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SCHEDULE SEMIFINALS Aug. 21-22 Chicago Fire (MLS) vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) Aug. 21-22 New England Revolution (MLS) vs. D.C. United (MLS) QUARTERFINALS June 24 in Wheaton, Ill. Chicago Fire (MLS) 3 (Stoitchkov pen. 15, Kovalenko 49, Magee 111) Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League) 2 (Welton 9, Dougherty 70) (OT). June 24 in San Francisco San Jose […]

American Claudio Reyna started for Glasgow Rangers in a 3-0 away win over Maribor of Slovenia in the first leg of their second qualifying round series in the Champions League. German Christian Nerlinger, Trinidadian Russell Latapy and Argentine Claudio Caniggia all make their Rangers debuts. Norwegian Tore Andre Flo scored twice and set up Nerlinger […]

An air of caution at the beginning of the Hexagonal quickly gave way to a feeling of inevitability. No longer was it a matter of what would it take for the United States to qualify for the World Cup. Soon, it was simply when. Nine points and a five-point lead on the field after three […]

One of the most respected referees in MLS, Paul Tamberino was in the middle for MLS Cup 2000. The Baltimore, Md., resident is the focus of this edition of Socceramerica.comÆs referee series, ôView from the Middle.ö INTERVIEW BY BRYAN ALVAREZ SOCCER AMERICA: What is the toughest call in soccer? PAUL TAMBERINO: Probably the penalty kick. […]

Interview with Morris Lupenac, director of coaching, and Sharon Tylenda, publicity coordinator. Location: Southeastern Michigan (players come from throughout the state). History: Started in 1983 by Richard and Lynn Sawicky, who sought to create a highly competitive club employing licensed, professional coaches/trainers rather than players’ parents. Origin of club name: Named after elite Yugoslavian professional […]

A record 12 national youth champions will be crowned at the annual Snickers US Youth Soccer national championships, which have moved to Lawrence, Ind., after two years at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex in Florida. For the first time, boys and girls national champions will be determined in the Under-14 and Under-15 age groups. […]

RESULTS Quarterfinals July 23 in Armenia Colombia 3 (Aristizabal 50, 69, Hernandez 66) Peru 0. July 23 in Manizales Honduras 2 (Own goal 57, Martinez 90) Brazil 0. July 22 in Pereira Mexico 2 (Arellano 18, Osorno 80) Chile 0. July 22 in Pereira Uruguay 2 (Lemos pen. 61, Lima 87) Costa Rica 1 (Wanchope […]

Dallas defender Lubos Kubik escaped with a three-game suspension and a $5,000 fine for yanking the whistle out of referee Richard HeronÆs mouth and throwing it off the field during a 2-1 Dallas loss to Chicago July 22. Kubik will also be suspended from the All-Star Game. In the 73rd minute of the game, Heron […]

All-Star coaches Bob Bradley (West) and Ray Hudson (East) made their final reserve selections, completing the rosters for the 2001 All-Star Game in San Jose, California on Saturday afternoon (3:30 p.m. ET, live broadcast on ABC Sports). A number of these players will be called into action to start the match since starters Bobby Convey […]

The U.S. U-20s’ reliance on collegians leaves them a step behind at the World Youth Championship. Everyone is disappointed. In the search for reasons – or excuses – following the U.S. under-20 squad’s earlier-than-anticipated departure from the World Youth Championship, there is plenty to choose from: Final-four expectations, the product of the U-17s semifinal run […]

Standings TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Atlanta Beat 16 8 1 7 31 22 13 Bay Area CyberRays 16 8 4 4 28 21 14 New York Power 16 6 5 5 23 22 20 Philadelphia Charge 15 6 6 3 21 22 20 Washington Freedom 16 6 8 2 20 22 […]

The following are the rosters for the U.S. boys under-18 and boys under-17 teams and U.S. girls under-16 team that will compete with top amateur regional teams at the 2001 U.S. Amateur Soccer Festival July 29-Aug. 5 at three venues in the Chicago area. U.S. Under-18 Boys National Team GOALKEEPERS: Steve Cronin (Fair Oaks, Calif.), […]

Here are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for games played July 17, 18 and 21. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) July 17 New England 3 Los Angeles 2. Goals: Harris 7, Sunsing (Williams) 32, Williams (Harris, Cate) 51; Hernandez (Cienfuegos) 28, Hernandez (Lalas, Elliott) 40. New England (4-4-2) — Jeff Causey (5); Alan […]

