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Chicago’s Eclipse Select won four girls titles at U.S. Youth Soccer’s Region II championships on Tuesday. The Michigan Wolves and Chicago Magic both won two boys titles. For the results and goalscorers of all Region II finals: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137364

USL-1 clubs Minnesota and Miami FC fell to the PDL’s Des Moines Menace and USASA’s Dallas Roma, respectively, Wednesday night in the second round of the U.S. Open Cup. Dallas Roma beat Miami, 1-0, on John Waters‘ penalty kick converted after 1994 Brazilian World Cup champion Zinho was called for handball in the penalty area. The […]

Chinese fans win the award for World Cup fanaticism. China didn’t qualify for the 2006 World Cup, but that doesn’t mean locals are ignoring the tournament. The viewing audience in China for the England-Paraguay match on the second day of the tournament was 62.9 million people — larger than the populations of England and Paraguay combined. […]

Clint Dempsey played his first MLS game since returning from the World Cup, where he starred for the USA, and he set up Taylor Twellman for the lone goal as New England beat Western Conference leader FC Dallas, 1-0. Also playing for the Revs was Avery John, who started for Trinidad & Tobago at the […]

“I’m sure [U.S. Soccer president] Sunil [Gulati] will be very introspective. He’ll examine everything, not just the national team. It’s the whole development process. MLS has some serious soul-searching to do. This old business that our stars should stay at home is totally ridiculous.” — United Soccer Leagues president Francisco Marcos on American soccer needing […]

For all the week’s World Cup action and MLS games: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137352

Chicago’s Eclipse Select had five girls teams advance to the finals of the 2006 Region II championships. On the boys side, three Chicago Magic teams won their semifinal encounters. For complete Region II semifinal scores: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137359

Monday’s trade of defender Todd Dunivant to the New York Red Bulls is just the beginning of the Los Angeles Galaxy’s overhaul under new coach Frank Yallop. Besides Dunivant, who played every minute for the Galaxy at left back during its 2005 championship campaign, the Galaxy got rid of midfielder Marcelo Saragosa. The Brazilian started 24 […]

Saturday’s Argentina-Mexico game on Univision drew 6.7 million viewers, including 4.3 million in the all-important 18-49 year-old category, making it the most-watched sports telecast ever broadcast on Spanish-language television. The game was also the fifth most watched broadcast of any type in Spanish-language television history.

The USA will finish tied with Iran for 25th in the overall 2006 World Cup standings — both finished with one point and 2-6 goal difference — ahead of only Trinidad & Tobago at 27th, Saudi Arabia and Japan tied at 28th, Togo at 30th, Costa Rica at 31st and Serbia & Montenegro last at […]

FIFA reduced its officiating corps at the World Cup down to 12 teams of refereees and assistant referees. Among those retained were Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda, who sent off Pablo Mastroeni and Eddie Pope in the USA’s incident-filled 1-1 tie with Italy, and German Markus Merk, whose penalty call sent the USA on its way […]

“We may have a team of old men, but we know how to be patient. Younger people run out of breath.” — French coach Raymond Domenech on the Bleus, who upset red-hot Spain, 3-1, in the round of 16 of the World Cup despite starting five players who are 30 years old or older.