Monthly Archives: April 2000

The United States and Honduras, both already having qualified for Sydney 2000 by virtue of their semifinal wins, over Guatemala and Mexico, respectively, met in the TFC (Concacaf) final April 30 in Hershey, Pa.. The Hondurans prevailed, 2-1. The scoring sequences: 12th Minute: A corner kick from left side, the ball goes long to John […]

The U.S. under-17 boy’s national team fell to Scotland on penalty kicks, 3-0, to finish sixth at the Ballymena Tournament in Northern Ireland on April 29. The U.S. U-17s out-shot Scotland 14-1 during the course of the 0-0 game. Earlier, the USA beat Northern Ireland (1-0) and the Netherlands (3-0) but fell to Austria (0-3) […]

Meola: ‘We have so many things’ After missing most of the 1999 season because of a knee injury, keeper Tony Meola has helped Kansas City get off to a 3-0-1 start. SOCCER AMERICA: Was there any point during your time with the Metros you felt the team was headed in the right direction? TONY MEOLA: […]

The U.S. men’s national team’s road to the 2002 World Cup in Japan and Korea began to map itself out today with the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying semifinal round draw conducted this afternoon at FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. As one of three seeds in the CONCACAF region (also known as the Football Confederation), the […]

Within 10 minutes, the U.S. U-23s established their superiority over Guatemala, taking a 2-0 lead that would lead to a 4-0 win and a ticket to the Olympic tournament. John O’Brien opened the scoring just 44 seconds into the match with a 20-yard rocket. (1-0) In the eighth minute, Josh Wolff finished off a rebound […]

The U.S. under-17 boys team beat England on penalty kicks, 5-3, and will now play the winner of the Netherlands-Scotland match in the fifth-place game of the Ballymena Tournament in Northern Ireland. The United States had tied England, 2-2, on two goals from Ed Johnson. The USA had finished second in their group. The week-long […]

Joseph Ramos Providence, R.I. What does it take to become a professional soccer player? Mike Woitalla: Your question reminds me of the old joke: A tourist is walking down a New York street and stops a man to ask, ôExcuse me. Could you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?ö ôSure,ö says the man. […]

Tony DiCicco will run the soccer side of the Women’s United Soccer Association, at least until a permanent boss is found. The proposed women’s professional league named the former U.S. women’s national team coach as its acting commissioner and named Lee Berke its acting president. Berke had been the senior vice president of marketing for […]

Champions choose WUSA ù with or without approval As U.S. Soccer officials work feverishly behind the scenes to broker some sort of agreement between the primary entities competing to helm a Division I professional women’s soccer league, the country’s most celebrated players ù those who stand to benefit most greatly from next year’s expected start-up […]

The United StatesÆ trip to Moscow resulted in a 2-0 friendly game loss to Russia on a pair of second-half goals. The USA outshot the host country, 14-8. April 26 at Dynamo Stadium in Moscow Russia 2 United States 0. Goals: Titov 63, Karpin 92+. USA — Keller, Hejduk (West, 88), Fraser, Berhalter, Regis, Jones, […]

SUMMARY April 25 in Hershey, Pa. USA 0 Canada 0. USA — Howard, Cherundolo, Dunseth, McCarty (Califf, 72), Corrales, Thorrington, Vagenas (Winters, 64), O’Brien, Olsen, Casey, Albright (Wolff, 64). Canada — Franks, Skinner, McKenna, Clarke, McCauley (cameorn, 65), Hastings, Bent, Aristodemo (Bernier, 88), Kindel, DeRosario, Stalteri. Red cards: USA — Dunseth 45; Canada — Kindel […]

Soccer America MagazineÆs MLS Team of the Week from games played April 19 & 22. Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman (1) Los Angeles Defenders Marcelo Balboa (2) Colorado Peter Vermes (1) Kansas City Jamie Clark (1) San Jose Midfielders Matt McKeon (1) Kansas City Richard Mulrooney (1) San Jose Dario Brose (1) San Jose Danny Pena (1) […]

