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The U.S. Open Cup round of 16 kicked off yesterday with the MetroStars' 1-0 win over the Hampton Roads Mariners of the A-League. The round of 16 will conclude tonight with seven more clashes between MLS and A-League clubs. Rodrigo Faria's 76th-minute goal was enough to see the MetroStars into the quarterfinals. Faria ran onto […]

League-leading scorers Taylor Twellman (New England) and Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles) will provide the firepower for the MLS All-Stars, who will face the U.S. national team in the MLS All-Star game Aug. 3 in Washington, D.C. MLS's starting lineup was selected by fans; MLS players; MLS coaches and general managers; and a media panel. Each […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena has named his 18-man roster for the team that will take on a MLS selection at the MLS All-Star Game Aug. 3 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. (live on ABC, 3:30 ET). Ten of the players were on the World Cup 2002 roster. No foreign-based players were selected. The U.S. […]

U.S. Under-19 women's national team head coach Tracey Leone called in the 27 players for a 13-day training camp Chula Vista, Calif., July 14-26. Leone will use the camp to pick the 18-woman roster for the Under-19 Women's World Championship Aug. 17-Sept. 1 in Canada. Lindsay Tarpley, Heather O'Reilly and Kelly Wilson, a trio of […]

Site: Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Md. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 10 A.M. Under-17 girls: Huntington (N.Y.) Fury vs. Pleasanton (Calif.) Rage (field 9). Under-15 girls: Laguna Hills (Calif.) Eclipse vs. Dallas Sting (field 11). Under-14 boys: La Jolla (Calif.) Nomads vs. Chicago Magic (field 14). Under-14 boys: Maryland Bays vs. Alpharetta (Ga.) Eagles (field 15). Under-15 […]

UNDER-19 BOYS Stony Brook (N.Y.) Panthers 4 Baltimore Stars 0 Chicago Magic 3 Arsenal Crush (Omaha, Neb.) 1 Houston Texans 1 New Bern (N.C.) Coastal 0 San Bernardino (Calif.) Blast 1 Colorado Rush Nike 0 UNDER-18 BOYS FC Delco (Pa.) Arsenal 5 Virginia Beach Utd. 0 NFC Vincere (Omaha, Neb.) 5 Team Dayton 1 Spring […]

By Will Kuhns, Senior Editor BEST GOALS: With 22 to choose from, we could not narrow it down to one. San Jose's Dwayne DeRosario and Columbus' John Wilmar Perez had equally devastating strikes, while Josh Wolff's free kick was a beauty. Perez hit his on a full volley as a short clearance fell to him […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor NEW BOSS: Carolina owns the top spot in the WUSA after claiming a league-record fifth successive victory Saturday with a fortuitous 2-1 decision over visiting Boston. German star Birgit Prinz headed home Danielle Fotopoulos' cross, setting a WUSA record by scoring a goal in five consecutive matches while extending hers […]

Two outstanding races — for the WUSA regular-season title and for the final two semifinal berths — got tighter on Sunday as Washington held visiting Philadelphia to a 1-1 draw and defending champion San Jose tied host San Diego, 2-2. The results left Carolina (10-2-3, 33 points) on top in the league, two points ahead […]

July 13 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 2 Kansas City 4. Goals: Cullen (Heaps, Ralston) 41, Pineda Chacon (Twellman, Rooney) 82; Klein (Simutenkov, Fabbro) 12, Zavagnin 55, Klein (Simutenkov) 64, Fabbro (Brown) 84. New England — Brown, Cullen, Franchino, Hernandez, Llamosa (Downing, 37), Heaps, Kamler (Cloutier, 30), Ralston, Rooney, Fuller (Pineda Chacon, 63), Twellman. Kansas […]

MLS players Ryan Nelsen (D.C. United) and Simon Elliott (Los Angeles Galaxy) teamed up for the winning goal to give New Zealand a 1-0 win Sunday over Australia in the final of the Oceania Nations Cup at Auckland's Ericsson Stadium and qualify the All Whites for the 2003 Confederations Cup. Nelsen scored with a header […]

Birgit Prinz scored for the fifth successive game Saturday, tying Tiffeny Milbrett's WUSA record, but Carolina needed a own goal to get past visiting Boston, 2-1, and become the first team to notch its 10th victory. Danielle Fotopoulos' back heel in a goal-mouth scramble deflected off Angela Hucles and into the Breakers' net to break […]

