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Standings Eastern Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Miami 12 10 1 1 31 28 9 MetroStars 11 6 3 2 20 18 14 New England 12 4 7 1 13 13 19 D.C. United 10 3 7 0 9 17 20 Central Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA […]

Trinidad & Tobago tied Panama, 0-0, Sunday in Panama City in a friendly game. The game was the last before the Soca Warriors host Honduras June 16 and travel to the United States June 20 in must-win World Cup qualifiers. T&T was without stars Dwight Yorke, Russell Latapy and Shaka Hislop for the Panama game. […]

Kelly Smith, Mandy Clemens and Laurie Schwoy each scored a goal, and Saskia Webber made five saves as the Philadelphia Charge re-captured first place with a 3-0 victory over the Carolina Courage Sunday at Villanova Stadium. Philadelphia made the score 3-0 in the 74th minute after Courage defender Staci Wilson was called for a handball […]

By Soccer America Senior Editor Ridge Mahoney HEROES: The entire Miami lineup. The Fusion is playing breathtaking soccer. They’re nearly as good as their coach says they are. (ôI know how Moses felt when he saw the burning bush,ö Hudson said after watching his team down defending champ Kansas City, 5-1, on June 9.) And […]

Standings Team GP W L T P GF GA Philadelphia 9 5 2 2 17 16 10 New York 9 4 1 4 16 14 9 Atlanta 9 4 1 4 16 8 5 Washington 9 4 3 2 14 12 13 Boston 9 2 4 3 9 14 16 San Diego 8 2 4 […]

After 10 weeks of MLS action, here are the best goals of each week so far in the 2001 season, as chosen by Soccer AmericaÆs editorial staff. Week 1 Mark Lisi (D.C. United) The rookie out of Clemson, Mark Lisi, had a dream start to his MLS career, scoring D.C. UnitedÆs 88th-minute winner in a […]

Forward Santino Quaranta (D.C. United) scored five goals and added two assists in six games and was named the Most Valuable Player in leading the U.S. under-17 national team to a third-place finish at the Theesen International Tournament in Bielefeld, Germany. Quaranta’s 12 points made him the leading scorer of the tournament, which had the […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena announced a 23-man squad that will train for the teamÆs important World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. The U.S. first faces Jamaica at the National Stadium in Kingston on June 16. The USA then heads to Foxboro, Mass., and will host Trinidad & Tobago on June 20. The […]

U.S. under-21 women’s national team coach Jerry Smith will begin a week-long training camp with 24 players on Thursday, June 14, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in San Diego, Calif., as he finalizes preparations for the 2001 Nordic Cup. Without a FIFA-sanctioned tournament for this age group, the annual Nordic Cup tournament serves as […]

Here are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for games played June 6 and June 9. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) June 6 Tampa Bay 0 Dallas 1. Goal: Kreis (Pareja) 15. Dallas (3-5-2) — Matt Jordan (6); Ryan Suarez (6), Richard Farrer (6), Eric Dade (7); Joselito Vaca (6), Chad Deering (5), Jorge […]

The U.S. under-18 national team captured first-place of the 2001 International Tournament of Lisbon after battling host Portugal to a 2-2 draw on June 10. Earlier in the four-team round-robin tournament held June 7-10 the U.S., coached by George Gelnovatch, had beaten Austria, 2-1, on goals from midfielders Michael Enfield (Southern California United) and Ned […]

For the first time, a club will have two teams entered in the second round of the U.S. Open Cup. The PDL’s Seattle Sounders Select team earned a 4-1 victory over the USASA Region I winner Olympia Stamford of Connecticut in Renton, Wash., to advance to the second round of the U.S. Open Cup, where […]

Miami avenged its only loss of the season with a resounding 5-1 win over defending MLS champion Kansas City. The win gave the Fusion a 9-1-1 record and came a week after it buried Dallas, 6-2. The victory was the Fusion’s ninth straight at Lockhart Stadium, tying the MLS all-time record, and it also continues […]

England star Kelly Smith returned to action for the Philadelphia Charge after missing five games with a stress fracture on her right ankle. A few days later, she found out that she was on the England roster for this summer’s European Championship in Germany. BY KELLY SMITH England coach Hope Powell called me on Wednesday […]

