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Martinique’s 2-1 win over host Trinidad & Tobago eliminated Jamaica, the next U.S. World Cup opponent, from the Copa Caribe. The win sent Martinique, the 1993 Shell Caribbean Cup champion, through to the semifinals for the first time since 1997. It edged Jamaica on goal difference for second place behind the Soca Warriors in Group […]

Adventures in Motivation … East St. Louis, IL … $20,000 … Training of new coaches in order to expand this inner-city program to more schools. Amputee Soccer International … Shoreline, WA … $80,000 … Enhancement of player development by providing better training opportunities and higher public awareness. Big Apple Youth Soccer League … Astoria, NY […]

Here are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for games played May 16 and May 19. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) May 16 New England 2 Columbus 1. Goals: Cate (Torres, Chronopoulos) 69, Cate (pen.) 83; Buddle (West) 74. New England (3-5-2) — Juergen Sommer (6); Rusty Pierce (5), Mauricio Wright (6), Alan Woods […]

A week after firing former French national team coach Henri Michel, the United Arab Emirates edged Yemen, 3-2, to become the seventh country to qualify for the final round of World Cup qualifying in Asia. Already through are Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan. The other three teams in the Asian 10 are […]

MLS: SA Team of the Week (Week 7) The following is Soccer America’s MLS Team of the Week from games played May 16 & 19. GOALKEEPER Matt Jordan (1) Dallas DEFENDERS Robin Fraser (2) Colorado Steve Jolley (2) MetroStars Pablo Mastroeni (3) Miami Alan Woods (1) New England MIDFIELDERS Cate (1) New England Bobby Convey […]

Tammy Pearman’s 45th-minute goal was all the New York Power needed to shut out host San Diego, 1-0, in front of 5,529 spectators at Torero Stadium. Goalkeeper Gao Hong only had to make two saves for New York. San Diego had just two shots on goal, both courtesy of forward Shannon MacMillan. San Diego played […]

Landon Donovan, the 19-year-old wunderkind who soared into the consciousness of American soccer fans with superb performances at the U-17 World Cup in 1999 and the Sydney Olympics last year, netted his first MLS goal Saturday afternoon in the San Jose Earthquakes’ 2-0 triumph over the MetroStars at Spartan Stadium. Donovan, making his fourth start […]

Columbus won its first game under interim coach Greg Andrulis, beating D.C. United, 2-1, on Jeff Cunningham’s goal with only one minute left in overtime. The Crew finished the match with nine players. Santino Quaranta scored United’s goal, making him, at age 16, the youngest player to score in MLS history. Landon Donovan, 19, had […]

The following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 7 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED – OUT: M Ben Olsen (ankle fracture-R), F Chris Albright (MCL sprain-R); QUESTIONABLE: D Carey Talley (concussion); PROBABLE: F Jaime Moreno (knee surgery-R), D Eddie Pope (big toe sprain-L); M Bobby Convey (groin strain-R) […]

Group A RESULTS May 15 in Malabar Jamaica 1 (Williams 60) Martinique 0. Trinidad & Tobago 5 (S.John 25, 49, Dwarika 41, Carrington 72, Rahim 74) Barbados 0. May 17 in Port of Spain Martinique 3 (Rano 22, 56, Clement 64) Barbados 1 (Riley pen. 29). Trinidad & Tobago 2 (Eve 62, Rahim 70) Jamaica […]

The 2001 edition of the FIFA Club World Championship, due to be held in Spain this summer, has been postponed until 2003. The Los Angeles Galaxy was one of 12 teams scheduled to participate in the tournament. Its MLS schedule had been modified to accommodate the tournament in late July and early August. While the […]

INTERVIEW BY SCOTT FRENCH Canadian goalkeeper and former University of Nebraska standout Karina LeBlanc made her WUSA debut in the Boston Breakers’ 4-2 victory Wednesday night over the Bay Area CyberRays. She made four big stops — two of them from point-blank range — before a calf injury forced her departure in the 75th minute. […]

