Monthly Archives: July 2001

RESULTS Group A July 11 in Barranquilla Chile 4 (Navia 29, Montecinos 74, 90, Corrales 86) Ecuador 1 (Chala 47). Colombia 2 (Grisales 16, Aristizabal pen. 60) Venezuela 0. July 14 in Barranquilla Chile 1 (Montecinos 79) Venezuela 0. Colombia 1 (Aristizabal 30) Ecuador 0. Group B July 12 in Cali Paraguay 3 (Ferreira 23, […]

MLS overall leader Miami fell to the Los Angeles Galaxy, 3-0, at the Rose Bowl. The loss was Miami’s second straight 3-0 loss. The Galaxy remained tied with San Jose, a 2-1 winner over Tampa Bay, for the Western Conference lead. Santino Quaranta, at 16 the youngest player in MLS, had his second two-goal game […]

RESULTS Group A July 15 in Lusaka Zambia 2 (Mwenwa 60, Nsofwa 66) Cameroon 2 (Foe 52, Ndiefi 64). July 15 in Lome Togo 2 (Koffi 30,45) Libya 0. Group B July 14 in Freetown Sierra Leone 0 Liberia 1 (Weah 73). July 15 in Accra Ghana 1 (Kuffour 44) Sudan 0. Group C July […]

Atlanta opened up a four-point lead on New York at the top of the WUSA standings with a 3-0 win over the Power in Uniondale, N.Y. Canadian Charmaine Hooper led the Beat with a pair of goals. Mia Hamm had two goals for Washington — both on free kicks — in a losing effort against […]

Perhaps the most recognizable face among American referees, FIFA ref Brian Hall has handled games at major competitions around the world — including last yearÆs Asia Cup — and has an MLS Cup under his belt. The Redwood City, Calif., resident is the focus of this edition of Socceramerica.comÆs referee series, ôView from the Middle.ö […]

A summary of MLS transactions for July 2001: July 13 Tampa Bay Mutiny — Named Perry Van Der Beck head coach. July 3 Chicago Fire — Acquired defender David Vaudreuil as a discovery player. MetroStars — Named Richard Williams assistant coach.

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Dean Caparaz’s predictions for the July 15 games: Carolina 2 San Diego 3 Washington 0 New York 3 Boston 1 Bay Area 3 Previews (all times ET) Sunday, July 15 – ( pm) – San Diego (4-5-4, 16 pts) at Carolina (3-9-2, 11 pts) (CNNSI-Regional). Season series: Carolina […]

Perry Van Der Beck, an assistant for the last three seasons for the Tampa Bay Mutiny, was named the fifth head coach in team history, president and general manager Bill Manning announced. Van Der Beck, 41, will lead the Mutiny through the remainder of the team’s 11-game 2001 season, with an option to manage the […]

The following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 15 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED – OUT: M Bobby Convey (torn abdominal muscle), M Ben Olsen (ankle surgery-R & L); PROBABLE: D Eddie Pope (Achilles strain-R), F Jaime Moreno (hamstring strain-R) METROSTARS – IR: F Rodrigo Faria (lower leg […]

Three teen-agers — Bobby Convey, Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley — garnered enough votes to earn starting spots in the MLS All-Star Game July 28 in San Jose, Calif. San Jose Earthquakes defender Jeff Agoos led fan balloting with a total of 34,711 votes. East coach Ray Hudson and West coach Bob Bradley will pick […]

April Estelle of Renton, Wash., asks: Does size or height have any real importance in how successful a soccer player is? My son, who loves soccer and is very talented, is small for his age. His coach recently admitted that he had recommended our son for a select team but told the coach how small […]

Argentina, Colombia, England, Honduras, Jamaica, South Africa, Yugoslavia and the United States. From those countries hail the starters of the Miami Fusion, the most successful and entertaining MLS team of 2001. Three of the foreign-born players are U.S. citizens. Preki grew up in Yugoslavia and Carlos Llamosa in Colombia. Pablo Mastroeni immigrated at age 4 […]

RESULTS Group A July 11 in Barranquilla Chile 4 (Navia 29, Montecinos 74, 90, Corrales 86) Ecuador 1 (Chala 47). Colombia 2 (Grisales 16, Aristizabal pen. 60) Venezuela 0. Group B July 12 in Cali Paraguay 3 (Ferreira 23, 65, Garay 90) Peru 3 (Lobaton 17, Pajuelo 58, Del Solar 78). Mexico 1 (Borgetti 5) […]

