Author Archives: Soccer America

Strengths and shortcomings revealed at All-Star break Judging the future of MLS from the action on the field at the fourth annual All-Star Game would conjure images of matches filled with spectacular goals, razor-sharp passes and besieged goalkeepers flailing about their penalty areas. The East and West stars did their part and played their roles […]

The U.S. national team gave up a goal in the first half, yet attacked exceptionally well and controlled much of the second half in a 1-0 loss to Brazil July 28 in the opening round of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup in Mexico. Despite the narrow loss, the U.S. will advance to the semifinals of […]

With one third round game still to play, U.S. Soccer has announced the pairings and schedule for the quarterfinals of the 1999 U.S. Open Cup. The four matches will take place from August 10-18, with two of the four games being hosted by A-League teams. The final third-round game will be played Aug. 4 when […]

Lapuente: A Rebel at Heart Shortly after taking over MexicoÆs helm, Manuel Lapuente won the 1998 Gold Cup in Los Angeles. He took Mexico to the second round of France æ98 and to third place at the 1999 Copa America in Paraguay. Now, the Confederations Cup offers him his first major test on home soil. […]

Group A TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Mexico 2 1 1 0 7 3 4 Egypt 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 Bolivia 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 S. Arabia 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 SCHEDULE July 29 — Egypt vs. Saudi Arabia, Mexico vs. Bolivia. Group […]

GOALKEEPER Joe Cannon (2) San Jose DEFENDERS Edwin Gorter (2) Miami Ezra Hendrickson (2) Los Angeles Carey Talley (1) D.C. United MIDFIELDERS Ansil Elcock (2) Columbus Chris Klein (2) Kansas City Steve Ralston (3) Tampa Bay Richard Mulrooney (1) San Jose FORWARDS Preki (2) Kansas City Raul Diaz Arce (1) Tampa Bay Roy Lassiter (4) […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 17 15 2 31 14 61 Staten Island 17 12 5 33 16 51 Long Island 18 12 6 31 24 47 Pittsburgh 17 9 8 36 25 42 Boston 19 8 11 28 23 40 Toronto 20 7 13 18 28 30 Connecticut […]

W-1 STANDINGS Northern GP W L GF GA P Maryland 14 10 4 43 16 48 Long Island 13 9 4 24 10 41 Boston 13 10 3 28 12 40 NJ Stallions 13 9 4 37 15 40 Laval 14 5 9 19 28 24 Delaware 13 2 11 5 40 4 Southern GP […]

STANDINGS North GP W L GF GA P West. Mass. 14 12 2 44 18 53 South Jersey 13 11 2 35 15 48 New Hamp. 14 9 5 34 21 43 Reading 14 8 6 26 31 38 New Jersey 14 8 6 29 23 34 Cape Cod 13 6 7 23 16 29 […]

Here’s a look at MLS games on TV this week: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television July 28 Los Angeles at Colorado 9:00 p.m. NO TV July 29 Tampa Bay at Miami 7:30 p.m. ESPN July 31 Los Angeles at Chicago 4:00 p.m. ABC July 31 New England at Tampa Bay 7:00 p.m. Fox Sports New […]

Chicago Fire — M John Ball (broken finger) and M Diego Gutierrez (lower back pain) are probable; M Chris Armas (sprained MCL) is out. Colorado Rapids — D Jason Bent (bruised toe) is questionable. Columbus Crew — D Thomas Dooley (strained hamstring) is probable; G Juergen Sommer (torn ACL) is on injured reserve. Dallas Burn […]

U-15 STANDINGS Northeast Division — Central Jersey 41 points; Brooklyn 28; Ironbound 14; Westchester 10; No. Virginia 10; Staten Island 0. Southeast Division — Miami T. 10 points; Bradenton, Pinellas Utd., Stone Mountain, Tampa Wanderers, Miami B. 0. West Division — Calif. Central Elite 24 points; SCYSO 13; San Fern. Valley 10; Sacramento Elite 0. […]

FEATURES Kasey Keller Wins The Game Of Goalkeepers By Scott French John Harkes: ‘It Feels Like I Never Left’ Interview by Scott French Ernie Stewart: His Own Toughest Critic By Scott French Henry Gutierrez: Miami’s Undisputed Midfield Boss By Jeff Rusnak Mauricio Ramos Thanks Heaven After Breaking Slump By Bill Ward Kansas City Lands Canadian […]

