By JASON MITCHELL

Leave it to the Seattle Sounders, winners of three straight U.S. Open Cups, to at least momentarily restore a semblance of order to what has been an unpredictable tournament.

A night after lower-tier teams massacred MLS sides, the Sounders dominated the NASL's Atlanta Silverbacks in a 5-1 rout.

It was same stuff, different night for Ryan Kinne on Saturday.

Twenty-four hours after he scored two in a 6-0 romp over Boston, Kinne collected two more in the Azul's 4-0 victory over the Voltage at Pomperaug High School on Saturday.

Kinne, who scored twice in Friday's 6-0 rout of Boston, added two more to his account against Vermont with strikes in the 53rd and 84th minutes.

(Above) The U.S. U-18 MNT trains in Lisbon before the Lisbon International Tournament.
The U.S. U-18 Men's National Team tied 1-1 on Saturday, May 19, 2012, against a Sporting Lisbon youth team.
Sporting fielded a side filled with players born in 1993 and 1994 and went ahead 1-0 in the 53rd minute.

The starting lineup that the Seattle Sounders Women sent out onto the wet Starfire pitch this evening was the one that we all dreamed about when the preseason flurry of world class signings came to an end. In goal, Hope Solo. At forward, Alex Morgan and Sydney Leroux. In the midfield Keelin Winter, Megan Rapinoe, and Veronica Perez.

Real Madrid clinched the league title, Messi scored a hat trick, and Real Zaragoza kept survival hopes alive in the Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.

Atletico Madrid 1-1 Real Sociedad

Both teams would scored a second half goal as Gabi made it 1-0 in the 53rd minute but Real Sociedad equalized with a stoppage time Carlos Vela goal.

Villarreal all but clinched their survival, Getafe were held at home by Racing, and Granada edge Espanyol in the Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) on Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

Getafe 1-1 Racing Santander

Getafe took a 1-0 lead on Miku penalty kick but Racing equalized four minutes late with a 63rd minute Papa Kouly Diop goal.

Olympique Lyonnais vs. US Quevilly,

Coupe de France Final 2012, Stade de France.

The day your under-performing opponents become over-powering, is the day you know you shouldn't have left home at all. Yes, Lyon never ‘turned up' in the Coupe de la Ligue Final, to quote Rémi Garde.

Round 35 of the SPANISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE concluded tonight with the Monday Night Game between OSASUNA & MALAGA FC that ended in a 1 - 1 draw. Lost opportunity for both Clubs to jump table positions as Osasuna aims for Europa League positions & Malaga to get off Valencia CF the prized 3º rd place.

A small group of Genoa ultras put on an incredible display of fan power during Sunday's match against Siena. After Siena took a 4-0 lead over relegation-threatened Genoa early in the second half, the ultras began their protest.

From Football Italia:

Genoa were losing 4-0 at the 53rd minute when the Marassi crowd halted play by throwing fireworks and climbing on top of the tunnel.

The expected UEFA Champions League final between the two giants of La Liga looks a little less than a racing certainty after both Barcelona and Real Madrid lost their semi-final first legs.

Barça as usual marinated possession away at Chelsea and hit the Londoners' woodwork twice, yet succumbed to a breakaway goal on the stroke of half-time, finished by Didier Drogba.

Barcelona moved into the UEFA Champions League semifinals with a 3-1 second leg win (same score on aggregate) over AC Milan.

It was another great performance from Barca as Lionel Messi scored two goals and Andres Iniesta added one. There was a little cause of concern in the first half as Milan's Antonio Nocerino made it 1-1 (Milan would have advanced with a draw).

The Portland Timbers reserves faced off against the San Jose Earthquakes reserves today at the Earthquakes training facility. Despite creating a number of chances and outshooting the Earthquakes 19-12, the Timbers were unable to beat San Jose keeper David Bingham. San Jose were similarly thwarted by some excellent saves from Joe Bendik until the 53rd minute, when San Jose midfielder Jean-Marc Alexandre fired in a shot from distance that snuck just inside the post.

The New York Red Bulls got a lopsided win to start their home schedule, beating Colorado 4-1. Thierry Henry was the first player on the score sheet, putting New York up in the third minute. He had the assist on Kenny Cooper's goal three minutes later. It would be Henry again in the 53rd minute, with Colorado pulling a goal back in the 77th through Omar Cummings.

