Monthly Archives: July 2003

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Dallas soars on the road and stumbles at home; the Quakes and Fire get back on track; the Metros go overtime again; and the Revs are reeling once more. HEROES: Two men stood above all the rest in their team's victories. Tony Meola rekindled memories of his astonishing 2000 season […]

By SCOTT FRENCH Senior Editor NO ENTRY: Atlanta extended its lead to six points with a pair of road shutouts, outbattling Philadelphia, 1-0, in an ugly encounter Wednesday and settling for a scoreless tie in Saturday's showdown at second-place Boston. Briana Scurry got credit for both, her sixth and seventh of the season (and 19th […]

Reigning WUSA scoring champion Katia scored her third goal of the season and Katie Barnes netted her second as San Jose, playing its first match since Pretinha tore her anterior cruciate ligament, topped last-place Philadelphia, 2-1, before 5,423 at Spartan Stadium to climb back into the playoff race. Katia tied the score just before halftime […]

July 19 in Washington DC DC United 1 San Jose 2. Goals: Curtis (Stoitchkov) 13; Roner 38, Lagos (Ching, Agoos) 54. DC United – Rimando, Ivanov, Petke, Prideaux, Namoff, Olsen, Nelsen, Quaranta (Quintanilla, 74), Barclay (Etcheverry, 60), Curtis (Eskandarian, 82), Stoitchkov. San Jose – Onstad, Waibel, Agoos, Robinson, Dunivant, Mullan, Alvarez (Russell, 84), Corrales, Roner, […]

Landon Donovan tied a U.S. record by scoring four goals in a 5-0 win over Cuba Saturday that moved the Americans into the semifinals of the Gold Cup. The United States meets Brazil, a 2-0 winner over Colombia, in the semifinals Wednesday at Miami's Orange Bowl (TV: Galavision, live, 8 pm ET). Just like last […]

U.S. Manager BRUCE ARENA ''Obviously, weÆre very pleased with the result today. Getting the early goal was a big part of the game, because I thought Cuba did a good job in having their team organized and making it difficult for us in the early going. Having three goals in the first half certainly made […]

QUARTERFINALS July 20: Mexico-Jamaica (3) in Mexico City SEMIFINALS July 23: USA-Brazil in Miami July 24: QF3-Costa Rica in Mexico City THIRD-PLACE GAME July 26: Semifinal losers in Miami FINAL July 27: Semifinal winners in Mexico City

July 19 in Foxboro, Mass. USA 5 Cuba 0. Goals: Donovan 22, 26, 55, 76, Ralston 42. USA — Keller, Hejduk, Califf, Gibbs, Vanney, Ralston, Mastroeni (Mulrooney, 46), Reyna (Stewart, 46), Lewis, Donovan, McBride (Mathis, 46). Cuba — Molina, R.Perez, Cruzata, Minoso, Marquez, Rivero (Cervantes, 46), Faife, Ramirez, More (L.Perez, 46), Dacourt (Ruiz, 69) Castaneda. […]

Karina LeBlanc's superb showing in Boston's nets and Kristine Lilly's goal-line save enabled the second-place Breakers on Saturday to hold the visiting Atlanta Beat to a scoreless tie and keep pace with the WUSA leaders. Washington and Carolina made strides toward the playoffs with home victories, leaving the four teams behind Atlanta and Boston — […]

RANKING AS OF JULY 16, 2003 (World Cup qualifiers in boldface) 1. United States, 2169 points 2. Norway, 2159 3. Germany, 2152 4. China, 2110 5. Sweden, 2073 6. Brazil, 2036 7. North Korea, 2004 8. Denmark, 1967 9. France, 1963 10. Italy, 1943 11, Russia, 1899 12. Canada, 1867 13. England, 1860 14. Japan, […]

(home team listed first) Saturday, July 19, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT BOSTON (7-4-4, 25 pts) vs. ATLANTA (9-3-4, 31 pts) TV: PAX. Key Players Out: Boston – GK Karina LeBlanc (National Team Duty – Canada), GK Tracy Ducar (tendinitis in both knees); Atlanta – none. Referee: Mark Arblaster. Saturday, July 19, 6:30 pm ET/3:30 […]

(home team listed first) Saturday, July 19, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT DC UNITED (4-5-6, 18 pts) vs. SAN JOSE (6-3-6, 24 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: San Jose – F Landon Donovan (National Team Duty – USA), M Richard Mulrooney (National Team Duty – USA), GK Pat Onstad (National Team Duty – Canada), […]

