Monthly Archives: May 2005

REGION I VIRGINIA Boys U-15 SWYA Sidekicks U-16 PWSI Courage Red U-17 Reston RFC U-18 WSC Wizards Elite Girls U-15 RSK Orange U-16 BRYC Fury U-17 Reston RFC Rovers U-18 BRYC Attack REGION II IOWA Boys U-14 Cedar River Soccer Association U-15 Des Moines Menace U-16 Cedar River Soccer Association U-17 Des Moines Menace U-18 […]

(SCHOOL Old Coach … New Coach) CENTRAL FLORIDA Bob Winch … TBA DAYTON Dave Schureck (Xavier coach) … Dennis Currier (Incarnate Word coach) ELON Mike Reilly … Darren Powell (UNC Greensboro ass't) LIPSCOMB Jim Maddux … Charles Morrow (Belmont Abbey coach) LONGWOOD Dave Barrueta … Jon Atkinson (Longwood ass't) LOYOLA, ILL. Ray O'Connell (retired) … […]

(SCHOOL Old Coach … New Coach) BELMONT Chris Bosworth … Lisa Howe (Jacksonville State) BUCKNELL Chrissy Findlay … Ben Landis (Dartmouth coach) CAMPBELL Patrick Ferguson (Wright State coach) … TBA CHARLOTTE Neil Roberts … TBA DARTMOUTH Ben Landis (Bucknell coach) … Angie Hind (Dartmouth ass't) EASTERN ILLINOIS Steve Ballard (Texas-San Antonio coach) … Tim Nowak […]

MLS Previews (May 17) Wednesday, May 17, 8:30 pm/7:30 pm CT/6:30 pm MT/5:30 pm FC DALLAS (3-1-3, 12 pts) vs. COLORADO (2-4-1, 7 pts) TV: No TV. Key Players Out: FC Dallas – MF Richard Mulrooney (R knee ACL tear); DF David Wagenfuhr (R knee bruise); Colorado û DF Hunter Freeman (red card suspension). Referee: […]

REGION I VIRGINIA Boys U-15 SWYA Sidekicks U-16 PWSI Courage Red U-17 Reston RFC U-18 WSC Wizards Elite Girls U-15 RSK Orange U-16 BRYC Fury U-17 Reston RFC Rovers U-18 BRYC Attack REGION II IOWA Boys U-14 Cedar River Soccer Association U-15 Des Moines Menace U-16 Cedar River Soccer Association U-17 Des Moines Menace U-18 […]

14,028 Home attendance average of Chivas USA, which has the worst record (1-5-1) in MLS. 9,801 Home attendance average of New England, which has the best record (6-0-1) in MLS. 1, 3 Goals, assists notched by D.C. United's Freddy Adu. 0, 0 Goals, assists notched by Alecko Eskandarian, D.C. United's leading goalscorer in 2004. 2.33 […]

MLS RESERVE DIVISION TEAM (GP) W L T GF GA Pts 1. Los Angeles (3) 3 0 0 8 3 9 2. Chicago (6) 2 2 2 11 12 8 3. D.C. United (2) 2 1 0 9 6 6 4. New England (3) 2 1 0 6 5 6 5. MetroStars (4) 1 1 […]

Dutch-based John O'Brien, who has played only one league game in more than a year because of injuries, returns to the U.S. roster for just the second time since the 2002 World Cup. Missing from Coach Bruce Arena's squad for the May 28 friendly in Chicago against England is captain Claudio Reyna, who is forgoing […]

Winners: Eddie Gaven scored twice and Amado Guevara struck once as the struggling METROSTARS won, 3-0, at Chicago. REAL SALT LAKE also notched its second win of the season as Jason Kreis' record 95th regular-season goal provided the winner in a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles. EDDIE LEWIS made a quicker than expected recovery from […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, May 20 RAI INTERNATIONAL Italian Serie A AC MILAN-PALERMO (live), 2:30 pm. SATURDAY, May 21 ESPN2 MLS METROSTARS-NEW ENGLAND (live), 4 pm. MISL MILWAUKEE-CLEVELAND (live), 7 pm. FOX SOCCER CHANNEL German Bundesliga HERTHA […]

May 14 Ajax 3 (Bucciarelli-Jacobson 31, Wambach 57, Parkes 71) Utah 1 (Smith 63). California 3 (Schott 7, 72, Magliulo 28) East Bay 1 (Wegger 5). Massachusetts 6 (Rico 4, McGarr 37, Feeney 39, 65 Moos 49, Carney 67) Boston-North 0. New England 2 (Leduc 1, Schnur 21) Philadelphia 0. May 15 California 4 (Magliulo […]

May 12 Carolina 1 (Murphy 4) Bradenton 1 (McCabe 16). May 13 Charlotte 3 (Timbers-Rife 24, Quigley 33, Jones 42) Bradenton 0. Boston 0 New Jersey 4 (Latham 56, O'Reilly 56, Tarpley 76, Hammond 90). May 14 Long Island 4 (McCube 10, O'Brien 12, 14, Munro 28) South Jersey 0. Hampton Roads 2 (Pipkens 53, […]

