Soccer America Archives

Atlanta held on to first place in the WUSA with a 1-1 tie with surging Bay Area. The CyberRays, who remain three points behind the Beat, extended their unbeaten streak to nine games. Dagny Mellgren’s two goals propelled visiting Boston past Philadelphia, 2-1, in other Thursday night action. July 19 in Villanova, Pa. Philadelphia 1 […]

MLS Commissioner Don Garber added D.C. United teen star Santino Quaranta and Mexican international Luis Hernandez of the Los Angeles Galaxy to the East and West squads, respectively, for the 2001 MLS All-Star Game in San Jose on Saturday, July 28 (ABC, 3:30 pm ET). Quaranta becomes the youngest All-Star in MLS history, while the […]

RESULTS Group A July 11 in Barranquilla Chile 4 (Navia 29, Montecinos 74, 90, Corrales 86) Ecuador 1 (Chala 47). Colombia 2 (Grisales 16, Aristizabal pen. 60) Venezuela 0. July 14 in Barranquilla Chile 1 (Montecinos 79) Venezuela 0. Colombia 1 (Aristizabal 30) Ecuador 0. July 17 in Barranquilla Ecuador 4 (Delgado 19, 63, Fernandez […]

More than 100 U.S. fans traveled to the World Cup qualifier in Mexico. The ones I ran into after the U.S. loss were mighty disappointed. One fan found the U.S. effort so timid he challenged me to uncover the “fix.” He figured the Americans took a fall for $5 million. My thorough investigation – which […]

East Region Under-19 Boys: FC Delco Black (West Chester, Pa.) Under-18 Boys: Beadling Blue (Pittsburgh) Under-17 Boys: SC Baltimore Bays Under-16 Boys: FC Delco Black (West Chester, Pa.) Under-15 Boys: FC Delco Dynamo (West Chester, Pa.) Under-14 Boys: Potomac (Md.) Cougars Under-19 Girls: New Hyde Park (N.Y.) Lady Bengals Under-18 Girls: HBC Magic (Huntington, N.Y.) […]

Jaime Moreno left family and friends behind in Bolivia to pursue a soccer career that took him to England, then to MLS, where he has been the most consistently dominant forward since 1996. The Facts Born: Jan. 19, 1974 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Hometown: Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Pro clubs: D.C. United (MLS) 1996-present, Middlesbrough (England […]

INTERVIEW BY SCOTT FRENCH The U.S. under-20 squad failed to advance beyond the second round of the World Youth Championship in Argentina, falling to a gifted Egypt team after going 1-1-1 in group play against China, Chile and Ukraine. It was a disappointing, although reasonable, conclusion to the Americans’ tournament, in which there was much […]

Here are Soccer America assistant editor Bryan Alvarez’s predictions for the July 19 games: Philadelphia 2 Boston 1 Atlanta 2 Bay Area 3 Previews (all times ET) Thursday, July 19 (7:00 p.m.) Boston at Philadelphia (TV: CN8/ATT 3) Did you know? Five of the Charge’s last seven games are against teams currently lower than it […]

Miami snaps ChicagoÆs 7-game unbeaten streak with 2-1 win in which Diego Serna gets a goal and an assist — his 12th and 10th, respectively, of the season. … Zeros settle it for Colorado and Kansas City. … Jason Kreis opens the scoring of a 3-0 Dallas win over Tampa Bay on a close-range free […]

RESULTS Group A July 11 in Barranquilla Chile 4 (Navia 29, Montecinos 74, 90, Corrales 86) Ecuador 1 (Chala 47). Colombia 2 (Grisales 16, Aristizabal pen. 60) Venezuela 0. July 14 in Barranquilla Chile 1 (Montecinos 79) Venezuela 0. Colombia 1 (Aristizabal 30) Ecuador 0. July 14 in Barranquilla Ecuador 4 (Delgado 19, 63, Fernandez […]

Here are Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla’s predictions for the MLS games on July 18: Miami 2 Chicago 1 Columbus 1 MetroStars 2 Dallas 2 Tampa Bay 1 Colorado 0 Kansas City 0 San Jose 1 D.C. United 2 Previews (all times ET) Wednesday, July 18 (7:30 p.m.) Chicago at Miami (TV: WCIU). Did […]

Prediction Here is Soccer America Associate Editor Poul SwainÆs prediction for the game on July 17: New England 1 Los Angeles 2 Preview (all times ET) Tuesday, July 17, (7:30 p.m.) – Los Angeles Galaxy at New England Revolution (KCAL, FOX New England) Season series: Los Angeles leads 1-0-0 (Los Angeles leads 2-0 in aggregate […]

