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Brad Friedel came out on top in a matchup against fellow American goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann and Aston Villa edged Wolverhampton 2-1 in the Premier League Sunday thanks to a late winner by former England striker Emile Heskey.Hahnemann was left helpless as Heskey latched onto a left-wing cross by Stephen Warnock to direct a powerful header in off the post in the 88th minute, lifting Villa to fifth in the standings.In other matches, Manchester United drew 2-2 at Bolton, failing to capitalize on losses by Chelsea and Arsenal on Saturday, and Stoke rallied to beat Newcastle 2-1 away.Villa went in front when Stewart Downing applied a close-range finish past Hahnemann off a cross into the box by Marc Albrighton.Friedel made some great saves, including a double stop in the space of five seconds to deny Kevin Doyle and Steven Fletcher in the first half, and was unfortunate to be beaten in the 61st minute.Wolves winger Matt Jarvis sent a speculative center into the box that evaded everyone and...
U.S. forward Clint Dempsey scored twice in the first half Saturday to give Fulham a 2-0 win over Wigan and end the London club's two-game losing streak in the Premie...
Carlos Tevez's 16th goal of the season helped Manchester City beat second-tier Leicester 4-2 in a FA Cup third-round replay on Tuesday.The Argentina striker opened t...
NEW YORK (AP) — Glasgow Rangers midfielders DaMarcus Beasley and Maurice Edu were among 20 players picked for the United States' exhibition at the Netherlands next W...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. coach Bob Bradley is uncertain whether Charlie Davis will recover enough from severe injuries sustained in a car crash last fall to earn an invi...
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Oguchi Onyewu made his first appearance in a game since knee surgery last October, and Edson Buddle played his first game for the U.S. na...
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — The phones started ringing at 2 a.m., and players were told to come down to the third floor for a meeting. As Herculez Gomez pressed the elevat...
By Simon EvansMIAMI (Reuters) - Experienced striker Brian Ching was surprisingly left off the United States World Cup squad on Wednesday when coach Bob Bradley named...
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — One by one, seven players were getting called in for those dreaded individual talks, short, blunt conversations that are soccer's toughes...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Clint Dempsey has been paired at forward with Jozy Altidore for the United States' last exhibition game before leaving for the World Cup in South...
IRENE, South Africa (AP) — Marcus Hahnemann is no fan of the new Adidas ball being used for the World Cup."Technology is not everything," the American goalkeeper sai...
ROODEPOORT, South Africa (AP) — Edson Buddle scored his first two international goals and Herculez Gomez added a third, leading the United States over Australia 3-1 ...
STERLING, Va. (AP) — They don't make road trips like this anymore. It starts in summer and ends in winter, could last up to six weeks and, by the way, the whole worl...
Seattle Sounders FC has acquired Marcus Hahnemann after the goalkeeper signed with the Major League Soccer, it was announced Friday.Hahnemann, a two-time World Cup v...
Herculez Gomez scored off of a rebound in the 54th minute, lifting Santos Laguna past the Seattle Sounders 1-0 in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League semi...
Sammy Ochoa and Steve Zakuani scored first-half goals and the Seattle Sounders beat Honduras' Marathon 3-1 on Wednesday night to finish 4-0 in group play in the CONC...
American goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann has term contract with Everton, it was announced on Friday.The 39-year-old was released by Wolverhampton at the end of last seas...
MIAMI (Reuters) - United States coach Bob Bradley has recalled forward Freddy Adu , naming the former 'gold boy' of American soccer, in the 23-man squad for next mon...
Freddy Adu is getting another chance.The former phenom was selected to the U.S. roster for next month's Gold Cup on Monday, the first time in almost two years he's b...
Manchester United, with Wayne Rooney not playing until the last 20 minutes, drew 2-2 with West Bromwich Albion on Saturday after blowing a two-goal lead. It was the ...