Monthly Archives: June 1996

MLS’s single-entity concept may have theoretically given each team a fair start on the field, but league organizers had little control over each team’s package of radio and TV broadcasts. The disparity is vast. Three teams — New England, New York/New Jersey, and Washington — have all, or nearly all, of their games on television […]

MLS’s four outfitters are considering changing uniform designs or perhaps adding third team jerseys for next season. Nike (which outfits five MLS teams), adidas (three), Puma and Reebok (one team each) will discuss the issue further at a meeting with league officials prior to U.S. Cup ’96. MLS commissioner Doug Logan admits the league must […]

San Jose at Washington Location: RFK Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. (ET) Television: Home Team Sports (delayed to 11:00 p.m.) Satellite: Spacenet 3, Tr. 23 Previous Meeting: San Jose beat Washington 1-0 in the MLS inaugural game at Spartan Stadium April 6. Injuries: San Jose — D Ben Iroha (pulled hamstring) is probable, G Tom Liner […]

Standings Team GP W L GF GA P Seattle 6 5 1 0 10 6 16 Colorado 4 3 1 0 11 5 9 Montreal 3 2 1 0 5 2 6 Atlanta 3 1 2 0 5 10 3 New York 3 1 2 1 3 6 1 Rochester 2 0 2 0 2 […]

The following are the results of the latest Soccer America Online poll in which 394 fans picked their favorites to win the European Championship. To participate in the next poll on the Olympics, check out the SA Poll area of the INTERACTIVE section of Soccer America Online. Team 1st 2nd SF Pts. Italy 123 80 […]

MEN June 14 at Columbus Crew, 7:30 pm Ticket Information: (614) 221-2739. June 22 vs. South Africa in Richmond, Va., 7:30 pm TV: ESPN2 (same-day, time TBA) Ticket Information: (804) 828-7267 June 24 vs. El Salvador in Richmond, Va., 7:30 pm Ticket Information: (804) 828-7267 TV: ESPN2 (June 29, 6:00 pm) June 26 vs. Mexico […]

LEADING SCORERS Name Team GP G A P 1 Brian McBride CLB 9 8 2 18 2 Preki KC 11 6 5 17 3 Giovanni Savarese MET 8 8 0 16 4 Paul Bravo SJ 10 6 2 14 – Steve Rammel WAS 8 6 2 14 6 Roy Lassiter TB 9 6 1 13 […]

Goalkeeper Mark Dodd (1) Dallas Defenders Michael Clark (1) Columbus John Doyle (2) San Jose Jeff Agoos (1) D.C. United Midfielders Dominic Kinnear (1) Colorado Marco Etcheverry (3) D.C. United Tab Ramos (3) MetroStars Forwards A.J. Wood (1) MetroStars Mo Johnston (1) Kansas City Jean Harbor (1) Colorado Harut Karapetyan (2) Los Angeles Goal of […]

Goalkeepers 1. Campos (Los Angeles), Dougherty (Tampa Bay) 6.00. 3. Meola (MetroStars) 5.80. 4. Dodd (Dallas), Heaney (New England) 5.67. Defenders 1. Burns (New England) 6.67. 2. A.Lalas (New England) 6.33. 3. Fraser (Los Angeles) 6.25 4. Balboa (Colorado), Semioli (Los Angeles), Chronopoulos (New England), Emenalo (San Jose) 6.00. Midfielders 1. Valderrama (Tampa Bay) 7.40. […]

June 2 in Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago 2 Martinique 1 (OT). Goals: Stern John (90, 117); Carole (88). Half: 0-0. Att.: 11,000. June 3 in Port of Spain Cuba 4 Suriname 0. Goals: Martinez 35, 55, Font 75, Sotolongo 83. Half: 1-0. Att.: n/a. Trinidad & Tobago and Cuba meet in the final […]

Los Angeles Galaxy sweeper Robin Fraser, who has been instrumental in his club getting off to an 8-0 start in MLS, was the surprise recall on the 19-man U.S. roster for U.S. Cup ’96. Fraser, 29, last played for the United States in 1991. Roster Goalkeepers — Brad Friedel (Galatasaray, Turkey), Kasey Keller (Millwall, England), […]

