Monthly Archives: July 2000

Aly Wagner scored twice to give the U.S. under-21 women’s national team a 2-2 tie with Sweden at the Nordic Cup in Hof, Germany, on July 30. Sara Johannson scored twice for Sweden, which took leads of 1-0 and 2-1 before Wagner’s heroics. “Aly played a great game,” said U.S. coach Jillian Ellis. “She carried […]

USA KASEY KELLER (6). Bravely cut off several lethal Costa Rican crosses in crowded goalmouth. Had no chance on the first goal – Fonseca’s header was simply out of reach – and guessed wrong on penalty kick. TONY SANNEH (4). Sent nice ball to Razov, whose shot created the rebound for Stewart’s goal. Somewhat shaky […]

The U.S. women’s national team lost its final match of its five-game European tour, 2-1, to Norway. International Friendly July 30, 2000 in Oslo, Norway Norway 2 USA 1. Goals: Mellgren 62, Own Goal (Pearce) 81; Parlow 92+. Norway — Nordby, Espeseth (Jorgensen, 60), Kringen, Sanduane, Tynnessen, S. Gulbrandsen (Boe Jensen, 55), Knudsen (Lehn, 85), […]

Championship Final Results (July 30): Under-16 Girls – Masotto Cup Southern California Blues (Dana Point) 1, Prince William Sparklers (Woodbridge, Va.) 0 (OT) Scorer: April Pettigrew (82) Under-16 Boys – Niotis Cup FC Westchester (N.Y.) 1, Tempe (Ariz.) Pros 0 Scorer: Steven Brown (80) Under-17 Boys – Greer Cup West Babylon (N.Y.) Panthers 1, Chicago […]

The U.S. U-23s, joined for the first time by a possible wild-card selection, Jeff Agoos, beat Bolton (English First Division), 1-0, in a July 30 scrimmage. Note: The U.S. intentionally started the second half with just 10 players. Each team then made free substitutions throughout the rest of the match. U.S. U-23s 1 Bolton Wanderers […]

Quotes from the July 29, 2000 post-MLS All-Star Game press conference in Columbus, Ohio follow. The East beat the West, 9-4. Scoring Summary: EST — Mathis (Chung, Ammann) 2 WST — Razov (Jones, Preki) 17 WST — Cienfuegos (Jones) 19 WST — Razov (Jones, Azizi) 22 EST — Moreno (Chung) 36 EST — Valencia (Moreno) […]

My favorite postgame remark toward a referee has long been the one uttered by Ron Atkinson when he coached West Brom in a losing UEFA Cup effort. “It has always been my policy not to comment on referees, and I’m certainly not going to make an exception for this idiot,” he said. Recent U.S. coaches […]

MLS Commissioner Don Garber gave a State of the League address from an All-Star news conference at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus Crew and Kansas City Wizards Investor/Operator Lamar Hunt introduced Garber. Don Garber Thank you, Lamar. It’s a real pleasure to be here in Columbus to celebrate the fifth annual Major […]

Results from July 28, the final day of round-robin play at the USYSA national championships in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.: ò The Greer Cup (U-17 boys) final will pit the West Babylon (N.Y.) Panthers against the Chicago Magic Sockers. ò The Niotis Cup (U-16 boys) final will pit FC Westchester (N.Y.) against Tempe (Ariz.) Pros. […]

Columbus defender Mike Clark and Miami defender Pablo Mastroeni replaced injured MetroStar defender Daniel Hernandez and injured New England midfielder Ted Chronopoulos on the MLS East All-Star team. The fifth annual MLS All-Star Game will take place on July 29 at 3:30 p.m. ET in Columbus. Hernandez is out with a torn ACL, while Chronopoulos […]

Aly Wagner scored the first goal and set up the next one as the U.S. under-21 women’s national team defeated Switzerland, 4-0, in the rain at the Nordic Cup in Nurnberg, Germany, on July 28. The United States, with three points from its first game of the tournament, is tied for the Group B lead […]

Soccer America Magazine’s MLS Team of the Week from games played July 19 – 22. GOALKEEPER Juergen Sommer (1) New England Revolution DEFENDERS C.J. Brown (1) Chicago Fire Steve Trittschuh (2) Tampa Bay Mutiny Marcelo Balboa (4) Colorado Rapids Carlos Bocanegra (2) Chicago Fire MIDFIELDERS Peter Villegas (2) MetroStars Josh Keller (3) Tampa Bay Mutiny […]

Nikki Serlenga’s 63rd-minute goal gave the U.S. women’s national team a 1-1 tie with Norway in Troms°, Norway, on July 27. Forward Marianne Pettersen had given the 1995 World Cup champion a 1-0 lead over the current world champion with a strike in the third minute. The United States had never played in Norway before, […]

