Soccer America Archives

When it came to enthusiasm, it was hard to tell the players from their young fans at the WUSA opener. Just before women’s professional soccer kicked off for the first time in the United States, players from the 1999 U.S. Women’s World Cup team gathered in the lobby of RFK Stadium’s press box. In the […]

Beat, Power play to scoreless tie A crowd of 20,170 saw a disjointed match, as the hometown Beat played the New York Power to the first scoreless tie in WUSA history. The April 21 match was played on the small field at Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium, which kept each team from making much use […]

SA senior editor Scott French caught up with Claudio Reyna at the U.S. training camp in St. Louis as the team prepared for WednesdayÆs World Cup qualifier vs. Costa Rica in Kansas City. Reyna talks about his season with Rangers, his return to the national team after missing the Honduras game, the possibility pairing up […]

The following was reaction after the United States clinched a berth in the U-17 World Cup by beating El Salvador, 4-0, to win its qualifying group in St. Louis: U.S. U-17 national team coach John Ellinger On the win over El Salvador and qualifying for the U-17 World Cup: “It has been a year-and-a-half of […]

Despite impending call-ups to the U.S. national team, several Americans saw action with their European clubs and it was a rough weekend for those in Germany. Frankie Hejduk made just his second start of the season for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, but he received his second yellow card of a 1-1 tie with Hamburg […]

MLS has survived the first two weeks. Crowds were up only slightly over last year’s openers. Only two teams (the MetroStars and D.C. United) topped 20,000, and the WUSA debut in Washington outdrew every MLS opener. But it could have been worse. The worse thing that could have happened to MLS was that the WUSA […]

April 22 in St. Louis USA 4 El Salvador 0. Goals: E.Johnson 29, 50, 71, Quaranta 33. USA — Schuerman, Lancos, Harvey, Griffin, Marshall (P.Johnson, 83), Stone, Capano, Magee (D.Johnson, 75), Mapp (Simo, 68), Quaranta, E.Johnson. El Salvador — Hernandez, Aviles, Escobar, Garcia, Zelaya, Castillo, Ochoa (Trujillo, 46), Leiva (Najarro, 75), Posades (Rivera, 62), Bernal, […]

Eastern Division Team GP W L T Pts GF GA Miami 4 3 1 0 9 6 4 D.C. United 3 2 1 0 6 5 5 MetroStars 3 1 1 1 4 4 5 New England 3 0 3 0 0 2 5 Central Division Team GP W L T Pts GF GA Tampa […]

The following are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for MLS Week 3 — games played on April 18 and April 21. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) April 18 Kansas City Wizards 2 Miami Fusion 1 MIA — Pineda Chacon (Preki, Rooney) 72 KC — Brown (Klein, Zavagnin) 73 KC — Johnston (Glasgow, Zavagnin) […]

The United States qualified for the Under-17 World Cup in Trinidad & Tobago this September with a 4-0 win over El Salvador. The United States has now qualified for a record ninth straight U-17 World Cup. John Ellinger’s Americans won their third straight game to win their CONCACAF qualifying group. The U-17s’ two MLS players […]

Cameroon is within one game of winning Group A and becoming the first team to join co-hosts South Korea and Japan and defending champion France in next year’s World Cup finals. George Weah’s Liberia looks more and more like the team that will win Group B. Nigeria’s 1-0 loss to previously winless Sierra Leone seriously […]

Kansas City and Miami picked up their third wins of the season. New England, the only team without a point, fell for the third straight game. Abdul Thompson Conteh, in his first start for D.C. United, was the only player to score twice. The only red card was Mamadou Diallo’s late ejection at the Meadowlands […]

Bora Milutinovic’s China opened up World Cup qualifying with a 10-1 win over the Maldives in Asia’s Group 9. Iraq and Kazakhstan remain tied for first in Group 6 qualifying. RESULTS April 21 in Almaty Kazakhstan 4 (Shevchenko 43, 73, Baltiyev pen. 69, Gorovenko 87) Nepal 0. Iraq 5 (Abolheel 45, 80, Hassum 57, 90, […]

