Soccer America Archives

The United States will host high-scoring Honduras on Sept. 1 at Washington D.C.’s RFK Stadium in a final round World Cup qualifying match. The game is the seventh in the USA’s 10-game quest to qualify for the 2002 World Cup and is scheduled to kick off at 10 a.m. ET (live on ESPN2 and Telemundo). […]

The following are the 19 players Mexico coach Enrique Meza is bringing to Columbus: Goalies: Jorge Campos (Atlante), Oscar Perez (Cruz Azul). Defenders: Omar Blanco (Toluca), Claudio Suarez (Tigres), Salvador Carmona (Atlante), Alberto Macias (Cruz Azul), Pavel Pardo (Club America), Duilio Davino (Club America), Rafael Marquez (Monaco, France). Midfielders: Marco Antonio Ruiz (Guadalajara), German Villa […]

San Diego Spirit coach Carlos Juarez has added three players from local tryouts — defender Rhiannon Tanaka, goalkeeper Melissa Moore and midfielder Michelle Maitland — to his roster. Juarez chose the three from the 20 players who participated in the invitation-only tryout at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif, Feb. 9-12. The […]

Defender Gregg Berhalter, who just signed a contract to play for Crystal Palace of the English First Division, was replaced on the U.S. roster by Frankie Hejduk. Midfielder DaMarcus Beasley suffered a strained quadriceps muscle in Fort Lauderdale and was replaced by another teenager, Bobby Convey. All 24 players on the roster flew into Columbus […]

The following are results from MLS preseason games: Feb. 24 in Soacha, Colombia Soacha* (Colombia) 3 Tampa Bay 0. Tampa Bay — Nyman (Throop, 46), Beskovic (Addo, 46), Demmin, McCarty, Kotschau (Maessner, 30), Armas (Trittschuh, 46), Ralston (Kartes, 46), Valderrama (Munoz, 35), Navarrete, Diallo, Magee (Curtis, 46). Att.: 1,000. *Third Division. Feb. 24 in Zapopan, […]

Gregg Berhalter made his debut for English First Division club Crystal Palace, starting and playing the whole 90 in a 1-0 loss to Sheffield United. Berhalter was cautioned in the 20th minute. ENGLAND Gregg Berhalter, Crystal Palace (D1), started (90 min.) vs. Sheffield United (0-1). Brad Friedel, Blackburn (D1), started (90 min.) vs. Bolton (5-1). […]

With many of the European-based Americans in national team camp, only Brad Friedel saw action in the weekendÆs games through Saturday evening. He played 90 in BlackburnÆs win before joining the USA in Columbus for its World Cup qualifier vs. Mexico Feb. 28. ENGLAND Brad Friedel, Blackburn (D1), started (90 min.) vs. Bolton (5-1). Ben […]

Fans of the Bay Area CyberRays will be able to see all of their teamÆs matches on television this season. Thanks to the club’s local TV package, most of the games will be shown live. The CyberRays today announced an agreement with Fox Sports Net Bay Area and KICU Channel 36 in which the two […]

ôA qualification match against a Honduras is four times more difficult than playing Germany, Brazil or Argentina in a friendly.ö — Steve Sampson. The first U.S. coach in history to pick up a point in Mexico, and the latest to qualify the USA for a World Cup, Steve Sampson shares his thoughts on the USAÆs […]

It’s been 21 years since a nation besides Costa Rica has beaten the United States in World Cup qualifying. The Americans must face the Ticos, who have notched five wins during that span, twice in the Hexagonal. Imagine promoting a game as a clash of archrivals. USA-Mexico makes it easy. Two huge nations that are […]

Trinidad & Tobago has its best team ever and with it the best chance to erase the memory of 1989 when it fell to the United States in the final game of World Cup qualifying. As his teammates prepare for the Hexagonal with camps in Brazil, England and the Cayman Islands, Trinidad & Tobago defender […]

The following are results from MLS preseason games: Feb. 23 in Tokyo Verdy Kawasaki* 3 L.A. Galaxy 2. Goals: Maezono 9, Maezono (pen.) 90, Takeda 93+; Victorine (Bardales) 45, Ching (Vorbe) 53. Verdy Kawasaki — Shinkichi Kikuchi (Kenji Honnami 46), Toshimi Kikuchi, Yuji Hironaga, Atsushi Yamada, Takumi Hayama (Keiji Ishizuka ’46), Kentaro Hayashi, Takuya Yamada […]

