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Northwestern head coach Michael Kunert stepped down after 19 seasons. The Wildcats went 0-17-1 in 2000. The following is a summary of NCAA Division I men’s coaching changes during the 2000-2001 offseason: School Old Coach New Coach Butler Todd Bramble TBD Creighton Brett Simon Bob Warming Dartmouth Fran O’Leary TBD George Mason Gordon Bradley Fran […]

The six nations vying for CONCACAF’s three World Cup spots are wonderfully diverse, but they have more in common than meets the eye. Giants Mexico and the United States are the Hexagonal’s only nations with decent-paying leagues, although Mexico’s pays much more. The other four – Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago – […]

Saint Louis has named assistant Dan Donigan as the Billikens’ new men’s head coach, replacing Bob Warming, who resigned to take over similar duties at Creighton. Donigan, the former University of Connecticut star, is only the fifth men’s coach in the program’s 42-year history. Donigan joined the Billiken coaching staff in 1997 after three seasons […]

Trinidad & Tobago lost to Charlton Athletic 3-0 and tied Millwall 3-3 in the first two matches of its three-game swing through England. The tour concludes with a match Tuesday against Stevenage Borough. UConn product Brent Rahim, who was picked by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS SuperDraft but has not signed an MLS […]

Romario will return to the Rose Bowl, where he led Brazil to the 1994 World Cup title, when it faces the United States March 3. Brazil also plays Mexico March 7. Emerson Leao’s team is dominated by European-based players: Goalkeepers: Bosco (Cruzeiro), Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo). Defenders: Cafu (Roma, Italy), Chris (Cruzeiro), Edmilson (Lyon, France), […]

College: Women’s NCAA Division I Coaching Moves The following is a summary of NCAA Division I women’s coaching changes during the 2000-2001 offseason: School Old Coach New Coach Arizona State Terri Patraw Ray Leone Arkansas-Little Rock Chris Pratt Greg Hess Cal Riverside new program Veronica O’Brien Cal State Fullerton Al Mistri Ali Khosroshahin Canisius Carlos […]

Bob Warming has come full circle, returning to Creighton, where he will replace his former assistant, Brett Simon, who left to take the Stanford job. Warming built Creighton into a national power in the early ’90s before leaving to become athletic director at Furman. He left after one year to coach ODU and moved to […]

Lee Berke and Tony DiCicco have new titles for the start-up league. Berke, formerly the WUSA’s acting president, is now the Chief Television and Marketing Officer. DiCicco, formerly the acting commissioner, is the Chief Operations Officer. The league will not have a commissioner or a president, at least not in the league’s first season. Berke, […]

SPAIN Kasey Keller, Rayo Vallecano (D1) DNP vs. Bordeaux (4-1) in fourth round, first-leg UEFA Cup match.

Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc. (AEG) has entered into an agreement to become the operator of three-time MLS Cup Champion D.C. United, effective immediately. The Anschutz Entertainment Group’s multiyear agreement includes an option to become the permanent investor-operator of the six-year-old professional soccer club. “AEG continues to show its strong commitment to the growth of professional […]

The following are results from MLS preseason games: Feb. 15 in Bradenton, Fla. Chicago 5 Tampa Bay 0. Goals: Nowak (pen.) 1, Bocanegra (Gutierrez) 11, Wolyniec (D. Beasley, Wolff) 23, Seth George (Nowak, Marsch) 38, Nowak (D. Beasley, Wolff) 42. Chicago — Thornton (Snitko, 46), Brown, A. Lewis (Whitfield, 46), Bocanegra, D. Gutierrez (Curtin, 46), […]

The U.S. under-20 national team is conducting a 15-day training camp at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. Head coach Wolfgang Suhnholz has called in 19 players for the camp, which is scheduled to include three games, in preparation for the 2001 World Youth Championship qualifying tournament to be held in Trinidad […]

U.S. head coach Bruce Arena has selected 24 players to represent the United States as the team prepares to battle Mexico in its first match of the Hexagonal on Feb. 28 in Columbus, Ohio. Of the 24 players on the roster, 12 are currently on Major League Soccer rosters. Ten are with European teams, two […]

