Winners
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES FANS have been assured by team owner Anschutz Entertainment Group that the club will remain in Northern California's Spartan Stadium at least through the 2005. AEG's talks with prospective Mexican buyers had implied a move to Texas. AEG also renewed the contracts of Coach Dominic Kinnear and his assistant, John Doyle.
American defender STEVE CHERUNDOLO cleared a shot off the line as his Hannover 96 team triumphed, 1-0, over Borussia Dortmund Tuesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the German Cup. More than 38,000 attended the game at Hannover's AWD-Arena. Hannover's only major title since winning German championships in 1938 and 1954 was its 1992 German Cup win.
DANIEL KARBASSIYOON, a 20-year-old Virginia product, made his first start in official competition for Arsenal in a 3-1 fourth-round Carling League Cup win over Everton. Two weeks ago, Karbassiyoon entered a League Cup game against Manchester City in the 82nd minute and scored the gamewinner in the 90th minute. The left back gave a solid 90-minute performance against Everton, whose full-strength team was outplayed by what is believed to be
one of the youngest lineups ever fielded by Arsenal.
Losers
The Colorado Rapids have fired Coach TIM HANKINSON, whose team was the league's lowest scoring in 2004 (29 goals in 30 games) and was eliminated from the MLS playoffs at the quarterfinal stage by Los Angeles. Hankinson had been at the Rapids' helm since the 2001 season and compiled a 39-45-30 record.
KASEY KELLER, whose only action this season for Tottenham has been in its two previous Carling League Cup games, remained on the bench as Tottenham beat Burnley, 3-0, Tuesday to advance League Cup quarterfinals. It was Tottenham's first game since the resignation of Coach Jacques Santini, who was replaced Martin Jol.