Wambach & Morgan lead cruise past Koreans

by Ridge Mahoney

[USA-NORTH KOREA REPORT CARD] On a rainy night at Old Trafford, the hallowed home stadium of Manchester United, the USA women dispatched a stubborn North Korean team, 1-0, to finish first in Group G en route to the quarterfinals. Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"I must say the crowd were really inspiring tonight. I think they gave us a little bit of an edge, which was great for us."-- Great Britain coach Hope Powell after her team's 1-0 Olympic win over Brazil in front of a Wembley Stadium crowd of 70,584 -- by far ... Read the whole story

U.S. still perfect on gold quest

by Mike Woitalla

[USA-NORTH KOREA] For the first time in their Olympic history, the U.S. women won all three of their first-round games, a 1-0 win over North Korea earning them first-place in Group G and a quarterfinal with New Zealand on Friday (9:30 am ET, NBC Sports Network). Tuesday's triumph featured the ... Read the whole story

Olympic women's soccer on Tuesday ...

by Soccer America

[SCOREBOARD] New Zealand was the surprise qualifier for the quarterfinals of the Olympic women's soccer competition, setting up a date with the USA with a 3-1 over Cameroon. The other quarterfinal matchups will all be tossups: Great Britain-Canada, Sweden-France and Japan-Brazil. For all the results and complete schedule with viewing ... Read the whole story

Olympic men's soccer on Wednesday ...

by Soccer America

[DATEBOOK] The Great Britain-Uruguay match will be the star attraction on the final day of group play in the men's soccer competition at the London Olympics. Uruguay probably needs to win to advance to the quarterfinals, while it will probably eliminate the hosts with a win. The only two teams ... Read the whole story

Short-handed RSL falls in opener

by Paul Kennedy

[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Real Salt Lake has its work cut out for it if it expects to return to the knockout stage of the Concacaf Champions League in which it finished second in 2011. It fell at Costa Rica's Herediano, 1-0, in Tuesday's opener. The MLS club finished with 10 ... Read the whole story

Galaxy's Barrett headed to Norway on loan

by Soccer America

[AMERICANS ABROAD] The Los Angeles Galaxy loaned Chad Barrett to Valerenga of the Norwegian Tippeligaen through the end of its 2012 season. Read the whole story

PDL's Bucks earn three all-league selections

by Soccer America

[AWARDS] The PDL regular-season champion Michigan Bucks led all clubs with three selections to the 2012 PDL All-League Team: goalkeeper Adam Grinwis (0.44 GAA), defender Kevin Cope and midfielder Tom Catalano (tied for the league lead in assists). Read the whole story

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