Monthly Archives: March 1996

March 16 in Boca Raton, Fla. Kansas City 1 Tampa Bay 1 Goals: Prampin 13; Okafor 78. Notes: USISL addition Trace Hollis (Carolina Dynamo) started in goal for the Wiz, who had lost former Georgetown goalie Phil Wellington for the entire year with a herniated disk…. Tampa Bay goalie Scott Budnik stopped a penalty kick […]

March 14 in Decatur, Ga. United States 6, Germany 0. Goals: Overbeck (21), Parlow (32), Chastain (pen. 45), Milbrett (48, 75), Hamm (57). U.S. — Scurry, Chastain (Wilson, 60), Overbeck, Fawcett, Lilly (Manthei, 64), Venturini, Foudy (Fair, 64), MacMillan, Hamm (Staples, 63), Parlow (Gabarra, 46), Milbrett. Germany — Goller, Bernhard, Austermuhl, Nardenbach, Fitschen, Voss (Wunderlich, […]

The Kansas City Wiz and the Tampa Bay Mutiny drew 1-1 in the inaugural MLS pre-season match March 14 in Boca Raton, Fla., where five clubs are holding spring training. Vitalis “Digital” Takawira, Kansas City’s striker from Zimbabwe, opened the scoring with a shot into the upper right corner of the net in the 39th […]

MLS Reed Miller Boston, Mass. thought I read that the MLS will NOT change the size of the goals, yet everything I’ve read on-line says that it is still under discussion. What was the decision? I hope negative. RM: FIFA shot this down March 9. Regulation-size goals will be in place. Hooray! Bob Reiner Port […]

March 13 in Osnabrueck, Germany Germany 0, France 0. Att.: 20,000. March 13 in Lisbon Portugal 1 Italy 0. Goal: Porfirio (18). Att.: 30,000. March 13 in Granada Spain 2, Czech Republic 1. Goals: Dani (28), Fresnedoso (41); Smicer (50). Att.: 16,000. Second legs to be played March 26-27.

The following is the U.S. Women’s National Team Roster for its friendlies against Germany March 14 in Decatur, Ga., and March 16 in Davidson, N.C. Goalkeepers — Mary Harvey, Briana Scurry; Defenders — Brandi Chastain, Lorrie Fair, Joy Fawcett, Carla Overbeck, Thori Staples, Staci Wilson; Midfielders — Julie Foudy, Kristine Lilly, Holly Manthei, Tiffany Roberts, […]

In the same week it unveiled its players to local fans, the San Jose Clash was hit twice by tragedy. The wife of Nigerian international Mike Emenalo was found dead Feb. 29, apparently a victim of kidney failure arising from her pregnancy, which was in the second month. Four days earlier, on the same day […]

March 12 in Budapest Hungary 2, Scotland 1. Goals: Szanyo (pen. 14), Zavadszky (79); Glass (34). Att.: 20,000. Second leg to be played in two weeks.

The following is the complete 1996 CISL Schedule. All dates are subject to change. Friday, June 14 IndianapolisatDetroit SacramentoatMonterrey DallasatAnaheim Saturday, June 15 SacramentoatDallas San DiegoatHouston Sunday, June 16 Portland at Seattle Wednesday, June 19 San Diego at Monterrey Thursday, June 20 Anaheim at Portland Friday, June 21 WashingtonatIndianapolis DetroitatHouston Saturday, June 22 Dallas at […]

Brazil and Argentina earned a chance to win South America’s first Olympic soccer gold medal since 1928. Victory can apparently do wonders for a celebrity’s tolerance for the media’s invasion of privacy. After Brazil beat Uruguay 3-1 March 3 to qualify for the 1996 Olympic Games, 15 journalists followed coach Mario Zagalo to the locker […]

MLS and the A-League signed an agreement March 11 that will ensure cooperation between the two leagues in the future. According to the agreement, which was developed by A-League Commissioner Richard Groff and MLS Deputy Commissioner Sunil Gulati, A-League players may transfer to MLS teams, while MLS players may play on loan with A-League clubs. […]

Germany vs. France German coach Hannes Lohr is hoping that February’s bad weather doesn’t hurt his team’s chances of playing in the United States this summer. Inclement weather forced the cancellation of 11 games during the first three weeks since the Bundesliga finished its winter break. As a result, make-up games are popping up uncomfortably […]

