Monthly Archives: February 2002

The University of Connecticut’s Chris Gbandi was taken by Dallas as the No. 1 pick in the MLS SuperDraft. Four trades took place before and after the draft weekend: Ronald Cerritos to Dallas from San Jose for Ariel Graziani; Diego Gutierrez to Kansas City from Chicago; Richie Williams to D.C. United from the MetroStars for […]

Coach Giovanni Trapattoni has named a 22-man squad for Italy’s Feb. 13 (Wednesday) game against the USA in Catania, Sicily (ESPN, live, 2:30 pm ET). Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Francesco Toldo (Inter Milan). Defenders: Fabio Cannavaro (Parma), Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan), Mark Iuliano (Juventus), Paolo Negro (Lazio), Daniele Bonera (Brescia), Gianluca Pessotto (Juventus), Francesco Coco […]

By Will Kuhns, Senior Editor Four days before it is held, the MLS SuperDraft is still largely a mystery. A few key additions have been confirmed among the draftable prospects — chief among them are Connecticut defender Chris Gbandi and former Maryland striker Taylor Twellman, who spent the past two seasons playing with the reserves […]

The U.S. under-23 national team finished second at the sixth annual Madeira International Tournament in Funchal on the island of Madeira when it tied host Portugal, 1-1. The USA went undefeated (one win and two ties). “We put ourselves in position to win the game, and we had a very good chance with about five […]

2001 MLS champ San Jose has acquired Dallas forward Ariel Graziani in exchange for forward Ronald Cerritos and a second round draft pick (No. 17 overall) in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. Graziani led the Dallas Burn in goals scored the past two seasons, netting 15 in 2000 and 11 in 2001. The Argentine native has […]

BY RIDGE MAHONEY, Senior Editor What U.S. coach Bruce Arena calls the “weeding-out” process has begun but it's not strictly talent by which he'll decide who goes to the World Cup and who doesn't. A two-week training camp preceding the Gold Cup forged a team that made up in grit and cohesion what it may […]

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Jan. 19 at USA (1-2, Gold Cup) Jan. 23 vs. Cuba (0-0, Gold Cup), Jan. 27 vs. Mexico (0-0, Gold Cup), Jan. 30 vs. Costa Rica (1-3, Gold Cup), Feb. 2 vs. Canada (1-2, Gold Cup). Feb. 14 at Uruguay, March 13 at Tunisia, March 20 at Finland, March 26 vs. Turkey (in Bochum, Germany), […]

Portugal, which faces the United States in its opening game at the World Cup, travels to Barcelona to face neighboring Spain Wednesday, Feb. 13, in its first match of 2002. AC Milan star Rui Costa and midfield partner Armando Petit are out with injuries. Coach Antonio Oliveira may take another look at teenage sensation Hugo […]

Poland begins its World Cup push with a pair of games in Limassol, Cyprus. Coach Jerzy Engel will use a team dominated by Poland-based players for the first match Feb. 10 against the Faeroe Islands. He’s bringing in his first team for the second match Feb. 13 against Northern Ireland. The 18 players for the […]

Feb. 13 at Spain, March 27 vs. Finland (tentative), April 17 vs. Brazil.

South Korea’s 32-day stay in California ends Saturday when the 18 players remaining from the Gold Cup travel to Montevideo for a match against Uruguay Feb. 14. The Koreans, who face the United States June 10 at the World Cup, took two days off after their disappointing fourth-place finish at the Gold Cup. They returned […]

Feb. 10 vs. Faeroe Islands (in Limassol, Cyprus), Feb. 13 vs. Northern Ireland (in Limassol, Cyprus), March 27 vs. Japan, April 17 vs. Romania, May 18 vs. Estonia.

POLAND SQUAD (for Faeroe Islands): Goalkeepers: Jakub Wierzchowski (Werder Bremen/GER), Mariusz Liberda (Groclin-Dyskobolia). Defenders: Jacek Zielinski (Legia Warsaw), Maciej Murawski (Legia Warsaw), Arkadiusz Glowacki (Wisla Krakow), Bartosz Bosacki (Amika Wronki), Tomasz Ciesielski (Polonia Warsaw), Maciej Stolarczyk (Pogon Szczecin). Midfielders: Mariusz Lewandowski (Shakhtar Donetsk/UKR), Tomasz Kielbowicz (Legia Warsaw), Mariusz Piekarski (Legia Warsaw), Pawel Sibik (Odra Wodzislaw), […]

