Bad news comes for the USWNT as star defender Ali Krieger will be sidelined for 6-8 months with tears in both her ACL and MCL. The injury occurred during the the first half the teams landslide victory against the Dominican Republic. After taking a shot on goal, Krieger was kicked hard in the knee when a DR player was trying to make a tackle.

Hope Solo could potentially miss tomorrow nights all important semifinal match against Costa Rica with a lingering quad injury. The timing could not be any worse as whoever loses the match tomorrow will not qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Solo was seen clutching her right knee during the game against Mexico this past Tuesday night.

I highly doubt they will see Lon Cheney Jr. walking with the queen, but our USWNT have secured a ticket to the 2012 Summer Olympics following last night's 3-0 win over Costa Rica.Ah-oooooooo!USA Beats Costa Rica and Advance to Olympics - from Universal Sp - Celebrity bloopers here- Greg Seltzer

With CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying later this month, United States Under-23 National Team coach Caleb Porter has named 19 players to a training camp roster in advance of the opening group stage game on Match 22nd. Porter's final 20-man roster is due two days before the start of the tournament. Camp opens on the 13th.

On Monday, U.S. Olympic Team Head Coach Caleb Porter announced his roster for the upcoming CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament, taking place later this month.

Of the 19 players named to the roster, 13 are currently playing in Major League Soccer.

On Tuesday the 13th, the team will assemble in Nashville to begin training camp.

The United States under-23 national team began its Olympic qualifying campaign with a statement. The favorites in Group A took on Cuba in Nashville on Thursday in what many expected to be a dominating display by the home team. The Yanks did not disappoint, and their road to the 2012 summer Olympics in London has [.

Twenty-eleven turned out to be an interesting year, to say the least. It was a year that witnessed the long-awaited arrival of Jurgen Klinsmann as U.S. Men's National Team coach, the U.S. Women's National Team falling in agonizing fashion to Japan in the World Cup final, Steve Nicol's departure as Revolution manager, the introduction of Jay Heaps as his successor and.

The U.S. Women's National Team will be heading to London this July and August for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The team secured their spot Friday night with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica at BC Place Stadium; Vancouver, Canada. The U.S. women were not quite as dominate as in previous games where they racked up [.

Having already qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by winning Friday's game versus Costa Rica, the USWNT's win over Canada in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the icing on the cake. The Canadian side came into tonight's match with a lot of confidence, but when it came time to perform, fell quite short.

In what was shaping up the be one of the most promising seasons and competitive teams the Beat had put on the field in recent years everything crashed to a grinding halt. On Monday, January 30th 2012 the league issued a statement to suspend the 2012 season citing the pending legal issues with former magicJack team owner Dan Borislow.

Alex Morgan scored a pair for the U.S. Women's National Team as they overcame a 1-0 deficit to grab the win in stoppage time, 2-1.
Fun fact: The two headers in the 88th and 93rd minute meant that ten of her career 16 goals have come in the 80th minute or later.
An uncharacteristically poor backpass to second half goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart gave New Zealand the lead shortly after halftime (49th minute), but the sometimes sloppy Lady Nats found another victory in the jaws of defeat.

U.S. men's national team veterans Brek Shea, Juan Agudelo and Freddy Adu headline a strong 19-man roster for the U.S. Men's Olympic Qualifying squad.

U.S. Under-23 head coach Caleb Porter announced the team on Monday and the only real surprise was the omission of Hertha Berlin midfielder/defender Alfredo Morales, whose release was not mandatory for the tournament.

Photos: Paul Rudderow

The Philadelphia Union will try to shake off a tough season opener loss in Portland when they face Colorado Rapids in their home opener this Sunday at 4pm (NBC Sports), and the KYW Philly Soccer Show has a preview.

In part one, KYW's Greg Orlandini and Philly Soccer Page writer Eli Pearlman-Storch talk with Union forward Danny Mwanga, who entered Monday night's 3–1 loss as a sub in the second half.

This past week saw the U.S. Men's National Soccer team fail in its quest to be part of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
The team was made up by players mostly U-23, which means under 23 years old. This was done on purpose to give the main squad of players, including Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey, the appropriate amount of rest as they play for their own pro teams and also play in qualifiers for the World Cup.

The good folks over at SBN Studios -- who's making all kinds of cool YouTube videos -- sat down with Christine Rampone about her and her USWNT teammates' preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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In disappointing but not altogether surprising news, Women's Professional Soccer announced today that after three seasons, it has folded. The league had already ceased operations for the 2012 season and had hoped to return in 2013, but the cancellation is now permanent.