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By Scott French Senior Editor Tiffeny Milbrett, the sprite striker who has scored 99 goals for the U.S. women's national team since debuting in 1991, has cut short her international career, unhappy with the style of play employed by the U.S. women. Milbrett, 31, told Soccer America this week that a clash of philosophies with […]

The U.S. U-23s, whose 4-0 loss to Mexico on Tuesday keeps them out of the 2004 Olympics, finished fourth in the CONCACAF qualifying following a penalty-kick tiebreaker loss to Honduras after a 1-1 tie. Alecko Eskandarian scored his fourth goal of the tournament to give the Americans a 1-0 lead in the 50th minute. Honduras […]

Former Philadelphia Charge coach Mark Krikorian has been hired as the U.S. under-19 women's head coach, taking over for Tracey Leone, who has been promoted to April Heinrichs' assistant with the full women's national team. Krikorian, 43, will accompany the U-19s on their trek next week to Mexico, where they will meet Mexico's senior national […]

The following is the roster Dutch coach Dick Advocaat named for the friendly against the United States on Feb. 18 in Amsterdam: Goalkeepers: Edwin Van der Sar (Fulham), Ronald Waterreus (PSV) Defenders: Michael Reiziger (Barcelona), Frank de Boer (Galatasaray), Wilfred Bouma (PSV), Jaap Stam (Lazio), John Heitinga (Ajax), Boudewijn Zenden (Middlesbrough). Midfielders: Mark Van Bommel […]

American soccer has seen a proliferation of big-money youth clubs in recent years. But just how good are they? Soccer America selects the top 20 boys and girls clubs based on three categories: (1) success in U.S. Youth Soccer championships since 2001; (2) the number of players who went on to national and regional teams […]

The first national championship for girls wasn't held until 1980, but girls club soccer has taken off in recent years. Six of the top eight clubs in the girls Top 20 also ranked in the boys Top 20. California led all states with five girls Top 20 clubs. American soccer has seen a proliferation of […]

America's best youth clubs are sending boys as young as 14 to U.S. Soccer's residency program. Older youth players are skipping college ball and moving directly to the pros, not only to clubs in MLS but also in the English Premier League. American soccer has seen a proliferation of big-money youth clubs in recent years. […]

For the USA's Feb. 18 friendly against the Netherlands in Amsterdam (2:30 pm ET live on ESPN2), Coach Bruce Arena has selected a 22-man roster that includes 11 European-based players and 11 MLS players. ''This is one of the few chances that we have every year to see our foreign-based players in action, and we […]

American defender Carlos Bocanegra was red-carded for what The Sun described as a ''horror tackle'' on Aston Villa's Mark Delaney in Fulham's 2-1 loss on Wednesday. ENGLAND * Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham, PL) vs. Aston Villa, 1-2. Started: 75 minutes. Red-carded for foul on Mark Delaney, who suffered a badly bruised leg. Fulham was down, 2-1, […]

The U.S. menÆs national soccer team will be absent from the Olympics for the first time since the 1980 Games. A 4-0 loss to host Mexico in front of 60,000 fans in the semifinals of CONCACAF qualifying eliminated the Americans. Mexico will be joined in Greece as the regionÆs representatives along with Costa Rica, a […]

CHICAGO FIRE Training: Feb. 4 – Feb. 18: Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Feb. 22 – March 3: Rio Maior, Portugal. March 7 – March 15: Boca Raton, Fla. (Florida Atlantic University) March 16: Port of Spain, Trinidad. March 19 – March 23: Chicago. March 26 – April 2: Jackson, Miss. Matches: Feb. 11 vs. MetroStars […]

Forwards Mia Hamm and Cindy Parlow, who skipped the U.S. women's national team's trek to China, return for the Americans' Olympic qualifying campaign in Costa Rica. Midfielder Aly Wagner, who went to China for the Four Nations tournament but was pulled from the roster with a leg injury, also is on the 20-woman roster for […]