BY DEAN CAPARAZ A goalfest erupted at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, Calif., last night, as the Boston Breakers raced out to a 4-0 lead before defeating the host Bay Area CyberRays, 4-2. The game set the WUSA record for most combined goals (6) as well as most goals by one team (4). With the […]

Columbus Crew general manager Jim Smith announced May 17 that the club has replaced Coach Tom Fitzgerald and named assistant coach Greg Andrulis interim head coach. After the loss May 16 in New England, the team fell to 1-3-2 on the season. The Crew announced that ôan extensive and thorough search will be done for […]

A summary of MLS transactions for May 2001: May 17 Columbus Crew — Fired head coach Tom Fitzgerald. Named Greg Andrulis interim head coach. Dallas Burn — Claimed midfielder John DeBrito off waivers. May 11 Columbus Crew — Traded midfielder Roland Aguilera and a conditional 2002 draft pick to New England for midfielder John Harkes. […]

Standings Eastern Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA MetroStars 8 6 1 1 19 17 10 Miami 6 4 1 1 13 7 4 D.C. United 6 3 3 0 9 14 11 New England 8 2 6 0 6 8 16 Central Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA […]

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Poul SwainÆs predictions for games on May 19: San Jose 3 MetroStars 2 Miami 2 Tampa Bay 0 Colorado 1 New England 0 Columbus 0 D.C. United 1 Chicago 1 Kansas City 1 Los Angeles 3 Dallas 2 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, May 19 (4:00 p.m.) – […]

Standings TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Boston 5 2 1 2 8 8 2 Philadelphia 4 2 0 2 8 7 4 Washington 4 2 1 1 7 5 5 New York 4 1 0 3 6 5 3 Atlanta 4 1 0 3 6 2 1 San Diego 4 1 1 […]

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Dean Caparaz’s predictions for the May 19-20 games: Carolina 2 Washington 3 San Diego 2 New York 2 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, May 19 – (noon) – Washington (2-1-1) at Carolina (0-4-0) (TNT). Season series: Washington leads 1-0 (1 match: 2-1, April 28); All-time regular-season series: Washington […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy is welcoming back Mexican forward Luis Hernandez for SaturdayÆs game against Dallas. Hernandez is available because of his Mexican teamÆs — Club America — elimination from the Mexican playoffs at the semifinal stage. Hernandez finished the Mexican season with an 810-minute scoreless streak. He and Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid discuss expectations […]

The following are the top-rated MLS players by position, based on the Soccer America Report Cards, with their average ratings through games played May 12: GOALKEEPERS 1. Adin Brown (Colorado), Scott Garlick (Tampa Bay), Nick Rimando (Miami), Zach Thornton (Chicago) 5.83. 5. Tom Presthus (Columbus) 5.80. 6. Mike Ammann (D.C. United) 5.60. 7. Joe Cannon […]

The good news for Columbus — it ended its scoreless streak at 382 minutes with a goal by 19-year-old forward Edson Buddle. The bad news — it lost, 2-1, to New England, which has a two-game winning streak going after starting the season with a six-game losing streak. The CrewÆs John Harkes, playing against the […]

The following are the top-rated MLS players, based on the Soccer America Report Cards, with their average ratings through games played May 12: 1. Clint Mathis (MetroStars) 6.67. 2. Mamadou Diallo (Tampa Bay), Jaime Moreno (D.C. United) 6.25. 4. Marcelo Balboa (Colorado), Ian Bishop (Miami), Alex Pineda Chacon (Miami), John Spencer (Colorado) 6.20. 8. Carlos […]

Brazilian Rene Simoes, who build Jamaica into a CONCACAF power, has been named the new Trinidad & Tobago technical director after a move to bring in Trinidadian Alvin Corneal collapsed. Simoes, who coached Jamaica for six years (1994-2000), will coach Trinidad & Tobago’s U-17 team in the Under-17 World Cup in September. T&T will host […]

Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, the next two U.S. World Cup qualifying opponents, opened play in the Copa Caribe with wins May 15. New England Revolution midfielder Andy Williams scored in the 59th minute to give Jamaica a 1-0 win over Martinique. Host Trinidad and Tobago destroyed Barbados, 5-0, in the second game, getting goals […]