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Boston earned its first point at home and moved to a 2-3-3 record (9 points) by tying Atlanta, 1-1, on June 6. The Breakers remain in fifth place, while Atlanta jumps over New York into sole possession of third place with a 3-1-4 record (13 points). Boston had lost its previous three home games at […]

The U.S. under-18 team is in Portugal competing in the Torneo Internacional de Futbol Cidade de Lisboa after finishing fourth at the Essent Eurovoetbal June 1-4 in the Netherlands. The Americans went 3-1-3 in Holland, beating PSV, Benfica and Feyenoord in group play before falling, 1-0, to FC Twente in the semifinals. Feyenoord won the […]

The United StatesÆ run of futility against Ecuador continued June 7 in Columbus with a 0-0 tie. The Americans have not beaten Ecuador in their eight meetings, which date back to 1984. Ecuador has won four and tied four. The friendly game served as a warmup for the USAÆs three World Cup qualifiers in the […]

Prediction Here is Soccer America Associate Editor Dean Caparaz’s prediction for the June 7 game: Carolina 3 New York 2 Preview (all times ET) Thursday, June 7 – (7:30 pm) – New York (3-1-3, tied for 3rd place, 12 pts) at Carolina (2-4-1, tied for 6th place, 7 pts) (New York Metro Channel, CNN/SI regional). […]

Despite the return of suspended stars Carlos Valderrama and Mamadou Diallo, the Tampa Bay Mutiny dropped its fifth straight game of the season, falling to Dallas, 1-0, at home. Dallas ended a two-game losing streak, bouncing back from a 6-2 drubbing at the hands of the Miami Fusion last Saturday. “The loss to Miami served […]

RESULTS Group 1 June 6 in Basel Switzerland 0 Slovenia 1 (Cinirogic 83). June 6 in Luxembourg City Luxembourg 1 (Schneider 48) Russia 2 (Alenichev 16, Semak 76). June 6 in Toftir Faeroe Islands 0 Yugoslavia 6 (D.Stankovic 20, 55, Kezman 29, 87, 90, Milosevic 68). Group 2 June 6 in Tallinn Estonia 0 Ireland […]

MLS Conference Call Guests: D.C. United midfielder – Bobby Convey Chicago midfielder – DaMarcus Beasley U.S. Under-20 Head Coach – Wolfgang Suhnholz MLS Deputy Commissioner – Ivan Gazidis Ivan Gazidis’ Opening Comments “I congratulate both DaMarcus and Bobby on making this team. I think they are going to make significant contributions. I really believe that […]

Clint Mathis injured his right knee during training with the U.S. national team on Tuesday afternoon, prompting Coach Bruce Arena to call in Miami midfielder Pablo Mastroeni for Thursday’s international friendly against Ecuador. According the Associated Press, Mathis went down with five minutes left in the second training session of the day and yelled, “My […]

Two-time reigning European Champion Germany, 1999 Women’s World Cup runner-up China and three-time Women’s World Cup participant Japan will be the USA’s competition in the 2001 NIKE U.S. Women’s Cup, as four of the top teams in the world clash in the six-game tournament to be contested at four venues in the Midwest. All three […]

Jorge Campos and Luis Hernandez were among the players recalled for Mexico’s World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Honduras. Mexican head coach Enrique Meza was given a vote of confidence despite his team’s poor performances, including four straight losses on its recent tour to England and South Korea. Mexico Roster: Goalkeepers — Oswaldo Sanchez […]

The following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 10 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED – OUT: M Ben Olsen (ankle surgery-R & L); PROBABLE: F Jaime Moreno (knee surgery-R), M Marco Etcheverry (great toe sprain-L), M Bobby Convey (ankle strain-L) METROSTARS – IR: D Daniel Hernandez (fractured knee […]

Duke women’s coach Bill Hempen, who started the Blue Devils’ program in 1988, has resigned to accept the head coaching position at the University of Colorado. The resignation is effective immediately. “Bill Hempen started the women’s soccer program at Duke and has been an integral part of the growth of the program,” said Duke Director […]

Charlie Slagle, who helped build the men’s college final four into a popular event in the early ’90s, is leaving Davidson College, where he has been the head coach for 21 years, to become the chief operating officer of the Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) in Raleigh, N.C. The CASL is one of the most […]

