Soccer America Archives

David M. Grundy Gainesville, Fla Who’s right? [In the Aug, 7 issue of Soccer America]. On the one hand, Paul Gardner says that referee Prendergast’s “bad call” was “exactly the same sort of mis-call that gave France its game-winning PK against Portugal …” But Mike Woitalla notes that “Prendergast, supported by his linesman, called (it).” […]

On the eve of World Cup qualifying, Soccer America asked fans to pick the U.S. starting lineup. Here’s how the votes came in: Rank Player (votes) % 1. Claudio Reyna 1629 94.1% 2. Kasey Keller 1589 91.8% 3. Cobi Jones 1516 87.6% 4. Eddie Pope 1348 77.9% 5. Brian McBride 1163 67.2% 6. Chris Armas […]

By falling 2-1 to the Dallas Burn Wednesday night (Aug. 2) in Foxboro Stadium, the New England Revolution fell out of the playoff picture, at least temporarily. Coupled with a 2-1 Columbus win over San Jose, the result dropped the Revs to ninth place on the playoff ladder, one point behind Colorado, which lost 3-1 […]

The U.S. under-21 women’s national team defeated Germany, 1-0, on Aug. 3 in Weismain, Germany, to win its second straight Nordic Cup and its third in four years. North Carolina midfielder Jena Kluegel provided the lone goal with a bending drive from just outside the penalty box in the 63rd minute. The attack developed as […]

U.S. Soccer provides this Aug. 3 update on U.S. national team players who are based abroad. Jovan Kirovski is competing for a regular first team spot with Sporting Lisbon, where he transferred this summer. Kirovski has been assigned uniform number 19, and has played in each of the Portuguese League champions preseason exhibition matches, scoring […]

‘Yankee Go Home’ jeers aside, Ticos relish United States visits to Saprissa Stadium, especially after late penalty kick Some aspects of a U.S. visit to Saprissa Stadium we could do without. The rock-throwing, for instance. As the buses carrying the team and the U.S. delegation arrived, 90 minutes before game time, boys threw stones and […]

Jim Sieber Indianapolis, Ind. What is the e-mail or mailing address for the WUSA? Dean Caparaz: Thanks for the question, Jim. The mailing address for the Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA) is: 641 Lexington Ave. New York, NY 10022 I am not aware of its e-mail address. (If you have a question for a Soccer […]

Burn midfielder Lazo Alavanja spent most of last season with the Project-40 team, but he has played 18 games (9 starts) for Dallas in 2000. SOCCER AMERICA: Where did you line up with the P-40s? LAZO ALAVANJA: We usually played a 4-4-2 and I played in the middle. I don’t think I could play on […]

The U.S. under-21 women’s national team beat Finland, 5-0, in the Nordic Cup in Bamberg, Germany, to win Group B and earn a berth in the final opposite Group A winner Germany. Penn State star Christie Welsh scored two goals, her first of the tournament. “Christie is a pure goalscorer,” U.S. coach Jillian Ellis said. […]

Under-16 Boys Tempe (Ariz.) Pros 1, Sockers FC (Chicago) 0. Goal: J.T. Hare (17). FC Westchester (N.Y.) 2, Charlotte (N.C.) SC Blue 1. Goals: (W) Michael Marcellino (48), Chris Fisher (55); (C) Graham Scales (75) Sockers FC (Chicago) 5, Charlotte (N.C.) SC Blue 1. Goals: (S) Nathan Micklos (2), Michael Magee (16, 20, 29), Robert […]

Seven titles since ’99 triumph make Americans the favorites at the Olympics Since capturing the Women’s World Cup crown last summer, the U.S. women’s team has repeatedly come up against obstacles, everything from Coach Tony DiCicco’s resignation to bitter contract negotiations with U.S. Soccer to the somewhat controversial selection of April Heinrichs as head coach, […]

Aly Wagner scored twice to give the U.S. under-21 women’s national team a 2-2 tie with Sweden at the Nordic Cup in Hof, Germany, on July 30. Sara Johannson scored twice for Sweden, which took leads of 1-0 and 2-1 before Wagner’s heroics. “Aly played a great game,” said U.S. coach Jillian Ellis. “She carried […]

USA KASEY KELLER (6). Bravely cut off several lethal Costa Rican crosses in crowded goalmouth. Had no chance on the first goal – Fonseca’s header was simply out of reach – and guessed wrong on penalty kick. TONY SANNEH (4). Sent nice ball to Razov, whose shot created the rebound for Stewart’s goal. Somewhat shaky […]

