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MEXICO: Only seven 2002 World Cup players were on Mexican coach Ricardo Lavolpe's preliminary roster for the Gold Cup: goalie Oscar Perez, defenders Melvin Brown, Salvador Carmona and Rafael Marquez, midfielder Rafael Garcia and forwards: Jesus Arellano and Jared Borgetti. Mexico opened training camp June 23 at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Mexico City. […]

JAMAICA: Three MLS players — Andy Williams of Chicago, Craig Ziadie of the MetroStars and Tyrone Marshall of Los Angeles — are expected to play for the Reggae Boyz. They were among 12 foreign-based players on Coach Carl Brown's training camp roster. The Reggae Boyz are scheduled to host Cuba in an international friendly on […]

In recent friendlies, Martinique, which faces the U.S. June 14 in Gold Cup first-round action in Foxboro, Mass., lost to a team European-based Martinique all-stars, 5-3, Fluminense of Brazil, 1-0, and Trinidad & Tobago's U-23s, 3-0. Bernard Lama, goalie on France's 1998 World Cup team, has been brought in to work Martinique, who hopes to […]

El Salvador will send out a well-prepared team when it faces the United States July 12 in the opening game of the Gold Cup in Foxboro, Mass. El Salvador is playing four warm-up games: Honduras June 29 in Tegucigalpa, Paraguay July 2 in San Francisco, Mexico July 6 in Carson, Calif., and Guatemala July 8 […]

U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena recalled four 2002 World Cup veterans who missed the Confederations Cup for the Gold Cup tune-up against Paraguay July 6 in Columbus, Ohio (TV: ESPN2, live, 2:55 p.m. ET). Kasey Keller (injury rehab), Claudio Reyna (injury rehab), Josh Wolff (returning from injury), Brian McBride (wife's birth of a baby […]

Saturday, June 28, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT CHICAGO (5-3-3, 18 pts) vs. METROSTARS (6-3-2, 20 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: Chicago – none; MetroStars – D Eddie Pope (non-displaced patella fracture). Referee: Jair Marrufo. Saturday, June 28, 6:00 pm ET/4:00 pm MT/3:00 pm PT NEW ENGLAND (4-3-4, 16 pts) vs. COLORADO (2-7-3, 9 […]

Goalkeeper Jonny Walker posted his second straight shutout in the Chilean League playoffs as Colo Colo defeated visiting Universidad de Concepcion, 3-0, in the first leg of the semifinal series. A win or a tie for Colo Colo in Sunday's return match in Concepcion will give them passage to the final, where they will meet […]

7. BOYS Under-13: Vardar (Mich.) 3 Kansas City Legends 1 Under-14: Vardar (Mich.) 2 Internationals (Ohio) 1 (OT) Under-15: Lou Fusz-Popovic (Mo.) 3 Ambassador SC (Ohio) 0 Under-16: Javanon (Ky.) 1 Vardar (Mich.) 0 (PKs) Under-17: Chicago Magic (Ill.) 4 Michigan Wolves 3 (PKs) Under-18: Michigan Wolves 3 Chicago Sockers 2 (OT) Under-19: Chicago Sockers […]

SEMIFINALS June 26 in Lyons Cameroon 1 Colombia 0. Goal: Ndiefi 9. Cameroon — Kameni, Njanka, Song, Mettomo, Tchato, Geremi, Idrissou (Falemi, 89), Foe (Mezague, 75), Mbami, Djemba, Ndiefi (Atouba, 74) Colombia — O.Cordoba, Martinez, Yepes, I.Cordoba, Bedoya (Murillo 70), Patino, Lopez, Hernandez, Velasquez (Becerra 46), Valentierra, Aristizabal. Red card: Cameroon — Tchato 69. Referee: […]

Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe, 28, died after collapsing in the middle of the field during the Lions' game against Colombia in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup in Lyons, France. Foe was alive when he was taken off the field on a stretcher late in the game. He received treatment, including mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, and oxygen, […]

Danielle Fotopoulos, tied for the top spot in the WUSA scoring race heading into Wednesday's action, sustained an apparent torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee during Carolina's 2-0 loss at San Jose. Fotopoulos tumbled to the Spartan Stadium turf while challenging Thori Bryan for a ball in the 35th minute. She struggled to […]

Paraguay, which reached the second round of the last two World Cups, has announced its roster for its two games in the United States: vs. El Salvador July 2 in San Francisco and vs. the USA July 6 in Columbus, Ohio. On July 9, Coach Anibal Ruiz's team meets Jamaica in Kingston Eight members of […]

