Monthly Archives: August 2001

Soccer America Assistant Editor Bryan Alvarez predicts: Washington 1 New York 2 San Diego 3 Carolina 2 Boston 0 Philadelphia 1 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, August 11 (12:00 pm) New York at Washington (TV: TNT). Did you know? New York will earn a playoff spot with a win. … Both times the Power faced […]

Shortly after Landon Donovan had given San Jose a 1-0 lead over New England, RevsÆ defender Mauricio Wright slid in front of a Manny Lagos shot on goal and blocked it with his arm. Wright was ejected and San Jose scored, through Donovan, on the ensuing penalty kick. The Earthquakes had little problem controlling the […]

U.S. U-20 goalkeeper D.J. Countess will join the MetroStars, who claimed the rights to Countess after winning a weighted lottery draft held on Aug. 7. Countess, who leaves UCLA after his freshman season, signed a Project-40 contract with MLS Aug. 3. Countess started in goal for the USA at the 1999 U-17 World Cup and […]

Jamie Clark, who played 34 games for the San Jose Earthquakes in 1999 and 2000, has signed with Scottish First Division (the league’s second tier) club Raith Rovers. Clark was an All-American at Stanford, where he played for his father, Bobby Clark, a former Scotland international goalkeeper.

Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla predicts: New England 2 San Jose 1 Preview (Time ET) Wednesday, August 8 (7:30 p.m.) San Jose Earthquakes at New England Revolution (FSBA, WB-56) Did you know? The Earthquakes have lost two straight for the second time this season. The last time the Quakes lost two in a row […]

Duke All-American midfielder Robbie Russell, who was picked in the second round of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by the Los Angeles Galaxy, has signed with Norwegian Premier Division club Sogndal. Sogndal, which was promoted to the top tier this season, is in the eighth place of the 14-team league after 17 games. (The Norwegian Premier […]

Liu Ailing scored three and Mandy Clemens hit a pair as the Philadelphia Charge thumped the Carolina Courage 5-1. Liu became the first WUSA player to score three goals in one half and seven points in one match. She assisted on one of Clemens’ tallies. The Charges moves into third place with a 9-7-3 record […]

After conquering Europe, Bayern Munich plans on winning a record fourth straight Bundesliga title ù in more convincing fashion than last season, when it won by a point on the last kick of the season. FAVORITES Four straight? 1. BAYERN MUNICH. The club ôstruggledö in Bundesliga play last year ù probably because of energy spent […]

The Atlanta Beat ended a three-game losing streak and clinched a playoff berth with a 2-1 win over Washington. Bay Area remained in first place, three points ahead of Atlanta, with a 1-0 win at New York. San Diego stayed in the playoff hunt with a 1-0 win at Boston, extending its unbeaten streak to […]

Interview with Denny Kohlmyer, Club Director Location: Pittsburgh. History: Soccer-playing immigrants formed first Beadling team in 1898. In 1937, after the mines closed, the Beadling Sports Club was formed, with a clubhouse and field. MenÆs team won the National Amateur Cup in 1954. Youth program began in the 1960s and expanded in the 1980s, to […]

Here are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for games played Aug. 1 and 4. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) Aug. 1 D.C. United 2 Miami 2 (OT). Goals: Conteh (Kamler, Nelsen), 30, Conteh (Moreno, Talley) 33; Pineda Chacon (Henderson, Rooney) 55, Serna (Pineda Chacon, Bishop) 74. D.C. United (4-3-3) — Mike Ammann (6); […]

Scotsman John Spencer has lit up MLS since joining Colorado in February. Spencer, who has played with and against many of the worldÆs great players, got his start as an apprentice with Glasgow Rangers. The Facts Born: Sept. 11, 1970 in Glasgow, Scotland. Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland. Pro clubs: Colorado (MLS) 2001-present, Motherwell (Scotland) 1998-2001, Everton […]

Standings TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Bay Area 20 11 5 4 37 27 19 Atlanta 20 9 4 7 34 27 21 New York 20 8 7 5 29 28 25 Philadelphia 18 8 7 3 27 28 24 San Diego 19 7 7 5 26 26 25 Boston 20 7 […]

