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ENGLAND Community Shield * Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL) vs. Arsenal, 1-1 (4-3 PKs). Started: 90 minutes. Howard added another a memorable first to his European career — his first match against a Premier League opponent ended with him the hero. Howard stopped two penalty kicks, including the decisive attempt by Arsenal star Robert Pires, […]

Boston captured the regular-season title and the No. 1 seed for the WUSA playoffs on Sunday, beating San Jose, 1-0, to overcome Atlanta in the battle at the top of the standings. Kristine Lilly's 75th-minute penalty kick was the difference for the Breakers (10-4-7, 37 points), who will be home against Washington on Saturday in […]

The Cape Cod Crusaders took advantage of a pair of defensive miscues to claim their second successive USL Premier Development League championship, beating the Chicago Fire Reserves, 2-0, at Cardinal Stadium in Naperville, Ill. Coastal Carolina University star Joseph Ngwenya — the PDL's top scorer — converted a 17th-minute penalty kick, and former Bowdoin College […]

Nigerian national team star Mercy Akide struck in overtime to deliver to the Hampton Roads Piranhas their first W-League championship Sunday with a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cobras in Virginia Beach, Va. Akide's goal from a rebound in the 96th minute enabled the Piranhas, host of the W-League final four, to complete a perfect […]

Aug. 8 in Kansas City Kansas City 0 San Jose 1. Goal: Donovan 23. Kansas City — Meola, Conrad, Talley (Gutierrez, 46), Garcia, Klein, Zavagnin, Preki, Gomez (Armstrong, 46), Quill, Arnaud (Brown, 77), Simutenkov. San Jose — Onstad, Roner, Agoos, Robinson, Dunivant, Mullan, Corrales, Mulrooney, Russell (Lagos, 85), Ching (De Rosario, 77), Donovan. Yellow Cards: […]

University of Connecticut star Kristin Graczyk scored two goals and assisted the other as the Chicago Cobras moved within one victory of its second W-League title with a 3-0 semifinal romp Friday over the Ottawa Fury in Virginia Beach, Va. Final four host Hampton Roads Piranhas also advanced to Sunday's final, remaining perfect with a […]

Julie Fleeting and Christine Latham scored goals and the San Diego Spirit wrapped up the No. 3 spot in the WUSA with a 2-1 victory Sunday over the visiting Washington Freedom in a regular-season finale. The Freedom (9-8-4, 31 points) finished even with San Diego (8-6-7, 31 points), but the victory gave the Spirit a […]

Friday, Aug. 8, 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT/4:00 pm PT KANSAS CITY (7-4-6, 27 pts) vs. SAN JOSE (8-3-6, 30 pts) TV: Fox Sports Bay Area (San Jose). DIRECTV: 794; DISHNET: 465. Key Players Out: Kansas City — D Jose Burciaga (R torn ACL); Josh Wolff (R torn meniscus/knee surgery); San Jose — none. Referee: […]

After a pair of sensational performances on Manchester United's ChampionsWorld Series tour of the United States, Tim Howard is expected to start for the Red Devils over incumbent Fabien Barthez when they open the 2003-04 season against Arsenal in the Community Shield Sunday in Cardiff, Wales. The Premier League kicks off the weekend of Aug. […]

Saturday, Aug. 9, 4:00 pm ET/1:00 pm PT SAN DIEGO (7-6-7, 28 pts) vs. WASHINGTON (9-7-4, 31 pts) TV: PAX. Key Players Out: San Diego — F Shannon MacMillan (R ACL tear), M/F Allie Sullivan (L ACL tear), F Zhang Ouying (National Team Duty — China); Washington – D Emmy Barr (L meniscus tear), D […]

Abby Wambach revives her World Cup dreams after a tough stretch provides a 'wakeup call. Abby Wambach has spent the past two months visualizing what this fall will be like. She can see the stadiums full of fans, all the U.S. players, the Norwegians and Chinese and other foes. She can see plays developing out […]

Freddy Garcia will take a break from his playmaking role in the Columbus Crew midfield to represent Guatemala in this summer's Gold Cup. The Facts Born: Jan. 12, 1977, in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. Hometown: Puerto Barrios. Height: 5-6. Weight: 132. Pro Clubs: Columbus Crew (MLS) 2002-present, Comunicaciones (Guatemala) 1999-2002, Universidad (Guatemala) 1998, Juca (Guatemala) 1996-97, […]

Technology is the star on broadcast of MLS games into Anschutz theaters. The glories of high-definition television – still, sadly, out of reach for most of us – and its particular majesty for showing soccer, are being made available to the common man (and woman) in a series of Major League Soccer broadcasts at big-screen […]

