Monthly Archives: August 2005

By Paul Kennedy, Managing Editor Soccer America Magazine LIBERIAN ELECTION Mr. George goes to Monrovia With less than two months to go before elections, former soccer superstar George WeahÆs bid to become Liberian president was in danger of being derailed by opponents. Electoral officials were considering a petition to disqualify Weah on the grounds that […]

1 Indiana (19-4-1) 9/2 Wake Forest (IU adidas/Credit Union Classic) 9/4 SMU (IU adidas/Credit Union Classic) 2 UCLA (14-4-2) 9/2 Santa Clara (Fullerton Diadora Classic) 9/4 Maryland. 3 Duke (18-6-0) 9/1 Long Island. 9/3 Saint Louis. 4 Maryland (17-6-2) 9/2 at Cal State Fullerton (Fullerton Diadora Classic) 9/4 at UCLA. 5 Connecticut (12-8-3) 9/2 St. […]

Aug. 31 #4 Portland 6 (Rapinoe 5, Sinclair 10, 16, 31, 51, 62) Oregon 0. James Madison 0 #5 Virginia (Quinn 83). Sept. 1 #6 Penn State 5 (Krieger 11, 30, Weimer 65, Aden-Buie 75, Daus 89) Loyola (Md.) 0. Pittsburgh 2 (Kritch 22, 71) #17 West Virginia 1 (Kanela pen. 21). #19 Florida State […]

The USA (15 points) hosts Mexico (16) Sept. 3 in Columbus, Ohio in World Cup qualifying. They have opened up big leads in the Hexagonal after only six games, setting the stage for one or both of the teams to qualify on Saturday. USA USA will qualify for the finals if: 1, USA beats Mexico. […]

MLS Preview (Aug. 31) Wednesday, Aug. 31, 7:30 pm ET/5:30 pm MT/4:30 pm PT D.C. UNITED (11-8-5, 38 pts) vs. REAL SALT LAKE (5-14-4, 19 pts) TV: FSN-RM. Direct TV: DirecTV – 790; Dish Net – 464; In Demand. Key Players Out: D.C. United – FW Alecko Eskandarian (concussion), DF David Stokes (ankle sprain), DF […]

GOALKEEPER Brandi Daniels (Towson), Soph. (1) Makes a career-high tying 13 saves, including stop on point-blank shot in overtime, as Tigers battle then-ranked Maryland to 0-0 tie. DEFENDERS Kasey Moore (Texas), Fr. (1) Starts in middle of Longhorn defense that posts a pair of shutouts and scores the game-winner against Auburn. Becky Sauerbrunn (Virginia), Soph. […]

Kerri Hanks (Notre Dame), Fr. Sets Irish record for goals in back-to-back games with hat trick against New Hampshire (11-1) and 4 goals against Vermont (6-0).

It cost Malcolm Glazer more than $1 billion to take over Manchester United. Another American, Dmitry Piterman, spent $5 million a year ago to acquire Spanish club Alaves, which he guided to La Liga promotion. Alaves kicked off the 2005-06 season last Saturday by tying defending champion Barcelona, 0-0. Piterman, a U.S. citizen who considers […]

The U.S. Under-16 boys national team traveled to Bristol, England, to participate in the Pepsi International Tournament, where it will face England, Italy and Portugal in the round-robin tournament. With U-17 head coach John Hackworth preparing the U.S. for the U-17 World Championship, assistants Raul Diaz Arce and Brian Maisonneuve will direct the 18-player team […]

Real Salt Lake, the league's second-lowest scoring team, has acquired Liberian-born forward Melvin Tarley of USL First Division club Minnesota Thunder. The 22-year-old has scored six goals against MLS teams during the Thunder's run to the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup. He scored twice in a 4-2 win over Real Salt Lake and four […]

RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK 1 North Carolina (2-0-0) 1 9/2 – Davidson (Carolina Nike Classic) 9/4 – Yale (Carolina Nike Classic) 2 Notre Dame (2-0-0) 2 9/2 – Florida (Inn at Saint Mary's Notre Dame Classic) 9/4 – Maryland (Inn at Saint Mary's Notre Dame Classic) 3 UCLA (2-0-0) 3 9/2 – Princeton (Miami Tournament) […]

For the most part, the top-ranked teams had an easy time on the opening weekend of the women's college season. Freshmen overshadowed the big-name seniors as Kerri Hanks (7 goals for Notre Dame), Kara Lang (hat trick for UCLA against USD) and Megan Rapinoe (2 goals for Portland against Stanford) were brilliant in their college […]

Winners: CLAUDIO REYNA scored the equalizer in Manchester City's 2-1 win over Portsmouth by hammering home a rebound for the Blues, whose unbeaten streak was extended to 12 games. Its three wins and a tie this season put Man City in second place. BRIAN McBRIDE scored the winner in Fulham's 1-0 win over Everton by […]

