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After back-to-back heavy defeats, the New England Revolution relieved Coach Fernando Clavijo has been relieved of his head coaching duties Thursday. Clavijo, 46, had a 22-31-12 mark in his three seasons as the team's head coach (2-4-1 in 2002). Assistant coach Steve Nicol, the former Scottish international, takes over as interim coach. “This is a […]

JAPAN: Goalkeepers: Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Portsmouth/ENG), Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus Eight), Hitoshi Sogahata (Kashima Antlers). Defenders: Yutaka Akita (Kashima Antlers), Toshihiro Hattori (Jubilo Iwata), Ryuzo Morioka (Shimizu S-Pulse), Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (Gamba Osaka), Naoki Matsuda (Yokohama Marinos), Koji Nakata (Kashima Antlers). Midfielders: Hiroaki Morishima (Cerezo Osaka), Takashi Fukunishi (Jubilo Iwata), Hidetoshi Nakata (Parma/ITA), Alessandro Santos (Shimizu S-Pulse), […]

ENGLAND: Goalkeepers: David Seaman (Arsenal), Nigel Martyn (Leeds), David James (Liverpool). Defenders: Rio Ferdinand (Leeds), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), Gareth Southgate (Middlesbrough), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), Wayne Bridge (Southampton), Danny Mills (Leeds), Wes Brown (Manchester United), Martin Keown (Arsenal). Midfielders: David Beckham (Manchester United), Paul Scholes (Manchester United), Danny Murphy (Liverpool), Kieron Dyer (Newcastle), Nicky Butt (Manchester […]

ITALY: Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Francesco Toldo (Inter Milan), Christian Abbiati (AC Milan). Defenders: Alessandro Nesta (Lazio), Fabio Cannavaro (Parma), Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan), Mark Iuliano (Juventus), Christian Panucci (Roma). Midfielders: Francesco Coco (Barcelona/SPA), Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus), Angelo Di Livio (Fiorentina), Luigi Di Biagio (Inter Milan), Cristiano Zanetti (Inter Milan), Damiano […]

GERMANY: Goalkeepers: Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich), Jens Lehmann (Borussia Dortmund), Hans-Joerg Butt (Bayer Leverkusen). Defenders: Thomas Linke (Bayern Munich), Sebastian Kehl (Borussia Dortmund), Christoph Metzelder (Borussia Dortmund), Marko Rehmer (Hertha Berlin), Christian Woerns (Borussia Dortmund), Christian Ziege (Tottenham/ENG). Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Bayer Leverkusen), Carsten Ramelow (Bayer Leverkusen), Bernd Schneider (Bayer Leverkusen), Lars Ricken (Borussia Dortmund), […]

USA: Goalkeepers: Brad Friedel (Blackburn/ENG), Kasey Keller (Tottenham/ENG), Tony Meola (Kansas City Wizards). Defenders: Jeff Agoos (San Jose Earthquakes), Gregg Berhalter (Crystal Palace/ENG), Frankie Hejduk (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Carlos Llamosa (New England Revolution), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids), Eddie Pope (D.C. United), David Regis (Metz/FRA), Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg/GER). Midfielders: Chris Armas (Chicago Fire), DaMarcus Beasley (Chicago Fire), […]

SOUTH AFRICA: Goalkeepers: Andre Arendse (Santos), Calvin Marlin (Ajax Cape Town), Hans Vonk (Heerenveen/NED). Defenders: Jacob Lekgetho (Moscow Lokomotive/RUS, Bradley Carnell (VfB Stuttgart/GER), Pierre Issa (Watford/ENG), Aaron Mokoena (Germinal Beerschot/BEL), Thabang Molefe (Jomo Cosmos), Cyril Nzama (Kaizer Chiefs), Lucas Radebe (Leeds Utd/ENG). Midfielders: Delron Buckley (Bochum/GER), Quinton Fortune (Manchester Utd/ENG), Thabo Mngomeni (Orlando Pirates), Bennett […]

