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Saturday, April 21 — (3:00 p.m.) — Tampa Bay Mutiny at MetroStars (ESPN2) Season series: First Meeting. All-time regular season series: Tampa Bay leads 12-8-0 (Tampa Bay leads 39-28 in aggregate goals) Leading scorers: Tampa Bay: M Steve Ralston (2g, 1a = 5pts); MetroStars: F Clint Mathis (1g, 1a = 3pts) Did you know? Mutiny […]

Former teenage phenom Tiffany Roberts was a defensive stalwart with the U.S. national team, but the 23-year-old will have an expanded role with the Carolina Courage. Tiffany Roberts was the next big thing. In the early 1990s, as a member of the Tri-Valley Stars and other clubs in the Northern California city of San Ramon, […]

ABC will show three of the remaining eight U.S. World Cup qualifiers. The TV schedule was solidified with kickoff times for the team’s final two matches being locked down by CONCACAF. In the second-to-last match, the U.S. will face Jamaica at Foxboro Stadium on Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. ET. One month later, it will […]

U.S. Head Coach John Ellinger On what he said to the team at half … At halftime, you have to reassure the team that the first half is over, that we’ve missed chances, and we’ve got to do a little better job with finishing in the second half. I told them to stay composed and […]

A summary of MLS transactions for April 2001: April 19 Colorado Rapids — Traded a second-round draft pick in 2002 to the MetroStars for midfielder/defender Christopher Dawes (Jamaica). Waived midfielder Keyeno Thomas (Trinidad & Tobago). MetroStars — Signed midfielder/defender Christopher Dawes (Jamaica) as a Discovery player. Traded Dawes to Colorado for a second-round draft pick […]

The Philadelphia Charge defeated the New Jersey Lady Stallions of the W-League, 9-0, on April 17. The Boston Breakers beat Boston College, 5-0, and Harvard, 1-0, in two 50-minute games played at Harvard on April 18. Norway’s Dagny Mellgren scored two goals and set up goals by Keri Raygor and Maren Meinert in the win […]

EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED D.C. United defender Carey Talley and midfielder Bobby Convey were called up to the United States national team training camp as the U.S. squad prepares for a World Cup qualifying match April 25 against Costa Rica … D.C. United announced that the club raised over $14,000 for El Salvador earthquake relief […]

U-17 standouts Eddie Johnson and Santino Quaranta are best friends with little in common except the brand of soccer they play. They're part of a wave of young American attacking talent that promises much for the future. As we are introduced to the waves of young talent America keeps producing, this Project 2010 business is […]

Honduran coach Ramon Maradiaga, facing a must-win game against Jamaica April 25 in Kingston, may again be without young star David Suazo, who is having trouble getting released from Italian club Cagliari. Adding to Primi’s problems is the fact that right back Milton Reyes is injured and Julio Cesar “Rambo” De Leon, who scored against […]

Soccer America Senior Editor Scott French was on hand for the U.S. under-17 national team’s 2-1 win over Jamaica Wednesday, April 18 at Robert Hermann Stadium in St. Louis. Here’s his report card on the performances of the U.S. players in the comeback win: Goalkeeper Adam Schuerman: 5. Took some unnecessary risks but came through […]

The following are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for MLS Week 2 — games played on April 14. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) Tampa Bay 1 Columbus 2 Goals: TB — Ralston (Valderrama, Demmin) 67 CLB — West (Perez, Maisonneuve) 12 CLB — Perez (unassisted) 62 TAMPA BAY (3-5-2) — Scott Garlick (6); […]

The following is Soccer America’s MLS Team of the Week from games played April 14. Goalkeeper Nick Rimando (1) Miami Defenders Marcelo Balboa (1) Colorado Pablo Mastroeni (1) Miami Tyrone Marshall (1) Miami Steve Jolley (1) MetroStars Midfielders Chris Armas (1) Chicago John Wilmar Perez (1) Columbus John Spencer (1) Colorado Forwards Clint Mathis (1) […]

