Monthly Archives: February 2005

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Magazine The trial of ex-Quake Dwayne DeRosario at English club Blackburn has been extended. DeRosario arrived in Blackburn Feb. 11, attended the clubÆs 3-0 win over Norwich the following day and began training with Blackburn Monday. In a full-field scrimmage Tuesday he scored a pair of goals, according […]

Referee Lee Probert, who red-carded Preston North End's American midfielder Eddie Lewis for fouls during Preston's 2-1 win over Queens Park Saturday, also sent QPR mascot Jude the Cat to the stands for dissent. The ejection of Jude the Cat, who had protested an offside call, prompted QPR coach Ian Holloway to say, ''The ref […]

The USA, which had canceled two friendlies in Janaury because of the labor dispute, has scheduled two exhibitions before its next World Cup qualifying games (March 27 at Mexico & March 30 vs. Guatemala in Birmingham, Ala.). Coach Bruce Arena's team will face Colombia Wednesday, March 9 in Fullerton, Calif., at Titan Stadium and Honduras […]

April Heinrichs, who last year guided the U.S. women's national team to the Olympic title, has resigned after five years as head coach. Heinrichs, 40, succeeded Tony DiCicco after the USA's 1999 World Cup win. Under Heinrichs, the U.S. women finished runner-up at the 2000 Olympics in Australia and third at the U.S.-hosted 2003 Women's […]

NSCAA/adidas Boys W-L-T 1 Miami (Fla.) Sunset 26-0-2 2 Plano (Texas) West 10-0-1 3 Damien (Calif.) 21-0-2 4 New Orleans Jesuit 27-0-2 5 American Heritage (Fla.) 25-0-3 6 Saddleback (Calif.) 20-0-2 7 Klein (Texas) 15-1-0 8 Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) Aquinas 23-1-3 9 Allen (Texas) 8-0-3 10 St. Joseph's (Miss.) 18-2-0 NSCAA/adidas Girls W-L-T 1 American […]

U.S. under-16 and under-17 girls national teams will both face Germany's U-17 girls in a pair international exhibitions at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Feb. 27-March 3, 2005. These will be the first international matches of the year for U.S. head coach Erica WalshÆs U-17s and U.S. head coach Sue PatbergÆs U-16s. U.S. […]

Saturday, April 2 D.C. United at CD Chivas USA Real Salt Lake at MetroStars Los Angeles Galaxy at Columbus Crew Chicago Fire at FC Dallas Colorado Rapids at Kansas City Wizards New England Revolution at San Jose Earthquakes Saturday, April 9 Columbus Crew at New England Revolution Chicago Fire at D.C. United FC Dallas at […]

By RIDGE MAHONEY In Port of Spain, Trinidad By his own admission, if a game or training session wasnÆt clicking, Eddie Johnson would be finished long before it was over. ''When things werenÆt going well, IÆd put my head down,'' he says of tough times that frustrated him, his coaches, and the MLS fans in […]

Winners: After coming off the bench late in his first three games with Bayer Leverkusen, LANDON DONOVAN made his first start Sunday in a 2-0 win over Mainz, for which American Casey Conor played the final nine minutes. Donovan, who was replaced in the 75th minute, played the attacking midfield role usually manned by Brazilian […]

American DaMarcus Beasley of Dutch club PSV Eindhoven has been invited to play in Tuesday's FIFA Football for Hope game, a fund-raiser for victims of the Asian tsunami. The game (live on ESPN2, 2:55 pm ET/11:55 am PT) pits teams led by Brazilian Ronaldinho against a squad led by Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko.

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) THURSDAY, Feb. 17 FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Libertadores LIBERTAD-AMERICA CALI (live), 4:30 pm. Copa Libertadores CARACAS-BANFIELD (live), 6:30 pm. Copa Libertadores CUENCA-BOCA JUNIORS (live), 8:45 pm. GOL TV UEFA Cup, Round of 32, […]

SoccerAmericaDaily readers gave the highest marks to Eddie Johnson and Kasey Keller for their performances in Wednesday's 2-1 U.S. win over Trinidad & Tobago. REPORT CARD: U.S. Players vs. T&T (1=low; 10=high) Readers' average/Player/SA's rating* 6.8 Kasey Keller  5 5.9 Steve Cherundolo 6 5.3 Eddie Pope 4 5.2 Cory Gibbs 4 5.2 Carlos Bocanegra 4 […]