Kevin Hundley has resigned following 13 seasons as Davidson College's women's soccer coach, the university announced. Hundley was 118-135-15 as Wildcats coach, but 52-27-5 in 10 years of Southern Conference action. In other coaching news: — David Jones, in charge of Temple last season on an interim basis, has been hired as the Owls' head […]

The U.S. streak of having qualified for every FIFA outdoor world championship since 1995 and having played in or qualified for every men's Olympic soccer tournament since 1980 is over. Mexico beat the United States, 4-0, Tuesday night at Guadalajara's Jalisco Stadium in the poorest showing by an American team in a big game in […]

Gregg Berhalter scored on the right end and hit an own goal in a 2-1 win that keeps Energie Cottbus in the promotion zone of the German Second Division. U.S. forwards Brian McBride and Clint Mathis were unable to repeat the goalscoring heroics of their debuts with their new teams, but the two top U.S. […]

The U.S. U-23 national team finished the first round of Olympic qualifying with three wins in which it outscored its opponents 10-6. Having already clinched a semifinal spot with wins over Panama (4-3) and Canada (2-0), the Americans beat Honduras, 4-3, on Saturday to clinch first place in Group A. That sets up a semifinal […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor in Carson, Calif. Los Angeles Galaxy forward Carlos Ruiz is seeking a significant pay raise, and Major League Soccer may be willing to accommodate him in exchange for a two-year extension of his loan agreement, according to the president of Guatemalan club Municipal. German Villa, the top official from the […]

Jorge Salcedo, the former UCLA star who played five seasons in Major League Soccer, will take charge of the Bruins' men's soccer program, the university announced Friday. Salcedo, a UCLA assistant coach since 2001, takes over for his former Columbus Crew coach, Tom Fitzgerald, who resigned in January to become head coach at Division II […]

Five teams with Americans will be televised in the USA this weekend, including Hannover 96, with Clint Mathis and Steve Cherundolo, which faces Bayern Munich on Sunday. Other Yanks whose games will be televised are Claudio Reyna, Tim Howard, John O'Brien and Daniel Hernandez. * = Games televised in USA this weekend. TV schedules are […]

After more than a decade of playing abroad, 27-year-old Jovan Kirovski is returning the United States and will play for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Kirovski moved to Europe from Southern California in 1992 at age 15, joining Manchester United's youth program. Kirovski, who has scored nine goals in 59 appearances for the USA, leaves English […]

Bobby Convey scored twice as the U.S. U-23 national team beat Canada, 2-0, Feb. 5 and earned a spot in the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying semifinals. The semifinal winners qualify for this summer's Olympic Games in Greece. Whether the USA finishes first or second in Group A will be determined by its game on Saturday against […]

Bolivian international Joselito Vaca, a 21-year-old midfielder who has played 73 games for the Dallas Burn since joining MLS in 2001, will join the MetroStars in exchange for future considerations. ''Joselito's a talented, young attacking player,'' said MetroStars coach Bob Bradley. ''He has had experience in the league and internationally, which is very valuable and […]

Defender Cory Gibbs, a Florida product who played college ball at Brown, is leaving German club St. Pauli after two and a half seasons to join MLS's Dallas Burn. Gibbs joined St. Pauli when it was in the First Division in the 2001-02 season at age 21. The defender played 25 games and notched one […]

Former Arizona State head coach Teri Patraw, away from college soccer the past two years while pursuing a master's degree, has been hired to lead the University of Nevada's women's program, the school announced Thursday. Patraw built Arizona State's women's program from scratch into an NCAA second-round team in 2000, then stepped down as Sun […]

Mexico beat Jamaica, 4-0, and Costa Rica downed Trinidad & Tobago, 4-0, yesterday to clinch semifinal spots in the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament. Semifinal winners earn passage to this summer's Olympic Games in Greece. Mexico and Costa Rica meet Friday, Feb. 6, in a game that will determine the final Group B standings. In Group […]