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MLS owner Philip Anschutz and St. Louis native Al Trost, a veteran of the North American Soccer League, have been elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Anschutz has been chosen to receive the highest honor awarded in soccer, the National Soccer Medal of Honor and induction into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. […]

USL First Division Wednesday, May 17 Seattle 1 (Weaver 85) Rochester 2 (Delicate 70, Howes 90). Friday, May 19 Portland 0 Rochester 1 (Delicate 62). Saturday, May 20 Charleston 0 Puerto Rico 1 (Oehlman 22). Seattle 2 (Sutton 3, Tomlinson 79) Toronto 0. Sunday, May 21 Montreal 4 (Pizzolitto 9, Leduc 30, Ribeiro 67, Antoniuk […]

MLS STATISTICS (through May 20) STANDINGS Eastern Conference Team W-L-T PTS D.C. United 4-1-3 15 Kansas City 4-3-1 13 Columbus 3-3-2 11 Chicago 2-1-4 10 New England 3-3-1 10 New York 1-1-5 8 Western Conference Team W-L-T PTS FC Dallas 5-1-3 18 Houston 4-3-1 13 Colorado 3-3-1 10 Real Salt Lake 2-5-1 7 Los Angeles […]

May 20 in Houston Houston 0 Chicago 1. Goal: Thiago 50. Houston — Onstad, Waibel (Gray, 86), Cochrane (Goldthwaite, 77), Robinson, Barrett, Mullan, Clark, De Rosario, Davis, Moreno, Cerritos (Nash, 77). Chicago Fire — Thornton, Pause, Brown (Stewart, 68), Robinson, Sanneh, Thiago, Armas, Gutierrez (Griffin, 51), Guerrero, Jaqua, Rolfe (Plotkin, 80). Yellow Cards: Houston — […]

American Jay DeMerit scored the first goal and was named Man of the Match as Watford beat Leeds, 3-0, to win the promotion playoffs final and move into the English Premier League next season. ''It sounds fantastic,'' DeMerit said of the move up to the EPL. ''We all worked really hard all season.ö DeMerit put […]

FIFA has released the official squad lists for the 32 teams that will play in next month's World Cup. HereÆs a look at some pertinent facts about the players headed to the 2006 World Cup. 1 Player who went to the 1990 World Cup: American Kasey Keller, a backup goalie at Italia '90. 3 Players […]

Univision's release this week of 2006-07 national television programming schedules included these new national soccer broadcasts on TeleFutura, part of the Univision family of Spanish-language networks: Major League Soccer Game of the Week. Twenty-five league games, plus the MLS All-Star Game and MLS Cup. Airtime: Sunday 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. CONCACAF Champions League. Thirty-three […]

French star Thierry Henry committed his future to Arsenal two days after it lost to Barcelona, 2-1, in the Champions League final. Henry signed a four-year extension with the Gunners, ending speculation heÆd join Barcelona next season. Here are three reasons why he says heÆs staying. LONDON. ''I love everything about the club and my […]

Champions crowned March-May. REGION II South Dakota BOYS Under 19 Great Plains Rapids Under 18 Rushmore Under 17 Spearfish Knights Under 16 Dakota Gold Phantom Under 15 Dakota Gold Fury Under 14 Great Plains Force GIRLS Under 19 Under 18 Dakota Gold Impact Under 17 Dakota Gold Millennium Under 16 Dakota Gold Alliance Under 15 […]

USA 1 GK HOWARD Tim – (Manchester Utd., ENG) 2 DF ALBRIGHT Chris – (Los Angeles Galaxy, USA) 3 DF BOCANEGRA Carlos – (Fulham, ENG) 4 DF MASTROENI Pablo – (Colorado Rapids, USA) 5 MF O BRIEN John – (Chivas, USA) 6 DF CHERUNDOLO Steve – (Hanover 96, GER) 7 DF LEWIS Eddie – (Leeds, […]

MLS Previews (May 20) Saturday, May 20, 4 pm ET/3 pm CT/1 pm PT HOUSTON (4-2-1, 13 pts) vs. CHICAGO (1-1-4, 7 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: Houston — MF Aaron Lanes (R fifth metatarsal fracture), FW Brian Ching (National Team — USA); Chicago — DF Jim Curtin (R foot fracture). Referee: Hilario Grajeda. […]

Updates through May 17. With club affiliations (previous college for transfers is in parentheses). BARTON Chris Brown M Eastern Wayne, NC Eric Desloge D Wake County, NC Triangle FC Carter Ellis M/F Wilson, NC Max Holly D/M Mount Pleasant, SC Summerville Inferno Joseph Jeffreys D Smithfield-Selma, NC Triangle FC William Stakes M Wilson, NC Chris […]

Updates through May 17. With club affiliations (previous college for transfers is in parentheses). AKRON Elliot Bradbrook M England (Ashland) Vedran Ilic M Rockford, Ill. Chicago Magic Oscar Odoch M England Wigan Athletic Ben Zemanski M/F Cuyahoga Falls, OH Cleveland Force AMERICAN Cameron Petty D Manassas, VA Reston FC Karsten Smith D Huntington Station, NY […]

''After seeing Liverpool last year we knew that we couldn't drop our heads. At halftime we looked for the spirit that Liverpool showed last year and that helped us through in the end.'' — Cameroonian Samuel EtoÆo, who scored the first goal in BarcelonaÆs 2-1 comeback victory over Arsenal to win the UEFA Champions League […]

