Goalies Brad Friedel (Aston Villa) and Marcus Hahnemann (Wolves) were the only Americans who won on the opening dayof the English Premier League. In Germany, Michael Bradley scored for Borussia Moenchengladbach in its 3-1 win at Erzgebirge Aue in the DfB Pokal. Steve Cherundolo‘s Hannover 96 fell to fourth division Elversberg on penalty kicks. The Boston Breakers drew the second largest crowd of the WPS season when 6,108fans at Harvard Stadium watched them crush struggling Sky Blue FC, 4-0. In the D-2 Pro League, the Rochester Rhinos overtook the Austin Aztex for the overall lead with a 2-1 win over Montreal. For theweekend action …

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