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Aug. 3 at East Rutherford, N.J. Juventus 1 (Trezeguet 106+) AC Milan 1 (Pirlo pen. 106+), OT. (Juventus wins, 5-3, on penalty kicks.) Att: 54,128.

July 22 at Seattle Manchester United (England) 4 (van Nistelrooy 7, Giggs 28, Solskjaer 39, Bellion 72) Celtic (Scotland) 0. Att.: 66,772. July 25 at Cleveland Celtic (Scotland) 1 (Sutton 59) Boca Juniors (Argentina) 0. Att.: 20,842. July 27 at Foxboro, Mass. Barcelona (Spain) 2 (Saviola 28, 41) Juventus (Italy) 2 (De Vaio 86, Miccoli […]

Julie Fleeting netted her 10th goal of the season and the San Diego Spirit gave a dominating performance on Sunday to take a big step toward its first WUSA playoff berth with a 1-0 triumph over visiting Carolina. Fleeting headed home a Daniela cross in the 32nd minute and San Diego (7-6-7, 28 points) took […]

Aisha Alfa netted a hat trick to lead the Ottawa Fury past the New Jersey Stallions on Sunday in the W-League's Eastern Conference final, sending the Canadians to next weekend's final four in Virginia Beach, Va. The Chicago Cobras also advanced to the final four on Sunday, pulling away on second-half goals three minutes apart […]

Amelie Coquet scored in the 18th minute and Lilas Trankia in the 46th as France captured the European U-19 women's championship on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Norway at Leipzig, Germany. The victory was the first in three UEFA U-19 finals for Coach Bruno Blini, whose squad opened the tournament by tying Norway and […]

Tina Frimpong scored goals a minute apart late in the first half Saturday night and the Seattle Sounders Women pulled out a penalty-kick triumph over archrival Vancouver Whitecaps Women in the W-League's Western Conference final at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, British Columbia. The Sounders (8-3-2) outfired Vancouver, 3-1, in the shootout following a 2-2 tie […]

Mia Hamm netted her first WUSA hat trick and Abby Wambach added two goals and two assists on Saturday as the Washington Freedom routed visiting San Jose, 5-0, to clinch a berth in the semifinals. The Freedom's triumph also clinched a playoff spot for Boston — its first in three seasons — and left four […]

1996 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. East 3 (Tab Ramos, Giovanni Savarese, Steve Pittman) West 2 (Preki, Jason Kreis). Att.: 78,416 1997 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. East 5 (Carlos Valderrama, Giuseppe Galderisi, Robert Warzycha, Richie Williams, Brian McBride) West 4 (Dante Washington, Jorge Campos, Digital Takawira, Cobi Jones). Att.: 24,816 1998 Citrus Bowl, Orlando, […]

A tremendous Carlos Ruiz header pushed the MLS All-Stars ahead and DaMarcus Beasley added a stunning goal from the most acute of angles as the U.S. league's top players outlasted Mexico's Guadalajara, 3-1, Saturday in the MLS's eighth All-Star Game. Ante Razov also tallied for the All-Stars, who weathered early pressure from their guests before […]

Dagny Mellgren scored her 12th and 13th goals of the season and Maren Meinert assisted on three goals as the Boston Breakers closed in on their first WUSA playoff berth with a 3-2 win over New York in Uniondale, N.Y. Kristine Lilly added her second goal of the season, and in as many weeks, as […]

Saturday, Aug. 2, 3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. MLS ALL-STARS vs. CHIVAS GUADALJARA TV: ABC (live). Referee: Kevin Terry. For the first time in league history, the MLS All-Star Game will include a foreign club. Nine-time Mexican League champion Chivas of Guadalajara will take on the MLS […]

CENTRAL Conference: G – Matt Pickens (Chicago Fire Reserves) D – Denny Clanton (Chicago Fire Reserves) D – Danny Crew (Columbus Shooting Stars) D – Erik Nelson (Mid Michigan Bucks) M – Knox Cameron (Mid Michigan Bucks) M – Tomas Boltnar (Des Moines Menace) M – Tighe Dombrowski (Chicago Fire Reserves) M – Ned Grabavoy […]

Two-time defending W-League champion Boston Renegades' reign ended Thursday night in the Northern Conference semifinal, victim to a 3-2 upset victory by the visiting Ottawa Fury at Bowditch Stadium in Framingham, Mass. The Fury (12-2-1) got a goal and assist off the bench from former University of Alberta striker Aisha Alfa and a W-League-best 15th […]