Group A July 27 in Mexico City Bolivia 0 Saudi Arabia 0. Bolivia — Fernandez, Arana, Alvarez, O.Sanchez, Soria, Menacho, Tufino, E.Sanchez (Gutierrez, 46), Etcheverry (Galindo, 53), Ribera, Moreno (Botero, 73). Saudi Arabia — Al Deayea, Al Jahani (A.Al Shahrani, 66), Al Khilaiwi, Harthi, Al Dawod, Al Harbi, I.Al Shahrani, Al Subaie, Falatah (Al Otaibi, […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P New York 14 9 5 36 24 45 C. Jersey 14 8 6 40 26 42 Brooklyn 15 7 8 27 37 29 Westchester 15 7 8 19 31 29 Vermont 15 3 12 25 42 17 NY Capital 14 1 13 15 59 5 […]

Necaxa of Mexico and the Los Angeles Galaxy of the United States will meet in a one game playoff on August 18th at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. to determine who goes forward into the finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup in Las Vegas from September 28 to October 3. The winner of the […]

‘I feel very good about the way I’m playing’ Tom Dooley has decided to take his playing career into the next millennium. The 38-year-old Columbus Crew defender, who grew up in Germany, has also made plans to settle in the United States. SOCCER AMERICA: What has made you decide to play another season, after this […]

KANSAS CITY 4 TAMPA BAY 3 July 22 Att.: 4,665. Goals Kansas City: Lalas 39, Preki (Bunbury, Klein) 58, Klein (Preki, Johnson) 78, Klein (Vermillion) 90. Tampa Bay: Trittschuh (Diaz Arce, Ralston) 30, Ramos (Ralston, Valderrama) 67, Diaz Arce (Ralston, Kinnear) 83. SA Report Card Kansas City: Snitko 5, Vermillion 4, Lalas 5, Bowers 5, […]

MLS has announced that recent international signing Ariel Graziani of Ecuador has been allocated to the New England Revolution. The leading scorer for Mexican first division club Morelia in 1998-99, Graziani is widely regarded as one of the top goalscorers in Central America. He was previously the leading scorer for Veracruz in Mexico and led […]

The United States survived a lackluster first half and scored a second half equalizer before having two players sent off and conceding a goal in the 78th minute to lose 2-1 to Honduras in the USA’s second match of the 1999 Pan American Games. “We struggled in the first half and we solved the problem […]

Contract negotiations, dueling tours and Olympic preparation follow post-World Cup hubbub TheyÆve been to Disneyland and the White House, thrown out first pitches at Yankee Stadium and Camden Yards, played golf in an LPGA event, even watched the space shuttle fail to blast off. The U.S. womenÆs soccer team has been caught in a whirlwind […]

Playing against a wind that gusted up to 30 m.p.h., the United States was unable to hold on to its 1-0 second-half lead and an 89th minute goal from Fatima Leyva allowed Mexico to draw 1-1 in the USA’s second game of the 1999 Pan American Games. U.S. forward Marcia Wallis replaced Kim Patrick to […]

Under-19 Boys FIRST ROUND July 20 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. La Jolla (Calif.) Nomads 2 Tulsa (Okla.) Pride 1. Goals: Luna 10, Markman 33, Figard 8. Carpathia Kickers (Mich.) 2 Princeton (N.J.) Union 1. Goals: Mack 59, 75; Nugent 50. July 21 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Tulsa (Okla.) Pride 3 Princeton (N.J.) Union […]

On the importance of the game against Honduras: “All the games we play are important, but what’s important to me is to see the players and find out where they are in their development. We’re a very young team. I think we’ve probably got the youngest team here, and we’re trying to find out who […]

Group A July 25 in Mexico City Bolivia 2 Egypt 2. Goals: Gutierrez 21, Ribera 40; Sabry 8, Ahmed 63. Bolivia — Fernandez, Pena, Arana, Castillo, Justiniano, Tufino, Ribera, E.Sanchez, Botero (Menacho, 46), Gutierrez (Etcheverry, 71), Galindo (Soria, 60). Egypt — El Hadary, I.Hassan, Ramzy, Medhat, Youssef, Radwan, H.Hassan (Basyouny, 61), Sabry (Al Amin, 75), […]