Soccer America Archives

1985 (Western Soccer Alliance formed) WSA final standings: San Jose 13 points; Seattle 10; Victoria 10; Portland 5. (San Jose wins title — no playoffs held) 1986 WSA final standings: Hollywood 28 points; Seattle 20; Portland 20; Los Angeles 17; San Diego 16; San Jose 13; Edmonton 12. (Hollywood wins title — no playoffs held) […]

Defender Steve Trittschuh’s steady play is a big reason the Montreal Impact won the A-League regular-season title and is favored to retain its championship trophy. The Montreal Impact clinched the A-League regular season title with a 3-2 victory in its final game against the New York Centaurs Sept. 11, climaxing a four-month long duel with […]

The Seattle Sounders picked up Dominic Kinnear and traded for Brian Haynes to reinforce their bid for the A-League Championship. Consider it some short-term pain for the good of some ultimate gain. The Seattle Sounders seeking to strengthen themselves for the A-League’s stretch run, acquired two national team players on the eve of the transaction […]

Despite a last-place finish in the standings (6-18) and at the gate (most games drew less than 1,000 fans), the A-League’s New York Centaurs plan on returning for a second year. At the Centaurs’ end-of-season dinner at owner Roger Gorevic’s Upper West Side apartment Sept. 14, most of the team’s players and staff were wondering […]

Address: One Harmon Plaza, 8th Floor, Seacaucus, NJ 07094. Telephone: (201) 531-2800. General Manager: Charlie Stillitano. Coach: to be announced. Players signed: Tab Ramos (USA).

Address: 2602 McKinney, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75204. Telephone: (214) 979-0303. General Manager: Billy Hicks. Coach: David Dir. Players signed: Hugo Sanchez (Mexico).

Address: Foxboro Stadium, Route 1, Foxboro, MA 02035. Telephone: (508) 543-8200. General Manager: Brian O’Donovan. Coach: to be announced. Players signed: Mike Burns (USA), Alexi Lalas (USA).

The following are the results of February Soccer America Online Poll in which 860 soccer fans voted on their most liked and least liked MLS team nicknames: Most Liked Washington D.C. United365 New England Revolution155 Colorado Rapids109 Columbus Crew56 Tampa Bay Mutiny43 NY/NJ MetroStars29 San Jose Clash28 Kansas City Wiz25 Los Angeles Galaxy25 Dallas Burn22 […]

The following is the agenda for the March 9 meeting of the International Board in Rio de Janeiro. Any decision on allowing Major League Soccer to experiment with larger goals in 1996 would have to be made at this meeting, at which eight representatives have votes (four from FIFA and one from each of the […]

The following is the U.S. women’s national team roster for the training camp Dec. 6-14 in Chula Vista, Calif. Goalkeepers — Mary Harvey (U.S. national team), Tracy Noonan (North Carolina), Saskia Webber (U.S. national team). Defenders — Lorrie Fair (Sunnyvale Alliance), Jen Grubb (Hoffman Estates Wolves), Tammy Pearman (free agent), Christy Rowe (Connecticut), Jill Stewart […]

Note: All times Eastern DateOpponentKickoff April 6at San Jose8:30 pm April 13at Columbus7:30 pm April 20Los Angeles7:30 pm April 27at New England7:30 pm May 1Dallas7:30 pm May 5at Los Angeles4:00 pm May 12NY/NJ4:00 pm May 15Columbus7:30 pm May 18at Dallas8:30 pm May 30at NY/NJ7:30 pm June 2at Colorado4:00 pm June 5San Jose7:30 pm June 12Kansas […]

After coaching exclusively indoors since 1985, English native Ron Newman is returning outdoors to coach the MLS’s Kansas City Wiz. “You can’t ignore [youth soccer], but I’ve seen many clubs put enormous energies into that part and get almost nothing out of it.” SOCCER AMERICA: How did you get involved with MLS? RON NEWMAN: About […]

The MLS’s Columbus Crew named former U.S. U-23 coach Timo Liekoski as its head coach Dec. 5. Liekoski, who lives in Solon, Ohio, has coached in the collegiate and professional ranks for more than 20 years. He was an assistant coach for the U.S. national team under Bora Milutinovic, and helped lead the squad to […]

Address: 555 17th Street, Suite 3350, Denver, CO 80202. Telephone: (303) 299-1570. General Manager: Rich Levine. Coach: to be announced. Players signed: Roy Wegerle (USA).

