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Conference Call Guests: MLS Deputy Commissioner – Ivan Gazidis Miami Fusion goalkeeper – Nick Rimando D.C. United defender – Eddie Pope Gazidis’ opening comments: “We are very proud to have two players like Eddie Pope and Nick Rimando. These are two young players who have developed their game and made it in Major League Soccer […]

Dianne Alagich is the newest CyberRay instead of Danish defender Lene Terp. The Bay Area club dropped its pursuit of Terp because of the delay in getting Terp’s work visa from the U.S. embassy in Copenhagen and because of her national team commitments. Forced to look elsewhere for foreign defensive help, the CyberRays found it […]

EASTERN DIVISION Record (Points)/Place: D.C. United 3-4-0 (9 points)/T-3rd D.C. United midfielder Bobby Convey, who celebrated his 18th birthday last Sunday, will be featured on ESPN’s “The Life”, a program that profiles the lifestyles of professional athletes … The 30-minute show is scheduled to air on Saturday, June 2 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) on ESPN […]

May 26 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Carolina 4 San Diego 3. Goals: Burtini (Yankowski) 28, Florance (Burt) 68, Fotopoulos (Hansen) 70, Fotopoulos (Riise) 85; Boxx (MacMillan) 31, MacMillan (Koleski) 45, MacMillan (Boxx) 80. Carolina — Nordby, Baxter, Burt, Overbeck, Roberts, Hansen, Riise, Sheppard, Yankowski, Burtini (Fotopoulos, 63), Florance (Hendershot, 87). San Diego — Pagliarulo, Bengtsson […]

Here are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for games played May 23, May 24 and May 26. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) May 23 Dallas 0 San Jose 2. Goals: Cerritos (Barrett, Mulrooney) 15, DeRosario (Barrett) 92+. Dallas (3-5-2) — Matt Jordan (5); Richard Farrer (5), Eric Dade (4), Ryan Suarez (6); Miles […]

The following is Soccer America’s MLS Team of the Week from games played May 23, 24 & 26. GOALKEEPER Joe Cannon (1) San Jose DEFENDERS Jeff Agoos (1) San Jose Stephen Herdsman (1) Colorado Ezra Hendrickson (3) Los Angeles Ivan McKinley (2) Miami MIDFIELDERS Ian Bishop (2) Miami Simon Elliott (1) Los Angeles Chris Henderson […]

Goals by forwards Clint Mathis and Alex Comas gave the MetroStars a 2-0 victory over recently crowned 2001 European and German Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich in a Saturday night exhibition at Giants Stadium. Bayern Munich fielded a starting lineup who averaged nearly 19 appearances in their victorious Bundesliga campaign. Mathis netted the first goal in […]

The U.S. under-20 national team was eliminated from the Toulon Festival in France when it tied the Netherlands, 0-0, and Colombia tied Italy, 3-3, on the final day of play in Group A. After tying the Dutch, Wolfgang Suhnholz’s team needed an Italian victory over two-time defending champion Colombia to qualify for the semifinals. United […]

Standings TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Atlanta 6 3 0 3 12 5 1 Philadelphia 6 3 1 2 11 10 8 Washington 6 3 1 2 11 9 8 New York 6 2 1 3 9 7 5 Boston 6 2 2 2 8 10 9 San Diego 6 1 3 […]

GROUP A May 23 in San Pedro Sula Honduras 1 (Nunez 45) Panama 2 (Jorge Dely Valdes 35, Julio Cesar Dely Valdes 66). May 23 in Puerto Cortes El Salvador 3 (Rodriguez 1, 36, Gonzalez Vilchez 2) Nicaragua 0. May 25 in Tegucigalpa El Salvador 2 (Corrales 59, Canjura 88) Panama 1 (Jorge Dely Valdez […]

Standings Eastern Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Miami 9 7 1 1 22 15 5 MetroStars 10 6 3 1 19 17 13 D.C. United 7 3 4 0 9 15 13 New England 10 3 7 0 9 9 18 Central Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA […]

Bora Milutinovic’s China and Oman became the eighth and ninth teams to advance to the final round of qualifying in Asia. Thailand, which leads Group 5, is favored to claim the last berth. Standings, complete results and schedule RESULTS Group 1 May 25 in Muscat Oman 2 (Mubarak 45, Shaaban 67) Syria 0. May 26 […]

