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Men’s NCAA Division I: Ali Curtis (Duke). Men’s NCAA Division II: Juan Carlos Bolanos (Cali State Dominguez Hills) Men’s NCAA Division III: Scott Deopere (Wisconsin-Oshkosh). Men’s NAIA: Pablo Nassar (Life University). Men’s Junior College Division I: Andrew McLeod (Meridian). Men’s Junior College Division III: Ricky Quest (Herkimer County). Women’s NCAA Division I: Anne Makinen (Notre […]

By all accounts, San Jose should be one of MLSÆs strongest markets. MLS had such confidence in San Jose as a soccer market that it was picked to host the MLS inaugural match in 1996. A resounding success. Northern California was at the center of the youth soccer boom in the 1970s. It also has […]

Jan. 19 in Tampa Tampa Bay (MLS) 2 Glasgow Celtic (Scottish Premier League) 2. Goals: Ralston (Valderrama, Quill) 15, Lagos (Valderrama), 31; Johnson (Sutton, Agathe) 53; Thompson (Petta) 60. Tampa Bay: Scott Garlick, Steve Trittschuh (Chris Houser 63), Chad McCarty (Lawrence Piturro 71), Ritchie Kotschau, Joseph Addo (Kalin Bankov 46), Steve Armas (Matias Ortiz 46), […]

Soccer America senior editor Ridge Mahoney is in Los Angeles, where he looks at the D.C.-Galaxy showdown with a berth in the FIFA Club World Championship at stake. A game that doesn’t count in the MLS standings could redeem a string of disappointments for the Los Angeles Galaxy against its toughest league rival. The Galaxy […]

Chicago Fire forward Josh Wolff underwent surgery in his right hernia Jan. 19, to remove a pin that was causing him pain from a previous hernia repair. Dr. Richard Cattey performed the surgery at Columbia Hospital in Milwaukee, Wis. The pin, which held the mesh covering over his muscle, became loose during Wolff’s training period […]

More than 5,000 tickets for the U.S. World Cup qualifier against Mexico at Columbus Crew Stadium on Feb. 28 sold out in just over six hours today. The 5,000 tickets went on sale to the public for the first time after a successful mail order pre-sale within the U.S. Soccer community sold nearly 19,000 tickets. […]

The follow is a summary of NCAA Division I women’s coaching changes during the 2000-2001 offseason: 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 TBD Hartford Mark Krikorian Ewa Bergsten Long Beach State Julie Cochran TBD Memphis *Brooks Monoghan […]

A summary of MLS transactions for January 2001: Jan. 19 Colorado Rapids — Re-signed forward Paul Bravo to a multi-year contract. Tampa Bay Mutiny — Re-signed midfielder Carlos Valderrama (Colombia) to a multi-year contract. Jan. 16 L.A. Galaxy — Signed defender Alexi Lalas as a Discovery Player. New England Revolution — Re-signed midfielder Leonel Alvarez […]

The follow is a summary of NCAA Division I men’s coaching changes during the 2000-2001 offseason: School Old Coach New Coach George Mason Gordon Bradley TBD Liberty Bill Bell Jeff Alder Notre Dame Chris Apple Bobby Clark San Francisco Stephen Negoesco Erik Visser Stanford Bobby Clark TBD

This article is an expanded version of the one found on page 12 of the Jan. 29, 2001, issue of Soccer America Magazine. A IS FOR ALMOST … The Los Angeles Galaxy has three Western Division titles and more regular-season wins than any other MLS club, but it’s still looking for a championship. Here’s L.A.’s […]

Brandi Chastain’s Bay Area CyberRays will battle Mia Hamm’s Washington Freedom on April 14 in the opening match of the WUSA’s inaugural season. The Freedom will host the opener at RFK Stadium. The game will be nationally televised live at 2 p.m. ET, but the league has yet to announce which television network will carry […]

Discovery Communications founder and CEO John Hendricks fell in love with womenÆs soccer at the 1996 Olympics. His latest creation ù the WUSA ù may give the sport a true national, and international, presence. SOCCER AMERICA: How did you get into soccer? JOHN HENDRICKS: It was with my kids, my daughter [Beth] and son [Andrew] […]

Jan. 17 in Fullerton, Calif. Los Angeles Galaxy (USA) 0 Real Espana (Honduras) 0 (Galaxy wins 5-3 on penalties). Los Angeles Galaxy — Hartman, Frye (Victorine, 71), Hendrickson, Lalas, Caligiuri, Vanney, Ibsen (Kelly, 74), Vagenas, Cienfuegos, Elliott, Jones, Real Espana — Morales (Flores, 63), Hererra Clother, Lopez, Orta (Ramirez, 70), Hernandez, Delgado, Garcia, Oliva (Gutierrez, […]

