Soccer America Archives

BY RIDGE MAHONEY Help is on the way for an MLS team that sorely needs it. MLS has agreed to terms with three-time All-Star Diego Sonora, who will join Tampa Bay as a discovery player and be eligible to play as soon as he receives a P-1 work visa. Mutiny officials are hopeful signed contracts […]

Aug. 9 in Villanova, Pa. Philadelphia 1 San Diego 1 Scoring Summary: SD– Koleski (Foudy) 47 PHI– Smith (Clemens) 75 PHILADELPHIA — Melissa Moore, Jenny Benson, Erica Iverson, Heather Mitts, Jennifer Tietjen, Michelle Demko (Rebekah McDowell 67), Lorrie Fair, Rakel Karvelsson (Deidre Enos 74), Liu Ailing (Jennifer Soileau 81), Kelly Smith, Mandy Clemens. CAUTIONS: None; […]

Soccer America Assistant Editor Bryan Alvarez predicts: Atlanta 1 Bay Area 1 Philadelphia 2 San Diego 0 Previews (all times ET) Thursday, August 9 (7:00 pm) Bay Area at Atlanta (TV: KICU-TV, San Jose). Did you know? The CyberRays finish their regular season Thursday against the only team in the WUSA they have not beaten. […]

By RIDGE MAHONEY The MetroStars and Rapids are finalizing a trade of picks and players as they fine-tune for the final weeks of the regular season. The Metros will send midfielder/defender Steve Shak, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2000 Superdraft, to Colorado in exchange for veteran midfielder Ross Paule. Also to be exchanged […]

The MetroStars became the first U.S. team to notch a win in the Merconorte Cup, beating VenezuelaÆs Deportivo Italchacao, 2-0, in Giants Stadium Aug. 8. It was the MetroStars’ opening game in Group B in the competition of leading clubs from the Americas’ northern nations — which this year included U.S. teams for the first […]

Defending Mexican League champions Santos downed Kansas City, MLSÆs 2000 champ, 4-2, in Torreon, Mexico in Merconorte Cup play Aug. 8. The loss leaves Kansas City, which lost to PeruÆs Sporting Cristal 2-1 a week ago, at the bottom of Group C with no points. Santos took a 1-0 first-half lead on a 28th-minute penalty […]

U.S. keeper Kasey Keller will reportedly arrive in Istanbul today to sign a contract with First Division club Besiktas. Keller has been looking for a club since his contract with Spanish club Rayo Vallecano expired last June. Besitkas is coached by Christoph Daum, who left Bayer Leverkusen and the German national team last year in […]

Executive Editor Mike Woitalla predicts: New England 1 Miami 3 Chicago 3 Tampa Bay 1 Dallas 1 MetroStars 2 San Jose 2 Columbus 1 Los Angeles 4 D.C. United 2 Colorado 1 Kansas City 0 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, August 11 (7:30 p.m.) Miami Fusion at New England Revolution (WB-56) Did you know? The […]

Soccer America Assistant Editor Bryan Alvarez predicts: Washington 1 New York 2 San Diego 3 Carolina 2 Boston 0 Philadelphia 1 Previews (all times ET) Saturday, August 11 (12:00 pm) New York at Washington (TV: TNT). Did you know? New York will earn a playoff spot with a win. … Both times the Power faced […]

Shortly after Landon Donovan had given San Jose a 1-0 lead over New England, RevsÆ defender Mauricio Wright slid in front of a Manny Lagos shot on goal and blocked it with his arm. Wright was ejected and San Jose scored, through Donovan, on the ensuing penalty kick. The Earthquakes had little problem controlling the […]

U.S. U-20 goalkeeper D.J. Countess will join the MetroStars, who claimed the rights to Countess after winning a weighted lottery draft held on Aug. 7. Countess, who leaves UCLA after his freshman season, signed a Project-40 contract with MLS Aug. 3. Countess started in goal for the USA at the 1999 U-17 World Cup and […]

Jamie Clark, who played 34 games for the San Jose Earthquakes in 1999 and 2000, has signed with Scottish First Division (the league’s second tier) club Raith Rovers. Clark was an All-American at Stanford, where he played for his father, Bobby Clark, a former Scotland international goalkeeper.

Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla predicts: New England 2 San Jose 1 Preview (Time ET) Wednesday, August 8 (7:30 p.m.) San Jose Earthquakes at New England Revolution (FSBA, WB-56) Did you know? The Earthquakes have lost two straight for the second time this season. The last time the Quakes lost two in a row […]

Duke All-American midfielder Robbie Russell, who was picked in the second round of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by the Los Angeles Galaxy, has signed with Norwegian Premier Division club Sogndal. Sogndal, which was promoted to the top tier this season, is in the eighth place of the 14-team league after 17 games. (The Norwegian Premier […]

Liu Ailing scored three and Mandy Clemens hit a pair as the Philadelphia Charge thumped the Carolina Courage 5-1. Liu became the first WUSA player to score three goals in one half and seven points in one match. She assisted on one of Clemens’ tallies. The Charges moves into third place with a 9-7-3 record […]

After conquering Europe, Bayern Munich plans on winning a record fourth straight Bundesliga title ù in more convincing fashion than last season, when it won by a point on the last kick of the season. FAVORITES Four straight? 1. BAYERN MUNICH. The club ôstruggledö in Bundesliga play last year ù probably because of energy spent […]

The Atlanta Beat ended a three-game losing streak and clinched a playoff berth with a 2-1 win over Washington. Bay Area remained in first place, three points ahead of Atlanta, with a 1-0 win at New York. San Diego stayed in the playoff hunt with a 1-0 win at Boston, extending its unbeaten streak to […]

Interview with Denny Kohlmyer, Club Director Location: Pittsburgh. History: Soccer-playing immigrants formed first Beadling team in 1898. In 1937, after the mines closed, the Beadling Sports Club was formed, with a clubhouse and field. MenÆs team won the National Amateur Cup in 1954. Youth program began in the 1960s and expanded in the 1980s, to […]

Here are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for games played Aug. 1 and 4. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) Aug. 1 D.C. United 2 Miami 2 (OT). Goals: Conteh (Kamler, Nelsen), 30, Conteh (Moreno, Talley) 33; Pineda Chacon (Henderson, Rooney) 55, Serna (Pineda Chacon, Bishop) 74. D.C. United (4-3-3) — Mike Ammann (6); […]

Scotsman John Spencer has lit up MLS since joining Colorado in February. Spencer, who has played with and against many of the worldÆs great players, got his start as an apprentice with Glasgow Rangers. The Facts Born: Sept. 11, 1970 in Glasgow, Scotland. Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland. Pro clubs: Colorado (MLS) 2001-present, Motherwell (Scotland) 1998-2001, Everton […]

Standings TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Bay Area 20 11 5 4 37 27 19 Atlanta 20 9 4 7 34 27 21 New York 20 8 7 5 29 28 25 Philadelphia 18 8 7 3 27 28 24 San Diego 19 7 7 5 26 26 25 Boston 20 7 […]

The following is Soccer America’s MLS Team of the Week from games played July 29, Aug. 1 and 4. GOALKEEPER Adin Brown (2) Tampa Bay DEFENDERS Christopher Dawes (1) Colorado Steve Jolley (3) MetroStars Brian Kamler (2) D.C. United Duncan Oughton (2) Columbus MIDFIELDERS Ted Chronopoulos (1) New England Danny Pena (1) Tampa Bay John […]

David Regis and Tony Sanneh held their places in the starting lineups of their respective teams during the second week of action in France and Germany. FRANCE David Regis, Metz (D1) Started (90 min.) vs. Troyes (2-1). After starting in the back in Metz’ season-opening loss, Regis moved into midfield for this home match. GERMANY […]

Club America got two second-half goals to beat MLS club D.C. United, 2-0, in the final of the inaugural Giants Cup in Los Angeles. CONCACAF’s invitational tournament was a bust at the gate, drawing less than 5,000 for each of four dates at the Coliseum. Club America and D.C. United gained entry in what’s being […]

Aug. 3 in Los Angeles D.C. United (USA) 2 Comunicaciones (Guat.) 1 (OT). Goals: Moreno 26, Lisi 89; Rivera 22. D.C. United — Ammann, Vermillion, Pope, Nelsen, Kamler, Namoff (Albright, 86), Etcheverry, Talley, Quaranta (Lisi, 67), Conteh, Moreno (Wood, 91). Comunicaciones — Ortiz, Swisher (Lopez, 46), Saraiva, J.Perez, Jimenez, Gomez, Rodas, Machon, Garcia, Rivera (U.Perez, […]