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Three players who tried out over the weekend with the Bay Area CyberRays have been invited back to the opening of the team’s preseason training camp. Coach Ian Sawyers chose the three from 14 candidates who had been brought in to San Jose for three days of training and two scrimmages against two Women’s Premier […]

The U.S. under-18 national team opened 2001 with a nine-day training camp in Bradenton, Fla., and came away with two wins, a loss and a tie in four exhibition games. The U-18s wrapped up the camp on a winning note with a 2-0 victory over the U.S. under-17 national team on Feb. 10. In that […]

The New England Revolution opened its Costa Rican tour with a 2-0 win over Santa Teresita F.C. in a closed-door match, Feb. 10, at Heredia Stadium. Jamaican international Wolde Harris scored the opening goal for New England in the 22nd minute, when his header, off a Mauricio Ramos corner kick, was deflected by a Santa […]

Attackers go high in draft; fallen champ goes trade wild FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The wide eyes and pursed lips on the faces of the young men watching the giant video screens revealed anxiety moments before the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. Highlights of plays made by last year’s top picks were sharply choreographed to U2’s hit […]

The following are results from MLS preseason games: Feb. 12 in Bradenton, Fla. Chicago 3 U.S. U-17 national team 0. Goals: Own goal, Chris Armas, DaMarcus Beasley. Feb 10 in Fort Myers, Fla. Miami 2 Tampa Bay 2. Goals: Welton 18, Tim Sahaydak 54; Amos Magee 36, Steve Ralston 55. in Heredia, Costa Rica New […]

D.C. United D.C. United is holding its preseason training camp at RFK Stadium through March 14, when the team will travel to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for MLS Spring Training 2001 … Forward Jaime Moreno is rehabbing from arthroscopic surgery (Jan. 24) on his right knee … United athletic trainer Rick Guter expects Moreno to be […]

O’Leary replaces Bradley at GMU Irishman Fran O’Leary, who led Dartmouth to a 54-48-14 record and two NCAA Division I tournament bids (1997 and 2000) in seven years, has been named the new George Mason men’s head coach, replacing the retiring Gordon Bradley. The follow is a summary of NCAA Division I men’s coaching changes […]

U.S. national team coach April Heinrichs and U.S. under-21 coach Jillian Ellis will conduct an eight-day training camp at the ARCO U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., from Feb. 18-25 with the U.S. U-21 national team. The coaches will use this camp to choose the majority of the full national team roster for […]

Ante Razov’s Racing Ferrol team lost for the first time in eight Spanish Second Division games, falling 1-0 to Real Betis. Kasey Keller and his Rayo Vallecano teammates, meanwhile, escaped with a 2-1 victory over Osasuna after scoring in stoppage time. Croatia Erik Kuster, Cakonec (D1) winter break. Denmark Will Orben, Viborg (SL) winter break […]

The Chicago Fire scored three first-half goals to beat the United States Under-17 National Team, 3-0, in Bradenton, Fla. Chris Armas and U-17 alum DaMarcus Beasley scored for Chicago after the U-17s conceded an own goal in the seventh minute. The Fire deployed a 4-4-2 formation in the first half but added Mike Sorber to […]

In the third installment of her monthly column for Socceramerica.com, Philadelphia Charge and England striker Kelly Smith discusses playing for a WUSA all-star team in the Sunshine State. BY KELLY SMITH I’m really getting excited for the start of the WUSA season. In just about two weeks I’ll be heading to San Diego with the […]

Jamaica: The Reggae Boyz are bringing in 22 local players for training Monday to prepare for the Hexagonal opener against Trinidad & Tobago Feb. 28 in Kingston: Donovan Ricketts, Leon Gordon, Linval Dixon, Fabian Davis, Chris Dawes, Dean Sewell, Kirk Hendricks, Irvino English, Damion Stewart, Clifton Waugh, Marco McDonald, William Wilson, Jermaine Johnson, Shane Crawford, […]

According to reports out of Bolivia, D.C. United captain Marco Etcheverry is joining Santa Cruz club Oriente Petrolero on loan for its Libertadores Cup campaign this spring. He joined Oriente Petrolero Saturday for training for its first game against Deportivo Cali of Colombia Feb. 16. The other teams in the group are defending champion Boca […]

