Monthly Archives: July 2005

Winners: LANDON DONOVAN, who scored twice in the USA's Gold Cup opener, a 4-1 win over Cuba, struck again in Saturday's 2-0 win over Canada with a diving header off a fine cross from DaMarcus Beasley. The 23-year-old now has 25 career national goals, putting him third on the USA's all-time scoring list, nine goals […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine SHAKING IT UP: So much attention was lavished on the swatting and decapitation of the Landon Donovan pinata at the Quakes-Galaxy match a few weeks ago that little attention was paid to how many other changes the teams had made. Of the 22 starters, 14 werenÆt on […]

Tiffeny Milbrett scored her 100th career goal as the U.S. women's national team beat Ukraine, 7-0, on Sunday. Milbrett, one of six players to score against the Ukrainians, joins Mia Hamm (158 goals), Elisabetta Vignotto (107), Carolina Morace (105), Michelle Akers (105) and Kristine Lilly (104) as the only players in the history of international […]

USL First Division July 6 Montreal 2 (Biello 6, 63) Richmond 0. July 8 Puerto Rico 3 (N Delgado 2, Salles 29, 36) Virginia Beach 1 (O'Neill pen. 32). Rochester 1 (Wilson 50) Minnesota 0. Seattle 4 (Sturm 19, Graham 45, 89, Levesque 56) Portland 2 (Alvarez pen. 60, Higgins 68). July 9 Atlanta 1 […]

July 6 New Jersey 9 (Grubb 10, Wilson 11, Yankey 32, 65, Redmond 37, 39, White 61, Edmonds 72, 84) South Jersey 0. Hampton Roads 3 (Omagbemi 48, Vanderspiegel 74, Akide 84) Northern Virginia 2 (Kaylor 8, Baidu 46). July 7 Toronto 5 (Warner 3, 25, 30, Lincoln 12, 50) Sudbury 1 (Smith 6). July […]

Group A July 6 in Miami Panama 1 Colombia 0. Goal: Tejada 70. Panama — Penedo, Rivera, L. Moreno, Torres, Baloy, Gomez, Julio Cesar Dely Valdes (Jorge Luis Dely Valdes, 80), Medina (Avila, 69), Phillips, Tejada, Mitre (Blanco, 46). Colombia — Mondragon, Anchico, De la Cuesta, Mendoza, Passo, J.C. Ramirez, Hurtado (Aguilar, 69), Patino, Arzuaga […]

MLS STATISTICS (through July 9) STANDINGS Eastern Conference Team W-L-T PTS Chicago 11-6-2 35 New England 9-2-5 32 Kansas City 6-4-7 25 Metrostars 6-4-6 24 D.C. United 6-6-4 22 Columbus 4-10-2 14 Western Conference Team W-L-T PTS FC Dallas 10-2-4 34 San Jose 7-3-7 28 Los Angeles 7-6-4 25 Colorado 5-10-2 17 Real Salt Lake […]

MLS Summaries (July 9) July 9 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 0 Kansas City 1. Goal: Victorine 77. Kansas City – Oshoniyi, Jewsbury (Preki, 71), Garcia, Thomas, Burciaga Jr., Klein (Roberts, 80), Gutierrez, Zavagnin, Victorine, Arnaud, Sealy. D.C. United – Rimando, Prideaux (Stokes, 84), Boswell, Wilson, Kovalenko, Carroll, Gomez, Simms (Nickell, 80), Gros, Adu, Walker […]

July 9 in Seattle USA 2 Canada 0. Goals: own goal 48, Donovan 90+. USA — Keller, Cherundolo, Pope (Conrad, 46), Onyewu, Vanney, Mastroeni, Ralston, Donovan, O'Brien (Beasley, 67), Wolff, Noonan (Armas, 81) Canada — Sutton, Braz, Gervais, Hutchinson, Simpson, Bernier, Leduc (Peters, 68), Serioux, Brennan (Grande, 79), De Rosario, Occean (Gerba, 70). Yellow cards: […]

The United States assured itself of a spot in the qaurterfinals of the Gold Cup with a 2-0 win over Canada in Seattle. The Americans, 18-0-0 all-time in Gold Cup group play, took the lead in the 48th minute when Canada defender Atiba Hutchinson accidentally headed a John OÆBrien pass into his own net. Landon […]

July 8 in Carson, Calif. Jamaica 4 Guatemala 3. Goals: Shelton 3, Fuller 5, Williams pen. 45, Hue 57; Ruiz pen. 11, 45, 67. Guatemala — Molina, Sanabria, Morales (Figueroa, 79), Melgar, Cabrera, Thompson, Romero, Ramirez, Ponciano (Sandoval, 62), Ruiz, Villatoro (Davila, 75). Jamaica — Ricketts, Stewart, Sawyers, Scarlett, Davis, Marshall, Williams (Johnson, 75), Fuller, […]

The United States assured itself of a spot in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup with a 2-0 win over Canada in Seattle. The Americans, 18-0-0 all-time in Gold Cup group play, took the lead in the 48th minute when Canada defender Atiba Hutchinson accidentally headed a John OÆBrien pass into his own net. Landon […]

USA-CANADA (GOLD CUP). The Americans go for their 18th straight win in group play at the Gold Cup when they face Canada in Seattle. It's been 20 years since Canada has won in the series dating back to 1925. SATURDAY: Telefutura, Gold Cup, USA-CANADA (live), 4:30 p.m. ET/1: 30 p.m. PT. USA-UKRAINE (WOMEN'S FRIENDLY). Hometown […]

