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Mia Hamm scored two goals and Abby Wambach added three assists Saturday as the Washington Freedom bounced back from a dismal performance last weekend to drill host New York, 4-0, and extend its lead in the WUSA standings to four points. Carolina and Philadelphia, which last week earned their first victories following four defeats, dropped […]

* Home teams listed first. * TV live unless noted. Saturday, May 24, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT KANSAS CITY (2-1-4, 10 pts) vs. LOS ANGELES (0-2-4, 4 pts) TV: ESPN2 (tape delayed, 1 am ET). Key Players Out: Kansas City – D Jose Burciaga (R torn ACL); Los Angeles – F Herculez Gomez (R […]

* Home teams listed first. * TV live unless noted. Saturday, May 24, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT CAROLINA (1-4-0, 3 pts) vs. SAN DIEGO (2-1-3, 9 pts) TV: PAX Key Players Out: Carolina – M Hege Riise (R ACL tear), F Birgit Prinz (National Team Duty – Germany), D Breanna Boyd (National Team Duty […]

Andrea Neil scored two more goals as Canada's women's national team clobbered England, 4-0, Thursday in Ottawa. Neil, who also tallied twice in Canada's 4-0 win over the English on Monday near Montreal, headed home a cross from Kristina Kiss in the eighth minute and a corner kick from Atlanta Beat forward Charmaine Hooper in […]

The Canadian Soccer Association on Thursday announced it had withdrawn its bid to stage Women's World Cup matches in Edmonton so that CONCACAF could present ''a unanimous bid to host the World Cup.ö The Canadian decision, CSA President Andy Sharpe said in a release, was reached after conversations with CONCACAF President Jack Warner, who had […]

Canadian national team coach Holger Osieck called up five players based in U.S. leagues for its June 1 clash against Germany in Wolfsburg. The German Osieck selected San Jose Earthquakes goalie Pat Onstad from MLS and Carl Fletcher (Atlanta Silverbacks), Nick Dasovic (Vancouver Whitecaps), Martin Nash (Montreal Impact), Jason Jordan (Vancouver Whitecaps) from the A-League. […]

A-League Player of the Week Gabe Valencia (Syracuse) A-League Team of the Week G — Paul Nagy (Syracuse) * Ten saves in two shutouts against Toronto D — Don Gramenz (Minnesota) * Two assists in 2-0 win over Milwaukee D — Gabriel Gervais (Montreal) * Solid play in 0-0 draw against Richmond D — Khary […]

W-League Player of the Week * Caitlin Fisher (Boston) W-League Team of the Week G — Shannon O'Brien (Charlotte) * Eight saves in two shutouts against Asheville D — Lisa Day (No. Kentucky) * Solid play in 1-1 draw against Columbus D — Lindsey Beam (Charlotte) * Solid play in two shutouts against Asheville D […]

Premier Development League Player of the Week Doco Wesseh (Thunder Bay) Premier Development League Team of the Week G — Eric Pogue (Toledo) * 14 saves in 1-1 draw at Indiana D — Chris Redhage (Des Moines) * Gamewinner in 2-1 win at St Louis D — Michael Parkhurst (Bradenton) * Equalizer in 1-1 draw […]

USL Pro Select League Player of the Week Dwayne Bergeron (Carolina) USL Pro Select League Team of the Week G — Brian O'Quinn (Western Mass) * Six saves in 2-1 win over New Hampshire D — Shane Carew (Long Island) * Solid play in 1-0 win over Carolina D — Adolfo Ovalle (Utah) * Solid […]

A-League Player of the Week Gabe Valencia (Syracuse) A-League Team of the Week G — Paul Nagy (Syracuse) * Ten saves in two shutouts against Toronto D — Don Gramenz (Minnesota) * Two assists in 2-0 win over Milwaukee D — Gabriel Gervais (Montreal) * Solid play in 0-0 draw against Richmond D — Khary […]

FRANCE * Joe Cannon (Lens, D1), at Le Havre, 3-1. DNP. Cannon's future at Lens is uncertain. Injuries may make management consider some kind extension of loan arrangement. * David Regis (Troyes, D1), vs. Nantes, 2-0. Substitute: came on in the 46th minute. Troyes is already relegated. * Greg Vanney (Bastia, D1), vs. Sochaux, 2-2. […]