Luis Hernandez twice equalized for the visiting Galaxy but Andy WilliamsÆ 51st minute goal ultimately gave the Revolution a 3-2 win in Tuesday night MLS action. July 17 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 3, Los Angeles 2 Scoring Summary: NE –Harris 7 LA –Hernandez (Cienfuegos) 28 NE –Sunsing (Williams) 32 LA –Hernandez (Lalas, Elliott) 40 […]

RESULTS Group A July 11 in Barranquilla Chile 4 (Navia 29, Montecinos 74, 90, Corrales 86) Ecuador 1 (Chala 47). Colombia 2 (Grisales 16, Aristizabal pen. 60) Venezuela 0. July 14 in Barranquilla Chile 1 (Montecinos 79) Venezuela 0. Colombia 1 (Aristizabal 30) Ecuador 0. Group B July 12 in Cali Paraguay 3 (Ferreira 23, […]

The following is Soccer America’s MLS Team of the Week from games played July 14. GOALKEEPER Adin Brown (1) Tampa Bay DEFENDERS Troy Dayak (4) San Jose Diego Gutierrez (1) Chicago Ezra Hendrickson (4) Los Angeles MIDFIELDERS Landon Donovan (3) San Jose Manny Lagos (4) San Jose Jesse Marsch (1) Chicago FORWARDS Onandi Lowe (2) […]

Here are Soccer AmericaÆs player ratings for games played July 14. SA Report Cards: 1 (low) to 10 (high) July 14 San Jose 2 Tampa Bay 1. Goals: Lagos (DeRosario) 4, Lagos (Donovan) 92+; Diallo (pen.) 71. San Jose (4-4-2) — Joe Cannon (6); Wade Barrett (5), Troy Dayak (6), Jimmy Conrad (5), Zak Ibsen […]

Standings TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Atlanta Beat 14 7 1 6 27 19 11 Bay Area CyberRays 14 7 4 3 24 19 13 New York Power 15 6 4 5 23 21 18 Philadelphia Charge 14 6 5 3 21 21 18 Washington Freedom 15 6 7 2 20 22 […]

Standings Eastern Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA Miami 17 11 3 3 36 36 22 MetroStars 17 8 6 3 27 25 22 D.C. United 17 6 10 1 19 29 32 New England 17 4 9 4 16 20 29 Central Division TEAM GP W L T P GF GA […]

The Bay Area CyberRays (7-4-3, 24 pts.) moved within three points of first-place Atlanta (7-1-6, 27 pts.) in the WUSA with a 2-0 win at Boston (4-7-3, 15 pts.). Washington (6-7-2, 20 pts.) stayed in the hunt for the fourth and final playoff berth thanks to its 2-1 win over New York (6-4-5, 23 pts.). […]

RESULTS Group A July 11 in Barranquilla Chile 4 (Navia 29, Montecinos 74, 90, Corrales 86) Ecuador 1 (Chala 47). Colombia 2 (Grisales 16, Aristizabal pen. 60) Venezuela 0. July 14 in Barranquilla Chile 1 (Montecinos 79) Venezuela 0. Colombia 1 (Aristizabal 30) Ecuador 0. Group B July 12 in Cali Paraguay 3 (Ferreira 23, […]

MLS overall leader Miami fell to the Los Angeles Galaxy, 3-0, at the Rose Bowl. The loss was Miami’s second straight 3-0 loss. The Galaxy remained tied with San Jose, a 2-1 winner over Tampa Bay, for the Western Conference lead. Santino Quaranta, at 16 the youngest player in MLS, had his second two-goal game […]

RESULTS Group A July 15 in Lusaka Zambia 2 (Mwenwa 60, Nsofwa 66) Cameroon 2 (Foe 52, Ndiefi 64). July 15 in Lome Togo 2 (Koffi 30,45) Libya 0. Group B July 14 in Freetown Sierra Leone 0 Liberia 1 (Weah 73). July 15 in Accra Ghana 1 (Kuffour 44) Sudan 0. Group C July […]

Atlanta opened up a four-point lead on New York at the top of the WUSA standings with a 3-0 win over the Power in Uniondale, N.Y. Canadian Charmaine Hooper led the Beat with a pair of goals. Mia Hamm had two goals for Washington — both on free kicks — in a losing effort against […]

Perhaps the most recognizable face among American referees, FIFA ref Brian Hall has handled games at major competitions around the world — including last yearÆs Asia Cup — and has an MLS Cup under his belt. The Redwood City, Calif., resident is the focus of this edition of Socceramerica.comÆs referee series, ôView from the Middle.ö […]

A summary of MLS transactions for July 2001: July 13 Tampa Bay Mutiny — Named Perry Van Der Beck head coach. July 3 Chicago Fire — Acquired defender David Vaudreuil as a discovery player. MetroStars — Named Richard Williams assistant coach.