Monthly Archives: March 2004

GERMANY * Nancy Augustyniak (FFC Turbine Potsdam, D1), vs. FFC Frankfurt, Sunday. Season league stats: 1 game, 0 goals. * Julie Augustyniak (FFC Turbine Potsdam, D1), vs. FFC Frankfurt, Sunday. Season league stats: 0 games, 0 goals. * Dianne Garza (SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, D1), at FFC Brauweiler Pulheim, Sunday. Season league stats: 0 games, […]

ENGLAND FA Cup: * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL), no game. Season league stats: 27 games; 1 goal. * Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL), vs. Fulham (PL), Saturday. Season league stats: 26 games. * Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL), no game. Season league stats: 26 games. * Claudio Reyna (Manchester City, PL), no game. Season league stats: […]

RESULTS March 1 Dallas 2 Stabaek (Norway) 1, La Manga Cup, Spain St. Raphael (France) 1 Los Angeles 2 MetroStars 3 Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 2, La Manga Cup semifinals, Spain March 2 Belenenses (Portugal) 0 Chicago 0 San Jose 1 Viking (Norway) 1, La Manga Cup semifinals, Spain March 3 Nice reserves (France) 0 Los […]

The U.S. women's national team, as expected, claimed its berth at the Athens Olympics, but Canada's found its summer schedule suddenly empty. The Americans dominated host Costa Rica, 4-0, Wednesday at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament, winning its semifinal with goals by Aly Wagner, Abby Wambach, Kristine Lilly and Shannon Boxx. In the opener at […]

ENGLAND (Division I) * Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1), at Preston, 1-2. Started: 90 minutes. The Royals, who finished with 10 men, slip to eighth place. Season league stats: 34 games. * Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1), vs. Reading, 2-1. Came on as sub in 64th minute. David Healy's goal in the 89th minute gives […]

SWITZERLAND * Melchior Arnold (Chiasso, D2), at Bellinzona, 3-2 (Sunday). Started: 90. minutes. Chiasso moves into first place with big win on the road to open the second half of Swiss Challenge League. It has two-point lead Lucerne and two games in hand. Only first-place team is assured of moving into Swiss top flight. Season […]

The San Jose Earthquakes lost to Norwegian club Viking, 5-3, in a shootout after their semifinal match Tuesday at the La Manga Cup in Spain ended in a 1-1. Viking faces the MetroStars in the final, and San Jose takes on Dynamo Kiev of Ukraine for third Place. Both games will be played Friday. LA […]

FRIENDLIES March 13 — Haiti in Miami. March 31 — at Poland (in Plock). April 28 — Mexico in Dallas (to be confirmed). May 26 — to be determined. July 11 — Poland (in Chicago). WORLD CUP QUALIFYING (CONCACAF Second Round) June 13 — Grenada or Guyana June 20 — at Grenada or Guyana WORLD […]

MLS's Dallas Burn has signed 30-year-old Finn Simo Valakari to fill its playmaking role for the 2004 season. Valakari, signed with one of its discovery picks, has spent the last four years with Derby County in England, playing 46 matches and scoring three goals. Previously, he played for Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League for […]

Here's the U.S. record in World Cup qualifying against its potential opponents in the second round and semifinal round of 2006 World Cup qualifying: — Grenada (no meetings) — Guyana (no meetings) — El Salvador (1 win in 1997 and 1 tie in 1989 at home; 1 tie in 1997 away; 1 win in 1989 […]

If form holds, the United States will open the semifinal round of 2006 World Cup qualifying with potentially its toughest Group A match — a trip to Jamaica, where the Reggae Boyz have held the U.S. to ties in their meetings in World Cup qualifying (0-0 ties in 1986, 1997 and 2001).. The U.S. first […]

Christine Latham and Aysha Jamani scored early goals and Canada held off host Costa Rica, 2-1, Monday night in Heredia in the decisive match for Group A in CONCACAF's Olympic women's qualifying tournament. Canada advances to meet Mexico in the semifinals Wednesday in San Jose. Costa Rica will face the United States, winner of Group […]

WUSA officials, working to relaunch the women's professional league in 2005, announced Monday that Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., and the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn., will stage two of the three planned ''festivals'' in June. The ''festivals,'' meant to rally enthusiasm and build awareness for the planned relaunch, will be held June […]

Sunday highlights: Clint Mathis scores his fourth goal in his fifth Bundesliga game for Hannover in a 3-1 loss to Hertha Berlin. Defender Gregg Berhalther has a stellar performance for Energie Cottbus in a 1-0 win over Osnabrueck. Cottbus moved into a tie for second place in Germany's second division. Friday-Saturday highlights: Two goals for […]

The U.S. women's national team got two early goals, the first an own goal, and played solid defense throughout to beat Mexico, 2-0, Sunday to win Group B of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament in Costa Rica. Abby Wambach scored for the third successive game as the Americans improved to 3-0 with the win before […]