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*Repeat selection 2004 NSCAA/adidas First Team G, Christopher Sawyer , Sr., Notre Dame, Highlands Ranch, Colo. D, Ugo Ihemelu, Sr., SMU, Dallas, Texas D, Drew Moor, Jr., Indiana, Dallas, Texas D, Gonzalo Segares, Sr., VCU, Costa Rica M, Mike Enfield, Sr., UCLA, Ventura, Calif. M, C.J. Klaas*, Sr., Washington, Cherry Valley, Ill. M, Sacha Kljestan, […]

Final Dec. 12 in Carson, Calif. Indiana 1 UC Santa Barbara 1 (Indiana wins 3-2 on penalties). Goals: Peterson (Zayner) 27; McAthy 82. Indiana — Nolly, Dieterle, Zayner, Moor, O'Rourke, Chirico, Hayden, Plotkin, Tudela, Ambersley, Peterson. Subs: Yates, Stevning, Traylor, Robson, Badger, Pomeroy. UC Santa Barbara — Kennedy, Scott, Lochhead, Iro, Boyden, Byrne, Apilado, Rosenlund, […]

Jeff Agoos, 36, has been traded from the San Jose Earthquakes to the MetroStars for a fourth-round pick in the 2005 MLS draft. Agoos, a 9-year MLS veteran, has won three MLS titles with D.C. United and two with San Jose. The Texas product who played collegiate ball at the University of Virginia, where he […]

After Getafe fans chanted racist slurs at Barcelona players Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho two weeks ago, Getafe president Angel Torres suggested his players paint their faces black for their next home game, Sunday's match against Villarreal, in a show of solidarity with the victims of the abuse. Torres later announced his team would forgo the […]

NCAA Division II 2004 NSCAA/adidas First Team G, Joanna Humphreys, So., Regis, Arvada, Colo. F, Sarit Shenar, So., West Texas A&M,Israel F, Laura Hislop*, Jr., Franklin Pierce, Ireland F, Sarah Murray*, Sr., Truman State, Eden Prairie, Minn. M, Ymara Guante, Sr., Metro State, Tucson, Ariz. M, Shannon Lovejoy, Jr., Seattle Pacific, Seattle, Wash. M, Meghan […]

*Repeat selection NCAA Division II 2004 NSCAA/adidas First Team G, Bruce Motten, Jr., Queens, Knoxville, Tenn. D, Jonathon Curran*, Sr., Mass.-Lowell, Tyngsboro, Mass. D, Drew Rhea*, Sr., Cal State-Bakersfield, Redlands, Calif. D, Dan Robertson, Jr., Rollins, England M, Sascha Gores, Sr., UNC Pembroke, Germany M, Gary Lynch, Sr., USC Upstate, England M, Ricardo Raposo, Sr., […]

*Repeat selection 2004 NSCAA/adidas First Team G, Nicole Barnhart*, Jr., Stanford, Gilbertville, Pa. D, Keeley Dowling**, Sr., Tennessee, Carmel, Ind. D, Holly Gault, So., Kansas, Spring Hill, Kan. D, Natalie Jacobs, Jr., Penn State, Centreville, Va. M, Lori Chalupny*, Jr., North Carolina, St. Louis, Mo. M, Lindsey Huie**, Jr., Portland, Laguna Woods, Calif. M, Diana […]

Patrick Baker, who helped build Florida State into a national women's powerhouse, has been named the head coach at the University of Georgia. He amassed an 80-46-11 record in six seasons and led the Seminoles to five straight NCAA Tournament appearances. The 2003 Soccer America Women's Coach of the Year. previously coached at North Carolina […]

U.S. under-20 national team coach Sigi Schmid called up 30 players for the team's training camp Dec. 12-23 at U.S. Soccer's National Training Center at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. This will be the last camp before Schmid selects his final roster to compete in Group A of the CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifying Tournament, […]

New Page 1 Winners: Landon Donovan will have a chance at seeing European Champions League action. BAYER LEVERKUSEN, the German club he'll join in January, advanced to the knockout stage (round of 16) thanks to a 3-0 win over Dynamo Kiev. Leverkusen is one of three German clubs, along with Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen, […]

INDIANA (17-4-1) vs. MARYLAND (17-5-2) Kickoff: Friday, Dec. 10, 5 pm PT/8 pm ET in Carson, Calif. TV: ESPN2 Saturday, Men's College Cup MARYLAND-INDIANA (1-day delay), Noon ET. STORYLINE Familiar Territory: Indiana and Maryland are first and second, respectively, in College Cup appearances since 1996, the year MLS started. The Hoosiers are at the College […]

QUARTERFINALS Dec. 4 in Charlottesville, Va. Virginia 0 Duke 3. Goals: Kramer (Vidiera) 12, Charowski (Pope, Wadsworth) 21, Wadsworth (Loftus) 60. Virginia — Burke, Tuman, Hartman, Oliver, Freeman, Littlefield, Colacula, Holder, Barlow, Hill, Cristman. Subs: Hall, Tierney, Rosenbaum. Duke — Trowbridge, Jepson, Pope, Helton, Miller, Charowski, Camp, Videira, Loftus, Wadsworth, Kramer. Subs: Dudley, White, Swank, […]