Spanish-language network Galavision will show the three U.S. third-round games and selected games in the knockout phase at the Under-17 World Cup, which will be played Aug. 13-30 in Finland. Aug. 13 — Mexico-Colombia (East feed, live, 12:55 pm ET/9:55 am PT; West feed, delay, 12:55 p.m. PT) Aug. 14 — USA-South Korea (East feed, […]

Freddy Adu, the 14-year-old sensation, is on fire in England, where the United States is preparing for the Under-17 World Cup in Finland later this month. Adu scored the tying goal and set up the winning goal in the U.S. U-17s' 2-1 win Thursday over Manchester United's youth team. Earlier, Adu scored three goals in […]

Aug. 27 Los Angeles Galaxy at Seattle Sounders, at Seahawk Stadium, Seattle, 7 p.m. PT D.C. United at Wilmington Hammerheads, at Legion Sports Complex, Wilmington, N.C, 7:30 p.m. ET Colorado Rapids at Chicago Fire, at Cardinal Stadium, Naperville, Ill., 7:30 p.m. CT New England Revolution at MetroStars, at Yurcak Field, Piscataway, N.J., 7:30 p.m. ET

Aug. 6 in Wilmington, N.C. Wilmington Hammerheads (PSL) 4 Dallas Burn (MLS) 1. Goals: J.Johnson 33, Nylen 52, Murray 69, 85; E.Johnson 11. Wilmington — Platz, Perry, Karalexis, Nylen, Goodfellow, Jackson (Carmichael 46), Payne, Corrie, J.Johnson, Miller (Murray, 63), Keen (Zarate, 67) Dallas — Cassar, Hendrickson, Thomas, Behncke, Salyer, Vaca, Stone (Deering, 68), Pareja (Glinton, […]

The Wilmington Hammerheads of the Pro Select League pulled one of the biggest upsets in the history of the U.S. Open Cup when they crushed MLS's Dallas Burn, 4-1, Wednesday night at Legion Sports Complex in Wilmington, N.C. The Burn took the lead in the 11th minute on a goal by Joselito Vaca, but Wilmington […]

San Diego claimed its first WUSA playoff berth and Atlanta and Boston earned home assignments for the semifinals as Wednesday's results sorted out everything except postseason matchups. The Spirit, idle on Wednesday, claimed the final semifinal berth when Carolina was beaten at Boston and San Jose managed only a tie at home against Atlanta. The […]

GERMANY * Conor Casey (Karlsruhe, D2), vs. Nuremberg, 2-3. Started: 82 minutes. Debut for big striker at Karlsruhe after two seasons at Hannover. * Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg, D2), at Karlsruhe, 3-2. DNP — injured. Nuremberg, relegated last spring, led, 3-0, after the hour. NORWAY * Adam Skumawitz (Aalesund, D1), Valerenga, 0-2. Entered game in 46th […]

AUG. 5 San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) vs. Seattle Sounders (A-League) at Univ. of Washington, Seattle, 7 p.m. PT Open Cup Series Record: San Jose, 1-0-0. Kansas City Wizards (MLS) vs. Colorado Rapids (MLS), at North Area Athletic Complex, Arvada, Colo., 7 p.m. MT Open Cup Series Record: Colorado, 1-0-0. AUG. 6 Virginia Beach Mariners (A-League) […]

Central Conference: GOALKEEPER Matt Pickens, Chicago Fire Reserves DEFENDERS Denny Clanton, Chicago Fire Reserves Danny Crew, Columbus Shooting Stars Erik Nelson, Mid Michigan Bucks MIDFIELDERS Knox Cameron, Mid Michigan Bucks Tomas Boltnar, Des Moines Menace Tighe Dombrowski, Chicago Fire Reserves Ned Grabavoy, Chicago Fire Reserves FORWARDS Jake Bleyenberg, Kansas City Brass Ken Uzoigwe, Toledo Slayers […]

GREAT CROWDS, USUALLY. It took two hours to drive the final two miles to the Los Angeles Coliseum before the 1996 Gold Cup final, where 88,125 fans would watch Mexico beat Brazil and another 5,000 were stranded outside the stadium. Two years later, 91,255 watched Mexico beat the United States in the final at the […]

By SCOTT FRENCH Senior Editor END OF THE RACE: The complex scenarios produced by the tightest of the three WUSA playoff races turned simple in the penultimate week of the regular season, with Atlanta, Boston and Washington — clearly the three best teams this season — nabbing semifinal spots and San Diego taking control in […]

GERMANY * Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96, D1), at Hamburg, 3-0. Started: 90 minutes. Kicker rating (1=high; 6=low): 3.5. Hannover wins on the road before more than 53,000 fans. * Gregg Berhalter (Energie Cottbus, D2), vs. Eintracht Trier, 2-3. DNP. * Conor Casey (Karlsruhe, D2), vs. Nuremberg, Monday. * Joe Enochs (Osnabrueck, D2), at Ahlen, 1-0. […]