Monthly Archives: March 2005

By Mike Woitalla in Mexico City The USA failed in its 23rd attempt to beat Mexico on its soil when it fell, 2-1, in Sunday's World Cup qualifier at Azteca Stadium. ''Mexico was the better team today,'' said U.S. coach Bruce Arena, whose team faces Guatemala on Wednesday in its third game of the 10-game […]

WORLD CUP 2006 QUALIFYING EUROPE March 26 GROUP ONE Armenia 2 (Haboyan 32, Khachatryan 83) Andorra 1 (Silva 57). Czech Rep. 4 (Baros 7, Rosicky 34, Polak 58, Lokvenc 87) Finland 3 (Litmanen 46, Riihilahti 73, Johansson 79). Romania 0 Netherlands 2 (Cocu 1, Babel 84). Standings: Netherlands 13 points; Czech Rep. 12; Romania 10; […]

March 25 in Suwon USA 1 Egypt 0. Goal: Alvarez 62. USA — Westberg, Ward, Phelan (Dalby, 46), Sturgis, Franklin (Freeman, 65), Feilhaber (John, 46), Gaven (Kljestan, 34), Ianni, Alvarez (Szetela, 88), Peterson (Hill, 76), Barrett. Egypt — Hamada, Abdellah, E.Ahmed (K.Ahmed, 87), Islam, D.Ahmed, Mahmoud, A.Abdallah, Karim, S.Mohamed (M.Mohamed, 89); M.Abdallah (Ibrahim, 87), Hossam […]

Super Group Quarterfinals Atletico Paranaense (Brazil) vs Tigres (Mexico) Hartlepool United (England) vs. Santos (Mexico) U19 Group IMG Academy (Fla.) vs River Plate Red (Texas) Santa Clara Sporting Ruckus/TM (Calif.) vs Chicago Magic (Ill.) Santa Clara Sporting Ruckus/CH (Calif.) vs Toronto Lynx (Canada) Comets Blue (Texas) vs Knowsley Youth (England) U17 Group Quarterfinals Univ. de […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine 1. PECKING ORDER: Out of the blue, MLS yesterday send out a release ''MLS Unveils 2005 Player Rules,'' a lengthy explanation of its complicated rules governing the signing of players. What the rules do set out is just how Los Angeles — and not San Jose — […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine Teams are using allocations and the corresponding moneys through new rules adopted by MLS. Teams can use allocation money to re-sign players and can trade chunks of allocation money in the same manner as draft picks, players, and salary-cap space. They can also trade allocation slots as […]

Here's is the ranking of MLS allocations: 1. FC Dallas Expansion allocation acquired from L.A. Galaxy (originally held by Chivas USA), Greg Vanney 2. Real Salt Lake Expansion allocation Clint Mathis 3. Chicago Fire Portion of missing '04 Playoffs (split) John Thorrington 4. FC Dallas Missing '04 Playoffs (major) UNUSED 5. Chicago Fire DaMarcus Beasley […]

The USA has outscored Mexico 12-4 in its 10 games (6-3-1 record) against El Tri under Bruce Arena. The U.S. scorers were: Frankie Hejduk (1-2 loss, 1999) Gregg Berhalter (3-0 win, 2000) Brian McBride (3-0 win, 2000) Frankie Hejduk (3-0 win, 2000) Josh Wolff (2-0 win, 2000) Landon Donovan (2-0 win, 2000) Josh Wolff (2-0 […]

Mexico-USA World Cup Qualifying, CONCACAF Hexagonal, Game Day 2 Sunday, March 27, in Mexico City, Azteca Stadium TV: ESPN2 (live) 1 pm ET/10 am PT TV: Telemundo 1 pm ET/10 am PT (pregame show at noon ET/9 am PT) HOLIDAY CLASH. The last time the USA got a result in Azteca Stadium against Mexico, it […]

Super Group Atletico Paranaense (Brazil) vs Tigres (Mexico) Hartlepool United (England) vs. Santos (Mexico) U19 Group IMG Academy (Fla.) vs River Plate Red (Texas) Santa Clara Sporting Ruckus/TM (Calif.) vs Chicago Magic (Ill.) Santa Clara Sporting Ruckus/CH (Calif.) vs Toronto Lynx (Canada) Comets Blue (Texas) vs Knowsley Youth (England) U17 Group Univ. de Monterrey (Mexico) […]

YOUTH: U.S. U-20 result at Suwon Tournament The U.S. U-20 national team fell 1-0 to host South Korea on a freezing cold evening at the Suwon World Cup Stadium in their second match of the Suwon International Tournament. The loss ended Coach Sigi Schmid's streak of eight straight wins since he took over the team […]

