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Mike Murray Ashland, Mo. Goalkeeping has been touted for years as the strength of the American game, the one area in which the USA is supposedly competitive at the highest levels. Yet Kasey Keller rides the bench in Spain. Brad Friedel faded at Liverpool, only caught on with Division I [second tier] Blackburn, and is […]

While Columbus Crew forward Brian McBride continues to recover from surgery to remove a blood clot, a procedure which interrupted his stay at Preston North End in England’s First Division, a number of other MLS players are currently training or playing on loan with clubs in the same country. D.C. United midfielder Ben Olsen continued […]

Women’s NCAA Division II FIRST ROUND So. Connecticut 1 Franklin Pierce 3 Lock Haven 0 Bloomsburg 2 Cen. Oklahoma 1 Mesa State 0 UC San Diego 2 Sonoma State 0 No. Florida 2 Francis Marion 0 Barry 4 Lynn 1 No. Kentucky 6 Minn.-Duluth 2 Mercyhurst 1 Ashland 0 (Mercyhurst wins on penalties.) QUARTERFINALS Nov. […]

Men’s NCAA Division II FIRST ROUND St. Anselm 0 New Hampshire Col. 1 Dowling 1 East Stroudsburg 1 (East Stroudsburg wins on penalties.) Francis Marion 1 Clayton State 1 (Francis Marion wins on penalties.) Barry 4 Christian Brothers 0 Wis.-Parkside 0 Lewis 1 Wheeling Jesuit 3 Mercyhurst 2 West Texas A&M 1 Metro State 0 […]

Mike Grey Rockport, Maine. Recently I have been given the opportunity to send a group of players to England on a tournament package. My question to you is about fundraising: What are some creative ways to raise a rather large sum of money to help with cost of this trip? (It will cost approximately $1,800 […]

Rosters are trimmed in anticipation of leagueÆs player limit being reduced When Lothar Matthaeus arrived in New York, one of the first things he did was send out girlfriend Maren Mueller-Wohlfarth to buy furniture. The league, you see, had filled his apartment ù for which MLS was paying $10,000 a month ù with rented furnishings […]

Update on Americans in Europe Shutout for Friedel in Blackburn debut; Heavy loss for Sanneh’s Hertha; Olsen starts but Forest loses at home. Croatia Erik Kuster, Cakonec (D1) n/a Marsonia (1-0) Denmark Will Orben, Viborg (SL) DNP vs. AGF (4-2) England Ian Feuer, Wimbledon (D1) DNP at Nott. Forest (2-1) Brad Friedel, Blackburn (D1) started […]

Mark Krikorian, who led the University of Hartford women’s team to three America East Conference titles and four NCAA tournament appearances over the last five years, was named the first-ever head coach of the Philadelphia Charge. Krikorian compiled a 75-30-3 record with three NSCAA top-15 final rankings during his five seasons at Hartford. The Hawks […]

What will happen to college soccer? That was the question when MLS launched in 1996 and created Project-40. Project-40 would offer players the pro opportunity and provide funds for college tuition. So far, it has signed 46 players, only 13 of whom never attended college. That is the otherwise successful programÆs biggest flaw. That it […]

Quarterfinalists Toluca (Mexico — 2000 Torneo Verano champion) Pachuca (Mexico — 1999 Torneo Invierno champion) D.C. United (USA — 1999 MLS Cup champion) Los Angeles Galaxy (USA — 1999 MLS regular-season champion) Olimpia (Honduras — 1999 Liga Nacional champion) Real Espana (Honduras — 1999 Liga Nacional runner-up) Alajuela (Costa Rica — 1998/99 Primera Division runner-up) […]

In one of the five menÆs Division I NCAA first-round playoff games on Saturday, Kentucky upset Saint Louis on penalty kicks before 2,125 fans at Robert R. Hermann Stadium. Wildcats keeper Brian O’Leary made 11 saves and stopped two Billiken shots in the shootout to send UK to a second-round match against the SMU, a […]

The USA will open its final round of qualifying for the 2002 World Cup with a home game against Mexico. (Complete schedule below.) The draw for the final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup was held Nov. 19 at the Westin Camino Real in Guatemala City. The six teams that have […]

