Soccer America Archives

Needing a win against Colombia’s Millonarios to earn passage into the second round of the Merconorte Cup, the MetroStars lost, 1-0, Wednesday in East Rutherford, N.J. Millonarios, which scored in stoppage time through midfielder Johan Viafara, edges Venezuela’s Deportivo Italchacao on goal difference for first place in Group B and a semifinal date with Mexico’s […]

Chile’s Universidad Catolica, with American Jonny Walker in goal, lost the second leg of its Mercosur Cup quarterfinal clash, 2-0, to Brazil’s Corinthians in Sao Paulo on Wednesday. Corinthians wins the series, 3-2, on aggregate.

Seven players who started in the 2-1 win over Jamaica on Oct. 7 that clinched U.S. passage to the 2002 World Cup are among the 21 players named by Coach Bruce Arena to the roster for the final qualifier, Nov. 11 in Trinidad & Tobago (ABC, live, 2 pm ET). Two players on the roster […]

Playoff RESULTS First Leg Oct. 25 in Tehran Iran 1 (Bagheri 45) UAE 0. Second Leg Oct. 31 in Abu Dhabi UAE 0 Iran 3 (Daei 7, Bagheri 75, Minavand 79). (Iran wins 4-0 on aggregate and advances to playoff against Ireland.) SCHEDULE Second Leg Oct. 31 in Abu Dhabi UAE-Iran Group A RESULTS Oct. […]

Jan. 18 in Miami C1 vs. C3 (19:00) D1 vs. D3 (21:00) Jan. 19 in Pasadena A1 vs. A2 (13:00) B1 vs. B3 (15:00) Jan. 20 in Miami D2 vs. D3 (16:00) C2 vs. C3 (18:00) Jan. 21 in Pasadena A1 vs. A3 (15:00) B1 vs. B2 (17:00) Jan. 22 in Miami C1 vs. C2 […]

U.S. Abroad: Casey gets German debut Forward Conor Casey, unable to see first-team action with Borussia Dortmund since signing with the Bundesliga club last year, was loaned recently to second-division Hannover, where fellow American Steve Cherundolo is a starter. Casey came off the bench in Monday’s 2-0 win against SVW Mannheim. Also in action Monday […]

G LINDSAY SABLE (Yale) (1) Junior netminder keeps Bulldogs close with 16 saves in 2-0 loss to Notre Dame, makes another 11 stops to shut out Columbia and Providence D LERRIN BIGGERS (Texas) (1) Sophomore sets up a goal vs. Oklahoma State, scores one vs. Oklahoma, and leads defensive effort as Longhorns claim first Big […]

(Through Oct. 28) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Abby Wambach, Florida Sr. 15 20 9 49 3.27 2 Ranieka Bean, Howard Fr. 13 16 4 36 2.77 3 Christie Welsh, Penn St. Jr. 18 19 10 48 2.67 4 Rosie Luzak, Niagara So. 16 16 8 40 2.5 […]

(Through Oct. 28) POINTS PER GAME Player, School Class GP G A P PPG 1 Luchi Gonzalez, SMU Sr. 14 16 9 41 2.93 2 Dipsy Selolwane, St. Louis Sr. 12 16 3 35 2.92 3 Everson Maciel, Quinnipiac So. 15 17 4 38 2.53 4 Joachim Kaland, Boston U. Sr. 15 16 5 37 […]

G CLINT BAUMSTARK (UAB) (1) Eight saves in 1-0 win over previously unbeaten Saint Louis to tie Blazer record (eight shutouts in season) D BRANDON DOBBS (Cincinnati) (1) Goal in 87th minute gives Bearcats comeback win over UAB (3-2) D SHAVAR THOMAS (Connecticut) (1) Jamaican international anchors defense in pair of shutouts (2-0 vs. Yale […]

Trinidad & Tobago coach Rene Simoes called up two MLS and two A-League players for his team’s final World Cup qualifier against the United States Nov. 11 in Port of Spain: Goalkeepers: Shaka HISLOP (West Ham United/ENG), Kelvin JACK (San Juan Jabloteh), Daurance WILLIAMS (San Juan Jabloteh). Defenders: Marvin ANDREWS (Livingston/SCO), Ansil ELCOCK (Columbus Crew/USA), […]

GROUP 1 FINAL STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Russia 10 7 2 1 18 5 23 **Slovenia 10 5 5 0 17 9 20 Yugoslavia 10 5 4 1 22 8 19 Switzerland 10 4 2 4 18 12 14 Faeroe Islands 10 2 1 7 6 23 7 Luxembourg 10 […]