Players from San Jose and D.C. United, the two MLS teams without games this weekend, dominate U.S. coach Bruce ArenaÆs roster for MondayÆs friendly against Wales (live on ESPN2, 10 pm ET/7 pm PT). Five San Jose players, including the uncapped Brian Ching, and six D.C. United players, including the uncapped Alecko Eskandarian are among […]

Andrea Neil and Kara Lang scored two goals apiece and the Canadian women's national team spanked England, 4-0, Monday in Lachine, Quebec. Neil scored in the 20th and 36th minutes and Lang, a high school junior, added goals in the 66th and 72nd minutes before a sellout crowd of 2,125 at the Catalogna Soccerplexe near […]

Wales coach Mark Hughes will be without many of his top players for the international against the United Stakes May 26 in San Jose. Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) is out following the recent birth of his first child, Liberty. Also out on paternity leave is Robbie Savage (Birmingham). John Hartson is with Celtic, which is […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Kansas City ties in midweek and on the weekend; the Revs snuff the Fire; the defending champion Galaxy is still winless; and the Metros take over the top spot in the East when Crew loses a 4-3 thriller in San Jose. BEST GOALS: Gavin Glinton and Brad Davis thundered home […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor OUT FOR THE SEASON: U.S. national team forward Shannon MacMillan suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee early in San Diego's 1-1 tie Sunday against visiting Boston. She will miss the remainder of the WUSA season and, most likely, next fall's Women's World Cup. An magnetic imaging […]

With one week left in the German season, Gregg Berhalter's club, Energie Cottbus, and Tony Sanneh's club, Nuremberg, are set to drop to the Second Division next season. On Saturday, Cottbus defeated Nuremberg, with Berhalter playing the whole match and Sanneh out with a back injury. Cory Gibbs is experiencing relegation for the second time […]

For MLS, the cost of doing business – both financially and philosophically – is about to go up. For professional soccer players in this country, the value of an MLS career is about to go up as well. The players have unionized and will be backed by the Washington, D.C. legal firm Sherman, Dunn, Cohen, […]

Shortly after MLS players formed their union, I'm watching a game and thinking they must have called a strike and I'm watching the replacement players. Of course, that wasn't the case. The players have made it clear that striking isn't on their agenda. The poor quality of so many of the early games — the […]

The bus rolls south on an April afternoon, skirting the western portion of Missouri on its way to Springfield, where the passengers will play an exhibition soccer match against a college team. With several hours to kill, Nick Garcia chats with his Kansas City teammates, gazes out the window and reads. He majored in legal […]

His jersey refuses to remain tucked. His stride defaults to a loping gait. When the play drifts far away, he walks; shoulders back, chest out. While toying with over anxious defenders – showing the ball, then stashing it out of reach – he seems to be working alone. Whether consciously or not, Andy Williams emits […]

May 16 Charlotte 2 (Murphy 31, own goal 74) Asheville 0. May 17 Vancouver 2 (Artuso 56, Maglio 86) Arizona 0. Long Island 6 (Forde 6, 36, McCabe 27, Munro 43, Martin 87, Vongvorghoti 88), Rochester 0. New Jersey Lady Stallions 0 Boston 4 (McNamara 29, Stocco 47, 86, Kveton 88). New Jersey Wildcats 1 […]

The Columbus Lady Shooting Stars made their W-League debut with a 1-1 draw against Northern Kentucky. Noelle Meeke and Jessica Reifer scored for New York in a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Wildcats to give the Magic its third win in three games. The Charlotte Lady Eagles won 1-0 in overtime against the Splash […]

May 16 Charlotte 1 (Paul) Atlanta 1 (Klinger 12) (OT). Vancouver 1 (Heald 34) El Paso 0. Milwaukee 0 Minnesota 2 (Morehead 31, 72). Indiana 1 (Tenoff 64) Cincinnati 2 (Piraine 24, Carmichael 76). May 17 Rochester 2 (Paco 25, Steenkamp 90) Pittsburgh 1 (Martins 50). Atlanta 1 (Parra 90) Charlotte 1 (Coggins 60) (OT). […]