New York and Seattle move up with late-game heroics

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS POWER RANKINGS WEEK 14] A stoppage-time equalizer earned New York a 3-3 tie in Portland that moved the Red Bulls into the top three, and a spectacular free kick by Fredy Montero brought the Sounders a win in Toronto that inches them closer to the top. Home losses for ... Read the whole story

Red Bulls buck the low-scoring trend

by Mike Woitalla

[MLS GOLEADORES] One of the world's lowest scoring leagues, MLS looks headed toward reaching a new nadir in its 16th season. At least the New York Red Bulls, whose Thierry Henry scored his eighth goal of the season in a thriller with Portland, are bucking the downward trend. For the ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"He [Thierry Henry] was pretty wound up. He cuffed me pretty hard in the back of the head."-- Portland midfielder Adam Moffat on the incident that earned the Red Bulls' Thierry Henry a red card and Moffat a yellow by retaliating with a shove to the Frenchman's back in Sunday's ... Read the whole story

2011 Under-17 World Cup this week ...

by Soccer America

[SCOREBOARD] Pre-tournament favorites Brazil and Germany both opened play at the Under-17 World Cup in Mexico with big wins on Monday. For all the results ... Read the whole story

Schelin and Landstrom stand tall in Swedish attack

by Paul Kennedy

[WOMEN'S WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Sweden showed that it will be a team to be reckoned with at the Women's World Cup, where it will face the USA in the first round, with an impressive performance in its 2-0 win over Mexico in its second-to-last tuneup. Read the whole story

Collegians boost South American surprise Colombia

by Paul Kennedy

[WOMEN'S WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Nataly Arias had the choice of representing Colombia, Venezuela or the USA, but when it came time to choose, she was torn. Her father played professionally in Venezuela, but Colombia offered her an international future. The former University of Maryland star is one of five players ... Read the whole story

American soccer this week ...

by Soccer America

[SCOREBOARD] Paolo Cardozo set up Gregg Berhalter and Adam Cristman for goals as the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps, 2-1, for its first win in five games in the MLS Reserve League. On tap for Tuesday: second-round action in the U.S. Open Cup. Read the whole story

Keeper celebrates too early

by Soccer America

[VIDEO PICK] During a penalty-kick shootout in a Italian lower division promotion playoff Dro goalkeeper Loris Angeli learned the perils of celebrating too early. Read the whole story

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