Author Archives: Soccer America

(Through Sept. 24) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Katie Szeghalmi, Ga. Southern Fr. 7 9 6 24 3.43 2 Tammy Waine, Auburn Jr. 9 13 3 29 3.22 3 Marilyn Mason, North Texas Fr. 8 11 2 24 3.00 3 Amanda Berman, Wofford Jr. 7 8 5 21 […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA A silly penalty and Ivan Zamorano’s expertise in front of the net cost the U.S. men’s Olympic soccer team its shot at a bronze medal Friday night as Chile, outplayed much of the evening, posted a 2-0 victory in the Sydney Games third-place match. Zamorano scored two second-half goals, […]

Eric Maddy Huntington Beach, Calif. Re: Q&A Ask the SA Editors Sept. 28 (Playing longevity of NASL stars.) Mike Woitalla may have missed one, depending on the definition of “active.” Tatu played with the Rowdies from 1982-84, leading them in scoring in 1983, and is still active with the Dallas Sidekicks of the World Indoor […]

Kansas City forward Miklos Molnar came back from injury to score in four straight games, including the playoff opener against Colorado Sept. 16. Miklos Molnar Club: Kansas City Position: Forward Age: 30 Country: Denmark Caps: 17 SOCCER AMERICA: You’ve played all over Europe, including a stint at German club FSV Frankfurt with Chris Henderson. Was […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Cameroon gave Africa its second successive Olympic men’s soccer gold medal Saturday afternoon, knocking off Spain in a penalty-kick shootout after overcoming a two-goal deficit in a scintillating encounter at Stadium Australia. Patrick Mboma created goals five minutes apart early in the second half as the Indomitable Lions, dominant […]

The U.S. women’s national team, silver-medalist at the 2000 Olympics, will play Canada Nov. 11 in Columbus, Ohio (4 pm ET at Crew Stadium), and Mexico Dec. 10 in Houston (6 pm CT at Robertson Stadium). Both of those matches will air live on ESPN2. The third “Glory Tour” date will be announced shortly, and […]

D.C. United will embark on a one-week offseason tour to El Salvador in early November, where it will play three exhibition matches against Salvadoran First Division clubs. United will play two games Nov. 1 and 3 in a four-team tournament in the eastern city of San Miguel, hometown of United striker Raul Diaz Arce, and […]

(Through Sept. 24) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Jorge Martinez, San Jose St. SR 7 11 4 26 3.71 2 McKinley Tennyson, UCLA SR 5 8 0 16 3.20 3 Evan Bruno, Lehigh SO 7 10 2 22 3.14 4 Gavin Glinton, Bradley SR 9 11 6 28 […]

1. Sun (China) 4 goals. 2. Milbrett (USA), Prinz (Germany) 3. 4. Akide (Nigeria), Raquel (Brazil), Hamm (USA), Katia (Brazil), Pettersen (Norway), Mellgren (Norway) 2. 10. Haugenes (Norway), Andersson (Sweden), Hughes (Australia), Lingor (Germany), Nkwocha (Nigeria), Salisbury (Australia), Zhao (China), Chastain (USA), Foudy (USA), Grings (Germany), Hingst (Germany), Lilly (USA), MacMillan (USA), Pretinha (Brazil), Riise […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA The United States’ four years of mastery over women’s soccer came to an abrupt and dramatic end Thursday night, victim to a controversial golden goal in what might have been the greatest women’s match ever contested. Dagny Mellgren slid a ball past U.S. goalkeeper Siri Mullinix 12 minutes into […]

U.S. national team striker Brian McBride has returned to the United States from his English club Preston North End to be examined and treated for what is described on the club Web site as a “blood clot in his armpit.” U.S. Soccer press officer Jim Moorhouse said Thursday the federation had no definitive information on […]

Rob Blankenship Seattle, Wash. Besides Roy Wegerle and Frank Klopas, have any other ex-NASL players appeared in MLS? Are any ex-NASL players active still? Mike Woitalla: Great question, Rob. And one of the answers can be found in your city of Seattle. But first of all, Frank Klopas never saw any NASL action. He did […]

Can Rongen survive ‘perfect storm’? RFK Stadium security demanded that the huge red banner with white letters reading “FIRE THE COACH” be furled during a late-season D.C. United home match. Club president Kevin Payne said afterward that security made a mistake: The club didn’t condone the confiscation of banners. That may be as far as […]

