Clint Dempsey and Jozy Altidore both scored goals, assisted by American star Landon Donovan. Altidore’s came in the 58th minute to tie the game, and then Dempsey’s won the game with a goal in the 75th minute.

The American team will begin their trip to South Africa on Sunday. They will play a match against the Australians on June 5th, which comes one week before their first World Cup outing against England. The United States team was coming off a 4-2 loss to the Czech Republic in Connecticut. This match was played in front of 55,000 fans in Philadelphia at the Lincoln Financial Field.

In other pre-World Cup matches Japan fell to England 2-1. After taking a quick lead, in the 7th minute from Marcus Tanaka, the Japanese gave England two own goals for the win. Tanaka headed a cross shot from Joe Cross in the 72nd minute and then Yjui Nakazawa deflected a cross by Ashley Cole in the 83rd minute. This match was played in Austria. Spain knocked off Saudi Arabia in injury time, and Serbia upset New Zealand over the weekend. There will be warm-up affairs daily until the World Cup gets started on June 11th. Paraguay and the Ivory Coast, while countries such as France, Nigeria, Mexico and South Korea get going in some pre-World Cup action.

While the hosts and Mexico kick-off the tournament, day 1 also provides Uruguay and France will go at it as well. Day 2 (June 12) will see three games, starting with group B – Argentina taking on Nigeria, while South Korea will battle Greece. Group C will see one match played on Day 2 as well, as the United States will start their action against England. Day 3 (June 13) will feature Algeria and Slovenia, to finish up group C. Group D will play both their first round games as Germany and Australia collide, along with Serbia and Ghana. Day 4 (June 14) will see Group E play their two games: Netherlands vs. Denmark and Japan vs. Cameroon. The final game of day 4 will be played between Italy and Paraguay. Day 5 (June 15) features New Zealand and Slovokia, as well as Brazil/North Korea and Ivory Coast and Portugal. The final two games of the initial round features Spain against Switzerland and Honduras against Chile on Day 6 (June 16).

Also on June 16th, the hosts South Africa will take on Uruguay. Day 7 (June 17) sees Argentina vs. South Korea, Greece vs. Nigeria and France vs. Mexico. Day 8 (June 18) has Germany and Serbia, Solvenia and the United States and finally England and Algeria. Day 9 (June 19) the Netherlands against Japan, Ghana vs. Australia and Cameroon against Denmark. Day 10 (June 20) sees Slovakia against Paraguay, Italy against New Zealand and Brazil against the Ivory Coast. Day 11 (June 21): Portugal vs. North Korea, Chile vs. Switzerland and Spain against Honduras. Day 12 (June 22): Mexico/Uruguay, France/South Africa, Greece/Argentina and Nigeria/South Korea.

Day 13 (June 23) features Solvenia and England, USA and Algeria, and Australia against Serbia. Day 14 (June 24): Slovakia/Italy, Paraguay/New Zealand, Cameroon against Netherlands and Denmark against Japan. June 25thfinishes the group stage with North Korea against Ivory Coast, Portugal vs. Brazil, Switzerland vs. Honduras and Chile against Spain.

The second round will take place between June 26th and June 29th. The Quarterfinals are played July 2nd and 3rd. The Semi-Finals games are July 6 th and 7th. Third place game will be played on July 10th and the title game on July 11th, for a full month of World Cup soccer!

The goaltenders that are going to lead the United States in the 2010 South African World Cup include: Brad Guzan of Aston Villa, Marcus Hahnemann of Wolverhampton and Tim Howard of Everton.

The defenders that will carry the load of shutting down opponents include: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hanover), Jay DeMerit (Watford), Clarence Goodman (IK Start), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan) and Jonathan Spector (West Ham).

The midfielders include: DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers), Michael Bradley (Borussia), Ricardo Clark (Eintracht), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus), Stuart Holden (Bolton) and Jose Torres (Pachuca).

Lastly, the forwards for the United States will be: Jozy Altidore (Hull), Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy), Robbie Finley (Salt Lake) and Herculez Gomez (Puebla).

Donovan is the highlight of the team, scoring 42 goals in 121 appearances. One of the most surprising snubs for the team was Donovan’s teammate Brian Ching. Ching, who made the 2006 roster but never made an appearance, turned 32 recently, so most likely was his final shot. Ching missed over a month after hurting his hamstring in early April. He made his return to the team (Houston) on May 13th. Other notables that were cut from the 2010 World Cup team for the United States include: Chad Marshall, Heath Pearce, Alejandro Bedoya, Sacha Kljestan and Robbie Rogers.

The youngest player on the roster is Jozy Altidore, who is 20 years old. The oldest is goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann, who will be 38 in June. Players on the team played a little tight recently when they played their final exhibition game against the Czech Republic. The United States lost that match 4-2 in the first of three games before the first World Cup game on June 12th.

In other soccer news, Inter Milan’s Champions League match drew a 1.1 overnight rating and a 3 from FOX. The 2-0 win over Bayern Munich received just a slightly higher rating than the 2009 match between Barcelona and Manchester United, which also ended in a 2-0 final. The big wigs at FOX were a bit disappointed with the ratings, hoping the match would receive at least a 2.0, and possibly even a 2.5.

