Monthly Archives: March 2003

(Subject to change) CHICAGO FIRE Training: March 16-20: San Jose, Calif. March 20-26: Portland, Ore. Matches: Feb. 12 vs. U.S. under-17 national team (1-2). Feb. 15 at Univ. of Central Florida (0-1). Feb. 19 vs. U.S. under-17 national team (2-0). Feb. 22 vs. MetroStars (2-0). March 2 vs. Dallas (0-1). March 5 vs. D.C. United […]

The United States will play Paraguay in an international friendly on Sunday, July 6, at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio (TV, live, ESPN2, 3 pm ET). The game will fall between the Confederations Cup (June 18-29) and Gold Cup (July 12-23). The U.S. and Paraguay have meet three times. The Americans won, 3-0, in […]

Chris Brown's goal in the 63rd minute gave Kansas City a 1-0 win over Chicago Wednesday in the final Florida preseason exhibition between MLS teams. The Wizards have won their last four games by a margin of 11-1 after opening with three 0-0 ties. The Fire hasn't scored in its last four games against MLS […]

(Subject to change) CHICAGO FIRE Training: March 16-20: San Jose, Calif. March 20-26: Portland, Ore. Matches: Feb. 12 vs. U.S. under-17 national team (1-2). Feb. 15 at Univ. of Central Florida (0-1). Feb. 19 vs. U.S. under-17 national team (2-0). Feb. 22 vs. MetroStars (2-0). March 2 vs. Dallas (0-1). March 5 vs. D.C. United […]

Chris Brown's goal in the 63rd minute gave Kansas City a 1-0 win over Chicago Wednesday in the final Florida preseason exhibition between MLS teams. The Wizards have won their last four games by a margin of 11-1 after opening with three 0-0 ties. The Fire hasn't scored in its last four games against MLS […]

U.S. ABROAD (March 11): O'Brien returns to action for Ajax in Champions League EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE * John O'Brien (Ajax), vs. Valencia (Spain), 1-1. John O'Brien made his first appearance for Ajax in the Champions League since returning to action after being out almost six months with an injured Achilles' tendon. O'Brien, who missed Ajax's […]

The United States will face El Salvador (July 12) and a team from CONCACAF's interzone qualifying playoffs involving the Caribbean group runners-up and Honduras (July 14) in the first round of the 2003 Gold Cup. If the Americans advance to the knockout phase, they will be assured of being in Foxboro for the quarterfinals July […]

The United States and Mexico will meet for the first time since their 2002 World Cup match on May 8 at Reliant Stadium (kickoff: 7 pm CT; TV, ESPN2, delay, 10 pm ET). Tickets for the game range in price from $27 to $150 and go on sale March 15. The match will be the […]

D.C. United's preseason troubles continued when it fell to Kansas City, 5-0, Monday. Just like two days earlier against Columbus — 4-2 loss — United was blitzed for four first-half goals. Igor Simutenkov had two goals, and Chris Klein and Chris Brown also tallied in the first half. Klein and Preki each added a pair […]

(Subject to change) CHICAGO FIRE Training: Feb. 27-March 12: Boca Raton, Fla., Florida Atlantic Univ. March 16-20: San Jose, Calif. March 20-26: Portland, Ore. Matches: Feb. 12 vs. U.S. under-17 national team (1-2). Feb. 15 at Univ. of Central Florida (0-1). Feb. 19 vs. U.S. under-17 national team (2-0). Feb. 22 vs. MetroStars (2-0). March […]

Abby Wambach scored with one minute left to give the Washington Freedom a 1-0 win over the Carolina Courage in a preseason friendly Saturday in Wilmington, N.C. Philadelphia and Atlanta traveled to the University of Nebraska but were forced indoors the last two days. Atlanta beat the Cornhuskers, 3-0, in front of about 300 freezing […]

The U.S. U-21 women's national team won its first two international matches under Coach Chris Petrucelli with 3-0 and 2-0 wins over a Mexican XI in Chula Vista, Calif. Marcie Ward (Stanford, Alyssa Ramsey (North Carolina), Manya Makoski (Arizona State), Carli Lloyd (Rutgers) and Joanna Lohman (Penn State) scored. The U-21s had lost to the […]

GERMANY * Gregg Berhalter (Energie Cottbus, D1) at Wolfsburg, 2-3. Started: 90 minutes. Kicker Magazine rating (1-high; 6-low): 4. Cottbus now has a two-game losing streak after starting the seasonÆs second half with four wins and a tie and is back in last place. HereÆs how the bottom of the German standings look (the last […]

