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U.S. women’s national team coach April Heinrichs announced her 18-woman roster for the two-game Independence Day Series vs. Canada on June 30 in Toronto, Ontario, and July 3 in Blaine, Minn., naming 15 WUSA players and three under-21 national team regulars, all of whom are still in college. The clash in Blaine at the National […]

Standings Eastern Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Miami 12 10 1 1 31 28 9 MetroStars 12 6 4 2 20 19 16 New England 12 4 7 1 13 13 19 D.C. United 11 4 7 0 12 19 21 Central Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA […]

WEST BRACKET El Paso Patriots (A-League) vs. Chico Rooks (D3) Colorado Rapids (MLS) vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League) Kansas City Wizards (MLS) vs. Seattle Sounders (A-League) Chicago Fire (MLS) vs. San Diego Flash (A-League) Milwaukee Rampage (A-League) vs. Utah Blitzz (D3) San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) vs. Central Coast Roadrunners (PDL) Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) vs. Nashville […]

New Zealand won the Oceania Group 2 title and advances to the Oceania final against Australia. New Zealand and Australia will meet in a two-game series June 20 and 24. The winner will face the South America No. 5 team in a second playoff in November. GROUP 2 RESULTS June 13 in Albany New Zealand […]

MLS Conference Call Guests: MLS Deputy Commissioner – Ivan Gazidis Chicago Fire midfielder – Chris Armas Kansas City Wizards forward – Onandi Lowe Ivan Gazidis’ opening comments: “Thanks to Chris Armas for making the effort to be on the call. Chris is a great example of a player who came up through the United Soccer […]

D.C. United ended its five-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the MetroStars on goals by Jaime Moreno and Abdul Thompson Conteh. Los Angeles thumped defending champ Kansas City, 4-0, just four days after the WizardsÆ 5-1 loss to Miami. D.C. UNITED 2, METROSTARS 1 June 13 in Washington, D.C. Scoring Summary: MET — […]

Trinidad & Tobago striker Dwight Yorke was suspended for his team’s important Hexagonal match with Honduras Saturday, June 16, after he missed T&T’s warmup game at Panama. The Manchester United star flew from England and met the T&T in Miami but did not travel with it to Panama. He claimed he had an illness in […]

Boston, beset by national team call-ups and injury, acquired Nigerian midfielder Florence Omagbemi as its third reserve player. The Breakers plan to activate her this week. They have already activated reserve goalkeeper Rebecca Hornbacher and defender Christine McCann to help fill an active roster missing five players: Norway’s Dagny Mellgren and Germany’s Maren Meinert and […]

A summary of MLS transactions for June 2001: June 4 D.C. United — Waived forward Ben Stafford. June 11 MetroStars — Activated forward Adolfo Valencia from injured reserve. June 12 MetroStars — Activated midfielder Billy Walsh from injured reserve. Placed forward Clint Mathis on injured reserve. June 13 Colorado Rapids — Traded a conditional 2002 […]

FIFA has reduced Cobi Jones’ suspension — for a red card in the 2-1 win March 25 over Honduras for retaliation — from three games to two games. Jones has already sat out the 1-0 win over Costa Rica April 25. He will miss Saturday’s match in Jamaica. Jones is not on the 23-player U.S. […]

The youngest starting defender by almost a decade, Steve Cherundolo has carved out a spot for himself in the U.S. back line. If Steve Cherundolo was the type of player to crumble under pressure, his prospects – and those of his country -wouldn’t be nearly so bright. That his knees haven’t buckled and his psyche […]

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Poul SwainÆs predictions for the games on June 13: D.C. United 2 MetroStars 1 Los Angeles 1 Kansas City 0 Previews (all times ET) Wednesday, June 13 (8:00 p.m.) – MetroStars at D.C. United (Metro Guide) Season series: MetroStars lead 1-0 (MetroStars lead 3-2 in aggregate goals); All-time […]

