Monthly Archives: December 2004

*Repeat selection Junior College Division I 2004 NSCAA/adidas First Team G, Amie Barcikowksi, So., CCBC-Catonsville D, Arielle Bryant, So., Schoolcraft. D, Kristin Larson, So., Dixie State M, Meghan Rooney*, So., Lewis & Clark M, Jamie Dougherty*, So., Monroe M, Cami Drecksel, Fr., Dixie State F, Ray Ray Cole*, So., Lewis & Clark F, Melissa Hornfeck, […]

*Repeat selection Junior College Division I 2004 NSCAA/adidas First Team G, Robert Armstrong*, So., Yavapai D, Matthew Galanes, So., College of DuPage D, Carlos Parra, So., Tyler Junior College D, Michael Randolph, Fr., Yavapai D, Troy Simon, So., Bryant & Stratton M, Kevin Bailey, So., Mercer County M, Nate Burkey, So., Louisburg M, Luis Campo, […]

BOYS 1990 Mykell Bates Roseville, Calif. River City Flash Brice Carr Mequon, Wis. FC Milwaukee Alex Dixon Humble, Texas Houston Texans Mark Godelman Paramus, N.J. Premier Futbol Club Jonathan Harris Arlington Heights, Ill. FC United Walter Hines Brooklyn, N.Y, Storm Academy Christian Ibeagha Edmond, Okla. NOKC Ian Kalis Plano, Texas Dallas Texans Christopher Lebo Telford, […]

DaMarcus Beasley, who has scored three Champions League and four Dutch league goals, continues to hold the top spot in Soccer America Magazine's Top 20 Americans Abroad rankings for the 2004-05 season through early December. The rankings take into account players' form and their clubs' success, primarily in league play, and is weighted based on […]

Division I Women Central, Mark Francis, Kansas Great Lakes Region, Randy Waldrum, Notre Dame Mid-Atlantic, Julie Shackford, Princeton Northeast, Rudy Meredith, Yale South, Robbie Church, Duke West, Dan Tobias, Arizona Division II Women Central, Don Klosterman, Nebraska-Omaha Great Lakes, John Hall, Ashland Far West, Julie Woodward, Seattle Midwest, Danny Sanchez, Metro State New England, Jeff […]

Division I Men Far West, Eric Visser, San Francisco Great Lakes, Tim Lenahan, Northwestern Mid Atlantic, Manfred Shellscheidt, Seton Hall Midwest, Schellas Hyndman, Southern Methodist New England, Neil Roberts, Boston University New York, Ian McIntyre, Hartwick South, Mike Parker, UNC-Greensboro South Atlantic, George Gelnovatch, Virginia Division II Men Appalachian, Craig Turnbull, Catawba Far West, Peter […]

175 Andriy Shevchenko, AC Milan's 28-year-old Ukrainian star, won the 2004 European Player of the Year award with 175 points, based on a 5-4-3-2-1 point system in voting of journalists from 52 European nations, ahead of Barcelona's Deco (139 points) and Ronaldinho (133) and Arsenal's Thierry Henry (80). 44 Theodoros Zagorakis was the highest-place player […]

Jose Luis Cuciuffo, a defender on Argentina's 1986 World Cup championship team, died after being shot in a hunting accident in southern Buenos Aires province on Saturday. He was 43. Cuciuffo played in the Argentine First Division for Talleres, in his home city of Cordoba, Velez Sarsfield and Boca Juniors and French clubs Nimes and […]

Winners: In its first season under a coach other than Jerry Yeagley, INDIANA defended its NCAA Division I men's crown and captured its seventh title with a penalty-kick tiebreaker win over UC Santa Barbara after a 1-1 tie. Coach MIKE FREITAG's team held off the surprise Gauchos, 5-0 winner over Duke in the semis, despite […]

All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change. TUESDAY, Dec. 14 FOX SPORTS WORLD English Premier League LIVERPOOL-PORTSMOUTH (live), 3 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL English Premier League LIVERPOOL-PORTSMOUTH (live), 3 pm. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15 FOX SPORTS WORLD English FA Cup, 2nd […]

*Repeat selection 2004 NSCAA/adidas First Team G, Christopher Sawyer , Sr., Notre Dame, Highlands Ranch, Colo. D, Ugo Ihemelu, Sr., SMU, Dallas, Texas D, Drew Moor, Jr., Indiana, Dallas, Texas D, Gonzalo Segares, Sr., VCU, Costa Rica M, Mike Enfield, Sr., UCLA, Ventura, Calif. M, C.J. Klaas*, Sr., Washington, Cherry Valley, Ill. M, Sacha Kljestan, […]

Final Dec. 12 in Carson, Calif. Indiana 1 UC Santa Barbara 1 (Indiana wins 3-2 on penalties). Goals: Peterson (Zayner) 27; McAthy 82. Indiana — Nolly, Dieterle, Zayner, Moor, O'Rourke, Chirico, Hayden, Plotkin, Tudela, Ambersley, Peterson. Subs: Yates, Stevning, Traylor, Robson, Badger, Pomeroy. UC Santa Barbara — Kennedy, Scott, Lochhead, Iro, Boyden, Byrne, Apilado, Rosenlund, […]

