Soccer America Archives

Here is the Women’s Collegiate Team of the Week for the week of Aug. 31 through Sept. 6: G Katherine Judkins (San Diego State) (1) Shuts out USC (2-0) and UCLA (1-0) D Alison Burpee (Clemson) (1) Scores in ACC win over Maryland D Tara Comfort (SMU) (1) Freshman gets first goal vs. Alabama M […]

Group 1 Sept. 5 in Liverpool, England Wales 0 Italy 2 (Fuser 20, Vieri 77). Half: 0-1. Att.: 23,160. Sept. 5 in Minsk Belarus 0 Denmark 0. Att.: 35,000. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Italy 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Belarus 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Denmark 1 […]

Here is the Soccer America men’s Top 20, taking into account games through Sept. 6. Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Indiana 2-0-0 2 2. Stanford 2-0-0 6 3. South Carolina 3-0-0 nr 4. Clemson 3-0-0 7 5. UCLA 1-1-0 1 6. Duke 3-0-0 9 7. Virginia 1-0-1 4 8. Creighton 2-0-0 17 9. Saint Louis […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Jones (Los Angeles) 21 18 13 49 Welton (Los Angeles) 28 17 11 45 John (Columbus) 21 20 3 43 Diaz Arce (New England) 28 18 7 43 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 27 13 16 42 Lassiter (D.C. United) 27 17 6 40 Hurtado (MetroStars) 29 11 15 37 […]

Here is the Soccer America women’s Top 20, taking into account games through Sept. 6. Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. North Carolina 2-0-0 1 2. Santa Clara 3-0-0 2 3. Notre Dame 3-0-0 3 4. Florida 3-0-0 4 5. Connecticut 3-0-0 5 6. Virginia 2-0-0 6 7. Clemson 2-0-0 7 8. William & Mary 2-0-0 […]

Sept. 6 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Arizona Sahuaros (D3 Pro) 1 Colorado Rapids (MLS) 1. Goals: Pogman (pen.) 90; C.Henderson 15. Arizona — lineup n/a. Colorado — Grafer, Nunley, Jakins, Meyer, S.Henderson, DiGiamarino, Bent (Amaya, 60), C.Henderson, Blakemore, Harris (Concha, 64), White. Red card: Colorado — DiGiamarino 90. Att.: n/a.

CHAMPIONHIP Sept. 6 in Etobicoke, Ont. Canada 1 Mexico 0. Goal: Smith 42. Canada — Wright, Smith, Franck, Morneau, Dion, Hooper, Rosenow, A.Walsh, Joly, Muir, Burtini (Blaskovic, 76). Mexico — Quinones, Lopez, Ireta, Oceguera, P.Perez, Hill (Vergara, 81), Rodebaugh, Gerardo, Dominguez, Olguin, Leyva. Att.: 4,971. Canada qualifies for USA ’99; Mexico advances to playoff with […]

Results Sept. 6 Columbus 4 New York/New Jersey 3 Sept. 3 Tampa Bay 2 San Jose 1 Sept. 2 MetroStars 0 New England 2 Chicago 3 Miami 2 Colorado 3 Kansas City 2 Los Angeles 3 Dallas 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA *D.C. United 28 22 6 54 63 39 *Columbus […]

Results Sept. 6 Columbus 4 MetroStars 3 Sept. 5 Miami 3 Los Angeles 5 Kansas City 5 San Jose 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA *D.C. United 28 22 6 54 63 39 *Columbus 26 14 12 42 58 42 *MetroStars 29 14 15 38 53 56 Miami 28 13 15 29 […]

Results Sept. 5 Miami 3 Los Angeles 5 Kansas City 5 San Jose 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA *D.C. United 28 22 6 54 63 39 *Columbus 25 13 12 39 54 39 *MetroStars 28 14 14 38 50 52 Miami 28 13 15 29 38 60 Tampa Bay 28 9 […]

Group 1 Sept. 5 in Liverpool, England Wales 0 Italy 2 (Fuser 20, Vieri 77). Half: 0-1. Att.: 23,160. Sept. 5 in Minsk Belarus 0 Denmark 0. Att.: 35,000. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Italy 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Belarus 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Denmark 1 […]

Sept. 4 in Etobicoke, Ont. Mexico 8 Guatemala 0. Goals: Dominguez 20, Gerardo 27, 37, Rodebaugh 52, Dominguez 58, P.Perez 66, Rodebaugh 71, Arias 83. Mexico — Quinones, Lopez, Ireta (Michner, 72), Oceguera, P.Perez, Hill (Vergara, 63), Rodebaugh, Gerardo, Dominguez (Arias, 68), I.Mora, Leyva. Guatemala — Colina, M.Perez, Acevedo, Solares (Russell, 21), S.Barrios (Villeda, 60), […]

