Soccer America Archives

Necaxa of Mexico advanced to the inaugural FIFA Club World Championship in Brazil with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Alajuela of Costa Rica in the blistering 100-plus degree temperatures yesterday at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. Necaxa, after after claiming CONCACAF Champions Cup Title, earns one of eight spots in the prestigious tournament as […]

Here is the Soccer America Men’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Oct. 3: Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Indiana 7-2-0 2 2. UCLA 7-1-0 3 3. Santa Clara 10-0-0 4 4. Penn State 8-1-0 1 5. Saint Louis 8-1-1 6 6. Duke 6-0-2 7 7. VCU 7-1-1 NR 8. SW Missouri 9-0-1 […]

Here are the responses from the September poll in which 1,265 fans evaluated U.S. network coverage of soccer. 1) How would you rate the following network sports shows on their American soccer news coverage, taking into account their commitment to soccer, the consistency and amount of their highlights, the depth of their coverage and the […]

Steve Gaurin Cambridge, Md. I don’t imagine you’ll want to post this question, for fear of inciting an e-battle of the sexes on your Q&A section of the site, but I have to ask because I am truly curious and haven’t been able to find the answer anywhere. During the 1999 Women’s World Cup and […]

Here is the Soccer America Women’s Top 20, taking into account games played through October 3: Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Santa Clara 11-0-0 1 2. Florida 11-0-0 2 3. North Carolina 9-2-0 3 4. Nebraska 10-1-1 4 5. Penn State 8-2-1 5 6. Notre Dame 8-2-0 7 7. BYU 11-1-0 9 8. Wake Forest […]

Final Oct. 3 in Las Vegas Alajuela (Costa Rica) 1 Necaxa (Mexico) 2. Goals: Josef Miso pen. 35; Alex Aguinaga 47, Sergio Vazquez 66. Half: 1-0. Att.: n/a. Alajuelense– Alvaro Messen, Javier Delgado, Luis Diego Arnßez, Wilmer Lopez, Wilson Munoz (Pablo Izaguirre, 69th), Josef Miso, Enrique Smith, Harold Wallace, Sandro Alfaro (Carlos Castro, 52nd, Heriberto […]

Third Place Oct. 3 in Las Vegas Chicago Fire 2 D.C. United 2. Goals: Ante Razov 71, Jesse Marsch (Paul Dougherty) 80; A.J. Wood (Chris Albright) 2, Antonio Otero 50. Chicago Fire– Greg Sutton, Tom Soehn, C.J. Brown, Andrew Lewis, Chris Armas (Jesse Marsch, 46th), 13-John Ball, Sam George, Paul Dougherty, Jerzy Podbrozny (Ante Razov, […]

Both the Chicago Fire, the defending MLS champion, and D.C. United, the defending CONCACAF Champions Cup champion, fell in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament in Las Vegas, Nev. Costa RicaÆs Alajuela defeated the Fire, 5-4, in penalty kicks after the game tied 1-1 at the end of regulation. Necaxa of Mexico rallied […]

Both the Chicago Fire, the defending MLS champion, and D.C. United, the defending CONCACAF Champions Cup champion, fell in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament in Las Vegas, Nev. Costa RicaÆs Alajuela defeated the Fire, 5-4, in penalty kicks after the game tied 1-1 at the end of regulation. Necaxa of Mexico rallied […]

‘I love the prospects of another challenge’ Family matters will determine whether Coach Tony DiCicco remains at the helm of the United States women’s world championship team through the Olympics. SOCCER AMERICA: What have you been doing since we saw you in Pasadena? TONY DICICCO: I’ve been playing a lot of golf, coaching my sons’ […]

One has to feel sorry for the San Jose Clash. It owns an 18-12 record, has won three straight games in regulation since changing coaches, but is once again ù a record third year in a row ù out of the playoffs. So little is thought of the Clash that management is apparently thinking of […]

First Round, Second Leg Sept. 28 in Montpellier Montpellier (France) 2 Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) 2. Goals: Ouedec 36, Loko 52; Jelic 48, Boskovic pen. 55. Half: 1-0. Att.: 9,246. (First leg 0-1. Montpellier win 3-2 on aggregate.) Sept. 28 in Linz LASK Linz (Austria) 2 Steaua Bucharest (Romania) 3. Goals: Stumpf 5, Sane 90; […]

Report Jaime Moreno scored on a cross from close range in the 68th minute to give defending champion D.C. United a 1-0 win over Olimpia Honduras in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup in Las Vegas, Nev. Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the first half, despite several […]

MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced today the dates, times and partial television schedule for the 1999 MLS Conference Semifinals. The MLS Conference Semifinals consist of a best-of-three series, with the top-seeded team owning home-field advantage and hosting games one and three (if necessary). With seven-points separating the West’s first-place Los Angeles Galaxy (19-11, 51 points) […]

