Monthly Archives: March 2002

Two Americans, Steve Cherundolo and Conor Casey, celebrated promotion to the German First Division when their Hannover 96 beat Schweinfurt, 6-0. The result makes it virtually impossible for Hannover not to finish in the top three of the Second Division. ItGs been 13 years since Hannover played at the top tier. Casey scored the third […]

U.S. defender Greg Vanney will be going to the French Cup final thanks to his teamGs 1-0 win at home over Sedan in the semifinal March 30. Vanney played the whole game at left back on BastiaGs four-man defensive line. Bastia won on a Tony Vairelles goal in the 93rd minute in front of 11,460 […]

Marco Etcheverry scored his first MLS goal since June 17, 2000, curving a wicked free kick into the Chicago goal to spark a 2-0 win over Chicago on Saturday. … Etcheverry, who scored 25 goals in his first five years, went without a strike during his subpar 2001 season. He gave an inspired performance in […]

Jorge Campos has been recalled for Mexico’s match with the United States April 3 in Denver. Campos, who started on Mexico’s 1994 and 1998 World Cup team, has yet to play for Javier Aguirre since he took over as Mexican national team coach last summer. MEXICO ROSTER: Goalkeepers: Oscar Perez (Cruz Azul), Jorge Campos (UNAM). […]

Saturday, March 30 (4:00 p.m. ET) CHICAGO FIRE (1-0-0, 3pts) at D.C. UNITED (0-1-0, 0 pts) (ESPN2) Key players out: Chicago: D Jim Curtin (ankle sprain-L), F Hristo Stoitchkov (hernia-R), F Aleksey Korol (bursitis-left knee); D.C.: GK Mike Amman (elbow surgery), M Ben Olsen (ankle surgery), F Jaime Moreno (knee surgery), D Craig Ziadie (eye […]

Coach Bruce Arena named an 18-man roster, which includes 16 MLS and two foreign-based players, for the USAGs April 3 friendly with Mexico in Denver (live on Telemundo at 10 pm ET). Greg Vanney has been called in for the first time since living the teamGs pre-Gold Cup training camp in January to join French […]

The United States wasn't the only World Cup Group D team to get hammered on Wednesday. Portugal and Poland both lost. To make matters worse, both were playing at home. Portugal lost to Finland, 4-1, in Oporto. The Portuguese, who were playing without stars Luis Figo and Rui Costa, were beaten badly in midfield. Japan […]

PORTUGAL WARMUP RESULTS Feb. 13 in Barcelona Spain 1 Portugal 1. Goals: Morientes 41; Jorge Costa 28. Portugal — Ricardo (Quim, 46), Frechault, Jorge Costa (Bento, 90), Fernando Couto, Rui Jorge (Dimas, 46), Vidigal, Viana (Andrade, 62), Figo (Capucho, 80), Conceicao (Simao, 46), Joao Pinto (Barbosa, 46), Pauleta (Nuno Gomes, 46). March 27 in Oporto […]

Relegated to the bench at Tottenham Hotspur, Kasey Keller is still pushing hard to start for the USA at the 2002 World Cup. Once again he’s at odds with his coaches, which might cause most players much consternation. It’s business as usual for Kasey Keller. Despite a celebrated, decade-long career in the pros, the 31-year-old […]

Reactions from Germany following its 4-2 win over the USA on Wednesday in Rostock: pRudiGs ersatz-ersatz 11 — they went behind 0-1 yet won 4-2. ThatGs pretty OK! They did it against their fright-opponent USA, which had won the last two matchups (0:3 and 0:2).S — Bild pThe second-string shows characterS — Headline, Hannoverische Allgemeine […]

International Friendly March 27 in Rostock, Germany Germany 4 USA 2 Goals: Ziege 44, Neuville 61, Bierhoff (Schneider) 65, Frings (Bierhoff) 68; Mathis (Kirovski) 17, Mathis (Joe-Max Moore) 71. Germany — Rost (Butt, 46), Baumann, Linke, Ramelow, Jeremies (Heinrich, 69), Frings, Hamman, Schneider (Asamoah, 75), Ziege (Boehme, 61), Bierhoff, Neuville (Brdaric, 80). USA — Keller, […]

BY RIDGE MAHONEY, senior editor The errors were many and the blame can be spread liberally for the Rout in Rostock that transpired Wednesday night. But the bigger, stronger, meaner Germans — as they were portrayed in several news accounts of the match — were also faster, quicker and smarter as they pummeled the Americans, […]

