Monthly Archives: June 2001

July 1 in Mexico City TV: Telemundo, live, noon ET (kickoff 1 pm ET); ESPN, tape, 4 pm ET. Referee: Young Joo Kim (KOR). STANDINGS: Mexico, 5th in the Hexagonal (1 win, 1 tie, 3 losses, 7 goals for, 8 goals against, 4 points); USA, 1st in the Hexagonal (4 wins, 1 tie, 0 losses, […]

BY MIKE WOITALLA in Mexico City Teams that venture into Mexico City encounter a slew of infamous obstacles. ThereÆs the 7,800 altitude, the huge fan support, heat and lung-burning air pollution. No doubt about the altitude, and ôair quality is expected to be unsatisfactoryö at game time tomorrow, according to the Metropolitan Commission for Prevention […]

The U.S. under-19 national team took one step closer to the first-ever FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championships, defeating the future hosts, 1-0, on a second half goal from Mary Boland (Hudson, Ohio/Internationals) in the pre-game to the USA vs. Canada full national team clash. The U.S. U-19s will need to qualify for the historic youth […]

Fielding a lineup of veteran players for the first time in 2001, the U.S. women’s national team played to a hard-fought 2-2 tie with Canada at Varsity Stadium in Toronto as Shannon MacMillan and Tiffeny Milbrett, the top two scorers in the WUSA, tallied for the USA. U.S. captain Julie Foudy played in her 200th […]

The following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 13 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED – OUT: M Ben Olsen (ankle surgery-R & L); PROBABLE: D Mark Watson (stress fracture, foot-R), D Craig Ziadie (toe sprain-L), D Brian Kamler (partially torn hamstring-R) METROSTARS – IR: F Martin Klinger (strained […]

June 30 in Port of Spain (Queen’s Park Oval) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO-JAMAICA TV: UNIVISION, live, 4 pm ET. Referee: Gustavo Mendez (Uruguay). Brazilian Rene Simoes makes his Hexagonal debut as Trinidad & Tobago head coach after replacing the fired Ian Porterfield. Simoes faces Jamaica, which he led to the 1998 World Cup finals. He served […]

July 1 in Tegucigalpa (National Stadium) HONDURAS-COSTA RICA TV: CCN (closed-circuit), live, 6 pm. Referee: Oscar Ruiz (Colombia). Costa Rica and Honduras are coming off back-to-back wins that put them in excellent shape to qualify for the 2002 World Cup finals. STANDINGS: Honduras, 3rd in the Hexagonal (2 wins, 2 ties, 1 loss, 11 goals […]

Second Round RESULTS June 27 in Buenos Aires USA 0 Egypt 2 (Reyad pen. 76, El Yamany 85). Argentina 2 (Rodriguez 3, Dominguez 76) China 1 (Qu Bo 54). June 27 in Cordoba France 3 (Cisse pen. 34, 90, Mendy 42) Germany 2 (Auer 19, Thorsten 80). Brazil 4 (Adriano 27, 65, Kaka 52, Eduardo […]

WUSA: Announced the Boston BreakersÆ D Kate Sobrero was fined an undisclosed amount for unsportsmanlike conduct following the June 22 game at New York. Announced the Washington FreedomÆs Head Coach Jim Gabarra was fined an undisclosed amount for violating league rules concerning player substitutions. Boston: Activated D Christine McCann from the reserve squad. McCann becomes […]

BY RIDGE MAHONEY That is how Rapids coach Tim Hankinson describes the result of the changes he has wrought in the past few months, particularly the trade yesterday that brings Carlos Valderrama, Scott Garlick and Ritchie Kotschau to Colorado from Tampa Bay. “We have 14 games to make the playoffs and we had to make […]

BY RIDGE MAHONEY The two worst teams in MLS have swung a deal in a drastic effort to improve their fortunes. Tampa Bay (3-10-1) and Colorado (2-8-4) have finally worked out a deal to reunite several players with former Mutiny head coach and current Rapids coach Tim Hankinson. Carlos Valderrama, Scott Garlick and Ritchie Kotschau […]

Second Round RESULTS June 27 in Buenos Aires USA 0 Egypt 2 (Reyad pen. 76, El Yamany 85). Argentina 2 (Rodriguez 3, Dominguez 76) China 1 (Qu Bo 54). June 27 in Cordoba France 3 (Cisse pen. 34, 90, Mendy 42) Germany 2 (Auer 19, Thorsten 80). Brazil 4 (Adriano 27, 65, Kaka 52, Eduardo […]