Honduras: Coach Ramon “Primitivo” (“Caveman”) Maradiaga has called up 19 players — including seven foreign-based players — for the opening game of the Hexagonal against Costa Rica. The Catrachos will play two friendlies before the game in San Jose: Feb. 15 vs. Independiente Santa Fe of Colombia in San Pedro Sula and Feb. 21 against […]

U.S. international Tony Sanneh started wide right in the Hertha Berlin midfield in a 3-1 loss against Wolfsburg. Bayer LeverkusenÆs U.S. boys saw no action. In the Second Division, Steve Cherundolo played the whole 90, in midfield, in fourth-place HannoverÆs 3-0 win. Germany Tony Sanneh, Hertha Berlin (D1), started (59 min.) vs. Wolfsburg (1-3) Frankie […]

Brian McBride scored once in Preston North EndÆs 5-0 rout of Queens Park Rangers. Ben Olsen came out ahead in an American showdown in EnglandÆs First Division when his Nottingham Forest defeated Brad FriedelÆs Blackburn, 2-1. Both U.S. internationals started. Joe-Max Moore played only 10 minutes for Everton but received a caution. Former New England […]

The following are results from MLS preseason games: Feb. 9 in Bradenton, Fla. Tampa Bay 3 U.S. U-18 national team 0 Goals: Ali Curtis, Gus Carter, Steve Trittschuh. Feb. 10 in Fort Myers, Fla. Miami 2 Tampa Bay 2. Goals: Welton 18, Tim Sahaydak 54; Amos Magee 36, Steve Ralston 55.

French coaches are on a roll. Three of the four major continental titles were won last year by teams coached by Frenchmen: France (Roger Lemerre), Cameroon (Pierre Lechantre) and Japan (Philippe Troussier). Foreign managers have a history of failure in England, but Arsene Wenger (Arsenal) and Gerard Houllier (Liverpool) have won respect for their work. […]

Richard Snowden of Wheeling, Ill., asks: The disbanded U.S. Pro-40 Select team, which formerly competed in the A-League, offered Project-40 players the chance to get professional-level games in cases where they weren’t seeing regular playing time with their MLS clubs. What do MLS and the USSF plan to do in order to ensure that Project-40ers […]

Colombia never quite lived up to its tag as a favorite to win the 1994 World Cup. The great Pele even tipped the Colombians, led by Carlos Valderrama, as the team to watch at USA ’94. The Colombians fell to Romania and the United States in their first two games and were out. After returning […]

A tackle, described in the British press as ôcrude,ö ôdelinquentö and ôbizarre,ö by Claudio Reyna on CelticÆs Bobby Petta earned the U.S. star an ejection from the Scottish League Cup semifinal and ignited a stoppage-time brawl. ReynaÆs Glasgow Rangers lost, 3-1, in what was quickly dubbed as one of the most shameful Old Firm meetings […]

Mexico : Mexican national team players are boycotting the media over unfavorable coverage in the aftermath of a series of poor results. Trinidad & Tobago: The Soca Warriors closed out their Brazil camp with a 2-0 win over America-Rio. They got goals from MLS alum Mickey Trotman and Angus Eve. They had lost their first […]

French national team coach Roger Lemerre broke his silence and reflected on his team’s Euro 2000 win, the key to successful coaching and his nation’s soccer history. Roger Lemerre pointed his finger at my chest and stabbed it toward me as he said, “Vous! Vous!“”You! You! Are very lucky,” said the French national team coach, […]

A summary of MLS transactions for February 2001: Feb. 8 San Jose Earthquakes — Waived defender Dan Calichman. Tampa Bay Mutiny — Waived defender Kalin Bankov (Bulgaria). Feb. 7 Chicago Fire — Re-signed forward Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgaria) to a multi-year contract. Feb. 5 Colorado Rapids — Traded a second-round draft pick (No.18) to D.C. United […]

SoccerAmerica.com introduces the debut of a series on the USAÆs top young talent. We start with DaMarcus Beasley, the Silver Ball winner at the 1999 U-17 World Cup who has started both U.S. games of 2001 for Coach Bruce Arena. INTERVIEW BY BRYAN ALVAREZ DaMarcus Beasley Age: 18 Position: Midfielder Ht.: 5-7. Wt.: 126 Hometown: […]