Monthly Archives: December 2004

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor A decade or so ago, they would have settled for recognition along with the competition. Soon enough came the acclaim and the attention. At some point during that time they were transformed into subjects of adulation and admiration. Another chapter in the saga of American womenÆs soccer concludes tonight when […]

Here are the results of SoccerAmerica.com's November poll: Landon Donovan or Ed Johnson has the best shot of reaching 50 goals for the U.S. national team? Landon Donovan 71 percent Ed Johnson 29 percent Kasey Keller, Tim Howard or Brad Friedel to start in goal when the final round of World Cup 2006 qualifying opens […]

In a top of the standings clash, Ecuador League leader Deportivo Cuenca lost 2-1 to Barcelona of Guayaquil. Cuenca's players then mobbed the referee, protesting a first-half ejection and a stoppage-time goal. But they were kept at bay by police, who downed goalkeeper Damian Lanza and Marcelo Velasco with tear gas. Both were rendered unconscious […]

Women's Soccer Initiative, a not-for-profit entity dedicated to guide the re-launch of women's pro soccer in the United States, has named Tonya Antonucci as Chief Executive Officer to lead the re-launch efforts. Antonucci, 36, brings over a decade of business experience to the effort, having spent over seven years with Yahoo. The former Stanford player […]

MLS has announced the conference alignments for next season, which  kicks off April 2, 2005. The top four teams in each conference advance to the playoffs, which conclude with MLS Cup 2005 Nov. 13 in Frisco, Texas. EASTERN Chicago Fire Columbus Crew D.C. United Kansas City Wizards MetroStars New England Revolution. WESTERN Colorado Rapids CD […]

Three U.S. boys youth national teams went 6-1-3 at the four-day Nike Friendlies in Bradenton, Fla. The Under-17 boys national team was divided into two squads who went unbeatren in six games. The U-15s went 1-2-1. Their only loss was to Arsenal FC of Southern California. RESULTS: U.S. U-17 Blue Dec. 2 Australia U-18 2-0 […]

After Portuguese midfielder Paulo Diogo scored for Swiss First Division team Servette in its 4-1 win over Schafthausen he jumped on the perimeter fence while celebrating. The recently married Diogo's wedding ring got caught in the fence and when he jumped down the top two joints of his finger were severed. Referee Daniel Etter cautioned […]

WINNERS: NOTRE DAME became the first team other than North Carolina to win more than one NCAA Division I women's title when the Irish beat UCLA, 4-3, on penalty kicks, after their game ended 1-1. Favored Notre Dame survived an own goal by Icelandic defender Gudrun Gunnarsdottir in the 60th minute and a penalty called […]

New Page 1 (All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check and your local listings.) TUESDAY, Dec. 7 ESPN DEPORTES European Champions League PORTO-CHELSEA (live), 2:30 pm. European Champions League PANATHINAIKOS-PSV (delay), 4:45 pm. European Champions League PARIS SG-CSKA (delay), 7 pm. European Champions League ARSENAL-ROSENBORG (delay), 11:30 pm. CLOSED CIRCUIT/PPV European […]

NCAA DIVISION I MEN 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. […]

Final Dec. 5 in Wichita Falls, Texas Seattle 2 SIU-Edwardsville 1. Goals: Jensen (Weaver, Rivera) 43, McAlister 70; Pacheco 49. Seattle — Doyle, Besagno, Weaver, Inouye, Rivera, Cascio, Fishbaugher, Forner, McAlister, Churksy, Doran. Subs: Stromberg, Natale, Jensen, Sorensen. SIU-Edwardsville — Frasca, Burgund, Zaegel, Thibodeau, Mosier, Higgins, Pacheco, Cacciatore, Matthews, Banner, Lanter. Subs: Crook, Lamping, Beveridge, […]

Dec. 5 in Cary, N.C. Notre Dame 1 UCLA 1 (Notre Dame wins 4-3 on penalties). Goals: Thorlakson pen. 74; own goal 60. Notre Dame — Bohn, Lorenzen, Gunnarsdottir, Tancredi, Shaner, Buczkowski, Schefter, Krivacek, Chapman, Cinalli, Thorlakson. Subs: Tjeder, Jones, Reed. UCLA — Henderson, Devine, Billingsley, Fazio, Castelanelli, Caitlan Ursini, Greco, Oakes, Adams, Davis, Mora. […]

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, Pascioni, […]

Semifinals Dec. 3 in Wichita Falls, Texas Seattle 2 (Kenney 5, McAlister 95) Dowling 1 (Jensen 87) (OT). SIU-Edwardsville 4 (Burgund 34, Cacciatore 62, Pacheco 73, Banner 90) UNC Pembroke 1 (Little 47).

