Clint Mathis

It has not been the best of Mondays for Major League Soccer's Galaxy and a couple of its 30-something midfielders. First, the club announced that Clint Mathis, 33, will be sidelined for four to six weeks--or basically until the start......

When all was said and done, a jubilant United States forward Brian McBride and his teammates faced the crowd at Suwon Stadium today and soaked in a bit of history. On a day when the threat of rain couldn’t dampen America’s enthusiasm, the U.S. poured...

The United States is alive in the World Cup -- thanks to the host South Koreans. The Americans were beaten 3-1 by Poland, allowing two goals in the first five minutes. But when South Korea edged Portugal 1-0 to win Group D, it also sent the Americans...

GROUP A DENMARK World Cup Record: Played 9, won 5, lost 3, tied 1, goals for 19, goals against 13. Best Finish: Quarterfinalist, 1998. 1998 Showing: Lost in the quarterfinals to Brazil. Coach: Morten Olsen. Played on the "Danish Dynamite" team that...

For Asia, it is confirmation that, at last, it is ready for the big leagues. For Japan and South Korea, it is a chance to out-promote, out-accommodate, out-sell and out-host one another, with the rest of the world watching, for 31 hyper-kinetic, hyper-...

This could be the World Cup where Giovanni Trapattoni meets Admiral Yi Shun-Sin-hopefully not in person since the venerable admiral died in 1598. Be that as it may, Italy's coach still might find it useful to refer to the deeds performed by the admiral...

In the unlikely event that Antonio Oliveira has had trouble sleeping lately because of concern over what sort of World Cup threat the United States will pose, Portugal's coach can rest easy now. There is an excellent chance that the 11 American players...