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One American is gone and another American appears set to step into the starting lineup at French club Metz. David Regis, a member of the 1998 and 2002 U.S. World Cup teams, was one of four veterans released by Metz after the Lorraine club was officially relegated to the Second Division. French administrative body DNCG […]

EMMY BARR'S APPROACH TO SOCCER, her work ethic and the tenacity with which she patrols the left flank, stems substantially from her father, former major-league pitcher Jim Barr. The Washington Freedom defender has been learning to be a professional longer than anybody else associated with the WUSA, since a childhood spent watching Dad perform on […]

Former Santa Clara teammates Nikki Serlenga and Kylie Bivens bring very different qualities to the Atlanta Beat's superb midfield. Tom Stone says things really started clicking for the Atlanta Beat once Kylie Bivens, primarily an outside back in the club's earliest days, joined former college teammate Nikki Serlenga as a defensive midfielder in his boxed […]

Having had a little time to digest his team's World Cup achievements, U.S. coach Bruce Arena looks back at his historic month in South Korea. SOCCER AMERICA: For those of us who weren't there, can you give us an overall sense of what is was like? BRUCE ARENA: Well, I don't think it was very […]

D.C. United, which has had to endure the wrath of Washington's Salvadoran community since it traded Raul Diaz Arce after the 1997 season, has acquired 19-year-old Salvadoran forward Eliseo Quintanilla. As a ''transitional international,'' Quintanilla, who trained with D.C. United for two weeks, will not count against the team's three foreign-player limit. The left-footed forward, […]

The annual Snickers U.S. Youth Soccer national championships will be held July 24-28 at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Md. Soccer America continues its preview of the youth finals with a look at the under-16 and under-17 competitions. It concludes the previews with the U-18 and U-19 previews Tuesday. UNDER-16 BOYS Sereno (Phoenix, Ariz.) Golden […]

Pups run Zizou into the ground MAY 26. It's rare that a World Cup warmup would take on great significance, but the South Korea-France match played in Suwon five days before the opener turned out to be the defining moment of the 2002 World Cup. The match between the co-hosts and defending champions ended with […]

9/23 Ranking … Team (Record) … 9/16 Ranking 1 Stanford (7-0-0) 1 2 St. John's (5-1-1) 3 3 Wake Forest (4-0-2) 5 4 Indiana (5-1-2) 8 5 South Carolina (7-0-1) 6 6 Clemson (4-1-1) 10 7 UCLA (4-1-0) 2 8 San Diego (7-1-0) 11 9 Connecticut (4-2-0) 4 10 Maryland (7-1-0) 15 11 Portland (6-2-0) […]

EMMY BARR'S APPROACH TO SOCCER, her work ethic and the tenacity with which she patrols the left flank, stems substantially from her father, former major-league pitcher Jim Barr. The Washington Freedom defender has been learning to be a professional longer than anybody else associated with the WUSA, since a childhood spent watching Dad perform on […]

9/23 Ranking … Team (Record) … 9/16 Ranking 1 Stanford (7-0-0) 1 2 St. John's (5-1-1) 3 3 Wake Forest (4-0-2) 5 4 Indiana (5-1-2) 8 5 South Carolina (7-0-1) 6 6 Clemson (4-1-1) 10 7 UCLA (4-1-0) 2 8 San Diego (7-1-0) 11 9 Connecticut (4-2-0) 4 10 Maryland (7-1-0) 15 11 Portland (6-2-0) […]

UNLIKE SO MANY enthusiastic soccer fans in the San Francisco area, I stayed out of the bars during the World Cup. It wouldn't have been practical. But near the end of the tournament, after a long night and morning of work, I settled onto a bar stool and ordered an Irish coffee, which seemed an […]

UNLIKE SO MANY enthusiastic soccer fans in the San Francisco area, I stayed out of the bars during the World Cup. It wouldn't have been practical. But near the end of the tournament, after a long night and morning of work, I settled onto a bar stool and ordered an Irish coffee, which seemed an […]

EMMY BARR'S APPROACH TO SOCCER, her work ethic and the tenacity with which she patrols the left flank, stems substantially from her father, former major-league pitcher Jim Barr. The Washington Freedom defender has been learning to be a professional longer than anybody else associated with the WUSA, since a childhood spent watching Dad perform on […]

EMMY BARR'S APPROACH TO SOCCER, her work ethic and the tenacity with which she patrols the left flank, stems substantially from her father, former major-league pitcher Jim Barr. The Washington Freedom defender has been learning to be a professional longer than anybody else associated with the WUSA, since a childhood spent watching Dad perform on […]

In a World Cup disappointing for the early exit of many of the favorites and top players, one team stood out. Champion Brazil was the class of the 2002 World Cup for its individual talent and dominates Soccer America's World Cup All-Stars. The ''three Rs'' – Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho – accounted for 15 goals, […]

In a World Cup disappointing for the early exit of many of the favorites and top players, one team stood out. Champion Brazil was the class of the 2002 World Cup for its individual talent and dominates Soccer America's World Cup All-Stars. The ''three Rs'' – Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho – accounted for 15 goals, […]

EMMY BARR'S APPROACH TO SOCCER, her work ethic and the tenacity with which she patrols the left flank, stems substantially from her father, former major-league pitcher Jim Barr. The Washington Freedom defender has been learning to be a professional longer than anybody else associated with the WUSA, since a childhood spent watching Dad perform on […]

EMMY BARR'S APPROACH TO SOCCER, her work ethic and the tenacity with which she patrols the left flank, stems substantially from her father, former major-league pitcher Jim Barr. The Washington Freedom defender has been learning to be a professional longer than anybody else associated with the WUSA, since a childhood spent watching Dad perform on […]

Pups run Zizou into the ground MAY 26. It's rare that a World Cup warmup would take on great significance, but the South Korea-France match played in Suwon five days before the opener turned out to be the defining moment of the 2002 World Cup. The match between the co-hosts and defending champions ended with […]

Pups run Zizou into the ground MAY 26. It's rare that a World Cup warmup would take on great significance, but the South Korea-France match played in Suwon five days before the opener turned out to be the defining moment of the 2002 World Cup. The match between the co-hosts and defending champions ended with […]

I wouldn't want to play Bruce Arena in cards. During the three days leading up to the USA-Germany game, Arena was sandbagging. For a guy who claimed one of the worst parts of his job was dealing with the media, he was loving it. After the win over Mexico, the pressure was off. What did […]

I wouldn't want to play Bruce Arena in cards. During the three days leading up to the USA-Germany game, Arena was sandbagging. For a guy who claimed one of the worst parts of his job was dealing with the media, he was loving it. After the win over Mexico, the pressure was off. What did […]

The annual Snickers U.S. Youth Soccer national championships will be held July 24-28 at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Md. Soccer America continues its preview of the youth finals with a look at the under-16 and under-17 competitions. It concludes the previews with the U-18 and U-19 previews Tuesday. UNDER-16 BOYS Sereno (Phoenix, Ariz.) Golden […]

The United States got outstanding play out of its veterans and youngsters in Korea. They may have played better games here and there, but in the caldron of World Cup competition, a consistent level was attained. NOT SO LONG AGO, American fans would have cringed at the sight of Tony Sanneh striding up the right […]

In a World Cup disappointing for the early exit of many of the favorites and top players, one team stood out. Champion Brazil was the class of the 2002 World Cup for its individual talent and dominates Soccer America's World Cup All-Stars. The ''three Rs'' – Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho – accounted for 15 goals, […]