Soccer America Archives

Here’s a look at MLS games on television this week: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television Sept. 10 Kansas City at Colorado 9:00 p.m. No TV Sept. 10 D.C. United at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. NewsChannel 8 Sept. 11 New England at Miami 7:30 p.m Fox Sports New England Sept. 11 San Jose at Dallas 8:30 […]

Juan Romero Silver Spring, Md. I would like to know if there will be a Copa Merconorte this year. I remember last year it was canceled due to the busy Mexican season. If so, would MLS teams be included in the tournament. Amparo Simón: The Copa Merconorte ’99 started at the end of July without […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION I Far West Region 1 UCLA 2-0-0 DN Denver 6-0, DN Syracuse 2-1 2 Stanford 1-0-1 DH St. MaryÆs 3-0, TA San Jose State 0-0 3 Santa Clara 1-0-0 DH College Notre Dame 6-0 3 CS Fullerton 2-0-0 DH Syracuse 1-0, DH Denver 2-1 3 Washington 1-0-1 TA Gonzaga 2-2, DN Evansville […]

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION I Central Region 1 Nebraska 4-0-0 DH Texas Tech 1-0, DH Baylor 3-0, DH Oral Roberts 6-1, DA Kentucky 5-1 2 Texas A&M 3-0-0 DH Oklahoma State 4-0, DH OU 5-0, DA SMU 2-1 3 Alabama 3-0-0 DH Vanderbilt 2-1, DH OU 1-0, DH Oklahoma State 3-0 4 Baylor 3-1-0 DA Iowa […]

The æG-14,’ Europe’s big clubs, sided with UEFA on the Super League, but they hold the power Welcome to the future of European soccer. If it doesn’t appear exactly as Silvio Berlusconi might have envisioned it a decade or so ago, rejoice. There’s still room in the Champions League for the Moldes and Maribor Teatanics […]

G Elizabeth Pease (Oregon State) (1) 5 saves to shut out Virginia, 2-0 D Alissa Peterson (Wisconsin) (1) Helps shut out Portland star Heikari in 0-0 tie D Kasey Truman (Duke) (1) Midfielder starts in back vs. UConn and scores M Jenny Streiffer (Notre Dame) (1) Scores gamewinner against Duke M Katie Tracy (Virginia) (1) […]

WOMENÆS NCAA DIVISION II Central Region 1 Northern Kentucky 4-0-0 DH Union 4-1, DH Mercyhurst 3-0, DN Truman State 1-0, DN MN State 2-0 2 St. JosephÆs 3-1-0 DH Rockhurst 2-1, DH MO-Rolla 5-1, DA St. Cloud State 4-0, LA Winona State 1-2 3 North Dakota State 3-0-0 DH WI-River Falls 4-1, DH Jamestown 7-0, […]

IN BRIEF Date: Wednesday, September 8 Time: 7:30 p.m. ET Venue: National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica TV: None. Radio: Check Jamaica Radio for online broadcast at www.radiojamaica.com U.S. Outlook Unbeaten against Boyz: The United States has never lost to Jamaica in eight matches (five wins and three ties). The teams tied twice in qualifying for France […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION II Central/Great Lakes Region 1 Truman State 3-0-1 DA Gannon 3-0, TA Mercyhurst 0-0, DN SIU-Edwardsville 3-1, DA Quincy 3-0 2 Rockhurst 2-0-0 DA Indianapolis 2-0, DN St. Joseph 2-1 3 Missouri-St. Louis 2-1-0 DH McKendree 2-1, DA St. Leo 4-2, LA Tampa 1-2 4 IUPU-Fort Wayne 2-1-0 DN New Hampshire Coll. […]

MENÆS NCAA DIVISION III Great Lakes Region 1 Ohio Wesleyan 2-0-0 DH Concordia 5-0, DH Hope 3-0 2 Otterbein 3-0-0 D Thomas More 6-0, DN Ohio Dominican 1-0, DA Wittenberg 1-0 3 De Pauw 1-0-0 D Calvin 1-0 3 Earlham 2-0-0 DA Marian 5-2, DH Goshen 3-0 5 Kenyon 3-0-0 D Marietta 3-1, DN Hope […]

WOMEN’S NCAA DIVISION I SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 North Carolina 3-0-0 247 2 Santa Clara 2-0-0 241 3 Florida 3-0-0 224 4 Notre Dame 1-1-0 209 5 Penn State 2-0-0 205 6 Nebraska 4-0-0 193 7 Clemson 4-0-0 178 8 Hartford 2-0-0 166 9 California 3-1-0 164 10 Texas A&M 3-0-0 147 11 BYU 2-0-0 […]

