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GOALKEEPER Preston Burpo (Seattle) Six saves, assist in 2-0 win and 2-2 draw DEFENDERS Justin Thompson (Vancouver) Solid play in 4-0 win over Milwaukee Adam Braz (Montreal) Solid play in wins over Atlanta, Calgary Tony Williams (Richmond) Assist in 4-1 win over Rochester MIDFIELDERS Steve Shak (Virginia Beach) Gamewinner in 3-0 win over Rochester Jonathan […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Team W-L-T PTS Metrostars 7-6-5 26 Columbus 5-5-6 21 DC United 5-7-6 21 Chicago 4-7-7 19 New England 4-8-6 18 Western Conference Team W-L-T PTS Los Angeles 9-5-6 33 Kansas City 9-4-5 32 Dallas 6-6-5 23 Colorado 5-5-8 23 San Jose 5-6-6 21 SCHEDULE (home team first, times ET) Wednesday, July 28 […]

(Home team listed first) Wednesday, July 28, 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT/4:30 pm PT COLUMBUS (5-5-6, 21 pts) vs. DALLAS (6-6-5, 23 pts) TV: Fox Sports Net Southwest, HDNet. Direct Kick: DirecTV û 794; Dish Net û 461; InDemand. Key Players Out: Columbus û none; Dallas û none. Referee: Roni Canales. Wednesday, July 28, 8:30 […]

Premier League Goalkeeper of the Year Tim Howard and fellow American Jonathan Spector were in Manchester United's lineup Wednesday night, but the Red Devils failed to win for the second time in ChampionsWorld action this week. Craig Beattie scored his fourth goal in the series and Scottish champion Celtic stunned Man United, 2-1, before 55,421 […]

Meghan Welcome's overtime goal Tuesday night lifted the Boston Renegades to a 1-0 victory over the Western Mass Lady Pioneers in the W-League's New England Division final at Bowditch Stadium in Framingham, Mass. The Renegades (11-4-0), W-League champions in 2001 and 2002, advance to this weekend's Eastern Conference final four at Mercer County Community College […]

Natasha Kai scored two second-half goals and Sarah Huffman connected for the second successive game as the U.S. under-21 national team dominated Germany, 3-0, Tuesday at Dalvik, Iceland, to advance to its eighth successive Nordic Cup final. Kai, a University of Hawaii All-American who was the top goalscorer in NCAA Division I last fall, netted […]

Former Philadelphia Charge defender Rachel Kruze scored in her second Icelandic League appearance, contributing the fifth goal in IBV's 7-1 romp at FH. Kruze, a former West Virginia University standout, tallied in the 76th minute as IBV (6-1-2) remained five points behind Landsbankadeild Kvenna leader Valur (8-0-1). The game was played on July 18, but […]

By Ridge Mahoney, senior editor REF WATCH: Howls of protest from San Jose players and fans could be heard across the land last Saturday after referee Andrew Chapin disallowed a Quakes goal because of a foul by a Revs player. Referee assistant Fabio Tovar raised his flag after Brian Mullan tumbled to the ground upon […]

July 20 Edmonton 0 Portland 1 (Forfeit). July 21 Montreal 2 (Sebrango 23, Roberto 44) Calgary 0. July 22 Edmonton 0 Milwaukee 1 (Takawira 23). July 23 Richmond 4 (Jeffrey 28, 42, Cephas 43, 83) Rochester 1 (Allnutt 60). Atlanta 0 Montreal 1 (Leduc 23). Vancouver 4 (Kindel 10, Jordan 59, Griffiths 70, Heald 90) […]

UNDER-19 BOYS Scott Gallagher (Mo.) 2 (Robson 12, Lanter 82) CASL Elite (N.C.) 1 (Curfman 48). Honolulu (Haw.) SC Bulls 3 (Hashimoto 2, Mitsuda 25, Gualdarama 76) Baltimore Bays 0. Scott Gallagher (Mo.) 2 (Knorr 51, Budenholzer 64) Baltimore Bays 1 (Glaudemans 60). CASL Elite (N.C.) 1 (Superville 57) Honolulu (Haw.) SC Bulls 0. Honolulu […]

Todd Dusosky and Pat White scored two second-half goals apiece and the U.S. national futsal team gave a brilliant defensive performance in a 6-0 romp Monday over Guyana at the CONCACAF Futsal Qualifying Tournament in Heredia, Costa Rica. Dusosky scored in the 22nd and 24th minutes, the second on an assist by White, and White […]

French newcomer Djibril Cisse enjoyed a dream debut with Liverpool on Monday, scoring two second-half goals and nearly getting a third as the Reds routed Celtic, 5-1, in the ChampionsWorld series at Hartford, Conn. John Arne Riise scored an early goal and fed Michael Owen with a long ball for another as Liverpool handed the […]

