Monthly Archives: July 2004

USL W-LEAGUE July 19 Fort Wayne Fever 2 (Erikson 51, Warner 67) Chicago Cobras 3 (Lindenmuth 21, Graczyk 21, 95). July 21 Windy City Bluez 3 (Kent 58, 63, Kabellis 87) Chicago Cobras 4 (B. Cooper 43, 90, Bogus 48, F. Cooper 93) (OT). Montreal Xtreme 3 (Walsh 54, 105, Morier 61) Ottawa Fury 2 […]

Serbian striker Mateja Kezman scored two second-half goals to lead Chelsea past Scottish champion Celtic, 4-2, Saturday in the ChampionsWorld in Seattle. Kezman, acquired recently from PSV Eindhoven, scored in the 59th and 87th minutes to prod Chelsea before 30,504 spectators at Seahawks Stadium. The match was played in 96-degree heat, the second-hottest recorded temperature […]

Kelly Wilson scored two goals and assisted a third as the U.S. under-21 women's national team dominated Norway, 3-0, Sunday in Olafsfjordur, Iceland, and neared its eighth successive Nordic Cup final. Wilson, a University of Texas All-American, set up Virginia midfielder Sarah Huffman's 37th-minute goal, then added strikes in the 42nd and 86th minutes as […]

Greg Howes and Joel Shanker scored second-half goals and the U.S. national futsal team played Panama to a 2-2 tie Saturday in its opener at the CONCACAF Futsal Qualifying Tournament in Heredia, Costa Rica. Howes, who plays for U.S. head coach Keith Tozer with the Milwaukee Wave of the Major Indoor Soccer League, scored in […]

July 24 in Denver Colorado 0 Columbus 0. Colorado – Cannon, de la Torre, Borchers, Crawford, DiGiamarino (Kotschau, 62), Henderson, Beckerman, Martinez (Cila, 46), Chung, Delgado (Peguero, 46), Spencer. Columbus – Busch, Hejduk, Fraser, Oughton, Marshall, Lagos (Wingert, 74), Elliott, Paule, Martino (Maisonneuve, 83), Buddle (Testo, 60), Cunningham. Yellow Cards: Colorado – DiGiamarino 42, Borchers […]

Natasha Kai created two goals and scored another in the first half-hour and the U.S. under-21 women's national team cruised Friday to a 3-0 triumph over Finland in Dalvik, Iceland, in its opener at the 15th Nordic Cup. Kai, the top goalscorer in NCAA Division I last season as a University of Hawaii sophomore, was […]

Jenny Benson netted her fourth goal in two UEFA Women's Cup matches Thursday, helping Russian champion FC Energy Voronezh in an 11-0 rout of host Gintra-Universitetas at Shaulyay, Lithuania. Benson, a U.S. national women's team pool defender who played for the WUSA's Philadelphia Charge, scored in the 30th minute to give Energy a 3-0 advantage […]

(All games are live on Fox Sports World and Fox Sports en Espanol) Sat., Jul 24 Glasgow Celtic vs. Chelsea (4:00 pm ET) in Seattle Sun., Jul 25 Manchester United vs. Bayern Munich (4:00 pm ET) in Chicago Mon., Jul 26 Glasgow Celtic vs. Liverpool (8:00 pm ET) in Hartford, Conn. Wed., Jul 28 Manchester […]

(Home team listed first) Saturday, July 24, 5:00 pm ET/3:00 pm MT/2:00 pm PT COLORADO (5-5-7, 22 pts) vs. COLUMBUS (5-5-5, 20 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: Colorado û DF Pablo Mastroeni (L quadriceps strain), MD Darryl Powell (L hamstring strain), DF Jeff Stewart (R knee), FW Zizi Roberts (R knee swelling), DF Gary […]

The United States has captured the past five Nordic Cups — the annual unofficial ''world championship'' for under-21 women — and seeks to extend its streak to six, but winning titles is not head coach Chris Petrucelli's primary aim. Player development is all that matters, Petrucelli acknowledges, but that won't dull his team's focus heading […]

Nicholls State and St. Francis, Pa., have hired head women's soccer coaches as the 2004 season nears. Cindy Piper, who played at Gardner-Webb, was announced Wednesday as the coach at Nicholls State, which plays in the Southland Conference. Piper, 25, was 14-19-5 in two seasons has head coach of Barton County (Kan.) Community College. She […]

Mia Hamm reached another milestone Wednesday, scoring her 150th international goal as the U.S. women's national team rallied for a 3-1 victory over Australia in Blaine, Minn. Hamm chipped the ball over Matildas goalkeeper Cassandra Kell and into the upper-right corner in the 76th minute for the go-ahead goal as the Americans improved to 2-0-0 […]

