Time for U.S. women to shine

by Ridge Mahoney

So far at the Women's World Cup, the USA has been more bruising than brilliant, but it might use the quarterfinal against England to refine its game a bit. England has reached its first quarterfinal by beating Argentina and tying Japan and Germany, and while it and Australia can be ... Read the whole story

TV PREVIEW: International weekend headliners

by Paul Kennedy

Deuce is on the loose: Clint Dempsey goes for goals in four straight games when Fulham hosts Manchester City. Two early-season clashes with big implications are Barcelona-Sevilla in Spain and Roma-Juventus in Italy. But the match of the week is Manchester United-Chelsea at Old Trafford, where all the attention will ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"They're saying that the ball boy was annoying him from the start." -- Jose Quispe, spokesman for Peruvian club Cienciano, whose goalkeeper Juan Flores was red-carded and arrested for kicking a ball boy. Flores was apparently upset after the boy tossed the ball on the field instead of handing it ... Read the whole story

Women's World Cup Results

by Soccer America

Cheryl Salisbury's goal two minutes into stoppage time gave Australia a 2-2 tie with Canada and sent the Socceroos into the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup and eliminated the Canadians, fourth at the 2003 finals in the United States. Brazil was the only team to win all three games, ... Read the whole story

UEFA Cup Results

by Soccer America

German giant Bayern Munich struggled to a 1-0 win over Portuguese club Belenenses at home in the first leg of theeir UEFA Cup first-round series. Italy striker Luca Toni scored the only goal for Bayern in a match watched by a crowd of 64,000 at the Allianz Arena. Read the whole story

OFF THE POST: Player caught in double granny-death lie

by Soccer America

So he could leave the Irish national team camp and skip a Euro 2008 qualifier against the Czech Republic, Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland claimed his maternal grandmother, who had helped raise him from age 5, had died. The Irish federation put him on a private plane to return home. ... Read the whole story

Fire frustrated by late Ruiz strike

by Ridge Mahoney

Up until the final seconds of the match, FC Dallas defender Clarence Goodson had been almost as threatening an attacker as Carlos Ruiz. But in those final seconds, Goodson flicked on a long ball that sent Ruiz free into the penalty area, where he dodged past Chicago keeper Matt Pickens ... Read the whole story

Struggling Crew travels to troubled Toronto

by Ridge Mahoney

[TV PREVIEW] The Crew are fighting for a playoff spot yet Toronto FC has yet to be officially eliminated from postseason contention, and despite a inexorable goalless streak that seems to pre-date the franchise itself, it will come out charged up, as always. Read the whole story

USL First Division All-League Teams

by Soccer America

Three players hit significant milestones in USL First Division all-league honors with Montreal's Gabriel Gervais being selected for a sixth time. Portland's Andrew Gregor and Rochester's Johnny Menyongar were named all-league for the fourth time in their career. Montreal and Portland led all teams with four selections each on the ... Read the whole story

Bradley scores twice in UEFA Cup win

by Soccer America

Michael Bradley scored twice to lead Dutch club Heerenveen to a 5-3 victory over Swedish club Helsingborg in the first leg of their UEFA Cup first-round series. Bradley scored in the 20th and 60th minutes in the home win. For updates on all the Americans on UEFA Cup entrants ... Read the whole story

Bulls can clinch playoff spot against Revs

by Ridge Mahoney

[TV PREVIEW] New York can clinch a playoff spot and just as importantly prove it can beat the three-time MLS Cup finalist New England, which it has been unable to do in two previous meetings this season. These two teams could very well be paired as the No. 2 and ... Read the whole story

Rapids need win over Real

by Ridge Mahoney

[TV PREVIEW] Like the Crew, the Rapids have slipped in and out of the eighth playoff place and face a rugged road game against an opponent with nothing to lose. Read the whole story

Stingy Chivas USA hosts leaky Wizards

by Ridge Mahoney

[TV PREVIEW] The Wizards will get an up-close lesson on how to defend and still be dangerous in the attack. They have allowed 39 goals this season. Only the Galaxy has given up more. Chivas USA has conceded just 22 goals in 24 games - second only to Houston in ... Read the whole story

Midweek tie puts pressure on Fire vs. rest D.C.

by Ridge Mahoney

[TV PREVIEW] Most of the time, a road point is cause for rejoicing, but nobody on the Fire was hopping around Thursday night at Pizza Hut Park after a 1-1 tie. Read the whole story

FCD looks for first road points in three months

by Ridge Mahoney

[TV PREVIEW] Spoiler is about the only role the Galaxy can play down the stretch as it seeks to salvage some pride at home, where it has won only one of the last five league games. It has lost to Dallas twice (2-1 and 3-1) this season in the pre-Beckham ... Read the whole story

U.S. men to face South Africa in Johannesburg

by Soccer America

The U.S. national team will play the third game on African soil in its 101-year history when it faces 2010 World Cup host South Africa Nov. 17 in Johannesburg in the Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup. Read the whole story

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