Red Bulls earn ticket to MLS Cup 2008

by Ridge Mahoney

Maybe the gods of this game really are contrarians, as so often seems the case when one team plays the soccer and the other team gets the luck, when a fourth-year franchise playing just its fourth game in a new stadium packs the place yet sends a sellout crowd home ... Read the whole story

REPORT CARD: Real Salt Lake-New York Red Bulls

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the players' performance in the New York Red Bulls' 1-0 semifinal win at Real Salt Lake. ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"We have to congratulate all the guys and the posts. I have been disappointed sometimes with our luck. I think we got it today." -- New York Red Bulls coach Juan Carlos Osorio, whose team reached MLS Cup 2008 with a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake, which hit the ... Read the whole story

USA falls to North Korea in final

by Paul Kennedy

[UNDER-17 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP] North Korea confirmed its status as the dominant power of women's soccer at the youth level, beating the USA, 2-1, in overtime in the final of the inaugural U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. North Korea's championship comes on the heels of its Under-20 Women's ... Read the whole story

Bradley blunts Bayern, Subotic sinks Frankfurt

by Ian Plenderleith

[GERMANY] Michael Bradley scored his first Bundesliga goal as Borussia Moenchengladbach came back to hold Bayern Munich. Defender Neven Subotic scored a brace as Dortmund downed Frankfurt 4-0. Read the whole story

U.S. products to face off in playoffs

by Soccer America

[AMERICANS IN MEXICO] The quarterfinals of the Apertura 2008 include a faceoff between young American defenders Edgar Castillo (Santos) and Michael Orozco (San Luis). And on the last day of regular season play, Daniel Hernandez received his third red card of the season. Read the whole story

Villa upsets Arsenal, Redknapp's run snapped

by Ian Plenderleith

[ENGLAND] Brad Friedel and Aston Villa sprung the weekend's big surprise with a 2-0 win at Arsenal, while Clint Dempsey helped Fulham break Harry Redknapp's unbeaten streak as Tottenham manager. Read the whole story

Bocanegra vs. Adu

by Soccer America

[AMERICANS IN FRANCE] Defender Carlos Bocanegra went the full 90 for Rennes as it won at home, 2-1, against Monaco, for which Freddy Adu was a a 69th minute sub. Read the whole story

On-fire Ibrahimovic keeps Inter top

by Ian Plenderleith

[ITALY] Inter stayed top thanks to a brace of cracking goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Kaka gave Milan a narrow win, and a single goal also decided the Rome derby. Read the whole story

Madrid loses, Barca opens up gap at top

by Ian Plenderleith

[SPAIN] Barcelona opened up a three-point lead at the top of La Liga as Real Madrid fell to Real Valladolid and Valencia lost at home. Read the whole story

Adu, Altidore called in for USA-Guatemala game

by Soccer America

[USA ROSTER] U.S. coach Bob Bradley has called in Freddy Adu and Jozy Altidore, two young Americans who are struggling for playing time with their European clubs, for the USA's World Cup qualifier on Wednesday against Guatemala (ESPN Classic & Galavision, 8 pm ET) in Commerce City, Colo. The semifinal ... Read the whole story

Colorado's Jose Burciaga named Humanitarian of the Year

by Soccer America

[MLS AWARDS] Colorado Rapids defender Jose Luis Burciaga Jr. is the is the recipient of the 2008 U.S. Soccer Foundation-MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year Award. Read the whole story

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