Monthly Archives: February 1996

The following are the rosters for the women’s games to be played March 1-2 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Division I West Squad Goalkeepers — Erin Fahey (Portland), Julie McCaffrey (Cincinnati); Defenders — Kim Kaitanjian (UC Irvine), Melinda Torre (Washington), Julie Vogel (Notre Dame); Midfielders — Tara Bilanski (Washington), Kim Donohue (St. Mary’s, Calif.), Nicole Highfill […]

Alexi Lalas joined First Division newcomer Padova in 1994 and became the first American to play in the Italian Serie A. He soon became the first American to score in the Serie A and ultimately he helped Padova beat the odds to maintain its top-tier standing. But the second season went poorly for the red-haired […]

U.S. national team Steve Sampson went to Mexico City to watch one of his central defenders and saw him play center forward. “I’ve been pushed up to play as a third forward in about four or five games,” said Marcelo Balboa, whose Leon team has frequently found itself in desperate situations recently. “If we’re behind […]

MLS Mark St. Andre Iowa City, Iowa I was looking at your rankings of the players from the MLS combine, and noticed that your list of goalies did not include Jim St. Andre. Although I have an obvious bias, being his twin brother, I was amazed that he did not place among your top 10 […]

DiFlorio replaces injured Karic The NPSL revised the lineups for its ninth All-Star Game set for Feb. 11 at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, Kan. The game will be televised on ESPN on a tape-delay basis at 12 a.m. ET Feb. 12. Veteran Buffalo Blizzard forward Gino DiFlorio takes the roster spot of injured Cleveland […]

The following are the results of the Soccer America Online Poll in which 522 soccer fans made their predictions of the teams to win the three European Cup competitions: Champions League Ajax 335 votes, Juventus 102, Real Madrid 43, Borussia Dortmund 16, Nantes 9, Panathinaikos 6, Spartak Moscow 6, Legia Warsaw 5. Cup Winners’ Cup […]