March 19, 2010 OH CANADA US falls short in pks, misses World Cup spot
ALAJUELA, Costa Rica---After piling up a 32-0 advantage in its first three games, the U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team could not find a way to score on Canada during regulation and overtime, falling in a shootout in the semifinal match of the CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship.
March 18, 2010 GETTING THEIR KEEPER Gaul to play for Red Eleven
United States Under-20 National Team goalkeeper Alexa Gaul has committed to play for the Chicago Red Eleven, pending United Soccer League approval. Gaul played for the United States in the 2008 Under-17 Women's World Cup.
March 18, 2010 BACK IN TRAINING Davies ends his rehab
Here it is not even the end of March and U.S. international forward Charlie Davies has ended his rehab and headed back to training with Sochaux in the French First Division.
March 18, 2010 WIN AND THEY'RE IN U.S. vs. Canada for spot in U-18 WWC
ALAJUELA, Costa Rica -- After rolling through group play at the CONCACAF Under-17 Women’s Championship by piling up 32-0 goal difference over three matches, the United States Thursday faces its toughest and most important test, a meeting with Canada in the semifinals with a berth to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on the line.
March 17, 2010 RUNNING OVER THE BULLS Red Stars top USF 2-0 in exhibition
TAMPA---Cristiane and Brittany Klein each scored as the Chicago Red Stars defeated the University of South Florida Bulls in a preseason exhibition on Wednesday
March 17, 2010 GETTING CLOSER MLS players to meet to prepare for strike
MLS and its players moved closer to the abyss Wednesday as 16 MLS Players Union team representatives made plans to meet as early as today to talk about the possibility of strike Monday, four days before the league season opener, league sources said.
March 17, 2010 SEVEN STRAIGHT Wave rally to knock KiXX out of playoff contention
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Wave rallied from an 8-2 deficit to win their seventh consecutive game on Wednesday, 14-12 over the Philadelphia KiXX in a special School Day Game Wednesday at the U.S. Cellular Arena.
March 17, 2010 CLASH OF THE TITANS No. 1 U.S. vs. No. 2 German women
CHICAGO – The U.S. Women's National Team will face Germany on May 22 at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, as the world’s top two women’s soccer nations meet on American soil for the first time since the 2003 Women’s World Cup, U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday.
March 16, 2010 MAJOR LEAGUE TEST Evansville to face KC Wizards
EVANSVILLE, IND.---The University of Evansville will take on the Kansas City Wizards for the second time in the program’s history on Saturday, April 3, when they meet the team’s split squad at Anheuser Busch Soccer Park in St. Louis at 5:00 p.m.
March 16, 2010 SUMMER CAMPS UIC expands program
UIC head coach Sean Phillips will conduct five weeks of UIC Soccer Day Camp and two weeks of UIC Soccer Camp this summer, marking the fifth year of UIC Soccer Camps.
March 16, 2010 ROSTER CUT Red Stars drop one to get to 24
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Red Stars have trimmed their roster down to a league mandated 24 players, releasing goalkeeper Erin Kane. Brazilian midfielder Formiga has not arrived to camp because she is awaiting visa clearance. Chicago will announce its official roster (18 players plus four optional development players) on April 1.
March 15, 2010 READY TO LEAD Masar looks to breakout for Red Stars
Playing near your hometown can be a blessing or a curse. For the Red Stars’ Ella Masar, it has been a blessing. Being close to home helped her through a less-than-stellar 2009 season that was marred by a hip injury and surgery, and the Red Stars finishing far out of playoff contention.
This year, Masar hopes it will all be different.
March 15, 2010 DEFENDERS INKED Fire signs Watson-Sirboe, Kinney
GEVIEW, IL – The Chicago Fire has signed defenders Kwame Watson-Siriboe and Steven Kinney to MLS contracts. The Fire selected the two defenders in this year’s MLS SuperDraft. Watson-Siriboe, 23, was drafted in the second round by the Fire (26th overall) from the University of Connecticut. Kinney was selected by the club in the third round (45th overall) out of Elon University.
March 15, 2010 CALLED IN Illinois midfielder to play for Puerto Rico
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Illinois midfielder Jackie Guerra (Plano, Texas) will play for the Puerto Rico National Team this week in the qualifying rounds for the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. Puerto Rico will play three matches as part of Group B, facing Dominica on March 17, Trinidad and Tobago on March 19 and Saint Kitts and Nevis on March 21. All of the matches will be played in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
