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ENGLAND * Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) vs. Fulham, 1-1. Started: 90 minutes. Keller was beaten by teammate Ledly King, who deflected Boa Morte's cross into the Tottenham goal. Playing against 10-man Fulham for 35 minutes — after Fulham keeper Maik Taylor's ejection and before Spurs' Darren Anderton's red card — Tottenham squandered a chance to […]

Goalkeepers — Phil Marfuggi (PDA Utd., N.J.), Quentin Westberg (Troyes, France). Defenders — Adrian Chevannes (Club Dallas), Chris Germani (FC Delco, Pa.), Kyle Helton (Atlanta Fire), Brandon Owens (La Jolla, Calif., Nomads), Jonathan Spector (Chicago Sockers), Julian Valentin (Leeds Utd., Pa.). Midfielders — Corey Ashe (Beach FC Impact, Va.), Steven Curfman (CASL Elite, N.C.), John […]

The U.S. U-20 national team suffered a 6-3 loss to fellow World Youth Championship qualifier Colombia on Monday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Edixon Perea notched a first-half hat trick to give the Colombians a 3-0 halftime lead. Knox Cameron tallied twice for the Americans in the second half. CameronÆs second strike narrowed the U.S. deficit […]

Brad Friedel continued his excellent play by helping Blackburn defeat fourth-place Chelsea in English Premier League action. One division below, Marcus Hahnemann added another shutout, bringing his season total to a remarkable 14. ENGLAND * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) at Chelsea, 2-1. Started: 90 minutes. Another sparkling performance by Friedel and a late goal by […]

The San Jose Earthquakes finish last in Group B after falling to Viking, 3-1, Monday on Viking's Bjorn Berland's hat trick. Ronnie Ekelund scored for the second straight match for the Quakes, who wrap up play on Thursday, Feb. 27, in the seventh-place game against Lyn (Norway). Landon Donovan and Richard Mulrooney fly out of […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy's bid to reach the final of the preseason La Manga Cup failed when it lost to Norwegian club Odd Grenland, 1-0, on Monday. The Galaxy, which finished second in Group B action with six points (one point behind Grenland), will play in the third-place match against Viking (Norway) of Group A […]

(Subject to change) CHICAGO FIRE Training: Feb. 27-March 12: MLS Spring Training (Boca Raton, Fla., Florida Atlantic Univ.). March 16-: Overseas training. Matches: Feb. 12 vs. U.S. Under-17 National Team (1-2). Feb. 15 at Univ. of Central Florida (0-1). Feb. 19 vs. U.S. Under-17 National Team (2-0). Feb. 22 vs. MetroStars (2-0). March 2 vs. […]

Coach Steve Sampson came away a winner in his first official competition as head coach of Costa Rica. Sampson, the U.S. national team coach from 1995 to 1998, guided the Ticos to their fourth UNCAF Copa de Naciones title. The victory qualifies Costa Rica, along with runner-up Guatemala and third-place El Salvador, for the 2003 […]

ATLANTA Amanda Cromwell, Defender BOSTON Alexa Borisjuk, Midfielder Sarah Dacey, Defender/Midfielder Allie Kemp, Forward/Midfielder Sarah Yohe, Midfielder CAROLINA Minna Mustonen, Forward Staci Wilson, Defender NEW YORK Justi Baumgardt-Yamada, Midfielder Krista Davey, Midfielder Ronnie Fair, Defender Kim Montgomery, Forward PHILADELPHIA Tara Koleski, Midfielder Erin Martin, Forward Maite Zabala, Goalkeeper SAN DIEGO Mercy Akide, Forward Fan Yunjie, […]

WUSA teams waived 25 players, who will be available in the WUSA Waiver Draft on Monday, February, 24 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Each of the eight WUSA teams was required to reduce its roster to no more than 16 players and no less than 12. The WUSA Waiver Draft's order will be based on each […]

GOALKEEPERS Steve Cronin (Santa Clara Univ.), Ford Williams (Univ. of North Carolina). DEFENDERS C.J. Klaas (Univ. of Washington), Frank Simek (Arsenal, England), Chad Marshall (Stanford Univ.), Ryan Cochrane (Santa Clara Univ.), Jordan Harvey (UCLA), Drew Moor (Furman Univ.), Heath Pearce (Univ. of Portland). MIDFIELDERS Ricardo Clark (MetroStars), Bobby Convey (D.C. United), Ned Grabavoy (Indiana Univ.), […]

U.S. under-20 national team coach Thomas Rongen has called up 22 players for the stretch drive before the World Youth Championship, scheduled to take place in the United Arab Emirates in March and April. The U-20s face the Colorado Rapids on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Nova Southeastern University, then travel to Portugal on Feb. […]

