Author Archives: Soccer America

Bill Hempen attributes last season’s 10-10-3 record to “bad luck,” but the Duke coach’s luck in the win-loss column has swung in the other direction this year. At least so far. The Blue Devils clawed and scratched to a 4-0-0 start despite injuries to starters Kari Juncker, Liz Speights and, most recently, Kim Daws. Along […]

It was eight and a half years ago that the United States began its march to Italia ’90 with a 1-0 win over Costa Rica in St. Louis. If coincidence means anything, the United States will be around for France ’98. The goal Tab Ramos scored against Costa Rica in Portland ù the most important […]

D3 Pro League National Championship Semifinals Sept. 5 in Albuquerque, N.M. San Francisco Bay 2 Charlotte 4. Goals: Watkins 77, S.Simpson (pen.) 85; Wellington (Andrews) 25, Wellington 61, Dakin (Sorzano) 81, Dakin (Wellington) 90. Albuquerque 2 New Hampshire 1 (OT). Goals: Cheshire 14, Moore 96; Williams (Carey) 24. Att.: 1,145. Championship Sept. 7 in Albuquerque […]

Sept. 4 in Pasadena, Calif. Los Angeles 1 MetroStars 3. Goals: Machon (Welton, Hurtado) 10; De Avila (Joseph) 28, Branco 38, Bartlett (Semioli) 68. SA Report Card Los Angeles — Campos (4), Calichman (5), Pena (5), Caligiuri (5), Vanney (5), Machon (5), Armas (4), Cienfuegos (5), Karapetyan (4), Welton (5), Hurtado (3). Subs: Botello (4) […]

The National Soccer Alliance is set to announce sites for seven of the eight teams expected to take part last year when it launches the first women’s professional soccer league in the United States. A press conference was scheduled for Sept. 11 to announce teams in Boston, New Jersey, Raleigh, N.C., Dallas, Los Angeles, San […]

The Albuquerque Geckos demonstrated why they’ve believed that they were the best team in the D3 Pro League all season by burying the Charlotte Eagles 4-1 to take the USISL’s Division III national title. With the win, the Geckos are eligible to be promoted to the A-League, provided they meet certain criteria. The Geckos (17-3) […]

Although the San Francisco Bay Seals fell in the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup to defending champion D.C. United, 2-1, Sept. 3, the team’s inspiring run touched a nerve with local fans, as well as fans across the country. “It seems like we’ve tapped into an emotion that’s very American, the underdog doing well,” […]

Results MetroStars 3 New England 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 27 18 9 48 59 44 Tampa Bay 27 15 12 39 48 50 Columbus 27 12 15 32 35 37 MetroStars 27 11 16 31 38 47 New England 28 12 16 28 32 48 Shootout records: Tampa […]

Divisional Semifinals Northeast Division First Leg Sept. 3 in Rochester, N.Y. Rochester 0 Long Island 0 (Long Island wins shootout 4-3). Rochester — Andracki, Minott (Kirmse, 97), Walton, Kennel, Dauda, Koetters (Steenkamp, 46), Villagra, Tanner (Alamu, 72), McKay, Glenn (Daligcon, 46), Miller. Long Island — Carou, Piturro, Leanti, Mohammed, Lips, Price, Anderson (Leon, 72), Wright, […]

Virginia Tech jumped to an early lead and pulled away for a 2-0 upset win over Wake Forest Sept. 7 in Blacksburg, Va., landing in the Top 20 for the first time in the program’s history. Hokies junior Stanislav Licul, who hails from Pula, Croatia, became the first player to score on the Demon Deacons […]

John Bluem left Fresno State after 13 years to take the head coaching position at Ohio State, where he admits he has a long-term project in front of him. SOCCER AMERICA: What were the factors involved in your decision to leave Fresno State and take the coaching job at Ohio State? JOHN BLUEM: Probably the […]

U.S. World Cup qualifying victory rekindles memories of the Timbers’ NASL glory days It was one of the louder cheers heard by U.S. national team players in recent months, a din that rattled off the cozy, compact facility chosen by U.S. Soccer for a crucial qualifier with Costa Rica. The cheer was for them, and […]

The Alexi Lalas Legend takes a jolt after Dooley gets the last-minute nod Days before the game, Costa Rica coach Juan Luis Hernandez was asked to talk about the United States. He chose to speak of Alexi Lalas: “When you think of Lalas, you should remember the story of David and Goliath ù one rock […]