North Carolina adds another young phenom in Laurie Schwoy, a member of what could be the best recruiting year ever. This is it. This is the year women’s college coaches around the country have been waiting for. It’s 1996, a long-awaited recruiting year for coaches who have been salivating over the high number of quality […]

Results of the FIFA International Football Association Board (IFAB) Meeting held over the weekend in Rio de Janeiro Note: all changes to be implemented July 1. *There will be no experiment with larger goals. *The advantage rule will be changed to allow referees who use it to stop play and award a free kick if […]

The following is the 1996 A-League schedule that was revised after the merger of the A-League’s New York Centaurs and the USISL’s New York Fever. April 27 — Seattle-Vancouver. May 10 — Rochester-New York. May 11 — Seattle-Colorado. May 17 — Atlanta-Montreal, Colorado-Seattle. May 19 — New York-Rochester. May 24 — Montreal-New York, Colorado-Atlanta. May […]

Brazil, the winner of the South American under-23 tournament, has been seeded to play its first-round games at Miami’s Orange Bowl. Brazil won the South American qualifying tournament on goal difference after it tied host Argentina 2-2 in the final game. The United States will be the top seed in the group that opens in […]

The following are the current MLS rosters. In parentheses is the country a player has represented in a full international. Colorado Goalkeepers: Khalil Azmi (Morocco), Paul Grafer, Dusty Hudock. Defenders: Marcelo Balboa (USA), Brian Bates, Ian Butterworth, Scott Cannon, Troy Edwards, Denis Hamlett, Matt Kmosko (USA), Josh McKay, Steve Trittschuh (USA). Midfielders: Mike Gentile, Brian […]

MY VIEW: Leave the Goals Alone! MLS has apparently backed off from its rash statement that it will use larger goals for the 1996 season if FIFA approves the experiment. It might choose bigger goals for 1997. But MLS owners have backed off not because they have no way to assess if a slightly bigger […]

March 7 in Coruna Deportivo La Coruna (Spain) 1. Real Zaragoza (Spain) 0. Goal: Fernandez (69). March 7 in Duesseldorf Borussia Moenchengladbach (Germany) 2, Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands) 2. Goals: Wynhoff (8), Kastenmeier (pen. 43); Van Gastel (35), Koeman (pen. 45). March 7 in Moscow Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 0, Rapid Vienna (Austria) 1. Goal: Stumpf (34). […]

Americans Esfandiar Baharmast and Janice Gettemeyer were among 29 referees and linespersons selected by FIFA to work at the Olympic men’s and women’s tournament this summer. Baharmast was one of only two referees appointed from the CONCACAF region. Gettemeyer, who will run the lines, was one of nine women to be appointed.

March 6 in Fullerton, Calif. U.S. U-23s 2, Mexico U-23s 3. Goals: Baba (pen. 20), Wood (35); Blanco (pen. 12), Arellano (13), Sol (61). USA — Snitko, McKeon, Pollard, Pope, DuHaney, Silvera (Vargas, 62), Walsh (Fisher, 74), Hejduk, Baba, Wood (Friends, 79), Joseph. Mexico — Perez, Rodriguez, Sanchez, Davino, Astiva (Alvarado, 53), Rodrigo Lara (Otea, […]

As expected, Cobi Jones is returning to the United States to play in Major League Soccer. MLS has reached an agreement for the popular U.S. national team player to join the Los Angeles Galaxy from Vasca da Gama, the Brazilian club with which he was unable to gain a regular spot. Jones, a product of […]

European Champions Cup: Quarterfinals, first leg March 6 in Nantes Nantes (France) 2 Spartak Moscow (Russia) 0. Goals: N’Doram (28), Ouedec (65). Att.: 35,000. March 6 in Warsaw Legia Warsaw (Poland) 0 Panathinaikos (Greece) 0. Att.: 12,000. March 6 in Dortmund Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 0 Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) 2. Goals: Davids (8), Kluivert (83). Att.: […]

FEATURES Deals And Steals MLS clubs finalized player pools after the college and supplemental drafts. By Ridge Mahoney Schwoy Heads Top Class North Carolina adds another young phenom in Laurie Schwoy, a member of what could be the best recruiting year ever. By Dean Caparaz Brazil And Argentina Book Tickets Brazil and Argentina earned a […]

The USISL has abandoned most of the rule changes it has experimented with the last two years. The changes are intended to allow players who may move up to MLS to play under traditional rules. Gone: 60-minute clock (traditional 90-minute clock will be used). Live shootout after the seventh foul each half. Bonus points for […]