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Goalkeepers: Ricardo Pereira (Boavista), Quim (Braga). Defenders: Nuno Frechaut (Boavista), Jorge Costa (Charlton/ENG), Jorge Andrade (Porto), Rui Jorge (Sporting), Fernando Couto (Lazio/ITA), Dimas Teixeira (Marseille/FRA), Beto Severo (Sporting). Midfielders: Sergio Conceicao (Inter Milan/ITA), Nuno Capucho (Porto), Jose Vidigal (Napoli/ITA), Paulo Bento (Sporting), Pedro Barbosa (Sporting), Hugo Viana (Sporting), Luis Figo (Real Madrid/SPA). Forwards: Nuno Gomes […]

POLAND SQUAD (for Faeroe Islands): Goalkeepers: Jakub Wierzchowski (Werder Bremen/GER), Mariusz Liberda (Groclin-Dyskobolia). Defenders: Jacek Zielinski (Legia Warsaw), Maciej Murawski (Legia Warsaw), Arkadiusz Glowacki (Wisla Krakow), Bartosz Bosacki (Amika Wronki), Tomasz Ciesielski (Polonia Warsaw), Maciej Stolarczyk (Pogon Szczecin). Midfielders: Mariusz Lewandowski (Shakhtar Donetsk/UKR), Tomasz Kielbowicz (Legia Warsaw), Mariusz Piekarski (Legia Warsaw), Pawel Sibik (Odra Wodzislaw), […]

Feb. 10 vs. Faeroe Islands (in Limassol, Cyprus), Feb. 13 vs. Northern Ireland (in Limassol, Cyprus), March 27 vs. Japan, April 17 vs. Romania, May 18 vs. Estonia.

South Korea’s 32-day stay in California ends Saturday when the 18 players remaining from the Gold Cup travel to Montevideo for a match against Uruguay Feb. 14. The Koreans, who face the United States June 10 at the World Cup, took two days off after their disappointing fourth-place finish at the Gold Cup. They returned […]

Feb. 13 at Spain, March 27 vs. Finland (tentative), April 17 vs. Brazil.

Poland begins its World Cup push with a pair of games in Limassol, Cyprus. Coach Jerzy Engel will use a team dominated by Poland-based players for the first match Feb. 10 against the Faeroe Islands. He’s bringing in his first team for the second match Feb. 13 against Northern Ireland. The 18 players for the […]

Portugal, which faces the United States in its opening game at the World Cup, travels to Barcelona to face neighboring Spain Wednesday, Feb. 13, in its first match of 2002. AC Milan star Rui Costa and midfield partner Armando Petit are out with injuries. Coach Antonio Oliveira may take another look at teenage sensation Hugo […]

Jan. 19 at USA (1-2, Gold Cup) Jan. 23 vs. Cuba (0-0, Gold Cup), Jan. 27 vs. Mexico (0-0, Gold Cup), Jan. 30 vs. Costa Rica (1-3, Gold Cup), Feb. 2 vs. Canada (1-2, Gold Cup). Feb. 14 at Uruguay, March 13 at Tunisia, March 20 at Finland, March 26 vs. Turkey (in Bochum, Germany), […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy has acquired Guatemalan striker Carlos “Pescadito” Ruiz. The 22-year-old is best known to U.S. fans for scoring the 88th minute equalizer against the Americans in the 1-1 tie in Mazatenango in the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying. He was suspended for the return game against the United States, a 1-0 […]

The U.S. under-23 national team opened play at the Madeira International Tournament with a 2-1 win over a Madeira regional XI and a 0-0 tie with Slovakia’s U-23s. Bobby Convey set up goals for Alecko Eskandarian and Brian Carroll in the win. DaMarcus Beasley, one of the U.S. heroes at the Gold Cup, played in […]

On the 21st game day of the German First Division 2001-2002 season, struggling St. Pauli pulled a major upset — defeating Bayern Munich, 2-1, in St. Pauli. U.S. defender Cory Gibbs started on defense for St. Pauli. Dema Kovalenko, who joined St. Pauli on loan during the winter break, made his third straight start on […]

Date: Sunday, February 10, 2002, noon (ET) at The All-Star Cafe (at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, FL Order: Round One 1. Dallas (from TB) 2. New England (from TB, COL) 3. MetroStars (from TB, CO, NE) 4. D.C United 5. Kansas City 6. Dallas 7. MetroStars 8. Columbus 9. San Jose […]