Aug. 26 Montreal 1 (Sebrango 90) Virginia Beach 0. Seattle 2 (Sakuda 11, Whitfield 36) Puerto Rico 2 (Salles pen 34, 74). Aug. 27 Charleston 1 (Lubezky 88) Portland 0. Vancouver 2 (Jordan 55, 71) Puerto Rico 0. Aug. 28 Montreal 2 (Biello 15, Gervais 65) Rochester 0. Minnesota 2 (Paye 48, 51) Richmond 0. […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31 FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Sudamericana TRUJILLANOS-ATL. NACIONAL (delay), 2 am. Recopa Sudamericana 2005, 2nd Leg ONCE CALDAS-BOCA JUNIORS (live), 8:30 pm. Mexican Primera A COYOTES DE SONORA-TAMPICO MADERO (live), 11:30 […]

Highlights à 7 goals in 2 games for NDÆs Hanks à Lang hat trick at USD à Kansas & Arizona fall à Aug. 27 #4 Portland 3 (Rapinoe 5, 33, Sinclair 11) #17 Stanford 0. (Crowd of 4,420 is largest at Merlo Field in almost 8 years.) Aug. 28 #1 North Carolina 3 (Gilbert 10, […]

MLS Statistics (through Aug. 28) STANDINGS Eastern Conference Team W-L-T PTS New England 13-5-6 45 Kansas City 11-6-8 41 Chicago 12-10-3 39 D.C. United 11-8-5 38 Metrostars 8-7-9 33 Columbus 8-12-3 27 Western Conference Team W-L-T PTS San Jose 12-4-8 44 FC Dallas 10-7-6 36 Los Angeles 10-10-5 35 Colorado 8-11-4 28 Real Salt Lake […]

MLS Summaries (Aug. 26-27) Aug. 26 in Kansas City Kansas City 0 Columbus 1. Goal: Henderson (Martino, Elliott) 34. Kansas City – Oshoniyi, Garcia, Conrad, Thomas (Jewsbury, 83), Burciaga Jr. (Gutierrez, 46), Klein, Zavagnin (Pore, 73), Arnaud, Victorine, Sealy, Wolff. Columbus – Walker, Marshall, Fraser, Schulte, Henderson, Elliott, Martino (Cameron, 89), Szetela, Testo, Wolyniec (Wingert, […]

Highlights à Record opening game for Thorlakson à Weimer hat trick against UW à Record crowd at Texas A&M à Illini fall at Marquetteà Aug. 26 #1 North Carolina 7 (Averbuch 7, Guess 13, OÆReilly 37, 52, Murphy 45, Gilbert 70, Yates 87) #20 Tennessee 1 (Rossi 80). (Homecoming game in Topeka, Kan., for UNC […]

USA-MEXICO: Lavolpe’s 20 Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe announced his roster for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against the USA Sept. 3 and Panama Sept. 7. As expected, the Argentine coach again left volatile star Cuauhtemoc Blanco off the squad. MEXICO ROSTER: Goalkeepers: Oswaldo Sanchez (Guadalajara), Moises Munoz (Morelia) Defenders: Rafael Marquez (Barcelona), Ricardo Osorio (Cruz Azul), […]

(All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check your local listings and http://www.soccerTV.com) FRIDAY, Aug. 26 MLS DIRECT KICK KANSAS CITY-COLUMBUS (live), 8 pm. FOX SOCCER CHANNEL UEFA Super Cup LIVERPOOL-CSKA MOSCOW (live), 2:30 pm. USL First Division MONTREAL-VIRGINIA BEACH (live), 8 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL UEFA Super Cup […]

Spain's La Liga kicks off this weekend after a flurry of activity on the summer transfer market, which ends Aug. 31. Real Madrid was again the biggest spender. Champion Barcelona was, by contrast, conservative in its spending. Top 20 Transfers Robinho (Brazil) F Santos Real Madrid $30.6 million Julio Baptista (Brazil) M Sevilla to Real […]

(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) … Matt Dillon CHARLOTTE Neil Roberts … Jon Lipsitz (Ohio State ass't) THE CITADEL Megan Hjerling … Chris Lenzo (Western Carolina ass't) DARTMOUTH Ben Landis (Bucknell coach) […]

MLS Previews (Aug. 26-27) Friday, Aug. 26, 8 pm ET/7 pm CT/5 pm PT KANSAS CITY (11-5-8, 41 pts) vs. COLUMBUS (7-12-3, 24 pts) TV: ONN. Direct TV: DirecTV – 790; Dish Net – 464; In Demand. Key Players Out: Kansas City – none; Columbus – DF Stephen Herdsman (L groin strain), MF Mario Rodriguez […]

Group A: Bayern Munich (Germany), Brugge (Belgium), Juventus (Italy), Rapid Vienna (Austria). Group B: Ajax (Netherlands), Arsenal (England), Sparta Prague (Czech Republic), Thun (Switzerland). Group C: Barcelona (Spain), Panathinaikos (Greece), Udinese (Italy), Werder Bremen (Germany). Group D: Benfica (Portugal), Little (France), Man. Utd. (England), Villarreal (Spain). Group E: AC Milan (Italy), Fenerbahce (Turkey), PSV (Netherlands), […]