TweetA late goal by Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave AC Milan a 2-1 win over Roma to move seven points clear of Juventus at the top of Serie A. The big swede fired home the winner in the 83rd minute having also shot the hosts level in the 53rd minute after Pablo Osvaldo had given Roma the [...]

Abby Wambach and Sydney Leroux scored second half goals to lead the United States to a 2-1 victory over Norway during the second match day of the Algarve Cup tournament on Friday at Estádio Municipal in Lagos, Portugal.

After the a scoreless first half, the Americans came to life in the second frame when Wambach ripped a shot from 16-yards in the 53rd minute.

Highlights from last night's U-23 MNT Scrimmage win against the San Antonio Scorpions at FC Dallas Stadium. Goals from Brek Shea, Dilly Duka and Jack McInerney lead the way for the U-23s:

In the Europa League meeting of US National Team players, Jozy Altidore's AZ got the better of Sacha Kljestan's Anderlecht 1-0 on the night and 2-0 on aggregate. Maarten Martens scored AZ's goal in the 54th minute. Kljestan got the start and Altidore subbed on in the 44th minute. Kljestan was yellow carded in the 53rd.

By Chris Wright

West Ham hauled themselves back to the top of the Championship last night with a resounding win over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road, despite having to play for more than half-an-hour with midfielder Henri Lansbury betwixt the sticks.

With West Ham already 2-1 up through James Tomkins and Nicky Maynard, Rob Green was dismissed in the 53rd minute for chopping down Roman Bednar outside his area and, with no reserve 'keeper named, Lansbury was left to take up the gloves for the rest of the match.

By Chris Wright

West Ham hauled themselves back to the top of the Championship last night with a resounding win over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road, despite having to play for more than half-an-hour with midfielder Henri Lansbury betwixt the sticks.

With West Ham already 2-1 up through James Tomkins and Nicky Maynard, Rob Green was dismissed in the 53rd minute for chopping down Roman Bednar outside his area and, with no reserve 'keeper named, Lansbury was left to take up the gloves for the rest of the match.

Juventus moved four points clear at the top of Serie A after a 2-0 win over Atalanta thanks to goals by Stephan Lichtsteiner and Emanuele Giaccherini. The visitors continued their Serie A title push with a well deserved win although they had to wait until the 53rd minute to open the scoring when Stephan Lichtsteiner [.

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp conceded that he was frustrated with the 1-1 home draw over the weekend while claiming that a point was better than nothing. Spurs couldn't convert their many chances in order to add to Luka Modric's 53rd minute strike and ultimately had to settle for the result.

The United States stay 34th for the third month in a row as we close out the 2011 FIFA Rankings.With most teams idle during the rankings period, there isn't a lot of movement in the table. Mexico drops to 21st, remaining first overall in CONCACAF. Spain remains the World #1, with Holland, Germany, Uruguay, and England rounding out the top five.

Photo by Steven Limentani/ISIphotos.com

Stanford's women's soccer team has completed its climb up the NCAA ladder. Finally.

After falling in the national title game in each of the last two seasons, Stanford held off Duke to capture the 2011 title with a 1-0 victory in Kennesaw, Ga.

Sunday was a day to forget for the Revolution Youth Academy as the U-16s and U-18s were each handed 3-0 losses by the Chicago Fire during New England's second match of the Winter Showcase.

The 18s fell into a hole two minutes into their match when Andrew Conner's goal put the Fire in front early.

#GoCardinal

Teresa Noyola scored from point-blank range Sunday to help top-ranked Stanford beat No. 3 Duke 1-0 and give the Cardinal their first NCAA women's soccer title after three consecutive attempts. It was the perfect finish to Stanford's unbeaten season.

Stanford seniors Noyola, Camille Levin, Kristy Zuhmehlen and Lindsay Taylor finished their college careers with a record of 95-4-4.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Colin Rolfe's one-man show has Louisville on the cusp of a return to the College Cup.

Rolfe, Louisville's leading scorer and last year's Hermann Trophy finalist, took apart Maryland's back line with a goal and three assists in leading the Cardinals to a 4-2 victory in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 at Ludwig Field Sunday night.