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Dean Caparaz’s predictions for the June 30-July 1 games: Washington 0 Carolina 1 San Diego 0 New York 1 Philadelphia 1 Atlanta 2 Previews (all times ET) Sunday, June 30 – (5:00 pm) – Carolina (2-7-2, 8th place, 8 pts) at Washington (4-5-2, 5th place, 14 pts) (Comcast […]

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Poul SwainÆs predictions for the games on June 30: Dallas 3 Los Angeles 2 D.C. United 2 Colorado 1 Miami 3 Columbus 2 New England 1 San Jose 2 Chicago 2 MetroStars 1 Kansas City 2 Tampa Bay 2 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, June 30 (4:00 p.m.) […]

RESULTS SECOND ROUND June 27 El Paso Patriots (A-League) 4 (Rowland 27, Macias 48, 52, Rodriguez 64) Chico Rooks (D3) 3 (Campos 53, Barragan 67, 77) Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League) 2 (Alfredo 54, Karn 90) Colorado Rapids (MLS) 0 Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 4 (Own goal 20, Santel 58, McKeon 60, Burns 90) Seattle Sounders (A-League) […]

U.S. Soccer Quote Sheet World Cup Qualifying vs. Mexico Preview Thursday, June 28, 2001 from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. U.S. National Team Head Coach Bruce Arena On the absence of U.S. goalkeeper Brad Friedel from the current training camp in Florida: “I don’t want to spend a whole lot of time on that. We discussed it […]

A summary of MLS transactions for June 2001: June 28 Colorado Rapids — Traded goalkeeper Adin Brown, defender Scott Vermillion and a 2002 first-round draft pick to Tampa Bay for midfielder Carlos Valderrama (Colombia), goalkeeper Scott Garlick and defender Ritchie Kotschau. D.C. United — Traded defender Eric Denton to Tampa Bay for defender Scott Vermillion. […]

Second Round RESULTS June 27 in Buenos Aires USA 0 Egypt 2 (Reyad pen. 76, El Yamany 85). June 27 in Cordoba France 3 (Cisse pen. 34, 90, Mendy 42) Germany 2 (Auer 19, Thorsten 80). Group A RESULTS June 17 in Buenos Aires Argentina 2 (Rodriguez 39, D’Alessandro 64) Finland 0. Egypt 0 Jamaica […]

A summary of MLS transactions for June 2001: June 27 MetroStars — Placed forward Rodrigo Faria on injured reserve. New England Revolution — Signed goalkeeper Jose Carlos Fernandez (Bolivia). June 20 Miami Fusion — Traded midfielder/defender Jay Heaps and a second-round 2003 draft pick to New England for defender Brian Dunseth and a third-round 2003 […]

RESULTS SECOND ROUND June 26 in New Britain, Conn. Connecticut (A-League) 3 (Oparaku 50, Griffiths 58, Knights 86) Tampa Bay (MLS) 2 (Barclay 55, Diallo 89). SCHEDULE SECOND ROUND June 27 Chico Rooks (D3) @ El Paso Patriots (A-League) Socorro Student Activities Complex 7:35 p.m. MT Colorado Rapids (MLS) @ Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League) Bethel Park […]

Bobby ConveyÆs life as a schoolboy pro has been widely chronicled, but his rapid development on the field suggests he has quite a future ahead of him From ESPN The Magazine to the front page of USA Today, to sizable features in The Washington Post and Philadelphia Inquirer to a recent segment on ESPN’s The […]

Interview with Kelvin Jones, director of coaching ò Location: Tampa, Fla. ò History: Founded in 1975 by former Tampa Bay Rowdie Alex Pringle and Bill Burton. Traditionally, one good team “carried the flag.” When Kelvin Jones arrived six years ago, club aimed to build one competitive team in each age group. ò Origin of club […]

Soccer America’s player ratings for the U.S. under-20 team in the Americans’ 2-0 loss to Egypt in their World Youth Championship second-round match Wednesday, June 27 at Velez Sarsfield’s Estadio Jose Amalfitani in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The defeat eliminated the United States from the tournament. Goalkeeper D.J. Countess: 8. Americans’ tournament MVP kept his side […]

In addition to becoming the U.S. all-time leading goal scorer in World Cup qualifying play with his seventh career strike against Trinidad & Tobago, U.S. midfielder Earnie Stewart is poised to become the team’s all-time leader in World Cup qualifying games played with his 23rd appearance this Sunday in Mexico (he is currently tied with […]

The United States was eliminated from the World Youth Championship when they fell to Egypt, 2-0, in Buenos Aires. Wael Reyad (76th-minute penalty) and Mohamed El Yamany (85th) scored for the Egyptians. The winning penalty kick came after U.S. midfielder Brad Davis was whistled for a handball in the U.S. penalty area in the 75th […]