Monthly Archives: August 2005

The doubleheader involving the Chivas USA-Los Angeles Galaxy MLS game and Chivas Guadalajara-Club America exhibition drew a crowd of 88,816 Wednesday night at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The crowd was the second biggest ever for an MLS game. It was also the 10th MLS game to draw in excess of 60,000 fans. All but two […]

By Jason Halpin / MLSnet.com Staff Reserve division stats and standings > The Chicago Fire kicked off the MLS reserve division stretch run Sunday with a 4-1 victory against D.C. United that vaulted the Men in Red into first place with only a handful of games remaining. Just as their respective first teams are making […]

MLS Summaries (Aug. 10) Aug. 10 in Washington D.C. D.C. United 3 Metrostars 0. Goals: Boswell (Gomez) 11, Kovalenko (Walker, Quaranta) 76, Gros (Walker, Simms) 87. D.C. United – Rimando, Namoff, Boswell, Prideaux, Kovalenko, Carroll, Gomez (Walker, 75), Olsen (Simms, 78), Gros, Moreno, Quaranta. MetroStars – Meola, Leitch (Magee, 72), Parke, Stammler, Agoos, Gaven, Bradley, […]

Winners: MLS leading scorer JEFF CUNNINGHAM has been invited to U.S. national team camp for the first time this year. Cunningham, 28, who has 11 goals for Colorado this season, made his last of eight U.S. appearances in 2003. MANCHESTER UNITED notched its first win in an official competition since the $1.47 billion Glazer takeover […]

U.S. captain Claudio Reyna, who skipped World Cup qualifiers in June, returns to Coach Bruce Arena's 20-man roster for the USA's World Cup qualifier next Wednesday against Trinidad & Tobago in East Hartford, Conn. Notable absentees are defenders Eddie Pope (injured), Steve Cherundolo (injured) and Frankie Hejduk (suspended), and forward Eddie Johnson, still not fully […]

U.S. captain Claudio Reyna, who skipped World Cup qualifiers in June, returns to Coach Bruce Arena's 20-man roster for the USA's World Cup qualifier next Wednesday against Trinidad & Tobago in East Hartford, Conn. Notable absentees are defenders Eddie Pope (injured), Steve Cherundolo (injured) and Frankie Hejduk (suspended), and forward Eddie Johnson, still not fully […]

U.S. captain Claudio Reyna, who skipped World Cup qualifiers in June, returns to Coach Bruce Arena's 20-man roster for the USA's World Cup qualifier next Wednesday against Trinidad & Tobago in East Hartford, Conn. Notable absentees are defenders Eddie Pope (injured), Steve Cherundolo (injured) and Frankie Hejduk (suspended), and forward Eddie Johnson, still not fully […]

The U.S. U-14 boys national development program held its identification camp July 31-Aug. 6 in Middlesex, Mass., with 120 players called in: Region I (35): Robert Barrera, Alex Bramall, Dalton Carroll, Gregory Davis, Lester Dewee, James Doherty, Luke Finkelstein, Didi Fubara, Joseph Claude Gyau, Ethan Harlow, Johan Hernandez, Daniel Herrera, William Heuser, Austin Holbrook, Drew […]

MLS Previews (Aug. 10) Wednesday, Aug. 10, 7:30 pm ET/5:30 pm MT/4:30 pm PT NEW ENGLAND (10-4-6, 36 pts) vs. REAL SALT LAKE (5-11-4, 19 pts) TV: FSN-NE. Direct TV: DirecTV – 791; Dish Net – 464; In Demand. Key Players Out: New England – GK Kyle Singer (R shoulder sprain); Real Salt Lake – […]

When Wayne Rooney was captured by live television cussing out a referee with more than 20 profanities in less than a minute last season, British educators advocated a ban of Premier League soccer from day time television. That, of course, did not come to pass, but the English soccer has promised a crackdown on swearing […]

5,000 Andy Williams' goal for Real Salt Lake in its 2-1 win over Chivas USA on Saturday marked the 5,000th goal in MLS history. 3.10 MLS's goals per game average from 4,998 goals scored in 1,612 league games going into the 2005 MLS All-Star break. 2.79 League-wide goals per game average so far in 2005. […]

Premier Boys U12 û CASL (NC) U13 û Slammers FC (CA) U14 û Bridge FA (SC) U15 û NOVA FC Royals (VA) U16 û Mustang SC (CA) U17 û Pateadores SC (CA) Super Group Boys U13 û Chicago Magic (IL) U14 û Goldstar SC (NC) U15 û Santa Anita SC (CA) Premier Girls U12 û […]

USASA MenÆs National Cup Champions Open AAC Eagles (Ill.) 2, Baltimore Colts (Md.) 5 Under-23 Bavarians (NPSL) 0, FC Delco (EPA) 3 Over-30 Azzuri (NTX) 4, Schwaben (Ill.) Amateur Hibernian Saints (Wash.) 2, Allied SC (Md.) 1 USASA WomenÆs National Cup Champions Open FC Indiana (WPSL) 4, DCS Titans (NTX) 0 Under-23 Real Colorado (Colo.) […]