July 27 Results from round-robin play at the USYSA national championships in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. ò The Kelly Cup (U-18 girls) final will pit the Colorado Rush Nike against the Michigan Hawks ò The Masotto Cup (U-16 girls) final will pit the Prince William Sparklers (Va.) against Southern California Blues (Dana Point). Under-18 Girls […]

The U.S. under-21 women’s national team defends its 1999 Nordic Cup championship when it opens 2000 Nordic Cup play against Switzerland on July 28. U.S. coach Jillian Ellis brings 18 players to her first Nordic Cup. Ellis, the women’s coach at UCLA, included Olympic hopeful Christie Welsh and just one overage player, former Portland star […]

Defender’s play in Overbeck’s absence makes Heinrichs’ Olympic decisions more difficult Christie Pearce became an overnight sensation in last year’s Women’s World Cup. After Kate Sobrero twisted her ankle in practice, Tony DiCicco mentioned at a press conference that Pearce was a possible replacement against Nigeria the following day. Reporters in attendance quickly converged on […]

July 26 Results from round-robin play at the USYSA national championships in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Three teams have already clinched spots in title games: Colorado Rush Nike (U-19 girls), FC Delco Dynamo (U-19 boys) and Chicago Magic Sockers (U-17 boys). Under-19 Boys FC Delco Dynamo (West Chester, Pa.) 2, Jackson (Miss.) FC 0 Scorers: […]

Pittsburgh still pointless after 10 games away from home If the Pittsburgh Riverhounds had played all their games in the friendly confines of Bethel Park Stadium, they could well be challenging for first place in the Atlantic Division instead of being mired in last with a 6-11-1 record. At Bethel Park, the Hounds are a […]

July 25 Results from round-robin play at the USYSA national championships in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Under-17 Boys San Juan Lightning (Sacramento, Calif.) 1, Team Boca Gunners (Boca Raton, Fla.) 1 Scorers: Jonathan Apilido (90); Consthandivine Harris (11). Chicago Magic Sockers 2, West Babylon (N.Y.) Panthers 1 Scorers: Steve Doster (47), Udo Seidel (90); Anthony […]

The following are quotes from MLSÆs July 25 conference call that featured MLS executive vice president Ivan Gazidis, MetroStars forward Clint Mathis and Chicago midfielder Chris Armas. Ivan Gazidis’ Opening Comments It’s really great to see two players like Chris and Clint who are contributing with the U.S. national team, they both have great futures. […]

Additional period is producing excitement and goals The Mutiny was pressing for its first-ever win in Chicago, and the July 15 game was scoreless. Mamadou Diallo rose to meet a cross from Eric Quill, and the league’s top scorer headed toward the net, where Fire keeper Zach Thornton crouched at the ready. Diallo’s header was […]

U-16 USYSA national championship round-robin action from July 25 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Under-16 Girls Prince William Sparklers (Woodbridge, Va.) 4, D’Feeters (Dallas) 0 Scorers: Teresa Powers (19, 63), Liana Wooten (42), Elizabeth Mumley (67) Southern California Blues (Dana Point) 1, Internationals (Cleveland) 0 Scorer: Katie Rivera (40) Under-16 Boys Tempe (Ariz.) Pros 1, […]

The following are comments by U.S. coach Bruce Arena, captain Claudio Reyna and defender Gregg Berhalter following the U.S. 2-1 loss to Costa Rica in World Cup qualifying July 23. Bruce Arena: His thoughts on the last-minute goal by Costa Rica: ôDisgraceful. I probably saw the play as well as the referee. ôWe played very […]

MetroStars general manager Nick Sakiewicz believes his team has shaken off the stigma of past failures. SOCCER AMERICA: What reaction did you have to the photo of Lothar Matthaeus lounging on the beach in St. Tropez with his girlfriend? NICK SAKIEWICZ: It didn’t really factor in. Yesterday [July 17] was a day off for the […]

July 22 in Braunschweig Germany 0 USA 1. Goal: Foudy 57. Germany — Rottenberg, Minnert, Jones (Gotte, 77), Hingst, Stegemann, Meinert, Wiegmann, Lingor, Hoffmann (Smisek, 74), Prinz, Grings (M. Muller, 63). USA — Mullinix, Pearce, Chastain (Akers, 59), Fawcett, Sobrero (Slaton, 41), Fair, Foudy, Lilly, MacMillan (Lilly, 74), Hamm, Milbrett. Att.: 6,050. July 22 in […]