Monthly Archives: February 2004

Lindsay Tarpley netted her third goal of the tournament and the U.S. women's national team notched its third successive shutout Tuesday, dominating Canada, 2-0, to win the Four Nations tournament for the second year in a row. Tarpley scored in the 13th minute and Joy Fawcett added an 81st-minute penalty kick and the Americans limited […]

Mark Salisbury, who guided Central Michigan University to the past five Mid-American Conference tournaments, has been hired as Idaho State's women's soccer coach. Salisbury, 36, takes over for Gordon Henderson, who left Pocatello in mid-December to take charge at Arkansas. Henderson led the Bengals to the NCAA tournament the past three seasons. Salisbury, who started […]

There is a strong U.S. presence to the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament that kicks off tonight in Guadalajara. There are 32 players taking part in the qualifying who played in U.S. leagues in 2003: 17 in MLS, 10 in college and 5 in the A-League. Besides the 16 MLS veterans on Glenn Myernick's U.S. roster, […]

COSTA RICA Goalkeepers: Victor Bolivar (Municipal Liberia), Adrian De Lemos (Herediano), Nieghel Dormond (Alajuelense); Defenders: Junior Diaz (Herediano), Roy Myrie (Alajuelense), Michael Rodriguez (Alajuelense), Pablo Salazar (Cartagines), Erick Scott (Alajuelense), Michael Umana (Herediano), Jose Villalobos (Cartagines); Midfielders: Leonardo Araya (Santos de Guapiles), Pablo Brenes (Municipal Perez Zeledon), Warren Granados (Alajuelense), Carlos Hernandez (Alajuelense), Jose Luis […]

USA Goalkeepers: D.J. Countess (Dallas Burn), Doug Warren (D.C. United); Defenders: Nat Borchers (Colorado Rapids), Jose Burciaga (Kansas City Wizards), Ricky Lewis (Los Angeles Galaxy), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), David Stokes (D.C. United), Zak Whitbread (Liverpool/ENG), Chris Wingert (Columbus Crew); Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman (Colorado Rapids), DaMarcus Beasley (Chicago Fire), Brian Carroll (D.C. United), Bobby Convey […]

Chicago Fire goalkeeper Zach Thornton has signed with Benfica, the Portuguese First Division's most successful team with 33 league titles. Benfica, which is currently in third place, won its last league title in 1994. Thornton, 30, a Maryland product who played college soccer at Loyola (Md.), has played in MLS since its inauguration in 1996. […]

Brian McBride scored the game-winning goal in his first match with his new club, Fulham of the English Premier League, in a 2-1 victory over Tottenham. Clint Mathis tallied in his Bundesliga debut with Hannover — a 3-2 win against Hamburg. Eight other Americans started for top-division European clubs over the weekend, including Carlos Bocanegra, […]

The United States and China played to a 0-0 tie Friday in their second games at the Four Nations women's tournament in Shenzhen, China. It was a evenly played match featuring strong midfield possession by the Chinese, expert backline play by the Americans, low-pressure defense from both sides, and scarce scoring chances. The result left […]