Monthly Archives: August 2005

Aug. 17 in Mexico City Mexico 2 Costa Rica 0. Goals: Borgetti 63, F.Fonseca 86. Mexico — Sanchez, Osorio, Salcido, Marquez (Pineda, 60), Rodriguez, Pardo, Naelson (Bravo, 61), Torrado (Morales, 46), Galindo, F.Fonseca, Borgetti. Costa Rica û- Porras, Bolanos (Rojas, 75), Centeno, Cordero (Soto, 69), J.Drummond, Gonzalez, D.Fonseca, Martinez, Umana, Gomez, Wanchope. Referee: Jose Pineda […]

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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 didn't have to make a single save. The Americans also had a dream start, with Brian McBride, in the 2nd minute, poking the […]

By Mike Woitalla, Executive Editor Soccer America Magazine According to the FIFA Rankings, Wednesday's clash between the United States and Trinidad & Tobago pits the world's sixth best team against No. 53. Those may be dubious rankings. Guatemala, a 5-1 winner over T&T in March, is ranked six spots below T&T. The USA sits above […]

The U.S. roster for its Aug. 17 World Cup qualifier against Trinidad & Tobago: Goalkeepers Kevin Hartman (Los Angeles Galaxy) 3 caps/0 goals Tim Howard (Manchester United) 12/0 Kasey Keller (Borussia Moenchengladbach) 86/0 Defenders Chris Albright (Los Angeles Galaxy) 14/1 Gregg Berhalter (Energie Cottbus) 39/0 Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards) 6/0 Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de […]

U.S. Soccer has selected 40 players for its U-17 boys residency camp in Bradenton, Fla. Sixteen newcomers join 24 returnees. Most of the returning players were born in 1988, will be graduating in December and are vying for a spot on roster for the U-17 World Cup (Sept. 16-Oct. 2). Most of the 16 newcomers […]

MLS Preview (Aug. 17) Wednesday, Aug. 17, 9:30 pm ET/7:30 pm MT/6:30 pm PT COLORADO (7-11-4, 25 pts) NEW ENGLAND (12-4-6, 42 pts) TV: Altitude; WB-56. Direct TV: DirecTV – 790; Dish Net – TBA; In Demand – TBA. Key Players Out: Colorado – MF Matt Crawford (R hip strain), FW Jeff Cunningham (National Team […]

In 2003, Manchester United's Scottish coach, Sir Alex Ferguson, kicked a shoe that hit David Beckham in the forehead, creating a gash requiring two stitches. Last weekend, another Scotsman, Dundee United manager Gordon Chisholm, one-upped Ferguson with a shoe-kick that struck his club's new Spanish forward David Fernandez in the chin and caused a wound […]

Apprehended … Celio Marcelo da Silva, the suspected mastermind of a series of kidnappings of Brazilian soccer star family members, including Robinho's mother, Marina da Silva Souza, who was held for 41 days last year. Brazilian police believe da Silva was behind as many as 11 kidnappings. Da Silva has been wanted since escaping via […]

3 Number of double-digit scorers in MLS: Jeff Cunningham (Colorado) 11, Carlos Ruiz (Dallas) 10, Taylor Twellman (New England) 10. 1 in 4 Odds that a Jeff Cunningham shot will score, based on current scoring rate. 1 in 5 Odds that a shot by Carlos Ruiz or Taylor Twellman will score. 1 in 10 Odds […]

By Paul Kennedy, Managing Editor Soccer America Magazine Since he was a little boy in Lyons, France, Youri Djorkaeff dreamed of living in New York. Thanks to soccer, he fulfilled that dream. Djorkaeff, 37, joined MLS's MetroStars for the 2005 season and moved his family – wife and three children – to New York, where […]

Does a slew of changes signal a new era for the MetroStars or are the latest moves just one more false re-start? By Ridge Mahoney, Executive Editor Soccer America Magazine It was in early summer last year that the careening, leaky MetroStars had – apparently – finally and belatedly, righted their wildly swerving ship. The […]

2005 Premier Development League Honors MVP: Daniel Frias (El Paso) Coach of the Year: Methembe Ndlovu (Indiana Invaders) Defender of the Year: Kevin Taylor (Michigan) U19 Player of the Year: Brett Hite (Spokane) 2005 Premier Development All-League Team GOALKEEPER: Nathan Pena (Orange County Blue Star). DEFENDERS: Kevin Taylor (Michigan Bucks), John Thompson (Ocean City Barons), […]

