Monthly Archives: December 2000

The United States will open the final qualifying round for the 2002 World Cup with a match against Mexico at 7:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 28, 2001 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The match will be shown live to a national television audience on ESPN2. The February 28 match will mark the start […]

On reflecting on the 2000 season: “It was a good year, although it wasn’t easy advancing to the final round. Overall it was a good year. The experiences that we got out of the semifinal round are going to be invaluable. We faced a lot of adversity and criticism, but in the end the people […]

Thomas Rongen tries to orchestrate a D.C. United rebound One would expect that World Cup qualifying could only have an adverse effect on MLS clubs during the MLS season by pulling its players away for key matches. But in keeping with a trend of misfortune that ran through the 2000 season, D.C. United had its […]

Update on Americans in Europe Croatia Erik Kuster, Cakonec (D1) DNP vs. Slaven Belupo (0-0) Denmark Will Orben, Viborg (SL) winter break England Ian Feuer, Wimbledon (D1) DNP vs. West Bromwich (0-1) Brad Friedel, Blackburn (D1) started (90 min.) at Tranmere (1-1) Marcus Hahnemann, Fulham (D1) DNP at Preston North End (1-1) Eddie Lewis, Fulham […]

The Kansas City Wizards acquired all-time MLS leading scorer Roy Lassiter from the Miami Fusion in exchange for midfielder Chris Henderson. Lassiter has scored 81 goals and registered 34 assists (196 points) in 142 career games with the Tampa Bay Mutiny, D.C. United and the Fusion. He also scored the most goals and points in […]

The Kansas City Wizards acquired defender Mark Santel from the Dallas Burn for the 1st pick in the 3rd Round of the 2001 draft (25th pick overall). Santel, a St. Louis native, has been in the league since its inception in 1996, spending the first five seasons with the Dallas Burn. Kansas City coach Bob […]

MLS’s all-time leading scorer, Roy Lassiter, was traded from Miami to Kansas City today. Here’s what he says about the deal that spent him to the Wizards for Chris Henderson. Q. What was your initial reaction to being traded to Kansas City? A. It was a good reaction. I feel pretty excited about making the […]

Interview with Larry Creson, director of soccer operations by Soccer America Youth Soccer Letter executive editor Dan Woog Location: Germantown, Tenn. (suburban Memphis). History: The club was incorporated in 1976 as the City of Germantown’s recreational program. Competitive teams were added in 1978, with any name they wanted. The club decided to go with one […]

QUARTERFINAL RESULTS Dec. 2 at Chapel Hill, N.C. North Carolina 0 Indiana 1 Dec. 2 at Charlottesville, Va. Virginia 0 Creighton 3 Dec. 2 at Stanford, Calif. Stanford 1 Southern Methodist 2 Dec. 3 at Storrs, Conn. Connecticut 1 Brown 0

Notre Dame coach Randy Waldrum, fresh off a 2-1 semifinal loss to North Carolina in the Women’s College Cup in San Jose, Calif., turned down the offer to coach the Bay Area CyberRays of the WUSA. The second-year Irish coach, who has led his team to the College Cup two straight times, said that he […]

North Carolina 2, UCLA 1 Scoring: UCLA — Lindsay Greco (unassisted) 53:37 UNC — Meredith Florance (Alyssa Ramsey, Danielle Borgman) 75:11 UNC — Own goal 82:18 Shots: UCLA — 3; UNC — 14 Saves: UCLA – CiCi Peterson 5; UNC — Jenni Branam 0 Corner Kicks: UCLA — 2; UNC — 12 Fouls: UCLA — […]

The following are quotes from the Dec. 2 Women’s College Cup press conference for finalist UCLA: Opening statement by Coach Jillian Ellis We’re over the hurdle, obviously looking looking forward to the match tomorrow. As I said yesterday, it’s 90 minutes of soccer. I think all season we’ve played 90 minutes of soccer. I can’t […]

The following are quotes from the Dec. 2 Women’s College Cup press conference for finalist North Carolina. North Carolina Coach Anson Dorrance’s opening statement Obviously we’re ecstatic to be in the finals, advancing through a very tough bracket. Having Notre Dame in your bracket is no easy task. We certainly felt the pressure of their […]

Ron Newman, one of the most successful and colorful characters in U.S. soccer history, saw his 30-year coaching career end four games into the 1999 season. ThatÆs when Bob Gansler replaced him at the helm of the Kansas City Wizards. from the December 4 2000 issue of Soccer America Magazine INTERVIEW BY MIKE WOITALLA SOCCER […]

Ben Olsen missed Nottingham ForestÆs 1-0 loss at Burnley Dec. 1 because of an injury suffered during training the day before. Olsen scored Nottingham ForestÆs first goal in a 2-0 win over Sheffield United Nov. 29. It marked his second goal during his three-month spell on loan from D.C. United. The British press reports that […]

The MLS champion Kansas City Wizards’ season ticket sales for the 2001 season have already exceeded the total number of 2,067 from last year with four full months remaining before the opening kick-offof the new season. General Manager Curt Johnson announced that the organization has now achieved its highest ever renewal percentage for season tickets. […]

Five of China’s top women players, including forward Sun Wen, the leading scorer and top player in the 1999 Women’s World Cup and the leading scorer at the 2000 Olympics, have been signed by the WUSA to play in the league’s inaugural season beginning in April. The WUSA had been unsuccessful in its original attempts […]

Europe may be the focal point of the international game, but the best soccer is still played in South America. Ten months after Brazilian club Corinthians lifted the inaugural World Club Cup, Argentina’s Boca Juniors won the Toyota Cup, beating Real Madrid, 2-1, in Tokyo for world bragging rights. That clubs like Corinthians and Boca […]

Jordan Walker’s blast gave defending champion North Carolina a come-from-behind win over No. 1 seed Notre Dame, while Stephanie Rigamat’s header gave UCLA a 1-0 win over Portland in the other semifinal of the Women’s College Cup in San Jose, Calif. The Tar Heels will face the Bruins in the final at 12:30 p.m. on […]

EllingerÆs work as the head coach of U-17s and Olympic assistant promises big things Before John Ellinger was a soccer coach of any accomplishment or renown, he was a teacher. He spent 24 years in Montgomery County, Md.Æs public schools ù junior highs and high schools, teaching health and physical education and coaching wrestlers. Not […]