Monthly Archives: June 2001

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Dean Caparaz’s predictions for the June 22-24 games: New York 2 Boston 0 Carolina 1 Atlanta 3 San Diego 1 Bay Area 1 Previews (all times ET) Friday, June 22 – (7:00 pm) – Boston (3-4-3, 6th place, 12 pts) at New York (5-1-4, tied for 1st place, […]

U.S. under-20 national team starting right back Oguchi Onyewu, a star on the U.S. team that finished fourth at the 1999 Under-17 World Cup and a freshman at Clemson University, checks in from Mendoza, Argentina, where the United States faces a crucial World Youth Championship match with Ukraine on Saturday. A win will ensure that […]

Julie Foudy debuted for the United States at 17 and has been a big reason behind her country’s rise to glory. The midfield maestro should earn her 200th cap this summer when the Americans face Canada in a two-game series. The Facts Julie Foudy Born: Jan. 23, 1971, in San Diego. Hometown: Mission Viejo, Calif. […]

BY RIDGE MAHONEY in Foxboro, Mass. At a stadium in which it has never lost the U.S. national team tonight faces a foe that cannot afford to lose. The group leader with 10 points from three wins and a tie, the United States plays bottom feeder Trinidad & Tobago (1 point) at Foxboro Stadium this […]

HONDURAS-MEXICO June 20 in San Pedro Sula TV: CCN (closed-circuit), live, 9:30 pm ET; Univision, tape, 10 pm ET, CT, PT, 9 pm MT. Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina). STANDINGS: Honduras, 3rd in the Hexagonal on goal difference (1 win, 1 loss, 2 ties, 8 goals for, 7 goals against, 5 points); Mexico, 5th in Hexagonal […]

Group A RESULTS June 17 in Buenos Aires Argentina 2 (Rodriguez 39, D’Alessandro 64) Finland 0. Egypt 0 Jamaica 0. June 20 in Buenos Aires Argentina 7 (Saviola 8, 16, pen. 44, Coloccini 20, Romagnoli 58, Rodrfguez 69, 71) Egypt 1 (El Yamany 6). Finland 1 (Vayrynen 43) Jamaica 0. STANDINGS TEAM GP W T […]

A summary of MLS transactions for June 2001: 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 draft pick. New England Revolution — Traded defender Brian Dunseth and a third-round 2003 draft pick to Miami for midfielder/defender Jay […]

Australia moved closer to winning the Oceania World Cup qualifying group by beating New Zealand, 2-0, away in the first leg of the final. D.C. United’s Ryan Nelsen and the Los Angeles Galaxy’s Simon Elliott both played 90 minutes for New Zealand. The Socceroos will host New Zealand June 24 in the second game of […]

After the USA thumped Chile, 4-1, U.S. coach Wolfgang Suhnholz, D.J. Countess, DaMarcus Beasley and Edson Buddle met the press: Wolfgang Suhnholz: “I thought it was an exciting game. You saw five goals, which should be fun for the fans. Fortunately we scored more than the Chileans, so I am a very happy person right […]

Soccer America’s player ratings for the U.S. under-20 team in the Americans’ 4-1 victory over Chile in their World Youth Championship Group C match Wednesday, June 20 at Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza, Argentina: Goalkeeper D.J. Countess: 8. Came up big one-on-one on Mario Salgado in the first minute and didn’t let up in a superb […]

The United States finished the first half of the Hexagonal, the final round of World Cup qualifying in the CONCACAF zone, with 13 of a possible 15 points after beating Trinidad & Tobago, 2-0, in Foxboro, Mass. The first-place Americans (four wins and one tie in five games) got early goals from Ante Razov (2nd […]

The U.S. recovered from a dreadful outing against China in its opening game to beat Chile, 4-1, in the second game at the World Youth Championship in Argentina. DaMarcus Beasley led the way with two goals, scoring in the fifth minute and again in the 39th after Chile had tied the score. Brad Davis, who […]

COSTA RICA-JAMAICA June 20 in Alajuela TV: ISM (closed-circuit), live, 10 pm ET. Referee: John Toro Rendon (Colombia). STANDINGS: Costa Rica, 2nd in Hexagonal (2 wins, 1 loss, 1 tie, 7 goals for, 4 goals against, 7 points); Jamaica, 4th in the Hexagonal on goal difference (1 win, 1 loss, 2 ties, 2 goals for, […]