Prediction Here is Soccer America Associate Editor Dean Caparaz’s prediction for the June 6 game: Atlanta 2 Boston 1 Preview (all times ET) Wednesday, June 6 – (7:30 pm) – Atlanta (3-1-3, tied for 3rd place, 12 pts) at Boston (2-3-2, 5th place, 8 pts) (AT&T 3). Season series: Atlanta leads 1-0; All-time regular-season series: […]

The following are the results of the socceramerica.com poll in which 1,552 fans picked how MLS and the WUSA will fare against each other. Who will average more fans at RFK Stadium? D.C. United 1262 (81.3 percent) Washington Freedom 275 (17.7 percent) Who will score more goals this season? Landon Donovan 558 (36.0 percent) Mia […]

Bay Area midfielder Brandi Chastain lost her appeal of her fourth yellow card, which means the league has suspended the U.S. World Cup champion for the CyberRays match at New York on Sunday, June 10. Coach Ian Sawyers could replace Chastain with Ann Cook, Carey Dorn, Theresa Wagner or Kim Clark. All can play in […]

EASTERN DIVISION Record (Points)/Place D.C. United 3-6-0 (9 points)/4th D.C. United is in the midst of a four-game losing streak and finished the month of May with a 1-4-0 record … On Saturday in Dallas, D.C. will be looking for its first road win of the season … Rookie forward Santino Quaranta will rejoin United […]

The following is a summary of NCAA Division I women’s head coaching changes during the 2000-2001 offseason: Key: recent moves in bold. School Old Coach New Coach Arizona State Terri Patraw Ray Leone Arkansas-Little Rock Chris Pratt Greg Hess Cal Riverside new program Veronica O’Brien Cal State Fullerton Al Mistri Ali Khosroshahin Canisius Carlos Obiano […]

Prediction Here is Soccer America Associate Editor Poul SwainÆs prediction for the game on June 6: Tampa Bay 4 Dallas 3 Preview (all times ET) Wednesday, June 6 (7:00 p.m.) – Dallas Burn at Tampa Bay Mutiny (FOX Sports Southwest) Season series: Tampa Bay leads 1-0 (Tampa Bay leads 4-2 in aggregate goals); All-time regular […]

D.C. United made sweeping personnel changes in the offseason and is banking on young talent for a turnaround after last yearÆs dismal year. Mark Lisi, a college draft pick out of Clemson, stepped straight into the starting lineup and is an early Rookie of the Year candidate. Get to know the 23-year-old in this segment […]

School Old Coach New Coach Appalachian State Aidan Heaney Dave Golan Butler Todd Bramble Joe Sochacki Cincinnati Jeff Cook Hylton Dayes Creighton Brett Simon Bob Warming Dartmouth Fran O’Leary Jeff Cook Davidson Charlie Slagle TBA George Mason Gordon Bradley Fran O’Leary Lafayette Tim Lenahan Dennis Bohn Liberty Bill Bell Jeff Alder Manhattan Danny Lazo Billy […]

U.S. under-20 coach Wolfgang Suhnholz has announced the 18-man roster that will represent the United States in the XIth FIFA World Youth Championships in Argentina. The final roster includes five professional players, two members of the 2000 U.S. Olympic team and three players who have made an appearance with the senior national team. The U.S. […]

It was a big weekend for away teams, which won four games and tied two in MLS action. The MetroStars couldnÆt have been happy with their point, however, as a 90th-minute Cate penalty kick robbed them of a win at New England on June 3. June 2 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 1 Chicago 2. […]

The following is Soccer America’s MLS Team of the Week from games played May 30, June 1 & 2. GOALKEEPER Tim Howard (2) MetroStars DEFENDERS Pablo Mastroeni (4) Miami Steve Trittschuh (1) Tampa Bay Peter Vermes (1) Kansas City MIDFIELDERS Francisco Gomez (1) Kansas City Manny Lagos (3) San Jose Steve Ralston (1) Tampa Bay […]

Group A Results June 3 in in Ulsan France 4 (Wiltord 8, Carriere 62, 83, Pires 71) Mexico 0. June 3 in Suwon South Korea 1 (Hwang Sun Hong 25) Australia 0. June 1 in Taegu Australia 1 (Zane 59) France 0. June 1 in Ulsan South Korea 2 (Hwang Sun Hong 57, Yoo Sang […]