Jeff Agoos, 36, has been traded from the San Jose Earthquakes to the MetroStars for a fourth-round pick in the 2005 MLS draft. Agoos, a 9-year MLS veteran, has won three MLS titles with D.C. United and two with San Jose. The Texas product who played collegiate ball at the University of Virginia, where he […]

After Getafe fans chanted racist slurs at Barcelona players Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho two weeks ago, Getafe president Angel Torres suggested his players paint their faces black for their next home game, Sunday's match against Villarreal, in a show of solidarity with the victims of the abuse. Torres later announced his team would forgo the […]

NCAA Division II 2004 NSCAA/adidas First Team G, Joanna Humphreys, So., Regis, Arvada, Colo. F, Sarit Shenar, So., West Texas A&M,Israel F, Laura Hislop*, Jr., Franklin Pierce, Ireland F, Sarah Murray*, Sr., Truman State, Eden Prairie, Minn. M, Ymara Guante, Sr., Metro State, Tucson, Ariz. M, Shannon Lovejoy, Jr., Seattle Pacific, Seattle, Wash. M, Meghan […]

*Repeat selection NCAA Division II 2004 NSCAA/adidas First Team G, Bruce Motten, Jr., Queens, Knoxville, Tenn. D, Jonathon Curran*, Sr., Mass.-Lowell, Tyngsboro, Mass. D, Drew Rhea*, Sr., Cal State-Bakersfield, Redlands, Calif. D, Dan Robertson, Jr., Rollins, England M, Sascha Gores, Sr., UNC Pembroke, Germany M, Gary Lynch, Sr., USC Upstate, England M, Ricardo Raposo, Sr., […]

*Repeat selection 2004 NSCAA/adidas First Team G, Nicole Barnhart*, Jr., Stanford, Gilbertville, Pa. D, Keeley Dowling**, Sr., Tennessee, Carmel, Ind. D, Holly Gault, So., Kansas, Spring Hill, Kan. D, Natalie Jacobs, Jr., Penn State, Centreville, Va. M, Lori Chalupny*, Jr., North Carolina, St. Louis, Mo. M, Lindsey Huie**, Jr., Portland, Laguna Woods, Calif. M, Diana […]

Patrick Baker, who helped build Florida State into a national women's powerhouse, has been named the head coach at the University of Georgia. He amassed an 80-46-11 record in six seasons and led the Seminoles to five straight NCAA Tournament appearances. The 2003 Soccer America Women's Coach of the Year. previously coached at North Carolina […]

U.S. under-20 national team coach Sigi Schmid called up 30 players for the team's training camp Dec. 12-23 at U.S. Soccer's National Training Center at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. This will be the last camp before Schmid selects his final roster to compete in Group A of the CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifying Tournament, […]

New Page 1 Winners: Landon Donovan will have a chance at seeing European Champions League action. BAYER LEVERKUSEN, the German club he'll join in January, advanced to the knockout stage (round of 16) thanks to a 3-0 win over Dynamo Kiev. Leverkusen is one of three German clubs, along with Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen, […]

INDIANA (17-4-1) vs. MARYLAND (17-5-2) Kickoff: Friday, Dec. 10, 5 pm PT/8 pm ET in Carson, Calif. TV: ESPN2 Saturday, Men's College Cup MARYLAND-INDIANA (1-day delay), Noon ET. STORYLINE Familiar Territory: Indiana and Maryland are first and second, respectively, in College Cup appearances since 1996, the year MLS started. The Hoosiers are at the College […]

QUARTERFINALS Dec. 4 in Charlottesville, Va. Virginia 0 Duke 3. Goals: Kramer (Vidiera) 12, Charowski (Pope, Wadsworth) 21, Wadsworth (Loftus) 60. Virginia — Burke, Tuman, Hartman, Oliver, Freeman, Littlefield, Colacula, Holder, Barlow, Hill, Cristman. Subs: Hall, Tierney, Rosenbaum. Duke — Trowbridge, Jepson, Pope, Helton, Miller, Charowski, Camp, Videira, Loftus, Wadsworth, Kramer. Subs: Dudley, White, Swank, […]

Aly Wagner and Abby Wambach scored two goals apiece to lead the United States to a 5-0 victory over Mexico Wednesday before 15,549 fans in the final international match for stars Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy. Defender Joy Fawcett, who did not play as she is recovering from back surgery, also bid farewell. Hamm had […]

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Group A Dec. 8 Liverpool (Eng.) 3 (Pongolle 47, Mellor 80, Gerrard 86) Olympiakos (Greece) 1 (Rivaldo 27). Dep Coruna (Spain) 0 Monaco (France) 5 (Chevanton 21, Givet 37, Saviola 39, Maicon 55, Adebayor 76). Final Standings: *Monaco 12 points; *Liverpool, **Olympiakos 10; Dep. Coruna 2. Group B Dec. 8 Roma (Italy) […]

(All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) SATURDAY, Dec. 11 ESPN2 Men's College, NCAA Div. 1 Semifinal INDIANA-MARYLAND (1-day delay), noon. Men's College, NCAA Div. 1 Semifinal UC SANTA BARBARA-DUKE (1-day delay), 11 pm. FOX SPORTS WORLD English Premier League EVERTON-LIVERPOOL (live) 7:30 am. German Bundesliga BOCHUM-HAMBURG (delay) […]