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Whistles in babes’ mouths A dangerous byproduct to Sepp Blatter’s insistence that all Women’s World Cup clashes be officiated by women could be seen at least twice during the first round. Hanna Ljungberg’s World Cup came to a close when she was taken down by a Ghanian defender six minutes in. The Swedish striker suffered […]

W-1 STANDINGS Northern GP W L GF GA P Long Island 11 8 3 22 7 39 NJ Stallions 10 9 1 33 9 38 Maryland 9 7 2 32 5 34 Boston 11 8 3 25 10 34 Laval 11 3 8 13 27 14 Delaware 9 1 8 4 30 2 Southern GP […]

STANDINGS North GP W L GF GA P Reading 10 8 2 21 17 37 South Jersey 10 8 2 25 13 34 West. Mass. 8 7 1 26 9 32 New Jersey 10 5 5 18 17 22 North Jersey 9 4 5 26 19 21 Cape Cod 8 4 4 14 10 19 […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 13 11 2 25 12 45 Staten Island 13 9 4 24 13 39 Long Island 15 10 5 26 20 39 Boston 15 7 8 25 20 34 Pittsburgh 13 7 6 26 19 32 Connecticut 15 5 10 14 26 23 Toronto […]

The following are quotes from the May 6 MLS media teleconference, which featured MLS commissioner Doug Logan, MLS VP Ivan Gazidis, new MetroStars signing Sasa Curcic and MetroStars GM Charlie Stillitano. Doug Logan Opening Remarks “We are very pleased with how our 4th of July weekend went … We had hoped to come out of […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P C. Jersey 8 5 3 24 15 27 New York 9 4 5 22 18 22 Westchester 10 5 5 14 18 20 Brooklyn 10 4 6 17 27 18 Vermont 9 2 7 19 29 11 NY Capital 8 1 7 10 32 5 […]

U-15 RESULTS June 30 SCYSO 4 San Fern. Valley 0 Sacramento Elite 1 Calif. Central Elite 8 July 3 No. Virginia 1 Ironbound 0 Brooklyn 5 Westchester 0 Miami T. 3 Miami B. 1 July 4 Westchester 0 Brooklyn 1 U-14 RESULTS July 2 Central Coast 3 Calif. Central Elite 0 July 3 Miami T. […]

Group A July 5 in Pedro Juan Caballero Bolivia 1 Japan 1. Goals: E.Sanchez 52; Lopes (pen.) 75. Bolivia — Fernandez, Ribera (Ochoaizpur, 87), Pena, O.Sanchez, Castillo (Etcheverry, 75), Cristaldo, Tufino, E.Sanchez, Gutierrez, Antelo, Moreno (Quinteros, 46). Japan — Narazaki, Morioka, Ihara, Akita, Hattori, Fujita (Oku, 64), Mochizuki, Ito, Nanami (A.Miura, 70), Lopes, Okano (Jo, […]

The MetroStars have added a pair of international players to the roster: midfielder Sasa Curcic and defender Mohammad Khakpour, the club announced July 6. Curcic, a 27-year-old attacking central midfielder, joins the club from Crystal Palace of the English First Division. A native of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, the 5-foot-9, 150-pound Curcic has represented his national team […]

USYSA Region II Club Championship (June 25-30 in Sioux Falls, S.D.) Under-19 Boys Semifinals Carpathia Kickers (Mich.) 2 United SC (Ky.) 1 Busch SC (Mo.) 3 Kansas City Legends (Kan.) 1 Final Carpathia Kickers (Mich.) 3 Busch SC (Mo.) 2 Under-18 Boys Semifinals Vardar III (Mich.) 3 Internationals (Ohio-N.) 1 Chicago Magic Sockers White 6 […]

After 30 matches played before 567,982 fans in seven communities across the country, and hundreds of millions more watching on television around the globe, the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup has come down to its Final Match this Saturday, July 10, at 12:50 p.m. (PT). The host United States, defending Olympic gold medalists and 1991 […]

Group A TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Peru 2 2 0 0 4 2 6 Paraguay 2 1 1 0 4 0 4 Bolivia 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 Japan 2 0 0 2 2 7 0 SCHEDULE July 5 — Japan vs. Bolivia, Paraguay vs. Peru. Group B TEAM […]

USA Briana Scurry (5) Five saves included breakaway stops. Sarah Whalen (6) Solid in first WWC start. Joy Fawcett (6) Right back took Sobrero’s central defense spot. Carla Overbeck (5) Active in attack. Tiffany Roberts (5) Delivered bruising tackles. Brandi Chastain (6) Handled move to midfield well. Kristine Lilly (8) Kept team stable in first […]

