Monthly Archives: April 2005

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Magazine TV NUMBERS: The Chivas USA-D.C. United opener, switched from ABC to ESPN when the network went to live coverage of Pope John Paul IIÆs final hours, drew a 0.4 rating, which represents 349,500 households. The league averaged a 0.2 rating (183,573 households) on ESPN2 last year. Telecasts […]

This will be the third camp for the U-20s as they continue to prepare for the 2005 World Youth Championship June 10-July 2 in the Netherlands. The U.S. will have two days of practice in Delden before traveling to Rotterdam to take on FeyenoordÆs reserve team on April 12. Two days later, the U.S. will […]

Greg Ryan has been named head coach of the U.S. womenÆs national team. The 48-year-old former college coach has been serving as interim head coach since the April HeinrichsÆ resignation in February. Ryan guided the USA to the Algarve Cup title in March. Had had served as U.S. womenÆs national team assistant coach since January […]

April 6 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United (USA) 1 UNAM (Mex.) 1. Goals: Gomez 10; Ailton pen. 51. D.C. United — Rimando, Stokes, Boswell, Petke, Gros, Carroll, Gomez (Adu, 79), Olsen, Guppy (Quaranta, 69), Eskandarian (Walker, 83), Moreno. UNAM — Bernal, Castro, Beltran, Pineda, Veron, Galindo, Leandro Augusto, Ailton (Del Olmo, 83), Espinosa, Botero, Iniguez. […]

April 6 in Milan AC Milan (Italy) 2 (Stam 45, Shevchenko 74) Inter Milan (Italy) 0. AC Milan — Dida, Cafu (Costacurta, 90), Nesta (Kaladze, 71), Stam, Maldini, Gattuso, Pirlo, Kaka, Seedorf, Shevchenko, Crespo (Ambrosini, 84). Inter Milan — Toldo, Zanetti, Cordoba, Mihajlovic, Favalli, Veron (Karagounis, 70), Zanetti (Van der Meyde, 81), Cambiasso, Stankovic, Cruz […]

He's trashed a McDonald's, stomped on the head of an opponent and was once banned from England's U-18 national team for recreational drug use. Now Newcastle midfielder Lee Bowyer has been fined $390,000 (six week's wages) by his club for an on-the-field fight — with a teammate. ''We are teammates and we have disagreements, but […]

The Chicago Fire has used a portion of the allocation it is owed for the departure of DaMarcus Beasley to sign Slovakian international forward Lubos Reiter. Fire coach Dave Sarachan is trying to rebuild an attack that also lost Damani Ralph (to the Russian First Division) and Ante Razov (traded to Columbus). Reiter, 30, arrives […]

United States under-17 national team coach John Hackworth announced the 18-player roster for the CONCACAF Group A qualifying tournament April 12-16 in Heredia, Costa Rica. Missing from the team is Los Angeles Galaxy draft pick Quavas Kirk, who broke his foot Sunday in a match against Haiti. The following is the state-by-state breakdown of the […]

April 5 in Lyons Lyon (France) 1 (Malouda 12) PSV (Neth.) 1 (Cocu 79). Lyon — Coupet, Reveillere, Cris, Cacapa, Abidal, Essien, Diarra, Juninho Pernambucano, Malouda, Govou, Wiltord. PSV — Gomes, Ooijer, Alex, Bouma, Lee, Van Bommel, Cocu, Vogel, Park, Vennegoor of Hesselink, Farfan (Beasley, 71). Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) Att.: 39,178 April 5 in […]

Pope John Paul II, who died on Saturday, scheduled his coronation in 1978 so as not to conflict with a televised soccer game. Born Karol Wojtyla, he was known as "Lolek the Goalie," in his hometown of Wadowice, Poland, where he played for the local soccer team. As a boy, according to childhood friend Jerzy […]

Winners: Columbus forward EDSON BUDDLE scored twice in the Crew's 3-0 win over Los Angeles, redirecting crosses with his head and his foot past rooted keeper Kevin Hartman. Four players notched goals for MLS clubs they joined for the 2005 season: RICHARD MULROONEY (Dallas), JEFF CUNNINGHAM (Colorado), ANTE RAZOV (Columbus) and RONALD CERRITOS (San Jose). […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change THURSDAY, April 7 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL CONCACAF Champions Cup, Semifinal, 1st Leg SAPRISSA-MONTERREY (live), 10:30 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Libertadores RIVER PLATE-JUNIOR DE BARRANQUILLA (live), 8 pm. CONCACAF Champions Cup, Semifinal, 1st […]

MLS April 2 in Carson, Calif. CD Chivas USA 0 D.C. United 2. Goals: Gros (Carroll, Moreno) 32; Gomez 76. CD Chivas USA û Guzan, Perez, Lopez (Romo, 74), Suarez, Hendrickson, Gomez (Mendoza, 32), Cuadros, Ramirez, Torres (Martinez, 58), Martins, Taylor. D.C. United û Rimando, Boswell, Petke, Prideaux, Gros, Carroll, Olsen, Guppy (Quaranta, 68), Eskandarian […]

Chivas USA will quickly learn where it stands on and off the field when the expansion club hosts defending champion D.C. United in the 2005 MLS opener. After a series of embarrassing defeats early in preseason, Chivas USA showed progress recently with a 1-0 win over its parent club's archrival, Club America. The noon kickoff, […]

(All times Eastern. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings) FRIDAY, April 1 No live games. SATURDAY, April 2 ABC MLS CHIVAS USA-DC UNITED (live), 3 pm. HDNet MLS COLUMBUS-LOS ANGELES (live), 7:30 pm. FOX SOCCER CHANNEL English Premier League CHARLTON-MANCHESTER CITY (live), 6:30 am. German Bundesliga HANSA ROSTOCK-MAINZ (delay), 8:45 […]

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 […]

(ALL TIMES ET.) Schedule is subject to change. Saturday, April 2 Chivas USA D.C. United 3:00 p.m. ABC MetroStars Real Salt Lake 7:00 p.m. Columbus Crew Los Angeles Galaxy 7:30 p.m. HDNet, FSC Kansas City Wizards Colorado Rapids 8:00 p.m. FC Dallas Chicago Fire 8:30 p.m. San Jose Earthquakes New England Revolution 10:00 p.m. Saturday, […]