Monthly Archives: January 2001

A summary of MLS transactions for January 2001: Jan. 25 MetroStars — Signed defender Mike Petke to a multi-year contract. MLS — Signed forwards Santino Quaranta (Archbishop Curley HS, Baltimore, Md.) and Edward Johnson (Flagler Palm Coast HS) as Project-40 players. Jan. 22 MLS — Signed defender Nick Downing (Maryland), defender Jose Burciaga, Jr. (Duncanville […]

MLS has signed U.S. under-17 national team prodigies Edward Johnson and Santino Quaranta to Project-40 contracts. The pair of attackers are currently among the 20 players in residency with the U-17’s in Bradenton, Fla., but will report to Ft. Lauderdale in early February where they will be eligible for the 2001 MLS SuperDraft on Feb. […]

Saint Louis UniversityÆs Robert R. Hermann Stadium was chosen by U.S. Soccer to host the Group A qualifiers for the 2001 FIFA under-17 World Championship. The U.S. will meet Canada and the second-place teams from CONCACAFÆs Central and Caribbean zones in a six-game round-robin tournament from April 18-22. Only the first-place finisher will advance to […]

(2000 final statistics) POINTS PER GAME College: Women’s NCAA Division I Leaders (2000 final statistics) Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1. Lara Brown, Centenary (La.) So. 18 23 8 54 3.00 2. Emily Turgeon, Furman Fr. 23 23 17 63 2.74 3. Sasja Odenyo, Florida Int’l Jr. 21 25 7 57 2.71 […]

Major League Soccer and the United Soccer Leagues jointly unveiled the A-League and D3 Pro League affiliates for the 2001 MLS and USL Seasons. Recent USL realignment and membership changes have led to several alterations within the affiliate system, most notably the addition of the A-League’s expansion Portland Timbers as an affiliate for the 2000 […]

The Bay Area CyberRays will pick first in the Feb. 4 draft, which will be held in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The four-round draft is scheduled for 9 a.m.-12 p.m. ET. The draft order is the reverse of the December draft order, so Atlanta, which picked first in December, has the eighth and last pick in […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy has three Western Division titles and more regular-season wins than any other MLS club, but itÆs still looking for a championship. HereÆs a primer on L.A.Æs first five seasons, A to Z. Andrew Shue (ôMelrose Placeö) saw action in five MLS games in æ96. Bob Bradley is Galaxy nemesis No. 1. […]

(2000 final statistics) Team GP Total Avg. 1. Connecticut 14 38804 2772 2. St. Louis 11 26315 2392 3. Wake Forest 9 20499 2278 4. Indiana 7 14137 2020 5. South Carolina 10 19249 1925 6. Fresno St. 9 15087 1676 7. Duke 10 15493 1549 8. Portland 8 12191 1524 9. Virginia 15 22740 […]

Dallas Burn president and general manager Andy Swift named Mike Jeffries as the second head coach in team history. Jeffries, 38, has spent the last three years as an assistant with the Chicago Fire, helping the team to a 1998 MLS Cup Championship and U.S. Open Cup titles in 1998 and 2000. ôI am elated […]

Mexico: The Tri plays its first game in Morelia in 16 years when it hosts Bulgaria Jan. 24. The local Monarchs, who won the Torneo Invierno, had two players called up: Flavio Davino and Javier Lozano. Here’s Coach Enrique Meza’s team: Goalkeepers — Jorge Campos (Atlante), Oscar Perez (Cruz Azul). Defenders — Marco Antonio Ruiz […]

The United States will host four-time World Cup champion Brazil in an international friendly at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., March 3, 2001, at 1 p.m. PT (televised live on ABC). The historic match will culminate a busy week for the Americans, who play their first final-round World Cup qualifier against Mexico three days […]

While the NFLPA plans to appeal the defeat of its lawsuits against MLS, a new group has emerged that proposes to represent the players and stress collective bargaining rather than litigation. A pair of Boston-area lawyers are researching the feasibility of taking over the representation of MLS players. Steve Gans and Neil Jacobs have been […]

The following is the tentative training schedule for the U.S. national team before its friendly against China Jan. 27 in Oakland, Calif. Monday, Jan. 22 2-3:30 pm at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley. Tuesday, Jan. 22 9-10:30 am, 2-3:30 pm at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley. Wednesday, Jan. 22 9-10:30 am, 2-3:30 pm at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley. Thursday, Jan. […]