The following is Soccer America’s MLS Team of the Week from games played July 29, Aug. 1 and 4. GOALKEEPER Adin Brown (2) Tampa Bay DEFENDERS Christopher Dawes (1) Colorado Steve Jolley (3) MetroStars Brian Kamler (2) D.C. United Duncan Oughton (2) Columbus MIDFIELDERS Ted Chronopoulos (1) New England Danny Pena (1) Tampa Bay John […]

David Regis and Tony Sanneh held their places in the starting lineups of their respective teams during the second week of action in France and Germany. FRANCE David Regis, Metz (D1) Started (90 min.) vs. Troyes (2-1). After starting in the back in Metz’ season-opening loss, Regis moved into midfield for this home match. GERMANY […]

Club America got two second-half goals to beat MLS club D.C. United, 2-0, in the final of the inaugural Giants Cup in Los Angeles. CONCACAF’s invitational tournament was a bust at the gate, drawing less than 5,000 for each of four dates at the Coliseum. Club America and D.C. United gained entry in what’s being […]

Aug. 3 in Los Angeles D.C. United (USA) 2 Comunicaciones (Guat.) 1 (OT). Goals: Moreno 26, Lisi 89; Rivera 22. D.C. United — Ammann, Vermillion, Pope, Nelsen, Kamler, Namoff (Albright, 86), Etcheverry, Talley, Quaranta (Lisi, 67), Conteh, Moreno (Wood, 91). Comunicaciones — Ortiz, Swisher (Lopez, 46), Saraiva, J.Perez, Jimenez, Gomez, Rodas, Machon, Garcia, Rivera (U.Perez, […]

The Tampa Bay Mutiny ended a six-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday night. It marked the first Tampa win under new head coach Perry Van Der Beck. The Columbus Crew remains MLS’s hottest team. It beat Kansas City, 3-1, at Arrowhead Stadium for its fourth straight win. The […]

The Bay Area CyberRays took over first place in the WUSA for the first time this season — and clinched the first playoff berth in the process — with a 3-2 win over visiting Philadelphia. New York eliminated the Carolina Courage from playoff contention with a 1-0 win on the road. Aug. 2 in Chapel […]

Andrew Barnes of Baton Rouge, La., is one of nine American FIFA refs in MLS’s Referee Pool. He is the focus of this edition of Socceramerica.comÆs series, ôView from the Middle.ö INTERVIEW BY BRYAN ALVAREZ SOCCER AMERICA: What makes refereeing worthwhile for you? ANDREW BARNES: Each game poses a challenge to get all the calls […]

Predictions Here are Soccer America Assistant Editor Bryan AlvarezÆs predictions for the Aug. 4-6 games: Washington 0 Atlanta 1 Boston 2 San Diego 2 New York 2 Bay Area 1 Philadelphia 2 Carolina 0 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, Aug. 4 (1:30 pm) Atlanta at Washington (TV: TNT). Did you know? Atlanta goalkeeper, Briana Scurry […]

U.S. international Ante Razov is returning to MLS’s Chicago Fire less than a year after leaving as a free agent to sign with Spanish Second Division club Racing Ferrol. Razov, who was acquired by Chicago in March 1998 as a discovery player, joins the Fire this season as a replacement for injured marquee player Josh […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH Senior Editor Goalkeeper D.J. Countess, brilliant at the World Youth Championship earlier this summer in Argentina, has rejected offers from three European suitors to sign a Project-40 contract with Major League Soccer. The 19-year-old Fair Oaks, Calif., native, also the starting netminder for the U.S. U-17 team that finished fourth at its […]

Boston stayed alive for a playoff berth with a 1-0 win over Atlanta on the road. The loss was the third straight for the Beat, tied for first place with Bay Area. San Diego and Washington played to a 2-2 tie before a sellout crowd at the Spirit’s Torero Stadium, but the result did neither […]

MLS’s Kansas City Wizards fell to Sporting Cristal of Peru, 2-1, in the first match an American team has played in the Merconorte Cup. Jamaican Onandi Lowe gave the Wizards the early lead at Arrowhead Stadium, but Cristal responded with a pair of deflected goals to take the three points. The Wizards travel to Torreon, […]