Monthly Archives: August 1999

Ron King Arlington, Texas. Please explain the “fitness test” that is sometimes referred to on telecasts (particularly from European leagues). Is it only for recently injured players? Is there a standard test? How about specific tests for certain injuries? Scott French: “Fitness test” is just a phrase for “medical exam”; basically, it’s when the team […]

Rule interpretations skewed toward league directives The night was warm, the drinks were cold, and the hot topic was officiating in MLS. It was All-Star week, a few hours after the game, and those at this table were concerned with referees: Their consistency, their expertise, and their demeanor. Since among those gathered were two head […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P *Rochester 26 21 5 44 19 87 *Staten Island 26 19 7 52 26 82 *Long Island 26 17 9 56 40 70 *Pittsburgh 27 15 12 58 40 67 Lehigh Vly. 26 14 12 39 41 60 Boston 27 12 15 46 31 60 […]

The following are quotes from the Aug. 31 MLS media teleconference, which featured MLS Executive Vice President Ivan Gazidis, Dallas Burn Forward and MLS Leading Scorer Jason Kreis, Miami Fusion Forward Eric Wynalda. Ivan Gazidis’ Opening Comments “It’s nice to have two very positive pieces of news to talk about today … There are probably […]

Northern Conference Final Aug. 28 Western Mass. 1 New Hampshire 0 (OT). Goal: Jachym 98. Atlantic Conference Final Aug. 28 Charlotte 3 Wilmington 2. Goals: Leib 18, 37, Mott 51; Walker 79, Panos 86. Western Conference Final Aug. 28 Chico 2 Texas 2 (Chico wins shootout, 2-1). Goals: Munoz 54, Freeman 90; Gentile 41, Bazan […]

METROSTARS 1 NEW ENGLAND 2 (SO) Aug. 25 Att.: 9,143. Goals MetroStars: Duhaney (Zambrano, Curcic) 14. New England: Moore (Chronopoulos, Harkes) 46. (New England wins shootout, 3-1.) SA Report Card MetroStars: Howard 7, Kalonji 5, Semioli 4, Walsh 5, Corrales 4, Kelly 5 (Villegas, 85th, NR), Sorber 5, Duhaney 6 (Chung, 17th, 5), Curcic 6, […]

Goalkeeper Sarah Wilson (1) Navy 12 saves to shut out George Mason, 2-0 Defenders Emily Janss (1) Maryland Senior scores winner in 2-0 victory over GW Danielle Slaton (1) Santa Clara Left back gets 2 assists in win over Cal Midfielders Meghan Anderson (1) Nebraska Beats Baylor with 36-minute free kick Cameron Chorn (1) Texas […]

Here is the Soccer America women’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Aug. 29,1999. Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Santa Clara 1-0-0 1 2. North Carolina 0-0-0 2 3. Notre Dame 0-0-0 3 4. Portland 1-0-0 4 5. Connecticut 0-0-0 5 6. Nebraska 2-0-0 6 7. Florida 2-0-0 7 8. Penn State 1-0-0 […]

With a full-international match versus CONCACAF foe Jamaica set for Sept. 8, U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena today named the 18-player roster that will travel to Kingston for the match. The roster features several of the top young MLS players, and includes four members of the U.S. U-23 national team, which in April will […]

Bob Carmona Stratford, Conn. Where can I get a book, or listing, of college women’s soccer Division I All-Americans from say 1977 to 1985 as well as national tournament results for the same years? Mike Woitalla: Bob, don’t waste your time hunting for NCAA women’s soccer information before 1982, because that’s the first year that […]

The stars of the 1999 Women’s World Cup champion U.S. Women’s national team will return to Foxboro Stadium this weekend as U.S. coach Tony DiCicco puts his troops back on the field for the first time since winning the world championship. The USA will take on the Republic of Ireland on Saturday, Sept. 4 at […]

While Commissioner Don Garber was hired to handle MLS’s business affairs, he will ultimately succeed or fail based on how he handles soccer questions. Case in point: What does he do about Stern John? The Crew striker, whom our Columbus correspondent, Craig Merz, features on page 8 [Sept. 6, 1999 issue of SA], is the […]

UCLA’s Todd Saldana inherits plenty of talent and championship hopes from Sigi Schmid Todd Saldana’s primary job this autumn, and in the next few to follow, is to convince that this new era in UCLA soccer isn’t all that much different than the one that has passed. The immediate task might be simple ù he […]