Joe-Max Moore played in the German Second Division before spending four seasons with the New England Revolution. Now in his second season with Everton, he plays alongside the likes of Paul Gascoigne, Richard Gough and Duncan Ferguson. GOODISON PARK: ôThatÆs maybe the best part about playing in England ù the atmosphere at the stadiums,ö Joe-Max […]

Ante Razov continues to help Spanish Second Division club Racing Ferrol in its fight against relegation. In a 1-0 win Jan. 21 against Recreativo Huelva, Razov assisted on the winning goal. Razov relayed a corner kick from Manel for Fran Nogueira to finish. Minutes later, Razov hit the post from a sharp angle and late […]

Simon Elliott, a key figure in the Los Angeles Galaxy’s TFC Champions Cup title, finished tied for third in voting for the 2000 Oceania Player of the Year. Fellow New Zealander Ryan Nelsen (Stanford University) finished 19th. Mark Viduka edged Leed United and Australia teammate Harry Kewell for first place. 1. Mark Viduka (Aust) 118 […]

From the Galaxy locker roon after its historic victory: Head coach Sigi Schmid on title: “I was very proud of what our team did today. You know the history of the Galaxy has been that it can’t win the big game. I can’t say enough about the spirit of this team and the hard work […]

A summary of MLS transactions for January 2001: Jan. 22 MLS — Signed defender Nick Downing (Maryland), defender Jose Burciaga, Jr. (Duncanville High School) and forward Edson Buddle (Long Island Rough Riders) as Project-40 players. Jan. 19 Tampa Bay Mutiny — Re-signed Carlos Valderrama (Colombia) to a multi-year contract. Jan. 16 L.A. Galaxy — Signed […]

Head Coach Bruce Arena has selected 23 players to represent the United States when it takes on China at Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., Jan. 27 at 2:30 p.m. PT. The match will be shown live to a national television audience on ESPN2. Among the notables chosen by Arena is Brian McBride, who returns […]

U.S. under-20 national team coach Wolfgang Suhnholz has recalled his team for a five-day training camp at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. The team will play two matches in Chula Vista, against KoreaÆs Hyang Hee University, Jan. 22, and against the La Jolla Nomads, Jan. 24, before heading to Guadalajara, Mexico […]

Jan. 21 in Los Angeles Los Angeles Galaxy (USA) 3 Olimpia (Honduras) 2. Goals: Hendrickson 36, 78, Jones 39; Tosello (pen.) 34, Lima 51. Los Angeles Galaxy — Hartman, Frye (Victorine, 60), Hendrikson, Lalas, Caligiuri, Vanney, Ibsen, Vagenas, Cienfuegos (Kelly, 90), Elliott, Jones, Olimpia — Gonzalez, Santamaria, Membreno, Paes, J.L. Pineda (Tilguath, 88), A.Pineda (Cruz, […]

Jan. 21 in Los Angeles D.C. United (USA) 1 Pachuca (Mexico) 2. Goals: Talley 33; Pineda 14, Arellano 38. D.C. United — Presthus, Talley, Watson, Agoos, Llamosa, Williams, Convey, Alegria, Denton, Wood (J.Cooks, 80), Simmonds (Olsen, 46). Pachuca — Alfaro, Martinez, Sosa, Valdez, Cabellero, Ferreira (Gomez, 75), Pineda (Morales, 83), Velasquez, Victorino (Chivita, 56), Arellano, […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy gave MLS its second TFC Champions Cup title in three years, beating Olimpia of Honduras, 3-2, in the final at the Los Angeles Coliseum. St. Vincent & Grenadines defender Ezra Hendrickson scored the winning goal, breaking in from the right wing and taking Mauricio Cienfuegos’ through ball for the goal. Roberto […]

China arrives Wednesday in San Francisco from Beijing for its match against the United States Saturday, Jan. 27, in Oakland. The pressure will be on the Chinese and their coach, Bora Milutinovic, to get a decent result after their embarrassing 4-0 loss to Iran to finish last at the Civilization Cup in Tehran. The Chinese […]

Jan. 20 in Ft. Lauderdale Miami Fusion (MLS) 1 Glasgow Rangers (Scottish Premier League) 4. Goals: Williams (Welton) 27; Miller (Mols), 4, Miller (Mols) 22, Miller (Johnston) 57, Miller (Albertz) 86. Miami Fusion — Rimando (Cassar 46), Sahaydak (Vaudreuil 62), McKinley (Innocentin 62), Mastroeni, Marshall, Bilyk (Gonzalez 46), Heaps (Cubillas 77), Gutierrez (Otero 46), Beckerman, […]