USYSA Southern Regional (June 24-29 in Edmond, Okla.) Under-19 Boys Semifinals Tulsa (Okla.) Pride 2 Miami Strike Force 1 Memphis Futbol Club 2 Greensboro (N.C.) SC 1 Final Tulsa (Okla.) Pride 4 Memphis Futbol Club (Tenn.) 2 Under-18 Boys Semifinals Tulsa (Okla.) Thunder 3 Lafreniere (La.) Gamblers 2 Arkansas Comets 5 Charlotte (N.C.) SC Blue […]

The MetroStars and the Dallas Burn of MLS have announced that they will be hosting international exhibition matches on July 24. Atletico Nacional of Colombia and Toluca of Mexico will play a friendly at Giants Stadium on July 24 at 12:30 p.m. (ET), preceding the MetroStars-Miami Fusion MLS contest at 3:00 p.m. Atletico Nacional, located […]

Tampa Bay Mutiny starting central defender R.T. Moore has announced his retirement, effective following the Mutiny’s home game versus San Jose July 8 at 7:30 at Raymond James Stadium. Moore, 23, has been accepted to Dental School at Southern Illinois University, and will begin attending classes for the four-year program in August. Moore received his […]

USA Briana Scurry (5) Hung out to dry on goal. Joy Fawcett (6) Had speed to keep up. Brandi Chastain (5) Gave away ball too much. Kate Sobrero (5) Ankle seemed OK. Carla Overbeck (4) Bad clearance on goal. Michelle Akers (6) Unlucky not to get two. Kristine Lilly (7) Her pass set up winner. […]

Despite electrical storms that plagued the final day of the US Youth Soccer Southern Regional Championship, 12 age-group titles were decided at the Edmond Soccer Complex in Edmond, Okla. The five-day tournament wrapped up with some matches delayed two and a half hours by lightning and rain. When the storms finally passed, five state associations […]

1. Sissi (Brazil), Sun Wen (China) 7 goals. 3. Aarones (Norway) 4 goals. 4. Grings (Germany), Jin Yan (China), Liu Ailing (China), Milbrett (USA), Okosieme (Nigeria), Pettersen (Norway), Pretinha (Brazil), Riise (Norway), Wiegmann (Germany) 3 goals. 13. Akers (USA), Akide (Nigeria), Cidinha (Brazil), Fomina (Russia), Hamm (USA), Hooper (Canada), Jo Song Ok (North Korea), Katia […]

Group A TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Peru 2 2 0 0 4 2 6 Paraguay 2 1 1 0 4 0 4 Bolivia 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 Japan 2 0 0 2 2 7 0 SCHEDULE July 5 — Japan vs. Bolivia, Paraguay vs. Peru. Group B July […]

After relying on offense in their first four matches of the Women’s World Cup, goalkeeper Briana Scurry was the key in the United States’ 2-0 victory over Brazil on July 4 in the semifinals, sending the hosts to the championship game next Saturday in Los Angeles. Despite being tested throughout the match by the attacking […]

July 4 in Stanford, Calif. USA 2 Brazil 0. Goals: Parlow 5, Akers (pen.) 80. USA — Scurry, Chastain, Sobrero, Overbeck, Fawcett, Lilly, Akers, Foudy, Hamm (Fair, 85), Milbrett (Fotopoulos, 88), Parlow (MacMillan, 62). Brazil — Maravilha, Suzana (Maicon, 70), Tania, Elane, Nene, Cidinha, Juliana, Formiga, Sissi, Pretinha, Katia. Yellow cards: USA — Akers 90; […]

Group A July 2 in Asuncion Peru 1 Bolivia 0. Goal: Zuniga 87. Peru — Ibanez, Rebosio, Reynoso, Jose Soto, Jorge Soto, Solano, Pereda (Ciurlizza, 46), Palacios, Jayo, Maestri (Zuniga, 85), Pizarro (Holsen, 57). Bolivia — Fernandez, Ribera, Pena, Sandy, Castillo, Tufino, Soria, Cristaldo (Ochoaizpur, 65), E.Sanchez (Liendo, 82), Gutierrez (Etcheverry, 61), Moreno. Yellow cards: […]

The United States overcame a 2-1 halftime deficit to become the first host nation to advance beyond the quarterfinals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup with a 3-2 victory over Germany in Washington, D.C. As in a previous match against Nigeria, the hosts took some time to find their rhythm and fell behind in the […]

Group A TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Peru 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 Bolivia 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Paraguay 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Japan 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 SCHEDULE July 2 — Peru vs. Bolivia, Paraguay vs. Japan. July 5 — […]