Soccer America Archives

Euro 2000 is supposed to be about soccer, but there are great fears that a hooligan invasion ù particularly from England and Germany ù could spoil everything. Authorities say theyÆll handle everything outside stadiums; can the Dutch do the job on the field? Carleroi saw the footage from Copenhagen and shrieked. Brussels has experienced trouble […]

Tampa Bay bolstered its depth at forward with the addition of Manuel “Tico Tico” Bucuane (Bahk-wahn-yay) as a discovery player. The trade of Raul Diaz Arce to D.C. United had left the Mutiny with only two true forwards, starter Mamadou Diallo and reserve Amos Magee. The presence of Tico Tico may ease Tim Hankinson’s fears. […]

Nittany Lions’ prolific goalscorer impresses Heinrichs in the race for an Olympic roster spot Christie Welsh has made a big impression on U.S. women’s coach April Heinrichs, even if U.S. fans are still figuring out who she is. Fans used to screaming for Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain and the other stars of the women’s game […]

Soccer America MagazineÆs MLS Team of the Week from games played May 31-June 4. GOALKEEPER Mike Ammann (2) MetroStars DEFENDERS John Doyle (3) San Jose Joseph Addo (3) Tampa Bay MIDFIELDERS Dario Brose (2) San Jose Paul Bravo (1) Colorado Ted Chronopoulos (3) N.England Carlos Valderrama (7) Tampa Bay FORWARDS Abdul T. Conteh (3) San […]

The United States tied the Republic of Ireland, 1-1, in wet, cold and windy conditions in U.S. Cup 2000 in Foxboro, Mass. Domonic Foley scored for Ireland in the 31st minute. Ante Razov, who looked to be offside on his goal, answered in the 68th minute. The Foxboro Stadium lights went dark in the 72nd […]

Tampa Bay bosses at odds over striker’s fourth move WASHINGTON, D.C. ù Members of the D.C. United staff reported for game-day duty with T-shirts bearing the words, “Season opener: May 27, 2000” on the back. That the team wanted to disregard its 2-9-1 start was not surprising. That it chose the arrival of Raul Diaz […]

Ivan Gazidis’ Opening Comments “I’ve seen the ESPN spots, they are really terrific. The Soccer Saturday development (as parodied in the ESPN commercials) has happened, after a long period of time during which the “suits” here couldn’t get it done. So we had to send in the troops to get Soccer Saturdays and Cobi Jones […]

June 14 — Seattle Sounders (A-League) at 1-Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) June 14 — Tennessee Rhythm (A-League) at 2-Dallas Burn (MLS) June 14 — Texas Rattlers (D3) at 3-Chicago Fire (MLS) June 14 — 4-Colorado Rapids (MLS) at Richmond Kickers (A-League) June 14 — 5-San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) at Stanislaus United (D3) June 14 — […]

Cindy Parlow scored her second straight hat trick and Mia Hamm assisted on two goals as the U.S. women’s national team routed New Zealand, 5-0, in the Pacific Cup in Sydney, Australia, on June 4. Hamm’s assists, on Parlow’s first and last goals, gave her 101 for her career. However, assists are unofficial statistics at […]

June 3, 2000 in Washington, D.C. Attendance: 16,570 USA 4 South Africa 0 Goals: USA – Cobi Jones (Chris Armas) 36. USA – Cobi Jones (Claudio Reyna) 43. USA – Claudio Reyna (Cobi Jones) 65. USA – Earnie Stewart (Cobi Jones) 68. Lineups: USA — Kasey Keller; Tony Sanneh, Carlos Llamosa, Jeff Agoos, David Regis; […]

Here are the postgame quotes from the United StatesÆ 4-0 win over South Africa in their U.S. Cup opener June 3. Coach Bruce Arena On the opponent, South Africa: “We beat a good team. South Africa is a very good team with two dangerous attackers, and their flank players are good. Their defenders were a […]