USL First Division May 11 Richmond 3 (Gorres 27, Ssejjemba 49, Delicate 53) Virginia Beach 1 (Caskey pen. 34). May 12 Portland 1 (Afash 89) Charleston 0. May 13 Virginia Beach 0 Richmond 1 (Burke 82). Puerto Rico 1 (Maliza 19) Rochester 0. May 14 Seattle 1 (Whitfield 67) Charleston 0. May 15 Atlanta 1 […]

MLS STATISTICS (through May 15) STANDINGS Eastern Conference Team W-L-T PTS New England 6-0-1 19 Chicago 3-4-1 10 Kansas City 2-1-3 9 Metrostars 2-2-2 8 D.C. United 2-3-2 8 Columbus 2-5-0 6 Western Conference Team W-L-T PTS Los Angeles 4-2-0 12 FC Dallas 3-1-3 12 San Jose 2-1-4 10 Real Salt Lake 2-3-2 8 Colorado […]

MLS Summaries (May 14) May 14 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 1 D.C. United 0. Goal: Twellman (Noonan) 59. New England – Reis, Heaps, Parkhurst, John, Ralston, Dempsey, Dorman (Larentowicz, 89), Leonard (Smith, 52), Twellman, Joseph (Cancela, 88), Noonan. D.C. United – Rimando, Prideaux, Boswell, Petke (Namoff, 87), Olsen (Carroll, 87), Adu (Kovalenko, 72), Gomez, […]

U.S. Under-20 national team head coach Sigi Schmid named a 24-man roster to face the Canada U-20 national team May 18 at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn. Eight professional players -û seven from clubs in Major League Soccer and one from Europe -û will join the 16 college and high school players currently […]

MLS Previews (May 14) Saturday, May 14, 4 pm ET/1 pm PT NEW ENGLAND (5-0-1, 16 pts) vs. D.C. UNITED (2-2-2, 8 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: New England – GK Kyle Singer (R shoulder sprain); D.C. United – MF Steve Guppy (Achilles tendonitis), MF Nick Van Sicklen (quadriceps strain). Referee: Michael Kennedy. Saturday, […]

Final, Second Leg May 11 in Mexico City UNAM (Mex.) 2 Saprissa (C.R.) 1. Goals: Del Olmo 66, Augusto 89; Gomez 33. UNAM — Bernal, Castro, Veron, Pineda, Lozano, Toledo (Del Olmo, 46), Augusto, Ailton, Botero (Bonells, 79), Alonso, Espinosa (Palacios, 46). Saprissa — Porras, Badilla, Benneth, Bolanos (Phillips, 73), Centeno (Nunez, 90), Cordero, J.Drummond, […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) WEDNESDAY, May 18 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL UEFA Cup, Final SPORTING LISBON-CSKA MOSCOW (live), 2:30 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL UEFA Cup, Final SPORTING LISBON-CSKA MOSCOW (live), 2:30 pm. Copa Libertadores, Quarterfinals, 1st Leg BANFIELD-IND. […]

As usual, U.S. under-20 coach Sigi Schmid is sifting through myriad issues and situations as he prepares his team for the FIFA World Youth Championship, which kicks off in the Netherlands next month. Since last Saturday 16 college and high school players have been training at the Home Depot Center. As many as 10 professional […]

Suspended … Ignacio Gonzalez, Argentine goalkeeper of Chilean club Union Espanola, 22 games for punching a referee Enrique Osses and knocking him down during a game against San Felipe. Gonzalez snapped after a free kick was called against his team at the edge of the penalty area. One wonders how he would have reacted to […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine REF WATCH: Four penalty kicks were whistled in the two games played last weekend at Home Depot Center and, not surprisingly, they dictated the results. And in two cases they could have been make-up calls. Marlon Rojas of Real Salt Lake was called for handball after a […]

GOALKEEPER Ryan Shaughnessy. Laredo. 13 saves in 1-0 win at DFW, two shutouts DEFENDERS Justin Cooper. West Virginia. Game-winner in 2-1 win over Williamsburg Happy Hall. Bradenton. Goal, assist in 3-1 win over Palm Beach Jordan Harvey. Orange County. Solid play in pair of wins MIDFIELDERS Nick Bohnenkamp. Springfield. Goal in 1-1 draw at Des […]

USL: First Division Team of the Week GOALKEEPERS Ronnie Pascale. Richmond. Four saves in scoreless draw against Montreal DEFENDERS Scott Palguta. Rochester. Assist in 3-1 win over Puerto Rico Brett Branan. Minnesota. Solid play in 1-1 tie against Portland Geordie Lyall. Vancouver. Solid play in 0-0 tie at Seattle MIDFIELDERS Rey Martinez. Rochester. Goal in […]

Neither two-time defending champion UNAM Pumas nor Chivas Guadalajara, runner-up of the Clausura 2004, qualified for La Liguilla, the Mexican League's Torneo Clausura playoffs that begin Wednesday with the quarterfinals. Necaxa, for which Texan Daniel Hernandez appeared in 11 of 17 regular season games, reached the quarterfinals thanks to a late surge. Necaxa won its […]