The Chicago Fire drew a record crowd of 21,868 at Toyota Park for its 0-0 tie with the New York Red Bulls. The game marked the MLS debut of its newest Mexican stars, Chicago's Nery Castillo and New York's Rafael Marquez. The Red Bulls' Thierry Henry came off late in the first half with a groin injury ... FC Gold Pride became the first team to clinch a playoff berth in WPS with a 0-0 tie against Chicago ... Carlos Bocanegra played his first game for French club St. Etienne in its 3-1 loss at Paris St. Germain on the opening day of the Ligue 1 season. For the weekend action ...

Weekend Results
Major League Soccer
Seattle Sounders 2 Houston Dynamo 0. Att.: 36,111.
SEA -- Fredy Montero 8 (Kasey Keller 1) 64
SEA -- Alvaro Fernandez 1 (Fredy Montero 9, Nate Jaqua 1) 88
Highlights | Recap

FC Dallas 3 Philadelphia Union 1. Att.: 8,732.
PHI -- Alejandro Moreno 1 (unassisted) 9
DAL -- David Ferreira 5 (pen.) 24
DAL -- Jeff Cunningham 5 (Brek Shea 3, Jair Benitez 1) 75
DAL -- Jeff Cunningham 6 (David Ferreira 6) 81
Highlights | Recap

Chicago Fire 0 New York Red Bulls 0. Att.: 21,868.
Highlights | Recap

Toronto FC 2 Chivas USA 1. Att.: 20,648.
TOR -- Nana Attakora 1 (Dan Gargan 4) 21
TOR -- Chad Barrett 6 (Maicon Santos 1, Jacob Peterson 1) 32
CHV -- Giancarlo Maldonado 1 (pen.) 65
Highlights | Recap

New England Revolution 1 D.C. United 0. Att.: 12,218.
NE -- Pat Phelan 1 (Chris Tierney 2) 42
Highlights | Recap

Kansas City Wizards 1 Real Salt Lake 1. Att.: 10,385.
KC -- Kei Kamara 7 (Ryan Smith 7) 21
RSL -- Robbie Findley 5 (Robbie Russell 4) 33
Highlights | Recap

Colorado Rapids 1 San Jose Earthquakes 0.
COL -- own goal (Jon Busch) 26
Highlights | Recap

Standings:
Eastern Conference:
P TEAM W-L-T (+/-)
37 Columbus 11-4-4 (+11)
28 New York 8-6-4 (-1)
26 Toronto 7-6-5 (+1)
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21 Chicago 5-5-6 (0)
20 Kansas City 5-8-5 (-6)
18 New England 5-9-3 (-10)
15 Philadelphia 4-10-3 (-11)
12 D.C. United 3-13-3 (-20)
Western Conference
P TEAM W-L-T (+/-)
40 Los Angeles 12-3-4 (+18)
35 Real Salt Lake 10-4-5 (+18)
30 FC Dallas 7-2-9 (+8)
28 Seattle 8-8-4 (-2)
27 Colorado 7-5-6 (+3)
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23 San Jose 6-6-5 (0)
20 Houston 5-9-5 (-6)
18 Chivas USA 5-10-3 (-3)

Leading Scorers:
12 Edson Buddle (Los Angeles)
11 Juan Pablo Angel (New York)
9+1 Sebastien Le Toux (Philadelphia)
8+1 Fredy Montero (Seattle)
8 Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC)
8 Alvaro Saborio (Real Salt Lake)
7+1 Kei Kamara (Kansas City)
7 Justin Braun (Chivas USA)
7 Marco Pappa (Chicago)
7 Steve Zakuani (Seattle)
7 Conor Casey (Colorado)
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Americans Abroad
Denmark (SAS-Ligaen)
FC Nordsjaelland 1 Broendby 3
Michael Parkhurst-FC Nordsaelland (90 minutes)

Finland (Veikkausliiga)
FC Inter 1 KPS 3
Daniel Antunez-Inter FC (45 minutes)

VPS 0 Turku PS 3
Greg Eckhardt-VPS (sub: 21 minutes) 

France (Ligue 1)
Paris SG 3 St. Etienne 1
Carlos Bocanegra-St. Etienne (90 minutes)

Mexico (Toreno Apertura)
Estudiantes Tecos 1 Puebla 3
Sammy Ochoa-Estudiantes Tecos (sub: 11 minutes)

San Luis 0 Guadalajara 1
Edgar Castillo-San Luis (sub: 56 minutes)
Miguel Angel Ponce-Guadalajara (sub: 20 minutes)

Pachuca 0 Santos 3
Hercules Gomez-Pachuca (sub: 24 minutes)