On Solid Ground The San Jose Earthquakes, MLSÆs worst team in 2000, havenÆt made the playoffs since MLSÆs inaugural season, but they have turned themselves around with a new head coach and a new lineup of exciting players. A teamÆs style is supposed to be reflective of its head coach, but can the fluid, effervescent […]

After the USA beat Trinidad & Tobago, 2-0, Coach Bruce Arena, Ante Razov, Earnie Stewart and Claudio Reyna met the press: BRUCE ARENA ON THE USA’S PERFORMANCE: “It was a good performance. Certainly one of the better performances for us. We had solid ball movement at times and we created good chances and again defensively […]

World Youth Championship June 20 in Mendoza, Argentina USA 4 Chile 1 Scoring: USA — DaMarcus Beasley (Bobby Convey) 6th minute. CHI — Jaime Valdez 28. USA — DaMarcus Beasley 40. USA — Brad Davis (Convey) 69. USA — Edson Buddle (Beasley) 76. USA — D.J. Countess; Ricky Lewis, Alex Yi, Nelson Akwari, Oguchi Onyewu; […]

The following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 12 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED – OUT: M Ben Olsen (ankle surgery-R & L); DOUBTFUL: F Jaime Moreno (knee surgery-R); QUESTIONABLE: M Brian Kamler (partially torn hamstring-R); PROBABLE: M Marco Etcheverry (great toe sprain-R), M Mark Lisi (groin strain-R), […]

Group A RESULTS June 17 in Buenos Aires Argentina 2 (Rodriguez 39, D’Alessandro 64) Finland 0. Egypt 0 Jamaica 0. STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Argentina 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Egypt 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Jamaica 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Finland 1 […]

After completing his first season abroad with Racing Ferrol of Spain’s Second Division with 7 goals in 20 games, Ante Razov is a free agent. Several teams have made offers and Razov is weighing his options as he prepares for the USA’s World Cup qualifying game with Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday. INTERVIEW BY WILL […]

Conference Call Guests: MLS Deputy Commissioner – Ivan Gazidis San Jose Earthquakes defender – Jeff Agoos Ivan Gazidis’ opening comments: “Jeff has been a huge part of turning around the San Jose Earthquakes. The leadership abilities that he’s brought to that team and his solid play in the back have had an effect all across […]

EASTERN DIVISION Record (Points)/Place D.C. UNITED 5-7-0 (15 points)/3rd D.C. United registered their first road win this season, blanking Kansas City 3-0 on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium … Prior to the win, United had dropped five straight away from home … United rookies Santino Quaranta and Bryan Namoff, who recorded one assist each in a […]

Prediction Here is Soccer America Associate Editor Poul SwainÆs prediction for the game on June 20: New England 2 Colorado 2 Preview (all times ET) Wednesday, June 20 (10:00 p.m.) – Colorado Rapids at New England Revolution (FOX Rocky Mountain, FOX New England) Season series: New England leads 1-0 (New England leads 1-0 in aggregate […]

Prediction Here is Soccer America Associate Editor Dean Caparaz’s prediction for the June 20 game: Bay Area 2 Philadelphia 1 Preview (all times ET) Wednesday, June 20 – (10:00 pm) – Philadelphia (5-3-2, 3rd place, 17 pts) at Bay Area (3-4-2, 6th place, 11 pts) (KICU). Season series: Philadelphia leads 1-0; All-time regular-season series: Philadelphia […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH in Mendoza, Argentina A disappointing effort in its opening match of the World Youth Championship leaves Wolfgang Suhnholz’s U.S. under-20 team needing nothing less than a victory Wednesday afternoon when it takes on Chile in the second of its three first-phase matches at Malvinas Argentinas. The Americans dug themselves a hole with […]

Here are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for games played June 13 and June 16. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) June 13 D.C. UNITED 2, METROSTARS 1 Scoring Summary: MET — Faria (Ramos, Valencia) 10 DC — Moreno (Quaranta, Namoff) 69 DC — Conteh (Lisi) 78 D.C. UNITED (3-4-3) — Mike Ammann (6); […]