Soccer America Daily

[SPAIN] Real Madrid has city rival Atletico to thank for blowing open La Liga race with its 2-1 win over leader Barcelona on Sunday. The result ended Barca’sunbeaten streak at 21 league games to start the season and reduced its lead over Real Madrid to two points. To make matters worse, Barca’s injury woes mounted, […]

[MLS] Newcomers Eduardo and Joey Gjertsen were the difference for San Jose onthe lone goal scored during a game and a half of play Saturday when the Earthquakes beat Kansas City, 1-0 Saturday in Tempe, Ariz. Gjertsen, a five-year USL veteran with Vancouver andMontreal whose signing was announced by the Quakes Friday, set up the […]

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Midfielder Jose Francisco Torres returned to action with Pachuca on Sunday and came on after halftimeto score on a free kick the winning goal in a spectacular 5-3 win at Puebla. Torres injured his right hamstring playing for Pachuca against Queretaro but played the next week againstAtlanta before having to come off in […]

[AMERICANS ABROAD] DaMarcus Beasley and Michael Bradley started in winningefforts for Glasgow Rangers and Borussia Moenchengladbach. For all the weekend action … ENGLAND, FA Cup BradFriedel, 90 minutes (Aston Villa, 2-2, vs. Crystal Palace) GERMANY, Bundesliga Michael Bradley,90 minutes (Borussia M’Gladbach, 2-1, Nuremberg) GREECE, Super League Freddy Adu, 62 minutes (1 goal)(Aris, 2-1, Ergotelis) Eddie […]

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Freddy Adu scored the winning goal to lead Aris past Ergotelis, 2-1, in the Greek Super League onSunday. Fellow American Eddie Johnson had an assist on the first goal in thecomeback win. Adu was making his first league start for Aris. He scored from close range, putting away a cross from Brazilian Darcy […]

[MLS] Chivas USA won its fourth game of the spring with a 3-1 win at Mexican club Irapuato. The Columbus Crew and San Joe Earthquakes won 1-0 decisions againstD.C. United and the Kansas City Wizards, respectively, on Saturday. Houston, FC Dallas and Philadelphia beat college teams. For this weekend’s preseason results … Feb. 12: Los Angeles […]

[MLS] A record snowfall of more than 10 inches blanketed Pizza Hut Park, home of FC Dallas in Frisco, Texas. The snow also disrupted events plannedahead of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game at the $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, but the basketball should not be affected. The stadium, on the short list of the USA’s […]

[WPS] FC Gold Pride released former U.S. national team star Brandi Chastain. She was Women’s Professional Soccer’soldest player at the age of 41. Chastain played 10 games for the last-place Pride in 2009. It marked a comeback of sorts for Chastain, who had not played for the U.S. national team since2004. “Brandi has the heart […]

[MLS] The New York Red Bulls waived Danny Cepero, one of the unlikely stars of their run to the MLS Cup 2008 final,along with two other players on Friday. Cepero, taken in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft out of Penn, was with the Red Bulls for three seasons. His departure leavesBouna Coundoul as the only […]