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U.S. coach BRUCE ARENA ''Obviously, Brian McBride was the star of the match with his two goals, and Steve Ralston did real well with his service. We were sloppy in the second half, due to the physicality of the game, a lack of sharpness, and a little bit of fatigue. We've been through this before. […]

GROUP A July 15: Brazil-Honduras in Mexico City July 17: Mexico-Honduras in Mexico City GROUP B July 15: Jamaica-Guatemala in Miami July 17: Colombia-Guatemala in Miami GROUP C July 16: El Salvador-Martinique in Foxboro, Mass. GROUP D July 16: Costa Rica-Cuba in Foxboro, Mass. QUARTERFINALS July 19: USA-D2 (1) in Foxboro, Mass. July 19: D2-C1 […]

GROUP A Team W-T-L GF-GA Pts Mexico 1-0-0 1-0 3 Honduras 0-0-0 0-0 0 Brazil 0-0-1 0-1 0 GROUP B Team W-T-L GF-GA Pts Colombia 1-0-0 1-0 3 Guatemala 0-0-0 0-0 0 Jamaica 0-0-1 0-1 0 GROUP C Team W-T-L GF-GA Pts USA 2-0-0 4-0 6 El Salvador 0-0-1 0-2 0 Martinique 0-0-1 0-2 0 […]

Cuba earned their first CONCACAF Gold Cup win tonight at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts USA with a stunning 2:0 blanking of Canada in Group D play, while in the second game the USA clinched a berth into the 2003 Quarterfinals with a 2:0 shutout over Martinique to claim the Group C title. Forward Lester […]

GOLD CUP: U.S. cruises into quarterfinals Brian McBride scored a pair of goals late in the first half off nifty assists by Steve Ralston to lead the United States to a 2-0 Gold Cup win over Martinique Monday in Foxboro, Mass. The victory clinched the Group C title for the Americans, who await the outcome […]

San Jose CyberRays forward Pretinha's WUSA season came to an end and her Women's World Cup plans were canceled by a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered during Brazil's 1-0 loss Sunday to the U.S. women's national team in New Orleans. The torn ACL, in her right knee, was confirmed in an examination after Pretinha returned […]

By SCOTT FRENCH, Senior Editor HAT RACK: Dagny Mellgren notched the fourth hat trick of the season — and the third against Philadelphia this season — in Boston's 3-1 victory Sunday. The last-place Charge, hobbled all season by injuries, saw Abby Wambach score three in Washington's 4-1 win on May 10 and Cindy Parlow score […]

BY RIDGE MAHONEY Senior Editor The Rapids continue their revival by winning twice in California; the Metros and Revs share six goals; Hristo Stoitchkov leads D.C. past his first MLS team; and the Burn is scorched by Kansas City. BEST GOAL: Of the half-dozen scored at Gillette Stadium in a 3-3 tie, the Revs' second […]

GROUP A July 15: Brazil-Honduras in Mexico City July 17: Mexico-Honduras in Mexico City GROUP B July 15: Jamaica-Guatemala in Miami July 17: Colombia-Guatemala in Miami GROUP C July 14: USA-Martinique in Foxboro, Mass. July 16: El Salvador-Martinique in Foxboro, Mass. GROUP D July 14: Canada-Cuba in Foxboro, Mass. July 16: Costa Rica-Cuba in Foxboro, […]

GROUP A Team W-T-L GF-GA Pts Mexico 1-0-0 1-0 3 Honduras 0-0-0 0-0 0 Brazil 0-0-1 0-1 0 GROUP B Team W-T-L GF-GA Pts Colombia 1-0-0 1-0 3 Guatemala 0-0-0 0-0 0 Jamaica 0-0-1 0-1 0 GROUP C Team W-T-L GF-GA Pts USA 1-0-0 2-0 3 El Salvador 0-0-1 0-2 0 Martinique 0-0-0 0-0 0 […]

GROUP A July 13 in Mexico City Mexico 1 Brazil 0. Goal: Borgetti 80. Mexico — Sanchez, Salazar, Briseno, Osorio, Carmona, Valdez, Pardo, Zepeda (Perez, 46), Garcia (Rodriguez, 68), Arellano (Osorno, 68), Borgetti. Brazil — Gomes, Maicon, Luisao, Adriano, Alex, Julio Baptista (Nadson, 83), Paulo Almeida, Diego (Nilmar, 73), Kaka, Robinho, Ewerthon (Thaigo Motta, 54). […]

