Author Archives: Soccer America

The U.S. under-17 national team moved into the semifinals in the Dallas Cup's Super Group with a 1-0 win over Perez Zeledon of Costa Rica Wednesday night. Los Angeles Galaxy rookie Guillermo Gonzalez's third penalty kick in three games was the difference. The goal came in the 83rd minute when Freddy Adu was taken down […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor More than six years after a lawsuit was filed that cost tens of million of dollars and virtually froze labor relations between MLS and its players, the players have unionized. The players have retained the Washington, D.C. firm of Sherman, Dunn, Cohen, Leifer & Yellig, which specializes in union representation […]

Despite quick starts that gave both teams hope of miracle comebacks, MLS's Los Angeles Galaxy and Columbus Crew were eliminated, 6-2, on aggregate by Mexican clubs in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup Wednesday night. In Aguacalientes, Mexico, the Galaxy took an early lead against Necaxa on a Chris Albright goal in the 20th […]

The A-League begins its 2003 season Friday night. The following is a preview of the Eastern Conference. A preview of the Western Conference will appear tomorrow. NORTHEAST DIVISION: MONTREAL IMPACT Opener: May 10 at Toronto 2002 Record: 16-9-3 (eliminated in quarterfinals of playoffs) Coach: Bob Lilley Stadium: Claude Robillard Stadium (capacity: 8,000) Web site: http://www.montrealimpact.com/ […]

Christian Jimenez nailed two free kicks, giving him three goals on free kicks in two days, to lead the U.S. under-16 national team to a 3-1 win over the Palo Alto (Calif.) Gold Crew in Bracket G of the Dallas Cup's U-17 Group. Michael Bradley, son of MetroStars coach Bob Bradley, opened the scoring for […]

ENGLAND (Division I) * Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1), vs. Preston North End, 5-1. Started: 90 minutes. Portsmouth has wrapped up promotion; Leicester needs only two to clinch. The next four teams enter the promotion playoffs with the winner going up. The Royals are fourth, six points ahead of seventh place Ipswich with a game in […]

MLS's Los Angeles Galaxy and Columbus Crew will be playing for pride Wednesday when they face Mexican clubs in the second legs of the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series. The Galaxy faces Necaxa, a 4-1 winner in the first leg in California, at Estadio Olimpico in Aguascalientes. Columbus, which trails its two-game series, 6-0, plays […]

Friday, April 18 Cincinnati Riverhawks at Virginia Beach Mariners Saturday, April 19 Charleston Battery at Richmond Kickers Cincinnati Riverhawks at Charlotte Eagles Friday, April 25 Indiana Blast at Richmond Kickers Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Charlotte Eagles Minnesota Thunder at El Paso Patriots Saturday, April 26 Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Atlanta Silverbacks Indiana Blast at Virginia Beach Mariners […]

Major League Soccer begins its eighth season in April. Here's your pick of who will win — and who will slump — in 2003. Results are based on 223 votes. Who will be crowned 2003 MLS champion? 32% – Los Angeles 22% – Columbus 8% – MetroStars 8% – D.C. United 8% – San Jose […]

Leighton O'Brien, the 2002 A-League MVP, is headed to Swedish Superettan (Second Division) club Bodens SK, where he will join fellow A-League 2002 first-teamer Destin Makumbu (Milwaukee Rampage) and American Luchi Gonzalez, the 2001 College Player of the Year. O'Brien, 27, will leave the Seattle Sounders after their third game. The former University of San […]

The U.S. under-17 national team crushed the Azzurri Blue of Canada, 6-0, in its second game in the Dallas Cup's U-19 Super Group. Memo Gonzalez, Trini Gomez and Michael Harrington each scored two goals, and Dallas product Chase Wileman had three assists off the bench. The U.S. U-16s tied the Dallas Texans, 3-3, in the […]

Fresno State's athletic department called a press conference for today to announce plans to drop men's soccer — one of the country's best-supported programs — and three other sports — men's cross country, men's indoor track & field and women's swimming, effective next school year. Fresno State is the third school to drop its Division […]

ENGLAND * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) vs. Charlton, 1-0. Started: 90 minutes. Hakan Suker knocked down Friedel's punt in the 34th minute to set up Damien Duff's goal. The win keeps Blackburn, three points out of sixth place, in the UEFA Cup hunt. The Sun rating (10=high; 1=low): 7. * Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) at […]

