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The United States has captured the past five Nordic Cups — the annual unofficial ''world championship'' for under-21 women — and seeks to extend its streak to six, but winning titles is not head coach Chris Petrucelli's primary aim. Player development is all that matters, Petrucelli acknowledges, but that won't dull his team's focus heading […]

Nicholls State and St. Francis, Pa., have hired head women's soccer coaches as the 2004 season nears. Cindy Piper, who played at Gardner-Webb, was announced Wednesday as the coach at Nicholls State, which plays in the Southland Conference. Piper, 25, was 14-19-5 in two seasons has head coach of Barton County (Kan.) Community College. She […]

Mia Hamm reached another milestone Wednesday, scoring her 150th international goal as the U.S. women's national team rallied for a 3-1 victory over Australia in Blaine, Minn. Hamm chipped the ball over Matildas goalkeeper Cassandra Kell and into the upper-right corner in the 76th minute for the go-ahead goal as the Americans improved to 2-0-0 […]

Jenny Benson converted three penalty kicks and two other FC Energy Voronezh players also had hat tricks as the Russian champions romped, 13-0, over Macedonian titlist KFF Scionjat in their UEFA Women's Cup opener Tuesday in Shaulyay, Lithuania. Benson, a U.S. national team pool defender who played with the WUSA's Philadelphia Charge, scored with spot […]

Former Germany captain Juergen Klinsmann has spoken with German soccer federation (DFB) president Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder regarding ''personnel planning for the German national team,ö according to the DFB's official Web site. German media have reported that the DFB is courting him as a replacement for Rudi Voeller, who resigned after Euro 2004. Klinsmann, a Southern California […]

Three A-League teams defeated MLS opponents in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup round of 16 action on Tuesday. Not since 1999 have three A-League teams reached the quarterfinals. The A-League's Richmond Kickers meet D.C. United tonight and a win would give the A-league four quarterfinalists for the first time since MLS teams joined the competition […]

The United States Soccer Foundation, the development and philanthropic arm of soccer in the USA that was launched with profits from the 1994 World Cup, is delivering $1 million in funds to 23 different groups and eight ''24/7'' grants for the construction of soccer fields as part of its ninth annual grants cycle. PROGRAM GRANTS […]

GOALKEEPER Byron Foss (Syracuse) 16 saves in win over Charleston, two over Montreal DEFENDERS Dustin Branan (Minnesota) Goal in 3-0 win over Calgary Lee Morrison (Portland) Goal in 4-3 overtime win at Seattle Frankie Sanfilippo (Syracuse) Solid play in pair of 2-1 wins over Montreal MIDFIELDERS Temoc Suarez (Syracuse) Gamewinner in 2-1 win at Montreal […]

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 […]

The U.S. women's national soccer team gets a good glimpse of another Olympic opponent Wednesday night when it takes on Australia in a friendly at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn. The Americans, who broke camp Sunday at their Olympic Residency in Southern California, will meet Australia again on Aug. 17 in an Athens […]

Five games on Saturday produced just 11 goals for a 2.2 goals per game average as the season average slipped to 2.63 goals per game. Twice in its history has an MLS season finished with a scoring rate below 3 goals per game: 1999 (2.86) and 2003 (2.89). Average attendance dipped below the 16,000 mark […]

Tuesday, July 20 7:30 am Field AU-15B Solar 89 (North Texas) vs. Arsenal FC (California South) Field BU-15B Chicago Magic (Illinois) vs. Bethesda United (Maryland) Field CU-15G PDA Fury (New Jersey) vs. Mustang Blast (California North) Field DU-15G Michigan Hawks (Michigan) vs. Dallas Texans 89 Red (North Texas) Field EU-14B Tampa Bay Kickers (Florida) vs. […]

Argentina's two most storied soccer clubs were on display Sunday in Southern California, with River Plate drubbing Mexican champion UNAM in San Diego and Boca Juniors playing CD Guadalajara even in Los Angeles. River Plate's contentious 4-1 victory drew about 25,000 to Qualcomm Stadium. The Boca Juniors-Chivas match, packaged with a Guatemala-El Salvador duel, lured […]

