Category: Story

BY RIDGE MAHONEY Court dates and more court dates loom for the two opposing sides in the legal battle between MLS and its players. A meditation session held Wednesday before retired Massachusetts state judge Neil Lynch did nothing to bring the sides closer to a settlement. “There were discussions, but I’m precluded from stating what […]

The Colorado RapidsÆ youngest player is homegrown Seth Trembly, whoÆs shooting for a starting spot during his second MLS year. Get to know the 19-year-old in this segment of SoccerAmerica.comÆs series on the USAÆs top young talent. Name: Seth Trembly. Position: Midfielder/defender. Height: 5-6. Weight: 140. Born: March 21, 1982. Hometown: Littleton, Colo. 2000 MLS […]

BY RIDGE MAHONEY Veteran midfielder John Harkes, whose listless play was cited as a major factor in the team’s 0-6 start, has been traded to Columbus for midfielder Roland Aguilera and a conditional draft pick in 2002. Coach Fernando Clavijo says there will be further changes to his roster. In the past two months, the […]

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Dean Caparaz’s predictions for this weekend: Atlanta 1 San Diego 1 Washington 1 Boston 2 Bay Area 2 Carolina 0 New York 2 Philadelphia 1 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, May 12 – (noon) – San Diego (1-1-1) at Atlanta (1-0-2) (TNT). Season series: First Meeting; All-time regular-season […]

Jim Hand of Attleboro, Mass., asks: New England Revolution coach Fernando Clavijo was recently quoted as saying there is a shortage of wing players in MLS. My questions are why is this so and why is it so difficult to convert a forward or central midfielder to a wing? How do the skills needed for […]

The Under-17 World Championship will be the first FIFA World Championship event ever staged in a Caribbean nation. Earlier this year, Trinidad & Tobago served as a host to the CONCACAF Under-20 Group B qualifying tournament at which the United States advanced to the World Youth Championship in Argentina this summer. The two-island nation of […]

A summary of MLS transactions for May 2001: May 10 Dallas Burn — Traded midfielder Lazo Alavanja to Miami for a second-round draft pick in 2002 and a second-round draft pick in 2003. Miami Fusion — Traded a second-round draft pick in 2002 and a second-round draft pick in 2003 to Dallas for midfielder Lazo […]

The United States, the only country to play in every Under-17 World Cup, will face Japan (Sept. 14), France (Sept. 16) and Nigeria (Sept. 19) — arguably the toughest draw a U.S. youth team has ever faced — at Trinidad & Tobago 2001. The U-17 Americans, in residency since January 2000, will have a major […]

ò As of May 10, 2001 Standings Eastern Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA MetroStars 6 4 1 1 13 14 10 Miami 6 4 1 1 13 7 4 D.C. United 5 3 2 0 9 12 8 New England 6 0 6 0 0 4 14 Central Division TEAM GP […]

FRANCE: France finished second in the European U-16 Championship, after being upset by Spain, 1-0, on a controversial penalty kick in the final May 6. The “Mini Bleus” were so dominant in their eight games leading up to the final that they outscored their opponents, 38-0. The wins included a 4-0 victory over host England […]

Trinidad & Tobago, which travels to Boston to face the United States in a World Cup qualifier June 20, faces Caribbean rival Grenada Thursday in Tunapuna in a Hexaginal warmup. T&T coach Ian Porterfield called in defender Avery John, older brother of Stern John and a member of the Boston Bulldogs (D3). The only other […]

Group A Trinidad & Tobago Croatia Australia Brazil Group B USA Japan France Nigeria Group C Argentina Spain Burkina Faso Oman Group D Costa Rica Paraguay Mali Iran

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Poul SwainÆs predictions for games on May 12: New England 1 Chicago 3 MetroStars 3 Los Angeles 1 D.C. United 3 San Jose 2 Dallas 1 Columbus 0 Colorado 1 Tampa Bay 2 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, May 12 (7:30 p.m.) – Chicago Fire at New England […]

