Monthly Archives: December 2005

FIRST TEAM POS. PLAYER, YEAR, SCHOOL, HOMETOWN G, Jorundur Kristinsson, So. Auburn-Montgomery, Iceland D, Hugh Davey, So. Embry-Riddle, Northern Ireland D, Bonvenger Misiko, So. Lindsey Wilson, Kenya D, Robert Oguda, Sr. Southern Nazarene, Kenya M, Ben Callon, Sr. Rio Grande, England M, Simon Mulama, Sr. Park, Kenya M, Brian Ombiji, Sr. Lindsey Wilson, Kenya M, […]

Maryland won the NCAA Division I menÆs title 37 years after its first national championship when the Terrapins beat New Mexico, 1-0, Sunday in the final at the SAS Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. The MenÆs College Cup victory came after three straight years during which Sasho Cirovski's Maryland team advanced to the final four […]

U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena talked with the U.S. media by teleconference from Leipzig after the World Cop 2006 draw: Opening comments: ôWeÆre excited to learn about our opponents for the World Cup, and now the business of preparing our team begins. Obviously, we are in a group with some outstanding teams, in fact […]

Dec. 9 in Cary, N.C. New Mexico 2 Clemson 1. Goals: Barklage (Boyens, Watson) 20, Boyens (Gualdarama) 63; Richards 40. New Mexico — Graczyk, Ashwill, Boyens, Wootton, Brown, Barklage, Moss, Watson, Gualdarama, Rowland, Bagwell. Subs: Danaher, Loeseth, Wright, Hanna. Clemson — Marfuggi, Gibson, Sturgis, OÆHara, H.Usry, B.Moore, Quintanar, Richards, Albright, Buchholz, J.Moore. Subs: Routh, Poe, […]

''My grandfather had a picture of the Italian national team in his delicatessen in Brooklyn. … Because my grandparents were born in Italy, IÆve always thought about playing Italy in a World Cup. That dream has come true. So thatÆs nice, in terms of heritage. IÆm not sure how nice it will be playing them.'' […]

CZECH REPUBLIC Date: June 12. Venue: Gelsenkirchen. History: After a 40-year wait, the USA returned to the World Cup finals in 1990 and was crushed by Czechoslovakia, 5-1, in the opener. The USA and the Czech Republic havenÆt met since the breakup of Czechoslovakia at the senior international level. Current players on both national teams […]

First Team G, Chris Dunsheath, Sr., Bradley, Rockford, Ill. D, Gregory Dalby, Jr., Notre Dame, Poway, Calif. D, Tyson Wahl, Sr., California, Newport Beach, Calif. D, Marvel Wynne, So., UCLA, Poway, Calif. M, Medi Ballouchy, Jr., Santa Clara, Morocco M, Scott Jones, Jr., UNC Greensboro, Dallas, Texas M, Yohann Mauger, Sr., Akron, France M, Brian […]

First Team G Erin McLeod Sr. Penn State, Canada D Melanie Booth Jr. Florida, Canada D Stephanie Lopez So. Portland, Elks Grove, Calif. D Jill Oakes Sr. UCLA, West Hills, Calif. M Lori Chalupny Sr. North Carolina, St. Louis, Mo. M Ali Christoph Jr. Tennessee Columbus, Ohio M Lindsey Huie Sr. Portland, Mission Viejo, Calif. […]

Group A Friday, June 9 Germany v Costa Rica Poland v Ecuador Wednesday, June 14 Germany v Poland Thursday, June 15 Ecuador v Costa Rica Tuesday, June 20 Ecuador v Germany Costa Rica v Poland Group B Saturday, June 10 England v Paraguay Trinidad & Tobago v Sweden Thursday, June 15 England v Trinidad & […]

Winners à Portuguese club BENFICA came from behind to beat Manchester United, 2-1, on the final day of Champions League group play and advance to the knockout stage. The Benfica-United result, along with VillarrealÆs 1-0 win over Lille, sent Benfica and Villarreal through to the round of 16 in February from Group D. Playing without […]

The 2005 college season concludes this weekend with the Men's College Cup Friday and Sunday at the SAS Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. The top two seeds Maryland (17-4-2) and New Mexico (17-1-3) are joined by unseeded SMU (14-5-3) and Clemson (15-5-3). Action begins with the semifinals Friday at 4 p.m. ET when Maryland faces […]

Major League Soccer announced the selection order of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft, to be held on Friday, Jan. 20, 2006 in Philadelphia, Pa. in conjunction with the NSCAA Convention at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. FIRST ROUND 1. Chivas USA 2. Real Salt Lake 3. Columbus Crew 4. Kansas City Wizards 5. MetroStars 6. FC Dallas […]

* indicates repeat selection First Team G, Lauren Matysiak, So., Assumption, Holden, Mass. D, CiCi Marrero, Sr., West Florida, Griffin, Ga. D, Stephanie Prouty, Sr., Metro State, Gig Harbor, Wash. D, Casey McKinney, Jr., West Chester, Dillsburg, Pa. M, Sonya Hughes *, Sr., Franklin Pierce, Ireland M, Shannon Lovejoy **, Sr., Seattle Pacific, Seattle, Wash. […]