Saturday, July 13 (4:00 pm ET) KANSAS CITY (5-5-6, 21 points) at NEW ENGLAND (6-9-1, 19 points) (TV: ESPN2) Key Players Out: Kansas City – D Jose Burciaga (torn ACL-L), D Peter Vermes (fractured rib-R); New England – F Diego Serna (torn ACL & meniscus-L). Referee: Kevin Terry. Saturday, July 13 (4:00 pm ET) CHICAGO […]

Saturday, July 13 (4:00 pm ET) ATLANTA (6-7-1, 19 points) at NEW YORK (2-11-1, 7 points) (TV: PAX) Key Players Out: Atlanta – none; New York – D Sara Whalen (ACL tear-R). Referee: Terry Vaughn. Saturday, July 13 (7:00 pm ET) BOSTON (4-6-5, 17 points) at CAROLINA (9-2-3, 30 points) (TV: Fox Sports South; AT&T […]

Landon Donovan, one of the stars of the U.S. national team at the World Cup, spoke to the media a day after winning an ESPY as the top male soccer player. He talked about the San Jose Earthquakes' drive to repeat, his desire to remain in MLS and his hectic life since returning from Korea. […]

Mexico's Morelia, playing short-handed, eliminated the Chicago Fire from the CONCACAF Champions Cup last night despite falling to the MLS club, 2-1, in Naperville, Ill. Morelia's 2-0 first-leg win takes it through, 3-2, on aggregate and sets up a semifinal clash with the Kansas City Wizards. Morelia took the lead through Antonio Gonzalez in the […]

Katia scored twice as San Jose netted three second-half goals Wednesday night to beat Atlanta for the first time, climbing from fifth to third in the WUSA standings with a 3-1 triumph at Spartan Stadium. The rematch of last year's championship game, a meeting between .500 clubs struggling to score goals, turned around on Ian […]

The right knee injury that Clint Mathis suffered during his MetroStarsÆ game last Saturday against the Columbus Crew will require surgery to repair torn meniscus. MathisÆ surgery is scheduled for July 17, after which he is expected to be sidelined for three to five weeks. Mathis also suffered a grade 1 sprain of the medial […]

When the U.S. national team programÆs training center and future home to the Los Angeles Galaxy opens in June 2003, it will be known as the Home Depot National Training Center. The 10-year agreement between the home improvement retailer and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) — the main force behind the $130 million project — was […]

FIFA has announced it is firing, or opting not to renew the contracts of seven employees, including director of communications Keith Cooper. Cooper was one of the most visible FIFA officials during the recent World Cup, running daily press conferences and serving as the main spokesman on a variety of issues, including referee controversies and […]

Wednesday, July 10 (7:00 pm ET) SAN DIEGO (3-7-3, 12 points) at BOSTON (3-6-5, 14 points) (TV: No TV) Key Players Out: Washington – GK Siri Mullinix (broken hand-L), D Lindsey Stoecker (ACL tear-L); Boston – none. Referee: Erich Simmons. Wednesday, July 10 (10:00 pm ET) ATLANTA (6-6-1, 19 points) at SAN JOSE (5-5-3, 18 […]

Colorado Rapids forward John Spencer has been fined $4,750 and suspended two games by MLS — on top of a $250 fine and one-game suspension already handed down because his behavior during ColoradoÆs 3-2 win July 4 against Chicago. Referee Noel Kenny red-carded Spencer for leading with his elbow in an aerial battle with C.J. […]

EASTERN GP W L T PTS GF GA MetroStars 16 7 7 2 23 24 21 Chicago 15 6 7 2 20 24 22 New England 16 6 9 1 19 27 31 D.C. United 15 6 8 1 19 18 22 Columbus 16 5 8 3 18 21 27 WESTERN GP W L T […]

By Will Kuhns, senior editor BEST GOAL: Taylor Twellman's league-leading 13th, a full lay-out diving header at the near post, and Josh Wolff's equalizer, a seated header after his own toe-poke hit the post — were both stylish finishes, but Chicago's gamewinner against the Rapids gets top honors for its lead up and significance. In […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor GAME OF THE YEAR? Julie Foudy's stoppage-time penalty kick — her second goal of the afternoon — wrapped up a wild affair Saturday in San Diego, with both teams twice surrendering leads before the Spirit pulled out a 5-4 victory over Boston. WUSA records were set for goals in a […]