Author Archives: Soccer America

D.C. UNITED 3 KANSAS CITY 0 June 26 Att.: 12,879. Goals D.C. United: Talley (Olsen, Williams) 64, Lassiter (Wood, Talley) 74, Lassiter (Wood) 85. SA Report Card D.C. United: Presthus 5, Sonora 6, Llamosa 5, Agoos 6, Olsen 8 (Peay 87th, NR), Williams 6, Aunger 5, Kamler 5, Moore 4 (Talley, 59th, 7), Wood 6 […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 12 10 2 21 10 40 Long Island 13 9 4 25 18 37 Boston 14 7 7 23 18 33 Staten Island 11 7 4 19 10 32 Pittsburgh 12 6 6 24 18 28 Connecticut 13 5 8 14 23 23 Toronto […]

STANDINGS North GP W L GF GA P Reading 9 7 2 19 16 33 South Jersey 9 7 2 21 13 29 West. Mass. 7 6 1 23 8 27 New Jersey 9 5 4 18 13 22 North Jersey 8 4 4 25 15 21 Cape Cod 7 4 3 14 8 19 […]

W-1 STANDINGS Northern GP W L GF GA P NJ Stallions 10 9 1 33 9 38 Long Island 10 7 3 19 7 34 Maryland 7 6 1 30 3 30 Boston 10 7 3 24 10 30 Laval 9 3 6 12 22 14 Delaware 8 0 8 3 29 0 Southern GP […]

Chicago Fire midfielder Ryan Tinsley has been traded to the San Jose Clash for conditional draft picks. Acquired from Kansas City on May 5 for Jesse Van Saun and Chicago’s No. 1 pick in the 2000 supplemental draft, the Tinsley appeared in just three regular season MLS games for the Fire, playing 68 minutes. Tinsley […]

Fulham FC, which recently won promotion to the English First Division, has purchased the contract of Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann from Major League Soccer. Hahnemann will leave the Rapids effective immediately to join Fulham. Hahnemann, who had previously trained with English clubs, signed a three-year deal that will reportedly pay him approximately $250,000 per […]

Citing personal reasons, New England defender Richard Goulooze has requested and received his release from MLS and the Revolution. “I have greatly enjoyed my time here in Boston,” Goulooze said. “But my family comes first and we have made a collective decision to return home to Amsterdam.” Goulooze, 31, made nine starts for New England […]

In the first-ever international match at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. the U.S. U-17 national team drew 2-2 against England to extend its unbeaten streak to 14 matches, 10 months and 1,240 minutes. At England’s insistence, the match was shortened to 70 minutes, with two 35-minute halves and unlimited substitutions were allowed. “We had […]

Denoncourt: ‘Teams deserve the best’ SOCCER AMERICA: How did it feel to be selected to ref the first game? SONIA DENONCOURT: Absolutely great. It’s a big honor for me. It’s such a big event. SA: What was it like to walk on the field? SD: We have the exact same feeling as the players. Maybe […]

USA Briana Scurry (6) Keeper came up big for shaky D. Joy Fawcett (6) Dangerous on right-wing attacks. Kate Sobrero (5) Solid in central defense. Carla Overbeck (5) Paired well with Sobrero. Brandi Chastain (5) Assisted on Hamm’s goal. Michelle Akers (5) Workmanlike effort. Kristine Lilly (6) Goal ends frustration. Julie Foudy (6) Scored U.S. […]

Group A June 27 in Landover, Md. Nigeria 2 Denmark 0. Goals: Akide 25, Okosieme 82. Nigeria — A.Chiejine, Kudaisi, Emeafu, Opara, Egbe (Mbachu, 54), Avre, Omagbemi, Okosieme, I.Chiejene (Nwaneri, 81), Akide, Nwadike. Denmark — Larsen, Axelsen, Terp, K.Pedersen, H.Christensen, Krogh (L.Hansen, 66), C.Petersen, Rasmussen, M.Hansen (M.Pedersen, 58), Johansen, Norregaard (L.Jensen, 32). Yellow cards: Nigeria […]

The United States completed an undefeated run through Group A with a 3-0 victory over Korea DPR, officially advancing them to the quarterfinals, eliminating Korea DPR, and giving Nigeria second place in the group. After Korea DPR held them scoreless in the first half, the U.S. turned on their offense in the second half and […]

Quarterfinals June 30 in San Jose, Calif. China vs. Russia Norway vs. Sweden July 1 in Landover, Md. USA vs. Germany Brazil vs. Nigeria Semifinals July 4 in Foxboro, Mass. China-Russia winner vs. Norway-Sweden winner July 4 in Stanford, Calif. USA-Germany winner vs. Brazil-Nigeria winner Third-Place Match July 10 in Pasadena, Calif. Semifinal losers Championship […]