The following are the top-rated MLS players, based on the Soccer America Report Cards, with their average ratings through games played June 9: 1. Carlos Bocanegra (Chicago) 6.17. 2. John Spencer (Colorado), Ian Bishop (Miami) 6.09. 4. Bobby Convey (D.C. United), Jim Rooney (Miami), Alex Pineda Chacon (Miami), Dwayne DeRosario (San Jose), Landon Donovan (San […]

GROUP 2 RESULTS June 11 in Albany New Zealand 5 (Coveny 27, 50, Jackson 35, 56, Urlovic 69) Solomon Islands 1 (Suri 83). Tahiti 6 (Senechal 2, 45, Tagawa 19, 64, 88, Bennett 51) Cook Islands 0 STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P New Zealand 3 3 0 0 12 1 9 […]

Forget the severe financial and psychological batterings suffered by those deprived of playing in the Club World Championship. Forget the logistical and organizational nightmares of waiting, waiting, waiting for draws to be announced and schedules to be confirmed. CONCACAF may sell its soul to promoters disdainful of the Anglo market and force teams to play […]

The World Youth Championship, which will be played June 17-July 8 in Argentina, will feature many of the world’s top young players. Here’s a look at eight who are tipped for greatness. The World Youth Championship, launched by former FIFA President Joao Havelange in 1977, has been a springboard for many of the world’s top […]

Incentives abound for the U.S. U-20s to perform well at their World Cup. Winning the title is just one of them. Alexander Yi says it’s personal.Kyle Martino says it’s his.Kenny Arena relishes the experience he’ll accrue. D.J. Countess wants to savor every moment as if it were his last. For every player accompanying U.S. under-20 […]

The following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 11 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED – OUT: M Ben Olsen (ankle surgery-R & L), M Brian Kamler (partially torn hamstring-R); PROBABLE: F Jaime Moreno (knee surgery-R) METROSTARS – IR: D Daniel Hernandez (fractured knee cap-R), M Billy Walsh (foot […]

Kasey Keller, Brad Friedel and Tony Meola provide outstanding options at goalkeeper for U.S. coach Bruce Arena, who sees no reason to confine himself to using just one. Kasey Keller says he’ll miss Madrid, where he’s lived the past two seasons while playing for Rayo Vallecano against some of the greatest players in the world. […]

EASTERN DIVISION Record (Points)/Place DC UNITED 3-7-0 (9 points)/4th D.C. United’s under-14 boys team will kick off its 2001 Super Y-League season on Wednesday, June 13 at RFK Stadium … The Black-and-Red’s U-14 side will square off against the South Jersey Barons at 5:30 p.m. ET, prior to United’s match with the MetroStars at 8:00 […]

After 10 weeks of MLS action, here are the best goals of each week so far in the 2001 season, as chosen by Soccer AmericaÆs editorial staff. Week 1 Mark Lisi (D.C. United) The rookie out of Clemson, Mark Lisi, had a dream start to his MLS career, scoring D.C. UnitedÆs 88th-minute winner in a […]

Forward Santino Quaranta (D.C. United) scored five goals and added two assists in six games and was named the Most Valuable Player in leading the U.S. under-17 national team to a third-place finish at the Theesen International Tournament in Bielefeld, Germany. Quaranta’s 12 points made him the leading scorer of the tournament, which had the […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena announced a 23-man squad that will train for the teamÆs important World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. The U.S. first faces Jamaica at the National Stadium in Kingston on June 16. The USA then heads to Foxboro, Mass., and will host Trinidad & Tobago on June 20. The […]

U.S. under-21 women’s national team coach Jerry Smith will begin a week-long training camp with 24 players on Thursday, June 14, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in San Diego, Calif., as he finalizes preparations for the 2001 Nordic Cup. Without a FIFA-sanctioned tournament for this age group, the annual Nordic Cup tournament serves as […]

Here are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for games played June 6 and June 9. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) June 6 Tampa Bay 0 Dallas 1. Goal: Kreis (Pareja) 15. Dallas (3-5-2) — Matt Jordan (6); Ryan Suarez (6), Richard Farrer (6), Eric Dade (7); Joselito Vaca (6), Chad Deering (5), Jorge […]