Stadium options and personnel changes will set future course A month into the 2000 season, the Fire finally got a chance to play at home, and in beating Miami 1-0 on April 15 it shut down its opponent with a rigid defense. The Fire captured the double in 1998 with a stifling defense and opportunistic […]

Opening Comments by MLS Executive Vice President Ivan Gazidis “Once again I have no comment with respect to where we are with the signing of a Mexican player for Los Angeles. Those talks are still progressing on a number of different fronts. We are also announcing the signing of what I consider to be one […]

Player of the Week Honduran native Saul Martinez made a big first impression for his new club and earned the A-LeagueÆs Player of the Week award in the process, netting a pair of late goals to give the Hampton Roads Mariners a 2-0 victory over Richmond in their season opener. With both teams battling through […]

The all-important semifinal pairings are set: USA-Guatemala and Mexico-Honduras in Hershey, Pa., April 28 for berths at Sydney 2000. The United States won Group D with a 0-0 tie against Canada. The Americans and Canada rarely threatened in the first half until a fractious exchange saw both teams have a player sent off just before […]

Former MLS Players Shine: Saul Martinez, who tallied four points on a pair of goals in 15 appearances for the Miami Fusion of Major League Soccer a year ago, led the Hampton Roads Mariners to a season-opening, 2-0 victory over Richmond with a pair of strikes in the gameÆs final 10 minutes. Although the game […]

MLS’s most successful foreign player settles comfortably in capital Just moments after D.C. United opened its 2000 campaign with an embarrassing 4-0 home loss to Los Angeles, Marco Etcheverry answered a barrage of questions about his regrettable debut, which ended with a red card just seven minutes after it began. Many players would have taken […]

Bobby Howe, the Director of Coaching Education for the United States Soccer Federation, announced today that he was stepping down from his position to pursue other coaching opportunities. “While I have enjoyed my four years in this position at the Federation, I feel that the time is right for me to move in a different […]

GROUP D April 21 in Hershey, Pa. USA 3 Honduras 0. Goals: Albright 33, 77, Thorrington 85. USA — Brown, Cherundolo, Dunseth, McCarty, Corrales, Olsen, O’Brien, Vagenas (Winters, 73), Beasley (Thorrington, 67), Casey (Wolff, 80), Albright. Honduras — Valladares, Rosales, Izaguirre, Montoya (Cabrera 46), Turcios, Guerrero, M.Suazo, Chirinos (Oliva 69), Gutiwrrez (Phillips, 46), Pavon, Ramirez. […]

Guatemala has clinched a place in the semifinals of the final round of TFC Olympic qualifying thanks to a 1-1 tie with Mexico. The Guatemalans have four points after having opened with a 2-1 win over Panama. The USA, which opened with a 3-0 win over Honduras, plays Canada on Tuesday. The USA would clinch […]

Here are the results from the March online poll, in which online fans predicted the MLS Cup 2000 champion. The Champ (Vote) Los Angeles Galaxy (29.7%) In the Final D.C. United (26.5%) Was Champ Chicago Fire (12.2%) Once again, fourth Dallas Burn (9.6%) Fightin’ for scrap) Columbus Crew (3.6%) San Jose Earthquakes (3.4%) MetroStars (3.2%) […]

Juan Romero Silver Spring, Md. Recently I have noticed that the D.C. United goalkeeper Tom Presthus has been rushing forward after he receives the ball with his hands in the box. My question is if there is a limit of steps a goalie can take with the ball in his hands in the MLS? Mike […]

I’ve always held that you can learn a heck of a lot about the world by following soccer. You can also learn a lot about the United States by listening to those involved in soccer abroad. I always remember a conversation I had with a colleague at the Paris magazine France Football a few years […]

The United States won its first game of the final round of Olympic qualifying 3-0 over Honduras. Chris Albright scored the first two goals before John Thorrington came off the bench to hit the third. The USA meets Canada on Tuesday (April 25) Guatemala beat Panama, 2-1, in the other group, which also includes Mexico. […]