Monthly Archives: December 2005

American goalkeeper Kasey Keller is third best keeper in the German Bundesliga according to ratings by Kicker Magazine, just one reason why the 36-year-old 2005 Honda U.S. Player of the Year has become a fan favorite at Borussia Moenchengladbach since joining the club a year ago. Interview by Mike Woitalla SOCCER AMERICA: After your first […]

The U.S. U-17 girls national team travels to Brazil Dec. 11-20 to play three matches against top womenÆs clubs, all in the state of Sao Paulo. The U.S. U-17s are scheduled to face Santos FC, Saad FC and a team of Sao Paulo State All-Stars during the 10-day tour. GOALKEEPERS: Chantel Jones (Richmond, Va.), Alyssa […]

Winners: STEVE CHERUNDOLO scored with a low 12-yard one-time shot in Hannover 96's 2-0 win at Borussia Dortmund in front of 77,200 fans. The strike marks the American right back's third goal in 102 Bundesliga 1 appearances and the win moved the Reds into 8th place. Cherundolo had to leave the game in the 71st […]

QUALIFYING THOUGHTS By Paul Gardner Goodbye, Uruguay. And thanks a lot, Now we've got – Following your failure – To put up with Austrailure. The World Cup once meant just the best, Pele, Maradona, Cruyff and the rest. But now we welcome everyone, it's much more democratic. Qualifying, we confess, can be somewhat erratic, But […]

Portland became the first team besides North Carolina to finish the NCAA Division I womenÆs season undefeated when the Pilots crushed UCLA, 4-0, Sunday in the WomenÆs College Cup final. Senior striker Christine Sinclair scored twice, giving her 39 goals this season for a new NCAA single-season record. Sophomore midfielder Angie Woznuk added a goal […]

Dec. 4 in College Station, Texas Portland 4 UCLA 0. Goals: Woznuk (M.Rapinoe) 2, Sinclair (Woznuk) 21, Sinclair (Budge) 42, M.Rapinoe (Woznuk) 77. Portland û Alexander, Evans, Lopez, Hollenbeck, Michaelson, Sari, Woznuk, Huie, M.Rapinoe, Sinclair, Budge. Subs: Cronkite, Scifo, Salisbury. UCLA û Henderson, Castelanelli, Oakes, Davis, Hardy, Adams, DiMartino, Lindstrom, M.Zerboni, Mora, Lang. Sub: Gleason. […]

Final Dec. 3 in Wichita Falls, Texas Nebraska-Omaha 2 Seattle Pacific 1. Goals: Richardson 10, Beale 94 (Richardson); Lienhard 8. Nebraska-Omaha — Price, Telschaw, Fritz, Pile, Richardson, Wegenaupt, Bigsby, McCawley, McGill, Beale, Iwansky. Subs: Murnan, Boeckel, Portell, Hill. Seattle Pacific — Burns, Nason, Kolb, Everson, M.Teague, Lienhard, Hamby, Lovejoy, Oakes, Jaconson, Martinez. Subs: Hufford, A.Teague. […]

Semifinals Dec. 2 in Wichita Falls, Texas Ft. Lewis 6 (Cunliffe 14, 72, 84, Hall 43, Gantenbein 73, Sweetzer pen. 83) Lynn 4 (Porter 47, Benn 70, Alexander 72, Scroggins pen. 87). Franklin Pierce 1 (Guimaraes 83) SIU-Edwardsville 0. Final Dec. 4 in Wichita Falls, Texas Ft. Lewis 3 Franklin Pierce 1

* indicates prior selection Name, Pos., Cl., School, Hometown Andrea Plewes, G, Sr., Grand Blanc High School, Grand Blanc, Mich. Anna Rodenbough, G, Sr., Grimsley High School, Greensboro, N.C. Blair Santaspirt, G, Sr., Moorestown High School, Moorestown, N.J. Kim Feeney, D, Sr., San Ramon Valley High School, Danville, Calif. Betsy Frederick, D, Sr., Broughton High […]

* indicates prior selection Name, Pos., Cl., School, Hometown Akira Fitzgerald, G, Sr., Loyola Blakefield High School, Baltimore, Md. Craig Hill, G, Sr., Ronald Reagan High School, San Antonio, Texas Brandon Ibarra, G, Jr., Crespi Carmelite High School, Encino, Calif. Sean Kelly, G, Sr., Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School, Lexington, Ky. Matthew Sangeloty, G, Sr., […]

