Monthly Archives: April 2001

U.S. star leaves Bayer Leverkusen after two frustrating years on the bench. That Landon Donovan will tear it up in MLS is assured if all the hoopla and hype about AmericaÆs most exciting young player is true. ôHeÆs going to be a great asset to us and the league, and IÆm sure heÆs going to […]

Former University of Connecticut standouts Sara Whalen and Kerry Connors each scored a goal as the New York Power defeated Connecticut, 2-0, in an April 11 friendly match in front of 1,052 fans at Mitchel Athletic Complex. On this cold, rainy April evening, Sara Whalen scored the game’s first goal in the 25th minute. Kerry […]

England and Philadelphia star Kelly Smith checks in as the Charge’s preseason winds to a close. In the fifth installment of her column on SoccerAmerica.com, she discusses the Charge, England’s friendly win over Spain and England’s draw in this summer’s European Championship. BY KELLY SMITH Preseason is just about over. In our latest exhibition game, […]

D.C. UNITED: D.C. United will face Jamaica’s Arnett Gardens, who visits the nation’s capital on April 11, in the return match of the CONCACAF Giants Cup quarterfinal pairing … D.C. United will face German Bundesliga power Bayer Leverkusen in an international friendly on Wednesday, May 23, at 8:00 p.m. in RFK Stadium … Midfielder Mark […]

A chance for a ‘normal’ life, one defined by possibility and choice – by the freedom to do as one pleases – has lured Chinese forward Sun Wen, arguably the finest women’s soccer player on the planet, to America. Oh, she wants to help the Atlanta Beat win the WUSA’s first title, too. Sun Wen […]

The Chicago Fire has hired U.S. Soccer Director of Youth Development Tim Carter to lead its new academy program. Carter served U.S. Soccer as a regional coaching coordinator before heading up its U-14 player development program. He was the men’s head coach at Illinois State University before the program was dropped. “Tim Carter is the […]

MLS deputy commissioner Ivan Gazidis, Chicago forward Josh Wolff and D.C. United midfielder Bobby Convey participated in MLS’s weekly teleconference call Tuesday. Ivan Gazidis Opening remarks: “It’s great to have Josh Wolff and Bobby Convey on the call. These two players are among a group of players who are really going to be the future […]

The following is Soccer America’s MLS Team of the Week from games played April 7. Goalkeeper Tom Presthus (1) Columbus Crew Defenders Troy Dayak (1) San Jose Earthquakes Zak Ibsen (1) San Jose Earthquakes Ivan McKinley (1) Miami Fusion Midfielders Bobby Convey (1) D.C. United Mark Lisi (1) D.C. United Matt McKeon (1) Kansas City […]

A summary of MLS transactions for April 2001: April 10 Chicago Fire — Traded a conditional second-round draft pick in 2002 to New England for forward Jamar Beasley. New England Revolution — Traded forward Jamar Beasley to Chicago for a conditional second-round draft pick in 2002. San Jose Earthquakes — Signed midfielder Ronnie Ekelund (Denmark) […]

The following are Soccer America player ratings for MLS Week 1 — games played on April 7. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) MetroStars 2 New England 1 GOALS: MET — Mathis (unassisted) 61 NE — L.Alvarez (Sunsing) 73 MET — Valencia (Chung, Mathis) 92+ METROSTARS (3-5-2) — Tim Howard (4); Steve Jolley […]

The following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 2 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED — OUT: Jaime Moreno (knee surgery-R), Ben Olsen (ankle fracture-R); DOUBTFUL: Mike Ammann (hamstring strain-R), Eddie Pope (big toe sprain-L); PROBABLE: Brian Kamler: (groin strain-R) METROSTARS — OUT: Martin Klinger (2nd degree hamstring strain-L), […]

There won’t be much nail-biting, thanks to win in Honduras Four years ago, it took the Americans five Hexagonal games to get their first six points. Coach Steve Sampson’s squad was as deep as a suntan. SAN PEDRO SULA – “Not Hussein. Not Castro. Not Gadaffi. Now, he is the most feared man in the […]

