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Player of the Week Honduran native Saul Martinez made a big first impression for his new club and earned the A-LeagueÆs Player of the Week award in the process, netting a pair of late goals to give the Hampton Roads Mariners a 2-0 victory over Richmond in their season opener. With both teams battling through […]

Opening Comments by MLS Executive Vice President Ivan Gazidis “Once again I have no comment with respect to where we are with the signing of a Mexican player for Los Angeles. Those talks are still progressing on a number of different fronts. We are also announcing the signing of what I consider to be one […]

GROUP D April 21 in Hershey, Pa. USA 3 Honduras 0. Goals: Albright 33, 77, Thorrington 85. USA — Brown, Cherundolo, Dunseth, McCarty, Corrales, Olsen, O’Brien, Vagenas (Winters, 73), Beasley (Thorrington, 67), Casey (Wolff, 80), Albright. Honduras — Valladares, Rosales, Izaguirre, Montoya (Cabrera 46), Turcios, Guerrero, M.Suazo, Chirinos (Oliva 69), Gutiwrrez (Phillips, 46), Pavon, Ramirez. […]

Bobby Howe, the Director of Coaching Education for the United States Soccer Federation, announced today that he was stepping down from his position to pursue other coaching opportunities. “While I have enjoyed my four years in this position at the Federation, I feel that the time is right for me to move in a different […]

Guatemala has clinched a place in the semifinals of the final round of TFC Olympic qualifying thanks to a 1-1 tie with Mexico. The Guatemalans have four points after having opened with a 2-1 win over Panama. The USA, which opened with a 3-0 win over Honduras, plays Canada on Tuesday. The USA would clinch […]

Here are the results from the March online poll, in which online fans predicted the MLS Cup 2000 champion. The Champ (Vote) Los Angeles Galaxy (29.7%) In the Final D.C. United (26.5%) Was Champ Chicago Fire (12.2%) Once again, fourth Dallas Burn (9.6%) Fightin’ for scrap) Columbus Crew (3.6%) San Jose Earthquakes (3.4%) MetroStars (3.2%) […]

Juan Romero Silver Spring, Md. Recently I have noticed that the D.C. United goalkeeper Tom Presthus has been rushing forward after he receives the ball with his hands in the box. My question is if there is a limit of steps a goalie can take with the ball in his hands in the MLS? Mike […]

Is more less? The A-League kicked off the 2000 season April 8 with 25 teams, down from the record 30 in 19999, but Commissioner Francisco Marcos is exasperated by all the talk about his league’s first reduction in numbers since the merger of teams from the old APSL and USISL three years ago. Marcos, who […]

The United States won its first game of the final round of Olympic qualifying 3-0 over Honduras. Chris Albright scored the first two goals before John Thorrington came off the bench to hit the third. The USA meets Canada on Tuesday (April 25) Guatemala beat Panama, 2-1, in the other group, which also includes Mexico. […]

I’ve always held that you can learn a heck of a lot about the world by following soccer. You can also learn a lot about the United States by listening to those involved in soccer abroad. I always remember a conversation I had with a colleague at the Paris magazine France Football a few years […]

Ebullient midfielder hopes to lead U.S. to Olympics in front of friends and family It would have been one of the biggest games of Ben Olsen’s high school career, but he had to watch from the sidelines. His school, Middletown, was unbeaten when it traveled 15 minutes north to play perennial league contender Hershey, but […]

USA Name Pos. Birthdate Ht. Wt. Hometown Club Albright, Chris F 01/14/79 6’1″ 185 Philadelphia, Pa. D.C. United – MLS Beasley, DaMarcus M 05/24/82 5’7″ 135 Fort Wayne, Ind. Chicago Fire- MLS Brown, Adin GK 05/27/78 6’4″ 200 Pleasant Hill, Calif. Colorado Rapids – MLS Califf, Danny D 03/17/80 6’1″ 185 Orange, Calif. Los Angeles […]

