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No. 1 North Carolina survived a scare in the quarterfinals of the ACC women’s tournament when Maggie Tomecka’s goal was all the Tar Heel attack could muster in a 1-0 win over N.C. State. It was only the third time this season that the Tar Heels were held to a one-goal margin of victory. It […]

11/5 ranking … team (current record) … 10/29 ranking 1 SMU (16-0-0) 1 Missouri Valley tournament: 11/9 Vanderbilt. 2 Virginia (15-0-1) 2 11/9 James Madison. 3 Saint Louis (14-1-0) 4 11/7 at Charlotte (3-1) 4 Stanford (13-1-1) 3 11/11 at California. 5 Connecticut (13-3-2) 6 11/6 St. John’s (2-1), Big East tournament: 11/10 West Virginia. […]

Ecuador (30 points) qualified for the World Cup for the first time when it clinched one of South America’s four automatic berths with a 1-1 tie with fifth-place Uruguay (26). Ivan Kaviedes’ second-half goal set off wild celebrations in Quito. With the result, Paraguay (30) also clinched a berth in the finals. Argentina, which hosts […]

WORLD CUP 2002: Finalists (24) DEFENDING CHAMPION France CO-HOSTS Japan South Korea CONCACAF Costa Rica USA EUROPE Poland Sweden Spain Russia England Croatia Portugal Denmark Italy SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Paraguay Ecuador AFRICA South Africa Cameroon Tunisia Senegal Nigeria ASIA China Saudi Arabia WORLD CUP 2002: Contenders (16) 25. CONCACAF 3 (Mexico OR Honduras: TBD Nov. […]

RESULTS Nov. 7 in La Paz Bolivia (Paz 43, Baldivieso 70, pen. 88) Brazil 1 (Edilson 25). Nov. 7 in Quito Ecuador 1 (Kaviedes 73) Uruguay 1 (Olivera pen. 44). Nov. 7 in Bogota Colombia 3 (Grisales 19, Angel 67, Gonzalez 68) Chile 1 (Riveros 38). STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P […]

RESULTS Nov. 7 in La Paz Bolivia 3 (Paz 43, Baldivieso 70, pen. 88) Brazil 1 (Edilson 25). Nov. 7 in Quito Ecuador 1 (Kaviedes 73) Uruguay 1 (Olivera pen. 44). Nov. 7 in Bogota Colombia 3 (Grisales 19, Angel 67, Gonzalez 68) Chile 1 (Riveros 38). Nov. 8 in Buenos Aires Argentina 2 (Samuel […]

Goalkeeper Kasey Keller, who would likely have started against Trinidad & Tobago on Sunday because rival Brad Friedel is not on the roster, wonÆt be joining the USA on its trip to Port of Spain. According to U.S. Soccer, Keller aggravated an injury to his left ankle in training with the national team this week. […]

Having already clinched a spot for the USA at the 2002 World Cup, Coach Bruce Arena has the luxury of using the game against Trinidad & Tobago (Sunday, 2 pm ET, ABC), as the first step in preparations for the finals. On Wednesday he discussed his approach to the T&T game and general team issues. […]

G ZACK WELLS (UCLA) (1) Shuts out Stanford (0-0) and Cal (1-0) to keep Bruins in hunt for Pac-10 title D BRENDAN HANKARD (New Hampshire) (1) Scores first goal in 3-2 comeback win over Drexel and adds two more in 5-4 win over Hofstra D REGGIE RIVERS (James Madison) (1) Assists on both goals in […]

Rosters for the final games (Nov. 11) of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2002 World Cup: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO-USA TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Goalkeepers: Shaka HISLOP (West Ham United/England), Kelvin JACK (San Juan Jabloteh), Daurance WILLIAMS (San Juan Jabloteh). Defenders: Marvin ANDREWS (Livingston/Scotland), Ansil ELCOCK (Columbus Crew/USA), Stokely MASON (Joe Public), Cyd GRAY (Joe Public), Addison BELFON […]

The U.S. U-17s ended a three-game tour of Mexico on Friday with a 2-1 over Chivas of Guadalajara’s U-19 team. The Americans’ trip began with a 2-2 draw with Chivas’ U-17 team. In between, they lost, 3-1, to Tecos’ U-19s The U.S. team is comprised of players still training in Bradenton, Fla., from this year’s […]

For its must-win clash at Mexico on Sunday, Honduras has called in Olimpia outside back Geovanni Avila to replace suspended Nimrod Medina. Avila is the only newcomer to the squad that hurt its World Cup hopes with a shocking 1-0 home loss to Trinidad & Tobago Oct. 7. Honduras would join Costa Rica and the […]