The U.S. women’s national team lost its final match of its five-game European tour, 2-1, to Norway. International Friendly July 30, 2000 in Oslo, Norway Norway 2 USA 1. Goals: Mellgren 62, Own Goal (Pearce) 81; Parlow 92+. Norway — Nordby, Espeseth (Jorgensen, 60), Kringen, Sanduane, Tynnessen, S. Gulbrandsen (Boe Jensen, 55), Knudsen (Lehn, 85), […]

Championship Final Results (July 30): Under-16 Girls – Masotto Cup Southern California Blues (Dana Point) 1, Prince William Sparklers (Woodbridge, Va.) 0 (OT) Scorer: April Pettigrew (82) Under-16 Boys – Niotis Cup FC Westchester (N.Y.) 1, Tempe (Ariz.) Pros 0 Scorer: Steven Brown (80) Under-17 Boys – Greer Cup West Babylon (N.Y.) Panthers 1, Chicago […]

The U.S. U-23s, joined for the first time by a possible wild-card selection, Jeff Agoos, beat Bolton (English First Division), 1-0, in a July 30 scrimmage. Note: The U.S. intentionally started the second half with just 10 players. Each team then made free substitutions throughout the rest of the match. U.S. U-23s 1 Bolton Wanderers […]

Quotes from the July 29, 2000 post-MLS All-Star Game press conference in Columbus, Ohio follow. The East beat the West, 9-4. Scoring Summary: EST — Mathis (Chung, Ammann) 2 WST — Razov (Jones, Preki) 17 WST — Cienfuegos (Jones) 19 WST — Razov (Jones, Azizi) 22 EST — Moreno (Chung) 36 EST — Valencia (Moreno) […]

My favorite postgame remark toward a referee has long been the one uttered by Ron Atkinson when he coached West Brom in a losing UEFA Cup effort. “It has always been my policy not to comment on referees, and I’m certainly not going to make an exception for this idiot,” he said. Recent U.S. coaches […]

MLS Commissioner Don Garber gave a State of the League address from an All-Star news conference at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus Crew and Kansas City Wizards Investor/Operator Lamar Hunt introduced Garber. Don Garber Thank you, Lamar. It’s a real pleasure to be here in Columbus to celebrate the fifth annual Major […]

Results from July 28, the final day of round-robin play at the USYSA national championships in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.: ò The Greer Cup (U-17 boys) final will pit the West Babylon (N.Y.) Panthers against the Chicago Magic Sockers. ò The Niotis Cup (U-16 boys) final will pit FC Westchester (N.Y.) against Tempe (Ariz.) Pros. […]

Columbus defender Mike Clark and Miami defender Pablo Mastroeni replaced injured MetroStar defender Daniel Hernandez and injured New England midfielder Ted Chronopoulos on the MLS East All-Star team. The fifth annual MLS All-Star Game will take place on July 29 at 3:30 p.m. ET in Columbus. Hernandez is out with a torn ACL, while Chronopoulos […]

Aly Wagner scored the first goal and set up the next one as the U.S. under-21 women’s national team defeated Switzerland, 4-0, in the rain at the Nordic Cup in Nurnberg, Germany, on July 28. The United States, with three points from its first game of the tournament, is tied for the Group B lead […]

Soccer America Magazine’s MLS Team of the Week from games played July 19 – 22. GOALKEEPER Juergen Sommer (1) New England Revolution DEFENDERS C.J. Brown (1) Chicago Fire Steve Trittschuh (2) Tampa Bay Mutiny Marcelo Balboa (4) Colorado Rapids Carlos Bocanegra (2) Chicago Fire MIDFIELDERS Peter Villegas (2) MetroStars Josh Keller (3) Tampa Bay Mutiny […]

Nikki Serlenga’s 63rd-minute goal gave the U.S. women’s national team a 1-1 tie with Norway in Troms°, Norway, on July 27. Forward Marianne Pettersen had given the 1995 World Cup champion a 1-0 lead over the current world champion with a strike in the third minute. The United States had never played in Norway before, […]

July 27 Results from round-robin play at the USYSA national championships in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. ò The Kelly Cup (U-18 girls) final will pit the Colorado Rush Nike against the Michigan Hawks ò The Masotto Cup (U-16 girls) final will pit the Prince William Sparklers (Va.) against Southern California Blues (Dana Point). Under-18 Girls […]