Americans beat Poles at their own game

by Ridge Mahoney

There are times when the Beautiful Game is anything but beautiful, when conditions are treacherous and play is choppy and gritty efficiency is preferred to golazos and glitter. Teams such as Poland take pride in the toughness and determination and exploitation of set plays required in such situations, yet it ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"He is in the style of Ronaldo at that age. They both like to get involved and try to do what you tell them. You have to give players like that room to be creative. I don't think he is a normal talent. There are some people that can make ... Read the whole story

REPORT CARD: Solid performance by U.S. midfield

by Ridge Mahoney

[POLAND-USA GRADES] Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players' performance in their 3-0 win on Wednesday. Read the whole story

Beckham joins England century club

by Soccer America

[MAKING A LIST] David Beckham became only the fifth England player to earn 100 caps when he started in England's 1-0 loss at France on Wednesday. The next player in line to reach 100 caps is Michael Owen, who played his 89th game for England on Wednesday. By contrast, 10 ... Read the whole story

International Friendly Results

by Soccer America

Late goals from strikers Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Klaas Jan Huntelaar gave the Netherlands a 4-3 win over Euro '08 co-host Austria, which had led, 3-0, after 35 minutes. A David Villa goal in the 78th minute gave Spain a 1-0 win over world champion Italy. Greece, which beat ... Read the whole story

Who will be the best in the West?

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS COUNTDOWN] Only three Western Conference teams qualified for the playoffs last year and only one made it through the first round, but again it was Houston that went all the way and repeated as MLS Cup champion. Counting Kansas City's triumph in 2000 before it changed conferences, seven of ... Read the whole story

MLS Western Conference in Brief

by Soccer America

Here are numerical rosters by position with each players' career MLS statistics and schedules for all seven MLS Western Conference teams. Read the whole story

2008 MLS National TV Schedule

by Soccer America

Major League Soccer's national networks -- ABC, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports en Espanol, HDNet and TeleFutura -- will combine to broadcast 113 games in 2008. The 2008 season kicks off Saturday, and regular season ends on Oct. 26. Read the whole story

Barbados advances to set up date with USA

by Paul Kennedy

[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Dwayne Stanford's goal in the 69th minute gave Barbados a 1-0 win over Dominica and set up a date with the USA in June in a home-and-home series in 2010 World Cup qualifying. Read the whole story

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