Soccer America Archives

ACC Clemson favored to repeat ACC champion Clemson is the favorite for the upcoming 1999 ACC men’s soccer season. The Tigers collected 40 points in a vote of the league’s seven head coaches, barely edging out Maryland, which finished second with 38 points. The Terrapins, which advanced to the NCAA semifinals last season, finished with […]

Claudio Reyna was named the Scottish Premier League’s Player of the Month after scoring five goals and helping the Scottish champion to five straight wins in the Premier League and a place among the final 32 in Europe after eliminating UEFA champion Parma in the preliminary round of the Champions League. “It’s probably been the […]

SEMIFINALS: Sept. 1 in Virginia Beach, Va. — Colorado Rapids (MLS) 3 Charleston Battery (A-League) 0; Rochester Rhinos (A-League) 3 Columbus Crew (MLS) 2. FINAL: Sept. 14 in Columbus, Ohio — Colorado Rapids (MLS) vs. Rochester Rhinos (A-League). TV: The final will be televised live Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN for the […]

Troy Modlin Denver, Colo. I was interested in Kasey Keller’s remarks in the recent Soccer America issue on our boys in Europe. I was curious as to how valuable a commodity Kasey is considered to be by the Europeans? As the USA’s top keeper, is he held in the same regard as keepers like England’s […]

æI see some similaritiesÆ Mutiny midfielder Steve Ralston has returned to the form of his all-star rookie season of 1996 and feels the current Tampa Bay team could be better than the squad that posted a 20-12 regular-season record three years ago. SOCCER AMERICA: This has been a rebound year for you as well as […]

D.C. United midfielder Ben Olsen has been added to the U.S. national team roster and will travel to Kingston, Jamaica, for the match against the host Reggae Boyz Sept. 8. The addition of Olsen increases the U.S. squad to 19 for the Caribbean trip. D.C. had at first refused to release Olsen. With two goals […]

Here’s a look at MLS games on television this week: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television Sept. 1 San Jose at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m. Fox Sports Bay Area Sept. 4 Tampa Bay at New England 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports New England Sept. 4 Los Angeles at Miami 7:30 p.m. *Fox Sports West 2 Sept. 4 […]

FEATURES Claudio Reyna’s Goals Spark Rangers’ Strong Start By Ridge Mahoney New-look Champions League is just super By Scott French Columbus: Lapper Says He Has Lots Of Mileage Left By Craig Merz Kansas City: Johnson Takes On A Heavy Burden By Bob Luder Farias Makes Case For Another Shot In MLS By Joseph D’Hippolito Colleges […]

Tico arrives in U.S. after stints in England and Guatemala Mauricio Solis’ mind is in two places these days. Off the field, the San Jose midfielder is attending to his wife Katia, who is about to have twins. On the field, he is still adapting to his new team, which is struggling to stay in […]

Tim Henrion Arnold, Mo. Is there some logical reason for the U.S. national teams to play “closed door” matches? The men’s team has played at least one in the last year or so and the women’s team has played several. I would think that the USSF would raise a little money or maybe attract a […]

Goalkeeper Scott Garlick (2) Tampa Bay Defenders Mauricio Wright (9) San Jose Ted Chronopoulos (1) New England Billy Walsh (1) MetroStars Midfielders Peter Nowak (4) Chicago Preki (3) Kansas City Ben Olsen (4) D.C. United Marco Etcheverry (7) D.C. United Chris Henderson (3) Kansas City Forwards Ariel Graziani (2) Dallas Manny Lagos (1) Tampa Bay […]

The CONCACAF Sky Champions Cup opens in Las Vegas on Tuesday Sept. 28 with MLS champion Chicago Fire facing Caribbean champion Joe Public of Trinidad & Tobago. The game will be the first in a doubleheader on the first day of the Champions Cup at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. It will be […]

EASTERN CONFERENCE Columbus Crew — OUT: D/M John DeBrito (broken right wrist); IR: GK Juergen Sommer (right knee ACL tear). D.C. United — PROBABLE: D Carlos Llamosa (left quadricep strain), D Diego Sonora (left groin strain), M Jason Moore (left hamstring strain), GK Tom Presthus (left knee MCL sprain); QUESTIONABLE: M Marco Etcheverry (left quadriceps […]