After ‘Roy-Roy’ boys come up empty, Ramos goal brings U.S. closer to France. Snapshots from Portland: Tab Ramos’ excellent 78th-minute strike gives the U.S. a 1-0 win over Costa Rica and sends a capacity crowd of nearly 28,000 Nike-clackers wild in Portland; The U.S. performs a post-game curtain call at the behest of the fans; […]

Mark Krikorian, who led Franklin Pierce to two straight NCAA Division II titles, is in his second year at Division I Hartford. The Hawks plummeted to a 4-14-0 record in 1996, but they opened with a 3-2 win over UConn. SOCCER AMERICA: What was behind the drastic change, from a team that was so bad […]

Group B Sept. 6 in Seoul South Korea 3 (Choi Yong-soo 24, 76, Ha Suk-joo 68) Kazakhstan 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: n/a. Sept. 7 in Tokyo Japan 6 (K.Miura 5, 24, 68, 81, Nakata 40, Jo 45) Uzbekistan 3 (Shkvyrin 57, Fyodorov 70, Shatskikh 76). Half: 4-0. Att.: 54,000. TEAM GP W T L GF […]

Group A no games Team GP W T L GF GA P Germany 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 Egypt 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 Chile 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 Thailand 2 0 0 2 2 6 0 Group B Sept. 8 in Ismailya Spain 1 (David 85) Mali […]

Brazil defeated the USA 3-0 in first-round play at the U-17 World Championship in Alexandria, Egypt Sept. 8. With the loss, the U.S. U-17s cannot advance to the second round of the tournament. The U.S. fought hard and created the first scoring opportunity of the match in the sixth minute, when Brian Purcell’s sent a […]

Group 1 Sept. 6 in Zagreb Croatia 3 Bosnia 2. Goals: Bilic 27, Maric 40, Boban 80; Own goal 18, Salihamidzic 55. Croatia — Ladic, Jarni, Simic, Stimac, Juric, Bilic, Maric (Erceg, 73), Cvitanovic (Jurcic, 67), Suker, Boban, Boksic (Asanovic, 46). Bosnia — Dedic, Repuh (Dadic, 52), Jasarevic, Besirevic, Konjic, Varesanovic, Halilovic (Zeric, 77), Mujcin […]

Note: Through games of Sept. 7 Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Indiana 3-0-0 1 2. Maryland 4-0-0 2 3. FIU 3-0-1 3 4. St. John’s 2-0-1 4 5. UCLA 3-0-0 5 6. Creighton 3-0-1 6 7. Washington 2-0-1 7 8. Boston Univ. 3-0-0 13 9. Duke 3-0-0 14 10. South Carolina 2-0-1 nr 11. Virginia […]

Note: Through games of Sept. 7 Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. North Carolina 4-0-0 1 2. Notre Dame 4-0-0 2 3. Portland 2-1-0 3 4. Nebraska 4-0-0 5 5. Santa Clara 2-0-0 6 6. Texas A&M 4-0-0 9 7. Duke 4-0-0 12 8. William & Mary 3-0-0 11 9. Virginia 1-0-1 7 10. Connecticut 2-1-0 […]

There is no score between the USA and Costa Rica at halftime of their World Cup qualifying match in Portland, Ore. The U.S. controlled possession for the bulk of the half, but was only able to generate a few scoring chances. The best opportunity came at about the 20th minute, when Tab Ramos struck a […]

The following are the starting lineups for the USA vs. Costa Rica World Cup qualifying match in Portland, Ore. USA — Keller, Pope, Balboa, Dooley, Agoos, Stewart, Sorber, Reyna, Ramos, Wegerle, Lassiter. Note: Eric Wynalda, originally scheduled to start, was a late scratch and replaced by Lassiter. Costa Rica — Lonnis, Wallace, Berry, Wright, Marin, […]

Group A Sept. 7 in Cairo Egypt 1 (Ashraf 36) Chile 1 (Villalobos 67). Half: 1-0. Att.: 75,000. Germany 3 (Deisler 26, Kehl 63, Hoffman 83) Thailand 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 40,000. Team GP W T L GF GA P Germany 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 Egypt 2 1 1 0 4 3 […]

Results Los Angeles 6 Tampa Bay 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 27 18 9 48 59 44 Tampa Bay 27 15 12 39 48 50 Columbus 27 12 15 32 35 37 New England 27 12 15 28 31 45 MetroStars 26 10 16 28 35 46 Shootout records: […]