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Alexi Lalas, who played for the Los Angeles Galaxy last season, has been named president and general manager of the 2003 MLS champion San Jose Earthquakes. ''There is no one as qualified to help us take the sport and franchise to the next level as Alexi,'' said Timothy Leiweke, president of the Anschutz Entertainment Group […]

ENGLAND (FA Cup, Fourth Round) * Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham, PL), at Everton (PL), 1-1. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 8. Bocanegra, who helped set up Fulham's goal, was The Sun's ''Dream Team Star Man … Looks like he has been playing over here for years.'' Bocanegra saved a shot off his own goal […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena has named 17 MLS players for a training camp beginning Feb. 4 in Bradenton, Fla., in preparation for a Feb. 18 friendly against the Netherlands in Amsterdam. The group will train for 10 days prior to Arena selecting the final roster, which will consist of a mix of MLS and European-based […]

CONCACAF has unveiled the venues for the Under-20 and U-17 final qualifying stages that will take place in 2005. The United States and Honduras have been selected as the host nations for the respective qualifying groups in winter 2005 for the U-20 competition that will lead four CONCACAF places into the World Youth Championship later […]

The Chicago Fire has signed an agreement with the Village of Bridgeview to build a $70 million, 20,000- to 25,000-seat soccer stadium in Chicago's Southland region that will house the Major League Soccer team permanently with a targeted move-in date of Spring 2006. With last summer's completion of The Home Depot Center, home to MLS's […]

Mexico's under-23 national team, preparing for CONCACAF's Feb. 2-12 Olympic qualifying tournament, closed a two-match U.S. tour Saturday with a 3-2 victory over Swedish club Hammarby at Cal State Fullerton's Titan Stadium. Morelia's Rafael Marquez, who scored the lone goal in last weekend's 1-0 victory over Honduras' U-23s in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., netted a pair, […]

Denmark closed its Southern California training camp Friday night with a 3-1 loss to Salvadoran club Aguila at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Rudi Corrales and Alexander Campos scored second-half goals and Danish defender Martin Albrechtsen netted an own goal as Aguila, which begins play in the Salvadoran Clausura on Wednesday, finished its Southern California camp […]

Neil Sedgwick has been hired as the second women's head soccer coach at the University of Montana, taking over the Grizzlies following three seasons on USC coach Jim Millinder's staff. Sedgwick, a Canadian national team staff coach, replaces Becky Duerksen, who resigned in November after 10 years as head coach. Sedgwick, who played at Dalhousie […]

Marco Etcheverry is one of only 23 players to have played in all eight MLS seasons. He is one of only six players to play all eight seasons at the same club. Of the six, only one player — Columbus defender Mike Clark — is currently under contract for 2004. *JEFF AGOOS (D.C. United, 1996-2000, […]

Marco Etcheverry, the last remaining foreign star brought in for MLS's launch in 1996, is leaving D.C. United. The 33-year-old Bolivian playmaker will not return in 2004. He was the only player remaining from United's inaugural 1996 season and finished his eighth MLS campaign as United's top scorer with 19 points on six goals and […]

William and Mary menÆs coach Al Albert has stepped down from coaching after 33 years with the Tribe and will immediately assume a position with the Tribe Club, the fundraising arm of the athletic department. Former Tribe standout and long-time assistant coach Chris Norris will replace Albert. 'It is tough to walk away from a […]

ENGLAND (FA Cup, Fourth Round) * Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham, PL), at Everton (PL), Sunday. * Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL), no action. * Tim Howard (Man. Utd., PL), at Northampton (D3), Sunday (TV: closed circuit/Setanta, live, 11 am). * Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL), at Man. City (PL), Sunday (TV: closed circuit/Setanta, live, 8 am). * Jovan […]

All six college players in the U.S. women's national team training camp in Carson, Calif., have been selected for the squad that will play Sweden, China and Canada at the annual Four Nations tournament in Shenzhen, China. Two of the sextet — defender Catherine Reddick and forward Heather O'Reilly — are a national-team regulars, but […]

