Monthly Archives: January 2005

WINNERS: DaMARCUS BEASLEY scored on a well-placed 13-yard shot and assisted on another goal as PSV Eindhoven downed RKC Waalwijk, 4-1. Beasley, whose team is in first place of the Dutch Eredivisie, has scored five league goals in 17 appearances. LANDON DONOVAN, who played six minutes in his Bayer Leverkusen debut last week (a 3-0 […]

All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2 FOX SPORTS WORLD English Premier League BLACKBURN-CHELSEA (live), 3 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Libertadores GUADALAJARA-CIENCIANO (live), 7:30 pm. GOL TV U-20 South America Championship BRAZIL-CHILE (live), 7 pm. U-20 […]

Fifty autographed jerseys were won at the Soccer America Superstar Jersey Raffle Jan. 15 during the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) convention in Baltimore, Md., raising more than $8,000 for the Special Olympics and the NSCAA Foundation. The winners are listed below. Winners who were not on-site to accept their prizes will have […]

Winners: DaMARCUS BEASLEY, who assisted in league play last weekend, set up a pair goals on Tuesday as a 4-0 PSV Eindhoven win over Volendam sent it into the Dutch Cup quarterfinals. Florida product CORY GIBBS, who made his Feyernoord debut last weekend, played the full 90 again in midweek Dutch Cup action as Feyenoord […]

Dear SoccerAmericaDaily Reader, We apologize for the interruption in the delivery of SoccerAmericaDaily. During Soccer America's move to new offices, technical difficulties arose that have prevented us from sending The Daily since Friday, Jan. 21. We expect to return to regular delivery shortly and thank you for your patience. Yours, Lynn Berling-Manuel, CEO & Publisher, […]

(All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) FRIDAY, Jan. 28 FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL International Friendly ATL. NACIONAL-SP. CRISTAL (live), 6 pm. International Friendly COLON DE SANTA FE-NACIONAL (live), 8 pm. SATURDAY, Jan. 29 FOX SPORTS WORLD English FA Cup, 4th Round SOUTHAMPTON-PORTSMOUTH (live), 7:30 am. English FA […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor SIGIÆS TAKE: Former Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid gave these assessments of his four under-20 players who were selected in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft: ôChad Barrett [Chicago] is somebody who, physically, has all the tools. HeÆs got speed, heÆs strong, heÆs a player who can do some things and he puts […]

NSCAA/adidas Boys W-L-T 1 Miami (Fla.) Sunset 23-0-1 2 Spring (Texas) Klein 8-0-0 3 New Orleans Jesuit 23-0-2 4 American Heritage (Fla.) 21-0-3 5 Los Angeles Loyola 19-2-1 6 Plano (Texas) West 6-0-1 7 Granite Hills (Calif.) 7-0-4 8 Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) Aquinas 18-1-2 9 Katy (Texas) Taylor 6-0-0 9 Tupelo (Miss.) 14-1-0 NSCAA/adidas Girls […]

In the wake of an agreement between U.S. Soccer and the national team playersÆ union to continue negotiations while competing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, Coach Bruce Arena has called in 27 MLS players and one USL player to training camp at the Home Depot Center to prepare for the Feb. 9 qualifier […]

Winners: KASEY KELLER, who had a two-season Spanish First Division stint in the middle of a decade of playing in England, got good reviews after his debut in the German First Division on Saturday, when his new club, Borussia Moenchengladbach, downed Arminia Bielefeld, 1-0.   LANDON DONOVAN celebrated his German Bundesliga debut as an 84th-minute […]

(All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) THURSDAY, Jan. 27 FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Argentine Soccer BOCA JUNIORS-SAN LORENZO (live), 8 pm. RAI INTERNATIONAL Coppa Italia, Quarterfinal, Andata ATALANTA-INTER MILAN (live), 3 pm. GOL TV Friendly MEXICO-SWEDEN (1-day delay) 8 pm. U-20 South America Championship URUGUAY-COLOMBIA (delay) midnight. […]

COSTA RICA Jan. 12 — vs. Haiti (3-3). GUATEMALA Jan. 17 — vs. Colombia (1-1). Jan. 23 — vs. Paraguay (1-2). Jan. 29 — vs. Denmark under-21 team (in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) MEXICO Jan. 26 — vs. Sweden (in San Diego). PANAMA Jan. 21 — vs. Denmark under-21 team (1-0). Jan. 23 — vs. Denmark […]

The threat of seeing the USA field minor-league replacement players in its World Cup qualifying game Feb. 9 was lifted on Friday when the U.S. Soccer Federation and the U.S. National Soccer Team Players Association reached an agreement to continue negotiations while competing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. U.S. coach Bruce Arena started […]