July 7 in Seattle USA 4 Cuba 1. Goals: Dempsey 45, Donovan 87, 92+, Beasley 90; More 18. USA — Hahnemann, Hejduk, Conrad, Sanneh, Armas, Olsen (Wolff, 76), Quaranta, Davis (OÆBrien, 76), Dempsey, Casey (Donovan 66), Beasley. Cuba — Molina, Fernandez, Marquez, Cruzata, Minoso, Aquino, Colone, Villauruttia, Cervantes, More (Duartes, 57), Galindo (Gil, 77). Yellow […]

MLS Previews (July 9) Saturday, July 9, 6 pm ET/5 pm CT/3 pm PT D.C. UNITED (6-5-4, 22 pts) vs. KANSAS CITY (5-4-7, 22 pts) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: D.C. United – MF Steve Guppy (Achilles tendonitis), DF Bryan Namoff (hip flexor strain), DF Kenny Arena (ankle sprain), DF Tim Merritt (plantar fasciatis), MF […]

U.S. under-21 womenÆs national team head coach Jillian Ellis has named 19 players who will travel to Sweden for the 15th Nordic Cup July 20-26. The U.S. team will train in New Jersey July 12-14 before departing for Sweden, which will be hosting its third Nordic Cup, the top competition in the world for U-21 […]

The U.S. girls U-17 national team will travel to Mexico July 8-17. Coach Erika Walsh will bring an 18-player roster to Mexico. The two new players getting call-ups are defender Akilha Duggan and forward Whitney Hooper. U.S. ROSTER: Goalkeepers — Chantel Jones (Richmond, Va.), Alyssa Naeher (Stratford, Conn.). Defenders — Jane Alukonis (Cocoa Beach, Fla.), […]

The U.S. boys under-national team arrived in Brazil on Wednesday for a two-week tour that will include four matches as head coach John Hackworth continues his preparations for the 2005 Under-17 World Championship Sept. 16-Oct. 2 in Peru. Hackworth is bringing a 22-player roster to Brazil for the two-week camp. U.S. ROSTER: Goalkeepers — Brian […]

July 6 in Miami Panama 1 Colombia 0. Goal: Tejada 70. Panama — Penedo, Rivera, L. Moreno, Torres, Baloy, Gomez, Julio Cesar Dely Valde (Jorge Luis Dely Valdes, 80), Medina (Avila, 69), Phillips, Tejada, Mitre (Blanco, 46). Colombia — Mondragon, De la Cuesta, Mendoza, J.C. Ramirez, Renteria, T. Moreno (A. Ramirez, 46), Anchico, Hurtado (Aguilar, […]

The 2005 Gold Cup starts Wednesday with a doubleheader at Miami's Orange Bowl. Mexico and the USA, first and second in World Cup qualifying, are several notches above the rest of the Gold Cup field in this ranking of the 12 finalists: 1. MEXICO (Group C). First in the Hexagonal with 13 points in five […]

(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and http://www.soccerTV.com) FRIDAY, July 8 UNIVISION Gold Cup MEXICO-SOUTH AFRICA (live), 10 pm. GALAVISION Gold Cup GUATEMALA-JAMAICA (live), midnight. FOX SOCCER CHANNEL USL First Division SEATTLE-PORTLAND (live), 11 pm. SATURDAY, July 9 MLS DIRECT KICK MLS COLUMBUS-SAN JOSE (live), […]

Under-19 Boys Reston RFC (Va.) 1 (Juckem 36) Albertson Red Storm Clash (N.Y.) 0, Under-18 Boys PDA Conquistadors (N.J.) 1 (Campbell 67) Beadling (Pa.) 0. Under-17 Boys New Rochelle Raiders (N,.Y.) 1 (Mesa 86) Juventus Post Road (Mass.) 0. Under-16 Boys FC Delco Black (Pa.) 3 (Shannon 68, 73, Taylor 80) Ironbound Warriors (N.J.) 1 […]

Premier Boys Region G Champions U12 û Santa Clara Sporting Ruckus (CA) U13 û Eastside United (OR) U14 û Diablo Valley SC (CA) U15 û Ballistic SC (CA) U16 û Colorado Rush (CO) U16 û Mustang SC (CA) U17 û FC United (WA) U17 û Santa Clara Sporting Ruckus (CA) Super Group Boys Region G […]

#=defending regional champion. Under-12 Boys Potomac Fusion (Maryland) 8, Spirit United Sting (Eastern Pennsylvania) 1 Goal Scorers: Maryland û Lester Dewee (23rd, 36th minutes), Elliott Andelman (40th minute), Mamadou Kansaye (43rd minute), Ishmaiah Calwrie (6th minute), Nadji Grizzle (55th minute), Joseph Meyer (57th minute), Jonathan Guzman (58th minute) Eastern Pennsylvania û John Frederick (10th minute) […]

July 1 Ajax America 0 California 2 (Chastain 51, 60). July 2 Las Vegas 1 (Roberts 31) East Bay 1 (Igwe 70). San Diego 6 (Schmit 5, 21, Anders 10, 81, Lehr 53, Sanford 86) San Francisco 1 (Guina 55). Steel City 2 (Humphrey 20, Lewandowski 41) Philadelphia 2 (Krankowski 35, Davies 60). July 3 […]