POLAND WARMUP RESULTS Feb. 10 in Limassol Poland 2 Faeroe Islands 1. Goals: Zurawski 12, pen. 43; R. Jakobsen 26. Poland — Wierzchowski (Kowalewski, 77), Ciesielski (Bosacki, 46), Glowacki, Zielinski, Stolarczyk (Kielbowicz, 65), Kaczorowski (Sibik, 46), Lewandowski (Murawski, 46), Piekarski (Drumlak, 46), Kosowski, Moskala (Rasiak, 46), Zurawski. Feb. 13 in Limassol Poland 4 Northern Ireland […]

March 27 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 0 Columbus 1. Goal: Cunningham (West) 6. MetroStars — Howard, Jolley, Forko, Petke, Kamler (Davis, 82), Hernandez, Villegas, Paule (Griffiths, 78), Ramos, Serna, Faria. Columbus — Presthus, Clark, McCarty, Torres, Denton, Warzycha, Maisonneuve, Perez (Oughton, 75), Cunningham, Washington (Dunseth, 75), West (Harkes, 81). Yellow cards: MetroStars — Hernandez […]

The U.S. under-17 national team moved into the semifinals of the Montaigu “Mondial Minimes” with a 2-1 win over Tunisia. Guillermo Gonzalez and John DiRaimondo scored goals one minute apart late in the game to give the Americans, who hit the post four times, the win in Mouilleron, France. They meet host France, winner of […]

The USA meets Germany today in Rostock at 2:45 pm ET. The game will be televised at 10 pm ET on espn2 and on Telemundo (11:30 ET/PT). U.S. coach Bruce Arena will be aiming to notch his third win over Germany in what is the USA’s ninth game of the year (6-1-1). Fellow World Cup […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena, keeper Kasey Keller and midfielder Earnie Stewart offered their opinions on losing to Germany, 4-2, on Wednesday. BRUCE ARENA “I thought the key to the game was their physical strength. We could have defended better and at times shown more commitment. They won a lot of the battles, and in the […]

Germany vs. USA, friendly (March 27 in Rostock, Germany) Clint Mathis gave the USA a 1-0 lead in the 17th minute by slotting home the rebound of his own shot against inside post. Christian Ziege equalized for the Germans in the 44th minute on a free kick. Oliver Neuville headed Germany in front, 2-1, in […]

The USA meets Germany today in Rostock at 2:45 pm ET. The game will be televised at 10 pm ET on espn2 and on Telemundo (11:30 ET/PT). The USA, which first met Germany in 1993, has a 2-3-0 (won-lost-tied) record against the Germans. 4 Americans on today’s roster who played in 1993’s USA-Germany friendlies (4-3 […]

CHICAGO FIRE – OUT: D Jim Curtin (ankle sprain-L), F Hristo Stoitchkov (hernia-R), F Aleksey Korol (bursitis-left knee) COLUMBUS CREW – OUT: D Mike Lapper (sprained MCL-R) D.C. UNITED – OUT: GK Mike Amman (elbow surgery), M Ben Olsen (ankle surgery), F Jaime Moreno (knee surgery), D Craig Ziadie (eye contusion-L) METROSTARS – IR: F […]

WARMUP SUMMARIES Jan. 19 in Pasadena, Calif. USA 2 South Korea 1. Goals: Donovan 35, Beasley 90; Song Chong Gug 38. South Korea — Lee Woon Jae, Kim Tae Young, Kim Nam II, Song Chong Gug, Choi Yong Soo, Lee Chun Soo (Lee Young Pyo, 72), Lee Eul Young (Hyung Young Min, 72), Choi Jin […]

Coach Bruce Arena’s chances of notching his third win against Germany are looking better because of an injury plague that has hit the three-time world champion. The game tomorrow in Rostock at 2:45 pm ET will be televised at 10 pm ET on espn2 and on Telemundo (11:30 ET/PT). MISSING: Fourteen players who are expected […]

South Korea closed out its European stay with a 0-0 tie with Turkey Tuesday before a pro-Turkey crowd in Bochum, Germany. The Koreans did not give up a goal in three games, which marked the return of veteran sweeper Hong Myung Bo from injury.

The U.S. under-19 women’s national team showed why they are the favorite for the first Under-19 World Championship this summer in Canada. They went undefeated (2-0-2) during their stay at the WUSA training camp in Chula Vista, Calif. The U-19s recorded a pair of impressive wins: a 5-1 win over the WUSA champion San Jose […]

Wednesday, March 27 (7:00 p.m.) Columbus Crew at MetroStars (Sport! TV, 7:00 pm) Key players out: Columbus: F Brian McBride (U.S. National Team), D Mike Lapper (sprained MCL-R); MetroStars: F/M Clint Mathis (U.S. National Team), D/M Marcelo Balboa (bruise knee-R). Referee: Gus St. Silva.