Goalkeepers: Ricardo Pereira (Boavista), Quim (Braga). Defenders: Nuno Frechaut (Boavista), Jorge Costa (Charlton/ENG), Jorge Andrade (Porto), Rui Jorge (Sporting), Fernando Couto (Lazio/ITA), Dimas Teixeira (Marseille/FRA), Beto Severo (Sporting). Midfielders: Sergio Conceicao (Inter Milan/ITA), Nuno Capucho (Porto), Jose Vidigal (Napoli/ITA), Paulo Bento (Sporting), Pedro Barbosa (Sporting), Hugo Viana (Sporting), Luis Figo (Real Madrid/SPA). Forwards: Nuno Gomes […]

The three U.S. opponents in Group D are in the process of finalizing their preparations. Here’s what Portugal, South Korea and Poland have in store through June: PORTUGAL. The Group D favorites have scheduled only three pre-World Cup friendlies. The Portuguese travel to Barcelona to face neighboring Spain Feb. 13. They have a tentative match […]

German Second Division leader Hannover suffered its first loss of the season, falling 4-2 at Bochum on Wednesday. American Steve Cherundolo played 90 minutes at right back. Forward Conor Casey entered the game in the 72nd minute. Hannover remains in first place, eight points ahead of the fourth-place team. (The top three finishers are promoted […]

Feb. 10/Final Cameroon vs. Senegal Feb. 9/Third-Place Game Mali vs. Nigeria Feb. 7/Semifinals Mali 0 Cameroon 3. Goals: Olembe 40, 45, Foe 85. Mali — M.Sidibe, Diakite (Doukantie, 46), A.Coulibaly, F.Diawara, B.Diarra (S.Diawara, 46), D.Sidibe (Dissa, 73), S.Keita, B.Toure, S.Coulibaly, M.Diarra, Bagayoko. Cameroon — Alioum, Tchato, Wome, Song, Kalla, Geremi, Lauren, Foe, Olembe (Ngom Kome, […]

Date: Sunday, February 10, 2002, noon (ET) at The All-Star Cafe (at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, FL Order: Round One 1. Dallas (from TB) 2. New England (from TB, COL) 3. MetroStars (from TB, CO, NE) 4. D.C United 5. Kansas City 6. Dallas 7. MetroStars 8. Columbus 9. San Jose […]

On the 21st game day of the German First Division 2001-2002 season, struggling St. Pauli pulled a major upset — defeating Bayern Munich, 2-1, in St. Pauli. U.S. defender Cory Gibbs started on defense for St. Pauli. Dema Kovalenko, who joined St. Pauli on loan during the winter break, made his third straight start on […]

The U.S. under-23 national team opened play at the Madeira International Tournament with a 2-1 win over a Madeira regional XI and a 0-0 tie with Slovakia’s U-23s. Bobby Convey set up goals for Alecko Eskandarian and Brian Carroll in the win. DaMarcus Beasley, one of the U.S. heroes at the Gold Cup, played in […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy has acquired Guatemalan striker Carlos “Pescadito” Ruiz. The 22-year-old is best known to U.S. fans for scoring the 88th minute equalizer against the Americans in the 1-1 tie in Mazatenango in the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying. He was suspended for the return game against the United States, a 1-0 […]

U.S. Soccer has announced what are expected to be the final three international matches before the U.S. national team begins play in the World Cup. The three home games against Uruguay May 12 in Washington, D.C., May 16 against Jamaica in East Rutherford, N.J. and the Netherlands May 19 are the three games in the […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH, Senior Editor The WUSA Global Draft takes place on Monday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The format: Four rounds, with the option of passing during the fourth round. The order: 1. Carolina; 2. Washington; 3. Boston; 4. San Diego; 5. Philadelphia; 6. New York; 7. Atlanta; 8. San Jose. Carolina owns San Diego’s […]

(All dates, sites and opponents are subject to change.) CHICAGO Training Jan. 24-Feb. 7 — Bradenton, Fla. Feb. 12-27 — Rio Maior, Portugal. Games Jan. 28 — Univ. of Tampa (3-0). Feb. 4 — U.S. U-18 national team (2-0). Feb. 6 — Kansas City Wizards in Bradenton, Fla. Feb. 12-17 — Matches TBD. March 16 […]