Monthly Archives: February 2000

What follows are the first two rounds of the MLS draft, held Feb. 6 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla: Round 1 1. MetroStars: Steve Shak (UCLA) 2. Kansas City: Nick Garcia (Indiana) 3. Colorado: Adin Brown (William & Mary) 4. Chicago: Carlos Bocanegra (UCLA) 5. Dallas: Aleksey Korol (Indiana) 6. Los Angeles: Danny Califf (Maryland) 7. […]

Coach April HeinrichsÆ debut, and the first game since the World Cup-winning veteransÆ returned from their boycott, ended in a 3-2 U.S. loss to Norway Feb. 6 in Ft. Lauderdale. The Americans, who held a brief 2-1 lead through goals by Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly, fell to an own goal by Carla Overbeck in […]

The trades that influenced the picking order at the MLS Superdraft Feb. 6 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.: Round 1 Colorado obtained the No. 10 overall pick from the New England Revolution (along with the No. 26 overall pick in the 2000 MLS Superdraft) in exchange for forward Wolde Harris and the No. 31 overall pick […]

What follows are all six rounds of the MLS draft, held Feb. 6 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla: Round 1 1. MetroStars: D-Steve Shak (UCLA) 2. Kansas City: D-Nick Garcia (Indiana) 3. Colorado: GK-Adin Brown (William & Mary) 4. Chicago: D-Carlos Bocanegra (UCLA) 5. Dallas: F-Aleksey Korol (Indiana) 6. Los Angeles: D-Danny Califf (Maryland) 7. Colorado: […]

What follows are the first five rounds of the MLS draft, held Feb. 6 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla: Round 1 1. MetroStars: D-Steve Shak (UCLA) 2. Kansas City: D-Nick Garcia (Indiana) 3. Colorado: GK-Adin Brown (William & Mary) 4. Chicago: D-Carlos Bocanegra (UCLA) 5. Dallas: F-Aleksey Korol (Indiana) 6. Los Angeles: D-Danny Califf (Maryland) 7. […]

U.S. women’s national team head coach April Heinrichs has named John Ellis as the first appointment to her coaching staff. Ellis, 60, joins the national team on a full-time basis as the team begins its preparations for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia this September. A native of England, Ellis came to the United States […]

The Gold Cup never bores. It was initiated in 1991 to bring stability to the CONCACAF championship that had been around since 1941 in various forms. The inaugural Gold Cup marked the United States’ first international title and the introduction of the quadruple-header. The 36,703 fans who saw four straight games at the L.A. Coliseum […]

SOCCER AMERICA: How are things with Everton? JOE-MAX MOORE: Everything’s been great so far. Everybody made me feel really welcome – the team, the players, the fans – and it’s really gone as good as I could have hoped for so far. SA: It took some time to get game-fit … JMM: I had played […]

Young players will challenge for spots on Olympic team both on defense and in the midfield There are plenty of hungry young players hoping for a spot on April Heinrichs’ 18-player Olympic team. They’ll have a tough road ahead once the veterans return from their contract dispute with U.S. Soccer. But the current crop of […]

Ray Cormier Yorktown, N.Y. I just read your answer to the daily question on the Web site [Feb. 2, about a player deserving a caution for a foul on a teammate]. I think there was a technicality you missed. (I should explain that I am a State Grade 6 Ref and AYSO advanced instructor). Technically, […]

Wojtek Krakowiak, winner of the 1998 Hermann Trophy as the top player in collegiate soccer, has signed a contract with MLS and will play for San Jose, the team that drafted him last year. Krakowiak, a 5-foot-9 midfielder, was San Jose’s second-round pick in the 1999 MLS college draft. He chose to play in Germany, […]

The Kansas City Wizards acquired defenders Matt McKeon and Peter Vermes, plus the 15th overall pick in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for defender Scott Vermillion, the rights to a 2000 foreign allocation and the 20th overall pick in the draft. “With Peter [Vermes] and Matt [McKeon] we are adding […]

The Colorado Rapids, left without an experienced goalie following the departures of Marcus Hahnemann (free agent now at Fulham in England) and Ian Feuer (contract not renewed), has acquired goalkeeper David Kramer from the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for a second-round draft pick (#19 overall) in Sunday’s MLS Draft. The move brings the Rapids […]

Eighteen follow Donovan and Co.’s footsteps into Bradenton residency John Ellinger has a new group of youngsters in Bradenton, Fla., doing the same things and dreaming the same dreams that Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley were doing and dreaming a year ago. Eighteen players, ages 14-16, began on Jan. 17 what they hope will be […]

John Wynn Gladwyne, Pa. I told my son that a player can get a card if he or she fouls his or her own teammate. Am I right? Mike Woitalla: You are correct. If for some reason a player fouls a teammate, the rules would allow the referee to show a yellow card for “unsporting […]

Feb. 1 in Tampa Univ. South Florida 0 Tampa Bay 4. Goals: Quill 10, Houser (Quill) 12. Ralston 67, Addo 82. South Florida — Simpson, Scrivens, Elias, Stump, Thwaites, Alvero, Cudjoe, Chase, Beaudoin, Cowherd, Salgado. Tampa Bay — Nyman, Houser, Trittschuh, Addo, Kotschau, Hernandez, Kinnear (Miller, 85), Keller (O’Niell, 85), Ralston (Marino, 75), Valderrama, Quill […]

Bill Manning, president and general manager of the 1999 A-League champion Minnesota Thunder, has been named the new president and general manager of MLS’s Tampa Bay Mutiny, succedding Nick Sakiewicz, the 1999 MLS Executive of the Year, who resigned last month to take the same position with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. “I’m excited to […]

Dr. S. Robert Contiguglia, U.S. Soccer President Opening statement: “I am really pleased to announce this historic agreement. This five-year agreement will allow the U.S. women’s national soccer team to be full-time athletes. I would like to thank all of those in involved in this long process. The contact is historical in that it is […]

The U.S. Soccer Federation unveiled its new labor contract for the U.S. women’s national team at a press conference at the Official All Star Cafe in New York City on Feb. 1. The contract agreement paves the way for the U.S. women’s return to action Sunday, Feb. 6, at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., […]

The Chicago Fire has invited five young players from Latin America to its training camp in Ft. Lauderdale. Manuel Azcargota (Alcones de Queretaro, Mexico Division II), Alfredo Anderson (Arabe Unido, Panama), Carlos “El Cavo” Vasquez (Atletico Nacional, Colombia), Nilson Perez (Colombia), and Jefferson Cordoba (Colombia) will train with the Fire from Feb. 6-10 on a […]

Teams may adopt several different draft strategies This year’s new draft format brought forth an interesting paradox when compared to previous years – harder to predict but easier to prepare for. Most MLS coaches and general managers seem to favor the integrated draft, in which college, minor league and Project-40 players are all eligible in […]