Monthly Archives: April 2006

After only 10 months, Alexi Lalas is on the move again. He is leaving the New York Red Bulls to become the president of the Los Angeles Galaxy. The former U.S. national team star had joined the MetroStars last June from the San Jose Earthquakes, whom he had served as president and general manager since […]

USL First Division Atlanta Silverbacks: Matt O'Toole (Richmond Kickers), Josh Smith (Charleston Battery). Charleston Battery: M Luke Vercollone (New England Revolution), D Chris Corcoran (New York Red Bulls), M Jeff Matteo (Minnesota Thunder), F Gavin Glinton. Montreal Impact: M Simon Gatti (Rhode Island Stingrays / Univ of RI), G Gerry Argento (re-sign). Portland Timbers: M […]

Key: R=rookie. *no longer with team. Chicago PLAYER GP GS MIN. G A Rolfe 3 3 270 2 0 Barrett 3 3 218 1 1 Jim Curtin 3 3 269 1 0 Thiago 3 3 270 0 1 Guerrero 3 3 270 0 1 Brown 3 3 270 0 0 Gutierrez 3 3 251 0 […]

Boys First – CASL (NC) Second – Schulz Academy (FL) Third – Concorde Fire (GA) Fourth – Richmond Strikers (VA) Fifth – Internationals SC (OH) Sixth – PDA (NJ) Seventh – Mass Premier Soccer (MA) Eighth – Colorado Rush (CO) Girls First û So Cal Blues SC (CA) Second – FC Delco (PA) Third – […]

Super Group Semifinals Dallas Texans 1 Tigres (Mexico) 0 Santos (Mexico) 2 Manchester United (England) 2 (Santos wins on penalties.) Final Dallas Texans 4 Santos (Mexico) 2 Under 19 Quarterfinals Chicago Magic 2 TSC Classics 0 Knowsley Youth (England) 6 DFW Tejanos 0 FC Texas Black 0 Sockers FC 0 (FC Texas Black wins on […]

EASTERN TEAM W L T GF GA P Kansas City 3 0 0 6 2 9 D.C. United 2 0 1 6 2 7 New England 1 1 1 1 1 4 New York 0 0 3 3 3 3 Chicago 0 1 2 4 5 2 Columbus 0 2 1 3 7 1 WESTERN […]

April 15 in Columbus, Ohio Columbus 1 Chicago 1. Goals: Rozental pen. 55; Rolfe (Barrett) 49. Columbus — Busch, Hejduk, Gonzalez, Marshall, Pierce, Thomas, Moss, Szetela (Kitamirike, 71), Gaven, Rozental (Garey, 64), Kamara (Martino, 77). Chicago — Thornton, Pause, Brown, Curtin, Segares (Franks, 79), Mapp, Thiago, Gutierrez, Guerrero, Barrett (Carr, 67), Rolfe. Yellow cards: Columbus […]

Super Group Semifinals Dallas Texans 1 Tigres (Mexico) 0 Santos (Mexico) 2 Manchester United (England) 2 (Santos wins on penalties.) Under 19 Quarterfinals Chicago Magic 2 TSC Classics 0 Wolfpack Blue 4 Team America Vasco 1 Knowsley Youth (England) 6 DFW Tejanos 0 FC Texas Black 0 Sockers FC 0 (FC Texas Black wins on […]

(All times ET unless noted. Consult your regular television listings guides for availability in your area. Schedules are subject to change.) FRIDAY, April 14 FOX SOCCER CHANNEL England MANCHESTER UTD.-SUNDERLAND (live), 2:30 pm. GOL TV Italy AC MILAN-INTER MILAN (live), noon pm. Spain BARCELONA-VILLARREAL (live), 2:30 pm. SETANTA SPORTS USA England CADIFF CITY-SHEFFIELD UTD. (live), […]

Thursday, April 13, 2006 Paul Kennedy Managing Editor Soccer America With Mike Woitalla & Bryan Alvarez TODAY'S EDITION 1. WHAT THEY'RE SAYING 2. U.S. ABROAD: Americans go out in cup action 3. WORLD CUP: MLS players John and Glen on T&T short list 4. OFF THE POST: Swiss target World Cup widows 1. WHAT THEY'RE […]

Saturday, April 15, 4 pm ET/3 pm CT/1 pm PT COLUMBUS (0-2-0, 0 pts) vs. CHICAGO (0-1-1, 1 pt) TV: ESPN2. Key Players Out: Columbus – MF Duncan Oughton (R knee), GK Jonny Walker (lower back pain), DF Jed Zayner (L knee); GK Bill Gaudette (R hand); Chicago – FW Andy Herron (suspension). Referee: Erich […]

