HOUSTON Mexico and Panama played to a 1-1 tie in a Gold Cup match on Thursday night that ended in chaos after a confrontation between Mexican coach Javier Aguirre and a Panamanian player triggered fights between fans in the stands.
Guadeloupe's Stephane Auvray (8) celebrates his goal aginst Nicaragua with teammates Ludovic Gotin (9), Alexander Alphonse (22) and David Fleurival (12) during the second half of their CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match Thursday, July 9, 2009 in Houston.
HOUSTON Stephane Auvray and Ludovic Gotin scored one minute apart in the second half and Guadeloupe clinched a berth in the Gold Cup quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over Nicaragua on Thursday night.
United States striker Freddy Adu will not play for the United States in the remainder of the Gold Cup, coach Bob Bradley announced Wednesday night.
LONDON The International Olympic Committee chastised U.S. Olympic officials on Thursday for "unilaterally" launching their own television network, warning the project could jeopardize relations with Olympic broadcaster NBC.
JOHANNESBURG Hundreds of striking workers demonstrated at World Cup stadiums across South Africa on Thursday, with some stoning cars and passers-by as they demanded higher wages for those building the stadiums and rail stations for Africa's first World Cup.
WASHINGTON Freddy Adu will not play for the United States in the remaining games of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, U.S. coach Bob Bradley said after Wednesday's 2-0 win against Honduras.
Fans cheer in the stands as they watch United States' Santino Quaranta (20) celebrate his goal against Honduras with teammates Charlie Davies (9) and Steve Cherundolo (6) during the second half in a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at RFK Stadium in Washington. The United States won 2-0.
WASHINGTON Santino Quaranta broke a scoreless tie in the 75th minute and Brian Ching followed with a header in the 79th, giving the United States a 2-0 win against Honduras in the Gold Cup on Wednesday night.
The United States scored two goals in the last 15 minutes to earn a 2-0 win over Honduras in their second match of Group B play in the Gold Cup on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON Fabrice Noel scored in the 14th minute and James Marcelin added a goal in the 78th, giving Haiti a 2-0 victory over Grenada in CONCACAF Gold Cup group play.
BOSTON The owner of the New England Patriots and New England Revolution has joined an effort to bring the FIFA World Cup to the U.S. in 2018 or 2022.
NEW YORK ESPN paid David Beckham's management company to produce a one-hour documentary on the soccer star that aired two years ago, according to a new book on the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder.
JOHANNESBURG World Cup organizers in South Africa say a strike by construction workers entered its second day as negotiators meet to try and resolve the standoff.
LONDON ESPN has acquired the rights to televise Premier League soccer in Ireland.
SEATTLE Sebastien Le Toux drilled in a penalty kick in the 89th minute Tuesday night, giving the Seattle Sounders a 1-0 victory against the Kansas City Wizards in a U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal.
DENVER The U.S. Olympic Committee's venture into the TV business is irritating some international Olympic leaders - not exactly the reaction the Americans were expecting when they decided to create a network solely devoted to promoting the movement.
COLUMBUS, Ohio Ali Gerba scored for the second straight game and Canada strengthened its hold on Group A of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 1-0 win over El Salvador on Tuesday.
BOYDS, Md. Thabiso Khumalo and Andrew Jacobson scored early in the first half Tuesday night to lead defending champion D.C. United to a 2-1 victory over the Harrisburg City Islanders in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup.
COLUMBUS, Ohio Celso Borges' goal in the 64th minute gave Costa Rica a 1-0 win over Jamaica in their CONCACAF Gold Cup match Tuesday night.
United States coach Bob Bradley added Benny Feilhaber to the team for Wednesday's CONCACAF Gold Cup game against Honduras.
United States women's national team coach Pia Sundhage has named 21 players for two matches against Canada later this month.
Oguchi Onyewu was being targeted by a group of solid European clubs, but when AC Milan swooped in to snare the intimidating defender nicknamed "Gooch" Tuesday, it marked a historic day for U.S. soccer.
WASHINGTON Two games on different continents in less than a week? That was hardly an ordeal for U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies.
United States central defender Oguchi Onyewu signed a three-year deal with AC Milan on Tuesday, becoming the first American to join Serie A in more than a decade.
WASHINGTON A confrontation with a referee following the United States' upset victory over Spain has earned midfielder Michael Bradley a three-game suspension, although the penalty is unlikely to affect qualifying for next year's World Cup.
LONDON ESPN will broadcast Premier League matches in Britain on a channel previously dedicated to televising American sports.
