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Flavio Conceicao scored on a free kick in the 2nd minute to give Brazil a 1-0 lead over Nigeria. Bebeto was fouled outside the box by Amunike of Nigeria. On the free kick, Flavio Conceicao hit a low liner through a spot in the wall that a Brazilian player had vacated. The shot appeared to […]

Bebeto gave Brazil a 2-1 lead with a goal in the 26th minute. Ronaldinho beat Nigerian defender West down the right wing, and took a hard, low shot from an angle about 12 yards out. Dosu got a hand on it, but Bebeto pounced on the ball as it rolled across the goalmouth, and put […]

Nwankwu Kanu scored in the third minute of overtime to give Nigeria a stunning 4-3 come-from-behind upset of Brazil in their semifinal match in Athens, Ga. Nigeria’s Uche Ukechukwu hit a pass that bounced off of a Nigerian teammate’s back and landed near Kanu at the top of the box. He made a nifty move […]

Features Americans Get All Tied Up By Mike Woitalla MacMillan Claims Golden Moment By Dean Caparaz Venturini Adds Spark to Attack By Dean Caparaz Women Shatter U.S. Records By Dean Caparaz What’s Next For U.S. Fireman? By Mike Woitalla ‘El Tanque’ Rolls Over MLS Defenses By Scott French First-Round Heroes And Goats By Paul Kennedy […]

Soccer America Silver XI celebrity nominations GK: Antonio (Tony) Meola Comments: Played for the U.S.A. in two consecutive World Cups and became the first American goalkeeper recognized throughout the soccer world and public. Field Players: Rick Davis Comments: Great soccer ambassador Michelle Akers Comments: Elevated women's soccer internationally. A true goal scorer! Mia Hamm Comments: […]

Goalkeeper Tony Meola (4) MetroStars Defenders Rhett Harty (1) MetroStars Marcelo Balboa (2) Colorado Midfielders Roberto Donadoni (2) MetroStars Carlos Valderrama (4) Tampa Bay Leonel Alvarez (2) Dallas Diego Sonora (3) Dallas Preki (4) Kansas City Forwards Digital Takawira (3) Kansas City Cobi Jones (3) Los Angeles Eduardo Hurtado (3) Los Angeles Goal of the […]

Standings Team GP W L GF GA P Montreal 18 15 3 32 12 39 Colorado 16 9 7 34 20 25 Seattle 17 9 8 18 17 21 New York 14 7 7 18 17 17 Vancouver 15 7 8 18 24 17 Rochester 13 5 8 16 23 13 Atlanta 15 2 13 […]

Hernan Crespo scored in the 55th minute to give Argentina a 1-0 lead over Portugal. Claudio Lopez hit a left-footed cross from the right wing, and Crespo nodded it home from six yards out.

LEADING SCORERS Rank Name Team GP G A P 1 Preki KC 22 13 10 36 2 Roy Lassiter TB 19 13 4 30 – Eduardo Hurtado LA 15 12 6 30 4 Raul Diaz Arce WAS 18 14 0 28 – Steve Rammel WAS 17 12 4 28 6 Paul Bravo SJ 19 11 […]

Argentina and Portugal are scoreless at halftime of their semifinal match in Athens, Ga. It has been a lackluster first half, according to SA’s Mike Woitalla. “It looks like a game between two tired teams — Portugal has done almost nothing.” The Portuguese have been outshot 10-0 so far, but Argentina’s only good scoring chance […]

Select League Standings Eastern Conference No. Atlantic GP W L GF GA P Long Island 16 9 7 36 30 27 Richmond 15 8 7 23 20 22 Connecticut 15 8 7 27 28 16 Delaware 15 6 9 18 20 16 Cape Cod 12 4 8 17 22 10 NY/NJ Stallions 16 2 14 […]

July 30 in Athens, Ga. Argentina 2 Portugal 0. Goals: Crespo 55, 62. Argentina — Cavallero, Zanetti, Ayala, Sensini, Chamot, Almeyda, Morales (G. Lopez, 67), Bassedas (Simeone, 70), Ortega, C. Lopez, Crespo (Gallardo, 79). Portugal — Nuno Herlander, Andrade (Paulo Alves, 65), Peixe, Rui Bento, Rui Jorge, Videgal, Calado, Afonso Martins (Porfirio, 58), Beto (Nuno […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the men’s semifinal between Argentina and Portugal at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. Argentina — Cavallero, Zanetti, Ayala, Sensini, Chamot, Almeyda, Morales, Bassedas, Ortega, C. Lopez, Crespo. Portugal — Nuno Herlander, Andrade, Peixe, Rui Bento, Rui Jorge, Videgal, Calado, Afonso Martins, Beto, Dominguez, Nuno Gomes.