Todd Smith, president and general manager of the A-League’s Hershey Wildcats since the team’s inception in 1997, is the new General Manager of Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution, replacing Brian O’Donovan. Smith is the fourth team executive from the A-League to move on to MLS in the capacity of general manager. Former Minnesota Thunder […]

POSITION/PLAYER G Maite Zabala (California) (1) Amazing 9 save-effort in Santa Clara tie D Heather Aldama (Santa Clara) (1) Set up 2 goals against Stanford and Cal D Jenny Benson (Nebraska) (1) Hits winner against Baylor M Sarah Rahko (Boston College) (1) Sets up a goal in Syracuse upset M Kate O’Shaughnessy (Holy Cross) (1) […]

POSITION/PLAYER G Bryheem Hancock (Connecticut) (1) Had 2 shutouts, stopped PK against Pitt D Rich Bradley (St. JohnÆs) (1) Goal beat Georgetown in Big East D Bryn Ritchie (Washington) (1) Outstanding Defensive Player at Nike Classic M Ryan Mack (Indiana) (2) Unassisted goal in 1-0 win over Michigan St. M Jorge Martinez (San Jose State) […]

D.C. United president and general manager Kevin Payne watched his team, the defending MLS champion, perform the largest season-to-season nose dive (27 points) in league history. He talks about what happened and what will happen to his club. SOCCER AMERICA: Is there anything left to say about this season? KEVIN PAYNE: I doubt it. WeÆve […]

D.C. United president and general manager Kevin Payne watched his team, the defending MLS champion, perform the largest season-to-season nose dive (27 points) in league history. He talks about what happened and what will happen to his club. SOCCER AMERICA: Is there anything left to say about this season? KEVIN PAYNE: I doubt it. WeÆve […]

Veteran goalkeeper Brad Friedel, who hasn’t played at Liverpool this season, came to the rescue when injury prevented Adin Brown from traveling to Australia for the Olympics. If all goes as expected, his next stop will be Blackburn Rovers. SOCCER AMERICA: You were an Olympian in 1992. How are things different this time around? BRAD […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA The U.S. men’s soccer team’s golden dreams came to a finish Tuesday night, victim to weary legs and a first-class performance by Spain in a 3-1 Olympic semifinal decision in the rain at the Sydney Football Stadium. AC Milan’s Jose Mari carved up the American defense, creating goals from […]

U.S. men’s Olympic team postgame quote sheet following the USAÆs 3-1 semifinal loss to Spain Sept. 26. U.S. coach Clive Charles Opening remarks: “First of all, Spain were a very, very good team. I felt that we were just a yard off tonight I think the effects of our last game took its toll a […]

The following is Soccer America Magazine’s Men’s Top 20 covering games through Sept. 24. Team Record LastWeek 1. UCLA 6-0-0 1 2. Connecticut 6-1-0 2 3. Penn State 7-0-0 4 4. St. JohnÆs 7-1-0 5 5. Duke 5-2-0 6 6. Stanford 6-0-0 7 7. Virginia 6-2-0 8 8. Portland 5-1-2 3 9. Furman 6-1-0 14 […]

The following is Soccer America Magazine’s Women’s Top 20 covering games through Sunday, Sept. 24. Team Record LastWeek 1. Notre Dame 9-0-0 1 2. Clemson 10-0-0 2 3. Nebraska 10-0-0 3 4. North Carolina 10-1-0 5 5. UCLA 6-1-0 6 6. Hartford 7-1-0 7 7. Penn State 8-2-1 8 8. Washington 8-1-0 9 9. California […]

Coach Clive Charles, midfielder Peter Vagenas, forward Josh Wolff, midfielder Sasha Victorine and defender Frankie Hejduk react to their passage into the medal round. The U.S. men’s Olympic team quote sheet Sept. 23 vs. Japan: U.S. head coach Clive Charles Opening remarks: “I’ve been involved in a lot of games over the years with World […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH IN CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA A timely second-half volley by Mia Hamm on Sunday lifted the U.S. women’s team to the Olympic gold-medal match for the second time, delivering a 1-0 triumph over Brazil in an ugly semifinal at Bruce Stadium. Hamm, to the left of the goal, finished a sequence from a Brandi […]