WOMEN'S PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE July 14 *FC Indiana 1 (Cinalli 64) Australia 0 July 16 Las Vegas Tabagators 0 SWC Houston Stars 2 (Field 61, Woodham 72) July 17 Maryland Pepsi Pride 1 (Seippe 72) New England Mutiny 5 (LeDuc 33, Stone 46, Monroe 59, Spinelli 63, Gjertsen 76) Ajax of Southern California 3 (Colen […]

2004 adidas Golden Glove and Golden Boot Winners Under-14 Boys Glove û George Amezcua (Celtic Harps) Boot û Mario Gutierrez (Celtic Harps) Under-15 Boys Glove û Luis Ocampo (Arsenal FC ) Boot û Ryan Peterman (Arsenal FC) Under-16 Boys Glove û Stephen King (Casa Mia Bays) Boot û Xavier Rock (Casa Mia Bays) Under-17 Boys […]

The Far West region claimed seven of the 12 titles at 2004 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Orlando, Fla., with six going to California teams. The Midwest won four while Region I, the Northeast, won one. California-South celebrated four of the Far West titles while Bulls Æ85 of Hawaii won that stateÆs first-ever national […]

FC Energy Voronezh earned a spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Women's Cup on Saturday with a 3-0 victory Saturday over Azerbaijani champion Gomrukcu Baku in Shaulyay, Lithuania. The Russian champions, featuring U.S. women's national team pool defender Jenny Benson, went 3-0-0 in Group A2 of the first qualifying round of Europe's […]

USL W-LEAGUE July 19 Fort Wayne Fever 2 (Erikson 51, Warner 67) Chicago Cobras 3 (Lindenmuth 21, Graczyk 21, 95). July 21 Windy City Bluez 3 (Kent 58, 63, Kabellis 87) Chicago Cobras 4 (B. Cooper 43, 90, Bogus 48, F. Cooper 93) (OT). Montreal Xtreme 3 (Walsh 54, 105, Morier 61) Ottawa Fury 2 […]

Serbian striker Mateja Kezman scored two second-half goals to lead Chelsea past Scottish champion Celtic, 4-2, Saturday in the ChampionsWorld in Seattle. Kezman, acquired recently from PSV Eindhoven, scored in the 59th and 87th minutes to prod Chelsea before 30,504 spectators at Seahawks Stadium. The match was played in 96-degree heat, the second-hottest recorded temperature […]

Kelly Wilson scored two goals and assisted a third as the U.S. under-21 women's national team dominated Norway, 3-0, Sunday in Olafsfjordur, Iceland, and neared its eighth successive Nordic Cup final. Wilson, a University of Texas All-American, set up Virginia midfielder Sarah Huffman's 37th-minute goal, then added strikes in the 42nd and 86th minutes as […]

Greg Howes and Joel Shanker scored second-half goals and the U.S. national futsal team played Panama to a 2-2 tie Saturday in its opener at the CONCACAF Futsal Qualifying Tournament in Heredia, Costa Rica. Howes, who plays for U.S. head coach Keith Tozer with the Milwaukee Wave of the Major Indoor Soccer League, scored in […]

July 24 in Denver Colorado 0 Columbus 0. Colorado – Cannon, de la Torre, Borchers, Crawford, DiGiamarino (Kotschau, 62), Henderson, Beckerman, Martinez (Cila, 46), Chung, Delgado (Peguero, 46), Spencer. Columbus – Busch, Hejduk, Fraser, Oughton, Marshall, Lagos (Wingert, 74), Elliott, Paule, Martino (Maisonneuve, 83), Buddle (Testo, 60), Cunningham. Yellow Cards: Colorado – DiGiamarino 42, Borchers […]

Natasha Kai created two goals and scored another in the first half-hour and the U.S. under-21 women's national team cruised Friday to a 3-0 triumph over Finland in Dalvik, Iceland, in its opener at the 15th Nordic Cup. Kai, the top goalscorer in NCAA Division I last season as a University of Hawaii sophomore, was […]

Jenny Benson netted her fourth goal in two UEFA Women's Cup matches Thursday, helping Russian champion FC Energy Voronezh in an 11-0 rout of host Gintra-Universitetas at Shaulyay, Lithuania. Benson, a U.S. national women's team pool defender who played for the WUSA's Philadelphia Charge, scored in the 30th minute to give Energy a 3-0 advantage […]

(All games are live on Fox Sports World and Fox Sports en Espanol) Sat., Jul 24 Glasgow Celtic vs. Chelsea (4:00 pm ET) in Seattle Sun., Jul 25 Manchester United vs. Bayern Munich (4:00 pm ET) in Chicago Mon., Jul 26 Glasgow Celtic vs. Liverpool (8:00 pm ET) in Hartford, Conn. Wed., Jul 28 Manchester […]

(Home team listed first) Saturday, July 24, 5:00 pm ET/3:00 pm MT/2:00 pm PT COLORADO (5-5-7, 22 pts) vs. COLUMBUS (5-5-5, 20 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: Colorado û DF Pablo Mastroeni (L quadriceps strain), MD Darryl Powell (L hamstring strain), DF Jeff Stewart (R knee), FW Zizi Roberts (R knee swelling), DF Gary […]