Monthly Archives: January 2006

Hank Steinbrecher, Secretary General of the United States Soccer Federation from 1990 to 2001, received the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Honor Award, becoming the 64th recipient since its inception in 1942. At the award presentation in Philadelphia, Cliff McCrath tribute speech detailed Steinbrecher's contributions to American soccer. By C. Clifford McCrath Each year […]

Winners: SAMUEL ETOÆO confirmed his status as AfricaÆs best player with five goals in CameroonÆs three group games. The Barcelona starÆs spectacular form helped the Lions win all three games and move into FridayÆs quarterfinals against Ivory Coast, which knocked them out of the 2006 World Cup finals. EtoÆo has a shot at ZaireÆs Mulumba […]

U.S. international defender Cory Gibbs has left Feyernoord, which deemed him expendable while he was out with a knee injury, for fellow Dutch Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag, where he joins American John O'Brien. Gibbs, 26, who previously played for Dallas and Germany's St. Pauli, played 15 games for Feyenoord during the 2004-05 season. University […]

After a 0-0 tie with Canada in the U.S. 2006 opener, Landon Donovan sharply criticized the performance of many players, including his own. He has much better reviews of the 5-0 thumping of Norway last Sunday at Home Depot Center. Interview by Ridge Mahoney in Carson, Calif. SOCCER AMERICA: Was this result as good as […]

Group A Jan. 20 in Cairo Egypt 3 (Mido 18, Abu Treika 23, A.Hassan 78) Libya 0. Jan. 21 in Cairo Ivory Coast 1 (Drogba pen. 39) Morocco 0. Jan. 24 in Cairo Ivory Coast 2 (Drogba 10, G.Toure 41) Libya 1 (Khames 41). Egypt 0 Morocco 0. Jan. 28 in Cairo Egypt 3 (Moteab […]

Vegas Cup Jan. 13-16 Nevada Under 19 Boys Mountain 1st. Sereno Blue, 2nd. Colorado Storm White, 2nd. Orem. Under 15/16 Boys MYSC Blue 4 Reno Moondogs 2 Under 14 Boys NLV Emerald 3 Tustin Utd. 0 Under 14 Girls Irvine Strikers Red 4 Colorado Rush Swish 0 Sereno Classic Jan. 13-16 Arizona Under 14 Boys […]

Hank Steinbrecher, Secretary General of the United States Soccer Federation from 1990 to 2001, received the 2005 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Honor Award, which dates back to 1942. 1942 – Tom Hamilton, Administrator 1943 – Thomas G. Taylor, U.S. Naval Academy 1944 – John D. Brock, Springfield College 1945 – All coaches serving […]

Playing with 10 players, the USA rallied from a goal down to defeat Canada, 3-2, and win the CONCACAF U-20 WomenÆs Final Qualifying Tournament. The wild match saw an early goal from Amy Rodriguez in the eighth minute, but the Americans lost central defender Carrie Dew to a red card just 41 minutes into the […]

By Ridge Mahoney in Carson, Calif. It was polished play, not a somewhat ballyhooed midfield diamond formation, by which the USA pummeled Norway, 5-0, in its second match of 2006. A team of mostly players on the World Cup bubble flew at the Norwegians from the first kick, scored twice through Taylor Twellman in the […]

Taking the drilling and screaming out of youth soccer will make the game more enjoyable and create better players. By Mike Woitalla, Executive Editor Soccer America Magazine LetÆs take the approach so many adults bring to youth soccer to other childrenÆs activities. Take a bunch of 6-year-olds to the playground, but donÆt let them scamper […]

Interview by Mike Woitalla, Executive Editor Soccer America Magazine U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena is confident about his teamÆs preparations, but he says some players must take big strides over the next few months if the USA is to make an impact at the 2006 World Cup. SOCCER AMERICA: If someone wanted to see […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor Soccer America Magazine In more than a decade as a player and a coach, Dominic Kinnear has become accustomed to changing locations. But the decision by Anschutz Entertainment Group to move the San Jose team to Houston means leaving home. Few who choose to make their living in professional soccer […]

Greg Ryan is charged with guiding the U.S. women into a new era of dominance By Mike Woitalla, Executive Editor Soccer America Magazine In 1967, a 10-year-old Greg Ryan was tossing a football around with his brother in the park across from his Dallas home. A man approached and asked, ''Hey, do you want to […]