The June 3 draw for the menÆs 2000 Olympic soccer tourament placed the USA into Group C with the Czech Republic, Cameroon and Kuwait. The U.S. U-23s, who are allowed to add three overage players, will compete on the first day of soccer competition on Sept. 13, opening against the Czech Republic in Canberra. The […]

The June 3 draw for the womenÆs 2000 Olympic soccer tourament placed defending Gold Medal winners USA in a first-round group with China, Norway and Nigeria. The top two finishers from the two groups in the eight-team tournament advance to the semifinals. The U.S. women open against Norway on Sept. 14 in Melbourne. They face […]

For a soccer fan, it’s easy to spend $20 before 7 a.m. on a Saturday. I know. Last weekend, before my wife – who doesn’t know, yet – got out of bed, I clicked on my digital cable remote to order England-Brazil. I cough up extra money for digital for events like the Scottish Cup, […]

The Mexican Federation put 16 players from Mexican club UNAM Pumas on its 22-player roster for the Nike U.S. Cup. Pumas coach and former World Cup star Hugo Sanchez will coach the squad under the supervision of Mexico head coach Manuel Lapuente. The Mexican Federation balked at sending its full squad apparently because the national […]

April Heinrich’s team didn’t have to wait for a second-half explosion this time, as the U.S. women demolished Canada, 9-1, in their second game of the Pacific Cup in Australia. The last time the two countries met, the United States beat Canada, 4-0, with all four goals coming in the second half at the U.S. […]

The league’s Disciplinary Committee announced today the disciplinary measures levied against midfielders Martin Machon and Henry Gutierrez of the Miami Fusion for actions associated with the 4-2 loss to the Columbus Crew at Lockhart Stadium on May 27. The league has suspended Machon for two games and fined him $1,500 for prolonged excessive dissent and […]

You certainly have to give the U.S. Soccer Federation credit for this one. By creating the U.S. Cup in 1992, the Federation gave its team its most significant preparation games for the 1994 World Cup. It offered foreign skeptics ù those who still groaned about a World Cup in a ônon-soccerö country ù a glimpse […]

The end of the European season means it’s time for the big youth cups, and three American national teams are entered in tournaments. Boys U-20s Led by head coach Wolfgang Suhnholz, the U.S. U-20s are currently in Europe in preparations for a two-week tour in which the USA will play in two tournaments: the Enschede […]

The second-round draw for the 2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup live at www.us-soccer.com on June 5 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Prior to the draw, the U.S. Open Cup committee will break the teams up into two geographic regions, as much as possible, placing 16 western teams in one half of the brackets and 16 […]

U.S. Cup serves as the national team’s prelude to World Cup qualification, which begins in July. Coach Bruce Arena will use the three-game tournament as basis for his final player evaluations. He explains his approach and reviews the opponents. SOCCER AMERICA: What is your objective for U.S. Cup? BRUCE ARENA: I’d say it’s twofold. One […]

China turned the tables on the United States and won a game from the spot in the Pacific Cup in Canberra, Australia. USA ’99 MVP Sun Wen converted an 86th-minute penalty kick to give China a 1-0 victory over the world champions in the first game of the tournament for each team. Unlike the World […]

The following are quotes from MLS executive vice president Ivan Gazidis, MetroStars coach Octavio Zambrano and Los Angeles Galaxy defender Robin Fraser from a May 30 press conference. Ivan Gazidis Opening Comments “There are a few things happening that are worthy of being announced. We’ve had a couple of important player signings. We’ve re-signed some […]

On the eve of U.S. Cup 2000, Coach Bruce Arena, Claudio Reyna and Cobi Jones addressed the tournament that serves as the USA’s final test before qualifying play for the 2002 World Cup. The USA faces South Africa (June 3), Ireland (June 6) and Mexico (June 11). BRUCE ARENA On what to expect from South […]

Arena seeks answers in final test before qualifying The new face of the U.S. men’s national team is here. The question: Who is it? The 22 players selected for U.S. Cup (and two notable injured absentees) are the men who will forge the new identity. They might embark on a fresh new chapter by qualifying […]