Author Archives: Soccer America

Position: Midfielder. Height: 5-4. Weight: 112. Birthdate: May 5, 1977. Birthplace: Piedmont, Calif. First cap: Portugal (1994). First goal: Trinidad & Tobago (1994). Titles: CONCACAF Championship (1994). World Championships: World Championship (1995). College YearTeamGPGAP 1995North Carolina–––– U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAP 1994USA134–– 1995USA211–– TotalUSA345––

The Washington Warthogs have announced the signing of U.S. women’s national team star Kristine Lilly. Lilly will begin practicing with the Warthogs on Aug. 21. If she can make the transition from the women’s outdoor game to men’s indoor, she will be activated. Warthogs coach Jim Gabarra feels she can. “Kristine is a fine athlete […]

Position: Forward. Height: 5-3. Weight: 125. Birthdate: June 7, 1972. Birthplace: Santa Clara, Calif. College: Stanford. Awards: All-America (1992, 1993). First cap: Norway (1992). First goal: Canada (1993). Titles: CONCACAF Championship (1993, 1994). World Championships: World Championship (1995). College YearTeamGPGAP 1990Stanford1911628 1991Stanford1916840 1992Stanford19121236 1993Stanford2220848 U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAP 1992USA20–– 1993USA137–– 1994USA121–– 1995USA70–– TotalUSA348––

Not too many players are driven to excel like Mia Hamm, who at 23 is already one of the top players in the world. In Mia Hamm’s world, there is not much peace and quiet. Oh, it’s better than it used to be, better than when she’d get sick at the halftime of college games […]

PLAYING CAREER North Carolina: 1983-86. Titles: NCAA Division I (1983-84, 1986). Awards: All-America (1983-86), Soccer America Player of the Year (1986), adidas Player of the Year (1986). U.S. national team: 1986-91. Titles: CONCACAF Championship (1991), Women’s World Championship (1991). Awards: U.S. Soccer Player of the Year (1986, 1989). Caps: 47. Goals: 38. COACHING CAREER William […]

Carla Overbeck was a model of consistency for the U.S. women. While most of her teammates got a rest at some point during Sweden ’95, U.S. captain Carla Overbeck never left the field. “I never really wanted to,” said Overbeck, who has played every minute in 36 straight matches. Overbeck was one of only two […]

The U.S. women aren’t wasting much time. Less than two months after U.S. Women’s Cup ’95, the national team will hold a training camp Sept. 21-30 at the ARCO Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., near San Diego, to continue preparations for the 1996 Olympics. But they’ll do so without Linda Hamilton, who has retired. […]

The U.S. women’s national team got a mini-preview of this summer as it routed Denmark 7-0 Feb. 24 in Winter Park, Fla. Denmark, which features University of Hartford star Irene Stelling, will join the U.S., China and Australia in Group C at the Women’s World Championship in June. That draw prompted U.S. coach Tony DiCicco […]

Position: Defender. Height: 5-8. Weight: 140. Birthdate: April 17, 1974. Birthplace: Baltimore, Md. College: N.C. State. Awards: All-America (1994). First cap: Denmark (1993). Titles: CONCACAF Championship (1993). Titles: CONCACAF Championship (1993, 1994). World Championships: World Championship (1995). College YearTeamGPGAP 1992N.C. State22102 1993N.C. State17000 1994N.C. State23214 1995N.C. State–––– U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAP 1993USA130–– 1994USA80–– 1995USA140–– TotalUSA350––

Position: Goalkeeper. Height: 5-8. Weight: 140. Birthdate: Sept. 7, 1971. Birthplace: St. Paul, Minn. College: Massachusetts. Awards: All-America (1993), Adidas Female Goalie of the Year (1993). First cap: Portugal (1994). Titles: CONCACAF Championship (1994). World Championships: World Championship (1995). College YearTeamGPGAA 1990Massachusetts100.71 1991Massachusetts190.46 1992Massachusetts130.75 1993Massachusetts230.48 U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAA 1994USA12– 1995USA15– TotalUSA27–

Position: Forward. Height: 5-3. Weight: 127. Birthdate: Oct. 23, 1972. Birthplace: Portland, Ore. College: Portland. Awards: All-America (1991, 1992, 1994). First cap: China (1991). First goal: Norway (1992). Titles: CONCACAF Championship (1994). World Championships: World Championship (1995). College YearTeamGPGAP 1990Portland15181450 1991Portland1725656 1992Portland20301272 1994Portland2230868 U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAP 1991USA10–– 1992USA21–– 1993USA91–– 1994USA82–– 1995USA218–– TotalUSA4112––

Position: Midfielder. Height: 5-6. Weight: 130. Birthdate: March 3, 1973. Birthplace: Modesto, Calif. College: North Carolina. Titles: NCAA Division I. Awards: All-America (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994), Soccer America Player of the Year (1994), Hermann Trophy (1994), MAC Award (1994), Adidas Female Player of the Year (1994). First cap: Norway (1992). First goal: Germany (1993). Titles: […]