Jenny Benson converted three penalty kicks and two other FC Energy Voronezh players also had hat tricks as the Russian champions romped, 13-0, over Macedonian titlist KFF Scionjat in their UEFA Women's Cup opener Tuesday in Shaulyay, Lithuania. Benson, a U.S. national team pool defender who played with the WUSA's Philadelphia Charge, scored with spot […]

Former Germany captain Juergen Klinsmann has spoken with German soccer federation (DFB) president Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder regarding ''personnel planning for the German national team,ö according to the DFB's official Web site. German media have reported that the DFB is courting him as a replacement for Rudi Voeller, who resigned after Euro 2004. Klinsmann, a Southern California […]

Three A-League teams defeated MLS opponents in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup round of 16 action on Tuesday. Not since 1999 have three A-League teams reached the quarterfinals. The A-League's Richmond Kickers meet D.C. United tonight and a win would give the A-league four quarterfinalists for the first time since MLS teams joined the competition […]

The United States Soccer Foundation, the development and philanthropic arm of soccer in the USA that was launched with profits from the 1994 World Cup, is delivering $1 million in funds to 23 different groups and eight ''24/7'' grants for the construction of soccer fields as part of its ninth annual grants cycle. PROGRAM GRANTS […]

GOALKEEPER Byron Foss (Syracuse) 16 saves in win over Charleston, two over Montreal DEFENDERS Dustin Branan (Minnesota) Goal in 3-0 win over Calgary Lee Morrison (Portland) Goal in 4-3 overtime win at Seattle Frankie Sanfilippo (Syracuse) Solid play in pair of 2-1 wins over Montreal MIDFIELDERS Temoc Suarez (Syracuse) Gamewinner in 2-1 win at Montreal […]

WOMEN'S PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE July 14 *FC Indiana 1 (Cinalli 64) Australia 0 July 16 Las Vegas Tabagators 0 SWC Houston Stars 2 (Field 61, Woodham 72) July 17 Maryland Pepsi Pride 1 (Seippe 72) New England Mutiny 5 (LeDuc 33, Stone 46, Monroe 59, Spinelli 63, Gjertsen 76) Ajax of Southern California 3 (Colen […]

The U.S. women's national soccer team gets a good glimpse of another Olympic opponent Wednesday night when it takes on Australia in a friendly at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn. The Americans, who broke camp Sunday at their Olympic Residency in Southern California, will meet Australia again on Aug. 17 in an Athens […]

Five games on Saturday produced just 11 goals for a 2.2 goals per game average as the season average slipped to 2.63 goals per game. Twice in its history has an MLS season finished with a scoring rate below 3 goals per game: 1999 (2.86) and 2003 (2.89). Average attendance dipped below the 16,000 mark […]

Tuesday, July 20 7:30 am Field AU-15B Solar 89 (North Texas) vs. Arsenal FC (California South) Field BU-15B Chicago Magic (Illinois) vs. Bethesda United (Maryland) Field CU-15G PDA Fury (New Jersey) vs. Mustang Blast (California North) Field DU-15G Michigan Hawks (Michigan) vs. Dallas Texans 89 Red (North Texas) Field EU-14B Tampa Bay Kickers (Florida) vs. […]

Argentina's two most storied soccer clubs were on display Sunday in Southern California, with River Plate drubbing Mexican champion UNAM in San Diego and Boca Juniors playing CD Guadalajara even in Los Angeles. River Plate's contentious 4-1 victory drew about 25,000 to Qualcomm Stadium. The Boca Juniors-Chivas match, packaged with a Guatemala-El Salvador duel, lured […]

USL W-LEAGUE July 13 West Michigan Edge 0 Chicago Cobras 4 (Bogus 13, 40, Graczyk 36, 53). Edmonton Aviators 2 (Flock 2, Ash 53) Calgary Wildfire 0. July 14 Hampton Roads Piranhas 3 (Akide 27, Kidwell 30, Behncke 58) Richmond Kickers Destiny 1 (Parsons 35). Carolina Dynamo 2 (Guess 77, Thoms 84) Charlotte Lady Eagles […]

Russian champion FC Energy Voronezh, with U.S. national team pool defender Jenny Benson, starts Tuesday on its path toward the UEFA Women's Cup knockout tournament with a four-team first-qualifying-round event in Shaulyay, Lithuania. Energy, which lost to two-time defending champion Umea IK of Sweden in last season's quarterfinals, will face Macedonian titlist FC Scionjat in […]

New players have had a big impact on MLS clubs. Freddy Adu has garnered most of the headlines, but other players have helped turn their clubs around. Here's what you think of each club's best new players. Stats based on 192 votes. Best New Player (American) 27% – Jovan Kirovski (Los Angeles) 19% – Clint […]