Category: Soccer America Site

With perhaps three games remaining before Coach Bruce Arena picks his 23 players for the 2002 World Cup, who to choose to try to put the ball in the net will be one question he must answer. The predatory prowess of Landon Donovan and Clint Mathis in 2002, along with the rugged, resolute work of […]

CHICAGO FIRE – OUT: D Jim Curtin (ankle sprain-L), F Hristo Stoitchkov (hernia-R); DOUBTFUL: F Aleksey Korol (bursitis-left knee), F Ante Razov (groin strain-L); PROBABLE: F Josh Wolff (shoulder injury-R). COLUMBUS CREW – OUT: D Mike Lapper (sprained MCL-R). D.C. UNITED – OUT: M Ben Olsen (ankle surgery), F Jaime Moreno (knee surgery). METROSTARS – […]

Star Polish goalie Jerzy Dudek, who skipped Poland’s trip to Cyprus last month because of a groin injury, is back in the Polish team for its friendly with World Cup co-host Japan Wednesday, March 27. Legia Warsaw midfielder Bartosz Karwan, the only Polish-based starter, and Schalke defender Tomasz Hajto are the other starters returning from […]

The U.S. national team will begin their final preparation for the 2002 World Cup with a training camp at the State Capital Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. beginning May 1. The 10-day camp will run through May 10 before firendly matches with Uruguay (May 12 in Washington, D.C.), Jamaica (May 16 in in East Rutherford, […]

Oscar Pareja — Dallas Burn — 1 game, 3/23, Red card. Manny Lagos — S.J. Earthquakes — 1 game, 3/23, Red card.

Southern California high schooler Jill Oakes, a UCLA-bound defensive midfielder and central defender who has played for the United States at the U-19 and U-21 levels, is Soccer America‘s choice as the No. 1 college women’s recruit in the 2002 class. Oakes, a West Hills native who is a senior at Harvard-Westlake High School and […]

MLS: Weekend Previews Saturday, March 23 (4:00 p.m. ET) CHICAGO at COLUMBUS (ABC Sports, live) Key players out: Chicago: D Jim Curtin (ankle sprain-L), F Hristo Stoitchkov (hernia); Columbus: D Mike Lapper (sprained MCL-R). Referee: Kevin Stott. Saturday, March 23 (7:30 p.m. ET) NEW ENGLAND at METROSTARS (MSG, live, 7:30 p.m. ET; FOX Sports New […]

Goalkeepers: Joerg Butt (Bayer Leverkusen), Frank Rost (Werder Bremen). Defenders: Frank Baumann (Werder Bremen), Joerg Heinrich (Bor. Dortmund), Sebastian Kehl (Bor. Dortmund), Christoph Metzelder (Bor. Dortmund), Christian Woerns (Borussia Dortmund), Thomas Linke (Bayern Munich), Jens Nowotny (Bayer Leverkusen). Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Bayer Leverkusen), Carsten Ramelow (Bayer Leverkusen), Bernd Schneider (Bayer Leverkusen), Joerg Boehme (Schalke 04), […]

Portuguese national team coach Antonio Oliveira recalled Liverpool defender Abel Xavier and Spanish club Tenerife’s Bino for the match with Finland March 27. The only new player in the squad is goalie Nelson Pereira of Sporting. Back in the team after missing February’s 1-1 tie with Spain with injuries are AC Milan star Rui Costa […]

Germany will be without several key players for its match with the United States on Wednesday, March 27, in Rostock, Germany. The game at the renovated Ostseestadion is a sellout. Kickoff is set for 2:45 p.m. ET (8:45 p.m. local), and the match will be shown tape delayed on ESPN2 at 10 p.m. ET and […]

March 20 in Naperville, Ill. Chicago Fire (USA) 2 Municipal (Guat.) 0. Goals: Razov 27, Bocanegra 82. Chicago — Thornton, Whitfield, Bocanegra, Gray, Armas (Sleeth, 84), Marsch, Kovalenko, Beasley, Nowak (Capano 84), Razov (Sergi Daniv 71), Josh Wolff. Municipal — Estrada, Zorrilla, Ruano, Donis, Bini, Ponciano (Barros, 46), Giron, Guevara, Plata (Motta, 60), Acevedo, Ramirez […]

Goalkeepers: Ricardo Pereira (Boavista), Nelson Pereira (Sporting). Defenders: Nuno Frechaut (Boavista), Jorge Costa (Charlton/ENG), Jorge Andrade (Porto), Sergio Conceicao (Inter Milan/ITA), Fernando Couto (Lazio/ITA), Abel Xavier (Liverpool/ENG), Rui Jorge (Sporting). Midfielders: Rui Costa (AC Milan/ITA), Jose Vidigal (Napoli/ITA), Hugo Viana (Sporting), Joao Pinto (Sporting), Bino (Tenerife/SPA), Luis Figo (Real Madrid/SPA), Armando Petit (Boavista). Forwards: Nuno […]

