Monthly Archives: February 2005

WINNERS: American keeper TIM HOWARD made his first English Premier League start since September in Manchester United's 2-1 win over Portsmouth. Man U boss Alex Ferguson gave Howard the call in the wake of Roy Carroll's Champions League blunder last week. Howard, who conceded a long-distance goal, was rated a 7 out of 10 by […]

YOUTH: U.S. U-15 boys national team roster The U.S. U-15 boys national team will hold a five-day camp in Bradenton, Fla., where players will be broken up into two teams (White and Blue) for six games against the Super Y-League '90 and '89 ODP select teams and the U.S. U-16 national team. The U.S. U-15s […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) THURSDAY, March 3 FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Libertadores SANTOS-DANUBIO (live), 5 pm. Copa Libertadores RIVER PLATE-NACIONAL (live), 7 pm. Copa Libertadores THE STRONGEST-SAO PAULO (delay), 11 pm. GOL TV Spain's La Liga BARCELONA-ESPANYOL […]

Feb. 27 in Carson, Calif. U.S. under-17 national team 2 Germany under-17 national team 0. Goals: O'Hara 15, Trusty 34. USA — Naeher, Klingenberg, Trusty, Switzer, Wilmouth, Washington, Yi, Hayes, Heath, OÆHara, McDonald. Subs: Fountain, Hawkins, Alukonis, DiMartino, Given, Stannard, Gnatzig, Moore.

Feb. 22 in Guatemala City Municipal (Guat.) 1 U.S. under-17 national team 6. U.S. goals: Soroka 19, 37, own goal 28, Kirk 48, Subotic 50, Igwe 80. USA — Brian Perk, Wagner, Alston, Sarkodie, Lichaj, Arvizu (Edgar, 74), Nakazawa, Subotic (Gonzalez, 66), Kirk (Hall, 76), Zimmerman (Igwe, 46), Soroka. Feb. 24 in Guatemala City Comunicaciones […]

Semifinals Feb. 25 in Guatemala City Honduras 1 (Velasquez 72) Panama 0. Guatemala 0 Costa Rica 4 (Segura 8, Sequeira 21, Wilson 40, Scott 60). Third-Place Game Feb. 25 in Guatemala City Guatemala 3 (Villatoro 7, Plata 41, 49) Panama 0. Final Feb. 27 in Guatemala City Costa Rica 1 (Wilson 68) Honduras 1 (Nunez […]

(all times Eastern) ABC Sports (3 national telecasts) Sat. April 2 D.C. United at Chivas USA 3:00 pm. Sat. July 30 MLS All Star Game 3:30 pm. Sun. Nov. 13 MLS Cup 2005 3:30 pm. ESPN2 (26 national telecasts) Sat. April 9 Chivas USA at San Jose 4:00 pm. Fri. April 15 D.C. United at […]

Feb. 20 in Waterford Barbados 0 Cuba 3 (More 24, 71, Galindo 90). Jamaica 2 (Shelton 27, Williams 36) Trin. & Tobago 1 (N.Pierre 37). Feb. 22 in Waterford Cuba 2 (More 23, 48) Trin. & Tobago 1 (Glen 13). Barbados 0 Jamaica 1 (Williams 8). Feb. 24 in Waterford Jamaica 1 (Shelton 47) Cuba […]

Group A Feb. 19 in Guatemala City Honduras 5 (Nunez 19, 84, Velasquez 42, 51, 73) Nicaragua 1 (Busto 54). Guatemala 2 (Villatoto 35, Plata pen. 72) Belize 0. Feb. 21 in Guatemala City Honduras 4 (Velasquez 7, Nunez 33, 80, Palacios 88) Belize 0. Guatemala 4 (Plata 11, Sandoval 39, 77, Villatoro 66) Nicaragua […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Magazine MINA NEARLY DONE: FC Dallas coach Colin Clarke is hopeful that the final details on the acquisition of Ecuadorian forward Roberto Mina can be finished in the next day or so, and the player will be able to join his new team in Spain. FC Dallas leaves […]

New Page 1 A quintet of outstanding strikers lead their respective national teams against the United States in the final round of World Cup 2006 qualifying. By Paul Kennedy (From the Feb. 14/21 issue of Soccer America Magazine.) The troubled 'Cuau' CUAUHTEMOC BLANCO (Mexico) Club: Club America (Mexico). Age: 32. Ht.: 5-foot-10. Wt.: 155 pounds. […]

In the wake of Germany's game-fixing scandal, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has recommended playing referees 100,000 euros ($132,600). ''That would be the solution,'' Blatter said in an interview with German magazine Kicker. ''I've been saying that for 10 years. Then it becomes an occupation, and when you go to your workplace you don't cheat anyone.'' […]

