Monthly Archives: April 2004

Eva Bergsten, who guided the University of Hartford to two America East Conference championships in three seasons as head coach, has left the school to become head coach at Wesleyan College in nearby Middletown, Conn. Bergsten, a former Swedish national team player, was 36-23-3 at Hartford — 22-5-1 in AEC matches — following three seasons […]

The Dallas Burn signed Honduran defender Milton Reyes following a trade with D.C. United for future considerations. Reyes, a standout for Honduras in qualifying for the 2002 World Cup, was signed by D.C. United in 2002 but missed the 2003 season because of a knee injury. He was waived by D.C. United on Feb. 27, […]

Saturday, May 1, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT SAN JOSE (1-2-1, 4 pts) vs. D.C. UNITED (1-2-1, 4 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: San Jose — F Chris Roner (R ankle surgery), DF Eddie Robinson (L — Ruptured Hamstring); DC United — FW Santino Quaranta (adductor surgery), FW Eliseo Quintanilla (R fibula fracture), FW […]

ENGLAND * Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham, PL), at Portsmouth, Saturday. Season league stats: 12 games, 0 goals. * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL), vs. Man. Utd, Saturday (TV: Fox Sports World, delay, noon ET). Season league stats: 35 games; 1 goal. * Tim Howard (Man. Utd., PL), at Blackburn, Saturday (TV: Fox Sports World, delay, noon ET). […]

April Kater, a Hermann Award winner who guided Syracuse University to 88 victories in eight seasons, has resigned as the Orangewomen's women's soccer coach, the university acknowledged Friday. Kater, who founded the program in 1995, left her post in early April. The school's sports information staff, at Kater's request, did not issue a media release. […]

BY RIDGE MAHONEY Three weeks remain to be played in a English Premier League season during which three teams have broken away to form an elite tier and three American players are caught in a competitive whirlpool that would be unthinkable back home. ''I get asked the question a lot over here: 'How can the […]

Reigning European women's champion Umea IK halted Hope Solo's Swedish shutout streak on Thursday, romping to a 5-0 victory over Kopparbergs/Goteborg in Damallsvenskan action. Laura Kalmari scored her fourth and fifth goals of the season and Emma Lindqvist her fiifth to lead Umea before 2,539 home fans. The loss was K/Goteborg's first following 1-0 victories, […]

Jennifer Soileau, who played in six games with the Philadelphia Charge in the WUSA's inaugural season, has been hired as the women's soccer coach at Louisiana Tech University. The program will debut next fall. Soileau, 25, was a three-time All-SEC forward and is the University of Mississippi's career scoring leader. She was an assistant coach […]

Kansas City Comets forward Jamar Beasley, who spent four seasons in Major League Soccer and played last year in the A-League, leads the Major Indoor Soccer League's 2003-04 All-Rookie team. Beasley, who scored seven goals with eight assists in four seasons MLS seasons with New England and Chicago, was mentioned on 36 of 40 ballots […]

GOALKEEPERS Ronnie Pascale, Richmond Five saves in 1-1 draw at Charleston DEFENDERS Michael Green, Charleston Goal in 1-1 draw against Richmond Bennito Kemble, Syracuse Solid play in 1-0 OT win at Atlanta Nick Downing, Charleston Solid play in 1-1 draw against Richmond MIDFIELDERS Ian Woan, Syracuse Game-winner in 1-0 OT win at Atlanta Joey Worthen, […]

In one of its most convincing performances ever against Mexico, the United States was rewarded for its domination on a goal by captain Eddie Pope in the 93rd minute to record a 1-0 victory Wednesday night at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The shutout was the fourth in a row for the U.S. over Mexico […]

U.S. Manager BRUCE ARENA ''The U.S. deserved to win. Obviously we were fortunate to get a late goal, but I think we created the best chances in the game and deserved to win. The speed of [Landon] Donovan and [DaMarcus] Beasley in the midfield made a difference. At the end of the day, all it […]

U.S. Under-19 women's national team head coach Mark Krikorian called up 18 players who will compete for a berth in the 2004 Under-19 Women's World Championship at the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Ottawa and Montreal May 28-June 6. The U.S. team is led by four members of the 2002 team that won the U-19 World […]

The following is the U.S. starting lineup against Mexico tonight in Dallas: Walker — Hejduk, Pope, Mastroeni, Convey — Armas, Zavagnin — Donovan, Beasley — Casey, Wolff.

