Monthly Archives: January 2002

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor If the U.S. is knocked out in Sunday’s CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal, as was the case in the 2000 edition, the mostly MLS squad will suffer another black eye in the aftermath of contraction. That was a business failure; a loss Sunday would be deemed a competitive collapse and a […]

Brad Friedel and Joe-Max Moore advanced with their teams to the round of 16 in the English FA Cup and defender Greg Vanney got his first start with Bastia in the French First Division. Friedel’s exceptional performance allowed Blackburn Rovers to escape from Millwall’s Lion’s Den with a 1-0 victory when Andy Cole scored in […]

The U.S. women were shut out for the second straight game at the Four Nations Women’s Tournament in Panyu. They were held to a 0-0 tie by Germany Friday after having lost to Norway, 1-0, two days earlier. Norway’s 3-0 win over host China Friday eliminated the Americans from title contention. The U.S. will finish […]

GROUP A Results Jan. 19 in Pasadena, Calif. Mexico 1 El Salvador 0. Goal: J.Garcia 31. Mexico — Adrian Martinez, A.Garcia, Balderas, De Anda, Sosa, Gutierrez, T.Campos, Reyes, Espinosa (Garces, 53), J.Garcia (Bautista, 65), Ochoa. El Salvador — Rivera, Benitez, Velasquez, Cubias, Cabrera (Canjura, 46), Galdamez (G.Garcia, 46), Adonay Martinez, Rodriguez, Navarro, E.Martinez, Cerritos. Referee: […]

MLS kicks off its seventh season March 23. The 2002 regular-season openers are highlighted by the Chicago Fire traveling to Crew Stadium in Columbus in a match to be televised live on ABC Sports at 4:00 p.m. ET. Each of the league’s 10 teams will play a total of 28 games for the second consecutive […]

This year’s early World Cup has pushed a lot of league and cup activity in Europe into midweek in January. David Regis played all 90 minutes for Metz in a 2-1 win at Bastia. The game was the first since veteran coach Gilbert Gress replaced Albert Cartier. Greg Vanney, Regis’ backup on the U.S. national […]

Forward Jarett Park, who led NCAA Division I men in assists with 14 in 15 games, has been selected 2001 College Men’s Freshman of the Year by Soccer America magazine. Park, who was sixth in the Big East Conference in scoring with 24 points, is the first Syracuse athlete, man or woman, to earn the […]

GROUP A Results Jan. 19 in Pasadena, Calif. Mexico 1 El Salvador 0. Goal: J.Garcia 31. Mexico — Adrian Martinez, A.Garcia, Balderas, De Anda, Sosa, Gutierrez, T.Campos, Reyes, Espinosa (Garces, 53), J.Garcfa (Bautista, 65), Ochoa. El Salvador — Rivera, Benitez, Velasquez, Cubias, Cabrera (Canjura, 46), Galdamez (G.Garcia, 46), Adonay Martinez, Rodriguez, Navarro, E.Martinez, Cerritos. Referee: […]

El Salvador beat Central American rival Guatemala, 1-0, to take second place in Group A at the Gold Cup and advance to the quarterfinals Sunday against the United States. Santos Cabrera’s goal in the 59th minute moved Cuscatlecos into the knockout phase of the Gold Cup for the first time in their history. Mexico, the […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor in Pasadena, Calif. Much more will be known about the U.S. team in another week, after it has played a quarterfinal and — presumably — a semifinal in the Gold Cup. In their group games, the Americans played poorly but scored two excellent goals to stun South Korea, 2-1, and […]

Less than 4,000 fans turned out at Miami’s Orange Bowl for the final day of first-round action in the Gold Cup, but they had quite an evening of excitement. In the first game, Martinique upset Trinidad & Tobago, 1-0, to join Costa Rica from group C in the quarterfinals. The French department, which also beat […]

Canadian national team standout Christine Sinclair, a dominant force up front while leading Portland to the NCAA women’s soccer final four, has been selected the 2001 Freshman of the Year by Soccer America magazine. Forward-midfielder Leslie Osborne and defender Jessica Ballweg, critical components of NCAA champion Santa Clara’s success, also were selected to Soccer America‘s […]

U.S. Coach Bruce Arena “I am pleased with the win. It was a very difficult match. We did not do well with our chances, but we’re still happy to walk away with a win. We won two games, and our mission was to advance here.” On which players have stood out so far in the […]

GROUP A Results Jan. 19 in Pasadena, Calif. Mexico 1 El Salvador 0. Goal: J.Garcia 31. Mexico — Adrian Martinez, A.Garcia, Balderas, De Anda, Sosa, Gutierrez, T.Campos, Reyes, Espinosa (Garces, 53), J.Garcfa (Bautista, 65), Ochoa. El Salvador — Rivera, Benitez, Velasquez, Cubias, Cabrera (Canjura, 46), Galdamez (G.Garcia, 46), Adonay Martinez, Rodriguez, Navarro, E.Martinez, Cerritos. Referee: […]