(This article appeared in the March 21, 2005 issue of Soccer America Magazine.) The United States has played Mexico eight times in the last four years, but the Americans won't recognize a handful of reinforcements brought in by Coach Ricardo Lavolpe. By Mike Woitalla ANTONIO "SINHA" NAELSON (Toluca). The 28-year-old Sao Paulo native arrived in […]

(This article appeared in the March 21, 2005 issue of Soccer America Magazine.) By Mike Woitalla Forty years ago, Hector Sanchez, a Mexico City car mechanic bounced an 8-year-old boy on his lap and asked his friends, ''Do you know who this guy is?'' They responded that, of course, it's your son Hugo. ''Yes,'' said […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy continued to load up on foreigners, signing a pair of Brazilians and a Costa Rican international. Joining the club are 29-year-old Brazilian forward Naldo, who recently played for Swiss club St. Gallen in 2003-04, 19-year-old Brazilian midfielder Paulo Nagamura, who played in English club Arsenal's reserve system before being released in […]

U.S. players to fade physically late in the game, as they did in the 2-1 win over Trinidad & Tobago to open the Hexagonal. "They know that physically they have problems," Lavolpe said Tuesday, "and that's where we must put pressure on them. In their last game against Trinidad & Tobago, they struggled physically in […]

Chicago Fire No. Goalkeepers/Country GP 1 David Mahoney USA 0 18 Matt Pickens USA 0 24 Zach Thornton USA 170 No. Defenders/Country GP 2 C.J. Brown USA 172 3 Samuel Caballero HON 0 5 Jim Curtin USA 102 33 Hollis Donaldson USA 0 6 Kelly Gray USA 78 4 Leonard Griffin USA 9 23 Ivan […]

March 18 Davidson 3-1 W Marosevic, Ababio (2) March 19 UNC-Wilmington 0-1 L — March 20 Wake Forest 0-2 L —

The U.S. U-21 womenÆs national team will hold a training camp March 26-April 3 in Carson, Calif. U.S. U-21 coach Greg Ryan, who recently returned from Portugal where he coached the senior national team to the Algarve Cup title, will bring 24 players to the Home Depot Center. U-21 Women's National Team Roster Goalkeepers: Erica […]

March 22, 2005 in Suwon, South Korea U.S. U-20s 2, Argentina U-20s 1. Goals: Barrett (John) 18, Hill (Evans) 91; Fabro (Armenteros) 8. USA — Westberg, Freeman (Rogers, 74), Phelan, Ianni, Ward, Feilhaber (Kljestan, 66), Gaven, Dalby, John (Szetela, 57), Barrett (Hill, 74), Peterson (Evans, 68). Argentina — Champagne, Formica, Barroso, Maidana, Domingo, Manicero (Yassogna, […]

Houston teenager Stuart Holden, who recently signed a short-term contract with English club Sunderland, suffered a fractured eye socket in an unprovoked attack outside the Tiger Tiger bar in Newcastle's Newgate Street. The injury required surgery and will probably keep the 19-year-old midfielder out of action for the remainder of the English season. Holden, who […]

Winners EDDIE JOHNSON's goal in the last minute of the first half was enough to give the UNITED STATES a 1-0 victory over Honduras Saturday in an international friendly at University Stadium in Albuquerque, N.M. Johnson has now scored seven goals in six career games since making his debut back on Oct. 9, 2004. The […]

Goalkeepers: Oswaldo Sanchez (Guadalajara), Oscar Perez (Cruz Azul). Defenders: Francisco Javier Rodrfguez (Guadalajara), Carlos Salcido (Guadalajara), Rafael Marquez (Barcelona), Gonzalo Pineda (UNAM), Hugo Sanchez (Tigres), Hector Altamirano (Santos), Salvador Carmona (Cruz Azul), Ricardo Osorio (Cruz Azul). Midfielders: Jaime Lozano (UNAM), Rafael Garcfa (Cruz Azul), Ramon Morales (Guadalajara), Pavel Pardo (Club America), Luis Perez (Monterrey), Antonio […]

Eddie Johnson's goal in the last minute of the first half was enough to give the United States a 1-0 victory over Honduras Saturday in an international friendly at University Stadium in Albuquerque, N.M. The game was the teamÆs final tune-up matches for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers on March 27 against Mexico in Mexico […]

All times Eastern (Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, March 25 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying ENGLAND-GERMANY (live), 2:30 pm. RAI INTERNATIONAL UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying ITALY-SCOTLAND (delay), 5 pm. SATURDAY, March 26 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL World Cup 2006 Qualifying, UEFA BULGARIA-SWEDEN […]

The U.S. national team faces Honduras Saturday in Albuquerque, N.M. (TV: Fox Soccer Channel & HDNet, live, 4 p.m. ET) in its second international friendly before heading to Mexico City and the World Cup qualifying showdown with Mexico March 27. The Americans have been training in altitude in Colorado Springs, Colo., from where they bused […]