In World Cup news, just a couple weeks before the start of the tournament, Argentina blasted Canada in exhibition action. Maxi Rodriguez scored twice, while Angel Di Maria, Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero added one a piece. This was the final exhibition game for Argentina before their World Cup opener on June 12th against Nigeria. Argentina will also face Greece and South Korea in the “B”Group.

In other exhibition action, the hosts South Africa played in a 1-1 tie with Bulgaria. Siyabonga Sengweni scored in the 20th minute off a header from Siphiwe Tshabalala. Bulgaria tied the game in the 31st minute when Valeri Bojinov slid one past the South African goaltender. The South African Olympic team will play again on Thursday, this time against Colombia.

Lastly, on Monday England downed Mexico in an exhibition game. The English team is preparing to start their World Cup action on June 12th against the United States. In the exhibition game, Ledley King, Glen Johnson and Peter Crouch all scored for England. England played the game without four players from Chelsea: John Terry, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole and Ashley Cole. Also, Portsmouth goaltender David James did not play. All of these players are expected to be re-accessed this week, and a decision on whether they will play in the final exhibition game against Japan on Sunday will be made late in the week. Mexico’s next exhibition action comes on Wednesday against the Netherlands.

Columbus struck first in the 35th minute when Eddie Gaven scored his second goal of the season, assisted by Frankie Hejduk. The Crew stayed on attack, scoring just four minutes later – Andy Iro placed his second into the net, Gaven. New York scored their first goal in the 81st minute to cut the lead in half. Tony Tchani scored his first of the season, with an assist from Carlos Mendes. Just two minutes later Emilio Renteria scored his first of the season to seal the deal for Columbus.

The Crew have just played seven games this season, winning five and tying in two of them. The Red Bulls have played nine games, winning five and losing four. The Crew will turn around Sunday in Kansas City. New York is now off until Saturday May 29th, when they play in New England, against the Revolution.

The Galaxy of Los Angeles needed just a Mike Magee goal in the 17th minute of the game to win the game. The goal came with assists from Tristan Bowen and Chris Klein. Both teams finished the game with seven shots, and 3 on goal. The Galaxy continue to have the top goal scorer and assist leader in the MLS. Edson Buddle leads the entire league in goals scored, with 9, while Landon Donovan has 9 assists – for the lead.

Los Angeles leads the Western Conference with their 8-0-2 record and 26 points. The second place team in Houston, with just 13 points. Los Angeles has scored 16 goals on the season, while their defense has allowed just two on the season.

The Galaxy will now wait until Saturday May 29th to play again. Los Angeles will take on the Crew in Columbus in a battle of the two conference leaders. The Crew are averaging just over 13,000 fans in their four home games this season, while Los Angeles draws one of the best in the MLS – with over 16,000 fans in attendance during their road games.

Kanu is 33 years old, while Jmaes is 40. They will team with Herrmann Hreidarsson and Richardo Rocha for one final hurray at winning the title. Portsmouth also has young stars Lenny Sowah, Joel Ward and Marlon Pack. The team has already begun preparing for the 2010-2011 season.

In other news, Manchester United has announced they will be keeping goaltender Ben Foster for another season. Foster’s three year contract came to an end at the end of the season. Foster struggled in goal at times for Manchester United, but was Alex McLeish’s top choice to replace Joe Hart.

Jose Mourinho stated on Wednesday that he wanted to coach Real Madrid whether it be this season or next season. Mourinho is currently coaching Inter Milan, and they are set to play their biggest game in 38 years – in their first finals competition since 1972, against Bayern Munich Saturday in Madrid. The 47 year old coach is the favorite to replace Manuel Pellegrini, after the club finished second. Mourinho has won six national league titles in eight years.

San Jose extended New England’s winless streak to six with a 0-0 draw at Gillette Stadium. The Revolution had the best chance to score, as Joseph Niouky drove a shot just past the goalpost. San Jose out shot New England 13-10 in the game, while they got 6 shots on goal.

Colorado was one of the 1-0 winners on Saturday, shutting down D.C. United. The win was the first for the Rapids in the nation’s capital since 1999. Mehdi Ballouchy scored the lone goal in the 67th minute, which snapped a scoreless streak of 263 minutes. 13,570 people saw this game.

Seattle shut-out the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday as well. Fredy Montero scored his third goal of the season, to give New York their first home loss of the season. Seattle out shot the Red Bulls 15-8, with New York getting just one shot on goal. A crowd of nearly 18,000 saw the Red Bulls lose for the second straight week; after getting blanked last week 4-0.

The third 1-0 shut-out came in the Columbus Crew/Chivas USA match. Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored on a penalty kick in the 90th minute to keep Columbus unbeaten. Chivas was hoping for a better result, after their 2-0 loss to Houston last week, making a change in mid-fielders, placing Michael Lahoud in for Gerson Mayen.

