Monthly Archives: February 2006

REGION I Bernardo, Vincenzo, Madison, NJ Blacido, Cesar, Ramsey, NJ Crooks, Calvin, West Orange, NJ Edwards, Darnell, Greenbelt, MD Godelman, Marc, Paramus, NJ Hines, Walter, Brooklyn, NY Jackson, Tevin*, Baltimore, MD Lebo, Christopher, Telford, PA Lee, Brandon*, Tenafly, NJ Levry, Axel*, Ft. Washington, MD MacVane, David*, Middle Grove, NY McLarney, Robbie, Londonderry, NH Oduaran, Enemute […]

Puma, which is outfitting 12 teams at the 2006 World Cup, will be the top team sponsor at the tournament. The game balls and sportswear for referees, linesmen and ball boys will be provided by FIFA sponsor adidas. PUMA (12) Angola Czech Republic Ghana Italy Ivory Coast Paraguay Poland Saudi Arabia Switzerland Togo Tunisia Iran […]

AFRICAN NATIONS CUP 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 […]

Friendly Feb. 10 in San Francisco USA 3 Japan 2 Goals: Pope (Twellman) 24, Dempsey (Twellman) 39, Twellman (Donovan) 50; Maki (Kaji) 60, Nakazawa (Ogasawara) 90+ USA – Hartman, Klein (Carroll, 79), Conrad, Pope, Dunivant (Pearce, 90), Noonan (Rolfe, 87), Zavagnin, Donovan, Dempsey (Olsen, 69), Wolff (Johnson, 58), Twellman (Ching, 68) JAPAN – Kawaguchi, Tanaka […]

After a stellar start to the English Premier League season with Manchester City, U.S. captain Claudio Reyna suffered an ankle injury after being fouled in an October loss to Arsenal. He returned six weeks later and played four games on what was later diagnosed as a broken ankle. We called Reyna in Amsterdam, where he's […]

By Ridge Mahoney in San Francisco The World Cup isn't really four months away. It's here. True, neither team that takes the field Friday night when the USA plays Japan (ESPN2 , live, 11 pm ET) will closely resemble the version that will play in the World Cup this June. But there are sufficient key […]

By Ridge Mahoney Soccer America, Senior Editor Could it be merely coincidence that reports out of England that Chelsea was buying Freddy Adu for 5 million pounds ($8.7 million) followed closely, and used the same figure, as the price Arsenal paid for 16-year-old wunderkind Theo Walcott? The Walcott fee, accepted by Southampton last month after […]

Guatemalan Carlos Ruiz has re-signed with MLS. The FC Dallas striker, who played his first three seasons with Los Angeles, has had MLS's most impressive scoring rate over the past four seasons: 61 Goals Ruiz has scored in 91 regular-season games. 14 Number of Ruiz's multi-goal games, second in league history to Ante Razov's 17. […]

Coach Bruce Arena has named his 20-man roster for Friday's friendly in San Francisco (11 pm ET/8 pm PT, live on ESPN2). Players who have been in camp but are not on the roster because of injury are Frankie Hejduk (strained right quad), Kyle Martino (strained hamstring) and Santino Quaranta. Goalkeepers Kevin Hartman (Los Angeles) […]

USL First Division Atlanta Silverbacks: Midfielder Rodrigo Rios (extension through 2008) W-League Atlanta Silverbacks: Defender Sharolta Nonen (re-signed), Defender Melissa Tancredi (re-signed), Forward Christine Latham (re-signed), Midfielder Nel Fettig (re-signed), Midfielder Tara Minnax (re-signed), Defender Leslie Gaston (re-signed) Vancouver Whitecaps: Head Coach Bob Birarda (Canada U20 Women Assistant), Forward Tiffeny Milbrett, Forward Christine Sinclair

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor, Soccer America I'm back on the Clint Dempsey bandwagon and whether or not he makes the World Cup squad this year, I'm not getting off again. Norway saw what earned Dempsey Rookie of the Year honors in 2004 and landed him on the national team: sharply cut balls threaded between […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, Feb. 10 ESPN2 Friendly USA-JAPAN (live), 11 pm. FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL Mexico UAG-PACHUCA (live), 9:30 pm. ART GLOBAL AMERICA Africa EGYPT-IVORY COAST Cup of Nations, Final (live), 11 am. TV5 ETATS-UNIS Africa […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Manchester United released Kenny Cooper Jr. not solely because cutting him loose would enable him to sign with MLS. The league announced yesterday he is headed for Dallas, where he attended high school and his father, Ken Sr., played for the NASL's Tornado. According to Steve Kelly, an […]

