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Winners: Barcelona's Brazilian attacker RONALDINHO has been named FIFA World Player of the Year, which is voted on by national team coaches and captains. U.S. coach Bruce Arena voted for (1) Frenchman Thierry Henry, (2) Czech Pavel Nedved and (3) Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko. U.S. captain Claudio Reyna voted for (1) Henry, (2) Nedved and (3) […]

FINAL: STATS POINTS RANK PLAYER, SCHOOL CLASS GP G A P 1. Katie Thorlakson, Notre Dame Jr. 27 23 24 70 2. Tiffany Weimer, Penn St. Jr. 23 26 12 64 3. Leeanna Woodworth, Gardner-Webb Jr. 20 22 15 59 4. Christine Sinclair, Portland Jr. 24 22 11 55 5. Esmeralda Negron, Princeton Sr. 22 […]

FINAL: STATS POINTS RANK PLAYER, SCHOOL CLASS GP G A P 1. Ryan Pore, Tulsa Jr. 23 22 11 55 2. Jason Garey, Maryland Jr. 25 22 9 53 3. Sasha Gotsmanov, Rhode Island Jr. 21 19 8 46 3. Randi Patterson, UNC Greensboro So. 23 19 8 46 5. Jeff Rowland, New Mexico Jr. […]

The U.S. under-20 menÆs national team split squads beat the Canada under-20 national team, 1-0, and Necaxa of Mexico, 2-1, in the first of two days of games during their 12-day training camp at The Home Depot Center. The Grey team used an early goal by UCLA's Chad Barrett to cruise to a 1-0 victory […]

(All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) SATURDAY, Dec. 18 FOX SPORTS WORLD English Premier League BIRMINGHAM-WEST BROM (live), 7 am. English Premier League MANCHESTER UTD-CRYSTAL PALACE (live), noon. English Premier League BLACKBURN-EVERTON (delay), 3 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL English Premier League BIRMINGHAM-WEST BROM (delay), 1 pm. […]

Winners: German Second Division club ALEMANNIA AACHEN qualified for the knockout stage of the UEFA Cup thanks to a 2-0 win over AEK Athens. Aachen qualifed for the competition by finishing runner-up in last season's German Cup to Werder Bremen, the league champion that went into the Champions League, opening up the UEFA Cup spot […]

The retirements of men's coaches Greg Myers (329-209-69 in 38 years of college coaching, the last 29 at Navy), Ray O'Connell (the only coach in the 25-year history of the Loyola, Ill., program) and Joe McGuigan (20 years at Sacred Heart) and the move of 2003 Soccer America Women's Coach of the Year Patrick Baker […]

The nativity scene at London's Madame Tussauds wax museum in which David Beckham was depicted as Joseph and his wife, Victoria (formerly Posh Spice) as the Virgin Mary, has been severely vandalized. The $96,000 exhibit, which had been denounced by the Vatican, the Archbishop of Canterbury and other religious groups, also featured Tony Blair, George […]

Dutch-raised former U.S. international Earnie Stewart, who helped D.C. United win the 2004 MLS title in his second year with the club, has signed a an 18-month contract with the Dutch Second Division team VVV Venlo. Venlo, where Stewart started his pro career in 1989 before playing at Willem II and NAC Breda, is in […]

When Chivas USA kicks off its first season in MLS next year, it will be allowed to have on its roster four senior internationals and six youth (24 or younger) internationals. Mexican players Coach Thomas Rongen's club is considering include: Omar Aguayo (age: 22) Midfielder played 12 games, scored twice for Chivas' second division (Primera […]

Stig Tofting, a veteran of two World Cups with Denmark, has been kicked off of his Danish First Division club AGF Aarhus for fighting at the club's Christmas party. Tofting, 35, who served a stint in jail last year for a fight at a restaurant, reportedly resorted to fisticuffs after an argument with a teammate.

By Ridge Mahoney The news out of Kansas City — Wizards for sale! –could be construed as surprising, except for the fact that for years Lamar Hunt has ignored attempts by developers and soccer officials in Johnson County, Kansas, to build a stadium/soccer complex. Plans are being drawn up for sports/entertainment facilities in the suburbs […]

Quarterfinals Olimpia (HON) vs. UNAM (MEX) D.C. United (USA) vs. Harbour View (JAM) or Tivoli Gardens (JAM) Monterrey (MEX) vs. Municipal (GUA) Kansas City Wizards (USA) vs. Saprissa (CRC) (First team hosts first leg of the quarterfinals.) Playing Dates Quarterfinal Series First Leg — March 9 Second Leg — March 16 Semifinal Series First Leg […]

Ameera Abdullah, Denver, Colo. Danny Abelson, Stone Mountain, Ga. Jackie Acevedo, Austin, Texas Jane Alukonis, Cocoa Beach, Fla. Yael Averbuch, Upper Montclair, N.J. Courtney Barg, Plano, Texas Jenna Belcher, Rolling Hills Estate, Calif. Carolyn Blank, Toms River, N.J. Brittany Bock, Naperville, Ill. Kiara Bosio, Mission Viejo, Calif. Kristen Bowers, Burke, Va. Christine Breaux, Gonzales, La. […]

