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The USL Premier Development LeagueÆs New Orleans Shell Shockers were impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. In addition to their venue, Pan American Stadium, being completely flooded, the teamÆs staff and players have been displaced in the aftermath caused by the levee breaks in the city. Here are a few of their stories Gary […]

U.S. U-17 boys national team coach John Hackworth named his 20-player roster today that will represent the U.S. at the 2005 Under-17 World Championship Sept. 16-Oct. 2 in Peru. Of the players selected, 14 were part of the squad that took first place in Heredia, Costa Rica, in April to qualify for the USAÆs 11th […]

REPORT CARD (1=low; 5=average; 10=high) STARTERS: 6 Marcus Hahnemann 5 Chris Albright 5 Chad Marshall 5 Jimmy Conrad 4 Greg Vanney 4 Santino Quaranta 4 Clint Dempsey 5 Pablo Mastroeni 5 Bobby Convey 4 Jeff Cunningham 3 Taylor Twellman SUBS: 4 Eddie Johnson 4 Landon Donovan nr Steve Ralston

Winners: MEXICO bounced back from Saturday's loss to the USA with a 5-0 rout over Panama on goals by Luis Perez, Rafael Maquez, Jared Borgetti, Francisco Fonseca and Pavel Pardo to become the 10th team in the 2006 World Cup's 32-nation field. Also in CONCACAF, COSTA RICA boosted its chances of qualifying for its second […]

QUESTION: Who is the only U.S. player who played in the qualifying games that clinched a spot for the USA in the last three World Cups? 3-0 vs. Canada, 1997. 2-1 vs. Jamaica, 2001. 2-0 vs. Mexico, 2005. ANSWER: Claudio Reyna played in all three of those games. The following players saw action in two […]

Group 1 Sept. 7 Netherlands 4 (Van der Vaart 23, own goal 27, Van Nistelrooy 43, 89) Andorra 0. Finland 5 (Forssell 11, 13, 62, Tihinen 42, Eremenko 55) Macedonia 1 (Maznov 48). Czech Republic 4 (Heinz 47 Polak 52, 76,Baros 58) Armenia 1 (Hakobyan 85). Standings: Netherlands 28 points; Czech Republic 24; Romania 22; […]

Sept. 7 in Guatemala City Guatemala 0 USA 0. Guatemala – Klee, Sanabria, Melgar, E.Ponciano, S.Ponciano, Giron, Romero, Ramirez (Davila, 46), Thompson (Figueroa, 71), Plata (Villatoro, 78), Acevedo. USA – Hahnemann, Albright, Marshall, Conrad, Vanney, Quaranta (Donovan, 64), Mastroeni, Dempsey (Ralston, 89), Convey, Twellman, Cunningham (Johnson, 57) Yellow Card: USA – Cunningham 15. Referee: Marco […]

Sept. 5 #19 Cal State Northridge 3 (Simms 23, Shields 64, Gordon 73) Dartmouth 0. (CSUN wins Matador Classic.) #24 UNC Greensboro 4 (Patterson 20, 69, 81, Jonason 44) Charlotte 0. Sept. 7 #20 Seton Hall 6 (Giusfredi 12, McGrath 18, Kotynski 41, Raus 41, Zolti 64, 71) Adelphi 0. #23 Boston College 3 (McMillan […]

Sept. 6 #20 Nebraska 3 (Jamani 30, Timko 83, Andrews 85) San Diego State 2 (Girdner 63, 66). Sept. 7 #12 Florida State 3 (Kuralay 8, 54, Trotter 50) UCF 0. Soccer America Women's Top 25 Schedules The following is the Soccer America Women's Top 25 with records through Sept. 6. RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK […]

The USA tied Guatemala, 0-0, Wednesday night in World Cup qualifying action at Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. With the United States already in the World Cup finals, U.S. coach Bruce Arena started a makeshift team. Four U.S. starters made their first-ever qualifying appearances: Jimmy Conrad, Jeff Cunningham, Marcus Hahnemann and Chad Marshall. In […]

(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) THURSDAY, Sept. 8 FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Sudamericana LDU QUITO-THE STRONGEST (live) 7 pm. Copa Sudamericana ATLETICO NACIONAL-TRUJILLANOS (live) 9:30 pm. GOL TV World Cup qualifying MEXICO-PANAMA (delay) 9 pm. ESPNU Women's College PRINCETON-ARIZONA (live) 5 pm. FRIDAY, […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine REIS RESPONSE: Revs keeper Matt Reis has responded to quotes from D.C. United striker Alecko Eskandarian, who hasnÆt played since suffering a concussion in a collision with Reis in UnitedÆs 2-0 defeat of the Revs June 18. Reis went unpunished for his hit on Eskandarian, who in […]

