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Honor Award Bill Holleman (Atlanta, Ga.) A 1968 graduate of Campbell University, Holleman has guided his teams to six state championships in either North Carolina or Georgia. He also has coached a variety of club teams to state and regional championships in the U-12, U-14, U-16 and U-19 age groups, building his U-16 youth team […]

The following is the transcript of the speech given by Cliff McCrath at the NSCAA Coaches Convention in January in Philadelphia for Bill Holleman, the 60th recipient of the NSCAA Honor Award. The 60th Annual NSCAA Honor Award By C. Clifford McCrath Speeches honoring special people usually end with summary descriptives — adjectives and adverbs […]

MLS has signed three college stars — Luchi Gonzalez (SMU), John Barry Nusum (Furman) and Mohamed Fahim (SMU). Gonzalez is the winner of the Hermann Trophy, MAC and Soccer America Player of the Year awards in 2001. “For me, MLS really is the best place to get my feet on the ground as a professional,” […]

BY RIDGE MAHONEY Senior Editor in Pasadena, Calif. In and of itself, the U.S. demolition of El Salvador (4-0) in the Gold Cup quarterfinals isn’t a major accomplishment. A good win, yes, and really not as close as a four-goal margin would indicate, but this is an opponent that did not reach the final round […]

The USA reached the semifinals of Gold Cup 2002 thanks to a 4-0 victory over El Salvador on Sunday in which Brian McBride notched a hat trick and Ante Razov scored once. Here are reactions from the U.S. locker room at the Rose Bowl: U.S. Coach Bruce Arena: “We obviously started the game in strong […]

QUARTERFINALS Jan. 26 in Miami Costa Rica 2 Haiti 1 (OT). Goals: Centeno 2, Gomez 97; G. Pierre 62. Costa Rica — Lonnis, Castro (Sunsing, 65), Marin, R.Parks, Martinez, Wallace, Solis, Lopez, Centeno (Medford, 70), Gomez, Wanchope. Haiti — Ferdinand, Altidor, Desir, Bruny, Baptiste, J.-J. Pierre, Alerte, Atis (Tardieu, 76), Descoillines (St. Jean, 67), G. […]

The United States broke out of a two-game scoring slump, striking twice in the first nine minutes to beat host China, 2-0, on the final day of the Four Nations Women’s Tournament in Guangzhou. Shannon MacMillan and Tiffeny Milbrett scored for the United States, which had been shut out by Norway and Germany in the […]

(All times ET.) (Schedule subject to change.) Saturday, April 13 Boston at San Jose 4:00 pm Carolina at San Diego 6:00 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta 7:00 p.m. New York at Washington 7:00 p.m. Saturday, April 20 New York at San Diego 4:00 p.m. Atlanta at Boston 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 21 San Jose at Washington […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor If the U.S. is knocked out in Sunday’s CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal, as was the case in the 2000 edition, the mostly MLS squad will suffer another black eye in the aftermath of contraction. That was a business failure; a loss Sunday would be deemed a competitive collapse and a […]

Brad Friedel and Joe-Max Moore advanced with their teams to the round of 16 in the English FA Cup and defender Greg Vanney got his first start with Bastia in the French First Division. Friedel’s exceptional performance allowed Blackburn Rovers to escape from Millwall’s Lion’s Den with a 1-0 victory when Andy Cole scored in […]

The U.S. women were shut out for the second straight game at the Four Nations Women’s Tournament in Panyu. They were held to a 0-0 tie by Germany Friday after having lost to Norway, 1-0, two days earlier. Norway’s 3-0 win over host China Friday eliminated the Americans from title contention. The U.S. will finish […]

Forward Jarett Park, who led NCAA Division I men in assists with 14 in 15 games, has been selected 2001 College Men’s Freshman of the Year by Soccer America magazine. Park, who was sixth in the Big East Conference in scoring with 24 points, is the first Syracuse athlete, man or woman, to earn the […]

This year’s early World Cup has pushed a lot of league and cup activity in Europe into midweek in January. David Regis played all 90 minutes for Metz in a 2-1 win at Bastia. The game was the first since veteran coach Gilbert Gress replaced Albert Cartier. Greg Vanney, Regis’ backup on the U.S. national […]

MLS kicks off its seventh season March 23. The 2002 regular-season openers are highlighted by the Chicago Fire traveling to Crew Stadium in Columbus in a match to be televised live on ABC Sports at 4:00 p.m. ET. Each of the league’s 10 teams will play a total of 28 games for the second consecutive […]