Abby Wambach’s realization of what she could be transformed her game. Is the highly touted WUSA draft prospect America’s next star striker? Abby Wambach was among the country’s elite college forwards a year ago, a skilled technician big enough to dominate young defenders and consistently able to find the net. She was nothing more. That […]

GROUP A Results Jan. 19 in Pasadena, Calif. Mexico 1 El Salvador 0. Goal: J.Garcia 31. Mexico — Adrian Martinez, A.Garcia, Balderas, De Anda, Sosa, Gutierrez, T.Campos, Reyes, Espinosa (Garces, 53), J.Garcfa (Bautista, 65), Ochoa. El Salvador — Rivera, Benitez, Velasquez, Cubias, Cabrera (Canjura, 46), Galdamez (G.Garcia, 46), Adonay Martinez, Rodriguez, Navarro, E.Martinez, Cerritos. Referee: […]

Brian McBride’s goal on a penalty kick in the 21st minute was enough to give the United States a 1-0 win over Cuba and move it into the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup. McBride’s goal, the 15th of his career, tied Earnie Stewart for fourth place on the all-time U.S. scoring list behind Eric Wynalda […]

Blackburn, with Brad Friedel in goal while his U.S. teammates compete in the Gold Cup, fell 2-1 to Manchester United. Joe-Max Moore, who saw 8 minutes of playing time with Everton, was the only other American to see Premier League playing time during the Jan. 19-20 weekend. England Brad Friedel (Blackburn/PL) vs. Manchester United (1-2) […]

GROUP A Results Jan. 19 in Pasadena, Calif. Mexico 1 El Salvador 0. Goal: J.Garcia 31. Mexico — Adrian Martinez, A.Garcia, Balderas, De Anda, Sosa, Gutierrez, T.Campos, Reyes, Espinosa (Garces, 53), J.Garcfa (Bautista, 65), Ochoa. El Salvador — Rivera, Benitez, Velasquez, Cubias, Cabrera (Canjura, 46), Galdamez (G.Garcia, 46), Adonay Martinez, Rodriguez, Navarro, E.Martinez, Cerritos. Referee: […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena “It wasn’t a pretty game today, for sure. Korea is a very difficult team to play against, they are very physical and very aggressive. I’m happy that there weren’t any rule requirements that you couldn’t play teenagers today, because we’d be in trouble if that were the case. It’s been such […]

Haiti pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the Gold Cup when it beat World Cup-bound Ecuador, 2-0, in Group D Sunday at Miami’s Orange Bowl. The Haitians got two first-half goals to remain in contention. Trinidad & Tobago’s Stern John scored on a penalty in stoppage time to give the […]

BY RIDGE MAHONEY in Pasadena, Calif. USA-SOUTH KOREA (Saturday, 3 pm PT, 6 pm ET, TV: Pay-per-view). Projected U.S. lineup (4-4-2): Keller; Hejduk, Califf, Agoos, Bocanegra; Donovan, Armas, Lewis, Lagos; McBride, Razov. A closed-door practice the day before the game, the coach dismissing talk of systems and formations, an undisclosed lineup. Even as he ridicules […]

DaMarcus Beasley’s goal in the third minute of stoppage time gave the United States a 2-1 win over South Korea in the Gold Cup Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl. Beasley scored with a left-footed rocket to the near post after Jeff Cunningham found the Fire midfielder free on the left side. Both American goals […]

GROUP A Results Jan. 19 in Pasadena, Calif. Mexico 1 El Salvador 0. Goal: J.Garcia 31. Mexico — Adrian Martinez, A.Garcia, Balderas, De Anda, Sosa, Gutierrez, T.Campos, Reyes, Espinosa (Garces, 53), J.Garcfa (Bautista, 65), Ochoa. El Salvador — Rivera, Benitez, Velasquez, Cubias, Cabrera (Canjura, 46), Galdamez (G.Garcia, 46), Adonay Martinez, Rodriguez, Navarro, E.Martinez, Cerritos. Referee: […]

EL SALVADOR Goalkeepers: 22 Juan Jose GOMEZ (19/0) (21, Aguila); 1 Santos RIVERA (28/0) (27, Municipal Lime±o) Defenders: 4 Marvin BENITEZ (5/0) (27, Atletico Balboa); 6 Jaime Bladimir CUBIAS (24/0) (27, Isidro Metapan); 20 Guillermo GARCIA (32/1) (32, Luis Angel Firpo); 19 Elmer MARTINEZ (20/0) (26, Municipal Lime±o); 2 William OSORIO (41/0) (30, FAS); 17 […]