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Gregg Berhalter was the first American in action this Easter weekend as his Energie Cottbus was knocked out of first place in the German Second Division with a 2-1 loss to Arminia Bielefeld. Kasey Keller and Tottenham face Everton Friday in a game televised live by Fox Sports World (3 pm ET). Claudio Reyna (Manchester […]

Former Rutgers University defender Denise Reddy seeks to spark Malmo FF into an all-Swedish UEFA Women's Cup championship on Sunday with a semifinal second-leg clash at Germany's FFC Frankfurt. Defending champion Umea IK already has qualified for the May 3 and 11 title series. Malmo and Frankfurt played a scoreless draw in the first leg […]

The U.S. U-15 national team finished third in its four-team bracket in the Dallas Cup's U-16 Group. The U-16s beat CJSO of Mississippi, 2-1, in their final game after tying the Dallas Texans, 1-1, and falling to Santa Clara Sporting Ruckus, 1-0. The Ruckus was one of four California teams to reach the quarterfinals, along […]

The U.S. U-16 national team drew, 1-1, with Italy in its first match of the Mondial Minimes Montaigu Tournament in France. The United States first competed in the youth tournament in 1978 and won its only title in 1992. U.S. U-16 SUMMARY: April 7 in Montaigu USA 1 Italy 1. Goals: Kirk 38; Russotto 35. […]

The U.S. under-17 national team finished with a 1-1-1 record in the Dallas Cup's U-19 Super Group. The U-17s beat Monterrey of Mexico, 5-1, in their final game after losing to Atletico Paranaense of Brazil, 2-0, and tying Saprissa of Costa Rica, 1-1. In the final game, Monterrey finished with seven players after having four […]

SPAIN * Maite Zabala (Athetic Bilbao, D1), at Pozuelo, Thursday. Season league stats: 0 games, 0 goals.

High school sophomore Alexa Orand set up one goal and added a spectacular second as the U.S. under-19 women's soccer team Tuesday night opened a four-nation tournament at the Home Depot Center with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands' U-19s. Orand, from nearby Orange, Calif., crossed for Kerri Hanks' third-minute opener and added a 79th-minute […]

Steve Cherundolo and Clint Mathis helped Hannover beat 1860 Munich, 2-0, a win which moved Hannover out of the top German league's relegation zone. None of the Americans who played in England this past weekend won their games. LiverpoolÆs 4-0 win over Blackburn dropped Brad FriedelÆs team to 15th place, three points above the relegation […]

By Ridge Mahoney Teenager Freddy Adu gets the attention but veteran Jaime Moreno leads D.C. past the defending champs, 2-1; Andreas Herzog and Jovan Kirovski score in their Galaxy debuts as they beat the Revs, 3-2; Metros rally on the road to thump the Crew, 3-1; the Fire and Wizards finish goalless; and the Rapids […]

Former WUSA goalkeeper Maite Zabala, who signed last week with Spanish League club Athletic Bilbao, watched from the bench as the Basque power rallied to beat visiting Estudiantes, 3-1, Sunday in a Superliga clash. Zabala, who has Basque ancestry, agreed to join Athletic for the final five matches of the Spanish campaign. Elixabete Capa was […]

MLS SUMMARIES for April 3 April 3 in Washington D.C. DC United 2 San Jose 1. Goals: Moreno (Stewart) 12, Eskandarian (Moreno) 39; Ekelund pen. 19. DC United — Rimando, Namoff, Nelsen, Petke, Stewart, Carroll, Kovalenko, Olsen, Convey (Stokes, 89), Eskandarian (Adu, 61), Moreno (Gros, 85). San Jose — Onstad, Waibel, Agoos, Robinson, Corrales, Mullan, […]

GERMANY * Dianne Garza (SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, D1), at FSV Frankfurt, Sunday. Season league stats: 0 games, 0 goals. SPAIN * Maite Zabala (Athetic Bilbao, D1), vs. Estudiantes, Sunday. Season league stats: 0 games, 0 goals.