Aly Wagner and Abby Wambach scored two goals apiece to lead the United States to a 5-0 victory over Mexico Wednesday before 15,549 fans in the final international match for stars Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy. Defender Joy Fawcett, who did not play as she is recovering from back surgery, also bid farewell. Hamm had […]

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Group A Dec. 8 Liverpool (Eng.) 3 (Pongolle 47, Mellor 80, Gerrard 86) Olympiakos (Greece) 1 (Rivaldo 27). Dep Coruna (Spain) 0 Monaco (France) 5 (Chevanton 21, Givet 37, Saviola 39, Maicon 55, Adebayor 76). Final Standings: *Monaco 12 points; *Liverpool, **Olympiakos 10; Dep. Coruna 2. Group B Dec. 8 Roma (Italy) […]

(All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) SATURDAY, Dec. 11 ESPN2 Men's College, NCAA Div. 1 Semifinal INDIANA-MARYLAND (1-day delay), noon. Men's College, NCAA Div. 1 Semifinal UC SANTA BARBARA-DUKE (1-day delay), 11 pm. FOX SPORTS WORLD English Premier League EVERTON-LIVERPOOL (live) 7:30 am. German Bundesliga BOCHUM-HAMBURG (delay) […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor A decade or so ago, they would have settled for recognition along with the competition. Soon enough came the acclaim and the attention. At some point during that time they were transformed into subjects of adulation and admiration. Another chapter in the saga of American womenÆs soccer concludes tonight when […]

Here are the results of SoccerAmerica.com's November poll: Landon Donovan or Ed Johnson has the best shot of reaching 50 goals for the U.S. national team? Landon Donovan 71 percent Ed Johnson 29 percent Kasey Keller, Tim Howard or Brad Friedel to start in goal when the final round of World Cup 2006 qualifying opens […]

In a top of the standings clash, Ecuador League leader Deportivo Cuenca lost 2-1 to Barcelona of Guayaquil. Cuenca's players then mobbed the referee, protesting a first-half ejection and a stoppage-time goal. But they were kept at bay by police, who downed goalkeeper Damian Lanza and Marcelo Velasco with tear gas. Both were rendered unconscious […]

Women's Soccer Initiative, a not-for-profit entity dedicated to guide the re-launch of women's pro soccer in the United States, has named Tonya Antonucci as Chief Executive Officer to lead the re-launch efforts. Antonucci, 36, brings over a decade of business experience to the effort, having spent over seven years with Yahoo. The former Stanford player […]

MLS has announced the conference alignments for next season, which  kicks off April 2, 2005. The top four teams in each conference advance to the playoffs, which conclude with MLS Cup 2005 Nov. 13 in Frisco, Texas. EASTERN Chicago Fire Columbus Crew D.C. United Kansas City Wizards MetroStars New England Revolution. WESTERN Colorado Rapids CD […]

Three U.S. boys youth national teams went 6-1-3 at the four-day Nike Friendlies in Bradenton, Fla. The Under-17 boys national team was divided into two squads who went unbeatren in six games. The U-15s went 1-2-1. Their only loss was to Arsenal FC of Southern California. RESULTS: U.S. U-17 Blue Dec. 2 Australia U-18 2-0 […]

After Portuguese midfielder Paulo Diogo scored for Swiss First Division team Servette in its 4-1 win over Schafthausen he jumped on the perimeter fence while celebrating. The recently married Diogo's wedding ring got caught in the fence and when he jumped down the top two joints of his finger were severed. Referee Daniel Etter cautioned […]

WINNERS: NOTRE DAME became the first team other than North Carolina to win more than one NCAA Division I women's title when the Irish beat UCLA, 4-3, on penalty kicks, after their game ended 1-1. Favored Notre Dame survived an own goal by Icelandic defender Gudrun Gunnarsdottir in the 60th minute and a penalty called […]

New Page 1 (All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check and your local listings.) TUESDAY, Dec. 7 ESPN DEPORTES European Champions League PORTO-CHELSEA (live), 2:30 pm. European Champions League PANATHINAIKOS-PSV (delay), 4:45 pm. European Champions League PARIS SG-CSKA (delay), 7 pm. European Champions League ARSENAL-ROSENBORG (delay), 11:30 pm. CLOSED CIRCUIT/PPV European […]

NCAA DIVISION I MEN Quarterfinals Dec. 4 in Charlottesville, Va. Virginia 0 Duke 3. Goals: Kramer (Vidiera) 12, Charowski (Pope, Wadsworth) 21, Wadsworth (Loftus) 60. Virginia — Burke, Tuman, Hartman, Oliver, Freeman, Littlefield, Colacula, Holder, Barlow, Hill, Cristman. Subs: Hall, Tierney, Rosenbaum. Duke — Trowbridge, Jepson, Pope, Helton, Miller, Charowski, Camp, Videira, Loftus, Wadsworth, Kramer. […]