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RANK/TEAM 1999 RECORD 1. North Carolina 24-2-0 2. Penn State 21-3-1 3. Santa Clara 23-1-0 4. Notre Dame 21-4-1 5. Nebraska 22-1-2 6. Florida 21-2-0 7. Stanford 15-5-1 8. Connecticut 17-8-0 9. Clemson 14-7-2 10. Hartford 18-5-2 11. UCLA 15-5-1 12. Wake Forest 16-6-1 13. Texas A&M 17-5-1 14. William & Mary 19-4-0 15. SMU […]

U.S. coach welcomes Agoos, Armas and Hejduk, but he can’t find a spot for Victorine It’s the most arduous of processes Clive Charles must endure on his road to Sydney, and no matter the outcome, he was never going to be ecstatic. And so it was when the U.S. under-23 coach on Aug. 15 unveiled […]

The following are the men’s finalists for the 2000 Hermann Trophy: Carl Bussey, SMU Conor Casey, Portland Ali Curtis, Duke Nick Downing, Maryland Mohamed Fahim, SMU Chris Gbandi, Connecticut T.J. Hannig, Indiana Ryan Mack, Indiana Kyle Martino, Virginia Lee Morrison, Stanford Brent Rahim, Connecticut McKinley Tennyson, UCLA Ryan Trout, Virginia Ricardo Villar, Penn State

SA Senior Editor Ridge Mahoney puts the MLS playoff picture in focus following games through Aug. 20: By beating D.C. United 1-0 Saturday (Aug. 19) in a battle of the MLS bottom-feeders, San Jose eliminated the three-time league champions. One more loss for the Quakes and they themselves will be San Hosed-Away. The Galaxy and […]

The following are the results of the round of 16 in the D3 Pro League playoffs: South Jersey-Western Mass (2-3). The Western Mass Pioneers have the South Jersey Barons’ number in the postseason. In all six regular-season meetings between the clubs, South Jersey has been victorious, but the postseason has been a different story. Western […]

Gerardo Montenegro Elizabeth, N.J. How can I buy, on the Internet, tickets for the Oct. 11 game, USA vs. Costa Rica. Mike Woitalla: Gerardo, you can go to www.us-soccer.com and click on ôTicket Infoö in the left column. That will enable you to get to the area of ticketmaster.com that pertains to USA-Costa Rica. As […]

Here are the finalists for the 2000 Herman Trophy award for the women’s player of the year: Heather Aldama, Santa Clara; Jenni Branam, North Carolina; Susan Bush, North Carolina; Missy Gregg, Dayton; Isabelle Harvey, Southern California; Karina LeBlanc, Nebraska; Anne Makinen, Notre Dame; Mary-Frances Monroe, Connecticut; Laurie Schwoy, North Carolina; Danielle Slaton, Santa Clara; Nikki […]

U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM GAME REPORT USA vs. Canada Competition: NIKE Road to Glory Tour Venue: Arrowhead Stadium/Kansas City, Mo. Date: Aug. 20, 2000 Referee: Ali Saheli (USA). Asst. Referee: Shahram Pourazari (USA). Asst. Referee: Calin Znamirovschi (USA). Attendance: 21,246. USA 1 Canada 1 Scoring USA — Kristine Lilly (PK) 74th minute. Canada — Amy […]

Ira Zimmerman Miami, Fla. I am curious to know why Taylor Twellman has not been selected for the U.S. Olympic soccer team. I believe he won the first Bronze Boot (at the 1999 U-20 World Cup) for an American soccer player and his stats seem pretty impressive. Scott French: Hello, Ira: Taylor Twellman had impressive […]

It’s easy to be excited about the prospect of several new soccer stadiums being built (see story on page 14 of the August 28 issue). Soccer fans have long been tired of their teams being treated as second-class, and a stadium of their own is the best way to show everyone that soccer has arrived. […]

Defender Ubusuku Abukusumo, who was released by the Columbus Crew in 1999, has landed in Raleigh after a trade between the Express and the Minnesota Thunder. SOCCER AMERICA: What was your reaction to getting traded? UBUSUKU ABUKUSUMO: I was fairly surprised. I thought I played well with Minnesota. … They told me it was a […]

Striker Giovanni Savarese scored 51 goals in four MLS seasons (1996-99) before being sold to Italian club Perugia, which placed him on its Third Division team, Viterbese. He’s returned to MLS on loan with San Jose. SOCCER AMERICA: How did this loan deal come about? GIOVANNI SAVARESE: MLS asked about me, and it has worked […]

