[W-LEAGUE] In only its second season, the Buffalo Flash established itself as one of the greatest teams in the history of the W-League. It won the championshipwith a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps in Saturday’s final to finish with a 14-0-2 record. The Flash was led by Canadian Kelly Parker, theW-League MVP, and Spanish […]
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Parker is first repeat MVP winner
[AWARDS] Six years after her first award, Kelly Parker of W-League finalist Buffalo Flash became the first repeat winner of the MVP award inleague history. Parker topped the 2010 W-League in goals and points and led the Flash to Saturday’s W-League title game against Vancouver (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, 10 p.m. ET). She wasalso chosen […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Weekend
Playing with 10 men, the Kansas City Wizards defeated Manchester United, 2-1, on goals by Davy Arnaud and Kei Kamarabefore 52,342 fans at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. • Dane Richards scored a brilliant winner after setting up the first goal and led the New York Red Bullsto a 2-1 win over Manchester City at the […]
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From SISL to I-League
[USL] United Soccer Leagues has come full circle with the announcement that it will launch the I-League — the Indoor Professional Soccer — in 2011. Thenew league’s founding franchise: Rochester Lancers. USL began as the SISL — Southwest Indoor Soccer League — with five teams in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico in 1986 anddidn’t venture […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Wednesday
English clubs Manchester United, Bolton Wanderers and Portsmouth all won matches against North American opponents, though Bolton and Portsmouth needed penalty kicks. D.C. United advanced to thequarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup with a 2-0 win over the USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders. For all the Wednesday action … WednesdayResults: SuperLiga Houston Dynamo 1 Puebla 0. […]
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Crew and Chivas USA move into semis
[U.S. OPEN CUP] The Columbus Crew eliminated USL-2’s Charleston Battery, one of two non-MLS teams left in the U.S. Open Cup, with a 3-0 win. Chivas USA alsoadvanced with a 3-1 win at the Houston Dynamo on Tuesday. Steven Lenhart scored one goal and drew a penalty that led to a second goal for the […]
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Sounders need shootout to win Northwest derby
[U.S. OPEN CUP] The defending champion Seattle Sounders needed penalty kicks to oust their former and future rival Portland Timbers before a sellout crowd of15,422 in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday night in Portland. Seattle prevailed 4-3 on penalty kicks against its neighbor from the D-2 Pro League after the […]
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Charleston and Harrisburg upset MLS teams
[U.S. OPEN CUP] MLS’s New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire fell at home to teams from the third division USL-2 in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup on Tuesdaynight. The Harrisburg City Islanders beat New York, 1-0, and the Charleston Battery knocked off the Fire on penalty kicks — the eighth MLS […]
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Three USL-2 teams reach third round
[U.S. OPEN CUP] The Harrisburg City Islanders, Richmond Kickers and Charleston Battery of the USL-2 joined joined D-2 Pro League teams in advancing to the thirdround of the U.S. Open Cup, where they will face the eight MLS representatives in next week’s third round. The Battery knocked off the D-2 Carolina RailHawks, 2-1, on goals […]
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Richmond Kickers pull upset
[U.S. OPEN CUP] Crystal Palace Baltimore was the only D-2 Pro League team to fall in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday when it fell at theRichmond Kickers, 1-0, on Matthew Delicate‘s goal in the 119th minute. The leader Austin Aztex led the D-2 winners with a 3-0 victory over theDallas-Fort […]