Author Archives: Soccer America

MLS will send 18 Project-40 players and two guest players to Argentina Nov. 4 for a four-match tour. The team has matches scheduled against reserve teams from Argentine First Division clubs River Plate (Nov. 7), Huracan (Nov. 11) and Estudiantes (Nov. 14). A final match against either Independiente or San Lorenzo will conclude the tour […]

Contracts are up for a slew of MLS players These are anxious times for MLS, and there are sources of player anxiety besides the playersÆ lawsuit. As it battles the players in a federal court in Boston, MLS is also working to keep the players it wants at prices it can afford to pay. MLS […]

Croatia Erik Kuster, Cakonec (D1) started (90 min.) at Varteks (0-1) Denmark Will Orben, Viborg (SL) DNP at OB (1-2) England Ian Feuer, Wimbledon (D1) DNP vs. Sheff. Wed. (0-0) Marcus Hahnemann, Fulham (D1) DNP at Sheff. Wed. (3-3) Eddie Lewis, Fulham (D1) DNP at Sheff. Wed. (3-3) Brian McBride, Preston North End (D1) no […]

The following is Soccer America Magazine’s Women’s Top 20 covering games through Oct. 29. Team Record Last Week 1. Notre Dame 18-0-1 1 2. Washington 17-1-0 2 3. UCLA 14-2-1 3 4. Penn State 17-2-1 4 5. Clemson 16-1-1 7 6. Nebraska 18-1-0 6 7. California 15-2-1 5 8. Texas A&M 15-5-0 10 9. BYU […]

Orlando selected Norwegian Olympic gold medalists Hege Riise and Bente Nordby with the first pick in the WUSA’s foreign player draft held via conference call on Oct. 30. Here are the complete results of the one-round draft: 1. Orlando — Bente Nordby (Norway goalkeeper) and Hege Riise (Norway midfielder) 2. Philadelphia — Doris Fitschen (Germany […]

The following is Soccer America Magazine’s College Men’s Top 20 covering games through Oct. 29. Team Record LastWeek 1. Stanford 14-1-1 2 2. North Carolina 16-2-0 3 3. Connecticut 13-2-2 5 4. Indiana 13-3-0 4 5. San Jose State 16-0-1 6 6. Clemson 12-3-1 8 7. Duke 12-4-0 9 8. San Diego 12-1-2 10 9. […]

Stephen Hart Kissimmee, Fla. Can you please expand on what it means, in your section titled ôMLS Players on Loan,” for a player to “train” with a foreign club. Is there payment to the player, player’s club, MLS, the USSF, etc.? Are the players eligible to play for the clubs they are training with? Ridge […]

(Through Oct. 22) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Emily Turgeon, Furman Fr. 18 19 17 55 3.06 2 Meredith Florance, North Carolina Sr. 14 18 5 41 2.93 3 Missy Gregg, Dayton So. 17 20 5 45 2.65 4 Heather Maloney, Davidson So. 18 19 9 47 2.61 […]

Dallas has sacked David Dir and Tampa Bay has bid adieu to Tim Hankinson. And itÆs likely that two or three other teams would part with their coach were they confident of finding suitable replacements. So how do the bosses figure out what type of man can successfully lead an MLS team? They may look […]

The Women’s United Soccer Association has signed a second group of eight foreign players, including four from the Brazilian team that took third place in the 1999 Women’s World Cup: midfielder Sissi and forwards Katia, Roseli and Pretinha. Also in this group are three key players from the German team that won the bronze medal […]

Suspended U.S. coach Bruce Arena was forced to take a birdÆs eye view of his teamÆs qualifier against Costa Rica How frustrating is this result? BRUCE ARENA: IÆm disappointed, but IÆm not frustrated. I think our guys gave a good performance and IÆm confident weÆll get the three points we need in Barbados. ItÆll be […]

These stats supplement information found in Soccer America’s College Top 20 on page 19 of the November 6, 2000 issue of Soccer America Magazine. (Through Oct. 22) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Emily Turgeon, Furman Fr. 18 19 17 55 3.06 2 Meredith Florance, North Carolina Sr. 14 […]

