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Here is the official 22-man USA World Cup roster named by U.S. coach Steve Sampson and sent to FIFA earlier today to meet the June 2 deadline: No. Name Pos. Caps/Goals Hometown Club 1 Brad Friedel GK 56/0 Bay Village, Ohio Liverpool (England) 2 Frankie Hejduk MF 11/2 Cardiff, Calif. Tampa Bay (MLS) 3 Eddie […]

The June 2 match between the U.S. women’s national team and New Zealand in Oneonta, N.Y. was suspended after just 12 minutes due to the threat of lightning and a tornado warning. 18 minutes after the game was stopped, officials moved the capacity crowd into Binder Gymnasium on the Hartwick University campus as rain began […]

The U.S. Boys U-20s are competing in the Croix Tournament in France. The U.S. powered to a 5-0 win over Swiss club Neuchatel Xamax in its opener behind a pair of goals from UCLA defender Carlos Bocanegra. After drawing 0-0 with Chile’s Universidad Catolica, the U.S. downed Belgium’s Anderlecht 2-0 in the semifinals behind goals […]

There is more soccer available on American television now than ever before. Fans will be able to watch every game of France' 98 live. In addition, soccer enthusiasts have been able to watch MLS, U.S. national team, European Cup, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL qualifying, English Premier League, Mexican League, European League and College matches on network […]

The U.S. national team has the next two days off and will resume training June 3 in New York City. Defenders Marcela Balboa and Alexi Lalas took advantage of the break, returning yesterday to play for their respective MLS teams. Balboa played 82 minutes for the Colorado Rapids, who defeated Kansas City, 2-1. Preki, who […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Welton (Los Angeles) 12 10 6 26 Jones (Los Angeles) 8 8 7 23 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 13 5 9 19 Diaz Arce (New England) 11 7 4 18 Lassiter (D.C. United) 13 6 5 17 Moreno (D.C. United) 13 5 7 17 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 10 6 […]

Here are the results of the www.socceramerica.com May, 1998 poll, in which 1,853 fans voted for the 1998 World Cup champion. Note: Points are awarded on a 5-3-1 basis, with 5 points for a first-place vote, 3 points for a runner-up vote and 1 points for a beaten semifinalist vote. Country Champion Runner-up Semifinalist Total […]

KANSAS CITY 2 COLUMBUS 1 (SO) May 27 in Kansas City Kansas City 1 Columbus 1 (Kansas City wins shootout 3-2). Goals: Kansas City — Ammann (6), Tinsley (6), Vermillion (6), Uderitz (5), Bowers (5), Johnston (5), DeBrito (NR), Chung (4), Preki (6), Rideout (3), Takawira (6). Subs: Klein (4) for DeBrito in 16th minute, […]

Results May 31 New England 1 MetroStars 2 (SO) Dallas 2 Miami 0 Colorado 2 Kansas City 1 May 30 Columbus 4 San Jose 1 Tampa Bay 1 D.C. United 2 (SO) Los Angeles 1 Chicago 2 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 14 11 3 25 30 21 Columbus […]

Results May 30 Columbus 4 San Jose 1 Tampa Bay 1 D.C. United 2 (SO) Los Angeles 1 Chicago 2 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 14 11 3 25 30 21 Columbus 12 7 5 21 24 16 MetroStars 10 5 5 15 18 19 Miami 12 5 7 […]

Debbie Keller scored twice and Lorrie Fair tallied her first international goal as the U.S. women’s national team crushed New Zealand, 5-0, at RFK Stadium May 30. In front of a sun-bathed and enthusiastic crowd of 46,037, the U.S. team had little trouble with New Zealand, scoring just six minutes into the game when 20-year-old […]

U.S. World Cup team Head Coach Steve Sampson’s decision on who to start at forward did not become any clearer today, as the U.S. failed to score for the second time in its last three exhibition matches. Though the U.S. created a number of scoring chances in its 0-0 tie against Scotland, they failed to […]

