Monthly Archives: January 2001

Bruce Arena on 2001 opener: “It’s probably not very far from what we expected for the first game out. We thought fitness would be a real issue and it certainly looked that way in the second half. China’s coming off a bunch of games and we realized it would have the advantage in fitness. We […]

Waeg Liang found the net from 40 yards out to give the United States its second goal two minutes into the second half against China. Waeg was one of three subs at the start of the second half for China: Waeg Liang for Wu Chengying, Shao Jiayi for Shen Si and Zhang Yuning for Su […]

Chinese teenage star Qu Bo took advantage of terrible defending by Greg Vanney and Tony Meola to score in the 75th minute and reduce the U.S. lead to 2-1. Vanney missed on a harmless-looking through ball from Waeg Liang, and Meola lost his 50-50 duel with Qu, allowing the Chinese striker to walk the ball […]

Jan. 26 in Miami Jamaica 3 Bolivia 0. Goals: Lowe 32, Burton 59, Williams 75. Bolivia — Soria, Franciquini, Gil, Alvarez, Loayza, Calustro, Castillo, Justiniani, Mechacho, GutiTrrez (Mendez, 76), Paz. Jamaica — Lawrence, Marshall, Goodison, Dawes, Dixon, Gardener, Whitmore (Wilson, 71), Powell, Williams (Daley, 87), Lowe (Taylor, 86), Button (Fuller, 75). Att.: 8,791.

Veterans Luis Hernandez and German Villa return to the Mexican national team for its friendly against Colombia Jan. 31 in Los Angeles. Mexico has gone four games without a goal and needs a boost before its Hexagonal opener against the U.S. Feb. 28 in Columbus. Goalies Jorge Campos (Atlante) Oscar PTrez (Cruz Azul) Defenders Omar […]

The United States beat China, 2-1, before a sparse crowd of 8,901 fans in Oakland, Calif., to open its 2001 season. Brian McBride and Landon Donovan teamed up well in the first half. McBride scored on an assist by Donovan to give the U.S. a 1-0 lead at halftime. An own goal by Wang Liang […]

Brian McBride scored his 14th international goal to give the United States a 1-0 lead over China in Oakland. McBride’s goal, his 14th international goal, came after Landon Donovan took a pass from Jeff Agoos and flicked it on to McBride, who came down the left side and scored with his left foot from a […]

USA — Meola, Pope, Llamosa, Berhalter, Agoos, Olsen, Armas, Mathis, Beasley, McBride, Donovan. China — Fu, Xu Yunlong, Shu, Li Weifeng, Wu, Sun Jihai, Li Tie, Shen, Qi, Su, Qu.

The following editorial, which appeared in the Oct. 16, 2000 issue of Soccer America, was honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as the Best Column of 2000 in the Sixth annual NSCAA Writing Column. MY VIEW: Silver Lessons By MIKE WOITALLA… Behavior in defeat reveals more than conduct after victory. So Brandi […]

Amherst coach Peter Gooding, who has served the NSCAA and NCAA soccer in myriad ways, won the 60th NSCAA Honor Award. An excerpt of C. Clifford McCrathÆs speech from the Jan. 19 ceremony appeared in the Feb. 12 issue of Soccer America. Here is the full version: The 60th Annual NSCAA HONOR AWARD BY C. […]

What costs 50 cents? A newspaper. Half a cup of coffee. A candy bar. In California, turning the light on. Each player in America contributes 50 cents annually to U.S. Soccer if that player is part of an affiliated league. The 50 cents are what connect almost 4 million American players to the glories of […]

Through the years, many players have carried the title of the æVIIIth King of Rome.Æ Amedeo Amedei. Brazilian Roberto Falcao. Bruno Conti. Now Argentine star Gabriel Batistuta is challenging local hero Francesco Totti as the biggest Roma fan favorite. The recent history of ItalyÆs Serie A doesnÆt bode well for runaway leader Roma. During the […]

Soccer America managing editor Paul Kennedy looks at the U.S. national team situation on the eve of the opening game of the year for the United States (vs. China, Jan. 27): U.S. coach Bruce Arena has the unusual task of preparing his team for the opening game of the Hexagonal against Mexico Feb. 28 and […]