G Mike Lacey BYU Four saves, including PK, in 1-0 win at Ogden D Taylor Rowe Williamsburg Two goals in 2-0 win at Reading D Adam Lang Abbotsford Led Rangers to win and 0-0 draw on road D Josh White Kansas City Goal in 1-0 win over Des Moines D Adam Howarth Rhode Island Led […]

G Melanie Wilson Atlanta Three saves in 3-0 win at Charlotte D Claire Sykes Cocoa Led Expos to 1-0 win over Carolina D Leslie Zedalis Central Florida Led Krush to 3-0 win over Carolina D Leslie Gaston Atlanta Led Silverbacks to 3-0 win at Charlotte M Mary McVeigh New York Two goals in 6-0 win […]

G Terry McNellis Pittsburgh Six saves in 0-0 draw at Cincinnati D Marc Hubbard New Hampshire Goal in 1-1 draw against Wilmington D Derek Smith Cincinnati Led Kings to 0-0 draw against Pittsburgh D Jason Karalexis Wilmington Led 10-man team to 1-1 draw at New Hampshire M Matt Tanzini Harrisburg Goal in 5-2 loss at […]

G Keith Wiggans Charleston Six saves in 3-1 win over Montreal D Kevin Friedland Minnesota Led Thunder to 1-1 draw at Seattle D Frankie Sanfillipo Rochester Assist in 2-0 win over Toronto D Ben Somoza Seattle Led Soundersto 1-1 draw agianst Minnesota D Alejandro Gonzalez Puerto Rico Goal in 3-1 win over Porltland M Oscar […]

Dmitry Piterman, president of Spanish League club Alaves, has signed a letter of intent to operate a USL First Division franchise beginning in the 2007 season. A final agreement should be completed by July 1, by which time the exact location of the team's base, name, office location, and preliminary staff will have been completed. […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) WEDNESDAY, May 17 ESPN2 European Champions League ARSENAL-BARCELONA (live), 2:30 pm. ESPN DEPORTES European Champions League ARSENAL-BARCELONA (live), 2:30 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Festival International de Toulon ARGENTINA-CHINA, U-21, Group A (live), 10:30 […]

Goalkeepers: Artur Boruc (Celtic/SCO), Tomasz Kuszczak (West Bromwich/ENG), Lukasz Fabianski (Legia Warsaw). Defenders: Jacek Bak (Al Rayan/QAT), Mariusz Jop (FK Moscow/RUS), Michal Zewlakow (Anderlecht/BEL), Marcin Baszczynski (Wisla Krakow), Seweryn Gancarczyk (Metallist Charkow/UKR), Mariusz Lewandowski (Shakhtar Donetsk/UKR), Dariusz Dudka (Wisla Krakow) Midfielders: Jacek Krzynowek (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Miroslaw Szymkowiak (Trabzonspor/TUR), Radoslaw Sobolewski (Wisla Krakow), Euzebiusz Smolarek (Bor. […]

Goalkeepers: Justo Villar (Newell's Old Boys/ARG), Derlis Gomez (Sportivo Luqueno), Aldo Bobadilla (Libertad). Defenders: Denis Caniza (Cruz Azul/MEX), Carlos Gamarra (Palmeiras/BRA), Julio Cesar Caceres (River Plate/ARG), Delio Toledo (Real Zaragoza/SPA), Jorge Nunez (Estudiantes/ARG), Julio Manzur (Santos/BRA), Paulo da Silva (Toluca/MEX). Midfielders: Edgar Barreto (NEC/HOL), Roberto Acuna (Dep. Coruna/SPA), Carlos Paredes (Reggina/ITA), Julio dos Santos (Bayern […]

Goalkeepers: Ricardo Pereira (Sporting), Quim Silva (Benfica), Bruno Vale (Estrela Amadora). Defenders: Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea/ENG), Miguel Monteiro (Valencia/SPA), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea/ENG), Fernando Meira (VfB Stuttgart/GER), Marco Caneira (Sporting), Ricardo Costa (Porto), Nuno Valente (Everton/ENG). Midfielders: Armando Petit (Benfica/POR), Costinha (Dynamo Moscow/RUS), Tiago Mendes (Lyon/FRA), Maniche (Chelsea/ENG), Hugo Viana (Valencia/SPA), Luis Figo (Inter Milan/ITA), Deco (Barcelona/SPA), […]

Group A Germany Goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal/ENG), Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich), Timo Hildebrand (VfB Stuttgart). Defenders: Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Robert Huth (Chelsea/ENG), Marcell Jansen (Bor. MÆgladbach), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Hannover 96), Christoph Metzelder (Bor. Dortmund), Jens Nowotny (Bayer Leverkusen). Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Bayern Munich), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Torsten Frings (Werder […]

May 10 in Frisco, Texas FC Dallas 1 Houston 1. Goals: Ruiz (Moor, Nunez) 19; own goal 81. Houston — Onstad, Waibel, Robinson, Serioux (Nash, 70), Barrett, Mullan, Clark, De Rosario (Cochrane 39), Davis (Goldthwaite 62), Cerritos, Moreno, FC Dallas — Sala, Moor, Goodson (Wagenfuhr 82), Yi, Vanney, Mulrooney, O'Brien, Valakari, Cooper, Ruiz (Mina 72), […]