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Chicago copes without Kubik; it struggles to close out games In dealing with an injury to star defender Lubos Kubik, the Chicago Fire has again illustrated that it is one of the league’s deepest teams. The Fire has been unable, however, to halt a troubling pattern of conceding late goals. Kubik, who was named to […]

Look for bargains, find defenders who score and whatever you do, don’t pick up defensive midfielders. These are some of the rules to live by when playing a soccer fantasy league. Tens of thousands of wannabe general managers around the United States participate in the two most popular MLS leagues, Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Soccer and […]

Jeff Agoos’ impending knee surgery will keep the D.C. United defender from playing for the club and for the United States for 2-6 weeks. Agoos, who will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone chip from his right knee, experienced swelling in the knee prior to D.C.’s match against Tampa Bay on July 4. He […]

Three past national champions qualified for another chance to add to their credentials by clinching age-group titles at the Snickers US Youth Soccer Region I Championship at the University of Rhode Island. The boys and girls champions in divisions Under-16 though Under-19 advance to the Snickers US Youth Soccer National Championship, July 25-30 at Disney’s […]

Soccer America Magazine’s MLS Team of the Week from games played June 28-July 1. GOALKEEPER David Kramer (1) Colorado DEFENDERS Marcelo Balboa (3) Colorado Carey Talley (2) D.C. United Scott Vermillion (1) Colorado MIDFIELDERS Mark Chung (1) MetroStars Bobby Convey (1) D.C. United Wilmar Perez (4) Columbus Carlos Valderrama (10) Tampa Bay FORWARDS Ariel Graziani […]

Nathan Fry Chestertown, Md. What is the deal with Brazilian club soccer? Do they have an actual league? In the World Scoreboard section of Soccer America I find the Rio de Janeiro Championship, the Sao Paulo Championship, the Copa Brazil, the Paulista Championship and the Carioca Championship. I can’t understand the difference between all of […]

Veteran defender handles central spot and the captaincy That Joy Fawcett captained the United States’ 8-0 rout of Costa Rica in the Women’s Gold Cup was a big deal to the 32-year-old defender. It wasn’t the biggest honor in the life of a woman who’s won two World Cups and an Olympic gold medal. But […]

Illinois teams finished the Snickers Youth Soccer Midwest Regional Championship tournament with a flourish at the Lawrence Soccer Park Complex, winning three age-group titles to qualify three teams for the upcoming Snickers US Youth Soccer National Championship July 25-30 at Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Both Michigan and Missouri qualified […]

San Jose’s leading scorer has lost 17 relatives to the rebel uprisings in Sierra Leone Abdul Thompson Conteh has a lot on his mind. The San Jose forward is trying to help his last-place club string together some good performances after half a season of inconsistency. The Earthquakes are terrible on the road but decent […]

Tab Ramos, out of the U.S. national team picture since the ’98 World Cup, was the surprise addition to U.S. men’s national team coach Bruce Arena’s 18-man squad for theupcoming World Cup semifinal qualifying matches against Guatemala (July 16 in Mazatenango) and Costa Rica (July 23 in San Jose). “These are the games we’ve been […]

Tab Ramos, out of the U.S. national team picture since the ’98 World Cup, was the surprise addition to U.S. men’s national team coach’s 18-man squad for theupcoming World Cup semifinal qualifying matches against Guatemala (July 16 in Mazatenango) and Costa Rica (July 23 in San Jose). “These are the games we’ve been looking at […]

Tiffeny Milbrett’s 44th-minute goal gave the United States a 1-0 win over Brazil and the Women’s Gold Cup title. The final, a rematch of the 0-0 Group A game played on June 27, was played before 20,123 fans at Foxboro Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. Milbrett’s strike was her 76th career goal in 147 international appearances. […]