One month into the 2004 MLS season, injuries are mounting, leaving teams to scramble to fill their lineups. Earthquakes center back Eddie Robinson will undergo season-ending surgery to repair his ruptured tendon in his hamstring. Robinson was injured in the Quakes' game at Colorado on Saturday. In the same game, Colorado captain John Spencer pulled […]

The United States and Mexico face off Wednesday night at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas (kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT; TV: Telemundo, FoxSports World, HDNet, live, 8:30 p.m. ET). The game is the 49th meeting between the two teams. Mexico leads the series with a 28-10-10 (W-L-T) record but the United States is 5-3-1 under Coach […]

Second-degree murder charges were filed Tuesday in the shooting death Sunday of University of Nebraska soccer star Jenna Cooper. Lucky Iromuanya, 22, of Lincoln, Neb., faces a 20 years-to-life sentence if convicted in the killing of Cooper, who was shot early Sunday morning during a party outside the U.S. under-21 women's pool player's home. Cooper, […]

Scoring champion Greg Howes, the only player listed on all 40 ballots, is one of three Milwaukee Wave selections to the All-Major Indoor Soccer League team announced Tuesday. Howes, who led the MISL is goals (57) and points (85), is joined by teammates Todd Dusosky (on the first team) and goalkeeper Dan Green (second team) […]

The following is an edited transcript of U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena's nationwide media teleconference ahead of Wednesday's match against. Mexico at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. (kickoff 7:30 p.m. CT; TV: Telemundo, FoxSports World, HDNet, live, 8:30 p.m. ET). Bruce Arena's opening comments. ''Hello everyone and thank you for joining us. We are […]

Tim Howard was named goalkeeper of the year by the Professional Footballers Association a day after Manchester United's title hopes ended with a 1-0 loss at home to Liverpool. An excellent performance from goalkeeper Kasey Keller helped Tottenham contain Arsenal and eventual emerge with a 2-2 tie. The result gave Arsenal the Premier League title […]

April 24 Atlanta 0 Syracuse 1 (Woan 108) (OT). Charleston 1 (Green 48) Richmond 1 (Worthen) 90 (OT). April 25 Puerto Rico 0 Montreal 2 (Sebrango 30, Leduc 55). Minnesota 2 (Menyongar 24, Matteo 51) Calgary 0.

Jenna Cooper, a three-year starter for the University of Nebraska women's soccer team who had played for the U.S. under-21 team, died Sunday evening in Lincoln, Neb., from injuries suffered in a shooting early Sunday morning. Cooper, 21, succumbed following several hours of surgery. She was shot in the throat during a barbecue at her […]

Only one American woman saw action in Europe last weekend, with former UCLA defender Tracey Winzen playing 90 minutes in VfL Wolfsburg's 1-0 German League victory over visiting SC Freiburg. Claudia Mueller's 20th-minute goal carried Wolfsburg (6-8-2) to its first victory in five games and second in eight matches. The win, in Wolfsburg's first home […]

April 24 in Washington D.C. DC United 0 Chicago 1. Goal: Ralph (Williams) 57. DC United – Rimando, Namoff, Nelsen, Petke, Stewart (Gros, 72), Carroll, Kovalenko, Olsen, Convey, Eskandarian (Cerritos, 62), Moreno (Adu, 72). Chicago – Ring, Brown, Curtin, Gray, Pause, Mapp (Selolwane, 64), Armas, Williams (Capano, 88), Beasley, Jaqua, Ralph. Yellow Cards: DC United […]

The Baltimore Blast moved within one victory of claiming a second successive Major Indoor Soccer League championship with Saturday night's 8-4 victory over host Milwaukee Wave at U.S. Cellular Arena. The Blast won Friday's opener in the best-of-five series, also in Milwaukee, and can clinch the title at home. Game 3 will be played May […]