After taking a 2-0 halftime lead, the U.S. MNT saw its hopes of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup championship dashed as Brazil came back with three unanswered second-half goals for a 3-2 victory.

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Rewind the tape to 1980. Lake Placid on a cold and snowy day. The U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team, a team of amateurs, beat the #1 team in the world, the all-professional Soviet Union.

Rewind the tape to 1980. Lake Placid on a cold and snowy day. The U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team, a team of amateurs, beat the #1 team in the world, the all-professional Soviet Union.

CHICAGO (June 25, 2009) - U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley has announced the 23-player roster that will represent the U.S. at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup from July 3 to July 26, 2009.

RUSTENBURG, South Africa (June 21, 2009) — Needing to score at least three goals and on the verge of elimination, the U.S. Men’s National Team overcame incredible odds and advanced to the semifinals of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup this evening with a 3-0 victory against Egypt in their final Group B match at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa.

The Atlanta Beat is back in business. At least in name only.

U.S. coach Bob Bradley took the U.S. MNT to South Africa for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup hoping to answer some questions about his team with the 2010 FIFA World Cup about a year away.

It no longer is good enough to say that the U.S. Men’s National Team played well and lost 3-1 to the current World Champions. That is exactly what they did, being beaten by Italy to open the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa.

Clemson, SC - Clemson men's soccer coach Trevor Adair has announced his resignation after 14 years as the school's head coach. Adair posted a record of 174-91-26 in his Clemson career that included nine trips to the NCAA Tournament and eight top 12 national poll finishes.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (June 3, 2009) – Everyone who follows U.S. Men’s National Team Soccer knew the World Cup qualifier in Estadio Ricardo Saprissa would be difficult. Few expected the way the game turned out.

CHICAGO (May 24, 2008) — U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named a roster of 24 players that will train in advance of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Honduras.

The U.S. Women’s National Team scored twice in each half, getting goals from four different players to defeat Canada 4-0 in front of 10,255 fans at BMO Field. It was the USA’s first match in Canada since 2001.

Ten weeks into the season the Seattle Sounders FC, the league’s expansion team is averaging home crowds of 29,536, over 9,000 better than the next team on the list.

Spain Park HS was 3-1-2 back on February 21 after dropping a 2-0 shutout to Oak Mountain in the Lakeshore Shootout, but the Jags would not lose again.

The Parkview Panthers won their third consecutive Class AAAAA girls state championship in a penalty kick shootout, and Collins Hill HS won the AAAAA boys title 1-0 over Centennial.

The U.S. Women's National Team has added a May 25 friendly against Canada in Toronto to replace two previously canceled matches against Japan. The match will kick off at 7 p.m. ET at BMO Field, Canada’s national stadium and home to Toronto FC of Major League Soccer.

U.S. women's national team coach Pia Sundhage has called in 21 players for training camp prior to facing in friendly matches on May 20 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas and on May 23 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah.

NEW YORK (Monday, 27 April 2009) – Due to the growing concerns about the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico, CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer announced Monday that the remainder of the confederation’s Under-17 Championship in Tijuana has been cancelled and the second-leg of the CONCACAF Champions League£ finals has been postponed.

The USA completed group play at the Under-17 CONCACAF Championship with another offensive display, scoring three first-half goals en route to a 3-0 victory over Honduras Saturday in Tijuana. It gave the Americans three wins and 12 goals in three outings.

TIJUANA, Mexico (April 23, 2009) – The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team defeated Canada 4-2 on Thursday evening earn a place in the semifinals of the CONCACAF U-17 Championship and one of the region’s four berths to the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

The United States Under-17 National Team beat Cuba 5-0 to start the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.

Seattle is setting the pace for attendance in the early weeks of the 2009 Major League Soccer season. The expansion Sounders FC, which have played three home games, is averaging 29,939 a game.

The U.S. Women’s National Team will play Canada twice in July facing its familiar foe on Sunday, July 19, at Rochester Rhinos Stadium in Rochester, N.Y., and then again three days later on Wednesday, July 22, at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, S.C.

CHICAGO (April 16, 2009) – U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team head coach Wilmer Cabrera has named 20 players who will represent the United States at the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship from April 21-May 2 in Tijuana, Mexico. The four semifinalists at the tournament will qualify for the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, which is slated for Nigeria from Oct. 24-Nov. 15.