Eric Alexander, Portage, Mich. Angelo Amato, Livingston, N.J. Anthony Ampaipitkwong, Carrollton, Texas Chris Andaur, Naples, Fla. Eric Avila, Encinitas, Calif. Michael Balogun, Houston, Texas Darrius Barnes, Raleigh, N.C. Zachary Bauer, St. Charles, Mo. Cline Beam, Augusta, Ga. Anthony Beltran, Claremont, Calif. Nikolas Besagno, Maple Valley, Wash. Matt Besler, Overland Park, Kan. Stephen Bickford, Cary, N.C. […]

*Repeat selection Junior College Division I 2004 NSCAA/adidas First Team G, Robert Armstrong*, So., Yavapai D, Matthew Galanes, So., College of DuPage D, Carlos Parra, So., Tyler Junior College D, Michael Randolph, Fr., Yavapai D, Troy Simon, So., Bryant & Stratton M, Kevin Bailey, So., Mercer County M, Nate Burkey, So., Louisburg M, Luis Campo, […]

*Repeat selection Junior College Division I 2004 NSCAA/adidas First Team G, Amie Barcikowksi, So., CCBC-Catonsville D, Arielle Bryant, So., Schoolcraft. D, Kristin Larson, So., Dixie State M, Meghan Rooney*, So., Lewis & Clark M, Jamie Dougherty*, So., Monroe M, Cami Drecksel, Fr., Dixie State F, Ray Ray Cole*, So., Lewis & Clark F, Melissa Hornfeck, […]

BOYS 1990 Mykell Bates Roseville, Calif. River City Flash Brice Carr Mequon, Wis. FC Milwaukee Alex Dixon Humble, Texas Houston Texans Mark Godelman Paramus, N.J. Premier Futbol Club Jonathan Harris Arlington Heights, Ill. FC United Walter Hines Brooklyn, N.Y, Storm Academy Christian Ibeagha Edmond, Okla. NOKC Ian Kalis Plano, Texas Dallas Texans Christopher Lebo Telford, […]

DaMarcus Beasley, who has scored three Champions League and four Dutch league goals, continues to hold the top spot in Soccer America Magazine's Top 20 Americans Abroad rankings for the 2004-05 season through early December. The rankings take into account players' form and their clubs' success, primarily in league play, and is weighted based on […]

Division I Women Central, Mark Francis, Kansas Great Lakes Region, Randy Waldrum, Notre Dame Mid-Atlantic, Julie Shackford, Princeton Northeast, Rudy Meredith, Yale South, Robbie Church, Duke West, Dan Tobias, Arizona Division II Women Central, Don Klosterman, Nebraska-Omaha Great Lakes, John Hall, Ashland Far West, Julie Woodward, Seattle Midwest, Danny Sanchez, Metro State New England, Jeff […]

Division I Men Far West, Eric Visser, San Francisco Great Lakes, Tim Lenahan, Northwestern Mid Atlantic, Manfred Shellscheidt, Seton Hall Midwest, Schellas Hyndman, Southern Methodist New England, Neil Roberts, Boston University New York, Ian McIntyre, Hartwick South, Mike Parker, UNC-Greensboro South Atlantic, George Gelnovatch, Virginia Division II Men Appalachian, Craig Turnbull, Catawba Far West, Peter […]

175 Andriy Shevchenko, AC Milan's 28-year-old Ukrainian star, won the 2004 European Player of the Year award with 175 points, based on a 5-4-3-2-1 point system in voting of journalists from 52 European nations, ahead of Barcelona's Deco (139 points) and Ronaldinho (133) and Arsenal's Thierry Henry (80). 44 Theodoros Zagorakis was the highest-place player […]

Jose Luis Cuciuffo, a defender on Argentina's 1986 World Cup championship team, died after being shot in a hunting accident in southern Buenos Aires province on Saturday. He was 43. Cuciuffo played in the Argentine First Division for Talleres, in his home city of Cordoba, Velez Sarsfield and Boca Juniors and French clubs Nimes and […]

Winners: In its first season under a coach other than Jerry Yeagley, INDIANA defended its NCAA Division I men's crown and captured its seventh title with a penalty-kick tiebreaker win over UC Santa Barbara after a 1-1 tie. Coach MIKE FREITAG's team held off the surprise Gauchos, 5-0 winner over Duke in the semis, despite […]

All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change. TUESDAY, Dec. 14 FOX SPORTS WORLD English Premier League LIVERPOOL-PORTSMOUTH (live), 3 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL English Premier League LIVERPOOL-PORTSMOUTH (live), 3 pm. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15 FOX SPORTS WORLD English FA Cup, 2nd […]