Earnie Stewart continued his strong play with Dutch club NAC Breda, scoring a first minute goal on an individual effort that was the difference in a win against Feyenoord. Goalkeeper Brad Friedel and his Blackburn Rovers, meanwhile, continued their quest for promotion to the Premier League with a victory over Queen’s Park Rangers. Croatia Erik […]

The Philadelphia Charge made its Delaware Valley debut a successful one as Erin Martin and Deidre Enos each scored a pair of goals in a 7-1 exhibition game victory over the University of Virginia at the Kirkwood Soccer Park in New Castle, Del. Martin scored twice in a three-minute span of the first half as […]

MLS opened with a shocking win for San Jose over Los Angeles (3-2 after leading 3-0 after 27 minutes) at the Rose Bowl. D.C. United got goals from 17-year-old Bobby Convey and rookie Mark Lisi in a 3-2 win over defending champion Kansas City. Tampa Bay beat Dallas 4-2 at the Cotton Bowl, breaking a […]

The New York Power defeated the Carolina Courage in a preseason match 2-0, played at the Courage’s home stadium, Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, N.C., on April 7. The visiting Power scored a goal in each half to bring down the home team. In the 22nd minute, Tammy Pearman split two converging Courage defenders and […]

Scotsman Ian Porterfield almost became the first casualty of the Hexagonal after Trinidad & Tobago opened with a pair of losses. Facing a must-win game against Mexico April 25 in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago has looked to shake up its coaching staff. In is former N.C. State women’s coach Alvin Corneal, a veteran […]

D.C. United GOALKEEPERS No. Player/MLS Career GP GAA 1 Mike Ammann 106 1.73 2 Mark Simpson 46 1.45 22 T.J. Hannig – – DEFENDERS No. Player/MLS Career GP G A P 3 Carey Talley 87 7 7 21 4 Mark Watson – – – – 5 Eric Denton 16 0 1 1 6 Judah Cooks […]

What to make of the WUSA, or WUSA, as in Woo-sa, as we have come to call it? The WUSA is an outgrowth of the success of the 1996 Olympic women’s soccer tournament and 1999 Women’s World Cup. There’s an irony in these successes. They were national stories, but the WUSA is strictly a local […]

Chicago Fire GOALKEEPERS No. Player/MLS Career GP GAA 18 Zach Thornton 86 1.27 24 Henry Ring – – DEFENDERS No. Player/MLS Career GP G A P 2 C.J. Brown 81 2 3 7 12 Carlos Bocanegra 27 1 1 3 17 Andrew Lewis 60 1 3 5 25 Jim Curtin – – – – – […]

A summary of MLS transactions for April 2001: April 5 San Jose Earthquakes — Signed defender Troy Dayak as a Discovery Player. Waived defender Craig Waibel April 4 Miami Fusion — Re-signed defenders Pablo Mastroeni and Tyrone Marshall (Jamaica) to multi-year contracts. April 3 Chicago Fire — Re-signed head coach Bob Bradley to a multi-year […]

Saturday, April 7 –(7:00 p.m.) — New England at MetroStars (Metro Guide, WLVI 56) Season series: First Meeting. All-time regular season series: New England leads 11-9-0 (MetroStars hold a 38-34 edge in aggregate goals) Top returning scorers: New England: F Wolde Harris (15g, 7a, 37pts) 6th in MLS; MetroStars: F Clint Mathis (16g, 14a, 46pts) […]

This yearÆs MLS rosters include players from 33 foreign countries. Leading the way is Colombia with 11. Bolivia, Canada and Jamaica follow with six players per country in the league. In addition, seven of the league’s 12 head coaches were born outside of the United States, representing six different nations. This list, provided by MLS, […]

Colorado Rapids GOALKEEPERS No. Player/MLS Career GP GAA 1 David Kramer 88 1.77 24 Adin Brown 13 2.04 DEFENDERS No. Player/MLS Career GP G A P 3 Lance Key 20 0 1 1 4 Scott Vermillion 74 3 7 13 8 Seth Trembly-P 4 0 0 0 14 Chris Martinez 89 0 9 9 17 […]

MLS Cup 2000 champion Kansas City and CONCACAF Champions Cup titlist Los Angeles are again the class of the Western Division, but better parity may be evident as the Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes revamp under new coaches. The Wizards hope MLS’s top scorer will complement their sublime defense, while the Galaxy balances its […]