Monthly Archives: July 2000

Soccer America Magazine’s MLS Team of the Week from games played July 4-8. GOALKEEPER Tim Howard (1) MetroStars DEFENDERS Eric Dade (2) Dallas Joseph Addo (4) Tampa Bay Dan Calichman (1) San Jose MIDFIELDERS Dema Kovalenko (2) Chicago Josh Keller (2) Tampa Bay Carlos Valderrama (11) Tampa Bay Cobi Jones (1) Los Angeles FORWARDS Luis […]

Santa Clara midfielder strives hard for spot in Sydney Nikki Serlenga didn’t expect to be vying for an Olympic team spot. She used to think about graduating from Santa Clara, finding a 9-5 job and starting a family. “But since I had the opportunity to play and I’m a possibility for the Olympics,” Serlenga said, […]

U.S. SoccerÆs Training Camp Update: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The USA is preparing for its first qualifier for World Cup 2002, July 16 in Guatemala. The USA took to the field for the third time in three days this morning under typically hot and humid conditions, and was put through the […]

MLS executive vice president Ivan Gazidis, New England forward Eric Wynalda and MetroStars defender Mike Petke Ivan Gazidis’ Opening Comments “I have a couple of different announcements to make today, a couple of good ones. First of all, congratulations to MetroStars coach Octavio Zambrano and his coaching staff, who will oversee the East team at […]

MLS executive vice president Ivan Gazidis, New England forward Eric Wynalda and MetroStars defender Mike Petke Ivan Gazidis’ Opening Comments “I have a couple of different announcements to make today, a couple of good ones. First of all, congratulations to MetroStars coach Octavio Zambrano and his coaching staff, who will oversee the East team at […]

Jona Yonk Richland, Wash. World Cup qualifying for the CONCACAF (or TFC) region consists of a multiple-phase process in which the smaller countries, which traditionally perform poorly, play each other to determine which teams are eliminated from qualifying and which teams pass to the next stage, in which they play the larger teams such as […]

U.S. SoccerÆs Training Camp Update: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The USA is preparing for its first qualifier for World Cup 2002, July 16 in Guatemala. Tony Sanneh arrived in Ft. Lauderdale late last night, and was followed by Eddie Lewis and Claudio Reyna this morning, so Coach Bruce Arena has a […]

New England boosted its previously sagging frontline by acquiring the United States’ all-time leading goalscorer Eric Wynalda and Spanish forward Jose Luis Morales. The Revolution traded disgruntled Ivan McKinley to Miami in exchange for the equally unhappy Wynalda. MLS allocated Morales, who is the first Spaniard in the league, to the Revs to fill their […]

It was impossible not to enjoy the show, from the first-round comebacks to David Trezeguet’s golden-goal blast in the final. AMSTERDAM ù It had to end at some point. Pity. These three weeks in the Low Countries were special. Drama, some controversy, a little magic ù Euro 2000 had everything, and in the most festive […]

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U.S. SoccerÆs Training Camp Update: Monday, July 10, 2000 from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The USA is preparing for its first qualifier for World Cup 2002, July 16 in Guatemala. The USA took to the field late this morning for the first time since arriving in South Florida to begin preparations for the upcoming Group “E” […]

A U.S. women’s squad with an average age of 19.5 years used goals from four different players — Aly Wagner, Sara Whalen, Susan Bush and Caroline Putz — to defeat Italy, 4-1, in front of a soldout crowd of 6,002 fans at newly built EAB Park. July 7, 2000 in Central Islip, N.Y. USA 4 […]

It’s easy to argue that Bruce Arena was the college game’s greatest coach. It’s safe to say his feats during three years in MLS won’t be duplicated soon. In fact, his construction of D.C. United created great credibility for the new league. How good Arena is at coaching the national team will be revealed shortly, […]

U.S. women’s national team coach April Heinrichs included Briana Scurry, Michelle Akers and Carla Overbeck on a 20-player roster for a 20-day European tour of Germany and Norway. The three Women’s World Cup ’99 stars have missed most of the national team’s games this year due to injury. U.S. Women’s Euro Tour 2000 Date Opponent […]

In his first match in San Jose since being traded by the Earthquakes, Mauricio Wright scored New England’s tying goal 16 seconds into stoppage time. SOCCER AMERICA: What was it like playing in Spartan Stadium in a different jersey? MAURICIO WRIGHT: It was difficult because the crowd supported me always, every single game I played […]

To economists, the term “digital divide” means that some Americans have access to computers, and others don’t. In the college soccer world, where computers are as much a part of coaches’ offices as team photos, “digital divide” refers to those coaches who feel comfortable turning their machine on, and those who do not. Not surprisingly, […]

Soccer America Magazine’s MLS Team of the Week from games played June 28-July 1. GOALKEEPER David Kramer (1) Colorado DEFENDERS Marcelo Balboa (3) Colorado Carey Talley (2) D.C. United Scott Vermillion (1) Colorado MIDFIELDERS Mark Chung (1) MetroStars Bobby Convey (1) D.C. United Wilmar Perez (4) Columbus Carlos Valderrama (10) Tampa Bay FORWARDS Ariel Graziani […]

Three past national champions qualified for another chance to add to their credentials by clinching age-group titles at the Snickers US Youth Soccer Region I Championship at the University of Rhode Island. The boys and girls champions in divisions Under-16 though Under-19 advance to the Snickers US Youth Soccer National Championship, July 25-30 at Disney’s […]

Jeff Agoos’ impending knee surgery will keep the D.C. United defender from playing for the club and for the United States for 2-6 weeks. Agoos, who will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone chip from his right knee, experienced swelling in the knee prior to D.C.’s match against Tampa Bay on July 4. He […]

Look for bargains, find defenders who score and whatever you do, don’t pick up defensive midfielders. These are some of the rules to live by when playing a soccer fantasy league. Tens of thousands of wannabe general managers around the United States participate in the two most popular MLS leagues, Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Soccer and […]

Chicago copes without Kubik; it struggles to close out games In dealing with an injury to star defender Lubos Kubik, the Chicago Fire has again illustrated that it is one of the league’s deepest teams. The Fire has been unable, however, to halt a troubling pattern of conceding late goals. Kubik, who was named to […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena called up MetroStars forward Clint Mathis and Los Angeles defender Greg Vanney to replace injured D.C. United players Ben Olsen and Jeff Agoos, respectively, for upcoming World Cup qualifiers in Guatemala, on July 16, and Costa Rica, on July 23. Mathis, the reigning Major League Soccer Player of the Month, returns […]

Nathan Fry Chestertown, Md. What is the deal with Brazilian club soccer? Do they have an actual league? In the World Scoreboard section of Soccer America I find the Rio de Janeiro Championship, the Sao Paulo Championship, the Copa Brazil, the Paulista Championship and the Carioca Championship. I can’t understand the difference between all of […]

Tab Ramos, out of the U.S. national team picture since the ’98 World Cup, was the surprise addition to U.S. men’s national team coach’s 18-man squad for theupcoming World Cup semifinal qualifying matches against Guatemala (July 16 in Mazatenango) and Costa Rica (July 23 in San Jose). “These are the games we’ve been looking at […]

Tab Ramos, out of the U.S. national team picture since the ’98 World Cup, was the surprise addition to U.S. men’s national team coach Bruce Arena’s 18-man squad for theupcoming World Cup semifinal qualifying matches against Guatemala (July 16 in Mazatenango) and Costa Rica (July 23 in San Jose). “These are the games we’ve been […]