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By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine REF WATCH: Four penalty kicks were whistled in the two games played last weekend at Home Depot Center and, not surprisingly, they dictated the results. And in two cases they could have been make-up calls. Marlon Rojas of Real Salt Lake was called for handball after a […]

GOALKEEPER Ryan Shaughnessy. Laredo. 13 saves in 1-0 win at DFW, two shutouts DEFENDERS Justin Cooper. West Virginia. Game-winner in 2-1 win over Williamsburg Happy Hall. Bradenton. Goal, assist in 3-1 win over Palm Beach Jordan Harvey. Orange County. Solid play in pair of wins MIDFIELDERS Nick Bohnenkamp. Springfield. Goal in 1-1 draw at Des […]

USL: First Division Team of the Week GOALKEEPERS Ronnie Pascale. Richmond. Four saves in scoreless draw against Montreal DEFENDERS Scott Palguta. Rochester. Assist in 3-1 win over Puerto Rico Brett Branan. Minnesota. Solid play in 1-1 tie against Portland Geordie Lyall. Vancouver. Solid play in 0-0 tie at Seattle MIDFIELDERS Rey Martinez. Rochester. Goal in […]

Neither two-time defending champion UNAM Pumas nor Chivas Guadalajara, runner-up of the Clausura 2004, qualified for La Liguilla, the Mexican League's Torneo Clausura playoffs that begin Wednesday with the quarterfinals. Necaxa, for which Texan Daniel Hernandez appeared in 11 of 17 regular season games, reached the quarterfinals thanks to a late surge. Necaxa won its […]

Regular-season action concluded over the weekend in the English Football League, which comprises the three levels of English soccer below the Premier League. A record nine Americans played in the Football League this season. The only player whose team has a shot at promotion is Eddie Lewis, who will miss out on Preston North End's […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine BEGIN THE BEGINES: Perhaps CD Chivas USA coach Thomas Rongen has found a winning formula for his MLS team: Use more players who joined the team from abroad. In last weekend's 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake, only four starters — Ezra Hendrickson, Ryan Suarez, Orlando Perez, […]

FORWARDS PLAYER HOMETOWN CLASS COLLEGE Amy Rodriguez Lake Forest, Calif. Sr. USC Jessica Rostedt Kent, Ohio Sr. Virginia Christina DiMartino Massapequa Park, N.Y. Sr. UCLA Alexa Orand Orange, Calif. Jr. Kelley OÆHara Fayetteville, Ga. Jr. Jessica McDonald Phoenix, Ariz. Jr. Lauren Cheney Indianapolis, Ind. Jr. Ashley Moore Clifton Park, N.Y. Jr. Cydne Currie Irving, Texas […]

The U.S. Under-15 boys national team will train May 10-15 in Bradenton, Fla., where it will play games against the Clearwater Chargers, the IMG Academy U-16s, U.S. U-17s and a team to be determined. U.S. under-15 national team roster: Goalkepers — Jon Harris (Arlington Heights, Ill.), Josh Lambo (Crystal Lake, Ill.), Chris Miller (Garland, Texas). […]

NSCAA/adidas Boys 1 Oak Mountain (Ala.) 24-0-2 2 Norman (Okla.) North 15-0-1 3 Hickory (Va.) 13-0-0 4 Bettendorf (Iowa) 12-0-0 5 Snohomish (Wash.) 12-1-1 6 Broken Arrow (Okla.) 16-0-0 7 Rock Hll (S.C.) Northwestern 24-1-0 8 Marietta, Ga.) 14-0-4 9 Tacoma (Wash.) Bellarmine 12-1-1 10 Lincoln (Neb.) East 12-2-0 11 Lassiter (Ga.) 15-0-3 12 East […]

Winners: In MLS, CHIVAS USA notched the first win in its short history, downing fellow expansion club Real Salt Lake, 1-0, on a Hector Caudros penalty kick. FREDDY ADU gave the best performance of his MLS career, making two nice assists and scoring United's third goal of a 3-1 win over Columbus. NEW ENGLAND extended […]

May 7 Las Vegas 1 (Shoughro 75) California 4 (Magliulo 14, 73, Hunt 23, Sissi 68). May 8 Las Vegas 2 (Patrick 77, Roberts 80) San Diego 0.

MLS STATISTICS (through May 8) STANDINGS Eastern Conference Team W-L-T PTS New England 5-0-1 16 Chicago 3-3-1 10 D.C. United 2-2-2 8 Kansas City 1-1-3 6 Columbus 2-4-0 6 Metrostars 1-2-2 5 Western Conference Team W-L-T PTS Los Angeles 4-1-0 12 FC Dallas 3-1-2 11 San Jose 2-1-3 9 Real Salt Lake 1-3-2 5 Colorado […]

MLS SUMMARIES (May 7-8) May 7 in East Rutherford, NJ Metrostars 0 San Jose 1. Goal: Cerritos (Davis, De Rosario) 60. MetroStars – Wells, Leitch, Ward, Mendes, Regan, Bradley, Lisi, Guevara, Gaven, Magee (Ibrahim, 61), Galvan Rey. San Jose – Onstad, Waibel, Dayak, Robinson, Barrett, Mullan (Russell, 84), ORourke, Davis, Ching, De Rosario, Cerritos (Moreno, […]

May 6 Bradenton 0 Carolina 2 (O'Rourke 9, Tognetti 85). May 7 Central Florida 4 (Eusey 19, Bishop 24, Milyak 26, Fotopolous 76) Carolina 0. Atlanta 4 (Steinmann 9, Miller 12, Schneider 28, Gragg 41) Hampton Roads 3 (Golebiowski 10, Brereton 37, Akide 40).