Robbie Keane Scores his 53rd international goal as the Rep of Ireland go 3-0 up against 10 man Estonia in Tallinn.

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The Houston Dynamo won a see-saw match against Sporting Kansas City, while the Los Angeles Galaxy demonstrated their dominance in the league with a convincing victory over Real Salt Lake. Galaxy will now have the good fortune of hosting the MLS Cup Final against the Dynamo on Sunday, November 20.

Sporting 0:2 Dynamo First Half

Two of MLS' most physical teams duked it out on the rough pitch at Livestrong Sporting Park.

After a scoreless first half, the Dynamo opened up the attack with Andre Hainault and Carlo Costly goals as Houston earned 2-0 win over Sporting K.C. at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park and a return to the MLS Cup Final for the first time since 2007.

Hainault opened the scoring in the 53rd minute when a corralled a loose ball inside the box and fired it through to give the guests the lead.

Salt Lake 3 - Seattle 0 Real Salt Lake came up with a huge home result, beating the higher seeded Sounders by three goals at Rio Tinto Stadium in the opening leg of their Western Conference semifinal two-game series. Alvaro Saborio was the hero for RSL, scoring in the 41st and 53rd minutes. Javier Morales assisted on both goals, with Ned Grabavoy scoring the third in the 88th minute.

Álvaro Saborío scored two for Real Salt Lake, and the Seattle Sounders reacted with frustration to their 3-0 loss in the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals. RSL dominated from the early minutes, pounding eleven shots at Seattle's geriatric keeper while holding the Flounders to exactly zero shots on target for the duration of the match.

By JOSÉ M. ROMERO

Much was made of Real Salt Lake's regular season-ending six-match winless streak and how it might be a sign that RSL is in trouble heading into the playoffs.

On Saturday night, Real Salt Lake put that notion to rest in emphatic fashion.

Quite possibly the worst performance that the Seattle Sounders ever occurred in the chilly, high air of Utah as Real Salt Lake netted three goals. Only Kasey Keller prevented that scoreline from being even greater. To list all of the mistakes that were made will take some time, but sadly it will happen.

Quick Recap

Approximately as many people showed up to watch a playoff game at Pizza Hut Park as attended a reserve match at Jeld Wen Field earlier this season. FC Dallas appeared to draw inspiration from the sparse crowd as they put forth a half-empty effort against the lowest seed New York Red Bulls.

Liverpool progress into the Carlin Cup Quarter Finals after Luis Suarez scored 2 goals in a come from behind win.

Kenwyne Jones put Stoke ahead in the 43th minute with a great header.

Luis Suarez then went on to win the game scoring in the 53rd and 85th minute. His first goal was some thing special and can be seen in the video bellow.

Xavi Hernández goal helped Barcelona to a 1-0 victory over nine-man Granada on Tuesday, while Sevilla struck late to draw 2-2 with Real Racing Club.

The Spanish champions took the lead in Granada after 33 minutes when Xavi, brought down 22 metres from goal, curled the resulting free-kick past goalkeeper Roberto.

BY JONATHAN VERA

CARSON, Calif. – Playing a game with nothing on the line, the Seattle Sounders went into their match against Chivas USA on Saturday night looking to stay healthy and looking to keep up their recent outstanding form heading into the MLS playoffs.

At first if you don't succeed, try, and try again.

Los Angeles Galaxy forward Chad Barrett must have been uttering those words at halftime of LA's Superclasico matchup against Chivas USA. The Galaxy forward had numerous chances in the first half, but it wasn't until the 53rd minute when Barrett finally broke through, as his header off an Adam Cristman cross finally found the back of the net, and that strike was all Los Angeles needed to hold off Chivas USA on Sunday evening at the Home Depot Center.

BY ADAM SERRANO

CARSON, Calif. --Chad Barrett scored his seventh goal of the season as the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated Chivas USA in the SuperClasico in front of 27,000 at the Home Depot Center.

Barrett broke through in the 53rd minute of play when he headed in a cross from Adam Cristman into an empty net.

By DAVE GUBALA

BRIDGEVIEW, IL -- The Chicago Fire went into Wednesday night's match against FC Dallas knowing that anything short of a victory would all but erase their chances of reaching the playoffs. For FC Dallas, the match was about trying snap a losing streak and poor run of form.