England welcomes back Beckham and Owen for Brazil friendly

by Paul Kennedy

[TV PREVIEW] David Beckham will play for England for the first time since being dropped nearly a year ago by Coach Steve McClaren on Friday when England faces Brazil in a friendly game at Wembley Stadium. Some experts will argue that more important than the return of Beckham is the ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"It's fair to say that Las Vegas is a market that's interesting to us. We think it would be very supportive of professional soccer, so it's a market we're looking at." -- MLS President Mark Abbott after the Las Vegas Sports & Entertainment Group said it is ready to wire ... Read the whole story

Kaka and Ronaldinho to make cameo at Wembley

by Paul Kennedy

The rebuilding of Brazil continues when it faces England at Wembley on Friday in a key test before the Copa America later this month. Coach Dunga's squad for Friday's game should include superstars Ronaldinho and Kaka, who have both asked not to go to Venezuela for the Copa America. Kaka ... Read the whole story

USA a strong favorite against struggling Chinese

by Mike Woitalla

The USA's friendly on Saturday against China in San Jose (8 pm ET/5 pm PT, live on ESPN2 and Galavision) will be its final warmup before this summer's Gold Cup and Copa America. The Chinese are prepping for the Asian Cup in July, and will also meet the Los Angeles ... Read the whole story

East leaders, Texas rivals meet in MLS action

by Ridge Mahoney

[TV PREVIEW] An clash of two of the Eastern Conference leaders and a Texas showdown in the West highlight the ninth week of MLS play. A few teams have already lost players to international duty and many more will join the U.S. team on Monday, so this will be the ... Read the whole story

Panamanian Perez leads underdog Cucuta past Boca in Libertadores Cup

by Soccer America

Panamanian striker Blas Perez led unfancied Colombian club Cucuta to a stunning 3-1 victory over Argentina's Boca Juniors in the first leg of their Libertadores Cup semifinal series on Thursday. Perez scored two spectacular goals to the delight of a sellout crowd of 45,000 fans at the General Santander Stadium. ... Read the whole story

Powers limp into key Euro 2008 qualifiers

by Paul Kennedy

[TV PREVIEW] Saturday is a key day for powers Italy, Spain and Portugal, who are all fighting to stay in contention in Euro 2008 qualifying. Unfortunately, they find themselves depleted of firepower at the end of a long season. Italy is fourth in Group B with 10 points, two points ... Read the whole story

U.S. Club Soccer regional champions crowned

by Soccer America

[U.S. CLUB SOCCER CHAMPIONS] Regional champions were crowned in U.S. Club Soccer's boys and girls U-12-U-17 age groups on Memorial Day in LaGrangeville, N.Y. and Jacksonville, Fla., respectively. For a complete list of the winners ... Read the whole story

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