Monthly Archives: January 2003

Two 15-year-old players — midfielder Rodrigo Hidalgo of Atlantis, Fla., and striker Robbie Rogers of Rolling Hills Estate, Calif. — joined the U.S. under-17 boys national team residency program in Bradenton, Fla. Both Rogers and Hidalgo played with the U-17s in 2002. Hidalgo scored two goals in a 3-0 win over the Region II '86 […]

ENGLAND (FA Cup, Third Round) * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL), at Aston Villa (PL), 4-1. Started: 90 minutes. Blackburn stayed alive in both cups — it faces Manchester United in the semifinals of the League Cup Jan. 8 and 22 — with a convincing win at Villa Park. * Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL), at Southampton […]

U.S. women's national team head coach April Heinrichs called in 26 players training, beginning Jan. 9. The Americans face Japan three days later, train for three more days and then depart for China on Jan. 16. The Americans face Norway Jan. 23 in Yiwu to open a four-nation tournament. They meet Germany Jan. 26 in […]

The Chicago Fire traded Polish midfielder Peter Nowak to New England exchange for a conditional draft pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. The trade was made at the 5:00 p.m. ET deadline to get under the MLS salary cap. ''This is the most difficult thing I've had to do in my professional life,'' said Fire […]

* Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) vs. Middlesbrough, 1-0. Started: 90 minutes. Trinidadian Dwight Yorke provided the winning goal during the game in which Friedel's collision with Ugo Ehiogu left the Middlesborough defender with fractured ribs and a punctured lung. * Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) at Southampton, 0-1. Started: 90 minutes. Keller, who made a couple […]

U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena finished fifth in balloting for the 2002 Best Coach of the Americas. Arena received seven votes to finish behind winner Luiz Felipe Scolari (Brazil national team), Argentine Nery Pumpido (Olimpia of Paraguay), Argentine Americo Gallego (Independiente of Argentina) and Brazilian Emerson Leao (Santos of Brazil). The award is organized […]

San Jose Earthquakes star Landon Donovan was the only American to receive votes in the 17th annual King of the Americas balloting. Donovan finished tied for 29th with four points. The only other MLS player to receive votes was Guatemalan Carlos Ruiz of the Los Angeles Galaxy. The MLS MVP was tied for 74th with […]