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By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor Two more Designated Players are headed to MLS in addition to David Beckham and Cuauhtemoc Blanco, and both will bring a heavy dose of Hispanic appeal and attacking flair. There's some baggage as well. Colombian Juan Pablo Angel, 31, will leave Aston Villa to play for Red Bull New York, […]

David Beckham's calendar is filling up quickly. Not only with the Los Angeles play in the World Series of Football and SuperLiga, in addition to its MLS schedule, but it will also travel to the Pacific Northwest to face USL-1 defending champion Vancouver on Oct. 3 at BC Place Stadium in what will surely be […]

Dean Duerst, the former Wisconsin women's head coach, opened his first camp since being named the new U.S. under-17 girls national team head coach. The camp opened last weekend in Sunrise, Fla., and will run until April 21. Duerst replaced Erica Walsh, who stopped down after becoming the head coach at Penn State U.S. U-17 […]

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHT/NEWS SHOWS A TODO GOAL (Goals from around the world) Gol TV Monday, 1 pm ET. FOX SOCCER SHOW Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 10 pm ETFOX SPORTS NOTICIAS Fox Sports en Espanol Monday-Friday, 2 pm ET SKY SPORTS NEWS Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 7 pm ET GOL TV NEWS Gol TV Monday-Friday, 7 pm […]

(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and soccerTV.com) MONDAY, April 16 No live games. TUESDAY, April 17 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL England ARSENAL-MANCHESTER CITY (live), 2:30 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL England ARSENAL-MANCHESTER CITY (live), 2:30 pm. SETANTA SPORTS USA England MANCHESTER UTD.-SHEFFIELD UTD. (live), 2:40 […]

Kasey Keller may have played his last game of the season for Borussia Moenchengladbach. The 37-year-old goalkeeper suffered a muscle tear shortly before Hamburg SV's Paulo Guerrero scored a 90th minute gamewinner to down last-place Gladbach, 1-0. Keller, who joined Gladbach in January 2005 and has played 78 games for the club, is expected to […]

The U.S. women's national team stretched its unbeaten streak to 40 games — 39 under Coach Greg Ryan — with a 5-0 victory over Mexico in an international friendly played Saturday as part of a doubleheader with the MLS game between New England and Toronto FC in Foxboro, Mass. The Americans opened its 2007 domestic […]

The Rochester Rhinos gained on their weekend trip to Puerto Rico and Miami, downing Miami FC, 1-0, two days after falling to the Islanders, 2-1. Kenney Bertz scored the winner for the Rhinos off a corner kick from Johnny Menyongar in the 70th minute. Alen Marcina and Victor Herrera scored in Puerto Rico's win in […]

American goalkeeper Brad Friedel signed a one-year contract extension at Blackburn Rovers the day before turning in another outstanding performance against powerhouse Chelsea in the semifinals of the FA Cup. Friedel, the longest-serving player at Blackburn, signed that extension that will keep him at Ewood Park through the 2008-09 season. ''I am delighted and it […]

A lucky deflection gave Barcelona a 1-0 win over Real Mallorca on Sunday that extended its lead at the top of Spain's La Liga to four points. With one minute left in the game, Javier Saviola's shot hit the post, and former Barcelona player Fernando Navarro deflected the ball into his own goal. The hero […]

Manchester and Chelsea could conclude the 2007 season with a tripleheader of games with three titles at stake. They set up the possibility of a dream ending thanks to wins in the semifinals of the English FA Cup. Four days after United's 7-1 demolition of Roma in the UEFA Champions League — arguably the most […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor Clint Mathis conjured up a few flashbacks to his most productive days, Colorado gained a point despite playing most of the match a man down, and D.C. United stumbled to a second straight defeat on the second weekend of league play. A heavy rainstorm inundated Giants Stadium Sunday, and in […]

What must David Beckham be thinking? The Los Angeles Galaxy, the English star's future club, has opened with a 0-0 tie on the road and a 2-1 loss at home. Carlos Ruiz (on the first Dallas penalty kick since the 2005 season) and Kenny Cooper scored first-half goals — the second goals in two games […]