EASTERN CONFERENCE Columbus — OUT: D/M John DeBrito (broken right wrist); Injured Reserve: GK Juergen Sommer (right knee ACL tear). D.C. United — QUESTIONABLE: G Tom Presthus (ankle sprain). PROBABLE: D/M Diego Sonora (groin strain), D Jeff Agoos (calf strain), D Carlos Llamosa (quadricep strain), M Jason Moore (hamstring strain), F A.J. Wood (calf contusion). […]

FINAL STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P *Rochester 28 22 6 47 20 92 *Staten Island 28 19 9 52 31 82 *Long Island 28 18 10 57 44 74 *Pittsburgh 28 16 12 63 43 72 *Lehigh Vly. 28 15 13 42 44 63 Boston 28 12 16 49 36 […]

Jake B. Mazur Charlotte, N.C. What is the reasoning behind the wiping out yellow cards at the end of the first round of World Cup play? Mike Woitalla: Good question, Jake. Beginning with the 1994 World Cup, a player who received one yellow card in the first round could go into the second round with […]

LOS ANGELES 3 SAN JOSE 1 Sept. 1 Att.: 8,662. Goals Los Angeles: Myers (Pena, Jones) 2, Myers (Hermosillo) 58, Vanney pen. 71. San Jose: Sequeira (Cerritos, Doyle) 59. SA Report Card Los Angeles: Hartman 6, Vanney 6, Fraser 6, Caligiuri 5 (Franchino, 75th, NR), Ibsen 5 (Jolley, 31st, 5), Pena 6, Elliott 5, Cienfuegos […]

American scores five as Scottish powerhouse rolls over domestic and European opposition He’s yet to be besieged at home by fans, adoring or otherwise, but just as a precaution, Claudio Reyna would prefer not to reveal the name of the Glasgow street on which he lives. “I’d rather keep that private,” said Reyna, who moved […]

Western Mass. will host the D3 Pro League final Sept. 11 in Ludlow, Mass., after beating the Chico Rooks, 4-1, in the semifinals. South Jersey, returning from a three-week layoff, beat Charlotte, 3-2, in a shootout in the other semifinal.

Steven D. Lenhart Portland, Ore. What is the best deal for a soccer fan, Dish Network or DirecTV? I have looked on soccerTV.com but I need to know if soccer fans are happy with what they have. Ridge Mahoney: Steve, you should post your question on soccer chat room sites to elicit responses. (Click on […]

Here is the Soccer America Men’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Sept. 5, 1999. Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. UCLA 2-0-0 3 2. Saint Louis 3-0-0 12 3. Indiana 1-1-0 1 4. Maryland 1-1-0 2 5. Davidson 2-0-0 NR 6. Penn State 2-0-0 NR 7. SMU 1-0-0 7 8. Brown 0-0-0 8 […]

Here is the Soccer America Women’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Sept. 5, 1999. Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Santa Clara 2-0-0 1 2. North Carolina 3-0-0 2 3. Notre Dame 1-1-0 3 4. Nebraska 4-0-0 6 5. Florida 3-0-0 7 6. Penn State 2-0-0 8 7. Hartford 2-0-0 9 8. Clemson […]

Group 1 Sept. 4 in Minsk Belarus 1 Wales 2. Goals: Baranov 30; Saunders 42, Giggs 86. Half: 1-1. Att.: 25,000. Sept. 4 in Copenhagen Denmark 2 Switzerland 1. Goals: Nielsen 54, Tomasson 81; Tuerkyilmaz 79. Half: 0-0. Att.: 41,667. Country GP W T L GF GA P Italy 6 4 2 0 11 2 […]

In its first match since winning the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup title, the U.S. Women’s national team returned to the field with a dominating 5-0 victory over Ireland here at Foxboro Stadium in front of an adoring crowd 30,564 fans. Forward Tiffeny Milbrett led the way for the USA, scoring two goals and adding […]

Canada scored its most impressive victory under new coach Holger Osieck when it beat Jamaica, 1-0, Sept. 2 before a capacity crowd of 8,568 at TorontoÆs Varsity Stadium. It is expected to be the last game at the soccer stadium before it is torn down. Hundreds of Jamaican fans were turned away since only one […]

The objections of D.C. United head coach Thomas Rongen notwithstanding, playing a friendly against Jamaica Sept. 8 in Kingston is a shot in the arm for MLS as well as American soccer. Bruce Arena has called up another eight uncapped players, as well as those who’ve had nibbles with the national team like Jason Kreis […]

Mufclee Franklin, Mich. To settle an argument can you please provide the following information: Michelle Akers’ number of caps and total goals for U.S. national team. Mia Hamm’s number of caps and total goals for national team. Dean Caparaz: Mia Hamm, the world’s all-time leading scorer, has 111 goals from 179 caps for the U.S. […]