Kenya Brown College Park, Md. Who do you think will be the next group of American players in MLS to try their luck with a European club at the end of the season? I see Eddie Lewis (San Jose Clash) leading the pack and I sort of have a feeling that C.J. Brown (Chicago Fire) […]

The New England Revolution announced Sept. 30 that it has relieved player/coach Walter Zenga of his head coaching and playing duties. Zenga, a former Italian international, is being replaced by Steve Nicol, a former Scottish international. Nicol, who takes over on an interim basis, has been coaching the Revolution’s A-League affiliate Boston Bulldogs. The 39-year-old […]

U.S. men’s national team head coach and technical director Bruce Arena name four coaches to head the four U.S. boys national youth teams. While John Ellinger continues in his role as the U.S. under-17 men’s national team coach, Arena added German Wolfgang Suhnholz (U-20s), Virginia head coach George Gelnovatch (U-18s) and Akron head coach Ken […]

G Lyndon Barnes (Howard) (1) Made 7 saves in shutout of Jacksonville D Roberto Vargas (Connecticut) (1) Contributed goal and assist against Yale (5-0) D Emmanuel Tetiot (VCU) (1) Scored only goal in win over William & Mary M Raul Ornelas (California) (1) Scored gamewinner against San Diego M Jarod Bertrand (SW Missouri) (1) Assisted […]

Can Osiander win with QuinnÆs core of players? The storybook saga of Brian Quinn in American soccer has, once again, turned sad. An extensive housecleaning of the San Jose Clash instituted by him this season eventually swept him out once playoff hopes were extinguished. For the third straight season with Quinn in charge, San Jose […]

G Katie Carson (Clemson) (1) 15 saves in 0-0 tie with Nebraska D Carryn Weigand (Virginia) (1) 55th-minute header beats Hartford D Fay deLeon (San Diego State) (1) Assists on 2 goals in upset of LMU M Kim Clark (USC) (1) Nets 14th-minute goal that downs Duke M Nikki Serlenga (Santa Clara) (1) Sets up […]

MEN’S NCAA DIVISION I SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 Penn State 8-0-0 477 2 Santa Clara 8-0-0 453 3 Duke 5-0-2 434 4 CS Fullerton 7-0-0 382 5 Saint Louis 6-1-1 354 6 Indiana 6-2-0 350 7 Connecticut 5-2-0 299 8 Maryland 6-2-0 295 9 UCLA 6-1-0 279 10 Wake Forest 5-0-3 255 11 SMU 6-1-0 […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION I Far West Region 1 Santa Clara 8-0-0 DH San Diego State 4-1, DH Sac. State 1-0 2 CS Fullerton 7-0-0 DH CS Dominguez Hills 3-2 3 UCLA 6-1-0 DH Oregon State 3-0 4 California 6-1-1 DA St. Mary’s 2-0, DN San Diego 2-1 5 Portland 5-1-1 DN Fresno State 3-1, DN […]

Quarterfinals Rochester vs. Pittsburgh Game 2 Pittsburgh 1 Rochester 0 (OT). Goal: Apple (DePalma) 65. Pittsburgh — Dedini, DePalma, Kot, Vasic, Ihekoronye, Bonseu, Jaworski (Tripoli, 72), Terlecky, Evans, Butler (Karn, 86), Apple (Castma, 68). Rochester — Andracki, Restrepo, Schweitzer, Walton, Tim Hardy (Zavala, 79), Daligcon (Kirmse, 73), Allnutt, Sedgewick, D.Miller (Young, 80), Biello, Tilley. Att.: […]

Group A Sept. 29 in Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) 1 Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 1. Goals: Kirsten 53; Husin 71. Half: 0-0. Att.: 22,500. Sept. 29 in Rome Lazio (Italy) 4 Maribor Teatanic (Slovenia) 0. Goals: Inzaghi 60, Conceicao 62, Salas 71, 75. Half: 0-0. Att.: 30,000. Club GP W T L GF GA P Lazio […]

Quarterfinal Summaries Sept. 28 in Las Vegas, Nev. Chicago Fire (USA) 2 Joe Public (Trin. & Tobago) 0. Goals: Razov 19, Kovalenko 82. Chicago — Thronton, Brown, Kubik, Okaroh, Gutierrez, Armas (George, 86), Marsch, Nowak, Kosecki (Kovalenko, 76), Razov (Dougherty, 80), Podbrozny. Joe Public — D.Thomas, John, Garcia (Fabio, 65), Mason, Mulraine, Dwarika, Gray (Dhanoolal, […]