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Mexico won't be defending its U-17 World Cup championship this summer in South Korea. In a shocking turn of events at the first of two CONCACAF U-17 qualifying groups, Mexico was eliminated without losing a game. Host Honduras and Haiti advanced to the 2007 U-17 World Cup by sharing first place. Mexico finished third after […]

I work for a youth soccer association and I am convinced that the majority of our youth players have a very good experience in the sport. Beyond that I believe many come to develop a passion for the sport that extends beyond college and into full adulthood and this will create the next generation of […]

The tweaking of lineups and formations by Real Salt Lake coach John Ellinger landed Freddy Adu a new position on opening day, a sort of pseudo-forward, left-sided attacker who can link up with forward partner Jeff Cunningham as well as midfield catalyst Mehdi Ballouchy. Ellinger tried Adu in the attacking playmaker role during preseason, but […]

WEDNESDAY: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal, 2nd Leg LIVERPOOL-PSV (ESPN Deportes & Setanta USA, live, 2:30 pm ET). The prospects that three of the four Champions League semifinalists will hail from the English Premier League look darn good. Manchester United and Chelsea qualified yesterday, and on Wednesday Liverpool takes a 3-0 lead into its second leg […]

LAFC (boys) and San Juan (girls) were victorious in U.S. Club Soccer's Champions Cup competition at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Eight boys clubs and eight girls clubs sent teams in the U-13, U-15 and U-17/U18 divisions and earned points toward their placement at the 2007 Champions Cup. Competing […]

Under a new three-year agreement, Fox Soccer Channel will air 27 United Soccer Leagues games annually. FSC will broadcast a weekly Friday night USL First Division match and all USL League Championship games. ''We are excited to announce the continuation of our presence on Fox Soccer Channel,'' said USL executive vice president and COO Tim […]

WEDNESDAY: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal, 2nd Leg BAYERN MUNICH-AC MILAN (ESPN2 2:30 pm ET, live) Bayern Munich aims to return to the semifinals for the first time since lifting its fourth European Cup in 2001. Having managed a 2-2 tie, on two goals by defender Daniel van Buyten, in the first leg in Milan, a […]

Fulham coach Chris Coleman, who brought a trio of Americans to the English Premier League club, has been fired and replaced by Northern Ireland's Lawrie Sanchez. Coleman, at the helm since 2003, signed forward Brian McBride and defender Carlos Bocanegra in 2004, and Clint Dempsey early this year. But Fulham has dropped to 15th place […]

Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson called his team's 7-1 thumping of Roma its greatest performance among the more than 200 European games in which he's coached the team in his two decades at the helm. The home rout gave Manchester United an 8-3 aggregate win in the quarterfinal series. ''It was an unexpected scoreline,'' Ferguson […]

ABC broadcast of MLS's season opener last Saturday, a 2-1 Colorado win over D.C. United, drew a 0.6 overnight rating (460,000 households). It was the same rating that the 2006 opener got on ABC. In comparison, CBS's coverage of The Masters (golf) at the same time April 7 earned a rating of 6.1 (4.7 million […]

The U.S. U-17 '91 boys national team beat Mexico, 3-0, at the Mondial Minimes International Tournament in France, where they also tied England 0-0, lost to Ireland, 2-1, and beat Cameroon on PKs after a 1-1 tie. The team was coached U.S. U-17 assistant coach Raul Diaz Arce, who took an 18-player roster that was […]

U.S. women's coach Greg Ryan has named the 18-player roster for its April 14 friendly against Mexico April 14 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., as the USA begins the stretch run to the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The match will be the opening game of a doubleheader with the New England Revolution vs. […]

Thiago Dos Santos scored the gamewinner as Brazil's Sao Paulo won the Dallas Cup Super Group with a 1-0 win over Chelsea – marking the eighth time a Brazilian club has won the tournament's elite division. American clubs won four of the seven divisions. DR PEPPER DALLAS CUP XXVIII FINALS SUPER GROUP Sao Paulo (Brazil) […]