The following is reaction after the 0-0 tie between the United States and Scotland today May 30 in Washington, D.C. USA 0 Scotland 0. USA — Keller, Pope, Dooley, Burns, Deering, Regis, Moore (Agoos, 69), Jones, Stewart (Lalas, 82), Ramos (Radosaljevic, 56), Wegerle (Wynalda, 52). Scotland — Leighton, Boyd, Calderwood, Hendry, T.McKinlay (McNamara, 60), Dailly, […]

Michael Duggan Jacksonville, N.C. My 12-year-old son loves to play soccer and is very good. I would like to know how to get information regarding the boys national teams at the youth age levels. How does one try out or get invited to camps? Dan Woog: The route to the national team begins at the […]

* All times Eastern. July 11 Third-Place Game 2:30 pm ABC, 2:30 pm Univision July 12 Final 2:30 pm ABC, 2:00 pm Univision * All times Eastern. NOTES Pregame: The first half hour of each ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 telecast consists of a pregame show. Univision adds a 20-minute show to its broadcasts. Primetime: ESPN2 […]

Group A June 10 in St. Denis Brazil 2 Scotland 1 June 10 in Montpellier Morocco 2 Norway 2 June 16 in Bordeaux Scotland 1 Norway 1 June 16 in Nantes Brazil 3 Morocco 0 June 23 in Marseilles Brazil 1 Norway 2 June 23 in St. Etienne Scotland 0 Morocco 3 Group B June […]

MLS Eight MLS teams will join the Open Cup in the third round. They are: Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Kansas City, MetroStars, Miami, San Jose and Tampa Bay. A-League Six A-League teams have now clinched Open Cup berths. All four Western Conference teams have been decided, with Milwaukee joining El Paso, Nashville and Orange County after […]

RESULTS Beginning June 10, results will be posted here each day. The standings, below, will be updated daily as the tournament progresses. STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P Brazil0000000 Scotland 0000000Morocco 0000000Norway 0000000 Group B Team GP W T L GF GA P Italy 0000000Chile 0000000Cameroon 0000000Austria 0000000 Group C […]

MLS produced a videotape showing the worst of soccer in hopes of creating a better game. It’s called “Sending-Off Offenses” and my legs are sore just from watching it. It comprises 28 brutal tackles from 1997 MLS action. Ref boss Joe Machnik created it to teach referees, coaches and players about the new rule — […]

Results May 28 Colorado 3 Miami 0 May 27 Kansas City 2 Columbus 1 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 13 10 3 24 29 20 Columbus 11 6 5 18 20 15 MetroStars 10 5 5 15 18 19 Miami 12 5 7 11 11 25 New England 10 […]

U.S. women’s national team forward Mia Hamm will a pair of upcoming matches against New Zealand (May 30 in Washington D.C. and June 2 in Oneonta, N.Y.) due to an injured right hamstring she suffered against Japan on May 17. Hamm, who ranks second all-time for the U.S. in appearances (148) and goals (89), is […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Western Mass. 3 3 0 14 5 9 New Hampshire 2 2 0 8 1 4 Cape Cod 1 1 0 3 0 3 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rhode Island 3 0 3 5 10 0 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P Reading […]

Here is the MLS TV schedule for the games of May 27-31: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television May 27 Columbus at Kansas City 8:30 p.m. Fox Sports Ohio May 28 Miami at Colorado 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 May 30 San Jose at Columbus 7:30 p.m. KICU-San Jose May 30 D.C. United at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. […]

New England has received its fifth foreign allocation, Colombian midfielder Oscar Pareja. “Oscar is an extremely skillful and creative player who will create scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates,” said New England coach Thomas Rongen. “We are fortunate to get such a talented midfielder in the prime of his career.” Pareja has been a […]

Star Mexican forward Carlos Hermosillo has agreed to a contract with Major League Soccer and has been allocated to the Los Angeles Galaxy. In addition, San Jose has been allocated Francisco Uribe, who played for Mexican club Veracruz this past season. More information on these transactions will be available later today.