GROUP A Results Jan. 19 in Pasadena, Calif. Mexico 1 El Salvador 0. Goal: J.Garcia 31. Mexico — Adrian Martinez, A.Garcia, Balderas, De Anda, Sosa, Gutierrez, T.Campos, Reyes, Espinosa (Garces, 53), J.Garcia (Bautista, 65), Ochoa. El Salvador — Rivera, Benitez, Velasquez, Cubias, Cabrera (Canjura, 46), Galdamez (G.Garcia, 46), Adonay Martinez, Rodriguez, Navarro, E.Martinez, Cerritos. Referee: […]

Canadian national team standout Christine Sinclair, a dominant force up front while leading Portland to the NCAA women’s soccer final four, has been selected the 2001 Freshman of the Year by Soccer America magazine. Forward-midfielder Leslie Osborne and defender Jessica Ballweg, critical components of NCAA champion Santa Clara’s success, also were selected to Soccer America‘s […]

Less than 4,000 fans turned out at Miami’s Orange Bowl for the final day of first-round action in the Gold Cup, but they had quite an evening of excitement. In the first game, Martinique upset Trinidad & Tobago, 1-0, to join Costa Rica from group C in the quarterfinals. The French department, which also beat […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor in Pasadena, Calif. Much more will be known about the U.S. team in another week, after it has played a quarterfinal and — presumably — a semifinal in the Gold Cup. In their group games, the Americans played poorly but scored two excellent goals to stun South Korea, 2-1, and […]

El Salvador beat Central American rival Guatemala, 1-0, to take second place in Group A at the Gold Cup and advance to the quarterfinals Sunday against the United States. Santos Cabrera’s goal in the 59th minute moved Cuscatlecos into the knockout phase of the Gold Cup for the first time in their history. Mexico, the […]

GROUP A Results Jan. 19 in Pasadena, Calif. Mexico 1 El Salvador 0. Goal: J.Garcia 31. Mexico — Adrian Martinez, A.Garcia, Balderas, De Anda, Sosa, Gutierrez, T.Campos, Reyes, Espinosa (Garces, 53), J.Garcfa (Bautista, 65), Ochoa. El Salvador — Rivera, Benitez, Velasquez, Cubias, Cabrera (Canjura, 46), Galdamez (G.Garcia, 46), Adonay Martinez, Rodriguez, Navarro, E.Martinez, Cerritos. Referee: […]

U.S. Coach Bruce Arena “I am pleased with the win. It was a very difficult match. We did not do well with our chances, but we’re still happy to walk away with a win. We won two games, and our mission was to advance here.” On which players have stood out so far in the […]

Abby Wambach’s realization of what she could be transformed her game. Is the highly touted WUSA draft prospect America’s next star striker? Abby Wambach was among the country’s elite college forwards a year ago, a skilled technician big enough to dominate young defenders and consistently able to find the net. She was nothing more. That […]

GROUP A Results Jan. 19 in Pasadena, Calif. Mexico 1 El Salvador 0. Goal: J.Garcia 31. Mexico — Adrian Martinez, A.Garcia, Balderas, De Anda, Sosa, Gutierrez, T.Campos, Reyes, Espinosa (Garces, 53), J.Garcfa (Bautista, 65), Ochoa. El Salvador — Rivera, Benitez, Velasquez, Cubias, Cabrera (Canjura, 46), Galdamez (G.Garcia, 46), Adonay Martinez, Rodriguez, Navarro, E.Martinez, Cerritos. Referee: […]

GROUP A Results Jan. 19 in Pasadena, Calif. Mexico 1 El Salvador 0. Goal: J.Garcia 31. Mexico — Adrian Martinez, A.Garcia, Balderas, De Anda, Sosa, Gutierrez, T.Campos, Reyes, Espinosa (Garces, 53), J.Garcfa (Bautista, 65), Ochoa. El Salvador — Rivera, Benitez, Velasquez, Cubias, Cabrera (Canjura, 46), Galdamez (G.Garcia, 46), Adonay Martinez, Rodriguez, Navarro, E.Martinez, Cerritos. Referee: […]

Blackburn, with Brad Friedel in goal while his U.S. teammates compete in the Gold Cup, fell 2-1 to Manchester United. Joe-Max Moore, who saw 8 minutes of playing time with Everton, was the only other American to see Premier League playing time during the Jan. 19-20 weekend. England Brad Friedel (Blackburn/PL) vs. Manchester United (1-2) […]