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GIRLS Rank School Prev. W-L-T 1 Broughton (Raleigh, N.C.)* 2 28 – 0 – 1 2 Novi (Novi, Mich.) 4 22 – 0 – 0 3 Riverside (Greer, S.C.)* 5 27 – 2 – 0 4 St. Francis (Sacramento, Calif.)* 6 18 – 0 – 3 5 St. Teresa's Academy (Kansas City, Mo.)* 7 23 […]

FEEDBACK: Let us know what you thought of USA-Czech Republic. What went wrong? Who's to blame? How does the USA get it right against Italy? Send us your comments (with full name and hometown) to: letters@socceramerica.com USA-CZECH REPUBLIC ANALYSIS By Ridge Mahoney in Gelsenkirchen   Finding fault for the 3-0 thrashing in Gelsenkirchen starts on […]

Italy, the USA's next opponent at the World Cup, opened Group E play with a 2-0 win over Ghana on Monday. Here's how La Stampa rated Marcello Lippi's Azzurri (1=low; 10=high): Starters: Gianluigi Buffon (6.0) Cristian Zaccardo (6.5) Alessandro Nesta (6.5) Fabio Cannavaro (6.5) Fabio Grosso (6.0) Simone Perrotta (7.0) Andrea Pirlo (7.5) Daniele De […]

The U.S. under-17 boys national team is at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., for an 11-day training camp that began June 11 and runs through June 22. U.S. U-17 coach John Hackworth took 38 players into camp, including 18 who are not members of U.S. Soccer's Residency Program. U.S. U-17 Roster: GOALKEEPERS: Phil […]

The U.S. under-18 boys national team traveled to Spain, where it tied, 3-3, with the Real Madrid juniors before heading to Portugal for the Lisbon International Tournament, at which the Americans earned two ties before losing to host Portugal. For U.S. results: U.S. Results Date Opponent Result U.S. Goalscorers June 5 Real Madrid Juniors 3-3 […]

U.S. Coach Bruce Arena ôI donÆt think we ever positioned ourselves to win this game, giving up a goal as early as we did. The Czech Republic took advantage of every play we offered them today, in terms of the attacking end of the field and had a pretty good success rate in getting three […]

Highlighting the extraordinary devotion of Hispanic soccer fans in this country, SundayÆs match-up between Mexico and Iran, which resulted in a Mexican victory, was viewed by an impressive 5.4 million average audience of persons 2 and older, making it the most-watched sporting event in Spanish-language television history, beating even previous World Cup final matches. With […]

Czech Mate By Ridge Mahoney in Gelsenkirchen Only with a strong, collective effort could the USA have beaten an excellent Czech Republic team. Instead, the disjointed, hesitant Americans were overpowered, 3-0. The Czechs played with determination, strength and speed of thought. The USA had no answer to the brilliance of Pavel Nedved and Tomas Rosicky. […]

Young Spaniards could surprise By Paul Kennedy Mananging Editor Soccer America SPAIN Odds: 16-1 (8/32 teams). FIFA Ranking: t5 (t5/32). Previous appearances: 11. Podium finishes: -. With a long history of underachieving, Spain isnÆt often mentioned as a 2006 World Cup contender. The Spaniards have one of the best young teams in the tournament but […]

By Paul KennedyManaging Editor, Soccer America Magazine 7 England bets The English love to bet. Gamblers place wagers on just about everything: soccer, horses, even royalty and politics. (More than $10 million was gambled on the outcome of the 2004 U.S. presidential race.) If you have a hunch, you'll probably be able to find an […]

ABC's broadcast of three matches in the 2006 FIFA World Cup opening weekend from Germany delivered an average 2.8 rating based on overnight ratings in the metered markets. This is 65% higher than the 1.7 average rating for the network's two matches in the opening weekend of the 2002 World Cup. Saturday's 9 a.m. ET […]

88 YELLOW CARD (Czech) Grygera booked for ungentlemanly conduct 86 SUBSTITUTION (Czech) Rosicky replaced by Jiri Stajner 82 SUBSTITUTION (Czech) Poborsky replaced by Jan Polak 81 ACTION (U.S.) Johnson sends delicate chip narrowly over 81 YELLOW CARD (Czech) Rosicky booked for wasting time 76 SUBSTITUTION (U.S.) Josh Wolff replaces Brian McBride 76 GOAL — U.S. […]

