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As soon as Home Depot Center was enveloped in silence, a pregame tribute to Clive Charles, Shannon MacMillan knew watching from the bench wouldn't be enough. The veteran forward, who played for Charles at the University of Portland and considered him a father figure, on Monday night made her first appearance in a match since […]

By Ridge Mahoney The Quakes lose but clinch a playoff spot when the Burn falls in L.A. … The latest round of the Hunt Cup goes to the Crew. … Colorado wins in San Jose for the second time this season. … Chicago is struck by a Brown-out. BEST GOAL: Mark Chung scored the 50th […]

UP TO CHALLENGE: Lindsay Tarpley's hat trick guided No. 1 North Carolina in a rout over Washington State, and Lori Chalupny scored both goals, the winner in overtime, to lift the Tar Heels past Washington to win the Pac-10/ACC Challenge in Seattle. The unranked Huskies beat Maryland in overtime as Tina Frimpong scored twice. GATORS […]

Record Last week 1. North Carolina (2-0-0) 1 2. Stanford (1-0-0) 2 3. UCLA (1-0-1) 3 4. Santa Clara (1-0-1) 4 5. Notre Dame (2-0-0) 6 6. Virginia (1-0-0) 9 7. Texas (1-1-0) 5 8. Florida (2-0-0) NR 9. Tennessee (2-0-0) 12 10. West Virginia (0-1-0) 11 11. Pepperdine (1-1-0) 10 12. Duke (2-0-0) 24 […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) PRESEASON RANK 1 UCLA (2-0-0) 1 2 Maryland (2-0-0) 2 3 Wake Forest (2-0-0) 4 4 Notre Dame (1-0-1) 3 5 North Carolina (2-0-0) 16 6 Stanford (0-0-0) 6 7 Creighton (1-0-1) 9 8 Indiana (1-0-1) 10 9 SMU (1-0-0) 12 10 Saint Louis (2-0-0) 13 11 Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2-0-0) 15 12 VCU (2-0-0) […]

WUSA stars Maren Meinert and Steffi Jones, who had retired from the German women's national team following its home triumph two years ago at the European Championship, have returned to the team for the upcoming Women's World Cup. Meinert, the 2003 WUSA MVP with the Boston Breakers, and Jones, a critical component of the Washington […]

UCLA, the top-ranked team in the Soccer America Men' College Preseason Top 25, opened the defense of its NCAA Division I title with a 5-2 win over Penn State at the Cal State Fullerton Soccer Town Classic and followed that victory up with a 1-0 win over Ohio State. Like in the Bruins' 7-1 win […]

RANK/TEAM (2003 RECORD) 1 UCLA (2-0-0) 8/29 — Penn State (5-2); 8/31 — Ohio State (1-0). 2 Maryland (2-0-0) 8/29 — Furman (1-0); 8/31 — Butler (4-0). 3 Notre Dame (1-0-1) 8/29 — UAB (0-0, OT); 8/30 — California (2-1, OT). 4 Wake Forest (2-0-0) 8/29 — Connecticut (2-0); 8/30 — St. John's (3-1). 5 […]

1. North Carolina (2-0-0) 8/29 vs. Washington State (4-0) at Seattle (Pac-10/ACC Challenge), 8/31 at Washington (2-1 OT) (Pac-10/ACC Challenge) 2. Stanford (1-0-0) 8/31 vs. Long Beach State (1-0) 3. UCLA (1-0-1) 8/29 at Santa Clara (1-1 OT), 8/31 at Pepperdine (2-0) 4. Santa Clara (1-0-1) 8/29 vs. UCLA (1-1 OT), 8/31 at San Jose […]

Aug. 30 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 5 Chicago 1. Goals: C. Brown (Ralston) 6, Kamler 44, C. Brown (Kamler, Cancela) 63, C. Brown (Noonan, Heaps) 66, Heaps (Cancela) 88; Williams (Razov) 14. New England — A. Brown, Heaps, Llamosa, Pierce, Leonard, Kamler, Ralston, Cancela, Joseph, Fabbro, C. Brown (Cullen, 74). Chicago — Thornton, Perez, […]

ENGLAND (League) * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) at Chelsea, 2-2. Started: 90 minutes. * Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL) at Southampton, 0-1. Man U went down after keeper Howard misjudged Graeme Le Saux's corner kick and James Beattie headed into an open net from inside the goal area. * Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) vs. Fulham, […]

Bobby Convey's move from D.C. United to Premier League Tottenham Hotspur collapsed when his petition for a work permit was denied by England's Home Office. The 20-year-old midfielder remains on D.C. United's active roster. A six-member panel split, 3-3, in the decision on Convey's appeal. A simple majority is needed. The membership of the panel […]

