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Harvard University freshman Andre Akpan scored a hat trick as the USA defeated, Haiti, 4-1 Wednesday night in their opening match of the 2007 CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifying Tournament in Panama City, Panama. Akpan scored on passes from Anthony Wallace and U-20 veteran Danny Szetela in the first half and from Heerenveen rookie Robbie Rogers in […]

Brian McBride scored in his second straight FA Cup game – notching his ninth goal in all competitions this season – as Fulham beat Leicester City in a third-round replay, 4-3. Carlos Bocanegra went the full 90 in defense and received a yellow card – his third in the last three games. Fulham faces Stoke […]

Denmark coach Morten Olsen brought a 21-player contingent to face the USA Saturday in Bob Bradley's debut match as U.S. national team coach (TV: ESPN2, 4:50 pm ET). Denmark's Ligalandsholdet (League select team) is an inexperienced team. Only six players have been capped for a total of 31 international appearances. Michael Gravgaard of Superligaen champion […]

Back in the late 1980s, a group of young players brought American soccer out of the hinterlands. Most accounts of that era highlight names such as Paul Caligiuri, Tab Ramos and John Harkes. But anyone close to the U.S. national team in those days will never forget the large, jovial goalkeeper who brought a big […]

Former U.S. national team goalkeeper David Vanole died on Monday at age 43 in Utah, where he was on a family ski trip. Vanole played all three games for the USA at the 1988 Olympics, was starting goalkeeper for the USA for much of its successful qualifying campaign for the 1990 World Cup, and was […]

Harvard University freshman Andre Akpan scored a hat trick as the USA defeated, Haiti, 4-1 Wednesday night in their opening match of the 2007 CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifying Tournament in Panama City, Panama. Akpan scored on passes from Anthony Wallace and Danny Szetela in the first half and from Robbie Rogers in the second half. Akpan's […]

Ohio Wesleyan men's coach Jay Martin received the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's Honor Award at the NSCAA's Awards Banquet held on Friday in conjunction with the NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. In his 30 years as coach of the Battling Bishops, Martin has led his teams to seven NCAA semifinals, a pair of […]

East Tennessee State introduced Clemson assistant Scott Calabrese as the head coach of its new men's program. ''It is truly an honor to be named the first head men's soccer coach in the history of ETSU,'' Calabrese said. ''The vision of the university, the athletic department and the community shows a deep commitment to the […]

The USA kicks off CONCACAF qualifying for the 2007 Under-20 World Cup Wednesday night when it plays Haiti in the first game of a doubleheader in Panama City, Panama. The game kicks off a 6:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on GolTV. The USA has qualified for every U-20 world championship since the launch […]

North Carolina's Anson Dorrance won his five NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year award when he claimed the NCAA Division I women's award at the annual NSCAA Awards Banquet, held Friday evening in conjunction with the NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. Dorrance, whose freshman-dominated Tar Heels won the 2006 NCAA Division I women's title, moved […]

ACC players were taken with the first six picks in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft, confirming the conference's reputation as the nation's top men's soccer conference. 2007 MLS SuperDraft Picks Four of the six players were underclassmen signed to Generation adidas contracts, beginning with Maryland's Maurice Edu, the No. 1 pick taken by Toronto FC. Turning […]

Preki will be Chivas USA's new head coach, succeeding Bob Bradley, who left the post after one season upon being named U.S. national team interim head coach and U.S. Olympic coach. Preki, 43, played 10 seasons in MLS, retiring after the 2005 season. He scored 79 goals, notched 112 assists and was league MVP in […]

DaMarcus Beasley came on in the 89th minute in Manchester City's 2-1 win in Tuesday's third-round FA Cup replay with second-tier Sheffield Wednesday, for which American defender Frank Simek started and played 88 minutes. (Claudio Reyna has already left Manchester City to sign with the New York Red Bulls.)

D.C. United, which traded attackers Freddy Adu and Elecko Eskandarian after the 2006 season, has acquired 28-year-old striker Luciano Emilio from Honduran club CD Olimpia. Emilio began his pro career at age 16. He left Brazil for German First Division club FC Cologne in 1997 at age 18. He played in two Bundesliga games in […]

The Denmark national team arrived with a 21-player contingent to face the USA Saturday in Bob Bradley's debut match as U.S. national team coach. Denmark MNT Roster GOALKEEPERS (2): Casper Ankergren (Brondby), Jesper Christiansen (FC Copenhagen). DEFENDERS (6): Anders Moller Christensen (OB), Michael Gravgaard (FC Copenhagen), Lars Jacobsen (FC Copenhagen), Kristian Bak Nielsen (FC Midtjylland), […]

0115coaches awards NCAA Division I Men û Tim Vom Steeg, UC Santa Barbara Vom Steeg claims his second NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year award to go with his teamÆs first NCAA national title. He led the Gauchos to a record of 18-7-0 and gave the school its first team national championship since 1979. The […]

USA No. û Name û Pos. 1 – Chris Seitz û GK 2 – Tim Ward     – DF 3 – Bryan Arguez û MD 4 – Amaechi Igwe û DF 5 – Nathan Sturgis û DF 6 – Quavas Kirk û DF 7 – Danny Szetela û MD 8 – Robbie Rogers û MD 9 […]

Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla won in the category of Best Column in the 2006 NSCAA Writing Contest for ''Remember, It's Playtime.'' It marks the sixth time Woitalla received an NSCAA Writing Contest Award and the 10th time an article from Soccer America Magazine was among the winners since the contest's inception in 1995. […]

Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello has publicly declared he won't field David Beckham again. Even if Beckham finishes out his Real contract, he could play for the Galaxy before the USA summer transfer window opens Aug. 15, for the windows regulate competitive play only. Upon expiration of his Real contract June 30, he would able […]

Real estate mogul Lewis Wolff, managing partner of the Oakland A's baseball team, has presented San Jose State University officials a plan to renovate the ancient facility. A year ago, he negotiated a three-year exclusivity agreement with MLS, giving him sole authority to revive the Earthquakes. He has already reached agreements with Fremont city officials […]

Italian psychiatrist Mauro Raffaeli has been prescribing healthy doses of soccer to patients suffering from schizophrenia and depression with successful results. Eighty patients, many of whom are on psychiatric medication and cannot work, have gone through Raffaeli's soccer therapy since he initiated twice-a-week play in 1993. Half of the 80 have decreased their drug intake […]

Haiti became the first the team to qualify for the 2007 Gold Cup from the Caribbean when it won its second straight game at the 2007 Digicel Caribbean Cup with a 2-0 victory over Barbados on Monday night in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Host Trinidad & Tobago, which had been held to a 1-1 tie […]

U.S. women's national team head coach and technical director Greg Ryan has named Jillian Ellis as the new U.S. under-20 women's national team head coach. Ellis, previously the U-21 women's coach, will be charged with leading the team that will attempt to qualify for the 2008 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Chile. Ellis has […]

U.S. women's national team coach Greg Ryan has named his 20-player roster for the 2007 Four Nations Tournament Jan. 26-30 in Guangzhou, China, against Germany, England and China. Defender Kate Markgraf (153 caps) will captain the U.S. team in the absence of Kristine Lilly. Ryan named six other players who were members of the 2004 […]

Round 1 1 Toronto FC Maurice Edu Maryland M 20 Fontana CA USA 2 Chicago Bakary Soumare Virginia D 21 New York NY USA 3 Kansas City Michael Harrington North Carolina D 20 Greenville NC USA 4 Real Salt Lake Chris Seitz Maryland GK 19 San Luis Obispo CA USA 5 New England Wells Thompson […]