Monthly Archives: April 2001

Saturday, April 21 — New York at Atlanta, 12:00 p.m. (TNT). Season series: First Meeting. All-time regular-season series: First Meeting. Did you know? Atlanta D Dayna Smith has played in Sweden (Hammarby), Japan (Yomiuri Beleza) and Denmark (Fredericksburg). In college, she started out at N.C. State before transferring to Santa Clara. Key players out: New […]

Soccer America Senior Editor Scott French was on hand for the U.S. under-17 national team’s 4-2 win over Canada on Friday, April 20 at Robert R. Hermann Stadium at Saint Louis University. Here’s his report card on the performances of the U.S. players in the victory, which gave the Americans’ six points in the CONCACAF […]

Following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 3 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED — OUT: M Marco Etcheverry (hip flexor strain-R, partial shoulder separation-R), M Ben Olsen (ankle fracture-R); DOUBTFUL: F Jamie Moreno (knee surgery-R), D Eddie Pope (big toe sprain-L); PROBABLE: M Brian Kamler (groin strain-R), Chris […]

The U.S. Women’s National Team will play its first domestic match of 2001 at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota, against Canada on July 3 in a game brimming with historical significance. The match kicks off at 12 p.m. Central Time and will be televised live on ESPN. Tickets will go on sale in […]

Canada U-17 coach Otmane Ibrir looks at his team’s 1-1 tie with El Salvador and ahead to the crucial match with the United States Friday in St. Louis. How did red card to Sita-Taty Matondo affect Canada? I’ve played Salvador before, and I told them before — just this morning I told them, “Guys, one […]

April 18 in Kansas City Kansas City 2 Miami 1. MIA — Pineda Chacon (Preki, Rooney) 72 KC — Brown (Klein, Zavagnin) 73 KC — Johnston (Glasgow, Zavagnin) 77 KANSAS CITY WIZARDS — Tony Meola, Tahj Jakins (Mike Burns 46), Brandon Prideaux, Nick Garcia, Chris Klein, Matt McKeon, Kerry Zavagnin, Andrew Gregor (Mark Santel 78), […]

Featuring U.S. national team head coach Bruce Arena and forward Landon Donovan Also featuring U-17 national team head coach John Ellinger and midfielder Santino Quaranta BRUCE ARENA OPENING COMMENTS ON USA-COSTA RICA (on April 25, 2001): “The U.S. national team completed its fourth day of training here in St. Louis, where we chose to train […]

Costa Rica, which faces the United States April 25 in Kansas City, settled for a 2-2 tie with Venezuela in an exhibition played April 18 in Alajuela. Rolando Fonseca opened the scoring in the 35th minute, setting a Costa Rica record with his 28th international goal. After Alexander Rondon tied the score in the 60th […]

The U.S. U-17s needed two late goals to beat Jamaica, 2-1, in the opening game of Under-17 World Cup qualifying in St. Louis. The U.S. dominated Jamaica, outshooting the Young Boyz, 30-7, but found itself trailing 1-0 at the break. John Ellinger’s team finally broke through in the 70th minute when Santino Quaranta dribbled into […]

Saturday, April 21 — (3:00 p.m.) — Tampa Bay Mutiny at MetroStars (ESPN2) Season series: First Meeting. All-time regular season series: Tampa Bay leads 12-8-0 (Tampa Bay leads 39-28 in aggregate goals) Leading scorers: Tampa Bay: M Steve Ralston (2g, 1a = 5pts); MetroStars: F Clint Mathis (1g, 1a = 3pts) Did you know? Mutiny […]

Former teenage phenom Tiffany Roberts was a defensive stalwart with the U.S. national team, but the 23-year-old will have an expanded role with the Carolina Courage. Tiffany Roberts was the next big thing. In the early 1990s, as a member of the Tri-Valley Stars and other clubs in the Northern California city of San Ramon, […]

ABC will show three of the remaining eight U.S. World Cup qualifiers. The TV schedule was solidified with kickoff times for the team’s final two matches being locked down by CONCACAF. In the second-to-last match, the U.S. will face Jamaica at Foxboro Stadium on Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. ET. One month later, it will […]

