Author Archives: Soccer America

U.S. coach Tony DiCicco announced in a Feb. 25 conference call that former University of North Carolina star Debbie Keller, along with Portland alum Justi Baumgardt, will be added to the U.S. national team residency camp in Orlando, Fla., as floaters, or temporary players. Keller, whose lawsuit against North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance, the university […]

The Tampa Bay Mutiny has signed midfielder Cesar Alvarado as a discovery player for the 1999 MLS season. Alvarado, 20, has been with the club on a trial basis since near the end of the 1998 regular season and impressed Mutiny head coach Tim Hankinson with his ability and tenacity. “Cesar Alvarado is an outstanding […]

If you are a fan, player, college coach, high school coach, referee or youth soccer administrator, you have something in common with Sunil Gulati. While a high-school player, Gulati earned pocket money refereeing. He coached at Bucknell University, and made $600 the year he coached a New York high school. Otherwise, he spent his adult […]

The 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup not only carries the significance of nations playing for soccer’s ultimate prize, but the tournament will take on the added importance of serving as qualification for the women’s soccer competition at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The most simple scenario for Olympic qualification is if the eight quarterfinalist […]

Women’s soccer got a glimpse into the future as the U.S. women’s national team, featuring a lineup of primarily young players, defeated Finland, 3-1, at the Seminole County Sports Training Center in a closed-door match on Feb. 24. U.S. coach Tony DiCicco will bring his veterans for the rematch Feb. 27 at the University of […]

The Colorado Rapids have acquired goalkeeper Ian Feuer from the New England Revolution in exchange for future considerations. Feuer, 27, started 26 games for the Revolution last season after joining the MLS club prior to 1998 from Luton Town of England’s Second Division. At 6’6″, Feuer is the tallest player in MLS history. He became […]

The U.S. boys’ U-17 national team opened the 1999 CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament with a 2-2 draw against Costa Rica in Montego Bay, Jamaica at Jarrett Park Stadium. “You can play in all these tournaments and prepare all you want but until you actually set foot in a CONCACAF competition you don’t feel the pressure of […]

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The MetroStars have acquired Costa Rican international midfielder Roy Myers, team vice president and general manager Charlie Stillitano announced Feb. 24. Myers, 29, has made 35 full international appearances for his national team and made his World Cup debut in Italy in 1990 as a 19-year-old under current MetroStars Head Coach Bora Milutinovic. Costa Rica […]

The U.S. women’s national team will embark on its only international tour during its preparation for the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup when it travels to Portugal for the 6th Algarve Cup, held in the Algarve region on the southern tip of the country. The eight-team international tournament runs from March 14-20 and features six […]

The U.S. boys’ U-17 national team arrived in Montego Bay, Jamaica on Sunday, Feb. 21 after a short flight from the Miami International Airport following a fond farewell at halftime from the fans in attendance at the USA-Chile match in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The Honduras U-17 team was also aboard the same flight as the […]

Chicago Fire Results: 2/7 — Clemson 4-0. 2/10 — Coastal Carolina 4-0. 2/13 — D.C. United 2-1. Schedule: 2/25 — Jaguares (Mex.). 2/27 — Atlas (Mex.). 3/1 — U.D.G. (Mex.). 3/3 — Tecos (Mex.). 3/6 — Colorado Rapids at site TBA. Colorado Rapids Results: 2/14 — San Jose Clash 1-0. 2/17 — San Jose Clash […]

With less than four weeks remaining before the start of the 1999 MLS season, the Miami Fusion has added depth to its roster by signing a pair of discovery players: Mohenjo “Pepe” Smith and Andreas Maier. Each MLS team is allowed to designate two discovery players per year. A player qualifies as a discovery player […]

Major League Soccer Commissioner Douglas G. Logan has issued the following statement: Discussions are taking place with respect to former Deputy Commissioner Sunil Gulati’s continued relationship with Major League Soccer. These discussions are of a private nature. All responsibilities relating to player personnel have been reassigned by the Commissioner to Mr. Ivan Gazidis, Executive Vice […]

After a fond farewell at halftime from fans in attendance at the USA-Chile match in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. on Feb. 21, the U.S. U-17 national team departed for Montego Bay, Jamaica and 1999 CONCACAF qualfying. The U-17s, who downed the Tampa Bay Mutiny of MLS in their final tuneup match on Feb. 19, currently owns […]

The U.S. girls’ U-18 national team picked up an historic win on Feb. 20 at the Walt Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla., defeating the USYSA Under-19 Select Team, 2-1, in the championship game of the inaugural U.S. Youth Soccer Cup. The first-of-its-kind, eight-team tournament featured the U-18 teams from Germany, Japan, […]

U.S. midfielders Ben Olsen and Eddie Lewis each scored their first international goal to give the U.S. national team a 2-1 victory over Chile before a boisterous crowd of 14,896 at Lockhart Stadium. The win extends the USA’s unbeaten streak to four games (2-0-2) since Bruce Arena took over as head coach. The victory was […]

Landon Donovan scored a pair of goals as the U.S. U-17 national team downed the Tampa Bay Mutiny of MLS 2-0 on Feb. 19 in their final tuneup match before CONCACAF qualifying. Donovan opened the scoring in the 29th minute, and added his second in the 50th. Kyle Beckerman set up both U.S. goals. Tampa […]

Honduran-born forward Saul Martinez has been allocated to the Miami Fusion, Fusion chief operating officer Betty D’Anjolell announced Feb. 19. Martinez, 23, played the last two seasons for the Long Island Rough Riders of the USL’s A-League, recording 13 goals and three assists. He started his professional career in 1995 with Melgar of the Honduran […]

Sean Anguiano Idaho Falls, Idaho Why did Dallas give up the rights to Dema Kovalenko to take Lazo Alavanja? Dosen’t Dallas need someone to score? The Burn have Kreis, so is he expected to go or is Alavanja going to play wide? Scott French: Dallas never really had Kovalenko, despite appearances. It was planned from […]

USA vs. Chile (International Friendly) Feb. 21 (3:30 pm ET) at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Television: ESPN live) HISTORY Chile’s best World Cup performance came as host in 1962, when it finished third. The nadir came in 1989, when goalkeeper Roberto Rojas faked getting hit by a flare in the Maracana Stadium, in […]

As Major League Soccer enters its fourth season, ABC Sports and its sister networks, ESPN and espn2, along with Univision, will broadcast a comprehensive 63-game television schedule for the 1999 MLS season. “Major League Soccer is once again ecstatic to have ABC, ESPN, espn2 and Univision bring the American sports fan a quality of professional […]

The following changes have been made to the 1999 MLS regular-season schedule: Matchup Old Date & Time (ET) New Date & Time (ET) Colorado at Los Angeles March 21 at 7:30 p.m. March 20 at 10:30 p.m. Colorado at San Jose March 27 at 10:30 p.m. March 27 at 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles at San […]

If you didn’t know the meeting was going to take place, you would have missed it. There was no notice. If you didn’t know where the meeting was, you wouldn’t have found it. The meeting room, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco’s Nob Hill, was unmarked. And even if you did know it took […]

The Chicago Fire executed two trades on Feb. 18, sending midfielder Zak Ibsen to the Los Angeles Galaxy and defender Tomas Wygonik to the Miami Fusion. Ibsen, who was acquired from the Dallas Burn last year for the Fire’s 2nd round college pick in the 1999 draft, was traded to L.A. for its 2nd round […]