Monthly Archives: April 1996

The following are schedule changes since the MLS schedule was released last fall: Kansas City at Columbus: time changed, now Saturday, June 8, 2:30 pm on ESPN. San Jose at Dallas: date changed, was June 9, now Saturday, June 8, 8:30 pm. Kansas City at DC United: date changed, was June 12, now Wednesday, July […]

Address: 1640 So. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 114, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Telephone: (310) 445-1260. Rose Bowl Capacity: 100,092. MLS capacity: 28,000. Record soccer crowd: 101,799 (France vs. Brazil, Olympics, 1984). Directions: From the East or North — take the Foothill Freeway (Route 210) to Pasadena. From the South — take the Pasadena Freeway (Route 11) […]

Address: 706 Broadway St., Suite 100, Kansas City, MO 64105-2300. Telephone: (816) 472-4625. Arrowhead Stadium Capacity: 73,873. MLS capacity: 30,554. Record soccer crowd: 10,161 (USA vs. MSL XI, friendly, 1990). Directions: From the north — take I-29 South to Highway 435. Then take I-70 East a half mile to the Blue Ridge Cutoff/ Truman Sports […]

Address: 2602 McKinney, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75204. Telephone: (214) 979-0303. Cotton Bowl Capacity: 67,700. MLS capacity: 25,425. Record soccer crowd: 63,998 (Brazil vs. Netherlands, World Cup, 1994). Directions: From the West (Ft. Worth) — take I-30 East to the 2nd Avenue exit. From the East — Take I-30 West to the 2nd Avenue exit. […]

Address: 77 E. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus, OH 43215. Telephone: (614) 221-2739. Ohio Stadium Capacity: 96,400. MLS capacity: 25,134. Record soccer crowd: none. Directions: From Port Columbus International Airport — take I-670 West toward downtown Columbus. Take the High Street exit and head north to the Ohio State campus. Turn left onto Woodruff Street. Ohio Stadium […]

Address: 555 17th Street, Suite 3350, Denver, CO 80202. Telephone: (303) 299-1570. Mile High Stadium Capacity: 76,123. MLS capacity: 18,500. Record soccer crowd: 35,772 (USA vs. Uruguay, friendly, 1991). Directions: From Denver International Airport — from Pena Blvd. take I-70 West to I-25 South, toward downtown Denver. Take the 19th Street exit at Mile High […]

Address: 13832 Redskin Drive, Herndon, VA 22071. Telephone: (703) 478-6600. RFK Stadium Capacity: 56,500. MLS capacity: 23,865. Record soccer crowd: 53,531 (Washington vs. Cosmos, NASL, 1980). Directions: From Maryland — Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway south to Washington. When approaching the New York Avenue exit, stay to the left and follow the sign that reads “I-295, […]

Address: 1408 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 1004, Tampa, FL 33607. Telephone: (813) 288-0096. Tampa Stadium Capacity: 74,317. MLS capacity: 16,000. Record soccer crowd: 56,389 (Tampa Bay vs. California, NASL, 1980). Directions: From airport — take Spruce Street east for about two miles and turn left onto North Dale Mabry. The stadium will be on the […]

Address: 1265 El Camino Real, 2nd Floor, Santa Clara, CA 95050. Telephone: (408) 241-9922. Spartan Stadium Capacity: 31,000. MLS capacity: 19,166. Record soccer crowd: 25,048 (San Jose Earthquakes vs. Cosmos, NASL, 1976). Directions: From San Francisco — take Highway 280 South to the 7th or 10th Street exit in San Jose and proceed south to […]

Address: Foxboro Stadium, Route 1, Foxboro, MA 02035. Telephone: (508) 543-0350. Foxboro Stadium Capacity: 60,312. MLS capacity: 22,385. Record soccer crowd: 54,453 (Argentina vs. Nigeria, World Cup, 1994). Directions: From Boston — take Route 93 South to Route 128 South and then get on Route 95 South. Take Exit 9 to Route 1 South. Stadium […]

Address: One Harmon Plaza, 8th Floor, Secaucus, NJ 07094. Telephone: (201) 531-2800. Giants Stadium Capacity: 77,000. MLS capacity: 25,576. Record soccer crowd: 77,691 (Cosmos vs. Ft. Lauderdale, NASL, 1977). Directions: Garden State Parkway Southbound — take Exit 163 and follow Route 17 South to Paterson Plank Road. Head east on Paterson Plank Road to the […]

April 6 at Spartan Stadium, San Jose, Calif. San Jose Clash 1 Washington D.C. United 0. Goal: Wynalda (Iroha) 87:.02 San Jose — Liner, Martin, Emenalo, Doyle, Dayak, Bravo, Iroha (Lewis, 88:32), Mella, Rodas (Holocher, 78:08), Wynalda, Baicher. Washington — Causey, Fazlagic, Agoos, Lee, Gori, Williams (Imler, 86:34), Harkes, Etcheverry, Medved (Huwiler, 70:21), Suarez, Diaz […]

The San Jose Clash will host Bayer Leverkusen of the German Bundesliga May 26 at 4:00 p.m. at Spartan Stadium. The match will be the first of three planned internationals to be hosted by the MLS franchise. “We are proud to say that our first international game will be against an opponent with a world-wide […]

