Monthly Archives: May 2003

USL Pro Select League Player of the Week: Alex Radovic (Reading) Radovic notched two goals and an assist in wins over Northern Virginia (1-0) and New Jersey (2-1). Reading is off to a 3-0-0 start, matching its total wins of 2002. USL Pro Select League Player of the Week: G — Greg Sherwood (Reading) * […]

MLS Standings Eastern Conference W-L-T: PTS Columbus 2-1-2: 8 MetroStars 2-1-1: 7 Chicago 1-0-2: 5 New England 1-2-1: 4 D.C. United 0-1-3: 3 Western Conference W-L-T: PTS San Jose 3-0-1: 10 Kansas City 1-1-2: 5 Los Angeles 0-1-3: 3 Dallas 0-1-2: 2 Colorado 0-2-1: 1 This weekend's games (home team first; times ET) Saturday, May […]

U.S. defender Gregg Berhalter is in the final stages of negotiating an extension of his contract with German club Energie Cottbus, which is headed to the Second Division after a three-year stint in the top tier. ''The club plans to keep its core players and the chances of returning to the First Division look good,'' […]

Mexico national team coach Ricardo Lavolpe called up 20 players for the friendly against the United States Thursday in Houston (TV: ESPN2 and Telemundo, live, 7:55 p.m. ET). The match is the first since the United States beat Mexico, 2-0, in the round of 16 at the 2002 World Cup. Only two players who faced […]

By Ridge Mahoney In Week 5 of MLS 2003: D.C. plays another goalless tie but this one is a lot more promising — and vitrolic — than its dreary 0-0 with Chicago two weeks ago; the Quakes tough out another road win; the reeling Rapids and Revs lose again at home; and the Wizards squander […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor A U.S. Soccer delegation will meet Tuesday in Zurich with FIFA officials to determine whether the Women's World Cup, taken away Saturday from China in reaction to the SARS outbreak, will be played next fall in the United States. Secretary General Dan Flynn will lead the team, which will discuss […]

Tottenham's defense gave up more goals to Middlesbrough than it had in any one game this season despite some sharp saves by Kasey Keller. Brad Friedel and Blackburn played to a costly 1-1 tie with relegated West Brom. ENGLAND * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) vs. West Brom, 1-1. Started: 90 minutes. Rovers blew a golden […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor BEST GAME: There have been few WUSA matches as thrilling as New York's 5-4 triumph Saturday over Philadelphia, in which the Power rallied four times from deficits and scored twice in the final minutes — including the winner in stoppage time — to spoil the Charge's home opener. It was […]

Brandi Chastain's header knocked Atlanta from the ranks of unbeaten teams, and Dagny Mellgren's 25th WUSA goal lifted Boston into a first-place tie with idle Washington in action on Saturday. A look at Saturday's games: San Jose 1 Atlanta 0: Chastain headed home a Sissi free kick in the 69th minute to lift the CyberRays […]

May 3 at Villanova, Pa. Philadelphia 4 New York 5. Goals: Pichon (Tullock, Hoffmann) 3, Tullock 23, Smith (Pichon) 38, Arrington 54; Baumgardt 6, Milbrett pen. 25, Welsh 40, Welsh 85, Davey 91+. Philadelphia — Moore, Mitts, Tietjen-Prozzo, McVeigh, Benson, Fair, Tullock, Makinen, Smith (Arrington, 46), Pichon, Hoffmann. New York — Smolak, Pearce, Boxx, Raveia, […]

May 3 at Foxboro, Mass. New England 0 San Jose 2. Goals: Own goal 42, Ching (Mullan) 56. New England — Brown, Pierce, Heaps, Llamosa (Harris, 83), Franchino, Joseph, Cullen (Hernandez, 64), Kamler (Noonan, 57), Ralston, Twellman, Moore. San Jose — Onstad, Dunivant, Agoos, Dayak, Waibel, Lagos, Corrales, Mulrooney, Mullan, Donovan, Ching. Yellow Cards: New […]

FIFA's executive committee decided Saturday to move next fall's Women's World Cup out of China because of the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome that has impacted several Asian countries, including China. The executive committee, chaired by FIFA President Sepp Blatter and meeting in Zurich, followed the unanimous recommendation from FIFA's Sports Medical Committee, chaired by […]

Wales coach Mark Hughes named a preliminary squad of 29 players for his team's friendly against the United States in San Jose on May 26. The squad, comprised of players based in England, Scotland and Wales, will be reduced to 20 after May 14. WALES ROSTER: Goalkeepers — Paul Jones (Southampton), Mark Crossley (Middlesbrough), Darren […]

Saturday, May 3 (4 pm ET/1 pm PT) PHILADELPHIA (0-2-0, 0 pts) vs. NEW YORK (1-3-0, 3 pts) TV: PAX. Key players out: Philadelphia – none; New York – D Sara Whalen (R-ACL tear), D Kristy Whelchel (R-ACL tear), D Cheryl Salisbury (R-Calf Strain), D Lauren Orlandos (Hamstring Strains), GK Saskia Webber (R-Calf Strain). Referee: […]

Saturday, May 3 (4 pm ET/3 pm CT/1 pm PT) NEW ENGLAND (1-1-1, 4 pts) vs. SAN JOSE (2-0-1, 7 pts) TV: ESPN2 Key players out: New England – M Tony Frias (R ankle surgery), D Daouda Kante (red card suspension); San Jose – F Dwayne DeRosario (R-Torn LCL), F Roger Levesque (R-torn ACL), D […]

May 8 USA-Mexico (friendly) Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas 8 pm ET/7 pm CT ESPN2 May 26 USA-Wales (friendly) Spartan Stadium in San Jose, Calif. 10 pm ET/7 pm PT ESPN2 June 8 USA-New Zealand (friendly) Univerity of Richmond Stadium in Richmond, Va. 1 pm ET ESPN2 June 19 USA-Turkey (Confederations Cup) St. Etienne, France […]

The United States will face New Zealand June 8 in Richmond, Va. (1 p.m. ET, ESPN 2) in a friendly, 11 days before its Confederations Cup opener against Turkey on June 19 in St. Etienne, France. New Zealand, as Oceania champion, will also be competing in the Confederations Cup. ''The New Zealand match will present […]

* Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1) at Watford, 3-0 (4/30) Started: 90 minutes. The victory means Reading will finish no lower than fourth place in the First Division, which guarantees the Royals home-field for the second-leg of their semifinal series in the promotion playoffs for a spot in the Premier League. First-place Portsmouth and second-place Liecester […]

General Manager Susan Marenoff has departed the New York Power in what the club on Wednesday termed a ''resignation,'' and WUSA chief operating officer Kevin Crow will run the organization until a replacement is found. Marenoff, who had been with the Power since November 2000, was quoted in a Power news release as saying her […]