Monthly Archives: July 2003

Tiffeny Milbrett made up for a open-goal miss with a unexpected 90th-minute goal and Briana Scurry came up big on several occasions as the U.S. women's national team played Brazil to a 0-0 tie Sunday before 15,074 in New Orleans. Milbrett's first-time blast from the top of the box to the lower-right corner settled a […]

July 12 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 3 MetroStars 3 (OT). Goals: Twellman (Moore) 7, Moore (Twellman, Noonan) 36, Noonan (Moore 4, Twellman) 50; Wolyniec 66, own goal 73, Clark (Lisi, Guevara) 76. New England – Brown, Heaps, Kante, Llamosa, Twellman, Franchino, Kamler (Moore, 70), Cullen, Joseph, Noonan (Leonard, 81), Moore. MetroStars – Howard, Leitch […]

GROUP A July 13: Mexico-Brazil in Mexico City July 15: Brazil-Honduras in Mexico City July 17: Mexico-Honduras in Mexico City GROUP B July 13: Colombia-Jamaica in Miami July 15: Jamaica-Guatemala in Miami July 17: Colombia-Guatemala in Miami GROUP C STANDINGS Team W-T-L GF-GA Pts 1. USA 1-0-0 2-0 3 2. El Salvador 0-0-1 0-2 0 […]

In the first game of the 2003 Gold Cup, Canada downed Costa Rica, 1-0, as the Ticos squandered a slew of chances in the Group D encounter in Foxboro, Mass. The Costa Ricans kept the Canadians on the defensive for most of the game and were especially dominating in the second half, when Winston Parks […]

The USA opened its defense of the Gold Cup title with a 2-0 win over El Salvador July 12 in Foxboro, Mass. Before a crowd of 33,652, of which about two-thirds supported the visitors, the Americans controlled the play throughout the game. In the 28th minute, Eddie Lewis laid the ball off to Brian McBride […]

(Home team listed first) Saturday, July 12, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT NEW ENGLAND (5-3-5 20 pts) vs. METROSTARS (7-4-3, 24 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: New England – M Steve Ralston (National Team Duty – United States), GK Adin Brown (National Team Duty – United States), D Rusty Pierce (yellow card suspension); MetroStars […]

Japan on Saturday claimed the final berth in the Women's World Cup, beating Mexico, 2-0, at the National Stadium in Tokyo to win a two-game playoff. Atlanta Beat midfielder Homare Sawa and substitute Karina Maruyama scored second-half goals for Japan, which will be the fourth Asian team in the Sept. 20-Oct. 12 tournament. Mexico and […]

The USA opens it defense of its Gold Cup title against El Salvador on Saturday in Foxboro, Mass. The top two teams from the USA's Group C, which also includes Martinique, advance to the quarterfinals. Galavision will air the USA-El Salvador match on Sunday at 7 pm ET/PT (cable), 7 pm ET (DISH & Direct […]

Ifeoma Dieke scored her first WUSA goal and set up Conny Pohlers' superb winner as the Atlanta Beat extended their lead in the standings to five points with a 2-1 victory Saturday over visiting Washington. The New York Power received first-half goals from Anita Rapp and Cheryl Salisbury to beat host Carolina, 2-1, and climb […]

The MetroStars boast the most players selected to the initial MLS All-Star squad of 16 with four selections: Tim Howard, Eddie Pope, Clint Mathis, Amado Guevara. Dallas and Colorado are the only teams in the 10-club league without a representative on the list of 16 players who will be joined by players selected by the […]

Atlanta opened a three-point advantage atop the standings and Washington captured its first victory in six matches in midweek WUSA action on Wednesday. The Beat became the first team to win seven matches with a 2-0 victory over visiting San Diego. Atlanta (7-3-4) has 25 points, three more than Boston, through 14 matches. Only Washington […]

After opening with three wins and two ties in its new stadium, the Los Angeles Galaxy suffered a 1-0 loss to Colorado Wednesday at the Home Depot Center. John Spencer scored in a club record sixth straight game to give Colorado the winning goal. Spencer chipped the ball over the shoulder of L.A. defender Ricky […]

