USA sets up rematch with North Korea

by Ridge Mahoney

[UNDER-20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP] For the second time in three weeks, the United States and North Korea will meet to decide a world championship. The USA beat Germany, 1-0, and North Korea edged France, 2-1, Thursday to set up a showdown in the final Sunday at 4:30 ET (TV arrangements ... Read the whole story

Guzan and Villa lose, but advance to knockout phase

by Ian Plenderleith

[UEFA CUP] Hamburg, Wolfsburg and Valencia made the UEFA Cup knockout stages after Thursday's night's group action. Brad Guzan played for Aston Villa as it lost 2-1 at home to Slovak side Zilina, but his team progressed anyway. Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"We've had up to 15,000 tickets go out - and we actually want to fill the stadium ... we want to get up to capacity, up to 32,000. We want as many Aucklanders as possible to take the opportunity to see these players." -- Lance Vervoort, general manager of ARC ... Read the whole story

Blanco busy with Santos

by Ridge Mahoney

[MEXICO] Defending champion Santos, with 22-year-old New Mexico product Edgar Castillo and Cuauhtemoc Blanco, who is on loan duty from Chicago, could only manage a 0-0 tie at home against Toluca in the first leg of their semifinal. Read the whole story

Davino leaves FC Dallas, which has means to shop

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] For the second time in as many seasons, FC Dallas has cut loose a high-priced international player. Read the whole story

Player red-carded for tripping fan [VIDEO]

by Soccer America

[OFF THE POST] Argentine midfielder Adrián Jesús Bastía of Greek club Asteras Tripolis was red-carded for tripping a field-invading fan. Read the whole story

A Dive For The Ages [VIDEO]

by Soccer America

[OFF THE POST] Emerson "Piojo" Acuna of Colombia's Atletico Junior managed to draw a penalty kick with a truly audacious dive during a game against America Cali. Read the whole story

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