July 22 at Seattle Manchester United (England) 4 (van Nistelrooy 7, Giggs 28, Solskjaer 39, Bellion 72) Celtic (Scotland) 0. Att.: 66,772. July 25 at Cleveland Celtic (Scotland) 1 (Sutton 59) Boca Juniors (Argentina) 0. Att.: 20,842. July 27 at Foxboro, Mass. Barcelona (Spain) 2 (Saviola 28, 41) Juventus (Italy) 2 (De Vaio 86, Miccoli […]

Antonio Martinez scored in his first game for Los Angeles since arriving via a multi-player trade from Dallas. The 26-year-old, who was born in Carson, Calif., celebrated his homecoming by chipping Crew keeper Tom Presthus just before halftime in the Galaxy's 2-1 win. Alexi Lalas scored on a header from a Simon Elliott free kick […]

Tatiana Mathelier scored two goals in the first 11 minutes of the second half as the New Jersey Lady Stallions overcame the Long Island Lady Riders, 4-2, as the W-League playoffs opened Wednesday night at DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, N.J. Mathelier, a junior at Binghamton University, scored in the 47th and 56th minutes […]

Wednesday, July 30, 7:00 pm ET/4:00 pm PT CAROLINA (7-7-3, 24 pts) vs. SAN JOSE (6-8-3, 21 pts) TV: No TV. Key Players Out: Carolina – M Hege Riise (R ACL tear), F Danielle Fotopoulos (L ACL tear); San Jose – F Pretinha (R ACL tear), D Brandi Chastain (L quad strain). Referee: Rachel Woo.

Wednesday, July 30, 10:30 pm ET/9:30 pm CT/7:30 pm PT LOS ANGELES (3-6-7, 16 pts) vs. COLUMBUS (5-6-5, 20 pts) TV: HDNet, select Regal Cinemas. Key Players Out: Los Angeles – D Scot Thompson (L torn ACL); Columbus – F Brian McBride (fractured orbital L eye), M Freddy Garcia (L ankle sprain), M Ross Paule […]

Learning can be a painful process, and much of what the U.S. players were taught at the Confederations Cup they gleaned at a psychologi cal and physical price. They scored one goal, conceded three, and didnÆt get much help from circumstance or luck playing every other day against Turkey, Brazil and Cameroon in stifling heat. […]

Chuck Blazer, general secretary of CONCACAF and highest-ranking American in FIFA, spoke about the Gold Cup at the conclusion of the USA-Costa Rica third-place match at the Orange Bowl in Miami last Saturday. The following are excerpts from that interview: Q: Can you compare this tournament to its previous editions? CHUCK BLAZER: First of all, […]

GOALKEEPERS: 1 Phil Marfuggi (PDA Utd., N.J.), 18 Quentin Westberg (Troyes, France), 20 Stephen Sandbo (Ohio Thunder). DEFENDERS: 16 Adrian Chevannes (Club Dallas), 6 Chris Germani (FC Delco, Pa.), 2 Kyle Helton (Concorde Fire, Ga.), 5 Brandon Owens (La Jolla Nomads, Calif.), 3 Jonathan Spector (Man. Utd., England), 14 Julian Valentin (FC Delco, Pa.). MIDFIELDERS: […]

A squad of 20 players is off to Europe to represent the U.S. at the Under-17 World Cup in Finland Aug. 13-30. Coach John Ellinger selected all 18 of the players that represented the U.S. during qualifying in early March. The United States, the only nation to qualify for all 10 world championships at this […]

Dianne Alagich got her first WUSA goal and Katia scored her second gamewinner this season against Carolina as the San Jose CyberRays captured a critical 2-1 victory over the Courage before 5,877 at SAS Stadium. The CyberRays (7-8-3, 24 points) swept their season series with Carolina and crawled within one point of the playoff zone […]

EASTERN CONFERENCE Semifinals July 30 New Jersey Lady Stallions (11-3-0) vs. Long Island Lady Riders (9-5-0) at DePaul Catholic High School (Wayne, N.J.), 7:30 p.m. July 31 Boston Renegades (13-0-1) vs. Ottawa Fury (11-2-1) at Bowditch Stadium (Framingham, Mass.), 7:30 p.m. Final Aug. 2 or 3 at higher-seeded finalist CENTRAL CONFERENCE Semifinals July 31 Charlotte […]

UNDER-19 BOYS FC Delco Arsenal (E-PA) 2 (Kozicki 78, 83) Chicago Sockers 1 (Gallo 43). UNDER-18 BOYS Michigan Wolves 2 (Popeney 9, Djokic 11) Marin (Calif.) Utd. 2 (Hills 56, Hill 66). (Michigan Wolves win 4-3 on penalties.) UNDER-17 BOYS Chicago Magic 2 (Smithson 17, Ortega 40) Sereno Golden Eagles (Ariz.) 0. UNDER-16 BOYS So […]