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The USA won its Gold Cup first-round group with a 1-0 win over Peru. Cobi Jones gave the Americans the lead in the 59th minute, heading in an Eddie Lewis cross The USA meets Colombia Saturday Feb. 19 in Miami (3:00 pm ET on Univision). Colombia lost, 2-0, to Honduras earlier in the day (Feb. […]

The U.S. Soccer Federation, in conjunction with Major League Soccer and United Soccer Leagues, has unveiled plans to pioneer experiments with a two- referee system that is currently being tested around the world by FIFA. The system will maintain the two referee’s assistants (linesmen) in addition to two refs on the field. The two-referee system […]

The following editorial, by Executive Editor Mike Woitalla, appeared in the May 31, 1999 issue of Soccer America: The referee and two linesmen must keep track of 22 players. A ridiculous ratio. No other major sport places such a large burden on so few. Plus, the linesmen are outside the field of play and must […]

A women’s professional soccer league will start in the spring of 2001, pending approval from the U.S. Soccer Federation. Major U.S. media companies and individual investors have joined forces with the 20 players from the U.S. women’s World Cup ’99 team to form the Women’s United Soccer Association or WUSA. Both the investors and players […]

The MetroStars didn’t have to wait long for their trade of Henry Zambrano to garner them an actual player. MLS allocated Colombian forward Alex Comas to the MetroStars, who acquired the allocation in the earlier trade with Colorado. They expect to receive another allocation later this week in place of Yugoslavian midfielder Sasa Curcic. “Alex […]

The Colorado Rapids acquired Colombia forward Henry Zambrano from the MetroStars in exchange for an allocation. Zambrano, 25, joined the MetroStars late in 2000 after a career that included play in his native Colombia and in Ecuador. “We are thrilled to have a player of Henry’s caliber joining us,” Colorado coach Glenn Myernick said. “He […]

Results February 18 2nd place vs. 1st place: D.C. United 2, MetroStars 2 (D.C. wins 5-4 on penalties.) 4th place vs. 3rd place: Chicago 2, Tampa Bay 1 February 17 6th place vs. 5th place: Kansas City 3, Dallas 2 8th place vs. 7th place: Los Angeles 1, New England 2 February 16 12th place […]

The United States opened Gold Cup 2000 play with a 3-0 win over Haiti at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Fla., Feb. 12. Goals by Jovan Kirovski (19th minute), Eric Wynalda (55th, penalty kick) and Cobi Jones (89th) provided the win that puts the USA in first place of Group B. The Group A schedule: […]

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The United States kicks of its participation in the 5th Gold Cup on Feb. 12 against Haiti (7 pm ET/Galavision). Here are the scores from all previous U.S. Gold Cup appearances: 1991 First Round USA 2 Trinidad & Tobago 1 USA 3 Guatemala 0 USA 3 Costa Rica 2 Semifinals USA 2 Mexico 0 Final […]

Never in the history of American soccer has such a collection of talent been assembled in one place at one time. On the same weekend, the U.S. senior men’s and women’s teams gathered in Florida, along with aspiring players from their youth teams and college all-stars at the Umbro Select Classic. The focal point was […]

USA No. Player Pos. Club Birthdate 1 FRIEDEL Brad G Liverpool (ENG) 18-May-71 18 MEOLA Tony G Kansas City Wizards 21-Feb-69 12 AGOOS Jeff D D.C. United 02-May-68 23 POPE Eddie D D.C. United 24-Dec-73 16 LLAMOSA Carlos D D.C. United 30-Jun-69 5 BROWN C.J. D Chicago Fire 15-Jun-75 4 FRASER Robin D Los Angeles […]

The U.S. women’s national team will play its next domestic match on April 8, 2000, at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., taking on Iceland in a game that will be broadcast live on ESPN2 (9 p.m. ET). The U.S. goes to Portugal in March to play in the Algarve Cup. U.S. coach April Heinrichs is […]

EuropeÆs clubs make Bruce ArenaÆs job harder Those U.S. national team players plying their trade beyond the confines of MLS often get tangled up in a Catch-22. The poorer their performance, the less important they are to the club, and thus, the more likely they are to be released for U.S. duty. But by not […]

Brian McBride and Ante Razov scored to give the U.S. national team a 2-0 victory against D.C. United in a controlled scrimmage at Florida Atlantic University on Feb. 9 in Boca Raton, Fla. The match was just 70 minutes long, with two halves of 35 minutes each. United was in its third day of preseason […]

Brian McBride and Ante Razov scored to give the U.S. national team a 2-0 victory against D.C. United in a controlled scrimmage at Florida Atlantic University on Feb. 9 in Boca Raton, Fla. The match was just 70 minutes long, with two halves of 35 minutes each. United was in its third day of preseason […]

Mexico. Los Angeles’ Memorial Coliseum. Ninety thousand screaming fans, all but a paltry few cheering the red, white and green. The U.S. anthem booed, the U.S. players targets. “That,” says Chris Armas, “would be perfect. … What would be better than that?” It has become a rite that each cycle of the U.S. national team […]

U.S. defensive midfielder’s approach to the game wins fans among his fellow players and coaches Chris Armas never expected this. He hoped for it, dreamed about it, but how does one expect what the gritty midfielder from Long Island has experienced the last few years? How does one map the path that has taken him […]

D.C. United: Due to the absence of five players with the U.S. National Team in preparations for the Gold Cup, some of United’s new draftees are in Florida to fill out training sessions … 18-year-old F Sergio Salas, United’s fourth pick in Sunday’s draft, and Michael Burke, United’s fifth selection, both are with the club […]

For the second match in a row, the U.S. women’s national team fell victim to world-class game-winning goal and lost to Norway, this time by 2-1 score in a closed door international match played in blustery winds at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. The USA fell to Norway on Feb. 6, 3-2, when […]

Eric Dawes Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland I am a qualified Scottish FA coach looking for summer employment. I would be very grateful if you could possibly give me some relevant information on how to go about this. Mike Woitalla: Eric, we get lots of requests at Soccer America from coaches looking for work in the United […]

U.S. women’s national team coach April Heinrichs put together a new 18-player roster for the Feb. 9 closed-door friendly with Norway at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. Heinrichs, who made nine changes from the roster that dressed for the 3-2 loss to Norway on Feb. 6, chose the new 18 from her 35-player […]

The San Jose Earthquakes signed Abdul Thompson Conteh, a forward from Sierra Leone who has played in Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala. Thompson Conteh, 29, was allocated to San Jose by MLS as a discovery player. A green-card holder, he will not count as a foreign player. Thompson Conteh came to the United States as […]

The U.S. co-captain says the national team’s new long-term contract is a very fair deal for the veterans and it will also benefit the next generation of players who may not have any leverage. SOCCER AMERICA: Do you feel vindicated? JULIE FOUDY: I don’t know if vindicated is the word. One of our big things […]

Dante Washington, with the Dallas Burn since 1996, moved to the Columbus Crew. Dallas acquired the No. 3 overall pick from Columbus in exchange for the forward. Colorado then acquired the No. 3 overall pick from Dallas in exchange for the No. 5 overall pick and Colorado’s first-round pick in 2001.