U.S. national team captain Claudio Reyna has moved from Sunderland to the English Premier League's Manchester City on a $3.92 million transfer. The move was finalized when Reyna, 30, passed his medical exam on Friday. Reyna had joined Sunderland from Glasgow Rangers on a $6.8 million transfer in December of 2001 and helped the team […]

Manchester United drew more than 270,000 fans for four games – three of them sellouts – on its U.S. tour. United's offensive explosion and the spectacular debut of new signing Tim Howard in goal left its supporters dreaming of another Premier League title. Manchester United certainly did its best to leave a good impression on […]

Aug. 27 in Seattle Seattle (A-League) 1 Los Angeles (MLS) 5. Goals: Farrell 7; Ruiz (pen.) 3, Martinez (Elliott) 39, Moreno (Martinez) 67, Ruiz (Ochoa) 87, Ruiz (Elliott) 90. Seattle — Cullen, Sekuda, Edwards (Sawatzky, 46), Jenkins, Scott, Gregor, Farrell, Henderson (Tomlinson, 79), Nguyen (Callahan, 46), Smith, Velez. Los Angeles — Hartman, Califf, Lalas, Marshall […]

PRESEASON RANK/TEAM (2002 RECORD) 2002 FINAL RANKING 1 UCLA (18-3-3) 6 8/29 — Penn State (CS Fullerton Soccer Town Classic); 8/31 — Ohio State (CS Fullerton Soccer Town Classic). 2 Maryland (20-5-0) 1 8/29 — Furman (Creighton Diadora Challenge); 8/31 — Creighton or Butler (Creighton Diadora Challenge). 3 Notre Dame (12-6-3) 20 8/29 — UAB […]

ENGLAND (League) * Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL) vs. Wolves, 1-0 (Wednesday). Started: 90 minutes. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 6. * Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) at Liverpool, 0-0 (Wednesday). Started: 90 minutes. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 7. * Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1) vs. Rotherham, 0-0 (Monday). Started: 90 minutes. […]

The following article appeared in the Jan. 20, 2003 issue of Soccer America. Clive Charles died on Aug. 26, 2003 Clive Charles, an Englishman who came to America to play in the NASL and stayed when his playing career finished, has won nearly 450 games as coach of Portland's men's (since 1986) and women's (since […]

Clive Charles, the London-born defender who came to America during the NASL's golden years and remained in the United States as perhaps its most beloved coach, succumbed following a three-year battle with prostate cancer. Charles, who built the University of Portland's men's and women's programs into national powers while working with numerous U.S. national teams, […]

MLS has thrown everyone for a loop. The Galaxy and Crew, the preseason favorites, find themselves at or near the bottom of their conferences. Expansion may be pushed up a year to accommodate the eager Jorge Vergara. At midseason, here are answers to nine key questions about MLS present and future. 1. How can MLS […]

Goalkeepers 18 Siri Mullinix (Washington Freedom), 25 years old, 38 caps/0 goals Hometown: Greensboro, N.C. College: North Carolina 1 Briana Scurry (Atlanta Beat), 32, 119/0 Hometown: Dayton, Minn. College: Massachusetts Defenders 2 Kylie Bivens (Atlanta Beat), 24 years old, 7 caps/0 goals Hometown: Upland, Calif. College: Santa Clara 6 Brandi Chastain (San Jose CyberRays), 35, […]

ALL THESE INTERNATIONAL GAMES ARE starting to get out of hand. Manchester United's widely successful tour, which averaged almost 70,000 fans, garnered most of the headlines, but Man U's four games were only a fraction of the international action that recently took place, much of it off the radar screen. By our count, 47 international […]

MEN Goalkeeper William Hesmer (Wake Forest), Sr. Defenders Ryan Cochrane (Santa Clara), Jr. Chad Marshall (Stanford), Soph. Guy Melamed (Boston College), Jr. Chris Wingert (St. John's), Sr. Midfielders Ned Grabavoy (Indiana), Jr. Adolfo Gregorio (UCLA), Sr. Sumed Ibrahim (Maryland), Sr. C.J. Klaas (Washington), Jr. Forwards Cesar Cuellar (Connecticut), Sr. Joseph Ngwenya (Coastal Carolina), Sr. WOMEN […]

Perennial favorite North Carolina, winners of 17 national collegiate women's soccer championships in 22 years, tops Soccer America magazine's College Women's Preseason Top 25. Pacific 10 Conference champion Stanford, ranked No. 1 most of last season, is ranked second, followed by its conference rival UCLA, NCAA runner-up Santa Clara, Texas, Notre Dame and defending NCAA […]

Shannon MacMillan's unlikely quest to return from injury and play in the fourth Women's World Cup paid off on Tuesday when U.S. coach April Heinrichs included the veteran forward on her 20-woman roster for the upcoming championships. MacMillan, who tore her right anterior cruciate ligament in May, was one of 12 players selected who were […]