Return to Wembley

Everton has just beat Manchester Utd. in the FA Cup semifinal, meaning Tim Howard's team will return to London on May 30 to face Chelsea in the final of the competition.

Howard turned away penalties from Dimitar Berbatov and Rio Ferdinand as Everton squeaked out victory in the penalty shootout.

We'll be back later with highlights...

Gooch Goals

Oguchi Onyewu scored two goals during Standard Liege's 3-0 win over Mouscron yesterday. Gooch snatched the first and third goals of the game as Liege remained three points ahead of Anderlecht at the top of the Belgian league table.

Weekend Results

• Rangers kept pace with Celtic in the Scottish Premier League by beating Hibernian 3-2. Maurice Edu grabbed the winning goal for Rangers, his second in recent weeks for the Glasgow club.
• Clint Dempsey went the full 90 minutes in Fulham's 0-0 draw with relegation-threatened Middlesbrough.
• Borussia Mönchengladbach missed the chance to move free of the Bundesliga drop zone with a 4-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt. Michael Bradley, who played the full 90 minutes, missed a second half penalty for 'Gladbach.
• In a loss with Europa cup implications, Carlos Bocanegra and Rennes fell 3-1 to AS Monaco on Saturday.

Injury Updates

Steve Cherundolo will have hip surgery next week in Germany to fix a problem that has kept him out of action for the last four games, his club Hannover 96 reports. Cherundolo featured in games on Feb. 28 and March 7 for Hannover, but the problem has plauged him since early January. He will be out for several weeks.

Meanwhile, Jozy Altidore is having a minor operation on his toe in Spain, reports Xerez on the club website. Altidore will be evaluated on a weekly basis.

MNT vs. Trinidad & Tobago Behind the Scenes

Yesterday we caught up with ussoccer.com's Behind the Scenes for the MNT's game against El Salvador. Today we've got a Behind the Scenes piece for last month's 3-0 victory over Trinidad & Tobago in El Salvador:


April 1, 2009: USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago - Behind the Scenes from ussoccerdotcom on Vimeo.

Catch Up on Championship Action

Highlights from Cardiff City's 4-1 win against Derby County - Eddie Johnson scored Cardiff's fourth goal:

Recent Watford Highlights with JayDemerit, including their 2-2 draw with Southampton and 1-1 draw with Barnsley:


More Cardiff City, this time in a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace:

Highlights of Reading's 1-0 loss to Sheffield United:

Better Highlights: Rennes v St. Etienne

Feilhaber Plays 90 Minutes for Reserves

Benny Feilhaber is nearing his return from injury - he played 90 minutes for AGF Aarhus' reserve team.

MNT vs. El Salvador Behind the Scenes

If you watched the Gameday edition of Studio 90 from Nashville, you will have seen ussoccer.com's Behind the Scenes of the MNT's game against El Salvador. We've just posted it again, so check it out if you haven't seen it yet:


March 28, 2009: USA vs. El Salvador - Behind the Scenes from ussoccerdotcom on Vimeo.

Highlights: Aston Villa 3, Everton 3