Atlanta: Former U.S. national team scoring leader Bruce Murray rejoined the Ruckus as marketing director and assistant coach… Murray may also play for Atlanta depending on his recovery from a knee injury…Atlanta will host the U.S. U-23 team on May 27. Colorado: The Foxes have signed former Clemson star Wolde Harris, whom they acquired from […]

The U.S. Soccer Federation Foundation has awarded grants totaling $2.5 million to national, state and local soccer programs. Key national grants included funds to start an under-14 national team program for boys and girls ($766,000 over three years) and underwrite the U.S. bid for the 1999 Women’s World Championship ($385,000). Soccer programs in the following […]

MLS clubs have recruited players from the four corners of the globe, with experience at the highest levels of the game. World Cup PlayerMLS TeamTeamGPG Roberto DonadoniMetroStarsItaly110 Hugo SanchezDallasMexico81 Paul CaligiuriColumbusUSA71 Carlos ValderramaTampa BayColombia71 Leonel AlvarezDallasColombia70 Marcelo BalboaColoradoUSA70 Tony MeolaMetroStarsUSA70 Tab RamosMetroStarsUSA70 Eric WynaldaSan JoseUSA61 John HarkesWashingtonUSA60 Jorge CamposLos AngelesMexico40 Giuseppe GalderisiNew EnglandItaly40 Cobi JonesLos […]

I’ve just come back from Japan, where, I have to admit, I was left just a tad depressed about MLS’s future I will accept for a moment that MLS will never have the small stadiums J-League clubs have. And I can live with the fact that MLS will not be the marketing bonanza that the […]

The following are the results of the Soccer America Online Poll in which 582 soccer fans picked their favorites for the inaugural MLS season: Team1st2ndSFPts. Washington213981341493 MetroStars132721701046 San Jose5184134641 New England5349127539 Los Angeles2182119470 Tampa Bay3523108352 Colorado1850103343 Columbus273986338 Kansas City174485302 Dallas152675228 1st = champion (5 points); 2nd = runner-up (3 points); SF = semifinalist (1 point).

April 4 in Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands) 1 (Koeman pen. 53) Rapid Vienna (Austria) 1 (Jancker 87). Half: 0-0. Att.: 40,000. Feyenoord Rotterdam — De Goey, Boateng, Schuiteman, Koeman, Iwan, Bosz, Taument, Van Gastel, Vos (Obiku, 76), Larsson (Trustfull, 79), Van Bronckhorst. Rapid Vienna — Konsel, Hatz, Guggi, Ivanov, Schoettel, Stoeger (Barisic, 78), Stumpf, Masarek, […]

The following is the schedule of 1996 A-League games televised live on Prime Sports. All times are Eastern. DateGameTime May 10New York at Rochester8:00 P.M. May 17Seattle at Colorado9:30 P.M. May 24New York at Montreal7:30 P.M. May 31Seattle at Rochester7:30 P.M. June 7Vancouver at Colorado9:30 P.M. June 14Seattle at Atlanta7:30 P.M. June 21Vancouver at Rochester7:30 […]

Note: RM = Senior Editor Ridge Mahoney; PB = Online Editor Pete Bailey. John Burke Troy, N.Y. I am eagerly looking forward to the launch of MLS, but I am very concerned about the team nicknames and the kits that the players will wear for the inaugural season. In general, I am appalled by both. […]

April 3 in Amsterdam Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) 0 Panathinaikos (Greece) 1 (Warzycha 87). Half: 0-0. Att.: 42,000. Ajax Amsterdam — Van Der Sar, Reiziger, Blind, F. De Boer, Bogarde, Litmanen (Musampa, 72), George, Davids, Kanu, Kluivert, R. De Boer. Panathinaikos — Wandzik, Apostolakis, Ouzounidis, G. S. Georgiadis, Kalitzakis, Kolitsidakis, Borrelli (Markos, 83), Kapouranis, Warzycha (Nioplias, […]

Columbus — Released Lawrence Pitturo and Todd Haskins. Dallas — Signed defender Diego Sonora from Boca Juniors (Argentina). San Jose — Signed midfielder Jorge Rodas from Comunicaciones (Guatemala). Tampa Bay — Signed defender Steve Pittman from Partick Thistle (Scotland).

DATENETWORKMATCHTIME April 6ESPNWashington at San Jose8:00 p.m. April 14UnivisionSan Jose at Dallas3:00 p.m. April 18ESPN2Kansas City at Dallas8:30 p.m. April 21UnivisionKansas City at San Jose4:00 p.m. April 28UnivisionDallas at Tampa Bay3:00 p.m. May 2ESPN2Columbus at Kansas City8:30 p.m. May 5UnivisionWashington at Los Angeles4:00 p.m. May 11ESPN2Tampa Bay at Colorado4:30 p.m. May 12UnivisionNY/NJ at Washington3:00 p.m. […]

Atlanta — Named Bruce Murray assistant coach and director of marketing. Signed South African defender Scott Halkett, No. 7 pick in College Draft out of USC-Spartanburg. Montreal — Signed Jamaican striker Lloyd Barker to a three-year contract. Rochester — Signed striker Zoran Karic and midfielders Tommy Tanner and Doug Miller on loan from the NPSL’s […]