Hank Edelman Upper Saddle River, N.J. Kasey Keller 7 – Made key saves including the turning point in the game on the breakaway. Should have been an 8 except for bad luck on the goal. Steve Cherundolo 6 – Nice cross and decent composure on the ball. Deserves more chances to play. Eddie Pope 5 […]

Arsenal's Spanish striker Jose Antonio Reyes, 21, received a call by a man identifying himself as Real Madrid sporting director Emilio Butragueno, and Reyes told the caller: ''I am delighted that Real Madrid is interested in me because I have always wanted to play there. God willing, it can happen. The way things are [in […]

(All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) FRIDAY, Feb. 11 No live games. SATURDAY, Feb. 12 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL English Premier League EVERTON-CHELSEA (live), 7:30 am. German Bundesliga HERTHA BERLIN-NUREMBERG (same-day delay), 9:45 am. English FA Cup, 4th Round Replay TOTTENHAM-WEST BROM (live), 12:30 pm. English Premier League […]

USA keeps unbeaten record vs. T&T in qualifying alive: Feb. 9 in Port of Spain, Trinidad Trinidad & Tobago 1 USA 2 Goals: Eve 89; Johnson 30, Lewis 54. Trinidad & Tobago — Hislop, Rojas, Andrews, Sancho, Fitzpatrick (Glenn, 71), Rougier (Eve, 46), Edwards (Theobald, 74), Jones, John, Pierre, Yorke. USA — Keller, Cherundolo, Gibbs, […]

By Mike WoitallaThe USA dominated host Trinidad & Tobago for the majority of Wednesday's clash in Port of Spain and came away with a 2-1 win as the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying got underway.Eddie Johnson, 20, continued his spectacular run since making his U.S. debut last October. He skied to meet a […]

By Ridge Mahoney in Port of Spain, Trinidad The day after Carnival is known as Cooldown, and on an afternoon heavily laden with oppressive Caribbean heat that is what the U.S. did to the World Cup hopes of its hosts. It will take an incredible away performance in the 2005 Hexagonal for the Americans to […]

WORLD CUP 2006 QUALIFYING: EUROPE Feb. 9 Group 1 Macedonia 0 Andorra 0. Standings: Netherlands, Romania 10 points; Finland, Czech Rep. 9; Macedonia 5; Andorra 4; Armenia 1. Group 2 Albania 0 Ukraine 2 (Rusol 40, Husin 59). Greece 2 (Zagorakis 25, Basinas pen. 32) Denmark 1 (Rommedahl 45). Standings: Ukraine 14; Greece 8; Turkey, […]

Eddie Johnson scored his sixth goal in four games on a header and Eddie Lewis struck from long-range to give the USA a 2-1 win over Trinidad & Tobago Wednesday in the opening game of the Hexagonal, the CONCACAFÆs final round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. The hosts scored with time running out […]

By Ridge Mahoney in Miami & Port of Spain Lacking several members of the 2002 World Cup team that reached the quarterfinals, including the starting goalkeeper, the U.S. begins the final phase of the qualifying for the 2006 competition short of practice time as well as players. ôThe only thing that has been affected is […]

Trinidad & Tobago hosts the USA Wednesday (ESPN2, 2:30 pm ET/11:30 am PT) as the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying gets underway. 8 Number of times the USA and Trinidad & Tobago have met in World Cup qualifying. 6 U.S. wins. 0 T&T wins. 2 Ties. 10-2 Goals USA scored to goals T&T […]

WINNERS: BORUSSIA MONECHENGLADBACH remains unbeaten since the winter break, but American keeper Kasey Keller was scored on from 40 yards and was judged by the linesman to have carried the ball over the goal line (which replays did not confirm) for the second goal in a 3-2 win over Freiburg. OGUCHI ONYEWU, who is ineligible […]

By Ridge Mahoney in Miami Thirteen MLS players and 10 taken from the European ranks will comprise the squad from which Coach Bruce Arena will select the 18 players to face Trinidad & Tobago in Port of Spain Wednesday in the first game of the CONCACAF World Cup final round qualifying. Forwards Brian Ching, Eddie […]

(All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings.) WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9 ESPN2 World Cup 2006 Qualifying, CONCACAF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO-USA (live), 2:30 pm. FOX SOCCER CHANNEL International Friendly ENGLAND-NETHERLANDS (live), 2:30 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Libertadores PALMEIRAS-TACUARY (live), 6:30 pm. Copa Libertadores CIENCIANO-GUADALAJARA (live), 8:30 pm. GERMAN […]