Monthly Archives: August 2005

Aug. 24 in Rochester, N.Y. Rochester (USL1) 1 (Miller 60) Chicago (MLS) 1 (Caballero 34). (Chicago wins 5-4 on penalties.) Aug. 24 in Germantown, Md. D.C. United (MLS) 1 (Gomez 46) FC Dallas (MLS) 1 (Ruiz 90). (FC Dallas wins 4-1 on penalties.) Aug. 24 in Parksville, Mo. Kansas City (MLS) 1 Minnesota (USL1) 3 […]

0825college conf html1 ACC 1. North Carolina, 2. Virginia, 3. Duke, 4. Clemson, 5. Boston College, 6. Florida State, 7. Wake Forest, 8. Maryland, 9. Virginia Tech, 10. N.C. State. 11, Miami (Fla.). America East 1. Boston U., 2. Maine, 3. New Hampshire, 4. Binghamton, 5. Stony Brook, 5. Vermont, 7. Hartford, 8. UMBC, 9. […]

No. 19 Texas hosts Auburn Sunday, Aug. 28 (live, 8 pm ET) in the first womenÆs soccer game played on new network ESPNU. It will be showing other regular-season games, as well as the WomenÆs College Cup in December. CSTV will have extensive coverage of regular-season action, mostly on delay, as well as live or […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine REAL THING: The 5-0 scoreline that Real Madrid put on the MLS all-stars Tuesday night might have flattered the Spanish giant, but only a bit. In front of a home crowd, which whistled when the lead was only 2-0, the Galacticos turned up the intensity much higher […]

Schedule is subject to change. Check your local system for availability in your area. CSTV Sept. 5 Maryland vs. Connecticut (7 pm ET û tape of game played Sept. 2). Sept. 5 Notre Dame vs. Florida (9 pm ET û tape of game played Sept. 2). Sept. 25 Navy vs. Stanford (8 pm ET û […]

Schedule is subject to change. Check your local system for availability in your area. Aug. 28 Texas vs. Auburn (8 pm ET, live). Sept. 8 Arizona vs. Princeton (5 pm ET, live) Oct. 2 Texas vs. Texas A&M (2 pm ET, live) Nov. 7 NCAA Division I tournament draw (4 pm ET, live) Dec. 2 […]

MLS Select, the all-star team brought together to face Spanish giant Real Madrid, fell, 5-0, Tuesday night in the Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu, RealÆs annual preseason home opener. Many MLS players looked overawed by the sight of playing against the famous ôGalacticosö and rarely troubled Real. Real put the game away with first-half goals by David […]

According to British newspaper reports, Manchester United's American owners, the Glazer family, have ''hired'' advisors to sit with them at Man U games to explain fans' chants. A source for The Sun said, ''It also had to be explained who the 'b***ard in the black' was, especially as the ref was wearing green. They found […]

When Juan Francisco Palencia debuted for Chivas USA on Saturday — a 3-3 tie against the MetroStars in which the 32-year-old striker scored twice — he became the seventh Mexican World Cup veteran to play in MLS. Here's how Mexican World Cup players have fared in MLS: JORGE CAMPOS MLS: The keeper-sweeper helped draw large […]

COLLEGE WOMEN: Soccer America Top 25 Schedule 1 North Carolina (20-1-2) 8/26 — Tennessee (Heartland Classic in Topeka, Kan.) 8/28 — Colorado (Heartland Classic in Topeka, Kan.) 2 Notre Dame (25-1-1) 8/26 — New Hampshire (at Vermont Nike Classic) 8/28 — at Vermont (at Vermont Nike Classic) 3 UCLA (18-7-0) 8/26 — Long Beach State […]

Erin McLeod (Penn State) Goalkeeper Holly Gault (Kansas) Defender Becky Sauerbrunn (Virginia) Defender Candace Chapman (Notre Dame) Defender/Forward Lori Chalupny (North Carolina) Midfielder Lara Dickenmann (Ohio State) Midfielder Kara Lang (UCLA) Forward Heather O'Reilly (North Carolina) Forward Christine Sinclair (Portland) Forward Lindsay Tarpley (North Carolina) Forward Katie Thorlakson (Notre Dame) Forward

Andrew Kartunen (Stanford) Goalkeeper Andy Iro (UC Santa Barbara) Defender Marvell Wynne (UCLA) Defender Patrick Ianni (UCLA) Defender/Midfielder Medhi Ballouchy (Santa Clara) Midfielder Sacha Kljestan (Seton Hall) Midfielder Michael Videira (Duke) Midfielder Jason Garey (Maryland) Forward Dominic Oduro (VCU) Forward Jacob Peterson (Indiana) Forward Jeff Rowland (New Mexico) Forward