Note: All times ET Saturday, April 1, Chicago Fire at FC Dallas, 4 p.m., ABC Columbus Crew at Kansas City Wizards, 8:30 p.m. New England Revolution at Los Angeles Galaxy, 11 p.m., ESPN2 Sunday, April 2, MetroStars at D.C. United, 5 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA, 7 p.m. Colorado Rapids at Houston 1836, […]

Semifinals Feb. 7 in Cairo Egypt 2 (Hassan pen 37., Traki 81) Senegal 1 (Niang 51). Feb. 7 in Alexandria Ivory Coast 1 (Drogba 47) Nigeria 0. Third-Place Game Feb. 9 in Cairo Senegal-Nigeria. Final Feb. 10 in Cairo Egypt-Ivory Coast

The second annual European soccer championship for clergy, the Champions Clerum, kicked off this week in Zagreb and Italy's priests hope the addition of Capuchin monks to their squad will boost its chances in the 10-nation tournament. ''We'll be relying on their experience,'' said Italy defender Leonardo Biancalana, who told Italian press agency ANSA that […]

Left back Ian Joy, 24, who was born in San Diego, where his English father, Brian Joy,  played for the San Diego Sockers, has been making headlines in Germany playing for Third Division FC St. Pauli, which upset Werder Bremen in the German Cup to earn a semifinal date with Bayern Munich. Joy has played […]

The U.S. U-21 womenÆs national team will play three matches, including a test against ScotlandÆs national team, during its British tour Feb. 10-17. The tour will be a homecoming of sorts for U.S. head coach Jill Ellis. The UCLA coach was born in Folkestone, England. Penn State star Tiffany Weimer heads the all-collegiate U.S. team […]

Traded from Kansas City to Real Salt Lake while he was with the U.S. national team in Southern California, midfielder Chris Klein came on as a sub in both the Canada and Norway games. He scored his fourth international goal to polish off the Norwegians, 5-0. Interview by Ridge Mahoney SOCCER AMERICA: You came on […]

Winners: Fulham's American striker BRIAN McBRIDE scored his club-leading ninth goal of the English Premier League season, but Manchester United won, 4-2. In the English second tier, 21-year-old American defender FRANK SIMEK, making his 31st straight start for Sheffield Wednesday, scored his first pro goal — the gamewinner in a 1-0 victory against fellow relegation […]

AUCSC Capital Cup Jan. 27-29 Texas Under 15 Boys Navy TSC Texans 1 Rangers 0 Under 14 Boys Navy Dallas Texans 2 Solar Red 0 Under 15 Girls Navy AU Capitals Navy 2 Classics Elite 0 Silver State Invitational Jan. 28-29 Nevada Under 14 Boys Gold LV Premier 2 Tuzos Coca Cola 1 Under 14 […]

The city of Nuremberg, whose five games include appearances by England and the USA, expects visitors to enjoy its medieval charm, gingerbread and bratwurst – but not without recalling its dark past. By Mike Woitalla Executive Editor Soccer America England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has made a plea to his teamÆs fans to refrain from chants […]

Japan national team coach Zico called up 22 players for next FridayÆs friendly against the USA in San Francisco. The Japan squad consists entirely of players from the J-League. It includes 13 players with 20 or more caps. Six players are holdovers from JapanÆs 2002 World Cup team. Goalkeepers Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata) 80 0 […]

Feb. 7 Chivas USA vs. Loyola Marymount Univ. Real Salt Lake vs. USASA select team, Bradenton, Fla. Feb. 8 Los Angeles Galaxy vs. South Korea MetroStars vs. Real Salt Lake, Bradenton, Fla. Feb. 9 Chivas USA vs. UCLA Real Salt Lake vs. U.S. U-17 national team, Bradenton, Fla. Feb. 10 Columbus Crew vs. MetroStars, Bradenton, […]

USL First Division Charleston Battery: Defender Chris Brunt (Minnesota Thunder). Minnesota Thunder: Defender Dustin Branan (Kansas City Wizards). Montreal Impact: Midfielder Masahiro Fukasawa (re-signed). Puerto Rico Islanders: Head Coach Jorge Alvial (promoted from Assistant). Vancouver Whitecaps: Forward Dan Antoniuk (Portland Timbers), Forward Joey Gjertsen (re-signed), Forward Jason Jordan (re-signed), Forward Corey Woolfolk (Puerto Rico). Premier […]