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BY RIDGE MAHONEY, senior editor Forward Eric Wynalda has left the Galaxy and intends to play for the A-League Charleston Battery. “We’ve agreed to terms and we just have a few personal things to work out,” Wynalda said Monday of his negotiations with the Battery. “I told [President] Nigel Cooper and [Coach] Chris Ramsey I […]

The U.S. U-20s beat Mexican lower division team Gallos de Jalisco, 2-1, on goals Knox Cameron (University of Michigan) and Ed Johnson (Dallas Burn) on Monday. The Thomas Rongen-coached Americans, whose first training camp was in January in Southern California and whose ultimate goal is to qualify for the 2003 World Youth Championship, have two […]

Frugality. MLS's word of the year. As D.C. United coach Ray Hudson said, ''We need every red cent, and by the time the season starts, we'll be cutting those red cents in half.'' MLS Commissioner Don Garber, talking recently to SA Senior Editor Will Kuhns*, repeatedly referred to the tight-fisted approach. On contraction: ''Economics. It's […]

The U.S. U-17 national team beat Uruguay, 3-0, to take fifth place at the Mundialito Joao Havelange in Campos, Brazil. Corey Ashe, John DiRaimondo and Guillermo Gonzalez scored for the USA. DiRaimondo and Gonzalez each scored twice in 5-1 win over Panama. Gonzalez was named to the all-tournament team. Uruguay had players ejected in the […]

Earnie Stewart and Conor Casey each scored goals for their clubs in a positive weekend for several Americans in Europe. Stewart’s impressive solo effort was the difference in a crucial road victory for NAC Breda. Also in Holland, John O’Brien continues to be a staple in midfield for first-place Ajax. In Germany, Casey took a […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH, senior editor North Carolina, Virginia and UCLA are the big winners in the college women’s recruiting wars this year, but their chief rivals are getting stronger, too. A great majority of the best seniors in the country — the U.S. U-19s, Parade and NSCAA All-Americans, ODP national-teamers — are heading to the […]

After the USA beat Ecuador, 1-0, on Sunday in Birmingham, Ala., Coach Bruce Arena, scorer Eddie Lewis, forward Brian McBride and goalkeeper Tim Howard met the press: U.S. coach BRUCE ARENA: “What I enjoyed the most out of this game today was that it was not a friendly type of game. Ecuador came out and […]

A goal in the 21st minute by Eddie Lewis gave the USA a 1-0 win over Ecuador on Sunday in front of 24,133 fans at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala. The friendly marked the USAGs eighth game in 2002 in preparation for this summerGs World Cup. It has outscored its opponents, 14-2, in those games […]

Shannon MacMillan was a one-woman show for the Unites States, scoring a hat trick to lead it past Denmark, 3-2, in the fifth-place game at the Algarve Cup. MacMillan, who notched her second career hat trick, scored seven of the eight U.S. goals in the tournament, upping her 2002 total to 10 and her career […]

D.C. United lost the first-leg of its FC Champions Cup round-of-16 series with Comunicaciones, 4-0, in Guatemala City. First-half ejections of Richie Williams and Ryan Nelsen left D.C. United playing two-men down for 55 minutes, during which Comunicaciones scored all its goals, three coming from Honduran international Milton Nunez and one from Uruguayan striker Oscar […]

The following are the results of SoccerAmerica.com’s February Poll in which 2,552 fans picked their ideal starting lineup (4-4-2 formation) for the World Cup. Log in to SoccerAmerica.com and make your MLS predictions in the March Poll. GOALKEEPERS (1) Kasey Keller 1,584, Brad Friedel 779,Zach Thornton 53, Tony Meola 50, Tim Howard 27, Nick Rimando […]

Key: ABC= ABC telecast ESPN2=ESPN2 telecast Note: All times are Eastern and subject to change. Saturday, March 23 D.C. United at Los Angeles 10 pm Chicago at Columbus 4 pm ABC New England at MetroStars 7:30 pm Colorado at Kansas City 8 pm San Jose at Dallas 8:30 pm Wednesday, March 27 Columbus at MetroStars […]