WINNERS: BARCELONA recovered from an early own goal to down Chelsea, 2-1, in the marquee match of the European Champions League round of 16, first leg games with goals by Maxi Lopez and Samuel Eto'o. Barcelona has lost only once at home to English opposition, to Liverpool in a 1976 UEFA Cup semifinal. PSV EINDHOVEN, […]

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Round of 16, First Leg Feb. 22 Real Madrid (Spain) 1 (Helguera 31) Juventus (Italy) 0. Liverpool (Eng.) 3 (Garcia 15, Riise 35, Hamann 92) B. Leverkusen (Germ.) 1 (Franca 93). PSV (Neth.) 1 (Alex 8) Monaco (France) 0. Bay. Munich (Germ.) 3 (Pizarro 4, 58, Salihamidzic 65) Arsenal (Eng.) 1 (Toure […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena has named an all-MLS roster for training camp and home friendlies against Colombia (March 9) and Honduras (March 19) in preparation for World Cup qualifiers at Mexico (March 27) and vs. Guatemala (March 30). European-based players are expected to begin arriving into camp March 20. GOALKEEPERS Jon Busch (Columbus Crew) 0 […]

(From the Feb. 14/21 issue of Soccer America Magazine) MLS isn't a year-round job, but that doesn't mean the league's players didn't keep busy in the offseason. By Mike Woitalla Troy Dayak (San Jose) Farmer, store owner, coach On a cold January evening in the California's Central Valley, Troy Dayak bucks 75 bales of hay. […]

U.S. U-17 national team head coach John Hackworth selected 20 players for the team's trip to Guatemala City, Guatemala, where it will take on Municipal on Tuesday (Feb. 22), Comunicaciones on Thursday (Feb. 24) and Aurora on Saturday (Feb. 26). Goalkeepers: Bryant Rueckner (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Brian Perk (Santa Margarita, Calif.). Defenders: Michael Balogun (Houston, […]

The U.S. under-18 boys national team coach Bob Jenkins called up the following players for the second camp of the year, beginning Feb. 26 in Bradenton, Fla: Goalkeepers: Chay Cain (Aurora, Ill.), Steve Sandbo (SMU). Defenders: Pavelid Castenada (Babylon, N.Y.), Greg Folk (UCLA), Aaron Pinckney (Corona, Calif.), David Rodriguez (Dallas, Texas), Chris Schuler (Aurora, Ill.), […]

In the latest chapter of the Spanish league's battle with racist behavior by fans, Alfonso Perez Burrull became the first La Liga referee to stop a game because of racist chants. When Malaga fans made monkey noises as Espanyol goalkeeper, Carlos Kameni of Cameroon, got the ball, Perez Burrull halted the game and asked club […]

American John O'Brien, 27, is leaving Ajax Amsterdam, whose youth system he joined in 1994 at age 16, for Dutch Eredivise club ADO Den Haag on a free transfer. O'Brien, who has played only 19 games in the last three seasons because of recurring injuries, has played in 85 Eredivisie games since 1998. In 2003 […]

Winners: DaMARCUS BEASLEY scored his sixth league goal in PSV EINDHOVEN's 4-1 win over NEC Nijmegen with a low 14-yard shot after entering the game in the 27th minute. Eindhoven is in first-place, four points ahead of second-place AZ. FEYENOORD and American defender CORY GIBBS celebrated a 2-0 win over Utrecht. Feyenoord is in fourth […]

Twenty players were called up for the U.S. women's national team's trip to the12th annual Algarve Cup, to be played in Portugal March 9-15. The USA will play France on March 9, Finland on March 11 and Denmark on March 13 in group play. The placement matches will be played March 15. The U.S. team […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Feb. 25 GALAVISION UNCAF Cup Semifinal HONDURAS-PANAMA (live), 7 pm ET. (east feed) UNCAF Cup Semifinal HONDURAS-PANAMA  (delay), 7 pm PT. (west feed, cable only) UNCAF Cup Semifinal GUATEMALA-COSTA RICA (live), 9 pm […]

In February, the final round of 2006 World Cup qualifying will begin in the CONCACAF region. The top three teams will advance to Germany 06, and the fourth-place team will meet Asias No. 5 team in a playoff with a berth at stake. Heres your chance to tell us how you think the six CONCACAF […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Magazine A year and a half ago, Tiffeny Milbrett quit the U.S. women's national team, citing philosophical differences between her and then-coach April Heinrichs. The news of Heinrichs' resignation surprised Milbrett, as it did many people, and she's making no assumptions that simply because Heinrichs is out it […]