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NCAA Division I NSCAA/adidas All-America First Team Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown G, Jillian Loyden, Jr., Villanova, Vineland, N.J. D, Ali Krieger *, Sr., Penn State, Dumfries, Va. D , Kasey Moore, So., Texas, Mission Viejo, Calif. D, Kelly Rowland, Sr., Florida State, Wallingford, Pa. M, Yael Averbuch, So., North Carolina, Upper Montclair, N.J. M, […]

Due to the winter weather system that moved through the St. Louis area Thursday night, Friday's Men's College Cup semifinal games were postponed until Saturday. The first game, featuring Virginia and UCLA, was scheduled to be played at noon (ET)/11 am (CT) Saturday and televised live on ESPN2. Wake Forest and UC Santa Barbara meet […]

Dec. 1 in Cary, N.C. North Carolina 2 UCLA 0. Goals: Nogueira (Averbuch) 84, O'Reilly (Averbuch, Eveland) 86. North Carolina — Rodenbough, Gayle, Ariel Harris, Eveland, Hawkins, Averbuch, Washington, Heath, Engen, O'Reilly, Guess. Subs: Gilbert, Ashlyn Harris, Brooks, Nogueira, Moore, Moraca, Smith. UCLA — Henderson, Davis, Hardy, Calvert, Wilmoth, Lindstrom, Larsen, M.Zerboni, DiMartino, Adams, Cheney. […]

North Carolina will play Notre Dame for the NCAA Division I women's title for the fourth time when they meet Sunday in the 2006 Women's College Cup final. Top-ranked Notre Dame edged Florida State after scoring twice in the 10 last minutes of the first half. The Seminoles shut down the big Irish guns, Kerry […]

Due to the winter weather system that moved through the St. Louis area Thursday night, Friday's Men's College Cup semifinal games have been postponed until Saturday, Dec. 2. The first game, featuring Virginia and UCLA, will now be played at noon (ET)/11 am (CT) Saturday and will be televised live on ESPN2. Wake Forest and […]

Argentina captain Silvio Velo scored his fifth goal of the Blind World Cup to down Brazil, 1-0, in the final of the tournament in Buenos Aires. Paraguay took third-place with a 2-1 win over Spain in the five-a-side competition in which all four field players must be legally blind but the goalkeeper isn't blind. The […]

NCAA Division I First Team Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown K, Jillian Loyden, Jr., Villanova, Vineland, N.J. D, Ali Krieger *, Sr., Penn State, Dumfries, Va. D , Kasey Moore, So., Texas, Mission Viejo, Calif. D, Kelly Rowland, Sr., Florida State, Wallingford, Pa. M, Yael Averbuch, So., North Carolina, Upper Montclair, N.J. M, Christina DiMartino, […]

NCAA Division I First Team Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown K, Nick Noble, Sr., West Virginia, Damascus, Md. D, Andrew Boyens *, Sr., New Mexico, Dunedin, New Zealand D, Julius James *, Jr., Connecticut, Maloney Gardens, Trinidad D, Jay Needham, Sr., SMU, Fort Worth, Texas D, John O'Reilly, Sr., Lehigh, Arlington, Mass. M, Greg Dalby […]

Rarely has a NCAA Division I Men's Tournament game put together such as assemblance of talent as Saturday's Men's College Cup semifinal between Virginia and UCLA, two of the giants of the modern college game. They feature some of the most intriguing young players in the college game. For Virginia, there's the giant Malian-born center […]

Ramon Morales and Omar Bravo scored for Chivas Guadalajara to down its archrival Club America in the first leg of their Mexican League semifinal on Thursday. They meet again on Sunday (TV: Univision, 9 pm ET). Pachuca, a day after using reserves in a 1-1 tie with Toluca in the other semifinal, dominated much of […]

Six venues have been chosen for the 2007 Concacaf Gold Cup June 6-24): Soldier Field (Chicago) Semifinal doubleheader Final Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, Mass.) First-round doubleheader Quarterfinal double-header Reliant Stadium (Houston) First-round doubleheader Quarterfinal double-header Orange Bowl (Miami) Three first-round doubleheaders Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.) Two first-round doubleheaders Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) Two first-round […]