David Novak New York What cup is to be played in Mexico from Jan. 8-20? Where will the games be held, which teams are participating, and how can I get tickets? Pete Bailey: Mexico is hosting the second FIFA Confederations Cup. You may recall the inaugural tourney, which was held in Saudi Arabia this past […]

SoccerAmerica.com will be launching our new Book & Video Review area on September 21. The area will feature a selection of soccer books, videos, and CD-ROMs. You will be the critic in this new interactive area with the opportunity to post your own reviews and opinions. Thumbs up? Thumbs down? ThatÆs for you to say. […]

Here are the results of the www.socceramerica.com August, 1998 poll, in which 1,714 fans answered five questions about the U.S. national team: 1) Who is to blame for the USA’s dismal showing at France ’98? Steve Sampson (21%) The American Players (11%) Both (68%) 2) What effect has MLS had on the U.S. national team? […]

Group A FINAL STANDINGS Team GP W T L GF GA P *Canada 3 3 0 0 39 0 9 *Guatemala 3 2 0 1 10 4 6 Martinique 3 1 0 2 9 16 3 Puerto Rico 3 0 0 3 0 38 0 *-advances to semifinals. Group B Sept. 2 in Etobicoke Mexico […]

Yesterday, I received one of those infamous e-mail “lists” from a friend. I have absolutely no desire to meet the people who compile these lists (forgiveness for my friend is in the mail) but this electro-missive, “You know you’re old when …” arrived about the same time as the announcement of Frank Rijkaard as the […]

Here is the MLS television schedule for the games of Sept. 2-6 Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television Sept. 2 New England at MetroStars 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports New York; Fox Sports New England Sept. 2 Miami at Chicago 8:30 p.m. Sunshine Network Sept. 2 Kansas City at Colorado 9:00 p.m. MetroSports-KC Sept. 2 Dallas at […]

Group A Martinique 9 Puerto Rico 0. Goals: Marie-Jeanne (pen.) 13, Renciot 19, Bonsang 24, Bassin 27, Ourmiah 33, Marie-Jeanne 53, Senga 68, Marie-Jeanne 85, Renciot 88. Martinique — Amory (Hermand, 82), Ourmiah, Crusol (Flore, 61), Bassin, Senga, Renciot, Marie-Jeanne, Fabert, Bonsang (Martinon, 77), Cabit, Clorus. Puerto Rico — Rabell (Acosta, 74), K.Rivera, Wohlauer, Hernandez […]

FEATURES Not Much In Doubt In MLS Stretch Drive By Ridge Mahoney Zenga Takes Coaching Reins In New England By Frank Dell’Apa Chicago’s Thornton Jumps At Chance By Mike Garofola Captain Reyna By Mike Woitalla Brad Friedel: Ensconced at Anfield By Ridge Mahoney Champions League: A Loaded Draw By Paul Kennedy Euro 2000: ‘Soccer Without […]

Chicago — MF Piotr Nowak (strained MCL) is doubtful; D Francis Okaroh (bruised ribs), MF Josh Keller (sprained knee) and MF Diego Gutierrez (bruised groin) are questionable; D Rich Kotschau (sprained ankle), D Lubos Kubik (strained groin) and F Ante Razov (dislocated shoulder/sprained ankle) are probable; D Andrew Lewis (strained groin) and MF Manny Lagos […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P *Rochester 25 21 4 60 12 61 *Long Island 27 17 10 46 34 45 *Montreal 27 20 7 46 33 44 *Staten Island 26 15 11 45 35 43 Worcester 27 12 15 36 43 32 Toronto 26 9 17 25 38 25 Connecticut […]

Results Sept. 2 MetroStars 0 New England 2 Chicago 3 Miami 2 Colorado 3 Kansas City 2 Los Angeles 3 Dallas 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA *D.C. United 28 22 6 54 63 39 *Columbus 25 13 12 39 54 39 *MetroStars 28 14 14 38 50 52 Miami 27 13 […]

With the third season of MLS entering the home stretch, we'd like to know who you think are 1998 league MVP, top rookie, best defender and top goalkeeper.

The 1998 D3 Pro League national championship weekend will be held Sept. 12-13 at Del Valle Stadium in Austin, Texas. The Austin Lone Stars, Chicago Stingers, New Hampshire Phantoms and Orlando Breakers have advanced to the championship weekend with quarterfinal victories the weekend of Aug. 29. The Lone Stars’ Gabe Jones knocked home a Bryan […]