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The United States will meet Grenada in the second round of World Cup qualifying in the CONCACAF zone. Grenada wrapped up its first-round World Cup qualifying series with Guyana with a 3-1 victory Sunday before 2,000 fans in Berbice to take the two-game series, 8-1, on aggregate. USC-Spartanburg star Ricky Charles, Jason Roberts of England's […]

Former Atlanta Beat defender Julie Augustyniak and former UCLA standout Tracey Winzen scored their first Frauen-Bundesliga goals as their clubs romped to easy victories in Germany on Sunday. Augustyniak, who came off the bench for the second week in a row, tallied the fifth goal in league leader FFC Turbine Potsdam's 6-0 romp over lowly […]

Angela Hucles scored two goals and the U.S. women's national team romped to a 5-1 triumph over France in its Algarve Cup opener Sunday in Ferreiras, Portugal. Abby Wambach tallied for the sixth successive game, and Mia Hamm and Lindsay Tarpley also scored for the Americans. Sonia Bompastor scored early in the second half for […]

RESULTS March 9 Sabadell (Spain D3) 1 Columbus 1 Guadalajara (Mexico D1) 1 D.C. United 1 Marinhense (Portugal D3) 3 Kansas City 4 Los Angeles 4 UC Irvine 0 Uniao Micaelense (Portugal D3) 0 New England 1 March 10 Chicago 0 U.S. national team 0 Colorado vs. Malaga B (Spain D2), no report Columbus 4 […]

RESULTS March 9 Sabadell (Spain D3) 1 Columbus 1 Guadalajara (Mexico D1) 1 D.C. United 1 Marinhense (Portugal D3) 3 Kansas City 4 Los Angeles 4 UC Irvine 0 Uniao Micaelense (Portugal D3) 0 New England 1 March 10 Chicago 0 U.S. national team 0 Colorado vs. Malaga B (Spain D2), no report Columbus 4 […]

UNITED STATES VS. HAITI Orange Bowl, Miami Saturday, March 13 8 p.m. ET (pay-per-view, Direct TV) HISTORY: The United States has a 5-6-3 all-time record against Haiti, dating back to their first meeting, a 3-2 win in Port-au-Prince in 1954. Their most recent clash was a 3-0 U.S. win in Miami in February of 2000. […]

ENGLAND (First Division) * Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1) at Sunderland, 3-3. Started: 90 minutes. After Sunderland went ahead, 3-2, on a 79th minute penalty kick by Marcus Stewart, Eddie Lewis salvaged a tie for Preston with a curling 25-yard free kick. League stats: 25 games, 5 goals. Preston is in 10th place. ENGLAND […]

ENGLAND (Champions League, round of 16, 2nd leg) * Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL), vs. Porto (Portugal, D1), 1-1. (Porto wins, 3-2, on aggregate) Started: 90 minutes. Howard failed to hold on to Benni McCarthy's 25-yard free kick in the 90th minute, and Costinha pounced for the equalizer that knocked United out, 3-2, on aggregate. […]

RESULTS March 9 Sabadell (Spain D3) 1 Columbus 1 Guadalajara (Mexico D1) 1 D.C. United 1 Marinhense (Portugal D3) 3 Kansas City 4 Uniao Micaelense (Portugal D3) 0 New England 1 Colorado vs. Cordoba (Spain D2) in Antequera, Spain, no report SCHEDULE March 10 Chicago vs. U.S. national team in Miami Colorado vs. Malaga B […]

Defender Brandi Chastain, left off the roster the past two events, returns to the U.S. women's national team for the 11th Algarve Cup March 14-20 in southern Portugal. Chastain, defender Kylie Bivens and midfielder Lori Chalupny were named to the Americans' 20-woman roster for the annual event in Portugal after Coach April Heinrichs excluded them […]

Tim Howard advanced with Manchester United to the semfinals of the FA Cup by defeating Brian McBride and Fulham, 2-1. A blind draw Monday set up the semifinal pairings such that United faces Arsenal on April 4 in a showdown of the top two Premier League teams, while the other semifinal will feature Sunderland against […]