Senior Editor Ridge Mahoney checked in with Brian McBride on the eve of the USA-China match in Oakland (Jan. 27, 5:30 pm ET espn2). The Oakland training camp marks the first time the U.S. forward has been called in by Coach Bruce Arena since being sidelined with a blood clot for three months. SOCCER AMERICA: […]

A summary of MLS transactions for January 2001: Jan. 26 D.C. United — Re-signed defender/midfielder Geoff Aunger (Canada) to a multi-year contract. Miami Fusion — Re-signed midfielder Jim Rooney to a multi-year contract. Jan. 25 MLS — Signed forwards Santino Quaranta (Archbishop Curley HS, Baltimore, Md.) and Edward Johnson (Flagler Palm Coast HS) as Project-40 […]

This article is an expanded version of the one found on page 14 of the Feb. 5, 2001, issue of Soccer America Magazine. Fire quickly climbed the mountain The Chicago Fire’s three years have brought three trophies, success surpassed among MLS clubs only by D.C. United, which has been at it longer. Here are the […]

(2000 final statistics) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Chris Carrieri, North Carolina JR 24 25 14 64 2.67 2 Jason Thompson, Eastern Ill. FR 19 21 7 49 2.58 3 Giuliano Celenza, UMBC SR 20 19 8 46 2.30 4 John Barry Nusum, Furman JR 21 18 12 […]

Mexico’s 2-0 loss to Bulgaria in Morelia Wednesday marked the fourth straight game that Mexico has not scored under Coach Enrique Meza, appointed last fall. Since the 7-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago in World Cup qualifying, Mexico has lost three times by 2-0 scores (USA, Argentina and Bulgaria) and tied Canada, 0-0. Mexico showed […]

The following is the tentative schedule of exhibitions for the six teams competing in CONCACAF’s World Cup 2002 qualifying: Jan. 24 Mexico 0 Bulgaria 2 in Morelia Jan. 26 Jamaica-Bolivia in Miami Jan. 27 USA-China in Oakland, Calif. Jan. 27 Grenada-Trinidad & Tobago in St. George’s Jan. 28 Jamaica-Bulgaria in Kingston Jan. 29 Grenada-Trinidad & […]

Costa Rica: More organization problems for the Ticos. International friendlies with Bulgaria and Bolivia are off. The only games currently scheduled before the Hexagonal opener with Honduras are home games against two clubs teams — America Cali (Colombia) Jan. 31 and the New England Revolution (MLS) Feb. 23. Jamaica: The Reggae Boyz begin their preparations […]

Former U.S. and indoor player Jim Gabarra wanted a coaching job that would keep him in the Washington, D.C., area, and found one with the Washington Freedom. Jim Gabarra was content to play Mr. Mom until the right job came around. Gabarra, who played for the U.S. national team in 1986-89, had been looking for […]

APRIL 14 Bay Area at Washington APRIL 21 Boston at Carolina New York at Atlanta APRIL 22 Philadelphia at San Diego APRIL 28 Washington at Carolina Philadelphia at Atlanta APRIL 29 San Diego at New York Boston at Bay Area MAY 5 Atlanta at Boston Washington at San Diego Carolina at New York MAY 6 […]

D.C. United’s Jaime Moreno successfully underwent arthroscopic surgery in his right knee Jan. 24. Moreno had been struggling with a bone bruise in the knee, and was only able to play in the first of United’s three matches last week in the CONCACAF Champions Cup in Los Angeles. Team doctor William Hazel performed the procedure. […]

San Diego will host the league’s first spring training from March 22-31 at the ARCO U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. “We are delighted to be hosting the other seven teams in our community,” San Diego Spirit general manager Kevin Crow said. “Obviously, San Diego has a lot to offer in terms of […]

The Columbus Crew announced plans for the club’s first-ever overseas trip, a 12-day preseason tour of the German region of Bavaria that will also mark the first time any MLS team has ventured to Germany. The Crew will leave Columbus on Feb. 14 and be based in Nuernberg from Feb. 15-25, as it continues to […]