Monthly Archives: June 2005

WINNERS: LANDON DONOVAN took another step toward silencing those who believe he needs to play abroad to improve his game when he scored twice in the USA's 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Costa Rica. He also helped set up the third U.S. goal, by BRIAN McBRIDE. Donovan has notched at least a goal or […]

Largest crowds for U.S. World Cup qualifiers at home: 1. 1997 vs. Mexico in Foxboro, Mass. 57,407 2. 2001 vs. Honduras in Washington, D.C. 54,282 3. 1997 vs. El Salvador in Foxboro, Mass. 53,193 4. 2000 vs. Guatemala in Washington, D.C. 51,996 5. 1997 vs. Jamaica in Washington, D.C. 51,528 6. 2005 vs. Costa Rica […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change. WEDNESDAY, June 8 ESPN2 World Cup Qualifying PANAMA-USA (same-day delay), 10 pm PT/1 am ET. TELEMUNDO World Cup Qualifying MEXICO-TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (live), 8 pm. World Cup Qualifying PANAMA-USA (same-day delay), 11:30 pm ET/PT. […]

May 30 Japan U-18 national team 5 US Youth Soccer ODP Region III 2. Goals: Shimada 16, Samzijama 48, Sakaguchi 51, Veda 57, 75; Robinson 55, Curry 90. U.S. U-17 national team 1 Canada U-18 national team 1. Goals: Heath 28, Everrett 76. US Youth Soccer ODP Region I 2 US Youth Soccer ODP Region […]

Group A June 3 Bahrain 0 Japan 1 (Ogasawara 35). Iran 1 (Rezaei 45) North Korea 0. Group B June 3 Saudi Arabia (Al Shlhoob 19, 49, Al Harithi 83) Kuwait 0. Uzbekistan 1 (Shatskikh 62) South Korea 1 (Park Ji Sung 89).

Group A June 5 Mali 4 (D.Coulibaly pen. 5, 34, Diamoutene 48, Diarra 75) Liberia 1 (Barlee 58). Togo 4 (Adebayor pen. 12, pen. 88, Toure-Maman 44, Kader 65) Zambia 1 (Kampamba 15). Congo 0 Senegal 0. Group B June 4 Cape Verde Islands 1 (Cafu 78) South Africa 2 (McCarthy 11, Buckley 13). June […]

June 4 Ecuador 2 (Lara 54, Delgado 89) Argentina 0. Colombia 5 (Rey 29, Soto 56, Angel 59, Restrepo 76, Perea 79) Peru 0. June 5 Brazil 4 (Ronaldinho 33pen,42pen, Ze Roberto 71, Robinho 83) Paraguay 1 (Santa Cruz 73). Chile 3 (Fuentes 7, 35, Salas 69) Bolivia 1 (Castillo pen. 85). Venezuela 1 (Maldonado […]

June 4 Boston-North 1 (McHugh 51) Bay State 0. San Francisco 0 Las Vegas 3 (Shoughro 10, Gordon 14, Patrick 80). Steel City 2 (Humphrey 65, Arsenault 81) Massachusetts 0. Utah 3 (McFarland 43, 50, 65) East Bay 0. Maryland 1 (Roberts 88) New England 7 (Gjertsen 10, 14, LeDuc 12, Splaine 22, 69, Connors […]

June 1 Denver 3 (Kemp 8, 29, Flemmins 41) Fort Collins 1 (Stevens 6). June 2 Mile High 3 (Guante 31, Everett 57, Antongiovanni 66) Seattle 2 (Garbin 51, Arrant 71). June 3 Rochester 2 (Lacek 17, 18) Vermont 0. Cleveland 1 (Rostedt 29) Detroit 2 (Dobbyn 10, 33). Western Mass 3 (Keating 25, 76, […]

USL First Division May 30 Toronto 3 (Dodds 41, Fraser 72, Some 83) Rochester 5 (Sanfillippo 4, Ball 13, Wilson 15, 17, 43). June 2 Puerto Rico 1 (Woolfolk 62) Minnesota 1 (Menyongar 43). June 3 Montreal 0 Toronto 0. Rochester 3 (Bolanos 20, Wilson 23, 34) Portland 1 (Antoniuk pen. 82). Richmond 0 Seattle […]

WORLD CUP QUALIFYING: EUROPE (June 4) Group 1 Czech Rep. 8 (Lokvenc 13, 90, Koller 29, Smicer 38, Galasek pen. 52, Baros 80, Rosicky pen. 86, Polak 87) Andorra 1 (Riera 35). Armenia 1 (Manucharyan 54) FYR Macedonia 2 (Pandev pen. 29, 46). Netherlands 2 (Robben 26, Kuijt 46) Romania 0. Standings: Netherlands 19 points; […]

MLS STATISTICS (through June 4) STANDINGS Eastern Conference Team W-L-T PTS New England 6-0-4 22 Chicago 6-5-1 19 Kansas City 4-2-5 17 Metrostars 4-3-4 16 D.C. United 3-4-3 12 Columbus 3-6-1 10 Western Conference Team W-L-T PTS FC Dallas 7-1-3 24 Los Angeles 6-2-2 20 San Jose 3-3-5 14 Real Salt Lake 3-6-2 11 Colorado […]