Norway (Tippeligaen)
IK Start 3 Brann 1
Hunter Freeman-IK Start (90 minutes)
Clarence Goodson-IK Start (90 minutes)

Stabaek 1 Stromsgodset 2
Mikkel Diskerud-Stabaek (90 minutes)

Sweden (Allsvenskanliga)
Halmstad 1 Elfsborg 3
Ryan Miller-Halmstad (90 minutes)

Orebro SK 0 Malmo 3
Alejandro Bedoya-Orebro SK (90 minutes)
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D-2 Pro League
Carolina RailHawks 2 Montreal Impact 0. Att.: 2,184.
CAR -- Josh Gardner (Matt Watson) 45
CAR -- Cory Elenio (Etienne Barbara) 84

Austin Aztex 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2. Att.: 3,671.
AUS -- Needham (J. Watson) 16
AUS -- L. Watson (M. Griffin) 18
TAM -- Sanchez (pen.) 21
TAM -- Tan 25 (Sanchez) 25
AUS -- Needham (J. Watson) 35
AUS -- M. Griffin (Olum) 45

Puerto Rico Islanders 1 Miami FC Blues 1. Att.: 3,223.

AC St. Louis 0 Vancouver Whitecaps 0. Att.: 2,312.

Standings:
NASL Conference
P TEAM W-L-T
35 Vancouver 8-3-11
28 Carolina 7-4-7
24 Montreal 6-9-6
21 AC St. Louis 5-10-6
20 CP Baltimore 5-10-5
19 Miami FC 3-8-10
USL Conference
P TEAM W-L-T
41 Austin 12-2-5
36 Rochester 10-5-6
27 Portland 7-7-6
27 NSC Minnesota 7-9-6
24 Puerto Rico 6-7-6
24 Tampa Bay 6-8-6
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PDL
Final
Portland Timbers U-23s 4  Thunder Bay Chill 1. Att.: 3,729.
PO -- Tracy Hasson (Paul Ogunyemi) 30
TB -- Gustavo Oliveira (unassisted) 45
POR -- Brent Richards (Steven Evans) 51
POR -- Brent Richards (Ryan Kawoluk) 62
POR -- Freddie Braun (unassisted) 76
(at Portland's PGE Park)

Third-Place Game
Baton Rouge Capitals 2 Reading United 2. Att.: 3,729.
REA -- Charles Sapong (unassisted) 2
TB: own goal 26
REA -- Luke Mulholland (Levi Houapeu) 28
TB -- Joe Tait (Tom Settle) 45
(at Portland's PGE Park)

Semifinals
Thunder Bay Chill 2 Baton Rouge Capitals 1. Att.: 2,359.
BR -- Chris Williams (Tom Settle) 75
TB -- Julius Abegar (unassisted) 78
TB -- Nolan Intermoia (Gustavo Oliveiro) 81

Portland Timbers U-23s 2 Reading United 1. Att.: 2,359.
POR -- Paul Ogunyemi (Brian Ramsey) 48
REA -- Levi Houapea (Charles Sapong) 74
POR -- Justin Braun (Richard Abrego) 78
(at Portland's PGE Park)
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International Friendlies
Los Angeles Galaxy 2 Real Madrid 3. Att.: 89,134.
LA -- Todd Dunivant 40  
LA -- Landon Donovan (pen.) 45     
REA -- Gonzalo Higuain 52
REA -- Gonzalo Higuain 62
REA -- Xabi Alonso 71
Highlights

AC Milan 0 Panathinaikos 0. Att.: 30,514.
(AC Milan wins 5-3 on penalties.)
(at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich.)
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Women's Professional Soccer
Philadelphia Independence 2 Boston Breakers 2.
BOS -- Lauren Cheney 4 (unassisted) 25
PHI -- Holmfridur Magnusdottir 2 (unassisted) 28
PHI -- Holmfridur Magnusdottir 3 (Caroline Seger) 30
BOS -- Kelly Smith 10 (unassisted) 52

FC Gold Pride 0 Chicago Red Stars 0. Att.: 2,470.

Atlanta Beat 1 Sky Blue FC 2. Att.: 3,489.
NJ -- Laura Kalmari 5 (Heather O'Reilly) 44
ATL -- Eniola Aluko 7 (unassisted) 62
NJ -- own goal (Tina Ellertson) 71

Standings:
P TEAM W-L-T
36 FC Gold Pride 11-3-3
28 Philadelphia 8-6-4
26 Boston 7-5-5
21 Chicago 5-8-6
21 Sky Blue FC 6-8-3
20 Washington 5-8-5
14 Atlanta 3-9-5

Leading Scorers:
13 Marta (FC Gold Pride)
11 Amy Rodriguez (Philadelphia)
10+1 Kelly Smith (Boston)
9 Abby Wambach (Washington)
8 Christine Sinclair (FC Gold Pride)
7+1 Eniola Aluko (Atlanta)