By Mike Woitalla in Gelsenkirchen When the U.S. team bus arrived at the Arena AufSchalke, Bruce Arena stepped off looking concerned and serious as he led his team to the locker room. His counterpart, Czech coach Karel Brueckner, a 66-year-old who slightly resembles Eddie Albert of ''Green Acres,'' wore a friendly smile and waved to […]

SPECIAL: Your World Cup Party Guide Who says Americans haven't joined the World Cup party? The 2006 World Cup has seen an precedented outpouring of interest in the world's most popular sport across the United States. The first full week of the World Cup begins on Monday. If you want to sneak away from work […]

In the USL First Division, Rochester remains the lone unbeaten (5-0-4) while VancouverÆs Joey Gjertsen, SeattleÆs Cam Weaver and MiamiÆs Romario are tied for the league lead in goals with five. Richmond won a top-of-table clash with second-place Charlotte 2-0 with Robert Ssejjemba scoring his league-leading seventh goal in the USL Second Division. USL First […]

June 8 in Carson, Calif. Los Angeles 1 Chivas USA 2.Goals: Gomez 27; Razov (Mendoza) 15, Razov (Kljestan, Palencia) 21. Los Angeles — Hartman, Sturgis, Ihemelu, Marshall, Dunivant, Gardner (Kirk, 68), Nagamura, Saragosa, Martino, Wolyniec (Gordon, 63), Gomez. Chivas USA — Burpo, Vaughn, Hernandez, Regan, Bornstein, Garcfa, Kljestan, Marsch (Perez, 77), Mendoza, Palencia, Razov. Yellow […]

As the Americans left Hamburg for their first game, the harbor city welcomed contingents from Africa and South America. By Mike Woitalla in Hamburg At 11 p.m. each night, green laser beams blaze through the Hamburg sky, aiming at 170 goals built with luminescent blue pipes. The goals stand on rooftops, in parks and span […]

By Ridge Mahoney in Hamburg Forget the rankings, forget the perceived prejudices, forget the statistics. In the next six days, the U.S. national team can blacken some of those eyes that so disdainfully view the American game. It could also confirm those prejudices in the minds of many and dishearten the fans at home. This […]

GAMES: Live and same-day delay games on national TV (All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change.) WEDNESDAY, June 21 ESPN World Cup 2006 PORTUGAL-MEXICO, Group D (live), 10 am. World Cup 2006 NETHERLANDS-ARGENTINA, Group C (live), 3 pm. ESPN2 World Cup 2006 IRAN-ANGOLA, Group D (live), 10 am. World Cup […]

By Mike Woitalla Executive Editor, Soccer America in Hamburg ''What are they serving, Kangaroo?'' asks a brunette garbed in black, red and gold as she approaches the Australia booth and eyes the menu. ''Grilled chicken! I can eat that in Germany.'' Of course, she is in Germany, one of more than 50,000 fans gathering at […]

MLS clubs will be hosting viewing parties at venues and select locations featuring appearances by MLS players and World Cup veterans. Below is a list of MLS viewing parties. Times and locations are subject to change. For more information including directions, please visit the team Web sites. Admission is free to all events. CHICAGO FIRE […]

Question marks surround France By Paul Kennedy Mananging Editor Soccer America FRANCE Odds: 12-1 (t6/32 teams). FIFA Ranking: 8 (8/32). Previous appearances: 11. Podium finishes: 1st (1998), 3rd (1958, 1986). Records can be deceiving. France, the Group G favorite, didnÆt lose in Raymond DomenechÆs first 17 games as coach until a 2-1 loss to Slovakia […]

The following were German magazine Kicker's ratings for Grmany ater its 4-2 win over Costa Rica on Friday: 1=high; 6=low. Lehmann (3) Friedrich (6) Mertesacker (4) Metzelder (4,5) Lahm (2) Frings (3) Borowski (4) Schneider (3,5) Schweinsteiger (3) Klose (2,5) Podolski (5)

After 39 years, Chicago soccer finally has a place to call home. The Chicago Fire opens MLSÆs fourth soccer-specific stadium Sunday when it hosts the New England Revolution at 20,000-seat Bridgeview Stadium. The official opening of the stadium wonÆt take place until June 25. The lack of a permanent home has always been one of […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor Soccer America Well, American soccer fans, your sport is growing up. Will you? Rip and ridicule Brent Musburger if you will, but he's a major player for the Disney broadcast companies, as are Dave O'Brien, Shelly Smith, Dave Revsine and Rece Davis. Some pretty important people at the network, including […]