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The U.S. under-20 national team used a 92nd-minute goal from Seth Trembly to top Mexico, 2-1, in Guadalajara on Feb. 1, the second time in three days the USA has topped their southern border rivals. On Jan. 30, the U.S. topped Mexico 1-0 on a Kyle Martino goal. “It is huge to come down here […]

Interview with Ken Farrell, director of coaching, by Soccer America Youth Soccer Letter executive editor Dan Woog Location: Suburban New Orleans. History: Started in 1972 as a parks and recreation program; nine years ago the premier program was organized by Mike Jeffries and built from the ground up. Major accomplishments: National U-16 boys finalist; USYSA […]

Soccer America associate editor Will Kuhns reports from Miami, where the USA meets Colombia in Miami, Fla., at 4:00 pm ET (ESPN2/Telemundo) on Saturday (Feb. 3): After the USAÆs practice at the Orange Bowl on Friday, it appears the starting lineup against Colombia will feature three changes from the 2-1 U.S. win over China a […]

A standout performance at the WUSA combine earned Jen Lalor a spot in New York. It also triggered her return to the U.S. national team, after an absence of five years. Jen Lalor didn’t expect the WUSA combine to lead her back to the U.S. national team. The 26-year-old midfielder, who was a member of […]

With just three days before the MLS SuperDraft, the San Jose Earthquakes have called a press conference for 2 pm PT Friday. They are expected to announce D.C. United assistant coach Frank Yallop as their new head coach, replacing Lothar Osiander, who was let go at the beginning of the year. Yallop, 36, was the […]

A summary of MLS transactions for February 2001: Feb. 2 San Jose Earthquakes — Named Frank Yallop head coach. Feb. 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny — Re-signed defender Steve Trittschuh to a multi-year contract. San Jose Earthquakes — Named Tom Neale general manager. Announced retirement of defender John Doyle.

U.S. forward Josh Wolff could earn his fourth cap against Colombia Saturday (Feb. 3), less than three weeks after undergoing surgery to remove a pin inserted to treat an abdominal hernia two years ago. INTERVIEW BY RIDGE MAHONEY SOCCER AMERICA: So what was bothering you at the training camp in Chula Vista and how did […]

A summary of MLS transactions for February 2001: Feb. 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny — Re-signed defender Steve Trittschuh to a multi-year contract. San Jose Earthquakes — Named Tom Neale general manager. Announced retirement of defender John Doyle.

The U.S. U-17s easily won their first two international matches of 2001, beating Honduras, 4-1 and 3-0. MLS signee Ed Johnson continued to pace the American attack, netting five goals in the two matches. He now has 13 goals in 14 international matches. Johnson lead the way again in the 4-1 win, scoring a hat […]

Teams CONCACAF Los Angeles Galaxy (USA) — Winner, 2000 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup. Olimpia (Honduras) — Runner-up, 2000 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup. Africa Accra Hearts of Oak (Ghana) — Winner, CAF Champions League 2000. Zamalek FC (Cairo, Egypt) — Winner, CAF Cup Winners’ Cup 2000. Asia Jubilo Iwata (Japan) — Winner, Asian Super Cup 1999. Al-Hilal (Saudi […]

Nike signed a multi-year agreement with the WUSA to outfit the Washington Freedom, while adidas signed on to sponsor the San Diego Spirit and the Boston Breakers. The league negotiated a two-year deal for adidas to outfit Spirit players and staff members. The league had previously announced that Kappa would outfit the Carolina Courage and […]

Costa Rica, relying almost entirely on domestic players, beat America Cali, the Colombian champion, 3-1, at San Jose’s Saprissa Stadium in its first warmup before its Hexagonal opener against Honduras Feb. 28. William Sunsing of the New England Revolution had the second Ticos’ goal. Costa Rica struggled to put away America, which had two players […]

Mexico, the first U.S. opponent in the Hexagonal, blew an early 2-0 lead against a makeshift Colombia team and lost, 3-2, before 20,000 fans at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Claudio Suarez, who celebrated his 151st cap to move into second place on the all-time cap list, scored in the ninth minute to break Mexico’s 385-minute […]