USA vs. Barbados (7-0) postgame quotes from Coach Bruce Arena and forward Joe-Max Moore. BRUCE ARENA General comments on the record-setting 7-0 victory: “Obviously we’re pleased with the three points. We wouldn’t have guessed a score of 7-0 by any means. But it was a crazy game. I thought the referee did a good job […]

CONCACAF Group “E” World Cup Qualifier Venue: Foxboro Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. Date: August 16, 2000 Attendance: 18,334 Referee: Jose Pineda (Honduras). Assistant Referees: Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras), Fernando Gross (Honduras) 4th Official: Oscar Bardalez (Honduras) USA 7 Barbados 0 USA — Eddie Pope (Earnie Stewart) 14th minute. USA — Brian McBride (Joe-Max Moore) 28. USA […]

The USA defeated Barbados in their World Cup qualifying TFC semifinal round encounter Aug. 16 in Foxboro, Mass. BarbadosÆ Augustus Hurdle was red-carded in the 38th minute for an off-the-ball foul. Eric Lavine was red-carded (his second yellow) in the 41st minute. Standings after three rounds: Costa Rica 6 points, USA 4 Guatemala 4, Barbados […]

Soccer America Magazine’s MLS Team of the Week from games played August 12. Goalkeeper Scott Garlick (2) Tampa Bay Defenders Jorge Rodriguez (3) Dallas Francis Okaroh (1) Miami Ritchie Kotshau (1) Tampa Bay Midfielders Chris Klein (2) Kansas City Carlos Valderrama (13) Tampa Bay Antonio Martinez (1) Dallas Jim Rooney (1) Miami Forwards Adolfo Valencia […]

Four stars from America’s celebrated U-17 squad are getting their first taste of professional soccer. They’re just like normal rookies, only far younger – starting their careers as early as 16 – and with far more experience. Four players from the U.S. team that finished fourth at last year’s U-17 World Cup in New Zealand […]

Two days after routing Russia, 7-1, the U.S. women tied Russia, 1-1, in a closed-door friendly in College Park, Md., on the campus of the University of Maryland. Joy Fawcett’s 72nd-minute penalty kick matched Natalia Barbashina’s 28th-minute strike. The United States earned the PK when Mia Hamm hit a corner kick from the right side […]

GROUP E: USA – Barbados Foxboro, Massachusetts, Foxboro Stadium, 8:30 pm (ESPN2, live) Referee: Jose PINEDA (HON) The United States plays its first home match desperately needing to take three points, after late goals allowed saw them draw in Guatemala then lose to Costa Rica on a stoppage-time penalty. Kasey Keller has been allowed to […]

Paulo Wanchope scored both goals as Costa Rica defeated Guatemala 2-1and moved to the top of Group E in the Semifinal Round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2002 World Cup. Mexico struggled to break down a massed Canadian defense, finally using a goal from Jose Manuel Abundis and an own goal by Paul Fenwick for […]

U.S. U-23 assistant coach John Ellinger and forward Josh Wolff comment on the menÆs Olympic team roster selection (from a Aug. 15 U.S. Soccer conference call): JOHN ELLINGER On the decision process of selecting the three overage players: “Chris Armas has been emerging not only as a ball winner but also as a playmaker in […]

U.S. coach Clive Charles named his 18-player Olympic team, which included, as expected, U.S. national team players Jeff Agoos, Chris Armas and Frankie Hejduk as over-age players. Hejduk is the only player on the roster with previous Olympic experience. He helped the U.S. team compile a 1-1-1 record at the 1996 Olympics. U.S. Men’s Olympic […]

Americans build depth and experience through their under-21, under-18 and under-16 teams April Heinrichs can thank the U.S. youth teams, and Lauren Gregg, that the U.S. women’s national team hasn’t gotten too old nor too injured to challenge for the gold medal in Sydney. Thanks to Gregg, Heinrichs has players who can step in for […]

Univision will again televise the World Cup after securing the Spanish-language rights to the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. As part of the agreement with FIFA, Univision also has exclusive Spanish-language rights to the 2003 Women’s World Cup, the 2001, 2003, and 2005 Confederations Cup and the U-20 and U-17 World Cups for the same […]

Soccer America Magazine’s MLS Team of the Week from games played August 2-6. Goalkeeper Zach Thornton (2) Chicago Fire Defenders Paul Caligiuri (2) Los Angeles Galaxy Mike Lapper (1) Columbus Crew Joseph Addo (5) Tampa Bay Mutiny Midfielders Chris Armas (1) Chicago Fire Carlos Valderrama (12) Tampa Bay Mutiny Mauricio Cienfuegos (2) Los Angeles Galaxy […]