Soccer America Archives

Mike Fichtner Indianapolis, In. The USL has banned the shootout. Apparently the fans feel that ties are a result after all. But wait. … two 10-minute overtime periods? Have any of you folks seen a rationale offered as to why a tie is a result after 110 minutes, but not a result after 90 minutes? […]

*Viv Ayiti! Twenty-five years after its greatest moment, when it played in the ’74 World Cup in West Germany, Haiti has resurfaced, qualifying for the Gold Cup for the first time. The Haitians open up against the United States on Feb. 12 in Miami, where they will have strong support from the huge Haitian population […]

John Mena Chesterfield, Mo. Now that Coach Tony DiCicco has left his position as U.S. women’s head coach to spend more time with his family, what do you think the chances of Debbie Keller and others getting on squad for the Olympics? Dean Caparaz: That’s a difficult question to answer, John, without knowing who the […]

Veterans get their first title in four tries The Minnesota Thunder finished a quest that started 10 years ago when it won the Æ99 A-League championship. Coach Buzz Lagos profiles the six Thunder players who won their first national championship in four tries at the USL level: John Swallen (goalkeeper). Swallen, 34, was named the […]

David Marlow St. Albans, Vt. What is the foreign-player policy for the MLS? Is there a limit on the number of foreign athletes who are able to play on a team. What is your opinion on the number of foreign athletes who come over here to play? Do you think it takes away from the […]

POSITION/PLAYER G Cheryl Gunther (Harvard) (1) Blanked UConn, 12 saves to beat Dartmouth D Keisha Bell (Florida) (1) Cross set up winner in shutout of Clemson D Tina Murphy (North Carolina) (1) Rebounded shot set up winner vs. Wake M Brittany Kirk (California) (2) Scored Cal’s first goal in upset of Stanford M Melissa Parker […]

GROUP A Nov. 2 in Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen 0 (Germany) Maribor Teatanic (Slovenia) 0. Att.: 22,500. Nov. 2 in Kiev Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 0 Lazio (Italy) 1. Goal: own goal 18. CLUB GP W T L GF GA P Q-Lazio 6 4 2 0 3 3 14 Q-Dynamo Kiev 6 2 1 3 8 8 […]

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION I SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 Santa Clara 18-0-0 300 2 Florida 18-1-0 284 3 North Carolina 16-2-0 271 4 Nebraska 17-1-1 269 5 Penn State 16-2-1 255 6 Notre Dame 15-3-0 241 7 Stanford 13-4-0 210 8 Clemson 12-5-1 204 9 Harvard 13-1-1 198 10 Texas A&M 15-4-0 185 11 USC 14-4-0 […]

DALLAS 3 CHICAGO 2 Oct. 27 Att.: 9,795. Goals: Dallas: Deering (Daniv, Pareja) 55, Rodriguez (pen.) 84, Graziani (Washington, Trellez) 86 Chicago: Razov (Kubik, Podbrozny) 3, Marsch (Kubik) 5. SA Report Card Dallas: Dodd 6, Rodriguez 6, Dade 6, Daniv 6, Deering 7, Eck 6, Suarez 5 (Haynes, 38th, 6), Pareja 6, (Trellez, 83rd, 5), […]

SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 Duke 12-0-3 476 2 UCLA 15-1-0 456 3 Wake Forest 11-0-5 405 4 Penn State 15-2-0 390 5 Indiana 14-3-0 361 6 Saint Louis 14-2-1 350 7 Maryland 13-4-0 313 8 Furman 15-1-1 305 9 Santa Clara 12-2-1 301 10 SW Missouri 14-0-3 275 11 Connecticut 12-4-0 256 12 Akron 11-3-2 […]

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION II Central Region 1 Northern Kentucky 17-2-0 DH Saginaw Valley 3-0 2 St. JosephÆs 15-4-1 DH Valparaiso 1-0, DH No. Dakota St. 2-1 3 Winona State 16-3-0 DN MN-Crookston 5-0, DN Wayne St. 6-0, DN MN-Duluth 3-1 4 North Dakota State 14-2-1 LA St. Joseph 1-2, DA Lewis 4-0 5 Truman State […]

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION I Central Region 1 Nebraska 17-1-1 DH Iowa St. 7-0 2 Texas A&M 15-4-0 DH Houston 7-0 3 SMU 13-5-1 DA LSU 3-0, TA Vanderbilt 0-0 4 Baylor 13-5-1 DH Texas Tech 5-2 5 Missouri 13-6-1 LA Purdue 1-5, DH Tulsa 4-1 6 St. Louis 14-2-3 DA Houston 2-1 7 Colorado 11-7-1 […]

