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Arsenal FC won its third straight national title when it captured the under-17 boys group at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships on Sunday in Des Moines, Iowa. Eclipse SelectÆs bid for a third straight title ended when it was eliminated in a shootout on Friday in the under-18 girls group. So Cal United (U-15 […]

Amy Vermeulen scored a hat to lead the Ottawa Fury to a fourth straight W-League semifinal appearance as it upset the defending champion New Jersey Wildcats 3-2 Sunday to join the host Vancouver Whitecaps, the Central Conference champion Charlotte Lady Eagles and the Seattle Sounders Saints, who won the Western Conference tournament in the W-League […]

By Ridge MahoneySenior Editor, Soccer America Magazine U.S. Soccer is in the midst of a critical self-examination following the national team's first-round ouster at the World Cup. It has much more to ponder than simply what happened during three games in June. The forlorn faces strewn through the plazas and streets of Nuremberg the night […]

By Mike WoitallaExecutive Editor, Soccer America The Germans promised they would deliver a party and exceeded all expectations. The two 30-year-old German men bought replica jerseys of Spain and France. They cut the shirts down the middle and sewed two different halves together. That gave them each a shirt representing both teams. ''We couldn't decide […]

By Paul KennedyManaging Editor, Soccer America There's two ways to look at the impact of the dreary U.S. showing at the World Cup on Major League Soccer. One view is that MLS is strong enough to withstand a big hit because of its huge investment in stadiums and its long-term contracts with commercial partners – […]

By Mike Woitalla, in BerlinExecutive Editor, Soccer America Magazine In the shadow of scandal and amid jeers, Italy lifted the World Cup title. THEY'RE LIKE GOOD HURDLERS goes one assessment of the Italian national team, jumping only as high as necessary to clear the bar. The Italians try to advance through tournaments playing not to […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America ''No-Brainer.'' That's how former U.S. international John Harkes describes his decision to leave the D.C. United Director of Youth Development post to take an assistant coaching position with Red Bull New York. The specifics of his role under Head Coach Bruce Arena have yet to be finalized, yet […]

The powerhouse Dallas Texans Red recovered from their opening game loss to beat the Classic FC Bandolero, 5-2, in the Under-18 boys group at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. The Texans, who are playing without star Jonathan Villanueva, who joined the U.S. U-18s in Northern Ireland after a two-week tryout […]

Aly Wagner will become the 18th women to play 100 or more times for her national team if she plays against Canada on Sunday in Cary, N.C. (live on ESPN2, 1 pm. ET). The USA has won seven of its last eight games against Canada and is 29-3-3 over against the Canadians. U.S. Women's roster […]

When Vasco da Gama forward Valdir Papel came toward the bench his own coach, Renato Portaluppi, shoved him down the sideline. Papel had been ejected in the 17th minute of the Copa Brasil final after receiving his second yellow card for his second brutal tackle from behind. ''It's unacceptable that you give a player a […]

Brazil's Sao Paulo, which had lost twice to Chivas Guadalajara in the group stage, downed the Mexican club, 1-0, in the first leg of their Libertadores Cup semifinal in Mexico. Sao Paulo goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni scored the game's only goal on a penalty kick. It was Ceni's 63rd career goal, tying Paraguayan Jose Luis Chilavert's […]

Landon Donovan suffered a strained hamstring that could sideline him for at least a week while warming up for Los Angeles' friendly against Cruz Azul on Wednesday. The Mexican club won, 4-1, in front of 7,980 fans at UC Santa Barbara's Harder Stadium.