FIFA has refused to accept Costa Rica's appeal for their 1-0 loss on Friday to the United States and the result will stand.

The game made international headlines for being played in Denver under the brutal conditions of a driving snowstorm. The lines on the field had to be shoveled and by the second half, the entire field was covered in snow.

In a game that will never be forgotten by anyone who watched on TV, the United States defeated Costa Rica on Friday night.

Played in a driving snowstorm, it was a crucial World Cup qualifier for the US team and a game it needed pick up three points. Despite all the turmoil of the past week, the US team managed to succeed and will now head to Mexico without the pressure of needing a win at Azteca - something it has never done in an official competition.

Tony Taylor netted two goals as Estoril defeated third division Mafra 3-0 in a friendly on Wednesday morning.

The game was scheduled so that Estoril could maintain their competitive rhythm over this weekend's international break.

After this weekend's games in Europe in MLS, Jurgen Klinsmann will announce the USMNT roster for the upcoming games.

It's unclear as to who will make the team but changes will likely have to be made from the subpar performance in Honduras last month.

Jurgen Klinsmann made a few revealing statements in his twitter session yesterday.

The first is that Clint Dempsey is back to full training and should be ready to go for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Cost Rica and Mexico.

Carlos Bocanegra is in jeopardy of missing his fifth straight Racing Santander match this weekend.

Bocanegra's last appearance for Racing came in a February 2 win over Sporting Gíjon, when he picked up a yellow card in the 69th minute.

This past weekend saw highs and lows for Americans and he is a quick rundown of the highlights.

First of all it was good weekend for Herculez Gomez who scored two goals and added an assist for Santos Laguna in a 3-1 win over Jaguares.

Over the weekend Jozy Altidore scored his 24th for AZ Alkmaar setting a record for an American player in Europe.

The previous record was set just last year by Fulham's Clint Dempsey who scored 23 goals across all competitions for the Premier League club.

Tuesday was a great day for American soccer that will have fans happy even despite recent struggles of the national team.

First, the US U-20 team qualified for the 2013 World Cup in Turkey with a convincing 4-2 win over Canada. In the victory, the Americans played attractive, skillful soccer that showed progress at the youth level. Following recent failures of the 2011 U-20 team and the 2012 U-23 team, this a good performance from this team was needed and the players delivered.

Duane Holmes has been nominated by the Football League for Championship Apprentice of the Year.

Holmes, 18, has been with Huddersfield Town since the Under-9 level and now currently stars for the club's U-18 and U-21 teams. Despite playing as a withdrawn midfielder, he is the leading scorer for the U-18 team.