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1st ROUND: 1. Toronto FC 2. Columbus Crew 3. Kansas City Wizards 4. Real Salt Lake 5. Los Angeles Galaxy 6. Colorado Rapids (from N.Y. Red Bulls) – A 7. Chivas USA 8. Chicago Fire 9. FC Dallas 10. Los Angeles Galaxy (from Colorado Rapids) – B 11. D.C. United 12. New England Revolution 13. […]

The NSCAA/adidas National Coaches of the Year will be announced Friday at the annual NSCAA Awards Banquet being held in conjunction with the NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. The following are the NSCAA/adidas Regional Coaches of the Year: High School Boys Division I Region Coach School (State) Central Dan Kapsalis Carmel (Ind.) East Gary Montalto […]

The NSCAA/adidas National Coaches of the Year will be announced Friday at the annual NSCAA Awards Banquet being held in conjunction with the NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. The following are the NSCAA/adidas Regional Coaches of the Year: NCAA Division I Men Region Coach School Far West George Kuntz UC Irvine Great Lakes Steve Simmons […]

U.S. under-20 national team coach Thomas Rongen called up 20 players to participate in this month's CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Panama City, Panama. Missing will be midfielder Michael Bradley, son of U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley. U.S. Soccer and Dutch club Heerenveen were unable to come to an agreement on Michael Bradley's release for […]

The U.S. U-18 boys national team finished up a week-long camp Jan. 2-8 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. UCLA's David Estrada, the 2006 Soccer America Freshman of the Year, was among the 20 players in camp. Most of the players in Bob Jenkins' squad were college freshmen or high school seniors. During […]

Arsenal and Bolton Wanderers will meet for the third successive season in the English FA Cup after being paired in the fourth-round draw. Arsenal beat Bolton 1-0 in the quarterfinals en route to winning the FA Cup in 2005, but Bolton won, 1-0, in the fourth round last year. The loss in the 2005 FA […]

Less than a month after the death of Lamar Hunt, who pioneered the building of stadiums for MLS teams, the league's flagship franchise has been bought by a consortium fronted by real estate developers. Somewhat ironic is the fact Anschutz Entertainment Group, which sold D.C. United for a reported $33 million, has its own powerful […]

Defending champion Liverpool was knocked out of the English FA Cup on Saturday when the Reds fell at home to Arsenal, 3-1, in the third round, the entry level for England's top-tier clubs. Czech Tomas Rosicky scored two first-half goals, and Frenchman Thierry Henry added a third goal on a breakaway to secure the big […]

The Washington Post has reported that the Anschutz Entertainment Group will receive an estimated $33 million for the sale of D.C. United to an ownership group that includes San Francisco real estate developer Victor MacFarlane, former Duke basketball star Brian Davis and Discovery Communications founder John Hendricks, who founded the short-lived Women's United Soccer Association […]

He's only 37, has no head coaching experience, and was named as Kansas City's new head coach barely more than a month ago. Yet Curt Onalfo spent the last three years as Bruce Arena's assistant with the U.S. national team and interviewed for the Toronto FC job before being picked by the new Wizards' management […]

Brian McBride, Fulham's leading scorer in English Premier League play with six strikes, scored in the Cottagers' third-round FA Cup clash with second-tier Leicester. McBride opened the scoring in the 69th minute after running onto a through ball. Leicester, however, scored a last-minute goal for a 2-2 tie to set up a replay. Defender Carlos […]

Group A Jan. 3 in Houston Tigres 2 (Balderas 71, Gaitan 83) Monterrey 0. Necaxa 3 (Kleber 31, Pereyra 45, Lucas 54) Cruz Azul 2 (Carmona 72, Orozco 90). Jan. 6 in Frisco, Texas Tigres 2 (Lozano 13, De Nigris 24) Cruz Azul 2 (Torrado 45, Sabah 51). Necaxa 3 (Kleber 39, 50, Moreno 78) […]

With one game remaining, Necaxa was the only club have clinched a spot in Saturday's finals of the 2007 InterLiga, Mexico's Pre-Libertadores competition to decide the two teams to join 2006 Torneo Clausura champion Toluca in this year's South American club championship. Necaxa beat Cruz Azul, 3-2, and Monterrey, 3-2, to top Group A with […]

