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MLS announced the four teams that will participate in this year’s U.S. Open Cup today. Dallas, Kansas City, Los Angeles, and Tampa Bay will square off against three A-League clubs and one USISL team in the quarterfinals. Pairings have not been announced yet, but matches and sites should be determined in the next two weeks. […]

MLS has fined New England goalkeeper Jim St. Andre and Columbus forward Pete Marino for unsportsmanlike conduct in recent games, the league announced today. St. Andre was docked $500 for his “professional foul” on MetroStars midfielder Roberto Donadoni during New England’s shootout victory on Saturday. Donadoni had beaten the keeper, but St. Andre deliberately pulled […]

Standings Eastern GP W L P GF GA Tampa Bay 21 13 8 39 45 34 D.C. United 22 9 13 25 40 41 MetroStars 21 10 11 24 27 29 New England 21 11 10 21 28 33 Columbus 23 7 16 15 40 53 Shootout records: New England 6-2, MetroStars 3-1, Columbus 3-5, […]

August 4 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 2 Kansas City 4. Goals: Diaz Arce (pen.) 32, Gori (Maessner, Sanneh) 47; Chung (Takawira) 16, Chung (Takawira) 59, Takawira (Johnston) 66, Takawira 78. D.C. United — Simpson, Peay, Pope, Imler, Agoos, Williams, Medved, Maessner, Etcheverry, Sanneh, Diaz Arce. Subs: Gori for Pope in 46th minute, Harkes for […]

Standings Team GP W L GF GA P Montreal 18 15 3 32 12 39 Colorado 17 9 8 35 23 25 Seattle 18 9 9 19 19 21 Vancouver 17 9 8 21 25 21 New York 15 7 8 18 17 17 Rochester 14 6 8 18 24 16 Atlanta 15 2 13 […]

August 4 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 2 Kansas City 4. Goals: Diaz Arce (pen.) 32, Gori (Maessner) 49; Chung (Takawira) 16, Chung 60, Takawira 65, Takawira 78. D.C. United — Simpson, Peay, Imler, Pope, Agoos, Williams, Medved, Maessner, Etcheverry, Sanneh, Diaz Arce. Subs: Gori for Pope, Harkes for Medved, Rammel for Diaz Arce. Kansas […]

August 3 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 2 MetroStars 1 (New England wins shootout 3-2). Goals: Moore (DeBrito, Naveda) 42; Donadoni 54. New England — St. Andre, Fraser, Lalas, Okaroh, Wylie, Woodring, Sawatzky, DeBrito, Naveda, Moore, Keegan. Subs: Aunger for Woodring in 75th minute, Tardieu for Keegan in 75th. MetroStars — Meola, Harty, Caricola, Zaun, […]

Argentina and Nigeria remain tied 1-1 at halftime of the men’s gold-medal match in Athens, Ga. Play has been even, with both teams creating good opportunities. Nigeria bounced back right away after conceding the second-minute goal to Claudio Lopez, and as the half drew to a close, the Argentine defense appeared to be a bit […]

August 3 in Athens, Ga. Nigeria 3 Argentina 2. Goals: C. Babayaro 28, Amokachi 74, Amunike 89; C. Lopez 2, Crespo (pen.) 50. Nigeria — Dosu, C. Babayaro, West, Ukechukwu, Obaraku (Oruma, 61), Oliseh, Ikpeba (Amunike, 72), Okocha (Lawal, 59), Babangida, Kanu, Amokachi. Argentina — Cavallero, Zanetti, Ayala, Sensini, Chamot, Almeyda, C. Lopez, Bassedas, Ortega, […]

Kansas City at D.C. United Location: RFK Stadium. Kickoff (ET): 3:00 p.m.(ET). Television: Univision. Satellite: Spacenet 3, Tr. 5. Series History: June 20 at Arrowhead Stadium — Richie Williams was ejected for a handball in the box early in the match, and undermanned D.C. was no match for the Wiz, who romped 5-1; July 31 […]

C. Celestine Babayaro scored for Nigeria in the 27th minute to tie the game at one apiece. Nwankwo Kanu received a short corner from Obaraku, and lofted a cross to the far post that Babayaro nailed with a leaping header from eight yards. The shot bounced off the inside of the far post and into […]

Claudio Lopez scored in the 2nd minute to put Argentina ahead 1-0 in the gold-medal match. Ariel Ortega fed Hernan Crespo on the right wing, and Crespo made a long run towards the end line, where he hit an excellent cross into the box to the far post. Lopez knocked a sensational header into the […]

