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Internacional of Brazil stunned Barcelona, 1-0, to win the Club World Cup before 67,128 fans in Yokohama on Sunday. Barca, the European champion, had the big edge in play, but substitute Adriano scored on a breakaway in the 82nd minute to give Internacional, the Copa Libertadores champion, the victory. Barca was the heavy favorite after […]

The accolades and tributes you are reading in the aftermath of Lamar Hunt's death are incredible, staggering, almost incomprehensible. They suggest an entrepreneurial colossus, a gargantuan driven by ambition, burning with fervor, consumed by conquest. Not so, not in the sense that a Jerry Jones or George Steinbrenner or Don King suck up all surrounding […]

With first-place Barcelona set to play Internacional of Brazil Sunday in the final of the Club World Cup in Yokohama (TV: Fox Soccer Channel & Fox en Espanol, 5 am ET), second-place Sevilla will have a chance to move into Spain's La Liga on Sunday when it travels to Andalucian rival Recreativo Huelva (TV: Gol […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Dec. 15 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL FIFA Club World Cup AUCKLAND CITY-JEONBUK MOTORS, 5th Place (live), 5 am. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL FIFA Club World Cup AUCKLAND CITY-JEONBUK MOTORS, 5th Place (live), 5 am. […]

Last week, Boca Juniors coach Ricardo La Volpe said he would be hanged if his team didn't win Argentina's Torneo Apertura. After Estudiantes stunned Boca, 2-1, in a playoff on Wednesday, La Volpe did something less dramatic. He said he was quitting. The playoff ended a stunning reversal late in the Argentine season and a […]

Lamar Hunt, the man who may have done more to advance soccer's cause in the USA than any other individual, died on Wednesday at age 74 from complications of cancer. Hunt was a leading investor in the NASL from its founding. He returned to the pro soccer scene when MLS launched in 1996 as investor-operator […]

Pachuca, Mexico's oldest club, came from behind to beat Colo Colo, 2-1, in Santiago and capture the Copa Sudamericana on Wednesday. Pachuca won, 3-2, on aggregate to become the first Mexican team to win a South American club competition. CONMEBOL began inviting Mexican teams to the Libertadores Cup and other South Americans competitions in the […]

NATE DOWN TO ONE. Agent Pat McCabe says by the weekend Nate Jaqua will know if he has found a club in Europe. There supposedly had been interest from several clubs but apparently the choices have been boiled down to one, which McCabe would not specify. ''There is no resolution yet on Nate,'' said McCabe […]

American Brad Friedel was in goal as Blackburn Rovers shut out French club Nancy, 1-0, on Wednesday to win its UEFA Cup group. The win in Europe was a welcome relief for Blackburn, which has struggled in the English Premier League with one win, one tie and six losses in its last eight games. Nancy […]

Heather OÆReillyÆs college career ended as it started — with a national championship. After starting as a freshman on one of the great North Carolina teams in history three years ago, she was the senior leader on a freshman-dominated team that won 27 straight games to claim the Tar HeelsÆ 18th national championship. OÆReilly didnÆt […]

Soccer America WomenÆs MVPs M Yael Averbuch (North Carolina) D Marian Dalmy (Santa Clara) M Christina DiMartino (UCLA) F Kerri Hanks (Notre Dame) D Ali Krieger (Penn State) D Stephanie Lopez (Portland) G Jillian Loyden (Villanova) D Kasey Moore (Texas) F Heather OÆReilly (North Carolina) F Ashlee Pistorius (Texas A&M) F India Trotter (Florida State) […]

Anson Dorrance has accomplished a lot in his 28-year career as womenÆs head coach at North Carolina, but the Tar HeelsÆ 2006 NCAA Division I title was special. It followed one of the most devastating losses in the programÆs history — a shootout loss to Florida State in the quarterfinals of the 2005 NCAA Tournament […]

Soccer America WomenÆs Player of the Year Heather OÆReilly (North Carolina) Soccer America WomenÆs MVPs M    Yael Averbuch (North Carolina) D    Marian Dalmy (Santa Clara) M    Christina DiMartino (UCLA) F    Kerri Hanks (Notre Dame) D    Ali Krieger (Penn State) D    Stephanie Lopez (Portland) G    Jillian Loyden (Villanova) D    Kasey Moore (Texas) F     Heather OÆReilly […]