IN ENGLAND Aug. 31 in Clevedon USA 3 Italy 3. Goals: Barajas 3, Marosevic pen. 8, Williams 90. USA – Bumpas, Bates, Eckhart, Kalis, Stephens, Wallace, Giallombardo, Jeffrey (Wenzel, 67), Barajas (Sorrentino, 76), Tarr (Williams, 53), Marosevic Att.: 450. Sept. 2 in Swindon England 0 USA 1. Goal: Williams 31. USA û Lambo, Davies, Eckhart, […]

GOALKEEPER Nicole Galas (Michigan State), Soph. (1) Posts first two shutouts of her career with 1-0 overtime win over Texas A&M and 0-0 tie with Texas, recording 12 saves against the Big 12 powers. DEFENDERS Carolyn Ford (Duke), Sr. (1) Leads the Blue Devil defense to two shutouts at the Nike Carolina Classic û 1-0 […]

Christine Sinclair (Portland), Sr. Scores eight goals, including five in a Pape Field record at Oregon, and adds two assists in three UP wins.

GOALKEEPER Jeff Engelbrecht (UIC), Soph. (1) Stops nine shots to lead the Flames to a 1-0 victory over ranked Loyola Marymount at UC Irvine Classic. DEFENDERS David Boole (North Carolina), Jr. (1) Starting at outside back for the first time in 2005, assists on three of UNCÆs four goals in wins over host VCU and […]

Keith DeVey (Santa Clara), Jr. Tallies two game-winning goals, the first with three minutes remaining to lead the Broncos past No. 2 UCLA, the second with five minutes remaining for the only goal against host Cal State Fullerton.

Winners: The USA's 2-0 win over Mexico marked its seventh win over its archrival in their last 10 meetings and earns the Americans a World Cup 2006 spot with three qualifying games left to play. They join eight other teams already assured of a spot in the finals: Germany (host), Argentina, Brazil, Ukraine, Japan, South […]

Aug. 31 Montreal 1 (Ribeiro 5) Vancouver 0. Sept. 2 Toronto 0 Vancouver 1 (Gjertsen 59). Charleston 2 (Hollingsworth 62, Perez 87) Seattle 1 (O'Brien 45). Virginia Beach 2 (Fenger 33, Shak 51) Portland 0. Sept. 3 Richmond 1 (Hare 88) Portland 1 (Antoniuk 59). Sept. 4 Montreal 1 (Biello 89) Minnesota 0. Rochester 1 […]

Sept. 1 #3 Duke 2 (Loftus 36, Grella 60) Long Island 0. #6 UNC Greensboro 2 (Patterson 67, Carlson 87) UNC Wilmington 3 (Masters 73, Clark 89, Leger 108) (OT). #15 San Francisco 2 (Smith 3, Valentino 49) Dominican 0. #20 Tulsa 1 (Goddard 53) Oral Roberts 3 (Leung 6, Pinto 9, Flor 82). (TulsaÆs […]

No. 1 Indiana won the 23rd annual adidas/IU Credit Union Classic, drawing more than 8,000 fans over two days. UCLA recovered from a 3-2 loss to Santa Clara to beat Maryland, 4-0. SMU lost twice in Indiana, while UC Santa Barbara lost to Cal and tied Virginia at the UCSB/Adidas Classic. Upsets included Oral Roberts […]

No. 1 North Carolina and No. 2 Notre Dame won both games at their respective tournaments, while No. 3 UCLA won both games in Miami without freshman star Kara Lang, who was playing for Canada against Germany in Edmonton. Penn State beat Virginia, 5-2 in a battle of national contenders. Texas and Texas A&M went […]

Sept. 3 in Frisco, Texas FC Dallas 0 San Jose 2. Goals: Cerritos (Chung) 40, Moreno 53. FC Dallas – Garlick, Rhine, Jolley, Vanney, Wagenfuhr, O'Brien, Mina (Alvarez, 63), Talley (Wilson 54), Valakari (Pareja 77), Nunez, Johnson, San Jose – Onstad, Gray, Califf, Robinson (Cochrane 69), Barrett, Mullan, Clark, O'Rourke, Chung, Cerritos (Ching 75), Moreno, […]

Sept. 1 #3 Duke 2 (Loftus 36, Grella 60) Long Island 0. #6 UNC Greensboro 2 (Patterson 67, Carlson 87) UNC Wilmington 3 (Masters 73, Clark 89, Leger 108) (OT). #15 San Francisco 2 (Smith 3, Valentino 49) Dominican 0. #20 Tulsa 1 (Goddard 53) Oral Roberts 3 (Leung 6, Pinto 9, Flor 82). (TulsaÆs […]

Goalkeepers – Marcus Hahnemann (Reading FC), Matt Reis (New England Revolution) Defenders – Chris Albright (Los Angeles Galaxy), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Nick Garcia (Kansas City Wizards), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Greg Vanney (FC Dallas) Midfielders – Chris Armas (Chicago Fire), Bobby Convey (Reading FC), Clint Dempsey (New England Revolution), […]