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Winners: According to its official Web site, Real Madrid has invited the MLS ALL-STAR team to play in its annual "team presentation" game Aug. 23 at Real's Santiago Bernabeu stadium. (On July 30, in Columbus, Ohio, the MLS All-Stars face Fulham, 13th place finisher in last season's English Premier League.) Liverpool's former U.S. youth international […]

USA vs. Honduras in East Rutherford, N.J. Gold Cup, semifinal, Thursday, July 21 TV: 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT live on Telefutura The USA's quest for the Gold Cup title continues Thursday with a semifinal clash against Honduras, whose win over the Americans on Sept. 1, 2001 marked the last U.S. loss to a […]

July 20 in Kristinehamn USA 4 Iceland 0. Goals: O'Reilly 6, 90, Buczkowski 48, Rapinoe 90. USA — Barnhart, Lopez, Fletcher, Oakes, Castelanelli (Buehler, 46); Buczkowski, Lloyd (Makoski, 66), Huffman (Rapinoe, 63), Tarpley (Maxwell, 80), O'Reilly, Rodriguez (Cheney, 46). Iceland — Gunnarsdottir, Sigurdardottir, Gretarsdottir, Stefansdottir, Thordardottir, Bjarnadottir (Gisladottir, 65), Magnusdottir (Kristinsdottir, 54), Larusdottir, Vidarsdottir, Arnarsdottir, […]

MLS SUMMARIES (July 20) July 20 in Columbus Columbus 1 Metrostars 0. Goal: Sutton (Storey, Cameron) 92+. Columbus – Walker, Marshall, Wingert, Fraser, Henderson, Elliott, Vasquez, Testo (Rodriguez, 85), Martino (Storey, 64), Cameron, Glen (Sutton, 59). MetroStars – Meola, Leitch, Mendes, Parke, Agoos, Gaven, Bradley, Lisi, Magee, Galvan Rey, Razov (Ibrahim, 77). Yellow Cards: Columbus […]

Coach Dave Sarachan's Chicago Fire currently leads the league in wins and points, and has beaten each MLS team at least once, besides Kansas City, which it tied, and Los Angeles, which it has yet to play. SOCCER AMERICA: Chicago missed the playoffs last season, but now you're on a roll — first in the […]

With five American pros, Norway is home to more Yanks than any other country in Scandinavia. At the halfway point in the 2005 season, the only American whose team was in the top half of the First Division standings was Robbie Russell. Rosenborg's string of 13 straight league titles was in serious danger, however, as […]

MLS Previews (July 20) Wednesday, July 20, 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT/4:30 pm PT COLUMBUS (4-10-3, 15 pts) vs. METROSTARS (6-4-7, 25 pts) TV: FSN-NY. Direct Kick: DirecTV – 791; Dish Net – 464; In Demand. Key Players Out: Columbus – DF Stephen Herdsman (L groin strain), GK Matt Jordan (lower back strain), MF Duncan […]

The United States drew North Korea, Ivory Coast and Italy at the 2005 U-17 World Championship, which will take place Sept. 16-Oct. 2 in Peru. The U.S., the only country that has taken part in all 10 of the previous world championships at this age group, faces North Korea Sept. 17 and Italy Sept. 20 […]

With MLS in midseason, the Gold Cup at the quarterfinal stage and Real Madrid on a two-game U.S. tour, here's a sampling of last weekend's attendances: 60,050 Houston crowd for Mexico's 2-1 loss to Colombia, a Gold Cup quarterfinal doubleheader with Panama-South Africa on Sunday. 54,432 Crowd at Chicago's Soldier field for Real Madrid's 3-1 […]

The U.S. U-17 girls national team lost all three of its matches in Mexico, the final two in heartbreakers, all against older age-group national teams. All three matches were played in Toluca. U.S. RESULTS: July 14 Mexico U-20 WNT 0-3 L — July 16 Canada U-20 WNT 1-2 L Hayes July 17 Mexico U-18 WNT […]

The U.S. U-16 boys national team defeated touring Scottish club Paisley United, 9-0, on July 16 at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn., in the first of two matches the team will play during thei week-long camp. The U.S. was scheduled to face Ecuador, but due to visa problems Ecuador was unable to make […]

U.S. U-18 boys national team head coach Bob Jenkins released the 18-man roster that will compete in the 2005 Milk Cup Aug. 1-5 in Northern Ireland. The U.S. will take on Brazil in its opening match on Aug. 1, before facing Cameroon two days later. U.S. ROSTER: Goalkeepers — Steve Sandbo (SMU), Chris Seitz (So […]

The U.S. U-17 boys national team lost all three games at the Canoas Do Sul tournament in Porte Alegre, Brazil. U.S. RESULTS: July 13 Brazil 0-3 L — July 15 Uruguay 3-4 L Wagner, Nakazawa, Arvizu July 17 Selecao Gaucha 0-3 L —