Note: matches will be played over two legs Sept. 16 and 30, with the first team hosting the first leg. Aris (Greece) vs. Servette (Switzerland) Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) vs. Montpellier (France) Inter Bratislava (Slovakia) vs. Rapid Vienna (Austria) Juventus (Italy) vs. Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) vs. Dukla (Slovakia) Leeds Utd. (England) vs. […]

Ray Sadr Storrs, Conn. I have been looking for the book “Pele, My life and the Beautiful Game,” which is Pele’s autobiography. No one seems to have it and they say it is out of print, since it was published in the late 1970s. Do you know of any source that would help me buy […]

ACC Tar Heels favored once again North Carolina, which has captured each of the last four Atlantic Coast Conference women’s soccer regular-season titles and 10 straight ACC tournament titles, received all seven first-place votes in the 1999 ACC preseason poll. The Tar Heels’ 56 points outdistanced the Clemson Tigers, who finished in second with 42 […]

South American champion and 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup bronze medalist Brazil, along with Finland and South Korea, will join the U.S. women’s national team for U.S. Women’s Cup ’99. The sixth incarnation of the tournament will be played in a series of three doubleheaders on Sunday, Oct. 3 (in Columbus, Ohio), Thursday, Oct. 7 […]

The Tampa Bay Mutiny will take a break from its Major League Soccer late-season playoff run to participate in an international exhibition match versus the Puerto Rican national team. The match, sponsored by TECO Energy’s Tampa Electric, will take place on Wednesday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Raymond James Stadium, home of the Mutiny. […]

Qualifying Round, Second Leg Aug. 24 Shamkir 0 Kryvbas KR 1 (Aggregate: 0-5) CSKA Sofia 5 Portadown 0 (Agg.: 8-0) Aug. 25 Lok. Moscow 5 BATE Borisov 0 (Agg.: 12-1) Aug. 26 Kilmarnock 2 KR Reykjavik 0 (Agg.: 2-1) Ujpest 1 Vojvodina 1 (Agg.: 1-5) CE Principat 0 Viking 11 (Agg.: 0-18) Sp. Trnava 2 […]

Lorrie Fair passes up money from World Cup bonanza for a shot at another title with Carolina A women’s soccer player trading her eligibility for money? That’s a realm usually reserved for college basketball and football players. But that’s what Lorrie Fair pondered in the weeks after the Women’s World Cup ended. The University of […]

Aug. 25 in San Jose, Calif. San Jose Clash (MLS) 2 UNAM (Mexico) 3. Goals: Tinsley (Bower) 4, Sequeira (pen.) 60; Campos (Gonzalez) 55, own goal (Clark) 70, Carino (Zarmatten) 90. San Jose — Cannon, Conrad, Wright (Clark, 46), Martinez, Tinsley, O’Brien, Cloutier, Barrett (Mulrooney, 46), Brose (Solis, 65), Sequeira (C.Harty, 75), Bower (Rodriguez, 82). […]

Karen Elchert Dublin, Ohio Would you say that in order to become a very good athlete, and soccer player, you would have to be fit and work out in addition to the practice time that you have per day? I would think that the soccer players, especially the women’s team, would have a workout routine […]

GROUP A Lazio (Italy) Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) Maribor Teatanic (Slovenia) SCHEDULE Tuesday, Sept. 14 — B. Leverkusen-Lazio, Dynamo Kiev-Mar. Teatanic. Wednesday, Sept. 22 — Mar. Teatanic-B. Leverkusen, Lazio-Dynamo Kiev. Wednesday, Sept. 29 — Lazio-Mar. Teatanic, B. Leverkusen-Dynamo Kiev. Tuesday, Oct. 19 — Mar. Teatanic-Lazio, Dynamo Kiev-B. Leverkusen. Wednesday, Oct. 27 — Lazio-B. […]

Third Qualifying Round, Second Leg Aug. 25 in Lodz Widzew Lodz (Poland) 0 Fiorentina (Italy) 2 (Chiesa 40, Cois 68). Half: 0-1. Att.: 6,500. (Fiorentina wins 2-0 on aggregate.) Aug. 25 in Kiev Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 2 (Gusin 74, Shatskikh 90) Aalborg (Denmark) 2 (Oper 9, Garde 47). Half: 0-1. Att.: 15,000. (Dynamo Kiev wins […]

FEATURES Stern John: Goals Are Flowing Again By Craig Merz Mauricio Solis Adapts Quickly In New Home By Amparo Sim=n Referees Wrestle With Consistency By Ridge Mahoney A-League: Hobbled Rhinos Continue Their Charge By Jeff Diveronica Italy: Milan Recalls Humble Wine Tavern Origins Will Class Divisions Impede Growth In South Africa? By Doug Cress Romania: […]