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Dean Caparaz’s predictions for the June 9-10 games: Atlanta 0 Washington 1 San Diego 1 Boston 2 New York 2 Bay Area 1 Philadelphia 4 Carolina 1 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, June 9 – (7:00 pm) – Washington (4-2-2, tied for 2nd place, 14 pts) at Atlanta […]

Here are quotes from U.S. coach Bruce Arena, U.S. forward Jovan Kirovski, U.S. defender Pablo Mastroeni and Ecuador coach Hernan Dario Gomez after the United States tied Ecuador, 0-0, last night in Columbus, Ohio: U.S. coach Bruce Arena Opening Comments “I think it was a good game for us to have in preparation for the […]

Four MLS players — Onandi Lowe (Kansas City), Andy Williams (New England), Chris Dawes (Colorado) and Tyrone Marshall (Miami) — are among 23 players called up to prepare for the U.S. World Cup qualifier June 16 in Kingston. Clovis De Oliveira also recalled 10 English-based players, including veteran Fitzroy Simpson, who hasn’t played in the […]

According to press reports out of Trinidad, former Howard University star Shaka Hislop has pulled out of the Trinidad & Tobago squad for its game with Honduras June 16. Hislop, who plays for English club West Ham, started the first two Hexagonal games in goal for the Soca Warriors. T&T headed to Panama for a […]

GROUP 2 RESULTS June 8 in Albany Solomon Islands 7 (Wickham 18, 48, Menapi 46, 73, Waita 49, Samani 62, Suri 80) Vanuatu 2 (Iwai 9, 90). New Zealand 2 (Hickey 65, 67) Cook Islands 0. STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Solomon Islands 2 2 0 0 16 3 6 New […]

International Friendly Columbus (Ohio) Crew Stadium June 7 Attendance: 12,572 Weather: 71 degrees, clear USA 0 Ecuador 0 USA — 1-Brad Friedel; 12-Mike Petke, 4- Robin Fraser, 3-Gregg Berhalter (5-Pablo Mastroeni, 46); 2-Steve Cherundolo (13-John Thorrington, 71), 17 John OÆBrien, 22-Tony Sanneh (8-Joe Enochs, 62); 21-Richie Williams, 91+), 7-Eddie Lewis; 10-Claudio Reyna; 19-Jovan Kirovski, 9-Joe-Max […]

Standings TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Philadelphia 8 4 2 2 14 13 10 Washington 8 4 2 2 14 11 11 Atlanta 8 3 1 4 13 6 4 New York 7 3 1 3 12 10 7 Boston 8 2 3 3 9 13 13 Bay Area 7 2 4 […]

RESULTS Semifinals June 7 in Yokohama Japan 1 (Nakata 43) Australia 0. June 7 in Suwon France 2 (Pires 7, Desailly 54) Brazil 1 (Ramon 30). Group A June 3 in in Ulsan France 4 (Wiltord 8, Carriere 62, 83, Pires 71) Mexico 0. June 3 in Suwon South Korea 1 (Hwang Sun Hong 25) […]

Boston earned its first point at home and moved to a 2-3-3 record (9 points) by tying Atlanta, 1-1, on June 6. The Breakers remain in fifth place, while Atlanta jumps over New York into sole possession of third place with a 3-1-4 record (13 points). Boston had lost its previous three home games at […]

The U.S. under-18 team is in Portugal competing in the Torneo Internacional de Futbol Cidade de Lisboa after finishing fourth at the Essent Eurovoetbal June 1-4 in the Netherlands. The Americans went 3-1-3 in Holland, beating PSV, Benfica and Feyenoord in group play before falling, 1-0, to FC Twente in the semifinals. Feyenoord won the […]

The United StatesÆ run of futility against Ecuador continued June 7 in Columbus with a 0-0 tie. The Americans have not beaten Ecuador in their eight meetings, which date back to 1984. Ecuador has won four and tied four. The friendly game served as a warmup for the USAÆs three World Cup qualifiers in the […]