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RESULTS Sept. 1 in Washington, D.C. USA 2 Honduras 3. Goals: Stewart 7, 84; Nunez 28, 77, Pavon pen. 53. USA — Friedel, Cherundolo (Preki, 67), Pope, Agoos, Regis (Henderson, 78), Sanneh, Jones, Armas, Stewart, Kirovski (Moore, 64), Donovan. Honduras — Valladares, Reyes (Perez, 71), Caballero, Medina (Carcamo, 46), Guerrero, Pineda, De Leon, Turcios (Bernardez, […]

The following was reaction from the U.S. team after the 3-2 loss to Honduras at RFK Stadium: U.S. Head Coach BRUCE ARENA Opening comments: “Obviously, the play of the game is the missed penalty kick. We go into halftime leading 2-1, and Honduras has to chase the game, and it’s a different game. We couldn’t […]

All of a sudden, U.S. World Cup prospects don’t look as promising. The United States fell to Honduras, 3-2, at Washington’s RFK Stadium. The Catrachos should have won by a much wider margin but they missed numerous chances. Honduras recovered from an early deficit on an Earnie Stewart goal to take a 3-1 lead before […]

Swede Sven Goran Eriksson is the toast of England after leading the English national team past Germany, 5-1, in their European World Cup qualifier in Munich. Michael Owen’s hat trick paced England, which gained revenge for the 1-0 loss at Wembley Stadium last year that prompted Kevin Keegan to quit as English coach. Eriksson replaced […]

RESULTS Sept. 1 in Toftir Faeroe Islands 1 (J.K. Hansen pen. 85) Luxembourg 0. Sept. 1 in Ljubljana Slovenia 2 (Osterc 62, Acimovic pen. 90) Russia 1 (Titov 72). Sept. 1 in Basle Switzerland 1 (Yakin 24) Yugoslavia 2 (Milosevic 39, Krstajic 74). Sept. 1 in Dublin Ireland 1 (McAteer 68) Netherlands 0. Sept. 1 […]

New England was officially eliminated from the playoffs when it fell to Columbus, 4-1, before a standing-room only crowd at Columbus Crew Stadium. Hours later, Colorado was knocked out when it fell, 3-2, at Los Angeles on Alexi Lalas’ overtime goal. D.C. United kept its slim playoff hopes alive with a 5-1 victory over the […]

Swede Sven Goran Eriksson is the toast of England after leading the English national team past Germany, 5-1, in their European World Cup qualifier in Munich. Michael Owen’s hat trick paced England, which gained revenge for the 1-0 loss at Wembley Stadium last year that prompted Kevin Keegan to quit as English coach. Eriksson replaced […]

Group A RESULTS Sept. 1 in Bangkok Thailand 0 Iran 0. Aug. 31 in Manama Saudi Arabia 1 (O. Al-Dossary 45) Iraq 0. Aug. 24 in Manama Iran 2 (Daei pen. 54, 64) Saudi Arabia 0. Aug. 23 in Manama Bahrain 2 (Yosuf 58, Al-Kawari 81) Iraq 0. Aug. 17 in Riyadh Saudi Arabia 1 […]

The top four teams in the Soccer America Men’s College Top 20 are in action Labor Day weekend against Top 20 foes. No. 1 Connecticut hosts No. 11 Washington Saturday in the second day of the Huskies’ tournament. No. 2 SMU meets No. 17 James Madison Sunday at the George Mason Classic. No. 3 Virginia […]

The NCAA Division I women’s season opens Labor Day weekend with a matchup between No. 2 Portland and No. 3 UCLA Saturday at the Cal State Fullerton Fila Classic. Penn State travels to Notre Dame to face the Irish Friday and Connecticut Sunday at the Key Bank Classic. 1. North Carolina (21-3-0) 8/31 at Texas, […]

The USA hosts Honduras Saturday morning in Washington, D.C. in front of a soldout RFK Stadium crowd. Honduras is in a must-win situation — because of its poor home record — while the Americans try to cope with an injury plight and a sputtering offense. Costa Rica, tied for first with the Yanks on points […]

