Cruises and Beckhams meet for holiday
NEW YORK, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The families of Hollywood actor Tom Cruise and soccer star David Beckham spent Thanksgiving together in New York, witnesses say.

MLS: Columbus 3, New York 1
CARSON, Calif., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Goals by Alejandro Moreno, Chad Marshall and Frankie Hejduk carried the Columbus Crew to the MLS Cup championship Sunday with a 3-1 win over New York.

Team USA wins World Cup qualifier
COMMERCE CITY, Colo., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Freddy Adu scored his first international goal Wednesday as part of the United States' 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Guatemala.

Report: Pujols wants MLS in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wednesday that National League MVP Albert Pujols has joined an effort to bring an MLS expansion franchise to St. Louis.

Bay Area stadium projects hinge on economy
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Three sports teams in the San Francisco Bay Area say they are sticking to their plans to build new stadiums despite the soft economy.

MLS: New York 1, Real Salt Lake 0
SANDY, Utah, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Dave van den Bergh scored in the 28th minute Saturday night to lead the New York Red Bulls to a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake and a trip to the MLS title game.

MLS: Columbus 2, Chicago 1
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Eddie Gaven scored in the 55th minute Thursday to finish off a Columbus rally and put the Crew into the MLS title game with a 2-1 victory over Chicago.

Donovan gets fifth U.S. Player award
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Landon Donovan won the 2008 Honda Player of the year award Tuesday, becoming the only five-time winner of the U.S. soccer prize.

MLS: New York 3, Houston 0
HOUSTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Dane Richards gave New York the lead with a goal in the 25th minute and the Red Bulls went on to upset Houston 3-0 Sunday in the Major League Soccer playoffs.

MLS: Real Salt Lake 2, Chivas USA 2 (tie)
CARSON, Calif., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Javier Morales had a goal and an assist Saturday to help Real Salt Lake play Chivas USA to a 2-2 tie and advance to the MLS Western Conference Final Series.

MLS: Columbus 2, Kansas City 0
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Brad Evans and Robbie Rogers scored goals for Columbus Saturday to lead the Crew past Kansas City 2-0 and into the MLS Eastern Conference Final Series.

Britain revokes Thaksin's visa
LONDON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Britain reportedly has revoked the visas of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife, who have been living in England for two years.

HIV-reduction initiative through soccer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers are beginning a project using soccer fields that may reduce the HIV burden felt by Latino men settling in the Southeast.

MLS: Chicago 3, New England 0
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Chris Rolfe scored the first goal of the series in first-half stoppage time Thursday and Chicago advanced in the MLS playoffs with a 3-0 win over New England.

Soccer game ends with firework attack
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The sectarian divide in Northern Ireland played out on the soccer field when a fan of a Catholic-supported team shot a firework at a player for the rival team.

Jon Busch named MLS goalkeeper of year
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Major League Soccer Tuesday named the Chicago Fire's Jon Busch Goalkeeper of the Year.

'Real Sports,' HBO sued for libel
NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Mitre Sports International is suing HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" in New York over child-labor allegations the show made against the company.

MLS: Columbus 1, Kansas City 1 (tie)
KANSAS CITY, Kan., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Steven Lenhart scored in the 92nd minute Saturday to help the Columbus Crew tie Kansas City 1-1 in the opener of their MLS Eastern Conference Semifinals Series.

MLS: Real Salt Lake 1, Chivas USA 0
SANDY, Utah, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Yura Movsisyan scored in the 90th minute Saturday to lead Real Salt Lake to a 1-0 win over Chivas USA in the opener of their MLS playoff series.

MLS: Houston 1, New York 1 (tie)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Juan Pablo Angel scored for New York and Kei Kamara scored for Houston Saturday when the Red Bulls and the Dynamo opened their playoff series with a 1-1 tie.

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