Soccer America Archives

Relegated to the bench at Tottenham Hotspur, Kasey Keller is still pushing hard to start for the USA at the 2002 World Cup. Once again he’s at odds with his coaches, which might cause most players much consternation. It’s business as usual for Kasey Keller. Despite a celebrated, decade-long career in the pros, the 31-year-old […]

Reactions from Germany following its 4-2 win over the USA on Wednesday in Rostock: pRudiGs ersatz-ersatz 11 — they went behind 0-1 yet won 4-2. ThatGs pretty OK! They did it against their fright-opponent USA, which had won the last two matchups (0:3 and 0:2).S — Bild pThe second-string shows characterS — Headline, Hannoverische Allgemeine […]

International Friendly March 27 in Rostock, Germany Germany 4 USA 2 Goals: Ziege 44, Neuville 61, Bierhoff (Schneider) 65, Frings (Bierhoff) 68; Mathis (Kirovski) 17, Mathis (Joe-Max Moore) 71. Germany — Rost (Butt, 46), Baumann, Linke, Ramelow, Jeremies (Heinrich, 69), Frings, Hamman, Schneider (Asamoah, 75), Ziege (Boehme, 61), Bierhoff, Neuville (Brdaric, 80). USA — Keller, […]

BY RIDGE MAHONEY, senior editor The errors were many and the blame can be spread liberally for the Rout in Rostock that transpired Wednesday night. But the bigger, stronger, meaner Germans — as they were portrayed in several news accounts of the match — were also faster, quicker and smarter as they pummeled the Americans, […]

POLAND WARMUP RESULTS Feb. 10 in Limassol Poland 2 Faeroe Islands 1. Goals: Zurawski 12, pen. 43; R. Jakobsen 26. Poland — Wierzchowski (Kowalewski, 77), Ciesielski (Bosacki, 46), Glowacki, Zielinski, Stolarczyk (Kielbowicz, 65), Kaczorowski (Sibik, 46), Lewandowski (Murawski, 46), Piekarski (Drumlak, 46), Kosowski, Moskala (Rasiak, 46), Zurawski. Feb. 13 in Limassol Poland 4 Northern Ireland […]

March 27 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 0 Columbus 1. Goal: Cunningham (West) 6. MetroStars — Howard, Jolley, Forko, Petke, Kamler (Davis, 82), Hernandez, Villegas, Paule (Griffiths, 78), Ramos, Serna, Faria. Columbus — Presthus, Clark, McCarty, Torres, Denton, Warzycha, Maisonneuve, Perez (Oughton, 75), Cunningham, Washington (Dunseth, 75), West (Harkes, 81). Yellow cards: MetroStars — Hernandez […]

The U.S. under-17 national team moved into the semifinals of the Montaigu “Mondial Minimes” with a 2-1 win over Tunisia. Guillermo Gonzalez and John DiRaimondo scored goals one minute apart late in the game to give the Americans, who hit the post four times, the win in Mouilleron, France. They meet host France, winner of […]

The USA meets Germany today in Rostock at 2:45 pm ET. The game will be televised at 10 pm ET on espn2 and on Telemundo (11:30 ET/PT). U.S. coach Bruce Arena will be aiming to notch his third win over Germany in what is the USA’s ninth game of the year (6-1-1). Fellow World Cup […]

U.S. coach Bruce Arena, keeper Kasey Keller and midfielder Earnie Stewart offered their opinions on losing to Germany, 4-2, on Wednesday. BRUCE ARENA “I thought the key to the game was their physical strength. We could have defended better and at times shown more commitment. They won a lot of the battles, and in the […]

Germany vs. USA, friendly (March 27 in Rostock, Germany) Clint Mathis gave the USA a 1-0 lead in the 17th minute by slotting home the rebound of his own shot against inside post. Christian Ziege equalized for the Germans in the 44th minute on a free kick. Oliver Neuville headed Germany in front, 2-1, in […]

The USA meets Germany today in Rostock at 2:45 pm ET. The game will be televised at 10 pm ET on espn2 and on Telemundo (11:30 ET/PT). The USA, which first met Germany in 1993, has a 2-3-0 (won-lost-tied) record against the Germans. 4 Americans on today’s roster who played in 1993’s USA-Germany friendlies (4-3 […]

CHICAGO FIRE – OUT: D Jim Curtin (ankle sprain-L), F Hristo Stoitchkov (hernia-R), F Aleksey Korol (bursitis-left knee) COLUMBUS CREW – OUT: D Mike Lapper (sprained MCL-R) D.C. UNITED – OUT: GK Mike Amman (elbow surgery), M Ben Olsen (ankle surgery), F Jaime Moreno (knee surgery), D Craig Ziadie (eye contusion-L) METROSTARS – IR: F […]