Goalkeepers: Brandyn Bumpas (Denver, Colo.), Josh Lambo (Crystal Lake, Ill.). Defenders: Mykell Bates (Roseville, Calif.), Greg Eckhart (Orange Park, Fla.), Ian Kalis (Plano, Texas), Anthony Wallace (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Daniel Wenzel (Federal Way, Wash.). Midfielders: (5): Cameron Brown (Garland, Texas), Edgar Barajas (San Fernando, Calif.), Kyle Davies (Pleasanton, Calif.), Jared Jeffrey (Dallas, Texas), Kirk Urso […]

Aug. 1 PSV Eindhoven U-19s 2-2 T Soroka, own goal Aug. 3 Heerenveen reserves 1-3 L Kirk Aug. 6 KRC Genk U-19s 1-1 T Gonzalez Aug. 8 Ajax U-19s

Aug. 1 Brazil 1-1 T Nguyen Aug. 3 Serbia & Montenegro 1-0 W Davies Aug. 5 Northern Ireland 4-2 W Lopez, Davies (3)

Winners: With its 2-1 win over Columbus, SAN JOSE moved ahead of FC Dallas to take the Western Conference lead and, at 38 points, leads the overall standings; Eastern Conference leaders New England and Chicago each have 37 points. The Quakes win on Saturday marked its third straight and keeps them unbeaten at home this […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Aug. 12 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL USL First Division ATLANTA-CHARLESTON (live), 8 pm. GOL TV Italian Trofeo Moretti INTER MILAN-NAPOLI (live), 2:30 pm. SETANTA SPORTS USA English League Championship CARDIFF CITY-WATFORD (live), 2:30 pm. […]

Semifinals Aug. 5 Ottawa 2 (Wilkinson 56, 110) Central Florida 1 (Jones 36) (OT). New Jersey 2 (White 8, Welsh 52) Vancouver 1 (Allen 1). Third-Place Game Aug. 7 Vancouver 3 (Allen 10, 11, own goal 73) Central Florida 1 (Bishop 39). Championship Aug. 7 New Jersey 3 (Unitt 14, White pen. 63, O'Reilly 70) […]

Semifinals Aug. 6 Des Moines 2 (Kother 45, Farabi 63) Orange County 1 (Evans 43). El Paso 4 (Larrosa 13, Frias 69, pen. 81, Andrade 77) Richmond 3 (Neagu pen. 30, 86, McIntosh 62)

USL First Division Aug. 5 Puerto Rico 2 (Velez 45, Villegas 56) Charleston 1 (Hollingsworth 90). Portland 3 (Alvarez 21, Thompson 32, Alcaraz-Cuellar 63) Minnesota 3 (Tenoff 33, Tarley 44, Alberts 53). Aug. 6 Rochester 3 (Bolanos 26, Aguilera 38, Martinez 55) Atlanta 2 (own goal 34, Rios pen. 89). Virginia Beach 2 (Amani-Dove pen. […]

MLS STATISTICS (through Aug. 6) STANDINGS Eastern Conference Team W-L-T PTS New England 10-4-6 36 Chicago 11-8-3 36 D.C. United 9-6-5 32 Kansas City 8-5-8 32 Metrostars 7-6-8 29 Columbus 6-11-3 21 Western Conference Team W-L-T PTS San Jose 10-4-7 37 FC Dallas 10-5-5 35 Los Angeles 8-8-5 29 Colorado 7-11-3 24 Real Salt Lake […]

MLS Summaries (Aug. 6) Aug. 6 in Salt Lake City Real Salt Lake 2 Chivas USA 1. Goals: Williams (Kreis) 49, Kreis pen. 74; Torres (Ramirez) 27. Real Salt Lake – Countess, Pierce, Dunseth, Pope, Broome, Williams (Watson, 84), Cutler, Mathis, Trembly (Kamler, 68), Cila (Brown, 46), Kreis. Chivas USA – Guzan, Hendrickson, Begines, Ochoa, […]

Lamar Hunt, who funded the construction of Columbus Crew Stadium, MLS's first soccer-specific stadium when it opened in 1999, celebrates the unveiling of his FC Dallas' Pizza Hut Park on Saturday. Interview by Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Magazine SOCCER AMERICA: Pizza Hut Park opens on Saturday night. Although the work is not yet […]

The German Bundesliga kicks off its 43rd season on Friday. FAVORITE. Defending champion Bayern Munich left a 12-point gap between itself and runner-up Schalke 04 last season while winning its record 19th Bundesliga title. In the last decade, Bayern has finished among the top three each season and won six titles. It's led by Germany's […]