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Youngster enjoys competition with Brandi Chastain, the Bronco assistant, on the left side Nineteen-year-old defender Danielle Slaton is living up to her billing as one of the best young players in the United States. After shining at the club level, with the U.S. under-21 team and now Santa Clara University, Slaton has played well for […]

Charleston Battery 0 D.C. United 4 DC – Moreno 62 DC – Diaz Arce 67 DC – Diaz Arce 78 DC – Diaz Arce 84 Raul Diaz Arce’s hat trick led D.C. United to a 4-0 victory over the Charleston Battery at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. It was sweet revenge for D.C. as […]

Draw can’t get much tougher: Norway and China to open up in Melbourne FIFA didn’t make it easy for the defending Olympic champions. Thanks in part to the Olympic tradition of seeding the home team, in this case Australia, the United States women will play in the Group of Death. Three of the four World […]

U.S. women’s national team coach April Heinrichs made just two changes to her Pacific Cup roster for the upcoming Women’s Gold Cup. She replaced goalkeeper Jenni Branam and midfielder Aly Wagner with World Cup starter Briana Scurry and forward Susan Bush. U.S. Soccer also announced the last venue on the Nike Road to Glory, which […]

Soccer America Magazine’s MLS Team of the Week from games played June 7-11. GOALKEEPER Tony Meola (3) Kansas City DEFENDERS Mike Clark (1) Columbus Chris Martinez (1) Colorado Mauricio Wright (3) New England MIDFIELDERS Lazo Alavanja (1) Dallas Leonel Alvarez (1) New England Josh Keller (1) Tampa Bay Manny Lagos (1) Tampa Bay Carlos Valderrama […]

Injury to starting right back Steve Cherundolo has thrown overage considerations into disarray It’s been 76 years since a U.S. men’s soccer team has advanced even one round in an Olympic tournament, and that wasn’t anything to write home about: a 1-0 win over Estonia in the preliminary round of the soccer competition at the […]

FIRST LEG June 11 in St. John’s Antigua & Barbuda 0 Guatemala 1. Goal: G.Ramirez 32. Antigua & Barbuda — Spencer, Tittle, Edwards, Gregory, Clark, Cristian, Simon, Dublin, Frederick, Bleau, Isaac. Guatemala — Estrada, G.Ruano, Miranda, Swisher, Cabrera, Perez, Benitez, G.Ramirez, Funes, Meda (Pezzarossi), Ruiz. Att.: 2,000. SECOND LEG June 11 in Winnipeg Canada 0 […]

Players hail Wright’s talent but agree his move was necessary to put San Jose on track In the first half of its first game since its trade of Mauricio Wright, San Jose received a stark reminder of its haunting history on the player market. Paul Bravo scored twice for Colorado, giving him nine goals in […]

Colorado Rapids at Richmond Kickers (June 14 – 7 p.m. (ET) – University of Richmond City Stadium) The Richmond Kickers are an A-League team that like most others is made up of many former MLS players, including former Rapids Scott Cannon and Josh McKay. Those players will certainly be out to prove that they still […]

Gary Mack General Manager Stanislaus United Cruisers (vs. San Jose Earthquakes) “We’re going to enjoy this. Win or lose, we got the Earthquakes to come to Modesto. What we’re hoping this will do is bring us a couple of thousand people who don’t usually watch us. “And maybe a third of them will come back. […]

Shannon MacMillan’s 79th-minute penalty kick was the difference as the world champions beat host Australia, 1-0, on June 11 and won the inaugural Pacific Cup. The match was played in cold, windy conditions at Breakers Stadium in Newcastle, Australia. China defeated New Zealand, 6-0, and Canada beat Japan, 5-1, on June 10. The United States […]

Like all major soccer tournaments these days, Euro 2000 will struggle to live up to its hype. There’s such buildup to events like the World Cup, European Championship and Copa America that it’s hard to imagine the games ever meeting the expectations of the media and fans. It’s a particular problem for the European Championship, […]

