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“It had to be you, of all people,” Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster told Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who scored on Foster with a 95-yard free kick in last Saturday’s 3-1 Spurs victory. Foster is challenging Robinson for the starting keeper position on the English national team. “I think I might have to mention it […]

Univision’s prime-time coverage of Mexico’s SuperClásico between Club America of Mexico City and Guadalajara Sunday in Mexico City drew 4.3 million viewers ages 2 and over, making it the largest audience for a club soccer game on American television in the past 13 years. The viewership of the America-Chivas game surpassed the U.S. viewership of […]

Brazilian great Romario goes for his 1,000th career goal when Vasco da Gama plays at Gama in the capital Brasilia on Wednesday in a Copa Brasil game. According to Vasco da Gama, Romario enters the game with 998 goals, though many came early in his career at the youth level or others more recently in […]

Qualifying for the 2008 European Championship in Austria and Switzerland continues with games Saturday and next Wednesday, the first of five double dates in 2007. Here’s a look at Groups 1-3. GROUP 1. Portugal, currently tied for fourth place in Group 1, faces two critical Euro 2008 qualifiers in the next week. The Euro 2004 […]

(Soccer America begins its countdown to the 2007 MLS season, which starts on April 7 with a look at the Colorado Rapids. The Rapids open with a nationally televised game against D.C. United, the first played at their Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.) By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor Soccer America The next MLS team to play […]

I would walk back from the United States to play for England again. I am sure if I am doing well over there, it will not go unnoticed. I will always be available to play for my country if I am needed.” — David Beckham (ITV)

As expected, Toronto FC will welcome legendary rock band Genesis to BMO Field in early September. Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford will be accompanied by longtime sidemen Chester Thompson and Daryl Stuermer. The team also confirmed that season-ticket sales have been stopped at 14,000, and it will soon begin selling mini packages of […]

Man U and Chelsea won their quarterfinal replays to advance to the FA Cup semifinals. Chelsea downed Tottenham Hotspur, 2-1, thanks to long-range shots from Andriy Shevchenko and Shaun Wright-Phillips. Chelsea will face Blackburn. Cristiano Ronaldo drew a penalty kick and converted it himself for Manchester United’s goal in a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough. Man […]

By Ridge Mahoney There will be pressure on Chad Barrett this season to score goals for the Fire, which lost Andy Herron (Crew) and Nate Jaqua (Galaxy) during the offseason. They ranked first and second, respectively, on the team in goalscoring last year with nine and eight goals. Barrett notched five goals in 2006, his […]

“I hope that people remember me, not only for the accomplishments that I’ve had, but also how I’ve conducted myself on and off the field. I want to pass the legacy that I have created of supporting the game of soccer as well as being an advocate of the game onto younger players who come […]

The U.S. under-20 national team will conduct its first camp since qualifying for this summer’s U-20 World Cup in Canada when it trains in Frisco, Texas, from March 22-29. U-20 head coach Thomas Rongen has invited 16 players in for the camp. Nine players play in Major League Soccer, two play professionally in Europe, four […]