Coach John Hackworth has named a 20-player roster for the U.S. U-17 boys national team for an Aug. 20 friendly against Mexico in San Antonio. Both teams have qualified for the U-17 World Cup Sept. 16-Oct. 2 in Peru. GOALKEEPERS Diego Restrepo (West Palm Beach, Fla.), Bryant Rueckner (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.); DEFENDERS Kevin Alston (Silver […]

Josmer Altidore of Boca Raton, Fla., scored three goals in four games as the U.S. U-17 (89/90) boys national team captured the 6th Toyota International Championship in Japan. The Americans beat Japan, 2-1, in the Aug. 14 final on goals by Altidore and Edgar Barajas. They also beat Gifu High School Select on PKs after […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Team W-L-T PTS New England 12-4-6 42 Chicago 12-9-3 39 D.C. United 11-6-5 38 Kansas City 10-5-8 38 Metrostars 8-7-8 32 Columbus 6-12-3 21 Western Conference Team W-L-T PTS San Jose 10-4-8 38 FC Dallas 10-6-5 35 Los Angeles 9-9-5 32 Colorado 7-11-4 25 Real Salt Lake 5-13-4 19 Chivas USA 3-17-3 […]

By Mike Woitalla, Executive Editor Soccer America Magazine In 1997, then-MLS deputy commissioner Sunil Gulati engineered a revolutionary player development program dubbed Project-40. The MLS-U.S. Soccer venture provided the nation's best young players an alternative to college soccer while offering them a tuition stipend to pursue higher education during or after their pro careers. Nearly […]

Final Aug. 13 El Paso 0 Des Moines 0 (Des Moines wins 6-5 on penalties.)

Aug. 9 Pittsburgh 7 (Flavius 10, 17, Bastidas 36, own goal 57, Koranteng 60, Barnes 72, Thompson 86) Northern Virginia 0. Aug. 10 Western Mass 2 (Krause 19, Deren 90) Long Island 0. Aug. 13 Harrisburg 2 (Severs 12, Ibrahim 36) Pittsburgh 0. Wilmington 3 (Bundy 47, Nylen 54, Hufstader 61) Charlotte 0. Cincinnati 4 […]

Aug. 10 Montreal 0 Portland 1 (Antoniuk 73). Minnesota 0 Vancouver 0. Aug. 12 Rochester 3 (K.Wilson 3, Rivas 36, DaSilva 41) Toronto 1 (Dodds 31). Atlanta 2 (Ilarionov 19, DeLima 43) Charleston 1 (Kutney 71). Aug. 13 Minnesota 1 (Friedland 87) Portland 1 (Alvarez 52). Seattle 1 (Whitfield 6) Richmond 1 (Luzak 89). Aug. […]

MLS SUMMARIES (Aug. 13) Aug. 13 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 3 Chivas USA 0. Goals: Quaranta (Boswell, Gomez) 41, Walker (Kovalenko, Carroll) 43, Kovalenko (Walker, Namoff) 64. D.C. United – Rimando, Namoff, Boswell, Prideaux, Kovalenko, Carroll, Gomez (Wilson, 57), Olsen (Simms, 27), Gros, Quaranta (Nickell, 82), Walker. Chivas USA – Guzan, Ochoa (Munoz, 75), […]

July marked the opening of the summer transfer market in Europe. It began with a splash, the news that Steven Gerrard, hero of Liverpool's sensational comeback in its Champions League final against AC Milan, wanted out. Stories of an impending move to Chelsea for a $57 million transfer fee were premature as word came out […]

Saturday, Aug. 13, 4 pm ET D.C. UNITED (10-6-5) vs. CHIVAS USA (3-16-3) TV: ESPN2 Saturday, Aug. 13, 8:30 pm ET CHICAGO (11-9-3) LOS ANGELES (9-8-5) TV: FSN-West, HDNet Direct Kick: Dish – 464; DirecTV – 791; In Demand. Saturday, Aug. 13, 8:30 pm ET DALLAS (10-5-5) vs. NEW ENGLAND (11-4-6) TV: WB 56, Fox […]

The 2005-06 English Premier League seasons kicks off this weekend. The FAVORITES CHELSEA. Fueled by the more than $400 million spent on players by Russian owner Roman Abramovich since he took control of the club for about $200 million in 2003, Chelsea won its first league title in 50 years last season. … Lost only […]

Winners: CLINT DEMPSEY, the midfielder who has playing upfront in place of injured Pat Noonan, opened the scoring for New England with his first strike since June 22 and his seventh this season as the Revs thumped Real Salt Lake, 4-1. Taylor Twellman scored his 10th goal in the win. JOSH WOLFF scored his fifth […]