Honduras, which has struggled in World Cup qualifying, continued its poor form when it could only tie El Salvador, 1-1, and found itself eliminated from the UNCAF Cup, which it is hosting, before the Central American championship even reached the final stage. The Catrachos had buried Nicaragua, 10-2, after falling to Panama, 2-1, in the […]

Ante Razov scored a late goal for Racing Ferrol, but it was not enough for his team, which lost, 3-2, and now sits three points above relegation from the Spanish Second Division with three games remaining. Kasey Keller, meanwhile, faced another offensive onslaught in the first divison. France David Regis, Metz (D1) season complete. Netherlands […]

Trinidad & Tobago, which meets the United States June 20 in World Cup qualifiying, won the Copa Caribe with a 3-0 win over Haiti May 25 before 8,000 fans in Port of Spain. Dale Saunders, former University of Connecticut star Brent Rahim and Arnold Dwarika scored for the Soca Warriors, who won their eighth Caribbean […]

Group A Jamaica 1 (Williams 60) Martinique 0. Trinidad & Tobago 5 (S.John 25, 49, Dwarika 41, Carrington 72, Rahim 74) Barbados 0. Martinique 3 (Rano 22, 56, Clement 64) Barbados 1 (Riley pen. 29). Trinidad & Tobago 2 (Eve 62, Rahim 70) Jamaica 1 (Harris 27). Jamaica 2 (Harris pen. 13, Taylor 26) Barbados […]

Group A June 23 in San Pedro Sula Honduras 1 (Nunez 45) Panama 2 (Jorge Dely Valdes 35, Julio Cesar Dely Valdes 66). June 23 in Puerto Cortes El Salvador 3 (Rodriguez 1, 36, Gonzalez Vilchez 2) Nicaragua 0. June 25 in Tegucigalpa El Salvador 2 (Corrales 59, Canjura 88) Panama 1 (Jorge Dely Valdez […]

MiamiÆs Diego Serna, a recent target of criticism from Fusion coach Ray Hudson, scored twice in a 4-0 win over Tampa Bay in the Florida derby. The MutinyÆs Carlos Valderrama missed a penalty kick in the game. Chicago equaled the league-record 15-game home unbeaten streak with a 1-1 tie against San Jose. The Fire was […]

Danielle Fotopoulos started the day on the bench but came on in the second half to score two goals, including the game winner, against San Diego in Carolina’s first win of the season. The 4-3 win in Chapel Hill, N.C., leaves the Courage in last place with four points from a 1-4-1 record but ties […]

Two days after they beat Italy, 2-1, at the Toulon Festival, the U.S. U-20s were brought back to earth by Colombia, which convincingly beat the Americans, 3-1, Saturday. Colombia, the defending Toulon Festival champion, held an early 2-0 lead until Alecko EskandarianÆs 45th minute goal. It recaptureda a two-goal margin in 60th minute. The Americans […]

Standings TEAM GP W L T P GF GA New York 5 2 0 3 9 6 3 Atlanta 5 2 0 3 9 4 1 Philadelphia 5 2 1 2 8 7 6 Boston 5 2 1 2 8 8 6 Washington 5 2 1 2 8 7 7 San Diego 5 1 2 […]

Standings Eastern Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Miami 8 6 1 1 19 11 5 MetroStars 10 6 3 1 19 17 13 D.C. United 7 3 4 0 9 15 13 New England 9 3 6 0 9 9 16 Central Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA […]

The following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 8 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED – OUT: M Ben Olsen (ankle surgery-R&L), F Jaime Moreno (knee surgery-R, ankle contusion-R); QUESTIONABLE: M Marco Etcheverry (achilles tendinitis-R); PROBABLE: D Carey Talley (post concussion), F Chris Albright (MCL sprain-R), M Bobby Convey […]

Standings Eastern Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Miami 8 6 1 1 19 11 5 MetroStars 9 6 2 1 19 17 12 D.C. United 7 3 4 0 9 15 13 New England 9 3 6 0 9 9 16 Central Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA […]

Miami and San Jose, which both failed to make the playoffs in 2001, are MLS’s hottest teams, winning on the road Wednesday night and ranking among the top teams in MLS. Miami, off to the best start in club history, beat Colorado, 1-0, in Denver to match the MetroStars for the most points in MLS […]