WARMUP SUMMARIES Jan. 19 in Pasadena, Calif. USA 2 South Korea 1. Goals: Donovan 35, Beasley 90; Song Chong Gug 38. South Korea — Lee Woon Jae, Kim Tae Young, Kim Nam II, Song Chong Gug, Choi Yong Soo, Lee Chun Soo (Lee Young Pyo, 72), Lee Eul Young (Hyung Young Min, 72), Choi Jin […]

Coach Bruce Arena’s chances of notching his third win against Germany are looking better because of an injury plague that has hit the three-time world champion. The game tomorrow in Rostock at 2:45 pm ET will be televised at 10 pm ET on espn2 and on Telemundo (11:30 ET/PT). MISSING: Fourteen players who are expected […]

South Korea closed out its European stay with a 0-0 tie with Turkey Tuesday before a pro-Turkey crowd in Bochum, Germany. The Koreans did not give up a goal in three games, which marked the return of veteran sweeper Hong Myung Bo from injury.

The U.S. under-19 women’s national team showed why they are the favorite for the first Under-19 World Championship this summer in Canada. They went undefeated (2-0-2) during their stay at the WUSA training camp in Chula Vista, Calif. The U-19s recorded a pair of impressive wins: a 5-1 win over the WUSA champion San Jose […]

Wednesday, March 27 (7:00 p.m.) Columbus Crew at MetroStars (Sport! TV, 7:00 pm) Key players out: Columbus: F Brian McBride (U.S. National Team), D Mike Lapper (sprained MCL-R); MetroStars: F/M Clint Mathis (U.S. National Team), D/M Marcelo Balboa (bruise knee-R). Referee: Gus St. Silva.

Carlos Bocanegra Chicago Fire 1 game, 3/30 Red card Bobby Convey D.C. United 1 game, 3/30 Red card

The U.S. under-17 national team beat Portugal’s U-17s, 3-0, at on the opening day of the 30th edition of Montaigu’s “Mondial Minimes” in Poirevie, France. Guillermo Gonzalez and Mike Harrington each had one goal and one assist. John DiRaimondo closed out the scoring in the 79th minute. Gonzalez and DiRaimondo have scored four goals apiece […]

March 23 in Columbus, Ohio Columbus 0 Chicago 2. Goals: Own goal (McCarty) 18, Wolff (Razov) 70. Columbus — Presthus, Clark (Buddle 85), McCarty (Washington 74), Torres, Denton, Maisonneuve, Warzycha, Perez, West, Cunningham (Martino 87), McBride. Chicago — Thornton, Brown, Whitfield, Bocanegra, Beasley, Nowak (Daniv 69), Armas, Marsch, Kovalenko, Razov (Gray 75), Wolff. Yellow cards: […]

Long-time University of Portland men’s and women’s coach Clive Charles is undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. Charles, the 2000 U.S. men’s Olympic team coach, will continue as Director of Soccer while he completes his treatment and recovery, said athletic director Joe Etzel. Assistant coaches Bill Irwin and Garrett Smith will assume day-to-day coaching duties.

OWN UP TO IT: Two own goals, including the first goal of the 2002 season, marked the first weekend of play. Chad McCarty, in his first game for the Crew after four seasons in Tampa Bay, put a Peter Nowak cross into his own net to open the scoring in Chicago’s 2-0 win over Columbus. […]

Conor Casey got his fourth straight start and played 90 minutes in Hannover’s 1-0 victory at SVW Mannheim on Monday. Hannover remains in first place in the German Second Division, 10 points ahead of second-place Mainz. It is 13 points clear of fourth-place in the 18-team league from which the top three are promoted to […]

MLS: Weekend Previews Saturday, March 23 (4:00 p.m. ET) CHICAGO at COLUMBUS (ABC Sports, live) Key players out: Chicago: D Jim Curtin (ankle sprain-L), F Hristo Stoitchkov (hernia); Columbus: D Mike Lapper (sprained MCL-R). Referee: Kevin Stott. Saturday, March 23 (7:30 p.m. ET) NEW ENGLAND at METROSTARS (MSG, live, 7:30 p.m. ET; FOX Sports New […]

Southern California high schooler Jill Oakes, a UCLA-bound defensive midfielder and central defender who has played for the United States at the U-19 and U-21 levels, is Soccer America‘s choice as the No. 1 college women’s recruit in the 2002 class. Oakes, a West Hills native who is a senior at Harvard-Westlake High School and […]