Soccer America Senior Editor Scott French was on hand for the U.S. under-17 national team’s 4-0 romp over El Salvador on Sunday, April 22 at Robert R. Hermann Stadium at Saint Louis University. Here’s his report card on the performances of the U.S. players in the victory, which qualified the Americans for the World U-17 […]

After four years at UCLA, Sasha Victorine came to the L.A. Galaxy via the draft in 2000. He played in 26 games his rookie year and now hopes to become an effective MLS forward. Get know the 23-year-old Californian in this segment of SoccerAmerica.com’s series on the USA’s most promising young talent. INTERVIEWED BY BRYAN […]

Soccer America senior editor Scott French spoke with Coach John Ellinger, midfielder Craig Capano, forward Eddie Johnson and U.S. winger Santino Quaranta after the USAÆs 4-2 win over Canada in U-17 World Cup qualifying. U.S. COACH JOHN ELLINGER You got the early goal, then it seemed you lost your way a little bit. ôWe backed […]

The following is the U.S. training schedule for the Hexagonal match with Costa Rica Wednesday, April 25: St. Louis Saturday, April 21 10 a.m. OPEN Practice @ Whitfield Sunday, April 22 10 a.m. OPEN Practice @ Chaminade Prep 5:28 p.m. Costa Rica arrives @ KCI Airport via Delta flight #1290 afternoon U.S. travels by bus […]

The United States got two goals from Dallas Burn forward Ed Johnson (his 15th and 16th in 17 international matches) to beat Canada, 4-2, and move closer to a berth in the Under-17 World Cup in September. The United States needs only a tie against El Salvador Sunday (TV: live on Galavision at 4:45 pm […]

The United States opened with a come-from-behind win over Jamaica (2-1), while Canada tied El Salvador (1-1) despite finishing with 10 players. USA-Canada TV: April 28 11 p.m. PT/FSW (delay), April 30 11 p.m. ET/FSWE (delay). CONCACAF Qualifying: The top team in Group A will advance to the FIFA Under-17 World Championship in Trinidad & […]

At 15, Craig Capano is the youngest member of the U.S. U-17 team that can clinch a spot in the Under-17 World Cup Friday with a win against Canada and a Jamaica win or tie over El Salvador. The 5-foot-4 Capano, a product of Hyde Park, N.Y., is the U-17 playmaker in the middle. “We […]

Saturday, April 21 — New York at Atlanta, 12:00 p.m. (TNT). Season series: First Meeting. All-time regular-season series: First Meeting. Did you know? Atlanta D Dayna Smith has played in Sweden (Hammarby), Japan (Yomiuri Beleza) and Denmark (Fredericksburg). In college, she started out at N.C. State before transferring to Santa Clara. Key players out: New […]

Soccer America Senior Editor Scott French was on hand for the U.S. under-17 national team’s 4-2 win over Canada on Friday, April 20 at Robert R. Hermann Stadium at Saint Louis University. Here’s his report card on the performances of the U.S. players in the victory, which gave the Americans’ six points in the CONCACAF […]

Following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 3 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED — OUT: M Marco Etcheverry (hip flexor strain-R, partial shoulder separation-R), M Ben Olsen (ankle fracture-R); DOUBTFUL: F Jamie Moreno (knee surgery-R), D Eddie Pope (big toe sprain-L); PROBABLE: M Brian Kamler (groin strain-R), Chris […]

The U.S. Women’s National Team will play its first domestic match of 2001 at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota, against Canada on July 3 in a game brimming with historical significance. The match kicks off at 12 p.m. Central Time and will be televised live on ESPN. Tickets will go on sale in […]

Canada U-17 coach Otmane Ibrir looks at his team’s 1-1 tie with El Salvador and ahead to the crucial match with the United States Friday in St. Louis. How did red card to Sita-Taty Matondo affect Canada? I’ve played Salvador before, and I told them before — just this morning I told them, “Guys, one […]