Monthly Archives: March 2003

The United States took its first step toward returning to the Under-17 World Cup for a record 10th straight time with a 3-0 win over Jamaica Wednesday in the CONCACAF Group A qualifying tournament in Guatemala City. Freddy Adu, the 13-year-old phenom, had a goal and an assist in his international debut for the United […]

The U.S. U-20 national team tied host Portugal, 1-1, in its opening game of the 7th Annual Madeira International Tournament. ''For 65 minutes we were clearly the better team, but we tired in the later stages of the match and unfortunately conceded the equalizer,'' said U.S. coach Thomas Rongen. ôWe are a good team and […]

(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 (2-0). March 2 vs. Dallas […]

Trialist Bryce Wegerle, the son of former NASL star Steve Wegerle, scored the winning goal in the 66th minute to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 2-1 win over Columbus in MLS exhibition play on Tuesday. Wegerle was the top high school player coming out of the Tampa Bay area two years ago and […]

(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 (2-0). March 2 vs. Dallas […]

(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 (2-0). March 2 vs. Dallas […]

The Gold Cup returns to Mexico for the first time in a decade as Mexico City joins Miami and Foxboro, Mass., as host cities for the 2003 CONCACAF championship that will include two guest teams from outside the region. South AmericaÆs Brazil and Colombia will join the 10 nations from CONCACAF, which comprises North, Central […]

In FridayÆs Supplemental Draft, for players signed by MLS since JanuaryÆs SuperDraft, San Jose used the first overall pick on forward Brian Ching, who scored 16 goals for Seattle in the A-League last season. Colorado took goalkeeper Scott Vallow of the A-LeagueÆs Rochester Rhinos and the Columbus Crew picked defender Ian Joy. All other MLS […]

The U.S. U-19 women's national team split a pair of games against a Mexican team that included youth and full national team players. The Mexicans won, 1-0, Feb. 27 in Colima, but the Americans triumphed, 2-0, thanks to goals by Megan Rapinoe and Angela Woznuk two days later in Guadalajara. The first game was played […]

He's just a kid, spindly and lean, his flailing arms and churning legs only slightly scrawnier, or so it appears, than his narrow torso and hips. He's always smiling, or seems to be, and the engaging grin and infectious laugh offset the gold chain that curls around his neck and hangs down to mid-chest, where […]

MARCH 4 San Diego vs. U.S. under-19 national team (in Chula Vista, Calif.). MARCH 5 Duke Univ. at Carolina. MARCH 7 Atlanta at Univ. of Nebraska. MARCH 8 Atlanta vs. Philadelphia (in Lincoln, Neb.), Carolina vs. Washington (in Wilmington, N.C.), San Jose vs. Univ. of California (in San Jose). MARCH 9 Philadelphia at Univ. of […]

Stay at home or move abroad? It's a theme that runs throughout this issue. It's the subject of the lively debate in Indirect Kick (Page 6) on the choice Landon Donovan faced. The consensus? Let Landon live his own life. (One must wonder, though, how happy Donovan is with the decision, considering how down he […]

John O'Brien got an assist in his first match for Ajax in several months since injuring his Achilles' tendon. In England, Brad Friedel earned his 10th shutout while Kasey Keller had a rough outing against West Ham. ENGLAND * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) vs. Manchester City, 1-0. Started: 90 minutes. Friedel repeatedly thwarted Robbie Fowler […]

(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 (2-0). March 2 vs. Dallas […]

The Dallas Burn beat the Chicago Fire, 1-0, then dropped a 2-0 decision to Colorado Saturday in preseason action. Guest player Philip Salyer, who left the University of Maryland to play for German club Werder Bremen's amateur team, had the winning goal against Chicago. Casey Schmidt, drafted out of Boston College, had both goals for […]