Standings Eastern Conference: Maryland, Long Island 21 points; Connecticut 18; Boston 13; Philadelphia 12; Rochester 11; New Jersey 10; Alabama, Hampton Roads 9; Rhode Island 3. Central Conference: Dallas 27 points; Columbus 21; Chicago 18; Rockford 12; Cleveland 9; Madison 6; Buffalo 0. Western Conference: Silicon Valley 16 points; Denver, So. California, Sacramento 15; San […]

Crespo scored again in the 62nd minute to put Argentina ahead 2-0. Ariel Ortega laid the ball off to Crespo at the corner of the penalty area, and the striker hit a right footed shot from 18 yards that beat keeper Nuno Herlander to the far post.

The following are results in the Snickers Cup National Championships played July 25-28 in Indianapolis: Men U-20 Semifinals FC Westchester (N.Y.) 2 Memphis FC 1 Clearwater (Fla.) Countryside Lightning 4 St. Louis Scott Gallagher 3 (Countryside wins 4-2 on penalties) Championship FC Westchester (N.Y.) 1 Clearwater (Fla.) Countryside Lightning 0 Third Place Memphis FC 3 […]

Note: PB = Online Editor Pete Bailey MLS Matt Loomis Centralia, Ill. How does MLS compare to the other leagues you’ve played in? PREKI: Well, it’s hard to compare MLS to any other leagues because this is only the first year. I think the league is doing great, considering it’s just started and we have […]

Michelle Akers scored on a penalty kick in the 77th minute to tie the match at one apiece. The penalty appeared to be for a handball in the box against Norway’s Gro Espeseth after the U.S. took a corner kick. Akers rifled the ball into the left side of the goal, while Norway’s Bente Nordby […]

July 28 in Athens, Ga. China 3 Brazil 2. Goals: Sun Qingmei 5, Wei Haiying 83, 90; Roseli 67, Pretinha 72. China — Gao Hong, Fan Yunjie, Wen Lirong, Wang Liping, Xie Huilin, Zhao Lihong, Shui Qingxia (Yu Honggi, 70), Liu Ailing, Sun Qingmei, Sun Wen, Shi Guihong (Wei Haiying, 55). Brazil — Meg, Nene, […]

July 28 in Athens, Ga. USA 2 Norway 1. Goals: Akers (pen.) 77, MacMillan 100; Medalen 18. USA — Scurry, Overbeck, Fawcett, Chastain, Roberts, Foudy, Venturini, Lilly, Hamm, Akers, Milbrett (MacMillan, 96). Norway — Nordby, Carlsen, Espeseth, N. Nymark Andersen, Myklebust, Riise, A. Nymark Andersen, Pettersen, Medalen, Svensson (Tangeraas, 75), Aarones. Yellow cards: Norway — […]

July 28 in Birmingham Mexico 0 Nigeria 2. Goals: Okocha 20, C. Babayaro 85. Nigeria — Dosu, C. Babayaro, West, Ukechukwu, Oliseh, Obaraku, Amunike (Lawal, 86), Okocha, Kanu (Fatusi, 67), Babangida (Ikpeba, 56), Amokachi. Mexico — Campos, Suarez, Davino, Pardo, Villa, Lara, R. Garcia (Blanco, 46), Sol (Arellano, 24), L. Garcia, Alfaro (Alvarado, 66), Abundis. […]

Linda Medalen scored in the 18th minute to give Norway a 1-0 lead over the U.S. Defender Agnete Carlsen chipped a ball from 30 yards out to Medalen, who was free at the top of the box. She had a one-on-one with U.S. keeper Briana Scurry and beat her to the right (far) post from […]

July 28 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 4 San Jose 1. Goals: Johnson (Donadoni, Savarese) 36, Vermes (Donadoni) 51, Wood (Donadoni) 80, Harty (Johnson) 88; Wynalda (pen.) 39. MetroStars — Meola, Zaun, Caricola, Harty, Vermes, Donadoni, Unger, Ramos, Joseph, Savarese, Johnson. Subs: Da Silva for Joseph in 37th minute, Wood for Savarese in 55th, Silvera […]

Shannon MacMillan, who had been on the field less than five minutes, scored the game-winning goal in sudden-death overtime to give the U.S. a 2-1 win over Norway. U.S. midfielder Julie Foudy found an unmarked MacMillan, who replaced Tiffeny Milbrett in the 96th minute, on the right side of the field near the top of […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the USA-Norway semifinal match in Athens, Ga. USA — Scurry, Overbeck, Fawcett, Chastain, Roberts, Foudy, Venturini, Lilly, Hamm, Akers, Milbrett. Norway — Nordby, Carlsen, Espeseth, N. Nymark Andersen, Myklebust, Riise, A. Nymark Andersen, Pettersen, Medalen, Svensson, Aarones. In the first women’s semifinal, China scored in […]