CHICAGO (December 20, 2007) – For their excellence at the highest levels of the sport, U.S. Soccer named U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder/forward Clint Dempsey as the 2007 Male Athlete of the Year and U.S. Women’s National Team forward Abby Wambach as the 2007 Female Athlete of the Year (The third time for Wambach). MNT and Under-20 MNT midfielder Michael Bradley and WNT and U-20 WNT forward Lauren Cheney won the Young Male and Young Female Awards, respectively. 

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The U.S. Men's National Team defeated Sweden 3-2 on August 20,1916 in Stockholm in the team's first-ever international match.  Don't miss the rematch on January 19, 8pm ET/5pm PT LIVE (kickoff 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT) on FOX Soccer Channel.  The MNT will then play Mexico on February 6, to be televised on ESPN2 & Univision at 9pm ET/6pm PT LIVE.

GUANGZHOU, China (December 16, 2007) —U.S. U-23 MNT Draws with China for Second Time to Close Out Tour of Olympic Host Country. The U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team jumped out to a 3-0 lead at halftime, before seeing the advantage disappear in the second half of a thrilling 3-3 tie against the Chinese U-23 National Team at the Yue Xiu Shan Stadium in Guangzhou.

CARSON, Calif. (Dec. 11, 2007) - The U.S. Women’s National Team hit the field for a five-day mini-camp, the first training under new head coach Pia Sundhage. On a cold, wet and windy night, the first practice under Sundhage was a 90-minute training, as the players got their legs back under them after the month layoff since the end of the Women’s World Cup and the three-match post-WWC tour vs. Mexico.

BRADENTON, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2007) - The U.S. Under-17 ‘92 Men’s National Team defeated Brazil, 2-0, for First-Ever Victory Over South Americans at the Development Academy Nike Friendlies in Bradenton, Fla., on Saturday, behind goals from Midfielder Carlos Martinez and Forward Stefan Jerome.

CHICAGO (November 25, 2007) — At the FIFA Preliminary Draw for the 2010 World Cup in Durban, South Africa, it was determined that the U.S. Men’s National Team will open their quest to qualify for a sixth consecutive World Cup in June in Group 1 with a home-and-away match series versus the winner of an opening-round series between the nations of Barbados and Dominica. The final match dates in June will be determined in the near future.