1. Sissi (Brazil) 6 goals. 2. Sun Wen (China) 5 goals. 3. Aarones (Norway), Grings (Germany), Pretinha (Brazil) 3 goals. 6. Akide (Nigeria), Fomina (Russia), Hamm (USA), Hooper (Canada), Jin Yan (China), Jo Song Ok (North Korea), Katia (Brazil), Letuchova (Russia), Lilly (USA), Ljungberg (Sweden), Milbrett (USA), Murray (Australia), Okosieme (Nigeria), Panico (Italy), Pettersen (Norway), […]

Group B June 27 in Landover, Md. Brazil 3 Germany 3. Goals: Katia 15, Sissi 20, Maicon 90; Prinz 8, Wiegmann (pen.) 47, Jones 58. Brazil — Maravilha, Nene, Elane, Tania, Marisa, Cidinha, Raquel (Formiga, 60), Suzana (Maicon, 65), Sissi, Pretinha, Katia. Germany — Rottenberg, Minnert, Fitschen, Jones, Hingst, Voss (Smisek, 29), Meinert, Wiegmann, P.Wunderlich […]

Group C June 26 in East Rutherford, N.J. Russia 4 Canada 1. Goals: Grigorieva 54, Fomina 66, 86, O.Karasseva 90; Hooper 76. Russia — Petko, Tcheverda (Yuchkevitch, 72), Filippova, Bourakova, N.Karasseva, Komarova, Grigorieva, Egorova (Fomina, 61), O.Karasseva, Letuchova, Barbachina (Savina, 56). Canada — Wright, Nonen, Helland, Morneau, Franck, Donnelly, Walsh, Harvey, Hooper, Rosenow (Maglio, 80), […]

Group D June 26 in East Rutherford, N.J. China 3 Australia 1. Goals: Sun Wen 39, 51, Liu Ying 73; Salisbury 66. China — Gao Hong, Wang Liping, Wen Lirong, Fan Yunjie, Bai Jie, Pu Wei, Liu Ying, Liu Ailing, Zhao Lihong (Xie Huilin, 75), Jin Yan (Zhang Ouying, 46), Sun Wen (Qiu Haiyan, 64). […]

Major League Soccer’s Disciplinary Committee has suspended D.C. United midfielder Marco Etcheverry for unsportsmanlike play and abusive behavior following his send-off on June 16, 1999 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Etcheverry, shown the red card following his tackle on Leonel Alvarez in the 77th minute of the Burn’s 3-0 home win over D.C. United, […]

Californian feels at home Denmark’s Mikka Hansen was a good player at Santa Clara University and had a brief stint with the U.S. under-20 national team. But her future wasn’t with the U.S. The 23-year-old Californian was a forward, a target player, in college and fit in well in the short-passing system at Santa Clara. […]

Veteran Miami defender Wade Webber has announced that he is retiring from professional soccer and returning to his former career as a school teacher. “I have accepted a position to teach history at Thomas Jefferson High School in Federal Wasy [Wash.],” said Webber, who is originally from the greater Seattle area. “I’m going to miss […]

Who really believed that Women’s World Cup would not sell out Giants Stadium for the opener? In retrospect, FIFA’s original idea of playing all the matches at East Coast high school stadiums was ludicrous, and all the credit to USA ’99 boss Marla Messing for convincing it otherwise. Messing learned the art of sandbagging from […]

Jim Rowland Vernon Hills, Ill. How concerned should MLS fans be regarding the players’ lawsuit against the league? Does this lawsuit have the potential to bring down the league financially? What do you see as the practical implications (for the fans) if the players win this lawsuit? If the league wins? Ridge Mahoney: Jim, fans […]

Second Round June 23 in Staten Island, N.Y. Staten Island Vipers (A-League) 7 United German-Hungarians (USASA) 0. Goals: Oliver 3, Inneh 4, 74, Mohammed 30, Johnson 55, Wilson 89, 90. Staten Island — Zaratin, Dugas, Mohammed, Birnsingh, Marcotrigiano (Boney, 65), Villagra (Wilson, 59), Sloan (Johnson, 46), Oliviero, Leanti, Oliver, Inneh. German-Hungarians — Centofana, Veneziale, Wilkinson […]

1. Sissi (Brazil) 5 goals. 2. Grings (Germany), Pretinha (Brazil), Sun Wen (China) 3 goals. 5. Aarones (Norway), Hamm (USA), Jin Yan (China), Jo Song Ok (North Korea), Letuchova (Russia), Lilly (USA), Ljungberg (Sweden), Milbrett (USA), Murray (Australia), Pettersen (Norway), Zhang Ouying (China) 2 goals. 16. Akers (USA), Foudy (USA), Parlow (USA), Katia (Brazil), Dominguez […]

England, France could miss the European Championship, and Yugoslavia is back in the picture The end of NATO’s bombing campaign against Yugoslavia has revived Serb hopes of competing at next year’s European Championship in Belgium and Holland. Unlike 1992, a boycott doesn’t appear on the horizon, and the Yugoslav squad’s return to qualifying after a […]