Defending champion Sevilla joined by Spanish rivals Osasuna and Espanyol in the semifinals of the UEFA Cup when it tied Tottenham, 2-2, at White Hart Lane to win its quarterfinal series, 4-3, on aggregate. Sevilla stunned Spurs with two goals — the first an own goal by Steed Malbranque and the second by Mali international […]

BOYS 1 Greenville (S.C.)á 18-0-0 2 McIntosh (Peachtree City, Ga.)á 13-0-2 3 Snohomish (Wash.) 8-0-1 4 Millard North (Neb.) 6-0-0 5 Jenks (Okla.) 7-1-0 6 Thomas Dale (Chester, Va.) 6-0-0 7 Greenbrier (Evans, Ga.) 13-1-0 8 Cheney (Wash.) 9-0-0 9 Valley (West Des Moines, Iowa) 5-0-0 10 Union (Tulsa, Okla.) 9-1-0 GIRLS 1 Apex (N.C.) […]

The USL-1 season begins this weekend when perennial contender Rochester heads south to face Puerto Rico on Friday and Miami FC on Sunday. The Rhinos finished second to Vancouver in 2006 and have added reinforcements during the offseason. Ivorian striker Hamed Diallo spent more than a decade in France, excelling in the Second Division with […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor D.C. UNITED-KANSAS CITY (Fox Soccer Channel, Saturday, 4 pm ET, kickoff: 4:30 pm) D.C. swept all four games in the season series last year. Of the two teams, D.C. seems to have upgraded by adding striker Luciano Emilio while K.C. has kept mainly the same cast, although midfielder Jack Jewsbury […]

Manchester United and Chelsea are heavily favored to win their semifinal matches in the English FA Cup. United, the Premier League leader, faces last place Watford at Birmingham's Villa Park on Saturday (TV: PPV-Setanta, live, 12:30 pm ET), while Chelsea, which last weekend moved to within three points of United in the EPL, faces Blackburn […]

This weekend should be Barcelona's chance to stretch its lead in Spain's La Liga, but form has rarely held this season. The two-time defending champion hosts Real Mallorca on Sunday (TV: WorldSport HD, live, 1 pm ET) and its two nearest rivals, Sevilla and Real Madrid, play on the road. But Barcelona has won only […]

American Michael Enfield, who played 11 games in two seasons with MLS's Los Angeles Galaxy, signed a two-year contract with Australia's Sydney FC after impressing during his one-month trial with the Hyundai A-League club. The 23-year-old Enfield scored a goal in his Sydney FC debut against Wollongong Wolves and had a hand in every one […]

(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and soccerTV.com) FRIDAY, April 13 GOL TV Germany BOR. MOEN.-HAMBURG (live), 2:25 pm. SATURDAY, April 14 MLS DIRECT KICK MLS REAL SALT LAKE-COLUMBUS (live), 6 pm. MLS NEW ENGLAND-TORONTO FC (live), 7:30 pm. MLS HOUSTON-CHIVAS USA (live), 8:30 pm. […]

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHT/NEWS SHOWS A TODO GOAL (Goals from around the world) Gol TV Monday, 1 pm ET. FOX SOCCER SHOW Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 10 pm ETFOX SPORTS NOTICIAS Fox Sports en Espanol Monday-Friday, 2 pm ET SKY SPORTS NEWS Fox Soccer Channel Monday-Sunday, 7 pm ET GOL TV NEWS Gol TV Monday-Friday, 7 pm […]

THURSDAY NIGHT PREVIEW LOS ANGELES-FC DALLAS (ESPN2, 7 pm PT/10 p.m. ET) By Ridge Mahoney It's back to work for FC Dallas and the Galaxy, both which tied their opening games last weekend, and also for Eric Wynalda. Wynalda served a one-match suspension Saturday during the ABC broadcast of Colorado's 2-1 victory over D.C. United […]

AC Milan cruised to a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich in Munich to win their UEFA Champions League quarterfinals series, 4-2, on aggregate and move into the semifinals of the Champions League against Manchester United. Milan looked to be in trouble ater having to settle for a 2-2 tie at home with Bayern, but first-half […]

Romario will have to wait another month before he resumes his bid to score his 1,000th goal. The 41-year-old legend again was held scoreless as Vasco da Gama were knocked out of the Taca Rio after a 4-4 tie with Botafogo in a game that produced three goals in the first four minutes and seven […]