Jeff Agoos remembers his first two appearances for the United States as a unit primarily because they came during the same trip to Guatemala in 1988, but also because he scored his first international goal in the second match. “It wasn’t a pretty goal, I can tell you that,” said Agoos, who was 20 at […]

A 3-0 victory over Mexico XI — a team comprised mainly of UNAM Pumas players — earned the USA the U.S. Cup 2000 title. The victory over the young Mexicans, after a 4-0 win against South Africa and a 1-1 tie with Ireland, gave the USA an insurmountable 7 points in the four-team tournament. Against […]

Here are the results of the socceramerica.com May poll, in which 866 online fans predicted the Euro 2000 champion. 1. Netherlands: 36.1% of votes 2. Spain: 17.7% 3. England 12.6% 4. Italy 7.6% 5. Czech Republic 6.5% 6. France 6.0% 7. Germany 3.8% 8. Portugal 2.5% 9. Romania 1.3% 10.Norway 1.3% 11.Belgium 1.2% 12.Yugoslavia 1.0% […]

Group A June 12 in Liege (noon ET) Germany Romania June 12 in Eindhoven (2:45 pm ET) Portugal England June 17 in Arnhem (2:45 pm ET) Romania Portugal June 17 in Charleroi (2:45 pm ET) England Germany June 20 in Rotterdam (2:45 pm ET) Portugal Germany June 20 in Charleroi (2:45 pm ET) England Romania […]

Spain and Yugoslavia, huge disappointments two years ago at the World Cup in France, too often flatter to deceive, but both enter Euro 2000 with winning the title their aim. The Spaniards appear to be serious contenders. Both face a battle from the pesky Norwegians for quarterfinal berths. And Slovenia? It’s along for the ride. […]

The weakest of the first-round groups offers everyone a shot at the quarterfinals, but probably nothing beyond. It ought to be Italy’s to win, but it’s not, and Belgium clearly isn’t the host with the most. That leaves the utilitarian Swedes and the Turks. Is either capable of a surprise? Belgium Only so many advantages […]

Everyone’s a former champion in Euro 2000’s toughest group, and at least a couple of the combatants appear to be good bets this time around. There’s France, the reigning world champion. There’s the Netherlands, the powerful host. There’s ’96 finalist Czech Republic, perfect during qualifying. The Danes, surprising champs in ’92, appear overmatched. Netherlands Dutch […]

The current MLS campaign hasn’t lacked for drama. San Jose’s 4-2 win over Colorado, reversing a 2-0 deficit with the last three goals in the final five minutes, was only the latest in a series of improbable comebacks. A week earlier, Chicago rallied to beat Dallas, 4-3, erasing a 3-1 deficit on a pair of […]

Pay-per-view will be the only way to watch the European Championship live in the United States. For a fee, home viewers can watch all or parts of the tournament through DirecTV, DISH Network, iNDemand, TVN and selected cable operators. Those outlets will carry Euro 2000 thanks to Setanta Sport, which holds the exclusive rights to […]

Fading giants and a couple “golden” generations that, to one extent or another, haven’t paid off will try to survive what might be Euro 2000’s most balanced group. Nobody wants to count out Germany or England, even if they should, and Portugal’s quest for redemption may reach further than Romania’s. Germany Trouble ahead, trouble behind […]

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Friday, June 9 — Tampa Bay Mutiny at MetroStars 7:30 p.m. (MSG) Season series: MetroStars lead 1-0 (Metros lead 3-2 in aggregate goals); All-time regular season series: Tampa Bay leads 10-7 (Mutiny leads 32-22 in aggregate goals). Key players out: Tampa Bay: M Steve Ralston (U.S. Cup); MetroStars: D Lothar MatthSus (Euro 2000 w/Germany). Referee: […]

The United States women’s 4-1 win over Japan was no surprise. But China’s penalty kick loss to Canada was. The two results give April Heinrichs’ team a chance to win the Pacific Cup title in Australia. The U.S. women overcame a slow start and got goals from four different players to earn a workman-like win […]