Group 8 Sept. 1 in Dublin Ireland 2 Yugoslavia 1. Goals: Keane 54, Kennedy 69; Stankovic 60 Half: 0-0. Att.: 31,400. Ireland — Kelly, Irwin (Carr, 66th.), Staunton, Breen, 5-Cunningham, Keane (Carsley, 69th.), Kilbane, Kinsella, Quinn (Cascarino, 80th.), Keane, Kennedy. Yugoslavia — Kocic, Komljenovic, Bolic, Govedarica, Djukic, Stankovic, Nadj (Kovacevic, 76th.), Mijatovic, Milosevic, Savicevic (Drulovic, […]

Ron King Arlington, Texas. Please explain the “fitness test” that is sometimes referred to on telecasts (particularly from European leagues). Is it only for recently injured players? Is there a standard test? How about specific tests for certain injuries? Scott French: “Fitness test” is just a phrase for “medical exam”; basically, it’s when the team […]

Rule interpretations skewed toward league directives The night was warm, the drinks were cold, and the hot topic was officiating in MLS. It was All-Star week, a few hours after the game, and those at this table were concerned with referees: Their consistency, their expertise, and their demeanor. Since among those gathered were two head […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P *Rochester 26 21 5 44 19 87 *Staten Island 26 19 7 52 26 82 *Long Island 26 17 9 56 40 70 *Pittsburgh 27 15 12 58 40 67 Lehigh Vly. 26 14 12 39 41 60 Boston 27 12 15 46 31 60 […]

The following are quotes from the Aug. 31 MLS media teleconference, which featured MLS Executive Vice President Ivan Gazidis, Dallas Burn Forward and MLS Leading Scorer Jason Kreis, Miami Fusion Forward Eric Wynalda. Ivan Gazidis’ Opening Comments “It’s nice to have two very positive pieces of news to talk about today … There are probably […]

Northern Conference Final Aug. 28 Western Mass. 1 New Hampshire 0 (OT). Goal: Jachym 98. Atlantic Conference Final Aug. 28 Charlotte 3 Wilmington 2. Goals: Leib 18, 37, Mott 51; Walker 79, Panos 86. Western Conference Final Aug. 28 Chico 2 Texas 2 (Chico wins shootout, 2-1). Goals: Munoz 54, Freeman 90; Gentile 41, Bazan […]

METROSTARS 1 NEW ENGLAND 2 (SO) Aug. 25 Att.: 9,143. Goals MetroStars: Duhaney (Zambrano, Curcic) 14. New England: Moore (Chronopoulos, Harkes) 46. (New England wins shootout, 3-1.) SA Report Card MetroStars: Howard 7, Kalonji 5, Semioli 4, Walsh 5, Corrales 4, Kelly 5 (Villegas, 85th, NR), Sorber 5, Duhaney 6 (Chung, 17th, 5), Curcic 6, […]

Goalkeeper Sarah Wilson (1) Navy 12 saves to shut out George Mason, 2-0 Defenders Emily Janss (1) Maryland Senior scores winner in 2-0 victory over GW Danielle Slaton (1) Santa Clara Left back gets 2 assists in win over Cal Midfielders Meghan Anderson (1) Nebraska Beats Baylor with 36-minute free kick Cameron Chorn (1) Texas […]

Here is the Soccer America women’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Aug. 29,1999. Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Santa Clara 1-0-0 1 2. North Carolina 0-0-0 2 3. Notre Dame 0-0-0 3 4. Portland 1-0-0 4 5. Connecticut 0-0-0 5 6. Nebraska 2-0-0 6 7. Florida 2-0-0 7 8. Penn State 1-0-0 […]

With a full-international match versus CONCACAF foe Jamaica set for Sept. 8, U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena today named the 18-player roster that will travel to Kingston for the match. The roster features several of the top young MLS players, and includes four members of the U.S. U-23 national team, which in April will […]

Bob Carmona Stratford, Conn. Where can I get a book, or listing, of college women’s soccer Division I All-Americans from say 1977 to 1985 as well as national tournament results for the same years? Mike Woitalla: Bob, don’t waste your time hunting for NCAA women’s soccer information before 1982, because that’s the first year that […]

The stars of the 1999 Women’s World Cup champion U.S. Women’s national team will return to Foxboro Stadium this weekend as U.S. coach Tony DiCicco puts his troops back on the field for the first time since winning the world championship. The USA will take on the Republic of Ireland on Saturday, Sept. 4 at […]