ItÆs been 19 years since Honduras became the first Central American nation to win a point in the World Cup. That it did so by tying host Spain, which got a generous penalty kick, in their opener made it all the more impressive. Then Honduras tied Northern Ireland and lost on a late penalty kick […]

With no clear-cut favorite, the 2001 Rookie of the Year vote could be just as tight as Carlos BocanegraÆs two-point edge over Nick Garcia last year. From the ranks of attackers, teen-ager Santino Quaranta (D.C. United) and Rodrigo Faria (MetroStars) have the best numbers. Defenders Ryan Suarez (Dallas) and Jim Curtin (Chicago) have racked up […]

The Women’s United Soccer Association has reshuffled its front office, leading to the removal of CEO Barbara Allen and moving its offices from New York. The WUSA Board of Governors approved a management structure needed to implement the new five-year business plan from a base of operations from Cox Enterprises’ headquarters in Atlanta. WUSA named […]

Executive Editor Mike Woitalla predicts: D.C. United 3 Tampa Bay 2 MetroStars 2 Chicago 1 Columbus 0 New England 2 San Jose 1 Kansas City 1 Los Angeles 4 Colorado 1 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, September 1 (12:30 p.m.) Tampa Bay Mutiny at D.C. United (Sunshine Network) Did you know? Abdul Thompson Conteh has […]

Two days before the USA-Honduras World Cup qualifier Sept. 1, U.S. coach Bruce Arena met the press. On injuries and players not available: “I never would have anticipated having the number of injuries we’ve had. Injuries are still part of the game in every sport and we see that. It has changed how we’ve moved […]

Cal Poly is the favorite to be crowned Big West womenÆs soccer champion in 2001, according to a vote of the conferenceÆs 10 head coaches. The Mustangs received 8.5 first-place votes and totaled 98.5 points. The two-time defending champions are coming off their third straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament and are returning seven starters […]

Evansville, which has earned four regular-season titles and four postseason tournament crowns, is still the team to beat in the Missouri Valley. The Purple Aces, directed by head coach Mick Lyon, top the 2001 poll with three-of-seven first-place votes and 45 points. No coach in the league predicts UE to finish lower than second, and […]

SMU has been selected to defend its Western Athletic Conference title, according to the preseason WAC coachesÆ poll. The Mustangs received eight first-place votes and tallied 64 total points, while San Jose State, the reigning WAC Tournament titleholder, and Tulsa, last yearÆs regular-season and tournament runner-up, each tallied 51 points. All nine head womenÆs soccer […]

Marquette has been chosen to repeat as the Conference USA regular-season champion in a vote of the league’s head coaches. The Golden Eagles won last year’s regular season title with an unbeaten 10-0-1 mark and represented C-USA in the NCAA Championship for the second year in a row, winning its first round match for the […]

The 2000 national champion North Carolina Tar Heels were selected preseason favorites for the 2001 ACC season in a poll by the eight league coaches. The Tar Heels received 63 of a possible 64 points, and all but one of the first place votes. North Carolina, holder of 17 national championships and the last 12 […]

Wisconsin-Milwaukee has been chosen to finish first in the Horizon League in a preseason poll of the league’s coaches. The Panthers received two first-place votes and 31 total points. UWM coach Michael Moynihan, who received 2000 Co-Coach of the Year honors, led his team to an undefeated record in the league last year (5-0) to […]

Florida has been selected as the favorite to claim the 2001 title in the Southeastern Conference by the league’s 12 head coaches. This marks the seventh consecutive year that the Gators have been tabbed by the coaches to win the title. Coming off their fifth straight SEC title in 2000, the Gators earned nine first-place […]

Titans were selected to win the 2001 Big West title in a vote by the conferenceÆs coaches. CSF received three first-place votes and 32 points to claim the top spot. The Titans are coming off a 15-win season and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. They return only four starters, but two were All-MPSF picks […]

Newcomer American and defending champion Lehigh each picked up 82 points and shared 12 of the 16 first-place votes in the preseason poll of coaches and sports information directors. American joins the Patriot League this season after posting a 7-9-2 overall record last season, including a 5-2-1 mark for a third-place finish in the Colonial […]