10/29 Ranking … Team (Current Record) … 10/22 Ranking 1 SMU (14-0-0) 1 2 Virginia (13-0-1) 2 3 Stanford (13-1-0) 6 4 Saint Louis (11-1-0) 3 5 Clemson (12-3-0) 8 6 Connecticut (10-3-2) 10 7 Wake Forest (11-3-1) NR 8 St. John’s (9-1-3) 7 9 Indiana (11-3-1) 9 10 North Carolina (13-3-0) 5 11 Rutgers […]

No. 1 North Carolina quickly turned a tight game into a romp to clinch another ACC regular-season title, but many of the Tar Heels’ chief challengers were upset in Week 9 of the college women’s season. Elizabeth Ball had two goals and two assists and Alyssa Ramsey added a pair of goals and an assist […]

Texas vaults into the top five and Portland returns to the No. 2 spot for the first time since preseason after a rash of upsets hit squads in the Soccer America Top 20. The Longhorns, unbeaten since starting their campaign with one-goal losses to North Carolina, California and Stanford, jump from ninth to fifth after […]

Claudio Reyna scored both goals in Rangers’ 2-0 win against Livingston in Scottish League action while John O’Brien tallied a pivotal goal for Ajax in its 4-1 win against Willem II in the Dutch Honor Division. Kasey Keller, Joe-Max Moore and Gregg Berhalter, meanwhile, remain on the sidelines in England. Scotland Claudio Reyna, Rangers (PL) […]

No. 1 SMU remained the only unbeaten and untied team when it beat Eastern Illinois, 4-0, and Bradley, 2-0. No. 2 Virginia, the only other unbeaten team, was idle this weekend. No. 4 Washington lost both Pac-10 games on its Bay Area swing, falling to California, 1-0, and No. 6 Stanford, 4-1. No. 5 North […]

GROUP 1 FINAL STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Russia 10 7 2 1 18 5 23 **Slovenia 10 5 5 0 17 9 20 Yugoslavia 10 5 4 1 22 8 19 Switzerland 10 4 2 4 18 12 14 Faeroe Islands 10 2 1 7 6 23 7 Luxembourg 10 […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy is the 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup champion. It downed the New England Revolution, 2-1, on a golden goal in the final on Saturday in front of 4,195 fans in Fullerton, Calif. The Los Angeles victory comes one week after losing the MLS final to San Jose, 2-1, on a […]

What: Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final. Who: Los Angeles Galaxy vs. New England Revolution. When: Saturday, Oct. 27, 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET). Where: Cal State Fullerton (Titan Stadium). TV: Fox Sports World (live). Tickets: Available (714-278-2783). Injuries: Los Angeles — None, but F Luis Hernandez is suspended by U.S. Soccer from the […]

Playoff RESULTS First Leg Oct. 25 in Tehran Iran 1 (Bagheri 45) UAE 0. SCHEDULE Second Leg Oct. 31 in Abu Dhabi UAE-Iran Group A RESULTS Oct. 21 in Riyadh Saudi Arabia 4 (Al-Shaihan 40, Al-Jamaan 50, Al-Jaber pen. 66, Al-Harbi 73) Thailand 1 (Tananchai 48). Oct. 21 in Manama Bahrain 3 (Al-Marzouqi 8, A.Hussain […]

Bubba Garcia scored off the opening kickoff, just 38 seconds into the game, and No. 14 UAB hung on to beat No. 3 Saint Louis, 1-0, Wednesday in Birmingham, Ala. The loss ended the Billikens’ 10-game unbeaten streak, their longest streak to start the season in 20 years. The game also marked the first time […]

U.S. Soccer officials will assess their efforts in wake of U-17, U-20 World Cup failures. If the U.S. under-17 team’s ride to the semifinals two years ago, followed by the Olympians’ just-out-of-the-medals finish in Sydney, seemed to augur well for the future of American soccer, then what do this summer’s failures by the U-20s in […]

BY PAUL KENNEDY According to U.S. Soccer reports for fiscal year 2001-02, the U.S. men’s national team will earn $12,065,000 in bonuses if it wins every game at the 2002 World Cup. The pool includes $900,000 as a qualifying bonus and $575,000 as a roster bonus. U.S. Soccer has budgeted a bonus of $110,000 per […]

The MetroStars lost control of the Merconorte CupÆs Group B with a 2-1 loss in Caracas, Venezuela, to Deportivo Italchacao in their penultimate first-round game. The Venezuelan club moves into first place on 12 points. The last Group B game pits the MetroStars against Millonarios — both on nine points — in Giants Stadium Oct. […]