Monthly Archives: November 2006

Two of MLS's brightest youngest stars, forwards Freddy Adu (D.C. United) and Josmer Altidore (New York), head the group of 19 players Coach Thomas Rongen called up for the U.S. Under-20 national team's friendly match against Guatemala on Nov. 15 at Florida Atlantic University Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla. The match comes just two months […]

By Mike WoitallaExecutive Editor, Soccer America Magazine Thanks to soccer, Ethan Zohn's reality-show celebrity has legs. Contestants on ''Survivor: Africa'' could each submit a list of five ''luxury'' items. If approved, they could bring one to Kenya. ''I wrote 'soccer ball' four times,'' says Ethan Zohn. ''On the fifth line, I wrote Hacky Sack.'' The […]

The annual positional rankings are based on opinions of MLS coaches and players, statistics and personal observation. Normally, only players appearing in one half (16 games) of the MLS schedule are eligible, but to accommodate player absences because of international duty and injuries in a World Cup year, as well as players added during the […]

The rise of paid coaches is just one reason why it commonly costs an American child thousands of dollars a year Send your comments on the cost of youth soccer to letters@socceramerica.com. Please include your first and last name and hometown. There are a lot of ways to spend lots of money on youth soccer. […]

Santa Clara and Texas joined Notre Dame and North Carolina, ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the Soccer America Women's Top 25, as the top regional seeds in the NCAA Division I women's tournament, which begins with the first two rounds Thursday-Sunday at 16 regional sites. Santa Clara beat both of last year's Women's […]

The USA split its first two games at the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Coach Roberto Ceciliano's team fell to Japan, 8-4, in their opening match on Friday, but defeated Poland, 4-2, two days later. Former Santa Clara player Anthony Chimienti led the USA with two goals against the […]

With 64 teams in the NCAA Division I Women's Tournament, there would seem to be plenty of bids to go around for everyone, but there wasn't one for Oregon. In Monday's biggest surprise, the NCAA women's soccer committee ignored the Ducks, turning out the Pac-10's second-place team for the first time in history. Coming off […]

First Round Nov. 10 or 11 Brown (10-4-3) vs. Adelphi (11-6-1) Rutgers (10-6-2) vs. Rhode Island (12-5-4) UAB (10-6-3) vs. Gardner-Webb (9-7-3) Harvard (13-4-0) vs. Binghamton (9-6-5) St. John's (13-5-2) vs. Monmouth (14-3-3) UIC (12-2-5) vs. Western Illinois (15-7-0) San Francisco (12-6-1) vs. New Mexico (13-3-3) George Mason (12-5-3) vs. Bucknell (8-7-6) UC Santa Barbara […]

In celebration of its 35th anniversary, Soccer America selects the 35 people making the biggest impact on American soccer. Many are familiar names with long service in the U.S. game, but others are only starting to influence the American game. In several cases, people are paired for the impact they have through the team or […]

David Beckham, who has yet to start a home game for Real Madrid this season, has resisted signing a contract renewal while he explores his options, which, according to reports in the British press, include a move to the English Premier League or MLS. Beckham's contract with Real runs out this summer and the Spanish […]

Both of the conference finals featured early goals; how teams coped with them dictated which two advanced to MLS Cup 2006. Here's a rundown of the top 11 performers for the two matches last weekend: GOALKEEPER: Matt Reis (New England). The Revs survived waves of D.C. United attacks after taking a 1-0 lead in the […]

So impressive was Houston against Colorado that it might be considered to be the favorite in MLS Cup, and it could have a few thousand fans making the four-hour trip to Dallas as well. But with midfielder Ricardo Clark suspended because his caution against the Rapids was his second of the playoffs, midfield control might […]