A summary of MLS transactions for May 2001: May 9 Columbus Crew — Signed midfielder Ian Woan (England) as a discovery player. Waived midfielder John DeBrito. D.C. United — Claimed defender A.J. Wood off waivers. Tampa Bay Mutiny — Claimed midfielder Brian Kelly off waivers. May 4 D.C. United — Waived defenders Judah Cooks and […]

U.S. under-18 national team head coach George Gelnovatch has called in 22 players, including one MLS rookie and two German-based players, for a nine-day camp in Chula Vista, Calif. The U.S. Under-18s were scheduled to face the U.S. U-20 national team twice, the San Diego Sockers and a Southern California select team during their stay. […]

Bayern Munich booked a place in the Champions League final in Milan, where it will face Valencia on May 23, with a 2-1 win over cup holder Real Madrid in the second-leg of their semi-final series. May 9 in Munich, Germany Bayern Munich 2 Real Madrid 1. Goals: Giovanni Elber 8, Jens Jeremies 34; Luis […]

Wednesday night MLS turned out to be historic when two players scored four goals apiece. Mamadou Diallo returned from a two-game suspension with a vengeance and hit four in Tampa BayÆs 4-4 tie with Los Angeles. Abdul Thompson Conteh bagged four in D.C. UnitedÆs 5-0 win over New England. Previously, three other players had scored […]

The following is Soccer America’s MLS Team of the Week from games played May 2 & 5. GOALKEEPER Tom Presthus (2) Columbus DEFENDERS Troy Dayak (2) San Jose Zak Ibsen (2) San Jose Danny Califf (1) Los Angeles MIDFIELDERS Rodrigo Faria (1) MetroStars Peter Nowak (1) Chicago Tab Ramos (1) MetroStars Petter Villegas (1) MetroStars […]

The following are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for MLS Week 5 — games played on May 2 and May 5. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) May 2 MetroStars 4 Kansas City Wizards 1 KC –Zavagnin (Johnston) 10 MET–Mathis (unassisted) 16 MET–Mathis (Ramos, Valencia) 32 MET–Mathis (Ramos) 49 MET–Valencia (unassisted) 58 METROSTARS (3-5-2) […]

U.S. defender Steve Cherundolo played the final 10 minutes of his Hannover 96Æs 0-0 tie May 7 with Borussia Moenchengladbach. The 22-year-old, who was injured at the start of the season, has played in half of HannoverÆs 32 games, starting 10. The club is in 12th place of the German Second Division with two games […]

The following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 6 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED – OUT: M Ben Olsen (ankle fracture-R); PROBABLE: M Marco Etcheverry (big toe sprain-R), F Jamie Moreno (knee surgery-R), D Eddie Pope (big toe sprain-L); D Craig Ziadie (knee/MCL sprain-R) METROSTARS – IR: D […]

MLS conference call guests: MLS deputy commissioner – Ivan Gazidis San Jose Earthquakes defender – Troy Dayak D.C. United CEO/president/general manager – Kevin Payne U.S. coach Bruce Arena Ivan Gazidis’ Opening Comments: “I’d like to extend a special welcome to Kevin Payne and Troy Dayak – particularly to Troy Dayak. After everything Troy has been […]

Predictions Here are Soccer America Associate Editor Poul SwainÆs predictions for games on May 9: Tampa Bay 2 Los Angeles 2 D.C. United 3 New England 1 Previews (all times ET) Wednesday, May 9 (7:00 p.m.) – Los Angeles Galaxy at Tampa Bay Mutiny (FOX Sports West 2) Season series: First Meeting; All-time regular season […]

Standings Eastern Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA MetroStars 6 4 1 1 13 14 10 Miami 6 4 1 1 13 7 4 D.C. United 4 2 2 0 6 7 8 New England 5 0 5 0 0 4 9 Central Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA […]

New U.S. under-21 women’s national team coach Jerry Smith will embark on his first foreign tour with the squad when the USA travels to Mexico today in preparation for two matches against the full Mexican women’s national team. The games will give Smith a chance to evaluate his roster for the 2001 Nordic Cup to […]