1836 So bright of those guys in Houston to fix On that cumbersome name: eighteen thirty six. A wonderful year, just great for the Texans But not quite so good for the Mexicans. Sorry senores, no harm intended – Surely our fences are long-since mended? San Jacinto? But you really oughta Forget all about that […]

Burton players complained of rodents after being routed, 5-0, by Manchester United at Old Trafford in a third-round FA Cup replay. ''Every time I looked down I saw a mouse,'' Ryan Austin, a defender for the minor league club told the Times of London. ''There were loads of them.'' Man U spokesman Phil Townsend said: […]

Here are short takes on each of the 12 MLS teams status coming out of the SuperDraft, listed by conference in reverse order of their finish last year.   By Ridge Mahoney CD CHIVAS USA: If Francisco Palencia and Juan Pablo Garcia pitch in from the start of the season and Bob Bradley acquires and […]

Major League Soccer launched a decade ago and some of the nicknames it brought us have already gone by the wayside. The Mutiny sank in Tampa Bay the same year the Fusion fizzled with folding of Miami. Clash, Wiz and Burn eventually changed to Earthquakes, Wizards and FC. Now those San Jose Earthquakes are Houston […]

Landon Donovan wasn't thrilled with the U.S. performance last Sunday in a 0-0 tie with Canada and expects a lot more against Norway this Sunday (live on ESPN2 and Telemundo 5 pm ET/2 pm PT). Interview by Ridge Mahoney in San Diego SOCCER AMERICA: What's your assessment of this game with Canada? LANDON DONOVAN: We […]

PICK … TEAM … POS. … PLAYER … SCHOOL … PDL TEAM(S) 1 Miami D Rodrigues, John Paul Belmont Nashville Metros 04-05 33 2 Toronto M Kyritsis, Costa Hartford 3 Virginia Beach F Micklos, Nathan Rochester Indiana Invaders 05 4 Minnesota F/M Mupfudze, Richard Western Kentucky 5 Rochester* F/M Kramer, Danny Duke Brooklyn Knights 03-04 […]

Chicago Fire (5): M Floyd Franks (Charlotte); D Dasan Robinson (Dayton); D Ezra Prendergast (Syracuse); D Idris Ughiovhe (Howard); F Richar Mupfudze (Western Kentucky). Chivas USA (3): F Drew Helm (Florida Atlantic); M Darren Spicer (Princeton); M Lawson Vaughn (Tulsa). Colorado Rapids (4): D Jordan Harvey (UCLA); D Liam Girrard (Denver); M Keith Cauldwell (Brown); […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Jan. 27 FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Copa Libertadores DEP. SPORTING-INDEPENDIENTE SANTA FE, Llave B, 1st Leg (live), 7 pm. Mexico COYOTES DE SONORA-TIJUANA, Primera A (delay), 11 pm. ART GLOBAL AMERICA Africa GHANA-SENEGAL, […]

On Sunday, 16-year-old Freddy Adu came on as an 81st minute sub in a 0-0 tie with Canada to become the youngest player to represent the USA at the full national team level. Interview by Ridge Mahoney in San Diego SOCCER AMERICA: Your first cap came as the youngest player ever to play for the […]

NCAA Division I Men – Sasho Cirovski, Maryland The 2005 season proved to be a memorable one for Cirovski. With a 20-4-1 record, his Terrapins claimed their first national title since 1968, and one of his players earned the Missouri Athletic ClubÆs Hermann Trophy and the NSCAA/adidas Scholar Athlete of the Year awards. In addition, […]

The USA got two goals from Notre DameÆs Brittany Bock and a third from USCÆs Amy Rodriguez to beat Mexico, 3-0, Wednesday in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Under-20 WomenÆs Qualifying Tournament in Mexico and clinch a berth in this summerÆs Under-20 WomenÆs World Championship in Russia. Rodriguez and UCLA-bound Laura Cheney lead the USA […]

MEN TEAM OLD COACH à NEW COACH AKRON Ken Lolla (Louisville coach) … TBA BUTLER Joe Sochacki (resigned)… Kelly Findley (Charlotte assÆt) CAL POLY SLO Wolfgang Gartner (contract not renewed) … TBA CAL STATE FULLERTON Al Mistri (retiring)… Bob Ammann (Cal State Fullerton assÆt) CLEVELAND STATE Pete Curtis (contract not renewed) à Ali Kazemaini (John […]