Late Surge in El Salvador Earns Point for USA

by Ridge Mahoney

[HEXAGONAL] The contrast at Estadio Cuscatalan couldn't have been more stark; fans in near-delirium raining noise and passion on two sets of intense yet focused players. On the faces of one set of players shone the dreams and hopes of a nation, of which just 31,000 had been admitted to ... Read the whole story

High marks for subs who sparked comeback

by Ridge Mahoney

[EL SALVADOR-USA REPORT CARD] Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players and comments on their performance in Saturday's 2-2 tie with El Salvador. ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"What do I think about soccer in America? It takes more than an important player to make a competition equally important. They need people who are not thinking of coming here to take money and then leaving, but people who want to work in this country to insert themselves into ... Read the whole story

Week 2: Montero provides more Seattle magic [VIDEO]

by Soccer America

[MLS NAMES & NUMBERS] The Seattle Sounders drew another big crowd and its young Colombian star struck again. For highlights from Week 2 ... Read the whole story

Mexico victory spares Eriksson

by Paul Kennedy

[HEXAGONAL] With Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's job on the line, Mexico snapped its four-game winless streak in World Cup qualifying with a 2-0 win over Costa Rica Saturday before 105,000 fans at Azteca Stadium. Trinidad & Tobago, which will face the USA Wednesday in Nashville, was lucky to escape with a ... Read the whole story

Maradona enjoys perfect homecoming

by Paul Kennedy

[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING-SOUTH AMERICA] Argentina was outstanding in Diego Maradona's home debut as national team coach. He said the welcome he received from fans at the Monumental Stadium was better than he expected, and he watched Argentines go out and crush Venezuela, 4-0, to move into a tie for ... Read the whole story

Portugal's hopes fading fast

by Paul Kennedy

[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING-EUROPE] Spain, Germany and the Netherlands all won to maintain comfortable leads in their World Cup 2010 qualifying groups. Portugal's troubles continued, though, when it could only tie Sweden, 0-0, in Oporto. Elsewhere, American Neven Subotic debuted for Group 7 leader Serbia in a 3-2 win at ... Read the whole story

Stampede kills 22 at Ivory Coast qualifier

by Paul Kennedy

[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING-AFRICA] At least 22 fans were killed and 132 injured in a stampede before Ivory Coast's World Cup qualifier against Malawi Sunday at Abidjan's Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium. Read the whole story

Fans furious after Iran collapse

by Paul Kennedy

[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING-ASIA] Fans in the crowd of 100,000 at Tehran's Azadi Football Stadium demanded Coach Ali Daei's resignation after Iran blew a 1-0 lead and fell to visiting Saudi Arabia, 2-1, in World Cup 2010 qualifying in the Asian zone. Read the whole story

Falk and Abily shine in opener

by Paul Kennedy

[WPS] The Women's Professional Soccer inaugural game was supposed to spotlight the Los Angeles Sol's Brazilian star, Marta, but teammates Alison Falk and Camille Abily stole the show with goals to give the Sol a 2-0 victory over the Washington Freedom in front of 14,832 fans Sunday at The Home ... Read the whole story

MLS Results

by Soccer America

Chivas USA and Seattle are only one MLS teams to win their first two games. For all the MLS results, lineups and standings from Week 2 ... Read the whole story

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