RESULTS THIRD ROUND July 11 El Paso Patriots (A-League) 1 (Macias 86) Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League) 2 (Flavius 1, Gutierrez 48) Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 0 Chicago Fire (MLS) 1 (Stoitchkov 90+) Milwaukee Rampage (A-League) 0 San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) 0 (San Jose won 7-6 on penalties) Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) 3 (Waibel 61, Lalas 63, […]

Goalkeeper D.J. Countess opened plenty of eyes with his superb performance at the World Youth Championship in Argentina. Accordingly, the rumors are starting to swirl around him as clubs jockey for his services. The latest, straight from a Norwegian media report, has the UCLA and U.S. U-20 star heading for a trial with Norway’s Lyn. […]

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Poul SwainÆs predictions for the games on July 14: San Jose 3 Tampa Bay 1 New England 2 D.C. United 2 Chicago 3 Colorado 2 Kansas City 1 Dallas 2 Los Angeles 2 Miami 1 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, July 14, (4:00 p.m.) – Tampa Bay Mutiny […]

RESULTS Group A July 11 in Barranquilla Chile 4 (Navia 29, Montecinos 74, 90, Corrales 86) Ecuador 1 (Chala 47). Colombia 2 (Grisales 16, Aristizabal pen. 60) Venezuela 0. STANDINGS Group A TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Chile 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 Colombia 1 1 0 0 2 0 […]

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Dean Caparaz’s predictions for the July 12-13 games: New York 0 Atlanta 1 Washington 0 Bay Area 2 Boston 2 Carolina 1 Philadelphia 2 San Diego 1 Previews (all times ET) Thursday, July 12 – (7:00 pm) – Atlanta (6-1-6, 1st place, 24 pts) at New York (6-2-5, […]

Kelly Smith’s England team tied one and lost two games at Euro 2001. She returned to Philadelphia to find her Charge likewise in a downward spiral. Smith hopes her return and that of Germany’s Doris Fitschen will help change Philly’s fortunes. BY KELLY SMITH I’m excited to be back! England didn’t win the European Championship, […]

Some say Kenny Arena, BruceÆs son, made the U.S. under-20 national team because of his fatherÆs influence. His U-20 coach and teammates will testify Kenny Arena earned everything on the field. Kenny Arena knows heÆs not the most skillful soccer player on the planet. HeÆs not even the best player in the room, nowhere near […]

A sign of progress: The Silverbacks boys have a coach with vast international experience, and heÆs American. In the mid-1990s, Bruce Murray retired from soccer. A collegiate Hermann Trophy winner in 1987, he spent eight years on the U.S. national team, earning 86 caps and scoring 21 goals. One of those came in Italy, during […]

Recent moves in bold. School Old Coach New Coach Appalachian State Aidan Heaney Dave Golan Butler Todd Bramble Joe Sochacki Canisius Dave Kreger TBA Cincinnati Jeff Cook Hylton Dayes Creighton Brett Simon Bob Warming Dartmouth Fran O’Leary Jeff Cook Davidson Charlie Slagle Matt Spear George Mason Gordon Bradley Fran O’Leary Jacksonville Mike Johnson Bob Moullin […]

The following is the 2001 Copa America schedule, taking into account the two replacement teams (Costa Rica for Canada and Honduras for Argentina): Group A July 11 in Barranquilla Ecuador vs. Chile Colombia vs. Venezuela July 14 in Barranquilla Chile vs. Venezuela Colombia vs. Ecuador July 17 in Barranquilla Ecuador vs. Venezuela Colombia vs. Chile […]

Colorado Rapids defender Steve Herdsman and MetroStars forward Rodrigo Faria have a lot in common. They both had abandoned hopes of playing pro soccer after stints abroad. They both went in the second round of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft after brief small-college careers. And theyÆre both now playing significant roles in their first year of […]

The following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 15 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED – OUT: M Bobby Convey (torn abdominal muscle), M Ben Olsen (ankle surgery-R & L); PROBABLE: D Eddie Pope (Achilles strain-R), F Jaime Moreno (hamstring strain-R) METROSTARS – IR: F Rodrigo Faria (lower leg […]