In first-round action of the menÆs NCAA Division I playoffs, Virginia pulled off the most convincing win — a 5-0 rout over the Lehigh Mountain Hawks. San Diego, on an overtime goal by senior Miguel Suazo, defeated UCLA before a standing-room-only crowd of 4,000. Nov. 17 at Seattle, Wash. Washington 1 UAB 0 (OT) Nov. […]

Scores: Nov. 17 at State College, Pa. Penn State 4 Dartmouth 0 Nov. 17 at Clemson, S.C. Clemson 2 Florida State 0 Nov. 17 at South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame 2 Harvard 0 Nov. 17 at Lincoln, Neb. Connecticut 1 Nebraska (22-2) 0 Nov. 18 at Provo, Utah Santa Clara (16-6-1) 2 Brigham Young 1 […]

Doug Banks Boston, Mass. With Jose Luis Morales put on waivers by the New England Revolution, will MLS make any more attempts to attract Spanish players (whose style of play would make MLS much more attractive than the German style that seems to attract Americans going abroad)? Why isn’t there a stronger connection between players […]

The 2000 menÆs NCAA Division I playoffs kicked off with a dramatic overtime victory for the University of Washington Huskies in the only game played on Friday. (See schedule below.) Junior defender Bryn Ritchie scored during the fourth and final overtime, lifting the 13th-ranked Washington to a 1-0 victory over Alabama-Birmingham in the first round […]

Scores from the third round of the NCAA Division I women’s tournament: Nov. 17 Notre Dame 2 Harvard 0 Clemson 2 Florida State 0 Penn State 4 Dartmouth 0 Nebraska 0 Connecticut 1 Nov. 18 BYU 1 Santa Clara 2 North Carolina 2 Virginia 1 Nov. 19 UCLA 4 Texas A&M 0 Portland 1 Washington […]

Tab Ramos, a star on the U.S. national team during its rise in the late ’80s and ’90s, has announced his retirement from the international game. He made one last comeback from injury, starting in the 4-0 World Cup qualifying victory in Barbados. Ramos, 34, brings down the curtain on an illustrious career that spanned […]

Two second-half goals in the span of two minutes proved to be the difference, as U.S. Pro-40 dropped the final match of its four-game tour of Argentina, falling, 3-1, to Lanus’ first team. The only P-40 goal was scored by New England’s Shakar Asad, who broke free with an impressive dribbling display across the top […]

These stats supplement information found in Soccer America’s College Top 20 on page 17 of the November 20, 2000 issue of Soccer America Magazine. College: Men’s NCAA Division I Leaders (Through Nov. 12) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Chris Carrieri, North Carolina* JR 21 24 12 60 2.86 […]

This article supplements information found in Referees: Brian Hall on page 34 of the Nov. 27, 2000 issue of Soccer America Magazine. BY MIKE WOITALLA When American Brian Hall arrived in Lebanon to referee in the Asian Cup, the Arab world was largely critical of the U.S. stance on the violent conflict in neighboring Israel. […]

This article supplements information found in Americans Abroad: Eddie Lewis on page 12 of the Nov. 27, 2000 issue of Soccer America Magazine. Eddie Lewis played four years of MLS ball for San Jose before a lucrative deal lured him to the English League last February. The former UCLA standoutÆs second season finds him fighting […]

Teams steer away from traditional names; some fields don’t meet U.S. Soccer playing standards. The WUSA finally unveiled the worst-kept secrets in the league’s short history – the nicknames of its eight teams. The names came out before the official announcement after intrepid Web surfers figured out that the teams would have to register domain […]

Stephen Negoesco has won everything in 39 seasons at the University of San Francisco – a handful of NCAA championships included – but college soccer’s winningest coach isn’t about to confuse victory with what’s really important: making the game better. Ask Stephen Negoesco a question, he’ll give a dissertation. Forget the question – he’ll launch […]

One month after winning the 2000 MLS Cup, Kansas City Wizards coach Bob Gansler discusses his teamÆs offseason plans, how it intends to cope with the retirement of three veteran forwards, and the status of star midfielder Preki. Q: What are your plans for the team? Do you want to keep the same formation and […]