Tuesday Schedule
International Friendly
USA vs. Brazil

Wednesday Results
Major League Soccer
Philadelphia Union vs. Real Salt Lake 7:30 p.m. New York Red Bulls vs. Toronto FC 7:30 p.m.
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Americans Abroad
Libertadores Cup
Final, First Leg
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Miguel Ponce-Guadalajara

D-2 Pro League
Portland Timbers vs NSC Minnesota Stars
Carolina RailHawks vs Rochester Rhinos
Montreal Impact vs Crystal Palace Baltimore
Puerto Rico Islanders vs Tampa Bay Rowdies
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Women's Professional Soccer
Sky Blue FC vs. Washington Freedom
Chicago Red Stars vs. Philadelphia Independence

Saturday Schedule
Major League Soccer
Philadelphia Union vs. Colorado Rapids 4 p.m. TeleFutura
New York Red Bulls vs. Los Angeles Galaxy 6 p.m. FSC/FSE
New England Revolution vs. Houston Dynamo 8 p.m.
FC Dallas  at  D.C. United 8 p.m.
Real Salt Lake vs. Columbus Crew 9 p.m.
San Jose Earthquakes vs. Kansas City Wizards 10 p.m.
Chivas USA vs. Seattle Sounders FC 11 p.m.
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Americans Abroad
France (Ligue 1)
St. Etienne vs. Sochaux vs. Arles
Carlos Bocanegra-St. Etienne
Charlie Davies-Sochaux

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D-2 Pro League
Rochester Rhinos vs Montreal Impact
Crystal Palace Baltimore vs Carolina RailHawks
NSC Minnesota Stars vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC
AC St. Louis vs Portland Timbers
Miami FC Blues vs Tampa Bay Rowdies
Puerto Rico Islanders vs Austin Aztex
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Women's Professional Soccer
FC Gold Pride vs. Washington Freedom

Sunday 8/15:
Women's Professional Soccer
Boston Breakers  vs.  Sky Blue FC 6 p.m. FSC
Philadelphia Independence  vs.  Atlanta Beat

Tuesday 8/17:
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Women's Professional Soccer
Philadelphia Independence  vs.  Atlanta Beat

Wednesday 8/18:
Major League Soccer
Chicago vs. New England

Americans Abroad
UEFA Champions League
Playoffs, First Leg
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Sacha Kljestan-Anderlecht

D-2 Pro League
Crystal Palace Baltimore vs Rochester Rhinos
Carolina RailHawks vs Miami FC Blues

Americans Abroad
UEFA Champions League
Playoffs, Second Leg
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Thursday 8/20:
D-2 Pro League
Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Friday 8/20:
D-2 Pro League
AC St. Louis vs Puerto Rico Islanders

Saturday 8/21:
Major League Soccer
Toronto FC vs. New York Red Bulls
San Jose Earthquakes vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
Columbus Crew vs. Colorado Rapids
Houston Dynamo vs. Chicago Fire
FC Dallas  vs. Chivas USA
Kansas City Wizards vs. New England Revolution

Americans Abroad
Germany (Bundesliga 1)
Borussia Moenchengladbach vs. Nuremberg
Michael Bradley-Borussia Moenchengladbach

Hannover 96 vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
Steven Cherundolo-Hannover 96
Ricardo Clark-Eintracht Frankfurt

D-2 Pro League
Rochester Rhinos vs Miami FC Blues
Crystal Palace Baltimore vs Montreal Impact
NSC Minnesota Stars vs Portland Timbers

Sunday 8/22:
Major League Soccer
D.C. United vs.  Philadelphia

D-2 Pro League
Austin Aztex vs Carolina RailHawks

Tuesday 8/24:
Americans Abroad
UEFA Champions League
Playoffs, Second Leg

Wednesday 8/25:
D-2 Pro League
Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Carolina RailHawks

Americans Abroad
UEFA Champions League
Playoffs, Second Leg

Thursday 8/26:
D-2 Pro League
Portland Timbers vs Austin Aztex

Friday 8/27:
D-2 Pro League
Montreal Impact vs Rochester Rhinos

Saturday 8/28:
Major League Soccer
Columbus        FC Dallas
Toronto FC        Real Salt Lake
New York        San Jose
New England        Philadelphia
Colorado        Houston
Los Angeles        Kansas City
Seattle        Chicago

D-2 Pro League
Carolina RailHawks vs Puerto Rico Islanders

Sunday 8/29:
D-2 Pro League
Tampa Bay Rowdies vs AC St. Louis
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Austin Aztex
Portland Timbers vs Crystal Palace Baltimore