Ludlow, Mass. Chicago Fire (MLS) at Western Mass Pioneers (USL2) July 13 in Rochester, Mass. Va. Beach Mariners (USL1) at […]

Group A July 6 in Miami Panama 1 Colombia 0. Goal: Tejada 70. Panama — Penedo, Rivera, L. Moreno, Torres, Baloy, Gomez, Julio Cesar Dely Valdes (Jorge Luis Dely Valdes, 80), Medina (Avila, 69), Phillips, Tejada, Mitre (Blanco, 46). Colombia — Mondragon, Anchico, De la Cuesta, Mendoza, Passo, J.C. Ramirez, Hurtado (Aguilar, 69), Patino, Arzuaga […]

The United States played to a 0-0 tie with Costa Rica Tuesday at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., and win Group B at the Gold Cup. The Americans meet the third-place team in Group C — Jamaica, South Africa or Mexico — in the quarterfinals on Saturday in Foxboro (TV, Telefutura, live, 4 pm ET). […]

The Columbus Crew has relieved of his heading coaching duties Greg Andrulis, who had guided the Crew to a 4-10-2 record this season for a last-place spot in the Eastern Conference. Assistant coach Robert Warzycha has been named interim head coach. Andrulis, who has been at the Crew's helm since Oct. 25, 2001, is the […]

July 9 Boston-North 2 (Macdonald 19, 44) Rhode Island 0. California 0 Elk Grove 0. Philadelphia 0 Bay State 3 (Lima 66, 84, Mastrogiacomo 72). Steel City 0 New England 4 (Schnur 18, 80, Connors 38, Stone 85). Utah 1 (Williams 18) Ajax America 4 (O'Hanley 19, Gamet 23, 70, Edwards 60). Everton FC America […]

(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) THURSDAY, July 14 FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Libertadores Final, 2nd Leg SAO PAULO-ATL. PARANAENSE (live), 8:30 pm. FRIDAY, July 15 MLS DIRECT KICK D.C. UNITED-SAN JOSE (live) 7:30 pm. FOX SOCCER CHANNEL USL First Division MINNESOTA-MONTREAL (live), 8 […]

U.S. forward Conor Casey, whose German First Division club Mainz had complained about his Gold Cup participation, has been diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a sprained medial collateral in his right knee, suffered in Thursday's 4-1 win over Cuba.

Winners: LANDON DONOVAN, who scored twice in the USA's Gold Cup opener, a 4-1 win over Cuba, struck again in Saturday's 2-0 win over Canada with a diving header off a fine cross from DaMarcus Beasley. The 23-year-old now has 25 career national goals, putting him third on the USA's all-time scoring list, nine goals […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine SHAKING IT UP: So much attention was lavished on the swatting and decapitation of the Landon Donovan pinata at the Quakes-Galaxy match a few weeks ago that little attention was paid to how many other changes the teams had made. Of the 22 starters, 14 werenÆt on […]

Tiffeny Milbrett scored her 100th career goal as the U.S. women's national team beat Ukraine, 7-0, on Sunday. Milbrett, one of six players to score against the Ukrainians, joins Mia Hamm (158 goals), Elisabetta Vignotto (107), Carolina Morace (105), Michelle Akers (105) and Kristine Lilly (104) as the only players in the history of international […]

July 6 New Jersey 9 (Grubb 10, Wilson 11, Yankey 32, 65, Redmond 37, 39, White 61, Edmonds 72, 84) South Jersey 0. Hampton Roads 3 (Omagbemi 48, Vanderspiegel 74, Akide 84) Northern Virginia 2 (Kaylor 8, Baidu 46). July 7 Toronto 5 (Warner 3, 25, 30, Lincoln 12, 50) Sudbury 1 (Smith 6). July […]

USL First Division July 6 Montreal 2 (Biello 6, 63) Richmond 0. July 8 Puerto Rico 3 (N Delgado 2, Salles 29, 36) Virginia Beach 1 (O'Neill pen. 32). Rochester 1 (Wilson 50) Minnesota 0. Seattle 4 (Sturm 19, Graham 45, 89, Levesque 56) Portland 2 (Alvarez pen. 60, Higgins 68). July 9 Atlanta 1 […]

Group A July 6 in Miami Panama 1 Colombia 0. Goal: Tejada 70. Panama — Penedo, Rivera, L. Moreno, Torres, Baloy, Gomez, Julio Cesar Dely Valdes (Jorge Luis Dely Valdes, 80), Medina (Avila, 69), Phillips, Tejada, Mitre (Blanco, 46). Colombia — Mondragon, Anchico, De la Cuesta, Mendoza, Passo, J.C. Ramirez, Hurtado (Aguilar, 69), Patino, Arzuaga […]