By Ridge Mahoney D.C. United-San Jose Saturday, April 3, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT TV: ABC. Key Players Out: DC United — FW Santino Quaranta (adductor tear), FW Eliseo Quintanilla (R fibula fracture), FW Thiago Martins (L ACL surgery); San Jose — DF Ryan Cochrane (L torn meniscus), DF Chris Roner (R ankle surgery). Referee: […]

By Ridge Mahoney, senior editor Maybe all that the USA needed to win a game in Europe was revenge. Or maybe not. Reversing a 3-1 thumping by Poland at the 2002 World Cup certainly spurred the Americans in their 1-0 victory Wednesday night in Plock, but other, more critical, factors had been painfully obvious in […]

EASTERN CONFERENCE CHICAGO Goalkeepers — 1 D.J. Countess (P-40), 18 Matt Pickens (DP), 13 Henry Ring. Defenders — 2 C.J. Brown (USA), 26 Denny Clanton (DP), 5 Jim Curtin, 6 Kelly Gray, 4 Leonard Griffin, 20 Orlando Perez, 3 Evan Whitfield. Midfielders — 14 Chris Armas (USA), 7 DaMarcus Beasley (USA), 22 Scott Buete, 19 […]

Michael Giuliano, who guided Westmont College to the past three four of the past five NAIA women's soccer titles, has been hired as head women's soccer coach at San Diego State. Giuliano, a four-time NAIA Coach of the Year, takes over for Chuck Clegg, who retired in December after posting a 122-81-8 record in 11 […]

The U.S. women's national team will begin its Olympic Residency Camp on Monday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Twenty-seven players — including every member of the 2003 Women's World Cup squad except forward Tiffeny Milbrett — and three ''guest players'' will be in camp at the start. The U.S. roster for the […]

BRUCE ARENA On the overall performance from the U.S.: ''I thought it was a good game for us today. Beasley's goal was big, since the Polish team was putting us under a lot of pressure early in the game. They also put us under a lot of pressure in the last 15 minutes, and Friedel […]

DaMarcus Beasley scored in the 26th minute to give the United States a 1-0 victory over Poland for its first victory of 2004 and its first victory in Europe since 1998. Beasley scored his fifth in 31 international appearances, finishing a nice combination passing play from Josh Wolff and Conor Casey, the lone player making […]

POLAND vs. USA Wednesday, March 31 in Plock, Poland ESPN2 (live) 1:30 pm ET/10:30 am PT The USA plays its fourth game of 2004, Wednesday in Poland. The Poles beat the USA, 3-1, in their final group game of the 2002 World Cup. Poland had already been eliminated at that point and the USA advanced […]

Brad Friedel and Blackburn lost a crucial match in their fight against relegation from the English Premier League. Conor Casey scored twice in Germany, but lost at home. Daniel Hernandez scored his first Mexican League goal, but was ejected in a 2-2 tie with Puebla. ENGLAND * Brian McBride (Fulham, PL) at Manchester City, 0-0. […]

First Round, First Leg March 26 Dominica (Casmir 88) Bahamas (Horton 66). First Round, Second Leg March 27 Surinam 8 (Kinsaini 6, 49, Loswijk 14, Felter 18, 65, 66, Sandvliet 42, Zinhagel 90) Aruba 1 (Escalona 24). (Suriname wins 10-2 on aggregate.) Cuba 3 (More 5, 50, 66) Cayman Islands 0. (Cuba wins 5-1 on […]

March 23 Colorado 4 Univ. of Denver 0 Dallas 2 SMU 2 March 24 Charleston Battery 1 Columbus 3 Wilmington Hammerheads 0 D.C. United 1 March 25 Los Angeles 1 Syracuse Salty Dogs 2 March 27 Columbus 0 D.C. United 0 Dallas 1 Chicago 0 Los Angeles 1 Kansas City 0 MetroStars 2 Colorado 2 […]

Former Rutgers University standout Denise Reddy played the full 90 minutes as Swedish power Malmo FF held German champion FFC Frankfurt to a 0-0 tie Sunday in the first leg of the UEFA Women's Cup semifinals. Reddy teamed with Swedish national-teamer Karolina Westberg in central defense as Malmo — one of two Swedish clubs in […]

GERMANY * Julie Augustyniak (FFC Turbine Potsdam, D1), vs. FFC Brauweiler Pulheim, Sunday. Season league stats: 2 games, 1 goal. * Nancy Augustyniak (FFC Turbine Potsdam, D1), vs. FFC Brauweiler Pulheim, Sunday. Season league stats: 3 games, 0 goals. * Dianne Garza (SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, D1), vs. VfL Wolfsburg, Sunday. Season league stats: 0 […]