The U.S. under-20 womenÆs national team is in Brazil April 13-24 to play five matches, including two against the Canadian U-20s and two against the Brazilian U-20s, as it continues its preparations for Russia Æ06 Aug. 17ûSept. 3. Coach Tim Schulz will bring 17 players to Brazil. All but two players — defender Ariel Harris […]

The U.S. under-20 menÆs national team will travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina, from April 18-27 to play three matches during their first foreign camp of 2006. The trip to Argentina will be just the second camp for the U-20s this year under Coach Thomas Rongen as they prepare for the World Youth Championship. Rongen will […]

By Ridge Mahoney An officiating nuance came into play last weekend in the D.C. United-Chivas USA match when a Chivas USA goal was disallowed because of an offside that had preceded the shot by nearly 30 seconds. Defender Tim Regan played a long ball down the left wing to Francisco Mendoza, whose pass triggered a […]

BOYS Rank School Prev. Rank W-L-T 1 Greenville (Greenville, S.C.) 18-1-0 2 Norman North (Norman, Okla.) 8-1-0 3 Randolph (Huntsville, Ala.) 16-1-0 4 Snohomish (Snohomish, Wash.) 8-0-0 5 Millard North (Omaha, Neb.) 6-1-0 6 Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tenn.) 7-0-0 7 Jenks (Jenks, Okla.) 8-0-1 8 Chattahoochee (Alpharetta, Ga.) 10-1-0 9 Provo (Provo, Utah) 8-0-0 10 […]

Two MLS players — New England Revolution veteran Avery John and Cornell Glen, recently traded from Colorado to Los Angeles — are among the players on Trinidad & TobagoÆs short list of 24 players for the World Cup. Soca Warriors coach Leo Beenhakker will name his 23-player squad before his team leaves for training in […]

By Ridge Mahoney A tempestuous 48 hours supposedly concluded Monday afternoon with fiery midfielder Ronnie O'Brien set to remain with FC Dallas. He sat out a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake last Saturday for "personal reasons," which stem in part from yet another heated argument with Coach Colin Clarke earlier in the day. O'Brien […]

By Ridge Mahoney Conclusions about who helped their World Cup cause and who didn't in a 1-1 tie with Jamaica Tuesday night at the SAS Soccer Park were much like the result itself: neutral, ambiguous, even. In other words, inconclusive. The Americans scraped and scrambled through a first half during which they were second best […]

By Ridge Mahoney Conclusions about who helped their World Cup cause and who didn't in a 1-1 tie with Jamaica Tuesday night at the SAS Soccer Park were much like the result itself: neutral, ambiguous, even. In other words, inconclusive. The Americans scraped and scrambled through a first half during which they were second best […]

In the last game before Coach Bruce Arena announces his 2006 World Cup roster, the USA tied Jamaica, 1-1, Wednesday night in Cary, N.C. The Americans gave up a goal to Teafore Bennett of the USLÆs Virginia Beach Mariners in the fourth minute but got an equalizer from Ben Olsen in the 25th minute. The […]

U.S. Under-17 WomenÆs National Team head coach Erica Walsh brought 19 players to a training camp in Sunrise, Fla., that will run April 8-15. U.S. Under-17 Roster: GOALKEEPERS (2): Wendy Balogun (Bowie, Md.), Bianca Henninger (Saratoga, Calif). DEFENDERS (4): Lauren Barnes (Upland, Calif.), Hannah Cerrone (Wappingers Fall, N.Y.), Amanda Fancher (The Colony, Texas), Ashley Rape […]

Canadian Theodore Antonopoulos was fined $138 and ordered to remove the Greek flag he painted on his garage door after Greece won the 2004 European Championship, because it violated an ordinance prohibiting ''a sign that is painted or reproduced on a building.'' The Montreal Gazzette reported neighbors had mixed feelings about it, one saying, ''I […]

Winners: FC DALLAS and KANSAS CITY remain the only MLS teams with two wins after two games. Kenny Cooper, set up with a back heel pass from Carlos Ruiz, scored his second goal of the year in Dallas' 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake. Jose Burciaga assisted and scored the winner in Kansas City's 2-1 […]

U.S. captain Claudio Reyna returned from a shoulder injury to make his first English Premier League appearance for Manchester City in three weeks. On Saturday, Reyna started at left midfield and went 79 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Tottenham. The Sun rated Reyna's performance an 8 (out 10). … Brian McBride stroked home from […]

April 8 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 2 Chivas USA 0. Goals: DC — Jaime Moreno  59, Moreno 2 (Walker 1, Adu) 91+. D.C. United – Perkins, Boswell, Erpen, Wilson, Eskandarian (Walker, 79), Carroll, Gomez (Adu, 76), Olsen, Gros, Filomeno (Simms, 46), Moreno. Chivas USA – Guzan, Vaughn (Whitfield, 76), Regan, Suarez, Bornstein, Garcia, Kljestan, […]