BRAZIL: Goalkeepers: Marcos (Palmeiras), Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo), Dida (Corinthians). Defenders: Cafu (Roma/ITA), Belletti (Sao Paulo), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid/SPA), Junior (Parma/ITA), Lucio (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Roque Junior (AC Milan/ITA), Anderson Polga (Gremio), Edmilson (Lyon/FRA). Midfielders: Emerson (Roma/ITA), Vampeta (Corinthians), Gilberto Silva (Atletico Mineiro), Kleberson (Atletico Paranaense), Kaka (Sao Paulo), Juninho Paulista (Flamengo), Rivaldo (Barcelona/SPA), Ronaldinho […]

FRANCE: Goalkeepers: Fabien Barthez (Manchester United/ENG), Gregory Coupet (Lyon), Ulrich Rame (Bordeaux). Defenders: Vincent Candela (Roma/ITA) Philippe Christanval (Barcelona/SPA) Marcel Desailly (Chelsea/ENG) Frank Leboeuf (Marseille), Bixente Lizarazu (Bayern Munich/GER), Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich/GER), Mickael Silvestre (Manchester United/ENG), Lilian Thuram (Juventus/ITA). Midfielders: Alain Boghossian (Parma/ITA), Youri Djorkaeff (Bolton/ENG), Claude Makelele (Real Madrid/SPA) Johan Micoud (Parma/ITA), Emmanuel […]

The U.S. World Cup team will leave for South Korea Thursday. On the eve of its departure, U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena spoke to the media. Here's what he had to say: Opening comments: “Thank you for joining us. I can only say that we look forward to the World Cup. Our team is […]

May 22 in Denver Colorado 5 New England 2. Goals: Chung (Henderson) 1, Chung (Carrieri, Valderrama) 31, Carrieri (Palacios, Stewart) 34, Henderson (Carrieri, Valderrama) 44, Henderson (Beckerman, Valderrama) 89; Twellman (Heaps, Ralston) 33, Harris 59. Colorado — Garlick, Stewart, Titus, Fraser, Kotschau, Palacios (Beckerman,, 86), Hart, Henderson, Chung (Baba, 78), Carrieri (Trembly, 90), Valderrama. New […]

Owen Hargraeves, born and raised in Canada, made England's World Cup. Hargraeves, who helped Bayern Munich win the 2001 European Cup title, was Sven Goran Eriksson's only selection playing outside England. Eriksson went with youth, picking 20-year-old West Ham midfielder Joe Cole and 21-year-old Aston Villa striker Darius Vassell. England World Cup roster: Goalkeepers: David […]

Three former MLS players — Mauricio Wright, Mauricio Solis and William Sunsing — were among the 23 players named to Costa Rica's World Cup roster. Goalkeepers: Erick Lonnis (Saprissa), Alvaro Mesen (Alajuela), Lester Morgan (Herediano). Defenders: Carlos Castro (Alajuela), Harold Wallace (Alajuela), Mauricio Wright (Herediano), Juan Jose Rodriguez (San Carlos), Daniel Vallejo (Herediano), Reynaldo Parks […]

Uruguay, which faces the United States May 12 in Washington, has named a preliminary squad of 27 players for the World Cup. The surprise selection was that of veteran Daniel Fonseca. According to a recent Internet poll in Uruguay, 92 perecnt of fans were against his inclusion! URUGUAY: Preliminary World Cup roster Goalkeepers: Fabian Carini […]

D.C. United waived forward Abdul Thompson Conteh, United's leading scorer last season with 14 goals and one assist (29 points). “With the return to health of Jaime Moreno coupled with the emergence of Santino Quaranta as a quality forward, Conteh's playing time would have been extremely limited,” said United Technical Director Dave Kasper. “Abdul has […]

