Monthly Archives: June 2000

MLS fined Los Angeles forward Luis Hernandez $2,500 for his actions following the Galaxy’s 2-0 loss at Kansas City on June 24. Wizards players Matt McKeon and Chris Klein accused the Mexican international of spitting on them after the match.

A festive fan atmosphere makes good soccer games great and can even manage to make bad games bearable. But getting fans to liven up a stadium – not to mention inspire the players, as they do in many parts of the world – hasn’t often come easy in the United States. The 1994 World Cup […]

The Dallas Burn waived Mike Burke. The midfielder was acquired on June 15 and played in two games for the team for a total of 41 minutes. Graziani returns from national team duty Burn forward Ariel Graziani will return for the home match against Los Angeles on July 1. Graziani missed the 1-0 loss at […]

Bruce Arena hardly used the Internet when he was D.C. UnitedÆs coach. Less than two years after becoming U.S. coach, he cannot imagine doing his job without the Web. With United, Arena logged onto MLS’s network and was able to get just about all the information he needed from there and e-mail. His computer was […]

D.C. United waived reserve midfielder Mike Slivinski. Slivinski appeared in two matches this season for United, coming on as a substitute both times; on April 22 in a 3-2 loss to the MetroStars and on May 13 in a 3-1 loss to New England. Slivinski was scoreless in 32 minutes of action. After finishing his […]

Soccer America Magazine’s MLS Team of the Week from games played June 21-24/Week 14. GOALKEEPER Tony Meola (4) Kansas City Wizards DEFENDERS Nick Garcia (3) Kansas City Wizards Steve Jolley (1) MetroStars Jeff Agoos (1) D.C. United MIDFIELDERS Dario Brose (3) San Jose Earthquakes Chris Klein (1) Kansas City Wizards Wilmar Perez (3) Columbus Crew […]

Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Adin Brown is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Friday, June 30. Brown will undergo the procedure to “clean up” the right meniscus, and is expected to be out approximately 14-21 days, according to Rapids trainer Jay Mellette. Brown, also expected to be the starting goalkeeper for the […]

U.S. coach April Heinrichs picked just two Women’s World Cup ’99 veterans for the U.S. women’s national team’s friendly with Italy on July 7 in Islip, N.Y. Sara Whalen and Christie Pearce, who are from the New York-New Jersey area, lead an 18-player roster for the match at EAB Park. U.S. under-21 coach Jillian Ellis […]

After arthroscopic surgery on both knees during the offseason, Tampa Bay’s Caleb Porter retired to pursue a future in coaching at his alma mater, Indiana University. “It was a tough decision but, I’ve been struggling with injuries and I feel it is time to pursue a career in coaching,” said Porter, who ends a two-year […]

As much as anywhere on the Internet, soccer chat rooms, message boards and fan sites demonstrate why the World Wide Web is sometimes referred to as the misinformation highway. But despite all the speculating, pontificating and quibbling that goes on in the newest medium, MLS clubs are paying attention. No further proof of the impact […]

Miami won the rights to U.S. youth national team midfielder Kyle Beckerman in a weighted lottery conducted today by MLS. Beckerman, a Project-40 player, was the only player available in the June 29 draft. The draft held true to form as the Fusion held the highest probability for selection. The MetroStars, New England Revolution and […]

Issues addressed at the June 27 MLS conference call include: EtcheverryÆs complaints, accusations against Hernandez, Beckerman goes P-40, all-star game coaches and MLS minimum wage. The participants are: MLS executive vice president Ivan Gazidis, D.C. United defender Eddie Pope and Colorado Rapids GM Dan Counce. Ivan Gazidis’ Opening Comments “A few points I wanted to […]

Paul Caligiuri retraces his steps from Southern California youth soccer to a career that included an NCAA title, two World Cup appearances and six seasons in Germany. SOCCER AMERICA: Let’s start at the beginning … PAUL CALIGIURI: I started in the early ’70s. Soccer was new in the area I grew up in ù the […]

The United States won Group A of the Women’s Gold Cup on a coin flip after tying Brazil, 0-0, in Foxboro, Mass., on June 27. Brazil captain Sissi called tails, and the coin came up heads. U.S. midfielder Kristine Lilly missed a late penalty kick that would have given the world champions the group title […]

Coaches cite weather as only one of the reasons for the Golden State’s bevy of talent California leads the nation when it comes to producing fruits, vegetables, dairy products, wine, movies and semiconductors. Add soccer players to the list. Of the MLS’s 189 American players, 49 hail from the Golden State. New York is a […]

Nikki Serlenga’s first career hat trick powered the U.S. women to its second straight rout, 8-0 over Costa Rica, in the first Women’s Gold Cup. The match at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky., featured five different starters from the June 23 thrashing of Trinidad & Tobago. The USA victory, combined with Brazil’s 11-0 […]

Watching the premier of MLS Extra Time, a weekly highlight show on ESPN2, the reflex is to critique. We soccer fans are fickle, always appalled by any variance from the way we think the game should be covered. In this case, we should quell those impulses. The show left room for improvement in its debut, […]

Cindy Parlow’s fourth hat trick of the year powered the world champion U.S. women to an 11-0 rout of Trinidad & Tobago in the inaugural Women’s Gold Cup. The match, played in Hershey, Pa., also featured two goals each by Mia Hamm, Sara Whalen and Lorrie Fair. Women’s Gold Cup June 23 in Hershey, Pa. […]

Bruce Arena nearly sent Earnie Stewart home because of a mouth injury. Yet Stewart set up the equalizer against Ireland, then started against Mexico. SOCCER AMERICA: Tell us about your injury. EARNIE STEWART: Against South Africa, I took an elbow in the mouth, so I had to go to the dentist and have oral surgery […]

Tony Sanneh, the new U.S. right back, returns to Hertha Berlin, where he’s had mixed results since joining the club in February 1999. SOCCER AMERICA: How often have you played right back? TONY SANNEH: One or two games at D.C. United when we needed help. One or two games at Hertha Berlin when they needed […]

U.S. coach April Heinrichs and U.S. midfielder Julie Foudy spoke on a June 22 conference call previewing the inaugural tournament Heinrichs’ thoughts on her job as national team coach so far I haven’t felt nervous on the bench, I haven’t felt pressure. These girls play so hard that as a coach you don’t have to […]

Coping with an avalanche of injuries has been Coach Myernick’s biggest challenge The vast number of new faces on the Rapids’ preseason roster suggested that adjusting to personnel turnover would be Colorado’s greatest challenge for the 2000 season. Instead, an onslaught of injuries – plus absences due to national team duty – presented Coach Glenn […]

Here is the United StatesÆ schedule for the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying. (The USA is in Group E. The top two teams in the three four-team groups will advance to the final round of qualifying, which will also be a home-and-away round robin.) Sat., July 15 Guatemala vs. USA in Guatemala City, Guat. […]

Soccer America Magazine’s MLS Team of the Week from games played June 17 GOALKEEPER Matt Jordan (1) Dallas DEFENDERS Danny Califf (1) Los Angeles Jorge Rodriguez (2) Dallas Richard Mulrooney (2) Sam Jose MIDFIELDERS Simon Elliott (1) Los Angeles Peter Nowak (2) Chicago Ian Russell (1) San Jose Bill Walsh (1) MetroStars FORWARDS Ariel Graziani […]

The world champion U.S. women will play Italy in a July 7 friendly in Central Islip, N.Y. The 7 p.m. ET game will be part of a doubleheader with the A-League match between Long Island Rough Riders and Montreal Impact, who play at 9:15 p.m. Midfielder Sara Whalen, a member of the 1999 Women’s World […]