Marlon LeBlanc led West Virginia to its first Big East regular-season championship, its first appearance in the Big East tournament final and a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their highest ever. Not bad for a coach hired on the first day of preseason practice. LeBlanc took over a West Virginia program in turmoil […]

Soccer America Men's MVPs M Nico Colaluca (Virginia) F Charlie Davies (Boston College) D Andy Iro (UC Santa Barbara) F Joseph Lapira (Notre Dame) D Jay Needham (SMU) M David Roth (Northwestern) G Chris Seitz (Maryland) F Jarrod Smith (West Virginia) D Julian Valentin (Wake Forest) M Michael Videira (Duke) M Sal Zizzo (UCLA) NICO […]

Soccer America Men's Player of the Year Joseph Lapira (Notre Dame) Soccer America Men's MVPs M Nico Colaluca (Virginia) F Charlie Davies (Boston College) D Andy Iro (UC Santa Barbara) F Joseph Lapira (Notre Dame) D Jay Needham (SMU) M David Roth (Northwestern) G Chris Seitz (Maryland) F Jarrod Smith (West Virginia) D Julian Valentin […]

For the second year in a row, the Soccer America Men's Player of the Year is a Louisianan. Last year it was Maryland's Jason Garey from Gonzales, located between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The 2006 recipient is Notre Dame junior Joseph Lapira, from Lake Charles in Acadiana. Nicknamed the ''Ragin' Cajun'' by Irish coach […]

England star Wayne Rooney used a three-day break granted by Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson for a New York visit and nearly got injured at a basketball game. Rooney and fiancee Coleen McLoughlin had courtside seats for Monday's New York Knicks game against the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden. Early in the game, the […]

WOMEN Semifinals Friday, Dec. 8 Cypress 5 (Elder 34, Craig 37, 40, Vasquez 80, Castro 90) DeAnza 0 Santiago Canyon 3 (Califf 18, Konishi 33, Varela 73) American River 0 Final Sunday, Dec. 10 Santiago Canyon 2 (Benton 64, Konishi 84) Cypress 0 MEN Semifinals Friday, Dec. 8 Cerritos 1 (Meyer 68) Fresno City 0 […]

Bob DiGrazia, who coached the University of California's men's team for 28 years (1953-80) and remains the Bears' all-time winningest coach with a 202-133-39 record, died Dec. 11. A San Francisco native, DiGrazia played for Cal in 1948-50 and became the Bears' first All-American in 1950. As coach, he guided the Bears to their first […]

Lamar Hunt, a great patron of American soccer, is fighting for his life in a Dallas hospital. The 74-year-old, who has battled cancer for several years, was hospitalized a day before Thanksgiving with a partially collapsed lung. Doctors then discovered that the cancer had spread. Hunt, an original investor in MLS with the Columbus Crew […]

Last week, Boca Juniors coach Ricardo Lavolpe joked that he'll be hanged if Boca finishes second. His team had already blown one chance to clinch the title, losing 1-0, to Belgrano Dec. 3. In its last game of the season on Sunday, Boca fell to Lanus, 2-1, a result that would still have delivered the […]

Despite claims that the trade that sent Freddy Adu to Real Salt Lake had only been formulating for a couple of weeks at most, the die was cast long before then. During his brief tenure as president and general manager of the Team Formerly Known as the MetroStars, Alexi Lalas hinted perhaps a change in […]

The team whose ownership group abandoned San Jose ended its first season in Houston with an improbable championship. THE OMENS WERE THERE for all to see, gleaming beacons of the same hue worn by the players, fans and even executives of the newest first-year team to claim an MLS Cup title. Buses, cars and SUVs […]

FC Dallas, which fired Colin Clarke after he failed for the second straight year to guide Dallas to the MLS Cup it hosted, has named Clarke's assistant, Steve Morrow, head coach. Morrow, a Northern Irishman like Clarke, was assistant coach the past two seasons. Morrow, 36, played two seasons for Dallas (2002-03) after a career […]