RESULTS March 1 Dallas 2 Stabaek (Norway D1) 1, La Manga Cup, Spain St. Raphael (France D5) 1 Los Angeles 2 MetroStars 3 Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine D1) 2, La Manga Cup semifinals, Spain March 2 Belenenses (Portugal D1) 0 Chicago 0 San Jose 1 Viking (Norway D1) 1, La Manga Cup semifinals, Spain March 3 […]

Former Carolina Courage star Birgit Prinz scored two goals Sunday and defending champion FFC Frankfurt handed FFC Turbine Potsdam its first loss of the season as Germany's Frauen-Bundesliga resumed following winter break. Nancy Augustyniak played 90 minutes in midfield for host Turbine in the 3-0 loss. Her twin sister, Julie, made her German League debut […]

Australia, to the surprise of none, on Saturday claimed the Oceania confederation's berth for this summer's Athens Olympics, routing host Fiji, 7-0, in the final game of the OFC qualifying tournament. Lana Harch netted a hat trick and April Mann scored her third and fourth goals of the three-nation tournament as the Matildas romped to […]

Mexico, looking to upset another Women's World Cup semifinalist, gave the U.S. women's national team all it could handle, romping to an early two-goal lead before the Americans rallied for a 3-2 victory Friday night in the final at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament in Costa Rica. Golden Boot winner Maribel Dominguez scored in the […]

Fresno State women's soccer coach Stacy Welp announced her resignation Friday to pursue other opportunities. In three seasons as head coach, Welp guided the Bulldogs to a 23-32-2 record, including a 7-9-2 mark last fall. She was an assistant coach at Fresno State the two previous seasons.

Mia Hamm and Michelle Akers were the only women and the only U.S. players have named to ''The FIFA 100'' — a list commemorating the 100 greatest living soccer players chosen by Pele and approved by FIFA. Hong Myung-Bo, the Los Angeles Galaxy's South Korean defender, is the only MLS player on the list. Former […]

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

ENGLAND FA Cup: * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL), no game. Season league stats: 27 games; 1 goal. * Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL), vs. Fulham (PL), Saturday. Season league stats: 26 games. * Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL), no game. Season league stats: 26 games. * Claudio Reyna (Manchester City, PL), no game. Season league stats: […]

RESULTS March 1 Dallas 2 Stabaek (Norway) 1, La Manga Cup, Spain St. Raphael (France) 1 Los Angeles 2 MetroStars 3 Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 2, La Manga Cup semifinals, Spain March 2 Belenenses (Portugal) 0 Chicago 0 San Jose 1 Viking (Norway) 1, La Manga Cup semifinals, Spain March 3 Nice reserves (France) 0 Los […]

The U.S. women's national team, as expected, claimed its berth at the Athens Olympics, but Canada's found its summer schedule suddenly empty. The Americans dominated host Costa Rica, 4-0, Wednesday at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament, winning its semifinal with goals by Aly Wagner, Abby Wambach, Kristine Lilly and Shannon Boxx. In the opener at […]

ENGLAND (Division I) * Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1), at Preston, 1-2. Started: 90 minutes. The Royals, who finished with 10 men, slip to eighth place. Season league stats: 34 games. * Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1), vs. Reading, 2-1. Came on as sub in 64th minute. David Healy's goal in the 89th minute gives […]

The San Jose Earthquakes lost to Norwegian club Viking, 5-3, in a shootout after their semifinal match Tuesday at the La Manga Cup in Spain ended in a 1-1. Viking faces the MetroStars in the final, and San Jose takes on Dynamo Kiev of Ukraine for third Place. Both games will be played Friday. LA […]

SWITZERLAND * Melchior Arnold (Chiasso, D2), at Bellinzona, 3-2 (Sunday). Started: 90. minutes. Chiasso moves into first place with big win on the road to open the second half of Swiss Challenge League. It has two-point lead Lucerne and two games in hand. Only first-place team is assured of moving into Swiss top flight. Season […]

FRIENDLIES March 13 — Haiti in Miami. March 31 — at Poland (in Plock). April 28 — Mexico in Dallas (to be confirmed). May 26 — to be determined. July 11 — Poland (in Chicago). WORLD CUP QUALIFYING (CONCACAF Second Round) June 13 — Grenada or Guyana June 20 — at Grenada or Guyana WORLD […]