In parentheses are 2001 teams. Key: SI=senior international; TI=transitional international; YI=youth international; P-40=Project-40. Chicago

After weeks of negotiations, D.C. United has finally signed Milton Reyes, the Honduran national teamGs attack-minded right back. Reyes, 27, who played against the USA in both of its World Cup qualifying meetings with Honduras in 2001, is married to a U.S. citizen and has a green card. He does not count against the three […]

Algarve Cup Scoreboard GROUP A March 1 Germany 3 Denmark 0 China 4 Finland 1 March 3 Denmark 2 Finland 0 China 4 Germany 2 March 5 China 1 Denmark 0 Germany 2 Finland 0 GP W T L GF GA P China 3 3 0 0 9 3 9 Germany 3 2 0 1 […]

With Brad Friedel in goal, Blackburn beat seventh-place Aston Villa, 3-0, for a win crucial toward avoiding relegation. Blackburn remains in the relegation zone, but has a game in hand on 17th place Bolton, which lost to Sunderland, 1-0, also on Tuesday. U.S. midfielder Claudio Reyna was sidelined for Sunderland with a hamstring injury.

Ecuador will be at almost full strength for its match with the United States March 10 in Birmingham, Ala. Hernan Dario Gomez is bringing a stronger team than played at the Gold Cup in January. The only players expected to be out are defenders Ivan Hurtado (Tigres/MEX) and Ulises De la Cruz (Hearts/SCO), midfielder Alex […]

BY RIDGE MAHONEY, Senior Editor By blanking Honduras 4-0 March 2 Kasey Keller ran his record with the United States this year to 5-0-1 (W-L-T). Counted as a tie is the 0-0 draw with Canada in the Gold Cup semifinal that the U.S. won 4-2 on penalties. Assessing goalkeepers Keller and Brad Friedel by their […]

Here’s a list of the non-roster players who are getting a chance to make WUSA rosters during spring training. In parentheses is their college unless otherwise noted. Atlanta Beat — M/F Beth Burgess (James Madison), M Amanda Cromwell (Washington Freedom), G Leila Duren (San Diego), M/F Lana McHugh (Berry College), M Sara Reading (BYU), D […]

On the difference in the game: “We scored a great goal [MacMillian’s first goal in the 14th minute], then two minutes later we get another great chance, and it gets cleared off the goal line. It comes down to not finishing chances early on, and then we give up a penalty kick [LaKeysia Beene foul […]

GROUP A March 1 Germany 3 Denmark 0 China 4 Finland 1 March 3 Denmark 2 Finland 0 China 4 Germany 2 March 5 China 1 Denmark 0 Germany 2 Finland 0 GP W T L GF GA P China 3 3 0 0 9 3 9 Germany 3 2 0 1 7 4 6 […]

The U.S. women’s national team lost to archrival Norway, 3-2 and will play Denmark for fifth place at the Algarve Cup after finishing third in Group B. Group A winner China will play Norway for the title, and Sweden will play Germany for third place. Shannon MacMillan scored both goals for the Americans, one in […]

The United Sports Foundation in Pennsylvania provides opportunities to young hopefuls from six East Coast states. In recent years, soccer leaders have recognized and addressed flaws in the way top young American players are identified. Regional and state administrators, following Steve Sampson’s Southern California lead, are reaching out to overlooked groups, including minorities and players […]

The Dallas Burn acquired Jamaican midfielder Winston Griffiths. He was delivered via MLS lottery and, as a ptransitional international,S and will not count as one of the Burn’s international players. Griffiths, 23, has played for Jamaica at the U-20, U-23 and senior level. He spent last season with the Connecticut Wolves of the A-League, ranking […]

One of the unfamiliar faces on the Mexico Gold Cup roster refined his game at the high school and college level in California. “I was spending my [Christmas] vacation with my family,” said Carlos Ochoa (left) of his Gold Cup invitation. “I was surprised. They called me and told me I was selected, and I […]