Soccer America Archives

U.S. gets career performances in the back and uses unexpected depth to finish in third The United States’ accomplishment in Mexico this summer had less to do with the results, as marvelous as they may be, than with how the Americans performed. It was meant to be a learning trip, Bruce Arena acknowledged beforehand, but […]

The Colorado Rapids have signed Littleton native and U.S. U-17 national team defender/midfielder Seth Trembly to a Major League Soccer Project-40 contract. Trembly starred at Arapahoe High School from 1996 to 1998, and is currently in residency with the U.S. U-17s in Florida, foregoing his senior season this fall. Trembly, who trained with the Rapids […]

After months of anticipation, Major League Soccer has officially signed German national team superstar Lothar Matthaeus to a one-year contract, MLS Executive Vice President Ivan Gazidis announced during the league’s weekly media teleconference call on Aug. 17. The 1998-99 German Footballer of the Year and former FIFA World Player of the Year will join the […]

The Raleigh Wings won their second consecutive W-League title with a dramatic 3-2 shootout win over the Chicago Cobras in front of a team record crowd of 2,260 fans in Raleigh, N.C. Megan Jeidy scored the clincher in the sixth round of the tiebreaker, and Raleigh goalie Siri Mullinix made the save on Chicago’s Courtney […]

Featuring SA player ratings METROSTARS 1 D.C. UNITED 4 Aug. 11 Att.: 6,876. Goals MetroStars: Curcic (pen.) 9. D.C. United: Talley (Etcheverry) 21, Moreno (Etcheverry) 41, Olsen 71, Wood (Talley, Sonora) 75). SA Report Card MetroStars: Ammann 4, Petke 3, Khakpour 6, Knight 4, Corrales 4, Kalonji 5, Walsh 5, Joseph 5 (Fernandes, 85th, NR), […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 22 18 4 40 18 75 Staten Island 23 16 7 45 22 69 Long Island 23 16 7 45 30 64 Pittsburgh 23 13 10 50 36 57 Boston 24 11 13 37 26 55 Lehigh Vly. 21 10 11 28 32 43 […]

FINAL STANDINGS North GP W L GF GA P s-South Jersey 18 16 2 63 21 72 *West. Mass. 18 14 4 56 28 64 *New Hamp. 18 13 5 48 27 62 *New Jersey 18 11 7 42 32 46 *Reading 18 10 8 33 39 45 Cape Cod 18 7 11 33 29 […]

Santa Clara is the first team other than North Carolina to enter the season ranked No. 1 in the Soccer America poll. Former NCAA champion Notre Dame looks to challenge again, while defending champion Florida drops after the graduation of a large senior class. Rank/Team 1998 Record 1998 Postseason 1. Santa Clara 22-1-1 Semifinals 2. […]

Chicago captured its second straight USL title Aug. 15, defeating Spokane 3-1 for the PDL championship. Coach Bret Hall’s Sockers, who won the D3 Pro League championship last year as the Chicago Stingers, got goals from Chuck Codd, Mike Dunne and Andy McDermott in the final, but relied on a solid defense anchored by tournament […]

The following are quotes from the Aug. 17 MLS media teleconference, which featured MLS Executive Vice President Ivan Gazidis and MetroStars GM Charlie Stillitano. Ivan Gazidis Opening Comments “Today we have what might be the least unexpected but perhaps one of the most important announcements in MLS history, at least on the player side … […]

NSCAA/adidas Women’s NCAA Division II 1 Lynn (19-1-0). 2 Sonoma State (22-2-1). 3 Franklin Pierce (21-1-0). 4 Ashland (17-3-1). 5 Bloomsburg (16-1-4). 5 Mesa State (17-4-1). 7 Cal State Dom. Hills (14-5-2). 8 West Virginia Wesleyan (13-3-2). 9 Barry (12-4-1). 10 Southern Indiana (18-3-1). 10 SIU-Edwardsville (13-3-2). 10 Belmont Abbey (20-4-0). 13 C.W. Post (14-6-1). […]

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Third-Place Game Aug. 3 in Guadalajara USA 2 Saudi Arabia 0. Goals: Bravo 27, McBride 78. USA ù Friedel, Hejduk, Balboa, Brown, Berhalter (Fraser, 75), McKeon, Lewis, Olsen, Kirovski (Williams, 68), Bravo (Jones, 59), McBride. Saudi Arabia ù Al Deayea, Zubromawi, Al Khilaiwi, Harthi, Sulimani, Al Harbi (Gahwji, 70), A.Al Shahrani, Al Jahani (Al Subaie, […]