Emmanuel Amunike scored in the 89th minute to give Nigeria a 3-2 lead over Argentina. Nigeria received a free kick about 20 yards out on the left side of the area after Amunike was fouled by Zanetti. Wilson Oruma took the kick and hit a low cross towards the penalty spot, where Amunike was all […]

Hernan Crespo scored on a penalty kick in the 50th minute to give Argentina a 2-1 lead. The kick was awarded after Nigeria’s Taribo West pulled down Ariel Ortega in the box. Crespo struck a perfectly placed shot into the upper right corner, and although Dosu guessed the correct way, he had no chance. Crespo […]

Daniel Amokachi equalized for Nigeria in the 74th minute. C. Celestine Babayaro took a throw-in at the Argentine end of the field. Nwankwo Kanu, ten yards out along the left edge of the box, headed the ball backwards to Sunday Oliseh, who whiffed an attempted strike from just behind the penalty spot. The ball rolled […]

Men’s Leading Scorers 1. Crespo (Argentina), Bebeto (Brazil) 6 goals. 3. Ronaldinho (Brazil) 5. 4. Branca (Italy) 4. 5. Kanu (Nigeria), Flavio Conceicao (Brazil), Maurice (France) 3. 8. Ortega (Argentina), C. Lopez (Argentina), Maisonneuve (USA), Afonso Martins (Portugal), Sabah (Ghana), Oscar (Spain), Raul (Spain), Vidmar (Australia), Okocha (Nigeria), Maezano (Japan), Madar (Hungary) 2. 19. G. […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the men’s gold-medal match at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. Argentina — Cavallero, Zanetti, Ayala, Sensini, Chamot, Almeyda, C. Lopez, Bassedas, Ortega, Crespo, Morales. Nigeria — Dosu, C. Babayaro, West, Ukechukwu, Obaraku, Oliseh, Ikpeba, Okocha, Babangida, Kanu, Amokachi.

Brazil continues to lead Portugal 2-0 at halftime of the men’s bronze-medal match. The Brazilians came out very strong in the first half, and although they slowed down a bit after scoring their goals, they’ve still been in control of the match. As the half progressed, Portugal began tackling harder and playing more emphatically. Brazil’s […]

Timo Liekoski has resigned from his duties as head coach of the Columbus Crew, the team announced today. Tom Fitzgereald, the team’s assistant coach, will take over on an interim basis. “We are an organization committed to excellence in all areas,” said Crew GM Jamey Rootes. “We thought we needed to make a change at […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the Brazil-Portugal bronze-medal match at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. Brazil — Dida, Ze Maria, Aldair, Ronaldo Guira, Roberto Carlos, Flavio Conceicao, Amaral, Juninho, Ze Elias, Bebeto, Ronaldinho. Portugal — Paulo Costinha, Rui Bento, Peixe, Nuno Capucho, Nuno Afonso, Videgal, Calado, Kenedy, Domingues, Dani, Paulo […]

August 2 in Athens, Ga. Brazil 5 Portugal 0. Goals: Ronaldinho 5, Flavio Conceicao 10, Bebeto 47, Bebeto (pen.) 54, Bebeto 75. Brazil — Dida, Ze Maria, Aldair (Narciso, 81), Ronaldo Guira, Roberto Carlos, Flavio Conceicao, Amaral (Marcelinho Paulista, 85), Juninho, Ze Elias, Bebeto, Ronaldinho (Luizao, 79). Portugal — Paulo Costinha, Rui Bento, Peixe (Rui […]

Brazilian keeper Dida saved a penalty from Portugal’s Jose Calado in the 61st minute. Calado had been fouled in the box by Ze Maria, when the Brazilian defender pushed him in the back during an attempted header. Dida dove to his lower left and knocked the spot-kick against the post and to safety. Brazil’s Flavio […]

Ronaldinho scored in the 5th minute to give Brazil a 1-0 lead over Portugal. Juninho split the defense with a fine, low pass from midfield, and Ronaldinho ran onto it near the edge of the box. He fired a blast from 16 yards that handcuffed Paulo Costinha, who was leaning the wrong way.

Bebeto scored on a penalty kick in the 54th minute to give Brazil a 4-0 lead. Calado of Portugal was whistled for pulling Ronaldinho’s shirt inside the box. (It was not a breakaway situation — Ronaldinho was on the wing.) Bebeto stepped up, and drove the ball into the lower left corner, beating the hapless […]

Bebeto scored a brilliant goal in the 47th minute to put Brazil ahead 3-0. He beat Rui Bento to the right edge of the penalty area, continued into the box, veering slightly to his left, and hit a low, left-footed shot from eleven yards that nutmegged Paulo Costinha and went into the net.