Philadelphia adds Swedish legend Sundhage Philadelphia Charge head coach Mark Krikorian rounded out his staff by naming legendary Swedish international Pia Sundhage and John Natale as his assistant coaches. Also joining the Charge is equipment manager Tony Leone. Sundhage, who played her first international match at the age of 15, made 146 appearances with the […]

The Chicago Fire’s three years have brought three trophies, success surpassed among MLS clubs only by D.C. United, which has been at it longer. Here are the highs and lows in Fire lore. GO EAST. Fire coach Bob Bradley pursued German-based midfielder Peter Nowak from the start, and fellow Poles Roman Kosecki and Jerzy Podbrozny […]

Mexico: Mexico captain Claudio Suarez, who celebrated his 151st cap (second on the all-time list) in the 3-2 loss to Colombia, admitted the setback, which extended the Tri’s winless streak to five games, was “worrying.” Suarez tried to look on the bright side, though. “This will force us to work harder to improve over performance […]

The following is a team-by-team preview of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft, which will be held Monday, Feb. 5 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Under each team is listed the number of draft picks and the position of those picks overall in the six-round, 72-selection draft. Since each team is limited to five “protected” players — either […]

New San Jose Earthquakes operator Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment named Tom Neale general manager of the MLS club Feb. 1. Neale, 30, has worked for the Clash/Earthquakes since February 1997, most recently serving as interim general manager after Lynne Meterparel resigned in October. Previously, Neale was the second ranking individual in the front office […]

John Doyle, the veteran defender and last member of San Jose’s inaugural Major League Soccer team, announced his retirement from professional soccer Feb. 1. ôTo be able to come home and play in San Jose for five years has been a dream come true,” said Doyle. “I have so many great memories from playing here. […]

Costa Rica: Tico coach Alexandre Guimaraes has called in newcomers Cristian Oviedo, Minor Diaz, Luis Marin and Pablo Chinchilla for the opening camp to prepare for the Honduras opener Feb. 28. Ronald Gomez (OFI Crete, Greece), Reynaldo Parks (UAG, Mexico) and William Sunsing (New England Revs) are the only other foreign-based players called in for […]

Joe-Max Moore, usually a forward for Everton, started in the midfield in a 2-2 tie with Middlesbrough. The American received praise from the British press and assisted on the equalizer — his corner kick setting up Idal Tal in the 79th minute. England Joe-Max Moore started (88 min.) Everton (PL) vs. Middlesbrough (2-2) Eddie Lewis, […]

A summary of MLS transactions for January 2001: Jan. 31 MLS — Signed forward Ali Curtis (Duke), forward Brian Mullan (Creighton), midfielder Bryan Namoff (Bradley), defender Craig Ziadie (Richmond) and goalkeeper David Clemente (UAB). Jan. 26 D.C. United — Re-signed defender/midfielder Geoff Aunger (Canada) to a multi-year contract. Miami Fusion — Re-signed midfielder Jim Rooney […]

The follow is a summary of NCAA Division I women’s coaching changes during the 2000-2001 offseason: Note: Recent changes are in bold. School Old Coach New Coach Arizona State Terri Patraw Ray Leone Cal Riverside new program Veronica O’Brien Clemson Ray Leone TBD Drury Ann Cook Chris Baker Fresno State Peter Reynaud *Stacy Welp Hartford […]

The U.S. under-20 national team passed its first international test of the year, defeating Mexico 1-0 in Guadalajara, Mexico, Jan. 30. Kyle Martino’s 34th minute goal provided the margin of victory. U.S. defender Phillip Salyer recorded the assist on the goal, Martino’s second of the year. The Mexicans outshot the U.S. 13-6, but U.S. goalkeeper […]

Duke’s Ali Curtis and Creighton’s Brian Mullan were amongst a group of collegiate standouts to sign with MLS Jan. 31. Joining Curtis and Mullan were Bradley’s Bryan Namoff, Richmond’s Craig Ziadie and UAB’s David Clemente. All five players will be available for selection in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft on Feb. 5, at the Signature Grand […]