NSCAA/adidas Men’s NCAA Division II 1 Southern Connecticut (1998 record: 20-2-1). 2 USC Spartanburg (22-1-0). 3 Lynn (18-1-0). 4 Mercyhurst (17-4-0). 5 Seattle Pacific (14-7-2). 6 New Hamp. College (16-3-2). 7 Truman State (14-3-2). 8 Grand Canyon (17-6-1). 9 West Florida (16-4-0). 10 East Stroudsburg (16-5-0). 11 Franklin Pierce (14-6-0). 12 Barry (11-6-0). 13 Quincy […]

Aug. 13 in Tampa Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) 0 Colorado Rapids (MLS) 1. Goal: Dely Valdes (Anderson) 90. Tampa Bay — Garlick, Kinnear (Kotschau, 28), Addo, Houser, Lagos, Keller, Ralston, Valderrama, Ramos, Diaz Arce, Shannon. Colorado — Feuer, Vaudreuil, Balboa, Vermes, Martinez, DiGiamarino, McKeon, Bravo (Anderson, 69), Paule (Sawatzky, 42), Dely Valdes, Harris. Red card: […]

Los Angeles traded midfielder Daniel Hernandez to Tampa Bay for former Galaxy midfielder Jorge Salcedo. “We are excited to have Jorge back in Los Angeles,” Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid said. “He is a good passer of the ball, giving us someone who can play in a deeper part of midfield. Also, he is a versatile […]

New England was busy on Friday the 13th. The Revolution traded midfielder Jair to the San Jose Clash for midfielder Jeff Baicher. Earlier, the Revs traded newcomer Ariel Graziani to Dallas for Leonel Alvarez. “Today we have added a great defensive midfielder and a great attacking midfielder,” Revolution coach Walter Zenga said. “Leonel is one […]

The Dallas Burn traded Colombian midfielder Leonel Alvarez and future considerations to the New England Revolution for Ecuadorian striker Ariel Graziani, who played just three games for the Revs after being allocated to them on June 26. The 28-year-old Graziani, who played for Mexican club Morelia before joining New England, has 12 goals in 21 […]

The Confederations Cup television fiasco is a stark reminder that U.S. Soccer is far more adept at coining slogans than it is at actually putting them into practice. “Turn Us On” proclaimed U.S. Soccer a few months ago. But turning on the U.S. men’s team to see its efforts at the Confederations Cup proved to […]

Qualifying Round, First Leg Aug. 10 Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 3 Sileks Kratovo (Macedonia) 1 Aug. 11 HJK Helsinki (Finland) 2 FC Shirak (Armenia) 0 Aug. 12 Lokomotiv Tbilisi (Georgia) 1 Linfield (No. Ireland) 0 Sherif Tiraspol (Moldova) 1 Sigma Olomouc (Czech Rep.) 1 Yerevan (Armenia) 0 Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) 2 Neftchi Baku (Azerbaijan) 2 […]

Goalkeeper Garth Lagerwey (1) Miami Defenders Lubos Kubik (6) Chicago Brandon Pollard (2) Dallas Tom Soehn (1) Chicago Midfielders Mauricio Cienfuegos (5) Los Angeles Ansil Elcock (4) Columbus Simon Elliott (2) Los Angeles Forwards Saul Martinez (1) Miami Ante Razov (5) Chicago Musa Shannon (3) Tampa Bay A.J. Wood (1) D.C. United ò In parentheses […]

Aug. 11 in Rochester, N.Y. Rochester Rhinos (A-League) 2 Dallas Burn (MLS) 1 (OT). Goals: Biello (Hardy) 71, Kirmse (Tilley) 110; Kreis (Broome) 85. Rochester — Onstad (Andracki, 46), Demmin, Hardy, Restrepo, Walton, Daligcon (Kirmse, 73), Tanner (Dietrich, 84), Allnutt, Sedgewick, Biello, Tilley. Dallas — Jordan, Pollard, Rodriguez, Farrer (Dade, 56), Santel, Eck (Deering, 75), […]

‘Happy as I’ve ever been’ Brad Friedel has been the No. 2 U.S. goalkeeper since the buildup to the 1994 World Cup, making 57 appearance as the backup first to Tony Meola and, in recent years, Kasey Keller. He got his chance to star in the Americans’ Confederations Cup win over Germany. SOCCER AMERICA: Bruce […]

Here’s a look at MLS games on television this week: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television Aug. 11 D.C. United at MetroStars 7:00 p.m. Metro Channel; NewsChannel 8 Aug. 12 San Jose at New England 7:30 p.m. ESPN Aug. 13 Colorado at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. Sunshine Network Aug. 14 Columbus at D.C. United 4:00 p.m. […]

Chicago Fire — M Diego Gutierrez (lower back pain), M Peter Nowak (flu symptoms) and F Josh Wolff (bruised thigh) are probable; M Chris Armas (sprained MCL) is out. Colorado Rapids — M Ross Paule (strained ACL) is questionable; M Anders Limpar (strained quadricep) is out. Columbus Crew — F Stern John (strained calf) is […]