WORLD CUP USA '94 / THE FIRST ROUND : SPOTLIGHT : NOT IN CAMPOS' CAMP

By HELENE ELLIOTT

June 25, 1994 12 AM PT

Ireland forward John Aldridge isn’t a big fan of Mexican goalkeeper Jorge Campos, who has earned acclaim for playing so far out of his net that he’s almost at midfield. That Aldridge beat Campos for a goal in the 84th minute Friday might have something to do with it.

“He’s OK,” Aldridge said. “For a very small goalkeeper, he’s very good, but he’s not exceptional. He’s agile. But he takes a lot of risks. If he played in England, he wouldn’t be able to get away with that.”

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

WORLD CUP USA ’94 / THE FIRST ROUND : SPOTLIGHT : NOT IN CAMPOS’ CAMP

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