USL W-LEAGUE July 13 West Michigan Edge 0 Chicago Cobras 4 (Bogus 13, 40, Graczyk 36, 53). Edmonton Aviators 2 (Flock 2, Ash 53) Calgary Wildfire 0. July 14 Hampton Roads Piranhas 3 (Akide 27, Kidwell 30, Behncke 58) Richmond Kickers Destiny 1 (Parsons 35). Carolina Dynamo 2 (Guess 77, Thoms 84) Charlotte Lady Eagles […]

Russian champion FC Energy Voronezh, with U.S. national team pool defender Jenny Benson, starts Tuesday on its path toward the UEFA Women's Cup knockout tournament with a four-team first-qualifying-round event in Shaulyay, Lithuania. Energy, which lost to two-time defending champion Umea IK of Sweden in last season's quarterfinals, will face Macedonian titlist FC Scionjat in […]

New players have had a big impact on MLS clubs. Freddy Adu has garnered most of the headlines, but other players have helped turn their clubs around. Here's what you think of each club's best new players. Stats based on 192 votes. Best New Player (American) 27% – Jovan Kirovski (Los Angeles) 19% – Clint […]

July 12 Syracuse 1 (Rivas 56) Charleston 0. July 13 Edmonton 0 Vancouver 2 (Xausa 5, 66). July 14 Montreal 1 (Sebrango 19) Syracuse 2 (own goal 53, Suarez 71). Toronto 2 (Faria 55, Gerba 60) Richmond 3 (Hayes 67, own goal 79, Jeffrey 109). Milwaukee 3 (Todd Dusosky 5, 42, Dombrowski 34) Calgary 2 […]

American defender Jonathan Spector, 18, will join Manchester United on its three-game tour of the United States for the ChampionsWorld Series. Spector, who joined United's youth program last year after starring on the U.S. under-17 national team, was called up because United will be without its stars who played at Euro 2004 or have been […]

WUSA officials, hoping to relaunch the professional women's league in 2005 or 2006, will meet with business leaders and sports executives Monday and Tuesday in New York to hammer out a business model that can be sold to potential investors and sponsors. The WUSA Business Strategy Summit will be led by G&H International Services and […]

July 17 in San Jose San Jose 3 Colorado 1. Goals: Ching (Ekelund, Donovan) 22, Ching (Corrales, Donovan) 50, Donovan (Mullan, Mulrooney) 55; Trembly 83. San Jose – Onstad, Waibel, Agoos, Cochrane (Hart, 69), Dunivant, Mullan, Ekelund, Mulrooney, Corrales (De Rosario, 70), Ching, Donovan (Walker, 84). Colorado – Cannon, de la Torre, Borchers, Kotschau, Crawford, […]

UCLA coach Jorge Salcedo has hauled in the best recruiting class for the 2004 season according to Soccer America MagazineÆs rankings. 1 UCLA. Jorge Salcedo takes over as coach and the Bruins have the top crop again. Kamani Hill is burgeoning into a complete forward. Michael Zaher attacks up the left side and Greg Folk […]

SOCCER AMERICA MAGAZINE TOP 25 COLLEGE MEN'S RECRUITS 2004 (With position, hometown and school) Name Pos. Hometown School 1 Kamani Hill F Berkeley, Calif. UCLA 2 Julian Valentin D Lancaster, Pa. Wake Forest 3 Nico Colaluca M Coventry, R.I. Virginia 4 Danny Vasquez F Miami SMU 5 Rod Hidalgo F Atlantis, Fla. South Florida 6 […]

Venus James scored her fourth and fifth goals of the Swedish Damallsvenskan season Tuesday as defending champion Djurgarden/Alvsjo dominated Linkopings FC, 7-1. James, who won WUSA championships with San Jose and Carolina, has scored seven goals since heading to Sweden in May, also scoring a pair for Alvsjo AIK FF — D/A's top farm club […]

Home team listed first Saturday, July 17, 4:00 pm ET/2:00 pm MT/1:00 pm PT SAN JOSE (4-6-5, 17 pts) vs. COLORADO (5-4-7, 22 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: San Jose – DF Chris Roner (R ankle surgery), DF Eddie Robinson (L hamstring rupture), MD Ian Russell (R hamstring strain); Colorado – DF Jeff Stewart […]

Ashlyn Harris, captain of the U.S. under-19 team and one of the most-honored high school girls soccer players in history, has been chosen the nation's No. 1 recruit for 2004 by Soccer America magazine. Harris, a goalkeeper who has signed with the University of North Carolina but will defer enrollment until January, is one of […]