The U.S. women lost their top player but still moved out to a two-goal lead. Unfortunately, they lost it and had to settle for a 3-3 tie with China. Tony DiCicco had plenty of time to see what his team would be like without star striker Michelle Akers. He saw that the U.S. could still […]

The U.S. women returned to action with a drubbing of Chinese Taipei in U.S. Women’s Cup ’95 to celebrate coach Tony DiCicco’s return to his hometown. It was Tony DiCicco Night in his home state, so his women’s national team supplied the fireworks in the form of a 9-0 romp past overmatched Chinese Taipei July […]

U.S. Women’s National Team DateOpponentScoreSite Feb. 24Denmark7-0Winter Park, Fla. March 14Finland2-0Faro, Portugal March 16@Portugal3-0Portimao, Portugal March 17Denmark0-2Lagos, Portugal March 19Quarteira3-3 (2-4)Quarteira, Portugal April 11Italy3-0Poissy, France April 12Canada5-0St. Maur, France April 15@France3-0Strasbourg, France April 28Finland2-0Decatur, Ga. April 30Finland6-0Davidson, N.C. May 12Brazil3-0Tacoma, Wash. May 14Brazil4-1Portland, Ore. May 19Canada9-1Dallas May 22@Canada2-1Edmonton June 6China3-3Gaevle, Sweden June 8Denmark2-0Gaevle, Sweden June […]

U.S. Soccer has submitted its bid to host the 1999 Women’s World Cup to FIFA, whose executive committee will pick the host May 31. The United States is expected to get the nod for the third world championship that will consist of 16 finalists. The tournament will be played in June 1999 over 17 days. […]

Position: Goalkeeper. Height: 5-10. Weight: 150. Birthdate: June 13, 1971. Birthplace: Princeton, N.J. College: Rutgers. Awards: All-America (1992), MAC Goalkeeper Award (1992). First cap: Norway (1992). World Championships: World Championship (1995). College YearTeamGPGAA 1989Rutgers191.20 1990Rutgers190.74 1991Rutgers210.84 1992 Rutgers190.52 U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAA 1992USA1– 1993USA12– 1995USA6– TotalUSA19–

The U.S. women’s team is largely a veteran group, but one of its brightest stars is teenage sensation Tiffany Roberts. She missed her senior prom, and she’ll miss her high school graduation ceremony, too. But that won’t keep Tiffany Roberts from realizing her dream: to play on the U.S. national team in the World Cup […]

Milbrett finds her niche After leaving stardom in the collegiate ranks, former Portland forward Tiffeny Milbrett had to learn to fit in with the U.S. national team. In six months, Tiffeny Milbrett went from the queen of the University of Portland’s Merlo Field to U.S. national team neophyte to, well… Comfortable. Happy, yes. Excited, definitely. […]

Position: Defender. Height: 6-1. Weight: 180. Birthdate: Aug. 6, 1967. Birthplace: Chicago. Colleges: Cerritos JC, San Diego State. Awards: All-America (1988, 1989). First cap: Guatemala (1988). First goal: Liechtenstein (1990). Titles: Gold Cup (1991), U.S. Cup (1992, 1995). Awards: U.S. Soccer Player of the Year (1992, 1994). Honda Player of the Year (1994). World Championships: […]

Now that he’s got the job through France ’98, U.S. national team coach Steve Sampson has a new set of short-term priorities. Steve Sampson — the man who kept winning until U.S. Soccer had no choice but to give him the job of coaching the U.S. national team — has a new agenda. No, he’s […]

Four U.S. national team players joined Mexican clubs for the second half of the 1994-95 season. The quartet of Americans who went south in January could not have picked a more exciting time: The Mexican league is experiencing a renaissance. After being banned from the 1990 World Cup — its U-20 team fielded overage players […]

At the grand old age of 27, Marcelo Balboa joins the 100 club. Only 25 players have ever attained 100 caps in their careers, and Balboa is the first American to join the illustrious group, celebrating his 100th appearance with the tying goal against Nigeria. 100 caps ‘I was surprised to be the first one’ […]

100 caps by the numbers 11: The number of goals Balboa has scored in his 100 games. 20: The age when Balboa won his first game, against Guatemala. 23: The number of games Balboa missed when he was out with a knee injury in 1993. 25: The number of players in the 100-cap club, as […]

Marcelo Balboa scored in Leon’s 3-2 win over UNAM Pumas in the Mexican First Division Sept. 2, three days after playing in the FIFA World All-Star Game in Tokyo. “It was a long way to go for one game,” said Balboa, the most capped player in U.S. history, “but it was worth it. It was […]