* indicates repeat selection First Team G, Tyler Baldock*, Jr., Carson-Newman, Canada D, Kenny Crowe, Sr., Catabwa, Reeders, Pa. D, Bryan Eisenbraun, Sr., Fort Lewis, Lakewood, Colo. D, Christian Stackman, Fr., UNC-Pembroke, Germany M, Martin Clayes, Sr., Truman State, Scotland M, Dave McGuire, Jr., Southern New Hampshire, Scotland M, Lee Scroggins, Jr., Lynn Univ., England […]

1. Name the final four participant who played in the 2003 Gold Cup? 2. Name the final four participant who is a two-time NCAA All-American in skiing? 3. How many Texas schools besides SMU have Division I menÆs programs? 4. How many schools besides Maryland that have appeared in four or more consecutive final fours. […]

* indicates prior selection First Team Pos., Name, Class, School, Hometown G, Erin Williams, Sr., Puget Sound, Vancouver, Wash. D, Seraphine Hamilton *, Sr., William Smith, Trenton, N.J. D, Laura Johnston, Sr., Sewanee, Atlanta, Ga. D, Ashley Van Vechten, So., Rochester, Rochester, N.Y. M, Jacqui DeLeon *, Sr., Chicago, Mission Viejo, Calif. M, Dana DiBruno, […]

* indicates prior selection First Team Pos., Name, Class, School, Hometown G, Kevin Deegan, Jr., Roger Williams, Seymour, Conn. D, Eddie Ho, Sr., Trinity (Texas), Spring, Texas D, Dana Leary, Jr., Williams, Washington, D.C. D, Kurt Visker *, Sr., Calvin, Grand Rapids, Mich. M, Josh Bolton *, Sr., Williams, Penfield, N.Y. M, Kai Kasigurian *, […]

The U.S. U-17 national team closed out its two-year cycle with a 2-0 loss to U-17 world champion Mexico before 22,157 fans ay the Los Angeles Coliseum. Mexico started only four starters from the team that beat Brazil, 3-0, in the 2005 Under-17 World Championship final. It was missing stars Giovanni Dos Santos and Carlos […]

Singer Peter Gabriel will head the musical lineup for the opening ceremonies June 7 at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. They will include hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas and soprano Jessye Norman. Gabriel and fellow British musician Brian Eno will be the creative team for the event. Tickets for the ceremony will cost […]

Los Angeles Galaxy veteran Cobi Jones is joining Pele, Johan Cruyff and Lothar Matthaeus, among others in making FridayÆs World Cup 2006 draw in Leipzig, Germany. Also on the guest list are CameroonÆs Roger Milla, South African Lukas Radebe and Japan's Masashi Nakayama. Frenchman Christian Karembeu will represent Oceania. He was born on the Pacific […]

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (Dec. 6-7) Group 1 Dec. 7 Club Brugge (Belg.) 1 (Portillo 32) Bay. Munich (Germ.) 1 (Pizarro 21). R. Vienna (Austria) 1 (Kincl 52) Juventus (Italy) 3 (Del Piero 35, 45, Ibrahimovic 42). Standings: *Juventus 15 points; *Bay. Munich 13; Club Brugge 7; R. Vienna 0. Group 2 Dec. 7 Arsenal (Eng.) […]

DIVISION I * indicates prior selection First Team G, Melissa Gamble, Fr., Darton, Columbus, Ga. D, Rachel Tritz, So., Iowa Central, Sioux City, Iowa D, Alyssa Walbrecht, So., Monroe, Norwich, N.Y. M, Naomi Clark, So., Darton, Scotland M, Heather Delonga, So., Southwestern Illinois, Belleville, Ill. M, Jami Elliott, So., College of Rhode Island, Cumberland, R.I. […]

DIVISION I * indicates prior selection First Team G, Craig Ratanomorn, Fr., Barton County, Del Aire, Kan. D, Jason James, So., Mercer County, Grenada D, Jesse Salazar, So., DuPage, West Chicago, Ill. D, Karl Haggon, So., Tyler, Lindale, Texas D, Liam Parrington, Fr., Bryant & Stratton, England M, Ardalan Attar, So., San Jacinto, Houston, Texas […]

U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena addressed the media in a teleconference call after learning which teams will be seeded for the World Cup Final Draw on Friday in Leipzig, Germany. Opening comments: ôThe draw today, in terms of the seeds, is pretty much what I expected, no surprises and I think itÆs fairly obvious […]

FIFA confirmed the following groups for the 2006 World Cup draw, which will be held Friday in Leipzig, Germany. Eight teams were seeded, and the rest of the 32-team field was placed in pots based on regions. Pot 1-Seeds 1. Germany 2. Brazil 3. England 4. Spain 5. Mexico 6. France 7. Argentina 8. Italy […]