Bruce Arena didnÆt have to search hard to find a compatible assistant coach. He picked Dave Sarachan, a fellow Cornell alum who worked with him at Virginia and D.C. United. By all accounts, theyÆre a perfect match. As he embarks on his second year as U.S. assistant coach, Dave Sarachan once again ponders the dynamics […]

Jan. 17 in Fullerton, Calif. D.C. United (USA) 2 Alajuela (Costa Rica) 1. Goals: Talley 15, Olsen 90; Arnaez (pen.) 74. D.C. United — Simpson, Talley, Pope, Agoos, Llamosa, Williams, Convey, Etcheverry, Olsen, Moreno (Simmonds, 62), Albright. Alajeula — Mesen, Delgado (Valente, 59), Marin, Arnaez, Lopez, A.Castro, Izaguirre, C.Castro (Alfaro, 80), Bryce, Chinchilla, Jimenez (Quiros, […]

Foxboro Stadium has been selected to host two crucial World Cup qualifying matches for the U.S. men’s national team, against Trinidad & Tobago June 20 and against Jamaica Oct. 7. The U.S. men have never lost at Foxboro Stadium, posting a 5-0-3 all-time record in the Boston borough. ôBoston has been a great home for […]

D.C. United head coach Thomas Rongen on Ben Olsen’s winning goal: “That wasn’t scripted. Anything Ben touches isn’t scripted. His resilience and popping up in the right place is just great — just pure heart and desire.” Rongen on close game: “I was a little disappointed not going in 2-0 or 3-0 up at halftime. […]

A limited number of tickets for the U.S. men’s national team’s first final-round World Cup qualifier against Mexico at Columbus Crew Stadium on Feb. 28 will go on sale to the public Friday, Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. ET. Approximately 5,000 tickets remain for the highly-anticipated match between the two border rivals after a successful […]

D.C. United and the Los Angeles Galaxy will face off Friday in the semifinals of the TFC Champions Cup at the Los Angeles Coliseum after winning quarterfinal games Wednesday night in Fullerton, Calif. Ben Olsen scored on a header into an empty net in the last minute of regulation to give United a 2-1 win […]

D.C. UNITED (USA) vs. ALAJUELA (Costa Rica) D.C. United finished out of the MLS playoffs for the first time in their short five-year history in 2000, ending second from last in the MLS standings after winning three titles and losing in the final of the fourth. But the Black-and-Red come in having a Champions Cup […]

Jan. 16 in Fullerton, Calif. Olimpia (Honduras) 1 Toluca (Mexico) 0. Goal: Lima 85. Olimpia — Gonzalez, Vazquez, Caballero, Lima, Membreno, Santamaria, Cruz, Tosello, J.L. Pineda (Paes, 89), A.Pineda, Costa. Toluca — Albarran, Garcia Arias, Blanco, Salazar, Garcia (Nelson, 70), Rangel, Ruiz, Alfaro, Lozano (Morales, 63), Cardozo, Ferreira. Att.: 7,000.

Jan. 16 in Fullerton, Calif. Pachuca (Mexico) 1 Joe Public (Trin. & Tobago) 0. Goal: Caballero (pen.) 73. Pachuca — Calero, Rodriguez, Morales (Chitiva, 31), De Anda, Sosa, Valdez, Caballero, Pineda (Ferreira, 46), Gomez, Victorino, Vidrio. Joe Public — D.Thomas, John (Julien, 46), Sancho, Mason, Gray, Saunders (Jemmott, 79), Dublin, A.Thomas (Narine, 62), Pierre, Eve, […]

Despite D.C. UnitedÆs decline in 2000, it remains MLSÆs most glorious club, with three of the leagueÆs five crowns and two international titles. Built by Bruce Arena, then passed on to Thomas Rongen, the club entertained and dominated until last seasonÆs fall. As D.C. United sits at a crossroads in its young history, a question […]

MLS Spring Training 2001 will again be highlighted by an 18-game preseason tournament at Lockhart Stadium, where D.C. United will look to defend the crown it won last year. Each club will play three games during the tournament, and the team amassing the highest point total (three points for a win, one point for a […]

CHICAGO FIRE Forward Hristo Stoitchkov underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee (Jan. 9) in a procedure the team’s physician, Dr. Preston Wolin, described as “extremely successful.” Stoitchkov, who turns 35 next month, is expected to be out three to four weeks and is scheduled to participate in the Fire’s first training session of 2001 […]