Dec. 2 Semifinals Metro State 2 (MacDonald 30, Kiefer 36) Neb.-Omaha 0. Adelphi 2 (Coiro 15, L.Lopez 70) Carson-Newman 1 (Terrell 54). Final Dec. 4 in Wichita Falls, Texas Metro State 3 Adelphi 2. Goals: MacDonald (Auer) 43, Almarez pen. 78, Hanavan (Guante) 90; Coiro (Auer) 75, Coiro 86. Metro State — Allen, Prouty, Pyke, […]

Dec. 3 in Cary, N.C. UCLA 2 Princeton 0. Goals: Adams (Mora) 48, Davis 65. UCLA — Henderson, Devine, Billingsley, Fazio, Castelanelli, Caitlan Ursini, Greco, Oakes, Adams, Davis, Mora. Subs: Hoshizaki, Playle, James. Princeton — Jackson, Griffiths, Pillion, Trigg-Smith, Costantino, J.Willis, Gallagher, Fontanez, Matheson, Behncke, Negron. Subs: Vogelzang, R.Willis, Morelli, Byrd, Salvo, Garnaas. Referee: Mike […]

Former Columbus Crew head coach Tom Fitzgerald died Saturday from injuries suffered when his motorcycle was struck by an SUV while he was en route to the Nike Friendlies in Bradenton, Fla. Fitzgerald, who was 52, coached MLS's Crew in 1996-2001. He was an assistant for the Crew when it began play in 1996 and […]

MANCHESTER UNITED-SOUTHAMPTON. Kasey Keller joined Southampton on loan from Tottenham for a month because first-team keepers Antti Niemi and Paul Smith were both sidelined with injuries. Niemi has virtually recovered from a knee operation and Smith's broken thumb has healed, but Keller will be in goal when the Saints travel to Old Trafford. With only […]

(All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) FRIDAY, Dec. 3 ESPN2 Women's College Cup Semifinals, UCLA-PRINCETON & SANTA CLARA-NOTRE DAME (live), 2 pm. FOX SPORTS WORLD English FA Cup, 2nd Round SCUNTHORPE-WREXHAM (live), 2:30 pm. U-19 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP, 3rd-place game, USA-BRAZIL (tape) 5 pm. GALAVISION FIFA Futsal […]

HARKES RETURNS: Former U.S. midfielder John Harkes returned last night from an interview with Rochester Rhinos general manager Chris Economides. Former Burn coach Mike Jeffries will interview today for the coaching job left vacant by the departure of Pat Ercoli. Harkes, who is D.C.'s director of youth development, is certainly intent on furthering his coaching […]

Who do you like… Landon Donovan or Ed Johnson? Kasey Keller, Tim Howard or Brad Friedel? Thomas Rongen (Chivas USA) or John Ellinger (Salt Lake)? Chad Marshall or Oguchi Onyewu? Arsenal's Arsene Wenger or Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson? Here's your votes based on 258 votes. Landon Donovan or Ed Johnson with the best shot […]

NOTRE DAME (23-1-1) vs. SANTA CLARA (18-4-2) Kickoff: Friday, Dec. 3, 4:30 pm ET in Cary, N.C. STORYLINE After North Carolina, Santa Clara and Notre Dame have been the most successful programs in women's college soccer over the last decade. Since '94, only UNC (10) has made more NCAA final four appearances than Santa Clara […]

1. PRINCETON (19-2-0) vs. UCLA (17-6-0) Kickoff: Friday, Dec. 3, 2 pm ET in Cary, N.C. STORYLINE The UCLA-Princeton semifinal features a meeting of former teammates. Princeton coach Julie Shackford and UCLA coach Jillian Ellis attended college together at William & Mary, where both were All-Americans. Shackford and Ellis played in four NCAA tournaments together […]

Winners: American keeper TIM HOWARD, 25, was back in goal for MANCHESTER UNITED in the Carling League Cup a week after watching Roy Carroll, who won the starting role in September, blunder badly in the Champions League. Howard had a quiet evening as Man U downed Arsenal, 1-0, to reach the League Cup semifinals. American […]

GIRLS 1987 REGION I Amanda Arcuri (New City, N.Y.), Caitlin Colfer (Albany, N.Y.), Erin Davis (Yardley, Pa.), Brianna Gray (Barrington, N.H.), Erin Guthrie (Sparta, N.J.), Amanda Lebo (Telford, Pa.), Alexandra Long (E. Northport, N.Y.), Katherine Milstead (Clarksburg, N.J.), Mandy Moraca (Mantua, N.J.), Ashley Myers (Bel Air, Md.), Jen Om (Fairfax, Va.), Vanessa Patry (Delmar, N.J.), […]