The Chicago Fire got goals from former UCLA stars Ante Razov and Carlos Bocanegra to beat Municipal of Guatemala, 2-0, March 20 and advance to the quarterfinals of the FC Champions Cup with a 3-0 win on aggregate. The game was the first this season at Cardinal Field, the Fire’s MLS home for the 2002 […]

Bruce Arena spoke to the media after announcing his roster for the Germany-USA game next Wednesday. Among the key points: * The selection of Kasey Keller to start in goal was made in advance, thereby freeing up Brad Friedel to travel with Blackburn Rovers to the UAE; * There was no need to risk Claudio […]

MLS Commissioner Don Garber spoke to the media on the eve of the 2002 season. Garber emphasized the five key areas MLS is concentrating on: (1) the game on the field, (2) stadium development, (3) internationalization of the game, (4) Hispanic market; (5) and youth market. Key updates: no McKinney stadium for the Burn, deal […]

The following is the draw for the quarterfinals of the FC Champions Cup (home teams in first leg listed first): Comunicaciones (Guat.) vs. Alajuela (C.R.) Pachuca (Mex.) OR Defence Force (Trin. & Tob.) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (USA). Morelia (Mex.) vs. Chicago Fire (USA) Santos (Mex.) OR Tauro (Pan.) vs. Kansas City Wizards (USA).

The Atlantic Coast, Pacific 10 and Big East conferences pulled in the lion’s share of top prospects in the women’s college soccer recruiting wars this season, with North Carolina, UCLA and Virginia luring the most impressive classes. Soccer America‘s 2002 Top 10 Recruiting Classes features no teams outside the ACC, Pac-10 and Big East after […]

MLS Commissioner Don Garber, speaking on a preseason teleconference call from Dallas, said that talks with the McKinley City Council on a stadium proposal in the Dallas suburb are dead. Garber added that MLS is exploring other options in Texas to find a new home for the Dallas Burn.

Chicago Fire GOALKEEPERS No. Player/MLS Career GP GAA 13 Henry Ring 0 — 18 Zach Thornton 113 1.23 DEFENDERS No. Player/MLS Career GP G A P 4 Carlos Bocanegra 42 2 3 7 2 C.J. Brown 103 2 4 8 5 Jim Curtin 18 0 1 1 – Billy Sleeth 0 0 0 0 3 […]

SOUTH KOREA WARMUP RESULTS Jan. 19 in Pasadena, Calif. USA 2 South Korea 1. Goals: Donovan 35, Beasley 90; Song Chong Gug 38. South Korea — Lee Woon Jae, Kim Tae Young, Kim Nam II, Song Chong Gug, Choi Yong Soo, Lee Chun Soo (Lee Young Pyo, 72), Lee Eul Young (Hyung Young Min, 72), […]

Goalkeepers: Kasey Keller (Tottenham/ENG), Tony Meola (Kansas City Wizards). Defenders: Jeff Agoos (San Jose Earthquakes), Gregg Berhalter (Crystal Palace/ENG), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover/GER), Cory Gibbs (St. Pauli/GER), Frankie Hejduk (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Eddie Pope (D.C. United), David Regis (Metz/FRA), Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg/GER). Midfielders: Chris Armas (Chicago Fire), Landon Donovan (San Jose Earthquakes), Cobi Jones (Los Angeles Galaxy), […]

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has rejected the appeal by the MLS players in their lawsuit against Major League Soccer. The players sued MLS, nine MLS operator/investors and U.S. Soccer, alleging violations of Sherman Act sections 1 and 2 and Clayton Act section 7. U.S. District Court Judge George A. […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena has named 12 European-based players and eight MLS players for his 20-man roster to face three-time World Cup champion Germany on Wednesday, March 27, in Rostock, Germany. Kickoff at the Ostseestadion is set for 2:45 p.m. ET (8:45 p.m. local), and the match will be shown tape delayed on ESPN2 at […]

Silicon Valley Sports and Entertainment (SVS&E), the San Jose Sharks’ business arm that operated the MLS champion San Jose Earthquakes in 2001, is teaming up with the Anschutz Entertainment Group to acquire the Quakes. SVS&E will serve as the managing partner, with SVS&E president Greg Jamison joining the MLS Board of Governors representing the Earthquakes. […]

World Cup co-host South Korea, which faces the United States in Group D, ended a six-game winleess streak when it beat Finland, 2-0, in Cartagena, Spain. Sub Hwang Sun Hong, who plays for Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol, scored both goals in the last five minues. Next up for the Koreans: A match with Turkey in […]