U.S. national team defender Brandi Chastain and Brazilian star Sissi have signed to play with the California Storm of the Women's Premier Soccer League, a Division II outfit headquartered in California. They will be joined in Sacramento by San Jose CyberRays teammate Keri Sanchez. The trio were lured to the WPSL after the collapse of […]

Goalkeepers: D.J. Countess (Dallas Burn), Doug Warren (D.C. United). Defenders: Nat Borchers (Colorado Rapids), Jose Burciaga (Kansas City Wizards), Ricky Lewis (Los Angeles Galaxy), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Logan Pause (Chicago Fire), David Stokes (D.C. United), Zak Whitbread (Liverpool/England), Chris Wingert (Columbus Crew). Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (Chicago Fire), Kyle Beckerman (Colorado Rapids), Brian Carroll (D.C. […]

The team will train for seven days before Myernick must cut down the roster to 20 players by the Jan. 31 deadline. The U.S. roster is led by two members of the 2002 World Cup team, Landon Donovan (San Jose Earthquakes) and DaMarcus Beasley (Chicago Fire). Myernick also picked Bobby Convey (D.C. United), another U.S. […]

NETHERLANDS (Eredivisie) * John O'Brien (Ajax, D1), at Roda JC, 2-1. Started: 90 minutes. O'Brien made first appearance in nine months, recovering from a layoff with an Achilles tendon injury. O'Brien returned to a team devastated by offseason losses and injuries. Only one player — Wesley Sneijder — was in the starting lineup against Roda […]

American defender Cory Gibbs has decided not to follow through with his transfer from German Third Division club St. Pauli to German Second Division club Jahn Regensburg. ''Mr. Gibbs signed over the weekend,'' club official Heinz Groenewold, who was angry about Gibbs' reversal, told NDR. ''We learned of his change of mind in the newspaper. […]

Freddy Adu, the 14-year-old sensation, has signed with MLS. He should become the youngest player to play in an American team sport in more than a century. Now is the time for you to say what you think about Freddy. Here are your picks out of 412 votes. How many goals will Freddy score for […]

Coaches Manfred Schellschiedt and Ken Lolla have taken a U.S. U-15 national team roster of 34 players to Mexico for a seven-day tour. The squad will be split into two teams and play three games each against youth teams of Chivas, Tecos and a to-be-determined opponent. Most of the players on the roster were born […]

Soccer America senior editor Scott French won the 2003 NSCAA Writing Contest award for best college story. His article, ''Clive Charles: 'I Owe This Game Everything''' appeared in the Jan. 20, 2003 issue of Soccer America Magazine. ''[Scott French's] interview with Portland coaching legend Clive Charles stood out in the College division,'' according to the […]

Clint Mathis will join German First Division club Hannover 96 on a free transfer from MLS. The former MetroStar striker has committed to Hannover through 2006, according to a Bundesliga press release. Mathis, 27, who represented the USA at the 2002 World Cup, has played in MLS since 1998 with Los Angeles (1998-99) and the […]

U.S. national team forward Brian McBride, who has played for the Columbus Crew for the last eight years, is moving to English Premier League club Fulham. The two-and-a-half year deal is subject to the granting of a work permit and a successful medical exam. Major League Soccer will receive a transfer fee, the amount of […]

Brian West signed a two-year deal with Norwegian club Fredrikstad, which won promotion to the Tippeliga, the top level of Norwegian soccer, in 2004. West played six seasons with the Crew after joining it out of the University of Virginia. He has seven caps for the United States.

More than 50 jerseys and balls were raffled off at the Soccer America/NSCAA Jersey Raffle on Jan. 17, raising $7,007 for the Special Olympics and the NSCAA Foundation. The winners are: Prize (winner) Manchester United-David Beckham (Michael Taddonio) San Jose Earthquakes (Geroge Noujiam) Celtic (Jay Di Alessandro) China Women's World Cup (Kathy Ziolad) Kashima Antlers […]