By Ridge Mahoney, Senior Editor HERO: Two minutes into overtime Chris Brown got on the end of a Josh Wolff cross that was mishandled and smashed a shot into the net off the underside of the crossbar for the winner as Kansas City rallied from a 2-1 deficit to beat D.C. United, 3-2. GOAT: D.C. […]

By Scott French, Senior Editor The Atlanta Beat mowed down another foe, destroying Boston, 6-0, after blitzing New York, 5-0, in Week 1. Mexican forward Maribel Dominguez, so impressive in the Power romp, was otherworldly this time, scoring the WUSA's sixth hat trick and creating rookie Abby Crumpton's second goal of the season. Two of […]

OUR LANDSCAPE WILL CHANGE irrevocably in June. Are you prepared? Build a world-class sports facility in the entertainment capital of the world with a soccer stadium as a primary component, and the world wakes up. As glorious as it will be for Galaxy players and coaches and staff and fans to see a match there, […]

Growing up, Carlos Bocanegra never saw an NASL game – he was only 5 when it folded. He never considered professional soccer an option. Soccer was his tertiary sport, and he focused on getting a college football scholarship. Then, in his junior year of high school, that all changed. He was selected to the U.S. […]

April 12 at Atlanta Atlanta 6 Boston 0. Goals: Dominguez 36, Sawa (Hooper, Serlenga) 40, Dominguez 51, Sawa 63, Dominguez 67, Crumpton (Dominguez) 90. Atlanta — Scurry; Bivens (Crumpton, 71), Nonen, N. Augustyniak, J. Augustyniak (Gaston, 64); Miller (Dieke, 46), Serlenga; Parlow, Sawa; Hooper (Pohlers, 55), Dominguez. Boston — LeBlanc;l Kluegel, Sobrero, Gonzalez (McCann, 71), […]

April 12 at Southlake, Texas Dallas 1 Los Angeles 1 (OT). Goals: OÆBrien (Kreis, Rhine 4); Ruiz (Hartman) 30. Dallas — Countess (Cassar, 88), Broome, Morrow, Suarez, Bonseu, O'Brien (Stone, 84), Deering, Vaca, Martinez, Kreis (Davis, 91), Rhine (Johnson, 74). Los Angeles — Hartman, Califf, Lalas, Marshall, Hendrickson, Elliott, Vagenas, Victorine, Jones, Ruiz, Pineda Chacon […]

Maribel Dominguez scored the sixth hat trick in WUSA history and Atlanta Beat routed visiting Boston on Saturday, pinning a 6-0 defeat on the Breakers after swamping New York, 5-0, in last week's opener. Homare Sawa added a pair of goals and rookie ''reserve'' player Abby Crumpton netted her second goal of the season for […]

U.S. women's national team coach April Heinrichs has called up 24 players for the friendly against Nigeria April 26 at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. (TV< ESPN, live, noon ET). She called in all 20 players that helped the U.S. win the prestigious Algarve Cup in Portugal last month, adding midfielder Jena Kluegel (Boston Breakers), […]

The MetroStars acquired Honduran national team midfielder Amado Guevara as an allocation and signed him to a multi-year contract. Guevara, who at 26 already has 76 caps for Honduras, will be joining the Metros after his third stint with Motagua of the Honduran First Division. He will likely join the team next Thursday and will […]

*home team listed first. TV live unless noted. Saturday, April 12 (4 pm ET/1 pm PT) ATLANTA (1-0-0, 3 pts) vs. BOSTON (1-0-0, 3 pts) TV: PAX. Key players out: Atlanta — none; Boston – F Ragnhild Gulbrandsen (L-Foot Bone Bruise). Referee: Rachel Woo. Saturday, April 12 (7 pm ET/4 pm PT) WASHINGTON (1-0-0, 3 […]

* home team listed first. * TV live unless noted. Saturday, April 12 (4 pm ET/1 pm PT) DALLAS (0-0-0, 0 pts) vs. LOS ANGELES (0-0-1, 1 pt) TV: ESPN2. Key players out: Dallas – none; Los Angeles – D Scot Thompson (L-sprained knee). Referee: Alex Prus. Saturday, April 12 (7:30 pm ET/4:30 PT). METROSTARS […]

The Dallas Burn signed defender Philip Salyer as a Developmental Player through an MLS Supplemental Draft. Salyer, 22, spent the last year with the reserve team of German First Division club Werder Bremen. Salyer, who was born in Oklahoma City and raised in Dallas, spent two years at the University of Maryland (2000-01), starting 40 […]