Tony Meola has started in both U.S. games of 2001. When he returned to the national team in 1999, after a four-year absence, he improved his chances of adding more glory to his illustrious career. NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL FINAL(1984). Meola plays for Kearny High in the New Jersey state high school final at Rutgers […]

Penn State midfielder Joanna Lohman, 18, replaces midfielder Aly Wagner, 20, on the roster for the upcoming U.S. under-21 national team training camp. The Feb. 18-25 camp will be held at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. Wagner, who will be a junior at Santa Clara next fall, pulled out due to […]

The following quotes are from the Feb. 15 MLS conference call on Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc. (AEG) entering into an agreement to become the operator of D.C. United. The guests: Don Garber (MLS Commissioner), Kevin Payne, (D.C. United president and general manager), Bill Peterson (senior vice president, AEG), Bobby Goldwater, (president and executive director, D.C. […]

This article supplements information found in the A-League Roundup on page 24 of the Feb. 26, 2001 issue of Soccer America Magazine. 2001 A-League Draft (February 8, 2001) Key: T=Territorial Draft; 1=Round 1; 2=Round 2. PDL=PDL team the player has played for in addition to his college team. T 1 Charlotte Eagles Caleb Norkus M […]

Information on applying for World Cup 2002 tickets if you reside outside Japan and Korea: Applications Online: Web site: www.FIFAworldcup.com To request printed applications, call or fax: Telephone: 011 44 870 123 2002 Fax: 011 44 870 124 2002 Tickets Team Specific Tickets (TSTs) Fans can watch all their team’s matches at the finals. Fans […]

Former New England Rev keeper Juergen Sommer spent his second game on the bench for his new club, Bolton Wanderers. England Brian McBride, Preston North End (DI), started (90 min.) vs. Stockport County (2-2) Juergen Sommer, Bolton (D1) DNP vs. Portsmouth (2-1)

Honduras: Star forward Carlos Pavon was forced off injured at halftime of Morelia’s 1-0 victory over Atlante in Mexico City, apparently reaggravating an injury to his right knee suffered during the Mexican playoffs last December. The injury might not require surgery, but Morelia team physician Ricardo Cadena said the injury will require at minimum two […]

Not a bad rookie year: 16 regular-season games for the L.A. Galaxy, then picking up the CONCACAF Champions Cup title. Plus, starting for the USA during its fourth-place Olympic campaign and getting his first full international cap. Pete Vagenas is the focus of this weekÆs edition of Socceramerica.comÆs series on young American talent. INTERVIEW BY […]

San Diego hired former U.S. and Mexican national team player Martin Vasquez as an assistant coach. This is the first professional coaching job for Vasquez, who also played in Mexico’s First Division and for Tampa Bay and San Jose in MLS. “Martin Vasquez brings 18 years of professional soccer experience to the Spirit,” San Diego […]

The MLS SuperDraft produced a flurry of activity with three-time champion D.C. United unloading seven players. MLS also allocated two A-League players – Ugandan Tenywa Bonseu to Columbus and Canadian Dwayne DeRosario to San Jose – but it was noticeably quiet on the international front. There were no foreign signings as of the opening of […]

D.C. United D.C. United is holding its preseason training camp at RFK Stadium through March 14, when the team will travel to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for MLS Spring Training 2001 … Forward Jaime Moreno is rehabbing from arthroscopic surgery (Jan. 24) on his right knee … United athletic trainer Rick Guter expects Moreno to be […]

The following are results from MLS preseason games: Feb. 12 in Bradenton, Fla. Chicago 3 U.S. U-17 national team 0. Goals: Own goal, Chris Armas, DaMarcus Beasley. Feb 10 in Fort Myers, Fla. Miami 2 Tampa Bay 2. Goals: Welton 18, Tim Sahaydak 54; Amos Magee 36, Steve Ralston 55. in Heredia, Costa Rica New […]