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Francesco Toldo (Inter Milan), Christian Abbiati (AC Milan). Defenders: Alessandro Nesta (Lazio), Fabio Cannavaro (Parma), Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan), Mark Iuliano (Juventus), Christian Panucci (Roma). Midfielders: Francesco Coco (Barcelona/SPA), Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus), Angelo Di Livio (Fiorentina), Luigi Di Biagio (Inter Milan), Cristiano Zanetti (Inter Milan), Damiano Tommasi […]

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Francesco Toldo (Inter Milan), Christian Abbiati (AC Milan). Defenders: Alessandro Nesta (Lazio), Fabio Cannavaro (Parma), Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan), Mark Iuliano (Juventus), Christian Panucci (Roma). Midfielders: Francesco Coco (Barcelona/SPA), Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus), Angelo Di Livio (Fiorentina), Luigi Di Biagio (Inter Milan), Cristiano Zanetti (Inter Milan), Damiano Tommasi […]

San Jose striker Dwayne DeRosario, scorer of the winning goal in MLS Cup 2001, has been called up for Canada's May 15 friendly against Switzerland in St. Gallen. DeRosario played in all five games for Canada at the Gold Cup last January and scored the winner in its victory over South Korea in the third-place […]

Goalkeepers: Mladen Dabanovic (Lokeren/BEL), Dejan Nemec (Bruges/BEL), Marko Simeunovic (Maribor Pivovarna Lasko) Defenders: Spasoje Bulajic (Cologne/GER), Marinko Galic (Sportline Koper), Aleksander Knavs (Kaiserslautern/GER), Zeljko Milinovic (JEF Utd./JPN), Goran Sankovic (Slavia Prague/CZE), Muamer Vugdalic (Maribor Pivovarna Lasko) Midfielders: Milenko Acimovic (Tottenham/ENG), Ales Ceh (GAK/AUT), Nastja Ceh (Bruges/BEL), Sasa Gajser (Gent/BEL), Amir Karic (Maribor Pivovarna Lasko), Dzoni […]

Goalkeepers: Shay Given (Newcastle/ENG), Dean Kiely (Charlton/ENG), Alan Kelly (Blackburn/ENG). Defenders: Steve Staunton (Aston Villa/ENG), Steve Finan (Fulham/ENG), Kenny Cunningham (Wimbledon/ENG), Gary Breen (Coventry/ENG), Ian Harte (Leeds/ENG), Gary Kelly (Leeds/ENG), Richard Dunne (Manchester City/ENG), Andy O'Brien (Newcastle/ENG). Midfielders: Jason McAteer (Sunderland/ENG), Roy Keane (Man. Utd./ENG), Mark Kinsella (Charlton/ENG), Matt Holland (Ipswich/ENG), Kevin Kilbane (Sunderland/ENG), Mark […]

The U.S. Under-19 women's national team opened the U-19 Women's Qualifying Tournament in the CONCACAF zone with a 15-0 win over Suriname in Bacolet, Tobago. University of Texas forward Kelly Wilson set a team record for five goals, including three in a 12-minute span. Lindsay Tarpley had four goals. The 15 goals were the most […]

US Club Soccer, an organization created two years ago to serve the nation's elite youth clubs, is launching a championship for U-14 boys and U-14 girls. The tournament begins in late summer championship and will culminate with finals to be held in conjunction with MLS Cup 2002 in Foxboro, Mass. The two title-winners will receive […]

Argentina, France and Italy were picked as the favorites to win the 2002 World Cup by 88 journalists from 56 nations polled by Argentine magazine El Grafico. Four other nations were given a chance to lift the trophy. The poll, which did not include journalists from Argentina, revealed FranceÆs Thierry Henry as the top pick […]

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By Scott French, Senior Editor HOME COOKING: Philadelphia and Carolina won their home openers on Saturday to improve to 3-0-0 and increase their advantage to three points after four weeks of the WUSA season. Every other club has played four games. Carolina's mastery of the mighty (but struggling horribly) Atlanta Beat, eking out a 1-0 […]