(All dates, sites and opponents are subject to change.) CHICAGO Training Jan. 24-Feb. 7 — Bradenton, Fla. Feb. 12-27 — Rio Maior, Portugal. Games Jan. 28 — Univ. of Tampa (3-0). Feb. 4 — U.S. U-18 national team (2-0). Feb. 6 — Kansas City Wizards in Bradenton, Fla. Feb. 12-17 — Matches TBD. March 16 […]

BY SCOTT FRENCH, Senior Editor The WUSA Global Draft takes place on Monday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The format: Four rounds, with the option of passing during the fourth round. The order: 1. Carolina; 2. Washington; 3. Boston; 4. San Diego; 5. Philadelphia; 6. New York; 7. Atlanta; 8. San Jose. Carolina owns San Diego’s […]

U.S. Soccer has announced what are expected to be the final three international matches before the U.S. national team begins play in the World Cup. The three home games against Uruguay May 12 in Washington, D.C., May 16 against Jamaica in East Rutherford, N.J. and the Netherlands May 19 are the three games in the […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena has named a roster of 12 foreign-based and six MLS players to face Italy in a Feb. 13 friendly in Catania, Sicily. USA roster Name Pos. Age Caps/Goals Club Agoos, Jeff D 33 122/4 San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) Armas, Chris M 31 40/2 Chicago Fire (MLS) Berhalter, Gregg D 27 21/0 […]

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Dallas has the first pick when MLS holds its SuperDraft Feb. 10 in Orlando. These are the 12 players Soccer America believes are most likely to be drafted in the first round (not necessarily in the order they are listed): 1. D Chris Gbandi, Connecticut Status: College senior. Scouting report: Left-footed, athletic and tough; unanimously […]

Contraction has thrown a heavy wrench into this year’s MLS SuperDraft. In what was already labeled a “down year” for draftable college talent, the folding of the Fusion and Mutiny further skewed the picture. Forty fewer jobs exist in MLS, and all but two teams had full rosters entering February, thereby decreasing the already limited […]

In a rare occurrence, every European-based American player who was with his first or second division club this weekend saw action. Nine players played 90 minutes, five others came on as substitutes and one played 61 minutes after starting. Kasey Keller, Frankie Hejduk and Eddie Lewis, who normally do not play for their teams, were […]

FINAL Feb. 2 in Pasadena, Calif. USA 2 Costa Rica 0. Goals: Wolff 37, Agoos 63. USA — Keller, Hejduk, Mastroeni, Agoos, Bocanegra, Jones (West, 85), Armas, Lewis, Donovan, McBride (Mathis, 89), Wolff (Williams, 79). Costa Rica — Lonnis, Martinez, Marin (Centeno, 46), Parks, Castro, Solis, Lopez, Bryce, Wallace (Medford, 59), Gomez, Wanchope. Yellow Cards: […]

MVP: Brian McBRIDE (USA). Leading Scorer: Brian McBRIDE (USA, 4 goals). Best Goalkeeper: Lars HIRSCHFELD (Canada). Best XI (Chosen before final and third-place game) Odelin MOLINA (Cuba) Luis MARIN (Costa Rica) Jeff AGOOS (USA) Jason deVOS (Canada) Luis Alfonso SOSA (MEXICO) Mauricio SOLIS (Costa Rica) Landon DONOVAN (USA) KIM Nam-Il (South Korea) Ronald GOMEZ (Costa […]

The following are the results of the January 2002 poll in which 1,960 picked the outcome of the three first-round matches at the World Cup: PORTUGAL U.S. win – 143 – 7.3% Tie – 438 – 22.3% Portugal win – 1365 – 69.6% SOUTH KOREA U.S. win – 1133 – 57.8% Tie – 576 – […]

The USA, in one of its more impressive showings of the three-year Bruce Arena era, defeated Costa Rica, 2-0, in the Gold Cup final Saturday in Pasadena, Calif. Josh Wolff scored in the 37th minute on a breakaway. Jeff Agoos curved a 25-yard free kick into the Costa Rican goal in the 63rd minute following […]

Claudio ReynaÆs second start after a one-month injury break ended in another loss — 4-1 to Manchester United. The loss slips Sunderland closer to the relegation zone. Reyna had a few off-target shots. Late in the game, he almost scored directly from a corner kick — forcing a desperate save from keeper Fabian Barthez. Reyna […]