Winners TIM HOWARD looked shaky coming out on one cross but also made a fine save as Manchester United won its FA Cup, third-round replay, 2-0, against non-league Exeter on Wednesday. Reading advanced to the FA Cup fourth round thanks in part to outstanding saves by American goalkeeper MARCUS HAHNEMANN in a 1-0 win over […]

U.S. international Cory Gibbs became the latest MLS player to head to Europe, signing a four-and-a-half year contract with Dutch club Feyenoord. Gibbs, 25, is leaving Dallas after one season. The Florida product and former Brown University star debuted in the German First Division in 2001 with St. Pauli, for which he played in the […]

MLS: Team-by-team player moves CHICAGO IN: John Thorrington (Grimsby/ENG), Chad Barrett (UCLA), Jack Stewart (Notre Dame Univ.), Will John (Saint Louis Univ.), Chris Rolfe (Univ. of Dayton), Gonzalo Segares (VCU), Boyzzz Khumalo (Coastal Carolina Univ.), Karim Deitz (Birmingham Southern). OUT: Dipsy Selolwane (Salt Lake), Evan Whitfield (Salt Lake), Harry Ring (Dallas), Andy Williams (Salt Lake), […]

The U.S. under-16 womenÆs national team head coach Sue Patberg will run her first camp of the year Jan. 22-29 in Carson, Calif. Patberg will bring the following 24 players to the Home Depot Center: Goalkeepers — Wendy Balogun (Bowie, Md.), Jorden Kussmann (Lakewood, Wash.), Nicole Weiss (Redding, Conn.). Defenders — Lauren Barnes (Upland, Calif.), […]

(All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings) FRIDAY, Jan. 21 GOL TV U-20 South American Tournament ARGENTINA-COLOMBIA (live), 8:30 pm. SATURDAY, Jan. 22 FOX SPORTS WORLD English Premier League SOUTHAMPTON-LIVERPOOL (live), 7:30 am. German Bundesliga SCHALKE-WERDER BREMEN (delay), 9:45 am. English Premier League WEST BROM-MANCHESTER CITY (live), noon. […]

While the USA is mired in a labor dispute, here's an update on its opponents in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying: COSTA RICA. The Ticos had to settle for a 3-3 tie against Haiti last Wednesday after blowing a 3-0 lead after 13 minutes. MLS players Erick Scott (Salt Lake) and Andy […]

While the USA is mired in a labor dispute, here's an update on its opponents in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying: COSTA RICA. The Ticos had to settle for a 3-3 tie against Haiti last Wednesday after blowing a 3-0 lead after 13 minutes. MLS players Erick Scott (Salt Lake) and Andy […]

WINNERS: The UNITED STATES qualified for the World Youth Championship for the fifth straight time when it won all three games at the CONCACAF Group A qualifying tournament in Carson, Calif. It marked the first time the U.S. U-20s have had a perfect record in qualifying. They beat Trinidad & Tobago (6-1), Panama (2-0) and […]

Kasey Keller, the 35-year-old American goalkeeper who has played in Europe since the 1991-92 season, is moving from English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur to German First Division club Borussia Moenchengladbach. Keller, who lost his starting role at Tottenham this season to Paul Robinson, has previously for Millwall (England, 1991-96), Leicester City (England, 1996-99), Rayo Vallecano […]

By Ridge Mahoney Soccer America Senior Editor in Carson, Calif. U.S. Soccer has followed through on its threat to call in replacement players. More than 20 players — all currently or most recently with USL (former A-League) teams, according to federation officials — have gathered at a hotel near the Home Depot Center to begin […]

(All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) MONDAY, Jan. 17 GOL TV Spain's La Liga REAL MADRID-ZARAGOZA (1-day delay) 4:30 pm. CLOSED CIRCUIT/PPV International Friendly GUATEMALA-COLOMBIA (ISM, live), 10 pm. TUESDAY, Jan. 18 FOX SPORTS WORLD English FA Cup, 3rd Round BURNLEY-LIVERPOOL (live), 2:30 pm. FOX SPORTS EN […]

COSTA RICA Jan. 12 — vs. Haiti (3-3). GUATEMALA Jan. 17 — vs. Colombia (in Los Angeles) Jan. 22 — vs. Paraguay (in Los Angeles) Jan. 29 — vs. Denmark under-21 team (in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) MEXICO Jan. 26 — vs. Sweden (in San Diego). PANAMA Jan. 21 — vs. Denmark under-21 team. Jan. 23 […]