March 9 in Guatemala City Guatemala 0 USA 3. Goals: DiRaimondo 43, Adu 72, Watson 89. Guatemala — Jerez, Chicas, Arriola, Alarcon, Veniura, Cos, J.C. Gonzalez (Aragon, 69), Alay (Catalan, 52), Contreras, Lisandro (Lopez, 78), Brown. USA — Marfuggi, Germani, Spector, Owens, Chevannes, Ashe (Curfman, 46), G.Gonzalez (Watson, 46), Szetela, DiRaimondo (Harrington, 73), Adu, Gaven.

(Subject to change) CHICAGO FIRE Training: Feb. 27-March 12: Boca Raton, Fla., Florida Atlantic Univ. March 16-27: Portugal. Matches: Feb. 12 vs. U.S. under-17 national team (1-2). Feb. 15 at Univ. of Central Florida (0-1). Feb. 19 vs. U.S. under-17 national team (2-0). Feb. 22 vs. MetroStars (2-0). March 2 vs. Dallas (0-1). March 5 […]

Edson Buddle had two goals and an assist in the first half to lead the Columbus Crew to 4-2 win over D.C. United on the second day of the Copa Carnaval Saturday at Miami's Orange Bowl. Buddle fed Mike Clark for the first goal and was in turn set up by Jeff Cunningham for the […]

Goalkeeper Phil Marfuggi made 11 saves and Freddy Adu had a goal and an assist to lead the U.S. Under- 17 national team to a 3-0 victory over host Guatemala on Sunday. The win qualified the United States for its record 10th-straight appearance in the FIFA World Championship, which will be held Aug. 13-30 in […]

The U.S. under-17 national team was forced to settle for a 1-1 tie with El Salvador Friday in Guatemala City in the first game of the second day of CONCACAF Group A qualifying for the FIFA Under-17 World Championship. Jamaica beat Guatemala, 3-2, in the nightcap. Jamaica scores midway through the second half, equalized in […]

MLS: Preseason schedules and results (Subject to change) CHICAGO FIRE Training: Feb. 27-March 12: MLS Spring Training (Boca Raton, Fla., Florida Atlantic Univ.). March 16-27: Portugal. Matches: Feb. 12 vs. U.S. under-17 national team (1-2). Feb. 15 at Univ. of Central Florida (0-1). Feb. 19 vs. U.S. under-17 national team (2-0). Feb. 22 vs. MetroStars […]

The U.S. under-20 national team beat a Madeira XI, 1-0, in Funchal, Portugal, Friday to finish unbeaten (two wins and a tie) at the Madeira International Tournament, but it had to settle for second place when Portugal beat Norway, 3-0, to claim first on goal difference. Mike Magee had the winner in the 87th minute […]

Kansas City beat the MetroStars, 2-0, on a pair of goals by Igor Simutenkov Friday at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale. The MetroStars were without the injured Clint Mathis, Tim Howard, and Jaime Moreno. U-20s Ricardo Clark and Mike Magee will return, though, after the postponement of the World Yotuh Championship. The MetroStars gave […]

The Kansas City Wizards beat Florida International University, 3-1, Thursday night in preseason action. The goals were the first of the preseason for the Wizards after three 0-0 ties. Jack Jewsbury, Aleksey Korol and Kerry Zavagnin scored for the Wizards, who had trailed on Paul Kolovos' 19th-minute penalty. The game featured a late appearance by […]

Jonny Walker should be back in action when the Chilean First Division kicks off its Torneo Apertura this weekend, but the American keeper will be playing for Colo Colo, archrival of Universidad Catolica, the Santiago club where he made a name for himself. Walker left Universidad Catolica in December after UC decided to cut costs […]

The Colorado Rapids beat the defending MLS champion Los Angeles Galaxy, 3-1, Thursday in a match marred by eight yellow cards and five red cards on the opening night of the Copa Carnaval at Miami's Orange Bowl. The Galaxy's Alexi Lalas was sent off for his second caution in the 43rd minute and was followed […]

As expected, FIFA postponed the World Youth Championship, scheduled to start March 25 in the United Arab Emirates, because of the threat of war in the Middle East. FIFA hopes to play the tournament later in the year in the UAE, but it must wait until the outcome of the Iraq crisis. ''FIFA regrets having […]