SECOND ROUND, REPLAY July 10 Chesapeake Dragons (PDL) at New Hampshire Phantoms (PSL) (The Chesapeake Dragons' protest over their 1-0 loss to the Bridgeport Italians in the first round was upheld because of Bridgeport's use of an ineligible player, Trinidad & Tobago international Darrin Lewis. It was decided, because of the late date of the […]

June 25 Wilmington Hammerheads (PSL) 2 (Goulding 34, Miller 94) Bradenton Academics 1 ((Dowdell 82) (OT). Mid-Michigan Bucks (PDL) 2 (Taylor 74, Omekanda 80) Long Ilsand Rough Riders (PSL) 1 (Darrell Etienne 56). New Hampshire Phantoms (PSL) 3 (goalscorers n/a) Bridgeport Italians (USASA) 0. Carolina Dynamo (PSL) 2 (Armas 49, Rolfing 53) Raleigh CASL Elite […]

W-League Player of the Week Ashley Swinehart (Charlotte) W-League Team of the Week G – Taryn Swiatek (Ottawa) *Shutout wins over Toronto, New York D – Penny Stansfield (Boston) *Solid play in 1-0 win over Long Island D – Deanna Kreidel (Charlotte) *Two goals in 7-0 win over Fort Collins D – Leigh Hamilton (New […]

PDL Player of the Week Jake Ward (Southern California) PDL Team of the Week G – Guido Leon (Abbotsford) *Nine saves in 2-1 win at Cascade D – Jake Ward (Southern California) *Solid play in 2-1 win over Fresno D – Drew Shinaberger (Fort Wayne) *Solid play in 1-0 win at Toledo D – Heath […]

USL Pro Select Player of the Week Ebbie Kodiat (New Hampshire) USL Pro Select Team of the Week G – Kyle Singer (New Hampshire) *Several key saves to preserve 2-1 win at Long Island D – Nansha Kalonji (Carolina) *Solid play in 3-0 win at Raleigh D – Kevin Nylen (Wilmington) *Solid play in 1-1 […]

A-League Player of the Week Kevin Jeffrey (Richmond) A-League Team of the Week G – Dusty Hudock (Charleston) *Two shutout wins over Atlanta D – Abraham Francois (Montreal) *Solid play in 1-0 win over Rochester D – Michael Green (Pittsburgh) *Goal in 2-1 win over Toronto D – Mark Watson (Charleston) *Solid play, assist in […]

EASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM W-L-T PTS 1. MetroStars 6-3-2 20 2. Chicago 5-3-3 18 3. New England 4-3-4 16 4. Columbus 4-5-3 15 5. D.C. United 2-3-6 12 WESTERN CONFERENCE TEAM W-L-T PTS 1. San Jose 6-2-3 21 2. Kansas City 5-2-5 20 3. Los Angeles 2-5-5 11 4. Dallas 2-5-3 9 5. Colorado 2-7-2 8 […]

American goalkeeper Jonny Walker had one of his best matches of the season, perhaps of his career, in a 1-0 victory over his former team, Universidad Catolica in the Chilean League quarterfinals. Since Catolica had won the first of the two legs, the series was decided on penalty kicks after a 30 scoreless minutes of […]

BY RIDGE MAHONEY in Lyons The tournament for which Coach Bruce Arena had put little emphasis on results ended with the only American point in the Confederations Cup, virtue of a 0-0 tie against African champion Cameroon. In being blanked by the Indomitable Lions the Americans were in good company. Cameroon didn't conceded a goal […]

U.S. coach BRUCE ARENA: Do you take some satisfaction by getting a tie in the final game? ôYes, I think so. As I said the other day, the Confederations Cup has been an invaluable experience for the younger players. We started 20 different players in this tournament. Tonight we had a lineup with some very […]

The MLS All-Star Game at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., will pit the league's all-stars against Chivas of Guadalajara on Aug. 2. (live on ABC 3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT). Last year's All-Star Game featured a clash between the all-stars and the U.S. national team. In the 1998 game, the league's top domestic […]

GROUP A Final Standings Team GP W T L GF GA Pts France 3 3 0 0 8 1 9 Colombia 3 2 0 1 4 2 6 Japan 3 1 0 2 4 3 3 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 11 0 GROUP B Standings Team GP W T L GF GA […]

June 23 in Lyons USA 0 Cameroon 0. USA — Howard, Cherundolo, Bocanegra, Gibbs, Califf, Convey, Armas, Lewis (Beasley, 81), Martino (Donovan, 55), Kirovski (Stewart, 68), Mathis. Cameroon — Kwekeu, Falemi, Mettomo, Njanka, Atouba, Epalle, Emana, Bahoken (Geremi, 82), Mezague (M'Bami, 74), Idrissou, Job (Eto'o, 74). Referee: Mark Shield (Australia). Att.: 17,000. June 23 in […]