With one game remaining, Necaxa was the only club have clinched a spot in Saturday's finals of the 2007 InterLiga, Mexico's Pre-Libertadores competition to decide the two teams to join 2006 Torneo Clausura champion Toluca in this year's South American club championship. Necaxa beat Cruz Azul, 3-2, and Monterrey, 3-2, to top Group A with […]

SPAIN. Real Madrid, whose last game of 2006 was a embarrassing 3-0 loss Recreativo Huelva, begins the New Year at a venue where it hasn't won for 15 years. The Merengues, with new Argentine signings Fernando Gago and Gonzalo Higuain, travel to Deportivo Coruna's Riazor, where they last won in 1991. Real needs a win […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America No matter who is named as Chivas USA coach to replace Coach Bob Bradley – and all of the candidates appear to be from south of the border – he will have a unique player on the club's books this spring. The club is finalizing details on a […]

The Chinese sports ministry, hoping to inspire its men's and women's national team, sent the players to a two-and-a-half hour lecture on Communist philosophy and patriotism. Reuters reported that the session focused on ''using philosophical methods to widen perspective and enhance creativity during matches.'' Li Jianhua, a senior professor at China's Central Communist Party School, […]

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHT/NEWS SHOWS A TODO GOAL Gol TV Sunday, 11:30 pm. FOX SOCCER SHOW Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 10 pm ET SKY SPORTS NEWS Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 7 pm ET LEAGUE HIGHLIGHT SHOWS ENGLISH FA CUP PREVIEW Fox Soccer Channel Friday 5:30 pm ET. SPAIN: OLE LA LIGA Gol TV Monday, 8 pm ET […]

(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and soccerTV.com. FRIDAY, Jan. 5 SETANTA SPORTS USA England YEOVIL TOWN-HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (delay), 8 pm. SATURDAY, Jan. 6 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL England NOTTINGHAM FOREST-CHARLTON, FA Cup, 3rd Round (live), 10 am. England TAMWORTH-NORWICH CITY, FA Cup, 3rd Round (delay), […]

Fox Soccer Channel's daily news and highlight show, Fox Sports World Report, will become a soccer-only show beginning Jan. 8, and will be re-titled, the Fox Soccer Report. The hour-long show airs at 10:00 pm ET/7:00 pm PT, Monday through Sunday. The show's hosts are Jeremy St. Louis, Carlos Machado and Mitch Peacock. Fox Soccer […]

THURSDAY, Jan. 4 FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Mexico CHIAPAS-MORELIA, InterLiga (live), 8 pm. Mexico CLUB AMERICA-UAG, Interliga (live), 10:30 pm. FRIDAY, Jan. 5 SETANTA SPORTS USA England YEOVIL TOWN-HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (delay), 8 pm. SATURDAY, Jan. 6 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL England NOTTINGHAM FOREST-CHARLTON, FA Cup, 3rd Round (live), 10 am. England TAMWORTH-NORWICH CITY, FA Cup, 3rd […]

Whether or not David Beckham or Luis Figo ever kicks an MLS ball, nearly every mention of their impending moves or lack of same has included a reference to a league team to which they might be headed or the league itself. Raising the quality and image of the league by actually playing in the […]

Broadcaster Jim Karvellas, the voice of the New York Cosmos, died at age 71 on Monday. Karvellas, also famous for broadcasting New York Knicks games after moving from Baltimore, teamed up with Howard David on TV and radio coverage of New York Cosmos in 1976. Karvellas, known for his elongated ''this is Coz-MOES SOCK-errr!'' served […]

Four months ago, Universitatea Craiova won promotion to the Romanian First Division. Then it managed to reach 11th place during the first half of the season. That wasn't good enough for Craiova owner Adrian Mititelu, who dumped nine of his players and loaned out another four. Craiova has until March 3, when the season returns […]

The Dallas Texans Red won two girls showcase flights at the Disney's Soccer Showcase in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Texans won the U-18 division on penalty kicks after their game against the Massapequa (N.Y.) Rascals ended in a 0-0 tie. Dawn Ward and Nicole Crocco scored to give the Texans a 2-0 win over […]