Mexico, following a 3-1 loss to Honduras in the first game of the CONCACAF Hexagonal, has fired coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. Erricksson, the Swede who is former national coach of England, coached his first game for Mexico last August, registered six losses in 13 games with Mexico, which is now fourth in the regional standings for World Cup 2010 qualification.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 1, 2009) — Forward Jozy Altidore became the youngest player in history to score a hat trick for the U.S. Men’s National Team, tallying all three goals tonight for the U.S. Men’s National Team in a dominating 3-0 victory against Trinidad & Tobago in front of a raucous crowd of 27,959 at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. With the victory, the U.S. continued to hold their place at the top of the hexagonal in the final round of qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Second-half goals by Jozy Altidore and Frankie Hejduk lifted the United States to a 2-2 tie against El Salvador in World Cup qualifying action.

“You know that line in the movie A League of Their Own? The one where Geena Davis is quitting the team to go home and she says the reason is because ‘it just got too hard?’ Tom Hanks, her coach tells her, ‘it’s supposed to be hard. If it was easy, everyone would do it. It’s the struggle that makes it great.’ That line sums it up as to why we persevere, if it were easy everyone would do it.”

That’s how Marcie Laumann, President of the only remaining USL W-League franchise from the inaugural season in 1995, sums up 14 years and counting of Hampton Roads Piranhas soccer.

The Carolina RailHawks announced today the addition of MLS champion and Turks and Caicos International forward Gavin Glinton as well as Sierra Leone international defender and captain Mustapha Pa Sama.

U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named a roster of 22 players that will train in advance of the critical FIFA World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador and Trinidad & Tobago.

CHARLESTON, SC -- The Charleston Battery closed out the 2009 Carolina Challenge Cup falling to Major League Soccer’s D.C. United 2-0 Saturday night at Blackbaud Stadium. Real Salt Lake claimed the tournament title in the night’s opening match, topping Toronto FC 2-1.

CHARLESTON, SC -- The Charleston Battery fell to Real Salt Lake Wednesday night 2-1 at Blackbaud Stadium in the second round of Carolina Challenge Cup play. In the night’s opening match, Toronto F.C. topped D.C. United 2-1 in a match that was very much the story of two halves.

The United States moved up three spots to #17 in the March FIFA Men's World Rankings. The win over Mexico to open the final round of regional World Cup qualifying gave the U.S. 38 points, while Mexico lost seven. Mexico moved up one spot to #23. Costa Rica and Honduras, two other CONCACAF Hexagonal teams are ranked #32 and #40, respectively.

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Forward Megan Rapinoe scored in the 21st minute to give the U.S. Women’s National Team a 1-0 victory against Norway in the final group game for both teams at the 2009 Algarve Cup in Portugal.

CHARLESTON, SC -- The sixth edition of the Carolina Challenge Cup kicks off Saturday night at Blackbaud Stadium with a doubleheader pitting Major League Soccer’s D.C. United and Real Salt Lake, and Toronto FC versus tournament host, the Charleston Battery.

For the third straight time, the United States defeated Mexico 2-0 in a CONCACAF Final Round World Cup Qualifying match Crew Stadium. This one was a gritty victory in difficult conditions in front of 23,776 fans who braved strong wind and rain.

NEW ORLEANS, LA -- At a press conference held Thursday at the Ritz-Carlton, the New Orleans Jesters were unveiled for the 2009 PDL season. Dana Stumpf, CEO/Owner of Samson, LLC, addressed the crowd as to how her company will work to solidify soccer in the area, while it brings affordable, family entertainment to New Orleans.

FC Atlanta Blackhawks have announced the launch of a United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL) franchise for the 2009 season. The Blackhawks will begin league play in May.

CARSON, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2008) — Sacha Kljestan scored the 11th hat trick ever for the U.S. Men’s National Team Saturday evening to earn a 3-2 victory against Sweden open their 2009 campaign at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Wake Forest men's soccer head coach Jay Vidovich was named the NCAA Division I men's national coach of the year for the second consecutive year and assistant coach Carson Porter was named the Glenn "Mooch" Myernick College Assistant Coach of the Year, as announced Friday night at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America awards banquet.