The USA faces Martinique on Monday at Gillete Stadium in its final Group C game (TV: Galavision, live, 8:30 p.m ET). Two teams from the three-team group advance to the quarterfinals. As a part of France, the Caribbean island Martinique isn't eligible for FIFA competions, but it does compete in CONCACAF events. Martinique ranks among […]

Dagny Mellgren recorded her first WUSA hat trick and the Boston Breakers pulled again within three points of first-place Atlanta with a 3-1 victory Sunday over visiting Philadelphia before 5,060 at Nickerson Field. Mellgren tallied in the 16th, 45th and 65th minutes — her eighth, ninth and 10th goals of the season — for the […]

Tiffeny Milbrett made up for a open-goal miss with a unexpected 90th-minute goal and Briana Scurry came up big on several occasions as the U.S. women's national team played Brazil to a 0-0 tie Sunday before 15,074 in New Orleans. Milbrett's first-time blast from the top of the box to the lower-right corner settled a […]

July 12 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 3 MetroStars 3 (OT). Goals: Twellman (Moore) 7, Moore (Twellman, Noonan) 36, Noonan (Moore 4, Twellman) 50; Wolyniec 66, own goal 73, Clark (Lisi, Guevara) 76. New England – Brown, Heaps, Kante, Llamosa, Twellman, Franchino, Kamler (Moore, 70), Cullen, Joseph, Noonan (Leonard, 81), Moore. MetroStars – Howard, Leitch […]

GROUP A July 13: Mexico-Brazil in Mexico City July 15: Brazil-Honduras in Mexico City July 17: Mexico-Honduras in Mexico City GROUP B July 13: Colombia-Jamaica in Miami July 15: Jamaica-Guatemala in Miami July 17: Colombia-Guatemala in Miami GROUP C STANDINGS Team W-T-L GF-GA Pts 1. USA 1-0-0 2-0 3 2. El Salvador 0-0-1 0-2 0 […]

In the first game of the 2003 Gold Cup, Canada downed Costa Rica, 1-0, as the Ticos squandered a slew of chances in the Group D encounter in Foxboro, Mass. The Costa Ricans kept the Canadians on the defensive for most of the game and were especially dominating in the second half, when Winston Parks […]

The USA opened its defense of the Gold Cup title with a 2-0 win over El Salvador July 12 in Foxboro, Mass. Before a crowd of 33,652, of which about two-thirds supported the visitors, the Americans controlled the play throughout the game. In the 28th minute, Eddie Lewis laid the ball off to Brian McBride […]

(Home team listed first) Saturday, July 12, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT NEW ENGLAND (5-3-5 20 pts) vs. METROSTARS (7-4-3, 24 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: New England – M Steve Ralston (National Team Duty – United States), GK Adin Brown (National Team Duty – United States), D Rusty Pierce (yellow card suspension); MetroStars […]

Japan on Saturday claimed the final berth in the Women's World Cup, beating Mexico, 2-0, at the National Stadium in Tokyo to win a two-game playoff. Atlanta Beat midfielder Homare Sawa and substitute Karina Maruyama scored second-half goals for Japan, which will be the fourth Asian team in the Sept. 20-Oct. 12 tournament. Mexico and […]

The USA opens it defense of its Gold Cup title against El Salvador on Saturday in Foxboro, Mass. The top two teams from the USA's Group C, which also includes Martinique, advance to the quarterfinals. Galavision will air the USA-El Salvador match on Sunday at 7 pm ET/PT (cable), 7 pm ET (DISH & Direct […]

Ifeoma Dieke scored her first WUSA goal and set up Conny Pohlers' superb winner as the Atlanta Beat extended their lead in the standings to five points with a 2-1 victory Saturday over visiting Washington. The New York Power received first-half goals from Anita Rapp and Cheryl Salisbury to beat host Carolina, 2-1, and climb […]

The MetroStars boast the most players selected to the initial MLS All-Star squad of 16 with four selections: Tim Howard, Eddie Pope, Clint Mathis, Amado Guevara. Dallas and Colorado are the only teams in the 10-club league without a representative on the list of 16 players who will be joined by players selected by the […]

Atlanta opened a three-point advantage atop the standings and Washington captured its first victory in six matches in midweek WUSA action on Wednesday. The Beat became the first team to win seven matches with a 2-0 victory over visiting San Diego. Atlanta (7-3-4) has 25 points, three more than Boston, through 14 matches. Only Washington […]

After opening with three wins and two ties in its new stadium, the Los Angeles Galaxy suffered a 1-0 loss to Colorado Wednesday at the Home Depot Center. John Spencer scored in a club record sixth straight game to give Colorado the winning goal. Spencer chipped the ball over the shoulder of L.A. defender Ricky […]