MLS Commissioner Don Garber named Angeles defender Hong Myung-Bo and midfielder Mauricio Cienfuegos as Commissioner's Picks for the 2003 MLS-All-Star Game, rounding out the 18-man roster that will face Mexico's Chivas of Guadalajara Aug. 2 at The Home Depot Center. Tim Howard, however, will be replaced on the roster because of his transfer to Manchester […]

The United States, which defeated Cuba in first-round play of the 1998 and 2002 Gold Cups, meets the Cubans Saturday in the Gold Cup quarterfinals at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., (live, 3 pm ET/noon PT on Univision). The USA advanced with 2-0 wins over El Salvador and Martinique to finish first in Group C. […]

GROUP A Sept. 21 USA vs. Sweden RFK Stadium Sept. 20 Nigeria vs. North Korea Lincoln Financial Sept. 25 USA vs. Nigeria Lincoln Financial Sept. 25 Sweden vs. North Korea Lincoln Financial Sept. 28 North Korea vs. USA Crew Stadium Sept. 28 Sweden vs Nigeria Crew Stadium GROUP B Sept. 20 Norway vs. France Lincoln […]

First-place Atlanta grabbed its third successive victory Wednesday night and San Diego got a goal and assist from Julie Fleeting to top flailing Washington and move into third place in the WUSA standings. The Beat (9-3-4, 31 points) opened a six-point cushion on second-place Boston (7-4-4, 25 points) with a 1-0 win at last-place Philadelphia […]

Ronald Cerritos and Shavar Thomas scored early goals to lead the Dallas Burn to its first road win of the season, a 2-1 triumph over New England. In the fourth minute, Jason Kreis' short-range shot off a Joselito Vaca cross was parried by Revs keeper Adin Brown to Cerritos, who finished his third goal of […]

The United States will face Sweden, North Korea and Nigeria in first-round group play of the Women's World Cup it is hosting Sept. 20-Oct. 12. The USA faces Sweden Sept. 21 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.; Nigeria at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia Sept. 25; and North Korea at Columbus Crew Stadium Sept. 28. […]

July 16 Montreal 2 (Sebrango 33, Sita-Taty 71) Toronto 3 (Vignjevic 49, Ngon 90, 102) (OT).

THIRD ROUND Results July 16 Minnesota Thunder (A-League) 0 Seattle (A-League) 1 (Smith 50). D.C. United (MLS) 2 (Petke 33, Kovalenko 44) Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League) 1 (Martins 74). Wilmington Hammerheads (PSL) 2 (Carmichael 66, Nyland 75) Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League) 1 (Cozier 52). Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL) MetroStars (MLS) 4 (Guevara 5, Wolyniec 83, Nugent 87, […]

GROUP A July 17: Mexico-Honduras in Mexico City GROUP B July 17: Colombia-Guatemala in Miami QUARTERFINALS July 19: USA-Cuba (1) in Foxboro, Mass. July 19: Costa Rica-El Salvador (2) in Foxboro, Mass. July 19: B1-A2 (4) in Miami July 20: A1-B2 (3) in Mexico City SEMIFINALS July 23: QF1-QF4 in Miami July 24: QF2-QF3 in […]

GROUP A Team W-T-L GF-GA Pts Mexico 1-0-0 1-0 3 Brazil 1-0-1 2-2 3 Honduras 0-0-1 1-2 0 GROUP B Team W-T-L GF-GA Pts Colombia 1-0-0 1-0 3 *Jamaica 1-0-1 2-1 3 Guatemala 0-0-1 0-2 0 *Advances to quarterfinals. GROUP C Final Standings Team W-T-L GF-GA Pts *USA 2-0-0 4-0 6 *El Salvador 1-0-1 1-2 […]

July 16 in Foxboro, Mass. El Salvador 1 Martinique 0. Goal: Gonzalez 76. El Salvador — Gomez, Moran, Gonzalez, Castro (Alegria, 59), Velasquez, Pacheco, Torres, Sanchez, Santos Cabrera (Murgas, 46), Campos (Ochoa, 74), Corrales. Martinique — Heurlie, Vaton, Dicanot, Suedile, Lavril, Michaud (Germany, 65), Padoly, Duragrin, Coridon, Gordon (Reyal, 63), Percin. Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala). […]

Cuba, Costa Rica and El Salvador advanced to the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup on the final day of group play at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. Costa Rica beat Cuba, 3-0, to win Group D. All three teams in the group finished with three points. Costa Rica won Group D on goal difference; Cuba […]

The United States was on top when FIFA on Wednesday unveiled its first ranking of women's national soccer teams and the countries ranked second, third and fourth — Norway, China and Germany — joined the Americans as seeds for the Women's World Cup. Sweden was ranked fifth, Brazil sixth, and North Korea, Denmark, France and […]