Winners: DaMARCUS BEASLEY the USA's 3-1 quarterfinal win over Jamaica, sending the Americans to the Gold Cup semifinals for the seventh time in eight tournaments. Coach Bruce Arena's squad faces Honduras on Thursday. HERCULEZ GOMEZ, a 23-year-old developmental player, scored both goals in Los Angeles' 2-0 win over Chivas USA, including a low 20-yard rocket […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, July 22 MLS DIRECT KICK CHIVAS USA-NEW ENGLAND (live) 10:30 pm. FOX SOCCER CHANNEL USL First Division RICHMOND-ROCHESTER (live), 8 pm. SATURDAY, July 23 ESPN2 MLS LOS ANGELES-D.C. UNITED (live), 4 pm. FOX […]

Quarterfinals July 16 in Foxboro, Mass. USA 3 Jamaica 1. Goals: Wolff 6, Beasley 42, 83; Fuller 88. USA — Keller, Conrad, Onyewu, Vanney; Cherundolo (Olsen, 25), Mastroeni, OÆBrien, Donovan, Ralston (Quaranta, 84), Wolff (Armas, 80), Beasley Jamaica — Ricketts, Stewart, Marshall, Taylor, Sawyers (Ralph, 60), Stephenson, Scarlett, Williams, Hue (Reid, 78), Fuller, Shelton (Johnson, […]

W-League July 11 Carolina 1 (Kozey 21) Richmond 2 (Hallberg 11, McAuley 106). July 13 Charlotte 1 (Murphy 44) Hampton Roads 1 (Sitch 66). Toronto 6 (Konno 28, Everett 51, 58, 64, 69, Liguori 57) Rochester 0. Cleveland 0 Chicago 3 (Masar 84, 90, Lupinski 87). New York 1 (Andersson 51) Long Island 2 (O'Brien […]

July 16 Ajax America 2 (Parkes 39, Bucciarelli-Jacobson 55) Elk Grove 0. Bay State 0 New England 1 (Smith 4). Boston-North 0 Massachusetts 2 (Ronau n/a, Masterson n/a). East Bay 1 (Burgess 23) California 3 (Sissi 14, 48, Harkin 85). San Diego 4 (Anders 28, 29, Coghill 75, Callier 77) Las Vegas 1 (Patrick 80). […]

USL First Division July 14 Portland 1 (Thompson 31) Vancouver 1 (Klein 89). July 15 Minnesota 1 (Alberts 79) Montreal 1 (Biello 11). Rochester 1 (Martinez 61) Seattle 1 (Somoza 43). Puerto Rico 2 (Zuleta 23, pen. 84) Atlanta 4 (Dawkins 30, 90, Brooks 56, Rios 88). July 16 Toronto 2 (Gbeke 21, Belotte 81) […]

MLS SUMMARIES (July 15-16) July 15 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 3 San Jose 0. Goals: Gomez (Carroll) 25, Moreno (Gros, Kovalenko) 50, Gomez (Moreno, Adu) 70. D.C. United – Rimando, Prideaux, Boswell, Wilson, Carroll, Kovalenko, Gros (Guppy, 83), Simms, Gomez (Walker, 73), Adu, Moreno (Kuykendall, 81). San Jose – Onstad, Gray, Robinson, Califf, Barrett, […]

MLS STATISTICS (through July 16) STANDINGS Eastern Conference Team W-L-T PTS Chicago 11-6-3 36 New England 10-2-5 35 Kansas City 7-4-7 28 Metrostars 6-4-7 25 D.C. United 7-6-4 25 Columbus 4-10-3 15 Western Conference Team W-L-T PTS FC Dallas 10-3-4 34 San Jose 7-4-7 28 Los Angeles 8-6-4 28 Colorado 5-10-3 18 Real Salt Lake […]

July 16 in Foxboro, Mass. USA 3 Jamaica 1. Goals: Wolff 6, Beasley 42, 83; Fuller 88. USA — Keller, Conrad, Onyewu, Vanney; Cherundolo (Olsen, 25), Mastroeni, OÆBrien, Donovan, Ralston (Quaranta, 84), Wolff (Armas, 80), Beasley Jamaica — Ricketts, Stewart, Marshall, Taylor, Sawyers (Ralph, 60), Stephenson, Scarlett, Williams, Hue (Reid, 78), Fuller, Shelton (Johnson, 69). […]

The United States moved into the semifinals of the Gold Cup for the seventh time in eight tournaments thanks to a 3-1 win over Jamaica Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. DaMarcus Beasley led the Americans two goals and an assist on Josh Wolff's opening goal to pave the way to victory in front […]

Winners: SAO PAULO beat fellow Brazilian club Atletico Paranaense, 4-0, in the Libertadores Cup final second leg for a 5-1 aggregate win. It marks the third time Sao Paulo has won South America's most prestigious club competition, following wins in 1992 and 1993. Amoroso, Fabao, Luizao and Diego Tardelli scored Sao Paulo's goals. Seven reserves […]

Striker Bill Dworsky of Huntsville, Ala., who plays his club ball for the Dallas Texans Red, earned the Golden Boot best player award at adidas ESP 2005, the annual scouting and player development event that features more than 100 of the nation's top high-school age players. Dworksy, who is entering his senior year of high […]