Monthly Archives: August 2006

Ricardo La Volpe is returning to his native Argentina to coach Boca Juniors, the legendary Buenos Aires club, after spending more than two decades in Mexico. La Volpe, the No. 3 goalie on Argentina’s 1978 World Cup championship team, finished his playing career in Mexico, then had a successful career as a club coach before […]

The first step toward a solution to the Kansas City Wizards’ stadium situation takes tonight when the Overland Park (Kan.) city council meets to discuss public financing for a soccer complex. Overland Park Mayor Carl Gerlach calls the meeting “the beginning of the process” to seek sales tax revenue (STAR) bonds for the project. The […]

The U.S. Open Cup moves into the quarterfinals tonight with four matches involving MLS teams: LOS ANGELES-COLORADO — The Galaxy won the title in 2005 and reached the final in three of the last five years. — The Rapids have defeated Los Angeles, 1-0, in all three 2006 MLS meetings. — Colorado hasn’t advanced past […]

U.S. Soccer’s under-17 residency program reopened this week with 19 first-semester players in the 40-player fall class at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Preparations begin in earnest this fall for qualifying for the 2007 Under-17 World Championship next summer in South Korea. The fall class is dominated by ’90 players who will form the nucleus of […]

“Coaches don’t play. [United coach] Peter [Nowak] doesn’t play and Bruce doesn’t play, even though I think we would have a little more advantage if Peter did play because I don’t think Bruce can move as well as he used to.” — D.C. United striker Alecko Eskandarian on tonight’s U.S. Open Cup match between D.C. […]

For this week’s nationally televised games: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137505

U.S. under-20 men’s national team head coach Thomas Rongen will take 11 professionals to the Busan International Tournament Aug. 29-Sept. 2 in Busan, South Korea. The pros are defenders Carlos Borja (Chivas USA),  Erik Hort (Sparta Prague/Czech Republic), Blake Wagner (FC Dallas), Tim Ward (Columbus Crew), midfielders Nikolas Besagno (Real Salt Lake), Miguel Gonzalez (New England Revolution), […]

The Houston Dynamo released Salvadoran Ronald Cerritos, one of MLS’s longest-serving foreign players. Cerritos was scoreless in 15 games with Houston in 2006 after enjoying a comeback season with San Jose last season. He scored eight goals and nine assists and started 28 games in the Earthquakes’ final season in San Jose. The 31-year-old Cerritos […]

The USA moved into the quarterfinals of the Under-20 Women’s World Championship with a 4-1 win over Argentina on Monday. The victory was the Americans’ second in two games in the Group D play. France also clinched a berth in the quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory over the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Bleuettes, who […]

“It was absolutely a zoo. It was completely out of control. We lost luggage; it was just a disaster.” — Colorado Rapids coach Fernando Clavijo on the media frenzy at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday night when the Rapids’ flight arrived at the same time as a flight from Thailand brought in John Mark […]

For this week’s nationally televised games: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137505

Charlotte downed Pittsburgh 6-1 on aggregate in the USL-2 semifinals to set up a final date with Richmond, which downed Cincinnati, 2-1, on aggregate. The Richmond-Charlotte final will air on Fox Soccer Channel Saturday at 7 pm ET (live). For complete USL results: https://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562137507

Newly promoted Reading won its English Premier League opener, 3-2, over Middlesbrough but American keeper Marcus Hahnemann looked shaky on both goals. Bobby Convey played 83 minutes for Reading. … Brad Friedel saved a Nwankwo Kanu penalty kick in stoppage time but went down, 3-0, with Blackburn against Portsmouth. … Jay DeMerit played the second […]