Popular announcer Andres Cantor has signed a multi-year agreement to work with Telemundo, Spanish-language rival of Univision, where he had worked for many years. The Argentine-born Cantor is reunited at Telemundo with former Univision talent Norberto Longo and Jessie Losada as well as Jorge Hidalgo, the VP Sports of Telemundo and a former executive at […]

Federal Court Judge George A. O’Toole has dismissed the heart of the players’ antitrust case against Major League Soccer and upheld MLS’s “single entity” defense. O’Toole granted partial summary judgment, ruling that it was not unlawful for MLS to require that all players be signed by the League, not individual teams. “MLS is what it […]

MLS conference call on Major League Soccer’s victory in the lawsuit filed against the league by eight of its players. The lawsuit was thrown out by Boston Federal Court Judge George A. O’Toole last night, dismissing the heart of the players’ antitrust case against Major League Soccer and upholding MLS’s “single entity” structure. The Court […]

Pope out 2-4 weeks D.C. United defender Eddie Pope underwent successful surgery to his left knee on April 19 and is expected to return to action in two-four weeks. United team doctor William Hazel performed the hour-long procedure. Pope was awake throughout the operation and began his rehabilitation after the procedure was completed. “We did […]

Hurtado suspended New England forward Eduardo Hurtado was suspended on April 19 for failing to fulfill his contractual obligations. Neither MLS nor the Revolution indicated how long the suspension will last. Hurtado, who is unhappy with his playing time in New England, has missed two training sessions and will miss the April 22 game against […]

Dallas Burn Vice President of Marketing and Broadcasting Andy Swift has been named President and General Manager for the team. Swift takes over the position vacated by former General Manager Billy Hicks, who left the team late last month to become vice-president with the XFL. John Alper, previously Vice-President of Sales, was promoted to Senior […]

The TFC Olympic qualifying tournament in Hershey, Pa., was thrown into confusion by the decision of Honduran U-23 players to not travel to the United States. The players returned to their homes instead of going to the airport in Tegucigalpa for their flight to the United States Wednesday after a meeting with Honduran federation officials […]

MLS Conference Call MLS Executive Vice President — Ivan Gazidis Kansas City Wizards Goalkeeper — Tony Meola MetroStars Sweeper — Lothar MatthSus Ivan Gazidis’ Opening Comments “To repeat my weekly statement, I’d like to say that while talks are ongoing with respect to the signing of a Mexican player for our team in Los Angeles, […]

April 19 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Miami Fusion 2 Haiti 1. Goals: Heaps (Kamler, Machon) 65, Serna (pen.) 76; Gilles (Edouard) 61. Miami — Lagerwey (Rimando 72), Cullen, Kamler, Okaroh, Machon, Mastroeni (Rooney 46), Heaps, Marshall, Gutierrez (Williams 46), Wynalda (Serna 46), Lassiter (Welton 46) Haiti — Menard, Desir, Gilles, Dartiguenave, Bruny, Gabriel (Altidor 74), […]

CLIVE CHARLES U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team head coach On formation, strengths and weaknesses of the team: “We have played with several formations and practiced against several formations. The formation we will play will depend on who we play. The strength of our team is our team. They defend hard as a team and attack […]

They understand the challenge that awaits, the difficulties and pressures facing them, the advantages and disadvantages their preparation has provided for this most important of tests. Say this about the Americans who seek passage to the Sydney Olympics: They bear no illusions about what lies ahead. Expectations are gargantuan: Anything other than qualification for the […]

The Honduran U-23 players have called off their strike, agreeing to regroup for the Olympic qualifying tournament in Hershey, Pa. Earlier in the day (April 19), the players announced they would not board the plane to the United States because the Honduran federation had not paid them their $2,000 bonuses each for reaching the final […]

The Honduran U-23 players have called off their strike, agreeing to regroup for the Olympic qualifying tournament in Hershey, Pa. Earlier in the day (April 19), the players announced they would not board the plane to the United States because the Honduran federation had not paid them their $2,000 bonuses each for reaching the final […]