A-LEAGUE HONORS A-League Player of the Week Byron Alvarez (Portland) A-League Team of the Week G – Bryheem Hancock (Atlanta) Several key saves in 2-1 win over Richmond D – David Fronimadis (Montreal) Goal in 3-0 win over Charlotte D – Ryan Edwards (Seattle) Two goals in 3-2 win at Minnesota D – David Wright […]

The final draw for the Women's World Cup (Sept. 20-Oct. 12) will be held July 17 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. at 2 pm ET/11 am PT. The draw will determine group stage matches for the 16 participants. Fifteen teams have already qualified: China, North Korea, South Korea (AFC); Nigeria Ghana (CAF); […]

Kansas City forward Josh Wolff, who has been replaced by New England's Steve Ralston on the USA's Gold Cup roster because of a knee injury, will undergo surgery Friday to repair ligaments in his right knee. His recovery time will not be determined until after the operation. Wolff suffered serious knee injuries in 1999 and […]

Charleston 2 (Conway 10, Henderson 50) Richmond 1 (Jeffrey 63)

Wednesday, July 9, 7 pm ET/4 pm PT ATLANTA (6-3-4, 22 pts) vs. SAN DIEGO (5-3-6, 21 pts) TV: No TV. Key Players Out: Atlanta – M Homare Sawa (National Team Duty – Japan), F Maribel Dominguez (National Team Duty – Mexico), GK Briana Scurry (National Team Duty – United States), F Cindy Parlow (National […]

Wednesday, July 9, 10:30 pm ET/8:30 pm MT/7:30 pm PT LOS ANGELES (3-5-7, 16 pts) vs. COLORADO (3-8-3, 12 pts) TV: HDNet, Regal Cinemas, Comcast 21 (Denver). Key Players Out: Los Angeles – F Herculez Gomez (R fractured 5th metatarsal), D Scot Thompson (L torn ACL), D Dan Califf (National Team Duty – United States), […]

Six years ago, Hannover 96 played in the German Third Division and aver-aged 8,116 fans per game. It won promotion to the Second Division for the 1998-99 season, and in January 1999 signed a 5-foot-6, 19-year-old American. This past season, Steve Cherundolo led Hannover in starts as the team finished 11th in the German First […]

FANS OBSERVED A MOMENT OF SILENCE for the referee's mother, who died that morning before a game hosted by Ecuadoran club Aucas in the 1960s. The ref was praised in a speech for carrying out his duty. He bowed. Long applause followed. The poet Jorge Enrique Adoum, who relayed the story to Eduardo Galeano, was […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor No goals in the showdown of the conference leaders; D.C. is stunned at home by the 10-man Metros in overtime; the Galaxy remains unbeaten in its new home; and the Rapids win again on the Fourth of July. BEST GOAL: Eddie Gaven ran down a long pass from Amado Guevara, […]

Landon Donovan and Earnie Stewart scored to the give the USA a 2-0 win over Paraguay on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. The game served as tuneup for the Gold Cup, in which the Americans open with El Salvador Saturday in Foxboro, Mass. The game marked Claudio Reyna's first appearance for the USA since captaining the […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor OFF DAY: Defense finally betrayed the Beat, which gave up a pair of soft goals in a 3-2 Independence Day loss at Carolina that prevented Atlanta from putting some distance on its rivals at the top of the standings. Danielle Slaton scored from a goalmouth scramble in the 48th minute […]

For the second season in a row, goalkeeper Jonny Walker advanced to the final of the Chilean League playoffs only to be virtually deserted by his team. Walker faced a barrage of shots and three of his Colo Colo teammates were red carded before Cobreloa completed a 4-0 victory in the decisive second leg of […]

Jaclyn Raveia scored a goal and cleared two shots heading for the net and fellow defender Cheryl Salisbury netted her first WUSA goal as New York vaulted to fourth place with a 2-1 victory Saturday over visiting San Jose. San Diego missed a chance to grab the top spot, losing its advantage with Stacey Tullock's […]