Monthly Archives: September 2005

By Mike Woitalla, Executive Editor Soccer America Magazine Few teams impressed as Mexico did in the first round of the 2002 World Cup. It looked possible that for the first time in history El Tri, which had been to 12 World Cups, would finally do better than a quarterfinal finish. But its round-of-16 opponent would […]

The winner of the USA-Mexico qualifier will clinch a berth in the 2006 World Cup finals. Mexico will qualify in case of a tie, but there are scenarios by which both teams will qualify, regardless of the outcome of the Columbus game. USA USA will qualify for the finals if: 1. USA beats Mexico. 2. […]

U.S. and Mexican national team players have teamed together, joining MLS players in contributing autographed game-worn jerseys that will be auctioned to raise funds for the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Players competing in the USA-Mexico World Cup qualifier in Columbus, Ohio, on Sept. 3 and all MLS games on Sept. 3 and 4 will sign […]

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 […]

Highlights Grella scores in Duke debut à Oral Roberts stuns Tulsa à FDU beats BC à Sept. 1 #3 Duke 2 (Loftus 36, Grella 60) Long Island 0. #6 UNC Greensboro 2 (Patterson 67, Carlson 87) UNC Wilmington 3 (Masters 73, Clark 89, Leger 108) (OT). #15 San Francisco 2 (Smith 3, Valentino 49) Dominican […]

Sept. 2 Hightlights: Hat trick for OÆReilly. Hanks scores 8th goal. Nebraska, Texas A&M, Texas fall to Big-10 teams. Tennessee loses to home to Washington State Sept. 2 #1 North Carolina 6 (Gilbert 33, OÆReilly 51, 83, 85, Chalupny 69, Fletcher 76) Davidson 0. (Heather OÆReilly records first collegiate hat trick.) #2 Notre Dame 4 […]

The USA's 26-man roster for qualifiers against Mexico (Saturday) and Guatemala (Wednesday): Goalkeepers Marcus Hahnemann (Reading) Kasey Keller (Borussia Moenchengladbach) Matt Reis (New England Revolution) Defenders Chris Albright (Los Angeles Galaxy) Gregg Berhalter (Energie Cottbus) Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham FC) Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards) Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew) Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew) Oguchi Onyewu (Standard […]

FC Dallas has signed 26-year-old Mark Wilson as its fourth senior international. In the past three and half years, the midfielder has played for the Scottish Premier League's Livingston (5 games), English third-tier club Doncaster (3 games), English fourth-tier club Swansea (12 games), English third-tier Sheffield Wednesday (3 games) and English second tier Stoke (3 […]

Among those who fled New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina were members of the Tulane women's soccer team. The Green Wave got in the first game of its opening weekend tournament – a 4-1 loss to Alabama – before the second day was canceled. The Tulane women have since moved into the Sheraton […]

Winners: After four games, American CLAUDIO REYNA of Manchester City was rated the English Premier League's top player according to the Actim Index, the official player rating system of the English Premier League. FREDDY ADU, in his MLS start since returning from an Aug. 6 knee injury, scored on a 25-yard shot as D.C. United […]

QUESTION: Which opponent committed the fewest fouls against the USA in a 2006 World Cup qualifying game? (The USA has played Grenada, Jamaica, El Salvador, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica). ANSWER: Mexico, which committed five fouls during its 2-1 win over the USA March 27. The USA committed 12 fouls, putting […]

Aug. 31 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 5 Real Salt Lake 1. Goals: Moreno pen. 14, Adu 46+, Gomez 63, Moreno (Gros) 78, Walker (Simms) 86; Tarley (Williams, Kreis) 51. D.C. United – Rimando, Erpen, Boswell, Prideaux, Namoff, Carroll, Gomez (Walker, 76), Olsen (Simms, 80), Gros, Adu, Moreno (Nickell, 83). Real Salt Lake – Nolly, […]

Claudio Reyna and Brian McBride, likely starters in Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Mexico, are among the Americans who have made more than 10 appearances against El Tri: Cobi Jones 17 games vs. Mexico (7 wins, 6 losses, 4 ties) Goals: 1 Claudio Reyna 11 games vs. Mexico (6 wins, 3 losses, 2 ties) Goals: […]