USL First Division May 6 Charleston 3 (Simmonds 39, 66, Lubezky 80) Toronto 1 (Diplacido 15). May 7 Rochester 3 (Miller 8, Aguilera 17, Martinez 72) Puerto Rico 1 (Zuleta 58). Atlanta 3 (own goal 19, Dawkins 51, Iniguez 54) Toronto 2 (Dodds 8, Gerba 90). Virginia Beach 0 Montreal 1 (Sebrango 54). Minnesota 1 […]

MLS Previews (May 7-8) Saturday, May 7, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT METROSTARS (1-1-2, 5 pts) vs. SAN JOSE (1-1-3, 6 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: Metrostars – FW John Wolyniec (hip flexor strain), GK Mike Ueltschey (R wrist strain); San Jose – DF Danny Califf (R knee MCL sprain). Referee: Kevin Terry. Saturday, […]

Tim Schulz is the new U.S. U-20 women's national team head coach. Schulz, president and CEO of the Colorado Rush youth program since 2000, will take over a team that moves from the U-19 to U-20 level as FIFA shifts its only world championship for youth women up a year after previously holding U-19 world […]

May 4 in San Jose Saprissa (C.R.) 2 UNAM Mex.) 0. Goals: Bolanos 21, Badilla 43. Saprissa — Porras, Badilla, Benneth, Bolanos, Brenes (Munoz, 67), Cordero, J.Drummond, Esquivel, Lopez, Solis (Gonzalez, 83), Aleman (G.Drummond, 77). UNAM — Bernal, Castro, Beltran, Veron, Pineda (Iniguez, 62), Toledo, Galindo, Leandro Augusto, Lozano, Botero, Marioni. Referee: Brian Hall (USA). […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) Friday, May 6 No live games. Saturday, May 7 ESPN2 MLS METROSTARS-SAN JOSE (live) 4 pm. MLS DIRECT KICK D.C. UNITED-COLUMBUS (live) 7:30 pm. Direct Kick: DirecTV – 792; Dish Net – 463; In […]

David Beckham is the best paid player in soccer, according to a study published Tuesday by France Football magazine. The Englishman makes the same annual salary ($6.4 million) as Real Madrid midfield partner Zinedine Zidane, but his endorsement deals boost his earnings to $37.4 million. Soccer's richest coach, according to France Football, is Chelsea's Jose […]

First Division GOALKEEPER Christian Fegler. Atlanta. Four saves in shutout against Charleston DEFENDERS Mauricio Vincello. Montreal. Goal in 1-1 tie at Puerto Rico Alexis Rivera. Puerto Rico. Goal in 1-1 tie against Montreal MIDFIELDERS Peter Luzak. Richmond. Solid play in 2-1 win over Toronto * Edwin Miranda. Portland. Two assists in 2-2 tie against Minnesota […]

The U.S. U-16 girls national team travels to Japan May 6-16 for matches against club teams. U.S. U-16 Roster for Japan Tour Goalkeepers: Bianca Henninger (San Jose, Calif.), Jorden Kussmann (Lakewood, Wa.). Defenders: Lauren Barnes (Upland, Calif.), Hannah Cerrone (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.), Kate Deines (Issaquah, Wa.), Gretchen Miller (Fairport, N.Y.), Michelle Oliver (Roswell, Ga.). Midfielders: […]

Winners: The METROSTARS, without injured Jeff Agoos and Youri Djorkaeff, notched their first win of the season thanks to AMADO GUEVARA's hat trick in a 3-1 victory over Colorado. CLINT DEMPSEY notched his fifth goal of the season as NEW ENGLAND, MLS's hottest team, extended its unbeaten streak to five games with a 1-0 win […]

USL First Division April 29 Puerto Rico 1 (Rivera 20) Monteal 1 (Vincello 3). Charleston 1 (Lubezky 90+) Virginia Beach (Castellanos 30). Portland 2 (Benedetti 14, Thompson 15) Minnesota 2 (Tarley 11, Menyongar 79). April 30 Richmond 2 (Worthen 28, Delicate 48) Toronto 1 (Gerba 27). Atlanta 0 Charleston 0. Vancouver 1 (Corazzin pen. 51) […]

Group A April 25 in Ballymena USA 2 Slovakia 0. Goals: Nunez 12, Marosevic 17. USA — Perk, Stephens, Eckhardt, Wallace, Cortez, Marosevic (Onphroy, 69), Giallombardo (Duran 66), Arguez, Sorrentino (Kelly, 54), Altidore, Martinez (Martinez, 57). April 26 in Ballymena USA 1 Israel 0. Goal: Altidore 38. USA — Perk, Stephens, Eckhardt, Wallace, Cortez, Marosevic […]