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United midfielder Bobby Convey scored twice to lead the United States under-20 national team to a 5-0 win against Guatemala in the team’s first match of the CONCACAF Under-20 qualifying tournament March 18 in Tunapuna, Trinidad … United and the Tampa Bay Mutiny will play a scrimmage March 21 at 10 a.m. (ET) at the Sunrise Hilton field … With non-roster defender Tim Garlick on trial with United for spring training and Tampa Bay possibly playing goalkeeper Scott Garlick, a brotherly confrontation may be in order … Mark Lisi, United’s first pick in the MLS SuperDraft (third overall), arrived in camp March 17 … The midfielder is concluding his studies at Clemson University this spring, and will join the club fulltime in May … Defender Eddie Pope who suffered a sprained big toe on his left foot in a scrimmage (March 10) against the University of Maryland at RFK Stadium is expected to train with the team this week … Forward Jaime Moreno, who has been rehabilitating his right knee since undergoing surgery in late January, is still at least a month away from returning to action … Midfielder Marco Etcheverry, who has been on loan to Bolivian Club Oriente Petrolero, is scheduled to return to United’s spring training camp on March 26. MetroStars The MetroStars defeated St. Thomas University of Miami, 3-0, March 19 in a 60-minute scrimmage played at the Coral Springs Soccer Complex in Coral Springs, Florida … SuperDraft selections O’ Neil Peart and Martin Klinger scored in the win … MetroStars team coordinator Mario Rincon is leaving the MetroStars to become the assistant women’s soccer coach at the University of Miami (Big East) … A select group of MetroStars players will participate in a special charity match against a select team from El Salvador on Saturday, March 31, at 6:30 p.m. (ET) at the Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondale, Long Island … Ticket prices are $25 each … The first 3,500 fans that purchase tickets will also receive a voucher to the MetroStars home opener at Giants Stadium on April 7 … Proceeds from the exhibition game will be donated to the victims of the El Salvador earthquake … For more information, call Leo Gonzalez at the MetroStars (Phone: (201) 583-7046) … MetroStars draft pick Kerwin Jemmott is still in his native Trinidad & Tobago, but is expected to join the team in Florida this week … Visa complications have delayed his arrival since he returned from the preseason Portugal trip … Midfielder Billy Walsh is in preseason camp with the team and training daily … Walsh missed four weeks of preseason after recovering from surgery on his right foot (bone spurs) … Tab Ramos is having a precautionary MRI performed on his right hamstring and Daniel Hernandez reports that his right knee is fine after coming out of the March 19 game against Dallas with slight soreness in the knee. Miami Fusion The Miami Fusion practiced hard at a March 19 workout at the Westminster Academy, despite the torrential downpours that flooded the region … The 2001 Spring Training Tournament hosts will battle the San Jose Earthquakes March 20 at 8 p.m. (ET) at Lockhart Stadium, when the Fusion will don their new white away jerseys for the first time… Designed by Umbro, the official supplier of the Fusion, the new jerseys continue to have white as its dominant color but feature blue insert panels with gold piping and a traditional crew neck … Fusion defender Carlos Llamosa was named to the U.S. national team roster today for its World Cup qualifying match against Honduras on March 28 … Llamosa, who returned from an ankle sprain will start in the Fusion’s match March 20 and will join the U.S. national team camp in Fort Lauderdale March 21 before departing for Honduras on March 26 … Miami will have single training sessions on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday before wrapping up the preseason tournament on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. (ET) vs. cross-state rival Tampa Bay. New England Revolution The New England Revolution (0-2) will train twice on March 21 in preparation for their final preseason contest the next day at 6 p.m. (ET) vs. the Chicago Fire (2-0) … The Revs will hold double session training March 23, before heading back to New England for their season opener at the MetroStars on April 7 at 7 p.m. (ET) … New England acquired forward Matthew Okoh, the rights to Rapids’ defender Alan Woods and a 2nd round 2002 MLS SuperDraft pick from the Colorado Rapids, in exchange for midfielders Imad Baba and Carlos Parra … It was also announced that defender Rusty Pierce has signed a multi-year contract extension with Major League Soccer. Chicago Fire The Chicago Fire lead the MLS Preseason Tournament with 11 points in two games … Forward John Wolyniec has performed superbly and is the leading scorer in the tournament with seven points on three goals and two assists … The Fire now prepare for their final game of Spring Training in a March 22 clash with the New England Revolution at 4 p.m. (ET) … Fire midfielder DaMarcus Beasley hs been a sparkplug for the U.S. under-20 national team in Tunapuna, Trinidad. Two games into the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championships in Argentina, the U.S. has already booked a spot. … On the injury front, defender C.J. Brown is questionable with a right ankle sprain, defender Andrew Lewis is probable with a left calf contusion, midfielder Peter Nowak is questionable with a left hamstring strain and defender Evan Whitfield is questionable with a left groin strain. Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew posted an impressive 3-1 victory last night over D.C. United … Forward Brian McBride paced the Crew with two goals … With the match knotted 1-1, McBride netted the game winner in the 52nd minute and an insurance tally in the 67th minute … McBride has been named to the U.S. national team’s 20-man roster for its March 28 final-round World Cup qualifying match vs. Honduras at San Pedro Sula, Honduras … Rookie midfielder Duncan Oughton suffered a high left ankle sprain and was forced to leave in the second half of the contest … He is expected to be sidelined from four to six weeks … Before the game, the Crew announced that it had waived defender Matt Chulis and forward Phil Karn. Dallas Burn The Dallas Burn, currently entering their second week of training in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, will return to Dallas on March 23 … The Burn will play host to legendary Mexican soccer team Chivas of Guadalajara on March 24 at the Cotton Bowl … Kickoff for this game has been moved to 8 p.m. to accommodate Mexican television … The game will also mark the debut of the Burn’s new Atletica uniforms … Tickets may be purchased through Ticketmaster at 214-373-8000 or by calling the Dallas Burn at 214-979-0303 … the Burn complete their spring training schedule with a match March 22 against Kansas City … Burn forward Jason Kreis, who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on Feb. 16, played 60 minutes vs. the MetroStars … Only two players are currently not training with the team due to injury … Aleksey Korol is continuing to rehabilitate a hamstring strain suffered in early February while Josue Mayard is battling tendonitis in his achilles tendon. Tampa Bay Mutiny After a brief warm-up, the Tampa Bay Mutiny participated in a full inter-squad scrimmage at the Sunrise & Lauderhill Sports Complexes this morning … The scrimmage featured the starting 11 for the Mutiny’s MLS exhibition against the Los Angeles Galaxy versus the team’s reserves … The contest lasted approximately 15 minutes … Following the scrimmage, the team focused on restart drills for another 15 minutes … The starters then went back to the hotel to rest for the match against the Galaxy, while the reserves stayed and took part in a 6 v 6 drill on a shortened field for approximately 30 minutes … The Mutiny tied the Galaxy, 2-2, on a late Carlos Valderrama penalty kick. … Defender Craig Demmin, who suffered a light MCL sprain in his right knee during training, did not play against Los Angeles … Neither did defender Chad McCarty who also suffered a mild injury, a right hamstring strain. Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids (1-1), currently in second place in the preseason tournament standings, will conclude their preseason schedule on March 23 at 6 p.m. vs. the Columbus Crew … The Rapids will hold morning training sessions on Wednesday and Thursday in preparation for the final spring tune up … Colorado traded midfielder/forward Matthew Okoh and a 2002 second round MLS SuperDraft pick to the New England Revolution in exchange for Revolution midfielders Imad Baba and Carlos Parra … In addition, New England also receives the rights to defender Alan Woods who was drafted by the Rapids in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft and played last year in the A-League … The Rapids return to South Florida for their season opener on April 7 versus the Miami Fusion. Kansas City Wizards Kansas City Wizards midfielder Brian Johnson arrived into camp on March 19 after being with his wife Ashley for the birth of their first child, daughter Haley Ryan, last week … Midfielder Matt McKeon has missed the first two spring training games due to a hurt foot, but will try to play on March 22 versus the Dallas Burn … Defender Peter Vermes is in Kansas City resting an abdominal strain, and last game called 12 times to check on the score … After the Wizards lost to Chicago, Vermes went out for a run — at 8:30 p.m. … Newly acquired forward Roy Lassiter, who has a home in Ft. Lauderdale, invited the entire team over for dinner on March 18 … Goalkeeper Tony Meola and Tahj Jakins fish in the pond outside of the team hotel in their free time, both claim the fish are biting … On the Wizards team walk before the first game versus New England, the team crossed paths with a five foot water moccasin snake … Behind the Wizards training field lies a pond where at least one alligator has been spotted. Three balls have been sent over the fence into the pond, two of which were retrieved … The Wizards have two team vans and a mini-van for the coaches … Matt McKeon drives one van where he is in control of the radio and country music is always playing … Goalkeeper Bo Oshoniyi drives the other van, where hip-hop and rap are commonplace … Newly acquired defender/midfielder Mike Burns has settled in nicely with the Wizards and has looked sharp in training and in the last game. L.A. Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy announced that forward Cobi Jones, the team’s all-time leading scorer, signed a new contract with Major League Soccer to remain a member of the Galaxy … Jones, who was the Galaxy’s leading scorer in 2000 with eight goals and seven assists, arrived in Florida on March 17 to report for spring training camp … Galaxy head coach Sigi Schmid returned to Ft. Lauderdale March 19 from Trinidad & Tobago after a short two day trip to the island … Schmid watched first round action of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina … Always on the lookout for good young players, Schmid enjoyed the U.S.A.’s 5-0 win over Guatemala and Costa Rica’s 3-0 victory against Trinidad & Tobago … Defenders Robin Fraser and Greg Vanney, who are both recovering from sports hernia surgery in Los Angeles, are missing MLS Spring Training in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida … They are each listed as day-to-day, but are expected to be fit enough to rejoin the team upon its return from Florida next week … Galaxy rookies Brian Mullan and Isaias Bardales Jr., the club’s number one and number two draft picks, are both sidelined due to injuries suffered at spring training … Mullan is experiencing knee problems (left), and will be examined by a physician today to determine the extent of the injury … Bardales Jr., who is the club’s latest Nike Project-40 addition, suffered a hip flexor strain (right) during training last week and is expected to be out a week. San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes opened their second week of training camp in Fort Lauderdale March 19 with a two hour training session in preparation for the March 20 game against the Miami Fusion … San Jose Midfielder Wojtek Krakowiak, who had been out of action with an athletic hernia, participated in last weeks scrimmage against the Mutiny and reported no lingering effects … Goalkeeper Jon Conway played in the team’s 9v9 scrimmage in training March 19 and reported no problems with his injured left knee … He is ahead of schedule, and is still targeted for an early April return to game action … Defender Jamie Clark, who also had surgery to repair an athletic hernia, has begun light ball work, while continuing to perform agility drills to maintain his fitness and strength in his legs … Veteran midfielder Dario Brose continues to do agility drills and light ball work in his attempt to overcome a nagging right knee injury.