Imagine the U.S. national team that just clinched passage to the World Cup next summer. How would it fare in Korea and Japan against other nations that survived the arduous campaign of qualifying? Based on its roller-coaster Hexagonal performance against the likes of Jamaica, Honduras, Mexico and Costa Rica, low expectations might be justified. It […]

Santa Clara won one showdown, Texas lost another, and Stanford was upset in Arizona as most of the Soccer America Top 20 — everyone below No. 1 North Carolina — is rearranged following Week 10’s results. The Tar Heels (16-0-0) are one week from being the No. 1-ranked team in every SA Top 20 from […]

11/5 RANKING … TEAM (CURRENT RECORD) … 10/29 RANKING 1 SMU (16-0-0) 1 2 Virginia (15-0-1) 2 3 Saint Louis (13-1-0) 4 4 Stanford (13-1-1) 3 5 Connecticut (12-3-2) 6 6 Wake Forest (12-3-1) 7 7 North Carolina (14-3-0) 10 8 St. John’s (11-1-3) 8 9 Indiana (12-3-1) 9 10 Clemson (12-4-0) 5 11 Penn […]

U.S. midfielder Claudio Reyna, originally on the roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Trinidad & Tobago, will remain with his club, Rangers, in Scotland. Coach Bruce Arena said he had not planned to bring in Reyna for this match until Rangers requested he be called in. Rangers Coach Dick Advocaat changed his mind […]

No. 1 SMU remained the only unbeaten and untied team in the country with a pair of 1-0 wins on the road against Missouri Valley opponents Southwest Missouri State and Evansville. Mustangs goalkeeper Byron Foss has five straight shutouts. No. 2 Virginia exploded for 10 goals in a 7-1 win over UNC Greensboro and a […]

G KRISTIN SLATER (Arizona State) (1) Sun Devil senior makes five saves to shutout Stanford in OT win, seven to hold Cal in 1-1 tie D ANNA KRAUS (Santa Clara) (1) Senior center back dominates vs. Portland, holding Christine Sinclair without a shot, and in Broncos’ shutout of San Diego D CHELSEA MONTERO (St. Mary’s) […]

Tony Sanneh and Cory Gibbs suffered big losses with their German First Division teams, but Hannover 96, with Steve Cherundolo and Conor Casey, notched an emphatic win in the German Second Division. Gibbs scored a 5th-minute own goal in St. Pauli’s 3-0 loss to 1860 Munich. Netherlands ò John O’Brien (Ajax, D1) vs. De Graafschap, […]

Third-ranked Santa Clara swept No. 3 Portland and San Diego to claim the West Coast Conference title and grab an NCAA berth, one of four teams to nail down a spot in the NCAA tournament during Week 10 of the college women’s soccer season. Freshman defender Jessica Ballweg and sophomore forward Veronica Zepeda scored goals […]

It was a big year for American players. The United States qualified for the 2002 World Cup, and U.S. players had big roles in MLS. Here's your chance to pick the 2001 American Player of the Year, based on play on the U.S. national team and at the club level in MLS and abroad.

Mixed results for two U.S. midfielders in Thursday’s UEFA Cup action: Claudio Reyna (Glasgow Rangers) and John O’Brien (Ajax Amsterdam) each played the full 90 minutes in their teams’ second round, second-leg games. Rangers thumped Dynamo Moscow, 4-1, in Russia to advance to the third round, 7-2, on aggregate. The Scottish club, which faces Paris […]

Mexico coach Javier Aguirre has named a 19-man roster, including four European-based players, for the Nov. 11 game against Honduras that will determine both teams’ World Cup fate. Mexico will qualify with a tie or a win in the Azteca Stadium clash. The foreign-based players on Mexico’s roster are: Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Real Valladolid/Spain), Francisco Palencia […]

More than a year of frustration ended when Joe-Max Moore scored twice against Jamaica to lead the U.S. into the World Cup. For a player who flies about the field in a controlled fury, Joe-Max Moore can be stunningly stoic. A brief training session one day before the crucial qualifier against Jamaica had been completed. […]

A day that started in a most unsettling manner ended with all the right results for the U.S. national team. The news of air strikes in Afghanistan broke about 90 minutes before the scheduled kickoff. The press box, formerly buzzing with soccer conversations, halted in silence. Attention was riveted on the televisions as President Bush […]