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Photos: Uruguay beats United Arab Emirates 2-1 in Olympic Soccer
MANCHESTER, England — Substitute Nicolas Lodeiro scored in the second half to give Uruguay a 2-1 victory over the United Arab Emirates Thursday in an Olympic qualifying match. Playing in front of a...
View ArticleOlympics: Alex Morgan leads U.S. women’s soccer team past France
GLASGOW, Scotland -- They knew. From woman to woman, the U.S. Olympic soccer team knew it wasn't over. The reigning two-time Olympic champions stared down a stunning deficit early against France on...
View ArticleOlympic notebook: Japan stuns Spain in men’s soccer opener
Japan upset Spain 1-0 on the first day of the men's Olympic soccer tournament on Thursday, while Brazil held on for a 3-2 victory over Egypt and host Britain had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Senegal....
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Cristiane scores late for Brazil in 1-0 victory over New Zealand
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Cristiane scored an 86th-mintute goal Saturday to give Brazil a 1-0 win over New Zealand in Olympic women's soccer. Cristiane sent a high shot that just barely made it into the...
View ArticleGiggs becomes oldest Olympic scorer as Britain beats UAE 3-1 in front of...
WEMBLEY, England (AP) — Ryan Giggs got his goal and Britain got a 3-1 win over the United Arab Emirates to keep its Olympic title dreams going. With Prince William and David Beckham watching on, too....
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Photos: Stillwater boys soccer coach Phil Johnson is retiring after the season
Stillwater High School boys soccer coach Phil Johnson, 65, says he will retire after this season, his 33rd with the Ponies. Close 1 of 7 Stillwater boys soccer coach Phil Johnson leads the team at...
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Photos: At age 62, Alan Merrick’s heart still belongs to soccer
62-year-old Alan Merrick jumped at the chance this summer to coach the boys soccer team at Eagan High School. Close Buy This Photo 1 of 9 Eagan High School boys soccer coach Alan Merrick is all smiles...
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Photos: USA beats Australia, 6-2, in women’s soccer, as coach Sundhage bids...
COMMERCE CITY — She was a Swede coaching an American team and the language barrier was, at times, a difficult bridge. So perhaps it is the universally-known French saying that best expressed what U.S....
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Photos: State girls soccer: White Bear Lake ekes out a 1-0 ovetime win...
White Bear Lake junior forward Madison Scheer scored the winning goal in overtime to give the Bears a 1-0 win over the Lakeville North Panthers in a Class AA semifinal game of the girls state soccer...
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Photos: Wayzata defeats White Bear Lake 2-0 in Class AA girls state soccer...
Wayzata blanked White Bear Lake 2-0 to take home the Class AA championship trophy in the girls state soccer tournament at the Metrodome Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Close 1 of 12 Wayzata's Kiana Nickel,...
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Photos: Eastview: the 2012 Class AA boys soccer champions
Eastview High School beat Blaine 3-2 to become the 2012 Minnesota Class AA boys soccer champions. Close
View ArticleAshenafi Hatte is a star in two high school sports
Washington Technology Magnet high school sports star Ashenafi Hatte, a 17-year-old native of Ethiopia, is juggling a full class schedule while participating in both varsity soccer and cross country for...
View ArticleApple Valley boys soccer coach Chuck Scanlon
Apple Valley High School boys soccer coach Chuck Scanlon, 61, who started the Apple Valley soccer program in 1978, says he is finishing his coaching career at the end of this season. He has a 9-0...
View ArticleNorth St. Paul Polars win Class 2A boys soccer semifinal
The North St. Paul Polars rebounded from a sluggish first half with two second-half goals to beat Andover in a semifinal game of the Class 2A boys soccer state tournament on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 at...
View ArticleEastview beats Edina in Class 2A boys soccer semifinals
No. 3-seeded Eastview beat Edina 2-1 in a shootout in the Minnesota State Class 2A boys soccer semifinals at the Metrodome in Minneapolis on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. The victory sends the Lighting to the...
View ArticleLakeville North beats Burnsville 1-0 in state girls soccer 2A semifinal
Lakeville North moves on to the 2A championship game of the state girls soccer tournament with a 1-0 shutout over Burnsville Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. The Panthers’...
View ArticleComo Park wins Class A state boys soccer title
St. Paul Como Park beat Hill Murray 2-1 to win the Class A state boys soccer championship game at the Metrodome in Minneapolis on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. It was the first state title for Como Park,...
View ArticleMinnetonka wins 2A girls state soccer championship
Junior defender Rebekah Thoresen scored in the 56th minute to give Minnetonka a 1-0 victory over Lakeville North in the Minnesota Class 2A girls soccer championship game Thursday at the Metrodome.
View ArticleNorth St. Paul tops Eastview for 2A boys soccer title
North St. Paul’s Adolpho Barrerra-Gonzalez made the clinching kick in a shootout over Eastview to win the Minnesota state Class 2A boys soccer championship on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, at the Metrodome...
View ArticlePHOTOS: U.S. men’s national soccer team beats Azerbaijan in pre-World Cup game
Mix Diskerud and Aron Johannsson both scored in the second half to give the for the U.S. men’s soccer team a 2-0 win in a pre-World Cup exhibition game against Azerbaijan at Candlestick Park in San...
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