MLS SUMMARIES (June 4) June 4 in Chicago Chicago 5 Chivas USA 2. Goals: Jaqua (Thiago, Pause) 2, Marsch (Caballero) 53, Guerrero (Thiago, Segares) 57, Jaqua (Segares, Mapp) 60, Jaqua 74; Martinez (Romo, Cuadros) 5, Hendrickson (Gomez) 42. Chicago – Thornton, Pause, Caballero, Sanneh, Segares, Mapp (Buete, 75), Thiago, Marsch (Curtin, 86), Guerrero (Griffin, 79), […]

U.S. Coach BRUCE ARENA On the game: ôWe needed to replace five starters from our qualifying game against Guatemala and I think this certainly tested our depth and I think when you look at the final score, itÆs 3-0, I donÆt think itÆs a fair indication of the game. I think Kasey KellerÆs play in […]

June 3 in Salt Lake City USA 3 Costa Rica 0. Goals: Donovan 6, 63, McBride 87. USA — Keller, Cherundolo, Pope, Bocanegra, Ralston, Zavagnin, Convey (Hejduk, 74), Donovan, Wolff (Noonan, 64), McBride, Beasley (Dempsey, 86). Costa Rica — Mesen, Drummond, Wright, Cordero, Martinez, Gonzalez (Bryce, 39), Sequeira, Hernandez, Rojas (Wanchope, 67), Soto, A.Solis (Gomez, […]

Hank Steinbrecher, secretary general of U.S. Soccer from 1990 to 2000, a period that included the USA's hosting of the 1994 men's World Cup and the 1999 women's World Cup, has been elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame as a "Builder." "Builders" are elected by Hall of Famers. To be elected a candidate […]

On Wednesday, in his first game since Coach Thomas Rongen was moved from head coach to sporting director, CHIVAS USA picked up his fifth point in 11 games with a 1-1 tie with Kansas City. Hans Westerhof, previously Chivas Guadalajara's director of soccer who led the player selection process for Chivas USA, has been named […]

When the USA hosts Costa Rica on Saturday, it will mark the 13th meeting between the nations in World Cup qualifying. 1 Number of times in four meetings during qualification for the 2002 World Cup that the USA beat the Ticos. The Americans fell twice in Costa Rica, tied in Columbus and won in Kansas […]

Saturday, June 4, 4 pm ET/3 pm CT/1 pm PT CHICAGO (5-5-1, 16 pts) vs. CHIVAS USA (1-8-2, 5 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: Chicago INJURY REPORT: CHICAGO FIRE: OUT: MD Chris Armas (R ankle sprain); MD Craig Capano (L torn ACL); DF C.J. Brown (R hamstring strain); GK Matt Pickens (R groin strain); […]

USA Goalkeepers — Marcus Hahnemann (Reading/ENG), Kasey Keller (Borussia M'gladbach/GER), Zach Thornton (Chicago Fire). Defenders — Gregg Berhalter (Energie Cottbus/GER), Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham/ENG), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96/GER), Cory Gibbs (Feyenoord/NET), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege/BEL), Eddie Pope (Real Salt Lake), Greg Vanney (FC Dallas). Midfielders — Bobby Convey (Reading/ENG), Clint Dempsey […]

June 1 in Carson, Calif. Chivas USA 1 Kansas City 1. Goals: Ramirez 38; Burciaga Jr. 30. Chivas USA – Zuniga, Hendrickson, Begines, Perez (Martinez, 45), Suarez, Loera, Gomez (Mendoza, 67), Martins, Ramirez, Cuadros, Romo (Taylor, 83). Kansas City – Oshoniyi, Garcia, Conrad, Thomas (Roberts, 89), Zotinca, Burciaga Jr., Klein, Victorine, Gutierrez, Sealy (Detter, 72), […]

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Goalkeepers: Nicole Barnhart (free agent), Kristin Luckenbill (Vermont Voltage), Hope Solo (Lyon/FRA). Defenders: Lori Chalupny (Boston Renegades), Tina Frimpong (Seattle Sounders), Lindsey Huie (Univ. of Portland), Amy LePeilbet (Arizona Heatwave), Kate Markgraf (KIF Orebro/SWE), Heather Mitts (Central Florida Krush), Nandi Pryce (free agent), Cat Reddick (New Jersey Wildcats). Midfielders: Shannon Boxx (Ajax of Southern California), […]

Goalkeepers: Ricardo Trigueno, Paulo Motta, Luis Pedro Molina. Defenders: Gustavo Cabrera, Denis Chen, NTstor Martinez, Pablo Melgar, Nelson Morales, Angel Sanabria, Vfctor Hernandez, Roberto Arag=n. Midfielders: Guillermo Ramfrez, Mario Rodrfguez, Rigoberto Gomez, Julio Giron, Carlos Castillo, Fredy Thompson, Gonzalo Romero, Carlos Figueroa. Forwards: Juan Carlos Plata, Hernan Sandoval, Edwin Villatoro.

Wednesday, June 1, 10:30 pm ET/9:30 pm CT/7:30 pm PT CHIVAS USA (1-8-1, 4 pts) vs. KANSAS CITY (4-2-3, 15 pts) TV: Azteca. Key Players Out: Chivas USA – MF Michael Munoz (L ankle sprain), MF Jesus Ochoa (L abdominal strain); Kansas City – MF Diego Walsh (athletic pubalgia), FW Josh Wolff (National Team Duty […]