The MetroStars got off to a winning start on their two-game European tour, getting second-half goals from Steve Jolley and Mark Chung — both on assists from Tab Ramos — to beat Austrian First Division club Salzburg, 2-0, in Salzburg. The MetroStars nearly got on the board in the game’s eighth minute, when forward O’Neil […]

(Through Oct. 22) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Chris Carrieri, North Carolina JR 16 20 12 52 3.25 2 Jason Thompson, Eastern Ill. FR 15 19 5 43 2.87 3 Ryan Coiner, San Diego SO 14 15 7 37 2.64 4 Gavin Glinton, Bradley JR 16 15 11 […]

A replay of the U.S. victory over Mexico Oct. 25 at the Los Angeles Coliseum is scheduled to be shown on Telemundo on Sunday Oct. 29 at 5 pm ET (2 pm PT).

This is an expanded version of the Soccer America Q&A with Thom Meredith found on page 12 of the Nov. 6, 2000 issue of Soccer America Magazine. Thom Meredith left his job as director of event operations for U.S. Soccer in September to become the vice president for operations for the Women’s United Soccer Association. […]

Colorado Rapids Keyeno Thomas to Joe Public, Trinidad & Tobago. Columbus Crew Brian McBride to Preston North End, England (currently injured) Dallas Burn Eric Dade and Ted Eck to Dallas Sidekicks (WISL) D.C. United Ben Olsen to Nottingham Forest, England (Bobby Convey and Antonio Otero will train with English Premier League club Ipswich Town from […]

Participants: USA vs. Mexcio Competition: International Friendly Venue: Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, Calif. Date: Oct. 25, 2000 Attendance: 61,072 Weather: 66 degrees (brisk, clear, breezy) Officials: Referee: Carlos Alberto Batres (GUA). Assistant Referees: Erick Rolando Alvarez (GUA), Fredy De Paz (GUA). 4th Official: Kevin Stott (USA) Scoring: USA — Landon Donovan (Clint Mathis) 50th […]

Kansas City investor-operator Lamar Hunt added the 2000 MLS championship to the NASL title he won with Dallas in 1971. SOCCER AMERICA: Obviously this is a great result for the Wizards and the Hunt family. Does it help the league? LAMAR HUNT: ItÆs good for the league to have different teams win. Now, weÆve had […]

These stats supplement information found in Soccer America’s College Top 20 on page 17 of the November 6, 2000 issue of Soccer America Magazine. (Through Oct. 22) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Chris Carrieri, North Carolina JR 16 20 12 52 3.25 2 Jason Thompson, Eastern Ill. FR […]

BRUCE ARENA, U.S. head coach On the match: “I thought it was a good game. But again it is just a friendly. This is a game to help develop our teams and both teams were able to do that. We were able to get one of our good young players in Landon on the field […]

Champions League Landon Donovan (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany) DNP vs. Spartak Moscow (Russia) 1-0 Frankie Hejduk (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany) DNP vs. Spartak Moscow (Russia) 1-0 Jovan Kirovski (Sporting Lisbon, Portugal) DNP at Real Madrid (Spain) 0-4 Claudio Reyna (Rangers, Scotland) DNP at Sturm Graz (Austria) 0-2. UEFA Cup Kasey Keller (Rayo Vallecano, Spain) started (90 min.) […]

Orlando, a club that is considering moving to Raleigh, N.C., has the first pick in the WUSA’s foreign player draft on Oct. 30. Each of the eight WUSA teams will select a pair of players from among the 16 players available. The order of the draft was determined by a formula devised by the clubs, […]

The Atlanta franchise of the WUSA announced an agreement to play at Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium/Grant Field in the club’s inaugural season. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 46,000-seat stadium is located at the heart of the Georgia Tech campus on Techwood Drive. The stadium is the home of Georgia Tech football […]

Mike Victory Germantown, Tenn. My son plays for a youth (6 years old) league in Memphis. My question is based on my observation during the last game. Question: Can a goalie catch his own punt and re-kick the ball again (without anybody touching the ball)? This process was completed in approximately five seconds. Mike Woitalla: […]