Host North Texas won five age-group titles and surprising North Carolina came in second with three Tuesday at the Snickers/U.S. Youth Soccer Southern Regional Championship in Plano, Texas. Champions in six age divisions (Under-14 through Under-19) for boys and girls were determined, narrowed from the original 144 teams at the Russell Creek Park Soccer Complex. […]

The Colorado Rush finished the Snickers U.S. Youth Soccer Far West Regional Championship with a flourish at the Pleasanton (Calif.) Sports and Recreation Park, taking five titles. California-South teams won eight consecutive age-group titles for the fourth consecutive year. Host California-North teams earned two titles, and Arizona grabbed one. Cal-South and the Rush each qualified […]

April Heinrichs’ team easily defeated Canada, 4-1, in the semifinals of the Women’s Gold Cup to set up a rematch with Brazil in the final. The championship will be played July 3 at Foxboro Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. In the semifinal, played in Louisville, Ky., on July 1, Shannon MacMillan ripped two goals past frozen […]

D.C. United waived reserve midfielder Mike Slivinski. Slivinski appeared in two matches this season for United, coming on as a substitute both times; on April 22 in a 3-2 loss to the MetroStars and on May 13 in a 3-1 loss to New England. Slivinski was scoreless in 32 minutes of action. After finishing his […]

Bruce Arena hardly used the Internet when he was D.C. UnitedÆs coach. Less than two years after becoming U.S. coach, he cannot imagine doing his job without the Web. With United, Arena logged onto MLS’s network and was able to get just about all the information he needed from there and e-mail. His computer was […]

The Dallas Burn waived Mike Burke. The midfielder was acquired on June 15 and played in two games for the team for a total of 41 minutes. Graziani returns from national team duty Burn forward Ariel Graziani will return for the home match against Los Angeles on July 1. Graziani missed the 1-0 loss at […]

A festive fan atmosphere makes good soccer games great and can even manage to make bad games bearable. But getting fans to liven up a stadium – not to mention inspire the players, as they do in many parts of the world – hasn’t often come easy in the United States. The 1994 World Cup […]

MLS fined Los Angeles forward Luis Hernandez $2,500 for his actions following the Galaxy’s 2-0 loss at Kansas City on June 24. Wizards players Matt McKeon and Chris Klein accused the Mexican international of spitting on them after the match.

Soccer America Magazine’s MLS Team of the Week from games played June 21-24/Week 14. GOALKEEPER Tony Meola (4) Kansas City Wizards DEFENDERS Nick Garcia (3) Kansas City Wizards Steve Jolley (1) MetroStars Jeff Agoos (1) D.C. United MIDFIELDERS Dario Brose (3) San Jose Earthquakes Chris Klein (1) Kansas City Wizards Wilmar Perez (3) Columbus Crew […]

Miami won the rights to U.S. youth national team midfielder Kyle Beckerman in a weighted lottery conducted today by MLS. Beckerman, a Project-40 player, was the only player available in the June 29 draft. The draft held true to form as the Fusion held the highest probability for selection. The MetroStars, New England Revolution and […]

As much as anywhere on the Internet, soccer chat rooms, message boards and fan sites demonstrate why the World Wide Web is sometimes referred to as the misinformation highway. But despite all the speculating, pontificating and quibbling that goes on in the newest medium, MLS clubs are paying attention. No further proof of the impact […]

After arthroscopic surgery on both knees during the offseason, Tampa Bay’s Caleb Porter retired to pursue a future in coaching at his alma mater, Indiana University. “It was a tough decision but, I’ve been struggling with injuries and I feel it is time to pursue a career in coaching,” said Porter, who ends a two-year […]

U.S. coach April Heinrichs picked just two Women’s World Cup ’99 veterans for the U.S. women’s national team’s friendly with Italy on July 7 in Islip, N.Y. Sara Whalen and Christie Pearce, who are from the New York-New Jersey area, lead an 18-player roster for the match at EAB Park. U.S. under-21 coach Jillian Ellis […]