Tony DiCicco, who led the United States women’s national team to the gold medal at the ’96 Olympics and first place at the ’99 Women’s World Cup, has resigned as head coach, effective at the end of the year. DiCicco took over the U.S. team from Anson Dorrance at the beginning of 1995 and guided […]

He’s a symbol of sport’s fluctuating fortunes, a first-year star who then languished on the bench before tearing apart MLS defenses once again this season. The 18 goals and 15 assists of Jason Kreis rank him on top of the league’s scoring charts, and in the hearts and minds of many fans, as the obvious […]

POSITION/PLAYER G Nick Rimando (UCLA) (1) Defensive MVP of the Pacific Soccer Classic D Cory Gibbs (Brown) (1) Headed winner against Yale D Chris Gbandi (Connecticut) (3) Assisted on 3 of 5 goals in wins over B.C. and Syracuse M Jason Cropley (Maryland) (1) Both goals in win over Clemson M Nick Marcum (St. Mary’s) […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION III Great Lakes Region 1 Otterbein 17-1-0 DH Heidelberg 4-1, DA Capital 3-1 2 Ohio Wesleyan 15-2-1 DA Walsh 2-0, DA Kenyon 3-0 3 Wilmington 15-4-0 DA Franklin 9-1, DH Hanover 5-0 4 DePauw 13-3-2 DH Centre 4-1, TH South 1-1 5 Earlham 15-2-1 LA Hiram 0-1, TA Allegheny 0-0 6 Heidelberg […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION II Central Region 1 IUP-Fort Wayne 15-2-2 DA S. Indiana 2-0, DA Ashland 1-0 2 Truman 13-3-1 DH No. Kentucky 7-0, DH UMSL 4-1 2 Lewis 12-3-2 No activity 4 SIU-Edwardsville 11-6-1 DA MO-Rolla 3-0 5 Rockhurst 12-4-2 DN UMKC 1-0, DA So. Indiana 6-0 Far West Region 1 Seattle Pacific 14-2-2 […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION I Far West Region 1 UCLA 15-1-0 DH Air Force 1-0, DH Virginia 2-0 2 Santa Clara 12-2-1 DH Portland 4-0 3 CS Fullerton 14-4-0 LN Virginia 1-2, DN Air Force 3-1 4 Washington 11-4-2 DA CP SLO 2-1, DH Sac. State 4-0 5 San Diego 12-3-0 DH UC San Diego 8-2 […]

The following are quotes from the Nov. 2 U.S. Soccer media teleconference, which featured Coach John Ellinger, forward Landon Donovan, and midfielders DaMarcus Beasley and Kyle Beckerman. The USA is competing in the U-17 World Cup in New Zealand Nov. 10-17. The team’s 15-month unbeaten streak in international play has earned the Americans status as […]

Derek J. McCracken Pittsburgh, Pa. How does MLS’s average, regular-season attendance compare with the average attendance of South American and European leagues? Mike Woitalla: MLS regular-season attendance this year was 14,282, down a tad from the 1998 figure of 14,312. Here are some figures from around the world. Keep in mind, that most leagues have […]

Major League Soccer has re-signed Carlos Valderrama to play for the Tampa Bay Mutiny in 2000. “Carlos is one of the most recognizable symbols in MLS. More than that, he is an elegant and incisive player, and continues to be a friend of soccer in the United States,” MLS executive vice president Ivan Gazidis said. […]

Los Angeles defensive midfielder Danny Pena has a knack for offense once the postseason begins ù his goal at Colorado was his fourth in eight playoff games. SOCCER AMERICA: You’ve scored only four goals in 79 regular-season games. What happens when the playoffs start? DANNY PENA: I’m 31 now, have minimal years left, and my […]

The following are quotes from the Nov. 2 MLS media teleconference, which featured MLS executive vice president of player relations and operations Ivan Gazidis, Dallas coach David Dir, Dallas forward Ariel Graziani, Los Angeles coach Sigi Schmid and Los Angeles goalkeeper Kevin Hartman. Gazidis Opening Comments “I’m delighted to announce that Major League Soccer has […]

Here is the Soccer America men’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Oct. 31, 1999: Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. UCLA 15-1-0 2 2. Duke 12-0-3 3 3. Indiana 14-3-0 1 4. Furman 15-1-1 6 5. Wake Forest 11-0-5 5 6. Penn State 15-2-0 7 7. Maryland 13-4-0 8 8. SW Missouri 14-0-3 […]

Here is the Soccer America women’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Oct. 31, 1999: Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Santa Clara 18-0-0 1 2. North Carolina 16-2-0 2 3. Florida 18-1-0 3 4. Nebraska 17-1-1 4 5. Penn State 16-2-1 5 6. Notre Dame 15-3-0 6 7. USC 14-4-0 8 8. Harvard […]