U.S. 3, Norway 2; Norway 2, U.S. 1 The U.S. women’s national team defeated nemesis and world champion Norway 3-2 Feb. 2 in Tampa, Fla., but looked unsettled in a 2-1 loss two days later in Jacksonville, Fla. Tiffeny Milbrett was the heroine for the U.S. in the first game, played at Pepin-Rood Stadium on […]

U.S. women’s national team coach Tony DiCicco named the following roster for the series against Norway Feb. 2-4 in Florida: Goalkeepers — Mary Harvey, Briana Scurry. Defenders — Lorrie Fair, Jen Grubb, Carla Overbeck, Thori Staples, Staci Wilson. Midfielders — Brandi Chastain, Joy Fawcett, Julie Foudy, Kristine Lilly, Holly Manthei, Tiffany Roberts. Strikers — Michelle […]

Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy and Tisha Venturini turned in virtuoso performances in the U.S. women’s second consecutive 3-0 win over Sweden, this one played in Houston’s Clyde Abshier Stadium. Sweden was nowhere near its form of last summer, when it hosted the World Cup, while the U.S. looked sharp. Venturini was unstoppable in the air, […]

North Carolina freshman Cindy Parlow scored twice in her national team debut and Mia Hamm had three assists as the U.S. women routed Russia 8-1 in Campinas, Brazil. The match was the United States’ first in the Brazil Soccer Cup, the latest step in the U.S. preparation for the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The Russia […]

The U.S. women’s national team has taken a step backwards on its road to Atlanta. Nine starters from the 1995 Women’s World Championship team — Michelle Akers, Joy Fawcett, Julie Foudy, Carin Gabarra, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Carla Overbeck, Briana Scurry and Tisha Venturini — will not participate in the U.S. camp set for Dec. […]

Note: All times Eastern DateOpponentKickoff April 13Washington7:30 pm April 20Tampa Bay7:30 pm April 27at NY/NJ7:30 pm May 2at Kansas City8:30 pm May 5at Dallas4:00 pm May 11New England7:30 pm May 15at Washington7:30 pm May 19Colorado4:00 pm May 26at Los Angeles4:00 pm June 1at San Jose10:30 pm June 8Kansas City1:30 pm June 19Colorado7:30 pm June 22at […]

Note: All times Eastern DateOpponentKickoff April 13at Tampa Bay7:30 pm April 20at NY/NJ7:30 pm April 27Washington7:30 pm May 4San Jose7:30 pm May 11at Columbus7:30 pm May 19NY/NJ4:00 pm May 25ColoradoTBA June 1at Kansas City8:30 pm June 6Los Angeles7:30 pm June 12at Colorado9:00 pm June 15Kansas City7:30 pm June 23Dallas2:00 pm June 27Columbus7:00 pm June 30at […]

U.S. Boys U-17s The following are the U.S. under-17 national team players picked for a tournament in La Serena, Chile, Jan. 14-23: Goalkeepers — Bryheem Hancock (Bear, Del.), Michael Ueltschey (Jackson, Miss.). Defenders — David Boutilier (Sparta, N.J.), John Bradford (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Matt Domingo (San Jose, Calif.), Nick Downing (Redmond, Wash.), Norman Giroux (Orange, Calif.), […]

Mia Hamm set up two early goals and scored one herself as the U.S. women’s national team beat fellow Olympic qualifier Sweden 3-0 in a friendly in San Antonio, Texas. Hamm has been on fire in 1996, collecting three goals and setting up six others, including Shannon MacMillan’s in the eighth minute against Sweden. Hamm […]

Lilly shines in 2-1 win Despite dominating the match, the U.S. women needed an 83rd-minute goal from sweeper Carla Overbeck to defeat Denmark 2-1 in a friendly Feb. 10 in Orlando. Denmark, which had four shots on goal to the United States’ 23, scored first after a defensive mixup led to Lisbet Kolding’s goal in […]

Address: 1640 Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025. Telephone: (310) 445-1260. General Manager: Danny Villanueva Jr. Coach: Lothar Osiander. Players signed: Jorge Campos (Mexico), Dan Calichman (USA).