(Subject to change) CHICAGO FIRE Training: Feb. 10-23: Bradenton, Fla. Feb. 27-March 12: MLS Spring Training (Boca Raton, Fla., Florida Atlantic Univ.). March 16-: Overseas training. Matches: Feb. 12 vs. U.S. Under-17 National Team (1-2). Feb. 15 at Univ. of Central Florida (0-1). Feb. 19 vs. U.S. Under-17 National Team (2-0). Feb. 22 vs. MetroStars […]

D.C. United closed out its first stint in South Florida with a 5-3 win over Florida Atlantic, its third straight win over college competition. Galin Ivanov, Marco Etcheverry, Alecko Eskandarian, Ben Olsen and Eliseo Quintanilla scored. United looked at Frenchman Simon Toselli and former Georgian U-21 defender Ioseb Devidze. The Colorado Rapids got two goals […]

The Columbus Crew lost to a Sporting Lisbon XI, 2-1, in its second game of its Portugal camp. Jeff Cunningham scored for the 2002 U.S. Open Cup champ. Of the 25 Crew players in camp, only Jeff Matteo, Guy Abrahamson, Tom Presthus and Michael Ueltschey didn't play.

The MetroStars opened their preseason with a 4-0 win over the U.S. under-17 national team. Only six of the 22 players Coach Bob Bradley used were with the Metros at the end of the 2002 season. Bradley got goals from imports Dillon Sheppard (South Africa) and Mario Rosas (Spain) and an assist from Argentine trialist […]

The San Jose Earthquakes tied Russian club Rubin Kazan, 1-1, Thursday in their second game at the La Manga Cup in Spain. Ronnie Ekelund scored on a penalty kick in the 24th minute, but Rubin responded with a penalty kick of its own 10 minutes later. SAN JOSE-RUBIN SUMMARY: Feb. 20 in La Manga San […]

(Subject to change.) CHICAGO FIRE Training: Feb. 10-23: Bradenton, Fla. Feb. 27-March 12: MLS Spring Training (Boca Raton, Fla., Florida Atlantic Univ.). March 16-: Overseas training. Matches: Feb. 12 vs. U.S. Under-17 National Team (1-2). Feb. 15 — at Univ. of Central Florida (0-1). Feb 19 vs. U.S. Under-17 National Team (2-0). Feb. 22 vs. […]

Midfielder Marshall Leonard scored for New England as it went down, 2-1, against Brazil's Palmeiras in the Revs' first official preseason game. Reinaldo's 89th-minute rocket past keeper Matt Reis provided the Brazilians' gamewinner after Everaldo's 82-minute free kick past Reis equalized the game. Leonard's goal, in the 73rd minute, came after he slotted home a […]

Northern Illinois has not renewed the contract of menÆs coach Willy Roy, ending the National Hall of Famer's 16-year tenure with the Huskies. The 60-year-old Roy — the winningest soccer coach in NIU history with a 142-131-22 won-lost-tie record — is the only coach to have won more than 100 games outdoors in the NASL […]

(Subject to change.) CHICAGO FIRE Training: Feb. 10-23: Bradenton, Fla. Feb. 27-March 12: MLS Spring Training (Boca Raton, Fla., Florida Atlantic Univ.). March 16-: Overseas training. Matches: Feb. 12 vs. U.S. Under-17 National Team (1-2). Feb. 15 — at Univ. of Central Florida (0-1). Feb 19 vs. U.S. Under-17 National Team (2-0). Feb. 22 vs. […]

The Chicago Fire gained revenge for its loss last week to the U.S. U-17s with a 2-0 win over John Ellinger's young Americans Wednesday in Bradenton, Fla. Damani Ralph and sub Craig Capano, a U-17 grad, scored for the Fire. The win was the first for new coach Dave Sarachan after losses to the U-17s […]

FRANCE * David Regis (Troyes, D1), vs. Lille, 2-0. Started: 90 minutes. Troyes remains in last place but is now only one point behind Montpellier and four behind Ajaccio and Sedan. The bottom three go down. GERMANY * Jacob Thomas (Braunschweig, D2), at Reutlingen, 1-0. Came on as sub in the 16th minute. Scored winning […]

ENGLAND * Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1), vs. Sheffield United, 3-1. Started: 90 minutes. Royals moved into third place, three points ahead of Sheffield United. They have little chance of catching the top two –Portsmouth and Leicester — but have a nine-point edge on seventh-place Norwich. The top two go up automatically; teams 3-6 play off […]

Beginning May 2, Fox Sports World will broadcast 25 United Soccer Leagues (USL) games in 2003: The package includes the A-League (18 regular-season, two playoff and the final), USL Pro Select League (final), Premier Development League (final), W-League (final) and a Super Y-League finals highlight show. ''We were very pleased with the response we received […]