BAGHDAD Iraq's national soccer team will play on home soil Friday for the first time since 2002, hosting Palestine.
MILAN United States defender Oguchi Onyewu joined AC Milan on Tuesday, becoming one of the few Americans to play in Italy's top league.
WASHINGTON Midfielder Benny Feilhaber has joined the U.S. soccer team for Wednesday night's first-round match against Honduras in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
CHICAGO U.S. team mainstays Cat Whitehill and Leslie Osborne will rejoin the squad for two games later this month.
CARNAGO, Italy Angry AC Milan supporters protested the club's sale of Kaka by throwing smoke bombs and fire crackers outside the team's first preseason training.
MADRID Cristiano Ronaldo received a rapturous welcome from 80,000 Real Madrid fans Monday, an outpouring so exuberant the soccer star had to be hustled away when spectators leaped barriers and took the field.
RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian soccer club Cruzeiro wants to postpone this week's Copa Libertadores match against Estudiantes because of the swine flu outbreak in Argentina.
Mexico's Luis Miguel Noriega, second from left, celebrates with teammates after scoring on a penalty kick against Nicaragua in the first half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match Sunday, July 5, 2009, in Oakland, Calif.
OAKLAND, Calif. Luis Miguel Noriega scored his first international goal on a penalty kick in the 45th minute of his national team debut, and Mexico defeated Nicaragua 2-0 on Sunday in the first round of Gold Cup play in Group C.
Guadeloupe's Loic Loval, center, is congratulated after scoring against Panama in the first half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match Sunday, July 5, 2009, in Oakland, Calif.
OAKLAND, Calif. Loic Loval had a goal and an assist and David Fleurival also scored to lead Guadeloupe past Panama 2-1 on Sunday in the Gold Cup opener for both clubs.
Maxi Moralez scored with six minutes remaining, helping Velez Sarsfield edge Huracan 1-0 Sunday to win the Argentina Clausura championship on the final day of the season.
CARSON, Calif. Recently acquired Alecko Eskandarian scored in the eighth minute to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.
FRISCO, Texas Jeff Cunningham scored twice in a 2-minute span of the first half to lead FC Dallas to a 2-1 victory Saturday night that extended the New York Red Bulls' road winless skid to 23 games.
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. Marco Pappa and Wilman Conde scored and the Chicago Fire ended a three-game losing streak - and a 10-game skid in Colorado - with a 2-1 victory over the Rapids on Saturday night.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. Kei Kamara scored on Mike Chabala's first career assist, giving the Houston Dynamo a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Wizards on Saturday night.
Robbie Rogers scored one goal and set up two more as the United States opened its Gold Cup campaign with a comfortable 4-0 win over Grenada at Qwest Field.
United States' Freddy Adu, left, celebrates with teammate Steve Cherundolo after scoring a goal against Grenada in the first half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match Saturday, July 4, 2009, at Qwest Field in Seattle.
SEATTLE A young U.S. lineup easily beat up on Grenada in the Americans' opener at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
CARSON, Calif. Osael Romero scored two goals, including the winner in the 86th minute, to give El Salvador a 2-1 victory over Costa Rica in Group A at the Gold Cup on Friday night.
SANDY, Utah San Jose kicked in an own-goal in second-half injury time, allowing Real Salt Lake to tie the Earthquakes 1-1 on Friday night.
CARSON, Calif. Ali Gerba scored in the 75th minute to give Canada a 1-0 victory over Jamaica in the opening game of the Gold Cup on Friday night.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Next week's first-leg match in the finals of the Copa Libertadores will go ahead in Argentina despite a swine flu outbreak that is blamed in the deaths of at least 44 people in the country.
NEW YORK Midfielder Jermaine Jones could join the U.S. national team later this year, possibly with defender Edgar Castillo.
UEFA President Michel Platini has again spoken out against the escalation of transfer fees after admitting he is "embarrassed" by Cristiano Ronaldo's $131 million move to Real Madrid.
USA's Landon Donovan goes to score their second goal during their Confederations Cup final soccer match against Brazil at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, June 28, 2009.
NEW YORK David Beckham has become a bad teammate on the Los Angeles Galaxy, according to Landon Donovan.
Jozy Altidore was among seven players added to the United States' Gold Cup roster, a change allowed by CONCACAF for any team also playing in the FIFA Confederations Cup.
TUKWILA, Wash. Forward Jozy Altidore, backup goalkeeper Brad Guzan and midfielder Ricardo Clark were among seven players added to the U.S. roster for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