Honduras: Honduras won its final warmup before the start of the Hexagonal, beating Club America of Mexico, 1-0, in Houston. Feb. 21 in Houston Honduras 1 Club America (Mexico) 0. Goal: Ramirez 53. Honduras — Valladares, Reyes, Caballero, Medina, Guerrero, M.Suazo, J.L. Pineda, Guevara, De Leon, Nunez, Ramirez. Sub: Bernardez. Club America — H.Pineda, Gonzalez, […]

Philadelphia Charge head coach Mark Krikorian added to his staff by naming University of Pennsylvania coach Darren Ambrose as an assistant coach. Also joining the Charge staff are strength and conditioning coaches Duane Carlisle and Antonio Davis. Ambrose, who will coach the Charge goalkeepers this season in addition to his responsibilities at Penn, led the […]

A summary of MLS transactions for February 2001: Feb. 23 Colorado Rapids — Signed forward Neathan Gibson (South Africa) as a Discovery Player. Feb. 22 MetroStars — Traded defender Ramiro Corrales to San Jose for goalkeeper Paul Grafer. San Jose Earthquakes — Traded goalkeeper Paul Grafer to the MetroStars for defender Ramiro Corrales. Feb. 21 […]

It’s all about goals. Always has been. Always will be. How often have you heard a coach praise his losing team by pointing out that its main problem was a lack of finishing? It’s usually in the form of, “We dominated but didn’t put away our chances.” That’s like returning from the grocery store and […]

This article supplements information found in the College Roundup on page 16 of the March 5, 2001 issue of Soccer America Magazine. Men’s NCAA Division I Coaching Moves School Old Coach New Coach Butler Todd Bramble TBD Creighton Brett Simon Bob Warming Dartmouth Fran O’Leary TBD George Mason Gordon Bradley Fran O’Leary Liberty Bill Bell […]

The following are results from MLS preseason games: Feb. 22 in Lisbon, Portugal SC Caldas* 0 Kansas City Wizards 5. Goals: McKeon 15, Gregor (Gomez) 32, McKeon (Gomez) 37, Johnston (Gomez) 50, Byaruhanga (Stafford) 84. Kansas City — Oshoniyi (Cross 75), Jakins (Green 64), Garcia, Prideaux, Zavagnin, McKeon (Brown 42), Santel (Johnston 46), Gomez (Johnson […]

ôFor a player this is what it is all about, knowing if you put it all together for a few games you are going to the World Cup.ö — Chris Armas. In preview of the USA-Mexico World Cup qualifying match Feb. 28 and the USA-Brazil friendly March 3, U.S. coach defender Eddie Pope and midfielder […]

The U.S. national team has drawn Canada, Portugal and Sweden in the first round of the 8th Algarve Cup, being contested from March 11-17 in the scenic Algarve region of Portugal on the southern tip of the country. The eight-team international tournament is one of the world’s most competitive events outside of the Women’s World […]

A summary of MLS transactions for February 2001: Feb. 22 MetroStars — Traded defender Ramiro Corrales to San Jose for goalkeeper Paul Grafer. San Jose Earthquakes — Traded goalkeeper Paul Grafer to the MetroStars for defender Ramiro Corrales. Feb. 21 Colorado Rapids — Signed forward John Spencer (Scotland) as a Discovery Player. Feb. 19 New […]

The Canberra Times has reported that the Bay Area CyberRays have made former Australian women’s national team coach Tom Sermanni an assistant coach to head coach Ian Sawyers. Sermanni, most recently the coach of the Canberra Cosmos men’s club, resigned from the Cosmos on Feb. 19 to take the CyberRays job. The Australian newspaper also […]

The U.S. national team, continuing its preparation for the World Cup qualifier against Mexico on Feb. 28 in Columbus, have welcomed forwards Brian McBride and Joe-Max Moore to camp. The pair arrived from England where they play for Everton and Preston North End, respectively. Moore, in particular, has had more than his fair share of […]

The Super Y-League, the base of the USL pyramid, gains momentum as it enters Year 3. Francisco Marcos calls his wife a typical soccer mom. “She has no problem dealing with Sat urday-morning soccer, God bless her,” says the president of United Soccer Leagues. “But the problem with soccer moms is they want to take […]

The United States’ second Hexagonal opponent is Honduras, whose three forwards could turn out to be among the best the region has ever produced. Here’s some food for thought if you’re a U.S. defender: Honduras scored 25 goals in six games during the semifinal round of qualifying. That’s eight more than Mexico and 11 more […]