U.S. Head Coach John Ellinger On what he said to the team at half … At halftime, you have to reassure the team that the first half is over, that we’ve missed chances, and we’ve got to do a little better job with finishing in the second half. I told them to stay composed and […]

A summary of MLS transactions for April 2001: April 19 Colorado Rapids — Traded a second-round draft pick in 2002 to the MetroStars for midfielder/defender Christopher Dawes (Jamaica). Waived midfielder Keyeno Thomas (Trinidad & Tobago). MetroStars — Signed midfielder/defender Christopher Dawes (Jamaica) as a Discovery player. Traded Dawes to Colorado for a second-round draft pick […]

The Philadelphia Charge defeated the New Jersey Lady Stallions of the W-League, 9-0, on April 17. The Boston Breakers beat Boston College, 5-0, and Harvard, 1-0, in two 50-minute games played at Harvard on April 18. Norway’s Dagny Mellgren scored two goals and set up goals by Keri Raygor and Maren Meinert in the win […]

EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED D.C. United defender Carey Talley and midfielder Bobby Convey were called up to the United States national team training camp as the U.S. squad prepares for a World Cup qualifying match April 25 against Costa Rica … D.C. United announced that the club raised over $14,000 for El Salvador earthquake relief […]

U-17 standouts Eddie Johnson and Santino Quaranta are best friends with little in common except the brand of soccer they play. They're part of a wave of young American attacking talent that promises much for the future. As we are introduced to the waves of young talent America keeps producing, this Project 2010 business is […]

Honduran coach Ramon Maradiaga, facing a must-win game against Jamaica April 25 in Kingston, may again be without young star David Suazo, who is having trouble getting released from Italian club Cagliari. Adding to Primi’s problems is the fact that right back Milton Reyes is injured and Julio Cesar “Rambo” De Leon, who scored against […]

Soccer America Senior Editor Scott French was on hand for the U.S. under-17 national team’s 2-1 win over Jamaica Wednesday, April 18 at Robert Hermann Stadium in St. Louis. Here’s his report card on the performances of the U.S. players in the comeback win: Goalkeeper Adam Schuerman: 5. Took some unnecessary risks but came through […]

The following are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for MLS Week 2 — games played on April 14. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) Tampa Bay 1 Columbus 2 Goals: TB — Ralston (Valderrama, Demmin) 67 CLB — West (Perez, Maisonneuve) 12 CLB — Perez (unassisted) 62 TAMPA BAY (3-5-2) — Scott Garlick (6); […]

The following is Soccer America’s MLS Team of the Week from games played April 14. Goalkeeper Nick Rimando (1) Miami Defenders Marcelo Balboa (1) Colorado Pablo Mastroeni (1) Miami Tyrone Marshall (1) Miami Steve Jolley (1) MetroStars Midfielders Chris Armas (1) Chicago John Wilmar Perez (1) Columbus John Spencer (1) Colorado Forwards Clint Mathis (1) […]

What Alexi Lalas, Troy Dayak, Ian Bishop and John Spencer have in common Bishop runs enough, if not especially fast. His moves are sharp, his decisions instant. If he stands up to the heat and humidity of a South Florida summer, the Fusion has discovered a heady linkman. On the Rose Bowl field opening night […]

Santino Quaranta, the youngest player in MLS, has been in big demand with the national media. MLS’s teens were the subject of a front-page feature in USA Today, and Quaranta made his national radio debut Tuesday afternoon when he appeared on J.T. the Brick’s afternoon radio show, the second-largest daily sports talk show in the […]

Countdown: The U.S. took to the Hermann Stadium field Tuesday night, 24 hours before it kicks off against Jamaica in their first game of the CONCACAF Group A qualifying tournament. The U.S. kicks off at 7 p.m. Wednesday night, following the tournament opener between Canada and El Salvador at 5 p.m. Television: April 24 11 […]

MLS Conference Call Guests: MLS Deputy Commissioner Ivan Gazidis Kansas City midfielder Chris Klein MetroStars goalkeeper Tim Howard Chris Klein’s Opening Statements: “We’re off to a 1-1 start and we felt at this time we should really be 2-0 or 1-0-1 but we didn’t really get the result we wanted in D.C. The game against […]