RESULTS July 21 in Annaba Algeria 1 (Bezzaz 82) Egypt 1 (A.Hossam pen. 60). July 21 in Windhoek Namibia 0 Senegal 5 (Thiaw 15, 31, Diouf 23, Fadiga pen. 77, Ndiaye 80). GROUP A STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Cameroon 8 6 1 1 14 4 19 Angola 7 3 3 […]

The following is Soccer America’s MLS Team of the Week from games played July 17, 18 and 21. GOALKEEPER Tim Howard (4) MetroStars DEFENDERS Tenywa Bonseu (1) Columbus Steve Herdsman (2) Colorado Chris Martinez (1) Colorado Brandon Prideaux (1) Kansas City MIDFIELDERS Ian Bishop (3) Miami Manny Lagos (5) San Jose Duncan Oughton (1) Columbus […]

RESULTS Quarterfinals July 22 in Pereira Mexico 2 (Arellano 18, Osorno 80) Chile 0. July 22 in Pereira Uruguay 2 (Lemos pen. 61, Lima 87) Costa Rica 1 (Wanchope 51). Group A July 11 in Barranquilla Chile 4 (Navia 29, Montecinos 74, 90, Corrales 86) Ecuador 1 (Chala 47). Colombia 2 (Grisales 16, Aristizabal pen. […]

The Bay Area CyberRays beat Washington, 1-0, before 16,174 fans, their largest crowd of the season. Bay Area, unbeaten in 10 games, stayed within three points of first-place Atlanta, which rallied to beat New York, 2-1. Carolina kept its slim playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 win at Boston. July 21 in Boston Boston 1 […]

D.C. UnitedÆs Carey Talley tallies for both teams in a 2-1 MetroStars win. … Paul Bravo strikes twice for his own team — scoring his 50th career goal — as Colorado beats Tampa Bay, 2-1, while handing the Mutiny its sixth straight loss. … With league-leading scorer Diego Serna serving a yellow-card suspension, Miami settles […]

RESULTS Group A July 11 in Barranquilla Chile 4 (Navia 29, Montecinos 74, 90, Corrales 86) Ecuador 1 (Chala 47). Colombia 2 (Grisales 16, Aristizabal pen. 60) Venezuela 0. July 14 in Barranquilla Chile 1 (Montecinos 79) Venezuela 0. Colombia 1 (Aristizabal 30) Ecuador 0. July 17 in Barranquilla Ecuador 4 (Delgado 19, 63, Fernandez […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy traded veteran midfielder Danny Pena to the Tampa Bay Mutiny for a conditional 2003 third-round SuperDraft pick. Pena, 33, made 103 appearances (97 starts) in five seasons with Los Angeles, registering five goals and nine assists for 19 points. He was a mainstay on the Galaxy for his first three years […]

Standings TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Atlanta Beat 15 7 1 7 28 20 12 Bay Area CyberRays 15 7 4 4 25 20 14 New York Power 15 6 4 5 23 21 18 Philadelphia Charge 15 6 6 3 21 22 20 Washington Freedom 15 6 7 2 20 22 […]

BY RIDGE MAHONEY The MLS All-Star Game at Spartan Stadium next week will be a going-away party for Quakes general manager Tom Neale. Metros GM Nick Sakiewicz confirmed today that Neale is joining the MetroStars’ parent organization, Empire Soccer Club LP, as its chief operating officer. He will start his new job Aug. 6. “I […]

The New England Revolution signed 22-year-old midfielder/striker Tony Frias from Portuguese First Division club Maritimo. The Mt. Ida JC product played one game for Maritimo last season: 17 minutes in the season finale against Sporting. Frias is a product of Hudson, Mass.

Here are Assistant Editor Bryan AlvarezÆs predictions for the July 21-22 games: Boston 3 Carolina 2 Bay Area 2 Washington 1 Atlanta 2 New York 0 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, July 21 (7:30 pm) Carolina at Boston (TV: ATT3). Did you know? Boston has won the previous two meetings against Carolina. The balanced attack […]

Here are Executive Editor Mike WoitallaÆs predictions for the July 21 games: MetroStars 3 D.C. United 1 Tampa Bay 0 Colorado 1 Miami 3 New England 2 Columbus 2 San Jose 2 Chicago 2 Dallas 1 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, July 21, (4:00 p.m.) D.C. United at MetroStars (ESPN). Did you know? The MetroStars […]