Austin Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 25-27 Texas Under 17 Boys Premier DFW Tejanos White 2 GP Extreme 1 Under 15 Boys Premier 1. UHO Vipers 2. Super Land Arsenal Under 14 Boys Premier TX Premier FC 2. Eclipse Black Under 14 Girls 1. Classic Elite 2. Lonestars Blue Baltimore Bays College Showcase Nov. 25-27 Maryland Under […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Dec. 9 ESPN2 FIFA World Cup 2006 Draw (live), 3 pm. NCAA Div. I Men's College Cup Semifinal MARYLAND-SMU (live), 4 pm. ESPNU NCAA Div. I Men's College Cup Semifinal MARYLAND-SMU (live), 4 […]

Dec. 3 in Chapel Hill, N.C. North Carolina 2 SMU 3 (OT). Goals: Beach 62, Odgers 79; Guarda 40, Hashimoro 52, Uremovich 104. North Carolina — Hughes, Harrington, Boole, Sherard, Odgers, Beach, Callahan, McCarty, Campbell, Hunter, Ashe. Subs: Sgull, Shriver. SMU — Wideman, Gonzalez, Lopez, Mirsky, Needham, Zindel, Guarda, Chun, Saintus, Hashimoto, da Silva. Subs: […]

Portland 0 Penn State 0 (OT). (Portland wins 4-3 on penalties.) UCLA 4 (DiMartino 39, 59, Adams 43, Lang 78) Florida State 0 Att.: 6,701.

New Mexico 1 (Rowland 94) California 0 (OT). Att.: 5,600. Clemson 1 (Roberts 90) Creighton 0. Att.: 6,680.

''If you ever see the replay, you can see me blond head going from side to side. It was like, `Go on George, go on son!' Kenny Fogarty was the last one he had to beat, and Foggy said it was like being on a surfboard because he had him going every which way.'' — […]

Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann, who resides in Southern California, tabs Argentina and Brazil as the favorites for next summer's World Cup, but includes the U.S. among his dark horse picks. ''It would be excellent for Germany and Brazil to meet in the final on July 9,'' Klinsmann said during a visit to Brazil, ''but the […]

Munich 1860 midfielder Nemanja Vucicevic of Serbia-Montenegro has been banned for six months by the German federation for taking a drug he says he used to treat his receding hairline. The drug Finasteride, which restores hair by converting testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, is considered a masking agent and banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

U13 Boys Goalkeeper – Cesar Rocha (SCC Breakers) Defender – Alex Bramall (New York Rough Riders) Defender – Brendon Layden (South Jersey Barons) Defender – Jessie Ortiz (Chicago Magic) Midfielder – Mark Luxama (New York Rough Riders) Midfielder – Keiran Oppenhein (FC Calgary) Midfielder – John Roche (FC Westchester) Midfielder – Alejandro Pena (HC United) […]

Penn State COACH PAULA WILKINS: ''I'm extremely proud of our team and what we've accomplished this year. We're excited to play in this atmosphere. (Portland) has a great cast of talented players that you have to respect. We need to play good defense in all parts of the field.'' SENIOR GOALKEEPER ERIN MCLEOD: ''(Christine Sinclair) […]

Dec. 1 in Bradenton, Fla. U.S. under-17 national team 3 Dallas Texans U-18 2. Goals: Arvizu 7, Zimmerman 19, 55; Brown 4, Villanueva 47. USA — Restrepo (Rueckner, 46), Igwe, Sarkodie, Edgar, Lichaj, Soroka, Nakazawa, Subotic, Hall (Kelly, 84), Arvizu (Gonzalez, 46), Zimmerman. Dallas Texans — Sullivan (Gravely, 46), Miner, Dennis, Murphy, Renner (Guerra, 72), […]

Winners: Two American goalkeepers helped their English Premier League teams to English League Cup wins on Wednesday. Tim Howard, who has yet to see league action for Manchester United this season, received a 6 out of 10 rating by The Sun for his efforts in a 3-1 win over West Brom. Guiseppe Rossie, Man U's […]

Jan. 22 vs. Canada in San Diego Jan. 29 vs. Norway in Carson, Calif. Feb. 10 vs. Japan in San Francisco March 1 TBA in Europe March 22 vs. Germany in Dortmund

A slump by the Kaizer Chiefs, winners of South Africa's last two league titles, has taken its toll on the players' personal lives. Midfielder John ''Shoes'' Moshoeu told Johannesburg's Business Day: ''We cannot go to restaurants because the waiters do not serve us and instead want to know what is going on [with the club]. […]