TUESDAY: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal, 2nd leg VALENCIA-CHELSEA (TV: ESPN Deportes & Setanta Sports USA, live, 2:30 pm; delay ESPN Classic, 5 pm.) Valencia managed a 1-1 tie at Chelsea in the first leg and despite being in the Spanish La Liga title race rested six starters in its league game on Saturday at Athletic […]

TUESDAY: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal, 2nd Leg MANCHESTER UNITED-ROMA (TV: ESPN2, live, 2:30 pm; delay ESPN Deportes, 4:45.) Manchester United fell 2-1 at Roma in the first leg and will be without suspended Paul Scholes, who was ejected in the first half in Rome. Although Manchester United picked up a valuable away goal Roma won […]

The Associated Press reports that a federal appeals court has ruled a jury should hear the sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former North Carolina player Melissa Jennings against her coach, Anson Dorrance. Jennings accused Dorrance of sexually harassing team members by asking about their sexual activity. The decision, described as ''rare'' by AP, from […]

The Colorado Rapids acquired Uruguayan midfielder Jose Cancela from Toronto FC in exchange for a Youth Development roster spot secured until 2009. Cancela, 30, joined Toronto in the offseason from New England, where he notched seven goals and 31 assists in 94 regular-season and playoff games since joining the Revs in the middle of the […]

On Monday, defender Carlos Bocanegra headed home his second goal in four days, but again it was the consolation goal in a Fulham loss. Fulham's 3-1 loss on Monday to Manchester City extended the Cottagers' winless streak to six games as they slip toward the relegation zone. Arsenal and Liverpool are among Fulham's opponents it […]

The Kansas City Wizards, which had a bye during the first weekend of 2007 MLS play, travel to D.C. United on Saturday for their season opener. By Ridge Mahoney The Wizards could be recruited as poster children for the ups and downs of MLS parity. Three years ago, they were at Home Depot Center for […]

Soccer America erred in reporting that Chivas USAÆs attendance decreased in 2006 from its inaugural season in 2005. In fact, Chivas USAÆs home attendance average increased to 19,840 in 2006 from 17,080 in 2005. Chivas USAÆs 2006 attendance average was the second highest in the league behind the Los Angeles GalaxyÆs 20,814.

It was a weekend of mostly losses for the English Premier League Americans, but defender Jonathan Spector was a 46th minute sub for West Ham during its 1-0 upset of Arsenal on a 45th minute goal by Bobby Zamora. Blackburn keeper Brad Friedel saved a penalty kick, but Rovers lost, 2-1, to Aston Villa. Watford […]

An own goal by Rio Ferdinand proved the decider as English Premier League leader Manchester United's seven-game win streak ended with a 2-1 loss at Portsmouth. Second-place Chelsea took advantage, beating Tottenham Hotspur, 1-0, on a long-range goal from Ricardo Carvalho to move within three points of Manchester United. It was Chelsea's eight straight win […]

Julie Foudy replaced Eric Wynalda as color commentator in ABC's booth for its season-opening MLS broadcast on Saturday, Colorado's 2-1 win over D.C. United. Wynalda was serving a suspension for using obscene language about ESPN's Jim Rome on the blog Fulham USA, according to USA Today. Wynalda, in a long interview that was posted on […]

Colorado 2 D.C. United 1. Goals: Gomez (Cooke) 19, Brown (Cooke, Beckerman) 35; Emilio (Casal, Olsen) 80. Att.: 18,086. Real Salt Lake 2 FC Dallas 2. Goals: Cunningham (Klein) 29, Cunningham 51; Cooper (Ruiz) 19, Ruiz (Goodson) 94+. Att.: 18,678. Columbus 0 New York 0. Att.: 13,782. Chicago 1 New England 0. Goal: Pause (Mapp, […]

By Ridge Mahoney Colorado won a season opener for the first time in its history, Chicago coach Dave Sarachan got his first victory on opening day, Dallas tied its first season opener on the road, and two matches ended goalless as the 12th MLS campaign kicked off. RAPIDS 2, D.C. UNITED 1. Colorado christened Dick's […]