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Clive Charles’ wealth of experience

The University of Portland’s Clive Charles is one of the few college coaches who had an extensive professional playing career. This summer, he became the U.S. national team assistant coach. If you’re far enough away while observing Clive Charles hanging out with U.S. national team players, you might just mistake him as one the players. […]

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Joe-Max Moore

Position: Midfielder/Striker. Height: 5-9. Weight: 150. Birthdate: Feb. 23, 1971. Birthplace: Tulsa, Okla. College: UCLA. Titles: NCAA Division I (1990). Awards: All-America (1991, 1992). First cap: Canada (1992). First goal: Denmark (1993). Titles: Pan American Games (1991). World Championships: Olympic Games (1992). UCLA YearTeamGPGAP 1990UCLA24111032 1991UCLA2218743 1992UCLA199725 Germany YearTeamGPGAP 94-95Saarbruecken3013–– 95-96Nuremberg–––– U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAP […]

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Alexi’s Big Adventure

Nothing, it seems, can prevent Alexi Lalas from the dutiful fulfillment of his appointed rounds. Not a regulation playoff, not extra time, not penalties. Not the logistics of getting from Florence to Boston in half a day, not the exhaustion and fatigue and stress thereof. Lalas zipped into Foxboro Stadium in time for the prematch […]

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‘Der Club’ banks on Moore

Joe-Max Moore’s heroics in the German Cup have been vital for FC Nuremberg. Nuremberg’s Golden Ring is irresistible. About three inches in diameter, almost half an inch thick, it shines bright in contrast within the black of the ornamental wrought iron fence. The fence surrounds the Gothic 14th century Schoener Brunnen — Beautiful Fountain — […]

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Then the sky turned green

Victory slipped away — quite literally — in the first U.S. game of the year: a 2-2 tie with Uruguay cut short by a violent Texas storm. As one Texan put it: “When the sky turns green, it’s either a tornado or all hell’s about to break loose.” It turned green in the 82nd minute […]

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1995 All-Pac 10

Goalkeeper — Tina Thompson (Washington); Defenders — Tari Beck (Washington State), Suzie Boots (Stanford), Jessica Fischer (Stanford); Midfielders — Tara Bilanski (Washington), Carmel Murphy (Stanford), Shannon Thomas (UCLA); Forwards — Kelly Adamson (Stanford), Traci Arkenberg (UCLA), Tara Koleski (USC), Valerie Williams (Oregon State). Player of the Year — Carmel Murphy (Stanford) Coach of the Year […]

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1995 All-SEC

Goalkeeper — Christy Barringer (Vanderbilt); Defenders — Kim Bucci (Kentucky), Jennifer Burchett (Vanderbilt), Lea Slatter (Vanderbilt); Midfielders — Jenger Burchett (Vanderbilt), Carrie Landrum (Kentucky), Kristen Schier (Auburn); Forwards — Maggie Cauley (Auburn), Kim LaBelle (Kentucky), Janet Neder (Vanderbilt), Melissa Pini (Florida). Player of the Year — Carrie Landrum (Kentucky) Coach of the Year — Warren […]

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1995 All-Northeast

Defenders — Michele Palguta (St. Francis, Pa.), Beth Snarke (Wagner), Kara Yereance (Monmouth); Midfielders — Mary Beth Byrnes (Monmouth), Tereza Perpinen (Monmouth), Amanda Swiderek (Marist); Forwards — Amy DeValue (Monmouth), Melissa Lash (St. Francis, Pa.), Christie Pearce (Monmouth), Christy Wicks (Mount St. Mary’s). Player of the Year — Christie Pearce (Monmouth) Newcomer of the Year […]

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1995 All-NAC

Goalkeeper — Maja Hansen (New Hampshire); Defenders — Tiffany Johnson (New Hampshire), Jessica Marsette (Vermont), Katie Nielubicz (Delaware), Amy Salamon (Hartford); Midfielders — Beth Halt (Delaware), Jessica Reifer (Hartford), Irene Stelling (Hartford); Forwards — Kim Boyle (New Hampshire), Stephanie Chmura (Hartford), Beth Gregory (Delaware). Player of the Year — Jessica Reifer (Hartford) Rookie of the […]

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‘Al Ritmo de Rock!’

Argentine coach Daniel Passarella prohibits long hair on his players. So it must have hurt a little bit extra when the second U.S. goal against his finely groomed men came from the players with the most eccentric hairdos on the U.S. team. Jones, with his upright dreadlocks, beat two Argentines and crossed from the endline. […]

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