What Alexi Lalas, Troy Dayak, Ian Bishop and John Spencer have in common Bishop runs enough, if not especially fast. His moves are sharp, his decisions instant. If he stands up to the heat and humidity of a South Florida summer, the Fusion has discovered a heady linkman. On the Rose Bowl field opening night […]

Santino Quaranta, the youngest player in MLS, has been in big demand with the national media. MLS’s teens were the subject of a front-page feature in USA Today, and Quaranta made his national radio debut Tuesday afternoon when he appeared on J.T. the Brick’s afternoon radio show, the second-largest daily sports talk show in the […]

Countdown: The U.S. took to the Hermann Stadium field Tuesday night, 24 hours before it kicks off against Jamaica in their first game of the CONCACAF Group A qualifying tournament. The U.S. kicks off at 7 p.m. Wednesday night, following the tournament opener between Canada and El Salvador at 5 p.m. Television: April 24 11 […]

MLS Conference Call Guests: MLS Deputy Commissioner Ivan Gazidis Kansas City midfielder Chris Klein MetroStars goalkeeper Tim Howard Chris Klein’s Opening Statements: “We’re off to a 1-1 start and we felt at this time we should really be 2-0 or 1-0-1 but we didn’t really get the result we wanted in D.C. The game against […]

Wednesday, April 18 — (8:30 p.m.) — Miami Fusion at Kansas City Wizards Season series: First Meeting. All-time regular season series: Miami leads 3-2-1 (Kansas City leads 6-4 in aggregate goals) Leading scorers: Miami: F Alex Pineda Chacon (2g, 0a = 4pts); Kansas City: M Matt McKeon & M Chris Klein each with (1g, 1a […]

The following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 3 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED — OUT: M Marco Etcheverry (hip flexor strain-R, partial shoulder separation-R), M Ben Olsen (ankle fracture-R); DOUBTFUL: F Jamie Moreno (knee surgery-R), D Eddie Pope (big toe sprain-L); PROBABLE: M Brian Kamler (groin strain-R) […]

In preparation for the team’s World Cup qualifying showdown with Costa Rica on April 25 in Kansas City, U.S. national team head coach Bruce Arena has called in 29 players for the team’s training camp in St. Louis. The roster includes 20 players from Major League Soccer and nine players currently playing professionally in Europe. […]

Midfielder Wilmer Lopez, a key figure in Costa Rica’s success against the United States in World Cup qualifying, is out of the USA-Costa Rica game April 25 in Kansas City. Lopez suffered a knee injury playing with his club team, Alajuela, and won’t be back in time for the qualifier. He injured himself in a […]

Earnie Stewart and Ante Razov each scored big goals for their respective teams this week. Stewart, who started at forward for NAC Breda, scored the go-ahead goal in the 81st against Willem II in a 3-1 victory. Razov returned to the starting lineup for Racing Ferrol and tied the match against Murcia in the 80th […]

After MLSÆs Week 2 games, only one team has a perfect record. MiamiÆs win in New England gives the Fusion six points from two games.Los Angeles and New England are the only teams yet to win a point. In addition to Miami, the MetroStars, Chicago and Columbus remain undefeated. Tampa Bay 1 Columbus 2 Goals: […]

Nick Rimando entered his second MLS season at age 21 and with 22 starts under his belt. Get to know MiamiÆs Californian keeper in this segment of SoccerAmerica.com’s series on the USA’s most promising young talent. INTERVIEWED BY BRYAN ALVAREZ Name: Nick Rimando Position: Goalkeeper Height: 5-11 Weight: 181 Born: June, 17, 1979 Hometown: Montclair, […]

Tom of Winter Park, Fla. asks: Why do these young Americans who are playing overseas think that playing for a second-rate league such as MLS is going to improve ability. And why is the USSF so selfish or dense to think that bringing these young players to America is going to improve American soccer and […]

WUSA: Pretinha’s PK wins opener for Freedom Brazilian forward Pretinha converted a penalty kick in the 70th minute to give host Washington a win over the Bay Area in the WUSA’s inaugural game today at RFK Stadium. Referee Sandra Hunt pointed to the penalty spot after CyberRays defender Brandi Chastain fouled U.S. teammate Mia Hamm […]