Kansas City and Chicago, two Midwestern teams, played to a 2-2 draw on Saturday. Kansas City got both of their goals from Kei Kamara, his fourth and fifth of the season. The Fire got an early goal from Julio Martinez, and then another from Brian McBride. The Fire moved to 2-3-3, while Kansas City is now 2-3-2.

Another scoreless affair on Saturday was between the Toronto FC and Los Angeles Galaxy. The match was the last game for Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle for the Galaxy, as both will embark on a six week journey with the United States national team. 20,000 fans showed up to see this defensive battle.

Upcoming games in the MLS include: two Thursday match-ups with the Columbus Crew playing at the New York Red Bulls and the Los Angeles Galaxy invading FC Dallas. Saturday will feature four games, while Sunday will see another. Saturday games include: New England at Toronto, San Jose at Seattle, D.C. United at Houston and Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA. Sunday’s game is the Columbus Crew at the Kansas City Wizards.

Diego Milito scored a goal in the 57th minute to seal the deal. It was the second straight Serie A title for former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho. Mourinho won the Premier League in England during the 2005-2006 season with Chelsea.

Mourinho still has not yet to discuss his future with the team. He has been linked to a move to Real Madrid, but he does not wish to discuss any changes until after the teams’ final game. Mourinho’s contract will expire with Inter Milan after this season.

This was the 18th time Inter Milan won the league title. That is one more than big rival AC Milan, with 17. Juventus is the only team with more titles, they have won 27. Inter Milan will now take on Bayern Munich in the elite Champions League title in Madrid on May 22nd. A win over Bayern Munich would mean the first Italian treble.

The fans in Milan showed up in drones to the Piazza Duomo to celebrate the league title. Waving flags and blowing horns, fans began gathering in the finals minutes of the 1-0 win. Many of these same fans, and many more are expected to return on Sunday when the team returns.

Inter Milan has been playing in the Italian soccer league since 1908. The club has twenty eight national trophies, with 18 of them coming from the Italian league titles, six Italian cups and four Italian Super Cups. They play their home games at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, which is also known as San Siro. 80,000+ fans can fit into the stadium, and typically do for every home match. The owner and president of Inter Milan is Massimo Moratti. The club wears black and blue stripes for all home games.

Leonardo played for Milan between 1997 and 2001 before he went back to Brazil to work as a scout. In 2008 he was hired as a technical director, and then took the position as the head coach. The 40 year old was scrutinized from the beginning, especially with no head coaching experience under his belt. After his team got off to a slow start, losing their first four – the talks of him on the hot seat began.

AC Milan has stated that they have not started the search for a new head coach, and no names have emerged as favorites for the position. They will take some time to conduct a search for Leonardo’s replacement.

In other soccer news, UEFA announced that France was the favorite to host the 2016 European Championships. France sent in a plan that included spending over $2 billion on stadiums and renovations. France’s biggest competitor for the event is Turkey. The announcement is expected to be made on May 28.

The Euro Cup is the world’s third largest sports event behind the Olympics and the World Cup. The 2016 edition will feature 24 teams, an increase from 16, which has been done in the past.

Lastly, Carlos Bocanegra is expected to be ready to go for the United States in the 2010 World Cup. Bocanegra missed his team’s final two matches with stomach pains, and also has a knee injury dating back to March. The 30 year old from California played in a match against Lyon earlier in the week. He is expected to be ready to go for the United State’s opening match game against England on June 12th in South Africa.

Goaltender – Brad Guzan

Goaltender – Marcus Hahnemann

Goaltender – Tim Howard

Defender – Carlos Bocanegra

Defender – Jonathan Bornstein

Defender – Steve Cherndolo

Defender – Jay DeMerit

Defender – Clearance Gooden

Defender – Chad Marshall

Defender – Oguchi Onyewu

Defender – Heath Peacer

Defender – Jonathan Spector

Midfielder – DaMarcus Beasley

Midfielder – Alejandro Bedoya

Midfielder – Michael Bradley

Midfielder – Ricardo Clark

Midfielder – Cint Dempsey

Midfielder – Landon Donovan

Midfielder – Maurice Edu

Midfielder – Benny Feilhaber

Midfielder – Stuart Holden

Midfielder – Sacha Kljestan

Midfielder – Robbie Rogers

Midfielder – Jose Torres

Forward – Joey Altidore

Forward – Edson Buddle

Forward – Brian Ching

Forward – Robbie Findley

Forward – Herculez Gomez

Forward – Eddie Johnson

These players have not quite made the official World Cup roster. Head coach Bob Bradley must decide on seven players to cut before the June 1stdeadline. The team must have 23 players listed the day the team arrives in South Africa.

Herculez Gomez led the Puebla team in scoring this past season with 10 goals. The 28 year old from Las Vegas will make his first appearance in World Cup action. Edson Buddle is the current leader in goals for the MLS. Playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy, Buddle made his national team debut seven years ago in an exhibition against Venezuela. Players will begin practicing with the national team Monday in Princeton, New Jersey. The United States first practice game takes place May 25th.