Monthly Archives: May 2001

Group A Results May 30 in Taegu South Korea 0 France 5 (Marlet 9, Vieira 19, Anelka 34, Djorkaeff 80, Wiltord 90. May 30 in Suwon Australia 2 (Murphy 18, Skoko 54) Mexico 0. Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P France 1 1 0 0 5 0 3 Australia 1 1 0 […]

Liu Ailing, last week’s WUSA Player of the Week, assisted on Mandy Clemens’ goal and scored one herself in a 2-0 Philadelphia win at Washington on Thursday night. The Charge played without Lorrie Fair (strained right hamstring), forward Kelly Smith (stress fracture in right foot), goalkeeper Melissa Moore (broken bone in right hand) and defender […]

Brazil gained revenge for its loss to Cameroon in the Olympics, beating the Indomitable Lions, 2-0, on the second day of the Confederations Cup. The Brazilians were playing without all their big-name players. They got goals from Washington and Miguel Carlos four minutes apart in the second half. Japan trounced Canada, 3-0, in Niigata with […]

Kasey Keller is preparing to leave Rayo Vallecano, where he has played for the past two seasons. Keller’s contract expires in June and he is considering inquiries from clubs in Spain, France, England and Germany as he also ponders the U.S. qualifiers against Jamaica (June 16), Trinidad & Tobago (June 20) and Mexico (July 1). […]

Standings Eastern Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Miami 10 8 1 1 25 17 6 MetroStars 10 6 3 1 19 17 13 D.C. United 8 3 5 0 9 16 15 New England 10 3 7 0 9 9 18 Central Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA […]

Captain Jim Rooney netted his third consecutive game-winning goal to lead Miami to its fourth straight win, a 2-1 victory over D.C. United at Lockhart Stadium. Miami, which extended its lead atop the Eastern Division, has the most wins (8) and most points (25) in MLS. In Chicago Luis Hernandez scored his first two goals […]

FINAL ROUND Results May 30 in San Pedro Sula Costa Rica 2 (Gomez 42, Centeno 85) Panama 1 (Julio Cesar Dely Valdes 47) May 30 in San Pedro Sula El Salvador 0 Guatemala 0. Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 El Salvador 1 […]

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Poul SwainÆs predictions for the games on June 2 and June 3: D.C. United 2 Chicago 2 Columbus 1 Los Angeles 2 Tampa Bay 1 Kansas City 2 Dallas 1 Miami 2 Colorado 1 San Jose 2 New England 2 MetroStars 2 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, June […]

(Interview with Don Ebert, head coach) Location: Irvine, Calif. History: Formed 18 years ago. Now has the most Gold and Premier teams of any Southern California club. Championships: Two USYSA Region IV titles (1 boys, 1 girls). Most famous players: David Chun, Jordan Harvey, Tyson Wahl (U.S. U-17 national team members). Number of players: 500 […]

Predictions Here is Soccer America Associate Editor Dean Caparaz’s prediction for the games on June 2 and 3: Atlanta 1 Carolina 1 San Diego 2 Bay Area 1 Philadelphia 3 Washington 2 Boston 1 New York 2 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, June 2 – (7:00 pm) – Carolina (1-4-1, tied for 8th place, 4 […]

Jamaican national team coach Clovis De Oliveira has called up former A-League star Walter Boyd for the training camp to prepare for the World Cup qualifier against the United States June 16 in Kingston. Boyd, a popular player in Jamaica, now plays for Swansea City in Wales after starring for Colorado in the A-League. The […]

U.S. national team head coach Bruce Arena announced an 18-man squad that will meet Ecuador in an international friendly Thursday, June 7 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio (8 p.m. ET, live on ESPN). The match will serve as a final tune-up before a pair of important World Cup qualifiers June 16 at Jamaica […]

Thailand earned a 2-2 tie with Lebanon to clinch Asia’s Group 5 title, closing out first-round Asian action in World Cup 2002 qualifying that stretched over almost seven months. The following 10 teams advanced to the final round of Asian qualifying: Oman, Iran, Qatar, Bahrain, Thailand, Iraq, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, China and Saudi Arabia. […]