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) TUESDAY, Aug. 23 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL Friendly REAL MADRID-MLS SELECT XI (live), 3:30 pm. English Premier League SUNDERLAND-MANCHESTER CITY (delay), 5:30 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Friendly REAL MADRID-MLS SELECT XI (live), 3:30 pm. […]

Winners: American midfielder BOBBY CONVEY scored his first goals since joining English second-tier club Reading a year ago. The 23-year-old struck twice in a 5-0 win over Millwall while compatriot Marcus Hahnemann notched the shutout in Reading's third straight win. Convey's first goal came after 70-yard run with the ball and his second on a […]

The 19-man roster selected to represent MLS on the select team that will face Real Madrid Aug. 23 Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu includes at least one player from every MLS team. Coach Steve Nicol's squad is comprised of 13 American players and six international stars (Youri Djorkaeff, Ronnie O'Brien, Amado Guevara, Shalrie Joseph, Jaime Moreno and […]

USL First Division August 17 Montreal 1 (Kolic 15) Puerto Rico 1 (Salles 28). August 19 Rochester 2 (Ball 62, Howes 72) Puerto Rico 2 (Rozental 20, Norkus 89). August 20 Charleston 1 (Hollingsworth 25) Richmond 1 (Cephas 89). Rochester 2 (Howes 19, 63) Montreal 2 (Pizzolitto 57, Gbeke 86). Portland 1 (Higgins 86) Seattle […]

MLS Statistics (through Aug. 21) STANDINGS Eastern Conference Team W-L-T PTS New England 12-5-6 42 Kansas City 11-5-8 41 Chicago 12-10-3 39 D.C. United 11-7-5 38 Metrostars 8-7-9 33 Columbus 7-12-3 24 Western Conference Team W-L-T PTS San Jose 11-4-8 41 FC Dallas 10-7-5 35 Los Angeles 10-9-5 35 Colorado 8-11-4 28 Real Salt Lake […]

MLS Summaries (Aug. 19-21) Aug. 19 in Kansas City Kansas City 3 Chicago 0. Goals: Sealy 26, Sealy (Zavagnin) 72, Jewsbury (Klein) 73. Kansas City – Oshoniyi, Garcia, Thomas, Conrad (Roberts, 81), Burciaga Jr. (Gutierrez, 76), Klein, Zavagnin, Victorine, Arnaud, Wolff (Jewsbury, 46), Sealy. Chicago – Pickens (Thornton, 30), Brown, Curtin, Pause (Barrett, 71), Segares, […]

The 19-man roster selected to represent MLS on the select team that will face Real Madrid Aug. 23 Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu includes at least one player from every MLS team. Steve NicolÆs squad is comprised of 13 American players and six international stars (Youri Djorkaeff, Ronnie O'Brien, Amado Guevara, Shalrie Joseph, Jaime Moreno and Douglas […]

Indiana looks to accomplish what it failed to do in 1984 and 2000 when the Hoosiers fell short of their bid to win three straight national titles. Rookie coach Mike Freitag won a national title a year after legendary Jerry Yeagley went out with his sixth title. Freitag lost Drew Moore, Danny OÆRourke and Jay […]

Never has the womenÆs college game seen such depth. North Carolina is No. 1 in Soccer AmericaÆs preseason rankings, but a case could easily be made for half a dozen other teams, beginning with defending champ Notre Dame. Three former Soccer America College Players of the Year — Christine Sinclair (Portland Æ02), Lindsay Tarpley (North […]

MLS Previews (Aug. 19-21) Friday, Aug. 19, 8 pm ET/7 pm CT/5 pm PT KANSAS CITY (10-5-8, 38 pts) vs. CHICAGO (12-9-3, 39 pts) TV: CSN-Chi. Direct TV: DirecTV – 790; Dish Net – 464; In Demand. Key Players Out: Kansas City – none; Chicago – MF Craig Capano (L torn ACL surgery), DF Leonard […]

The USA (15 points) hosts Mexico (16) Sept. 3 in Columbus, Ohio in their next World Cup qualifier. 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 the day they meet at Crew Stadium. USA USA will qualify for […]

The USA refused to share the ball with Trinidad & Tobago. It played more than half the game with a man advantage. It outshot the Caribbeans 18-1 and American goalie Kasey Keller didnÆt have to make a single save. The Americans also had a dream start, with Brian McBride, in the 2nd minute, poking the […]

Aug. 17 in Denver Colorado 2 New England 0. Goals: Nkong (Denton, Dayan) 78, Peguero pen. 86. New England — Reis, Heaps, Parkhurst, Franchino, Riley, Dorman, Hernandez (Smith, 71), Joseph, Leonard (Vercollone, 83), Dempsey, Cancela (Warren 84). Colorado — Cannon, Freeman (Mastroeni 46), Borchers, Petke, Kotschau, Cooke (Dayan, 70), Beckerman, Nkong, Denton, Gonzalez (Noel 57), […]