As many MLS coaches descend on St. Louis for the Men's College Cup this weekend, there's another set of semifinalists in Dallas. FC Dallas general manager Michael Hitchcock has gone ''local'' and trimmed his list of head coach candidates to four: SMU coach Schellas Hyndman, current assistant coach Steve Morrow, D.C. United assistant Tom Soehn, […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Dec. 1 ESPN2 Women's College NORTH CAROLINA-UCLA, Div. I, Semifinal (live), 3:30 pm. Men's College UCLA-VIRGINIA, Div. I, Semifinal (live), 6 pm. ESPNU Women's College NORTH CAROLINA-UCLA, Div. I, Semifinal (live), 3:30 pm. […]

A day after assuring Manchester City fans that he wasn't planning on leaving for MLS in January, former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna helped Man City win its first road game of the season, 3-1 over Aston Villa. Reyna, coming off two performances that Man City coach Stuart Pearce called outstanding, was among the Blues' highest […]

American Kristine Lilly is one of three finalists for the FIFA Women's World Player award. Lilly, who game-winning goals gave the USA the Gold Cup and Peace Queen Cup championships this fall, is joined by Germany's Renate Lingor and Brazil international Marta as finalists. Lilly, the world record holder with 319 caps, has never previously […]

Pachuca tied Toluca, 1-1, in the first leg of the Mexican semifinals using mainly reserves on Wednesday. The regulars were rested for Thursday's Copa Sudamericana first-leg final on Thursday against Chile's Colo Colo (TV: Fox Sports en Espanol, 8 pm ET). Pachuca will advance to the Mexican league final with a tie in Sunday's leg […]

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Austrian Max Merkel coached four clubs to league titles in three countries and coached the Dutch national team. As a player, he was capped by Germany in 1939 and Austria in 1952. As a coach and later as a columnist for Bild, Merkel was known for his sense of humor and many of his remarks […]

The following are the US Youth Soccer boys all-star teams, as selected after the ODP Boys Thanksgiving Interregional at the Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex: 1990 US Youth Soccer Boys All Star Team Christian Barreiro (Baltimore Casa Mia Bays),Shawn Barry (Boca Juniors, Fla.),Phillip Boerger (Wings SC, Minn.), Nathan Bourdeau (Rochester Rhinos, N.Y.) Brice Carr […]

After previewing the North Carolina-UCLA and Notre Dame-Florida State games in Friday's Women's College Cup semifinals, Soccer America turns to the Men's College Cup with Friday's Wake Forest-UC Santa Barbara game in St. Louis. The Demon Deacons are making their College Cup debut two years after UCSB make its first appearance in the final four. […]

MLS announced the initial list of 58 college seniors who will participate in the 2007 adidas MLS Player Combine Jan. 5-8 at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.   The coaching staffs and general managers from all 13 MLS teams will be in attendance to scout talent for the 2007 MLS SuperDraft will be held […]

Soccer America continues its preview of this week's Men's and Women's College Cup semifinals. After yesterday's look at the North Carolina-UCLA game, we preview the second women's semifinal game on Friday in Cary, N.C., between top-ranked Notre Dame and Florida State. The Irish combine experience on defense with an explosive attack led by the nation's […]

In the space of 24 hours, two La Liga clubs fired their coaches. Last-place Gimnastic Tarragona dropped Julio Cesar Sunday evening after its 3-2 defeat at home to Real Mallorca. On Monday, Athletic Bilbao dumped Felix Sarriugarte after its 3-1 loss at home to Sevilla left it third from last in the La Liga standings. […]

Michigan and San Diego State won the men's and women's Championship divisions, respectively, at the NIRSA National Soccer Sport Club Championships held in Tempe, Ariz., Nov. 16-18. After opening with a 3-0 loss to North Carolina, the Wolverines swept their next five games — all by shutouts — to capture the men's title. In the […]

(APPEARANCES IN 25 YEARS) 23 North Carolina 10 Santa Clara 8 Notre Dame 8 Portland 7 Connecticut 6 Massachusetts 5 UCLA 5 Colorado College 4 George Mason 3 Florida State 3 California 3 Penn State 2 Florida, UCF, N.C. State, Wisconsin 1 Duke, Hartford, Missouri-St. Louis, Princeton, SMU, Stanford, Virginia