GROUP A May 30 in Taegu South Korea 0 France 5 (Marlet 9, Vieira 19, Anelka 34, Djorkaeff 80, Wiltord 90). May 30 in Suwon Australia 2 (Murphy 18, Skoko 54) Mexico 0. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P France 1 1 0 0 5 0 3 Australia 1 1 0 0 2 […]

Honduran soccer federation president Lisandro Flores Guillen blamed the Catrachos’ recent problems on the poor form of the foreign-based players. Flores’ comments would indicate that there will be no coaching change for the time being despite Honduras’ poor start in World Cup qualifying (loss at home to the United States and ties with Costa Rica […]

The Columbus Crew remained unbeaten all-time in international exhibition matches with an entertaining, end-to-end 4-3 victory over Bayer Leverkusen of the German Bundesliga at Crew Stadium on Tuesday night. Jeff Cunningham scored the game-winning goal in the 81st minute as Columbus improved to 3-0-1 all-time in international exhibitions. Brian McBride gave the Crew a 2-0 […]

Prediction Here is Soccer America Associate Editor Dean Caparaz’s prediction for the May 31 game: Washington 3 Philadelphia 2 Preview (all times ET) Thursday, May 31 – (7:05 pm) – Philadelphia (3-1-2, tied for 2nd place, 11 pts) at Washington (3-1-2, tied for 2nd place, 11 pts) (CN8, Comcast SportsNet). Season series: First meeting; All-time […]

GROUP 1 FINAL STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Oman 6 5 1 0 33 3 16 Syria 6 4 1 1 40 6 13 Laos 6 1 1 4 3 40 4 Philippines 6 0 1 5 2 29 1 *Qualifies for final round of qualifying. RESULTS April 30 in Muscat […]

Brian Mullan is unique: A college draft pick without youth national team experience who stepped straight into an MLS lineup. He arrived in Los Angeles after a high-scoring college career at Creighton and quickly gained the confidence of Coach Sigi Schmid. Get to know the 21-year-old forward in this segment of Socceramerica.com’s series on the […]

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Poul SwainÆs predictions for the games on May 30: Miami 2 D.C. United 1 Chicago 3 Los Angeles 2 San Jose 2 Colorado 0 Previews (all times ET) Wednesday, May 30 (7:30 p.m.) – D.C. United at Miami Fusion (Comcast SportsNet) Season series: First meeting; All-time regular season […]

EASTERN DIVISION Record (Points)/Place: D.C. United 3-4-0 (9 points)/T-3rd D.C. United midfielder Bobby Convey, who celebrated his 18th birthday last Sunday, will be featured on ESPN’s “The Life”, a program that profiles the lifestyles of professional athletes … The 30-minute show is scheduled to air on Saturday, June 2 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) on ESPN […]

Dianne Alagich is the newest CyberRay instead of Danish defender Lene Terp. The Bay Area club dropped its pursuit of Terp because of the delay in getting Terp’s work visa from the U.S. embassy in Copenhagen and because of her national team commitments. Forced to look elsewhere for foreign defensive help, the CyberRays found it […]

Conference Call Guests: MLS Deputy Commissioner – Ivan Gazidis Miami Fusion goalkeeper – Nick Rimando D.C. United defender – Eddie Pope Gazidis’ opening comments: “We are very proud to have two players like Eddie Pope and Nick Rimando. These are two young players who have developed their game and made it in Major League Soccer […]

The following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 9 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED – OUT: M Ben Olsen (ankle surgery-R&L); PROBABLE: M Bobby Convey (ankle sprain-R), M Marco Etcheverry (achilles tendinitis-R), F Jaime Moreno (knee surgery-R), D Eddie Pope (great toe sprain-R), D Carey Talley (ankle contusion-L), […]

Bora Milutinovic’s China and Oman became the eighth and ninth teams to advance to the final round of qualifying in Asia. Thailand, which leads Group 5, is favored to claim the last berth. Standings, complete results and schedule RESULTS Group 1 May 25 in Muscat Oman 2 (Mubarak 45, Shaaban 67) Syria 0. May 26 […]