As expected, Mexico national team coach Bora Milutinovic called up a majority of under-23 players for U.S. Cup ’96. Five veterans of the senior national team, all considered candidates for Mexico’s Olympic team, round out the 22-man roster. Mexico’s senior national team just returned from Japan, where it tied Yugoslavia 0-0 and lost to Japan […]

MLS Ray Sadr Storrs, Conn. At the moment you are the top scorer in MLS, and all of the teams have been scoring a lot. Is this due to great goal scorers or do teams have sloppy defenders who need to improve? BM: I think what you’re seeing right now is a more offensive-oriented league, […]

Europe Group 3 June 2 in Oslo Norway 5 Azerbaijan 0. Goals: Solbakken (8, 46), Solskjaer (37, 89), Strandli (60). Norway — Grodaas, Haaland, Johnsen, Berg, Bjoernebye, Rudi, Solbakken, Leonhardsen (T. Flo, 46), Strandli, Rekdal, Solskjaer. Azerbaijan — Shidkov, Getman, Agayev (Nossenko, 40), Akhmedov, Assadov, Abuchov, Gusseynov, Risayev, Lichin, Suleimanov, Gasimov. Att.: 14,012. Group 4 […]

SOUTH AMERICA June 2 in Quito Ecuador 2 Argentina 0. Goals: Montano (51), E. Hurtado (90). Ecuador — Morales, Rivera, Montano, Tenerio, Capurro, Carabali, I.Hurtado (Obregon, 84), De Souza, Aguinaga, Gavica (Fernandez, 46), E.Hurtado. Argentina — Bossio, Zanetti, Caceres, Sensini, Chamot, Simeone, Almeyda, Morales (Lopez, 76), Ortega (Cardoso, 70), Caniggia, Batistuta (Crespo, 70). Att.: n/a. […]

Eastern Conference Team GP W L GF GA P Maryland 2 2 0 10 1 6 New Jersey 2 2 0 4 1 6 Connecticut 1 1 0 3 0 3 Long Island 1 1 0 1 0 3 Alabama 2 1 1 6 5 3 Hampton Roads 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boston […]

MetroStars at Dallas Location: Cotton Bowl Kickoff: 3:00 (ET) Television: Univision Satellite: Spacenet 3 Tr. 5 Previous Meeting: none Injuries: MetroStars — D Matt Knowles (sprained shoulder) and D Jeff Zaun (strained Achilles’ tendon) are doubtful, D Andrew Restrepo (sprained ankle) is out; Dallas — MF Gerell Elliott and D Tom Soehn are on injured […]

June 2 in Dallas Dallas 0 MetroStars 1. Goal: Wood (N. Baba, Vermes) 60. Dallas — Dodd, Puskarich, Lozzano, Farrer, Santel, Haynes, Kerr, Kreis, Sonora, Sanchez, Rodriguez. Subs: Eck for Kerr in 72nd minute, Glenn for Haynes in 85th, Flores for Sonora in 85th. MetroStars — Meola, Harty, Caricola, Gillen, Joseph, Kydes, Silvera, Ramos, Vermes, […]

June 1 in Tampa Tampa Bay 1 Los Angeles 2. Goals: Lassiter 35; Jara (Jones) 30, Karapetyan (Cienfuegos) 59. Tampa Bay — Budnick, Pittman, Kooiman, Yallop, Vasquez, Ralston, Wise, McKinley, Hunjak, Galderisi, Lassiter. Sub: Viera for McKinley in 74th minute. Los Angeles — Campos, Fraser, Calichman, Motajo, Semioli, Cienfuegos, Armas, Vanney, Karapetyan, Jara, Jones. Subs: […]

June 1 in Davidson, N.C. U.S. Olympic team 0 Ireland U-23 team 1. Goal: own goal 63. U.S. — Keller, Pope, Pollard, Soto, Hejduk, Maisonneuve, Reyna, I. Baba, Smith (Vargas, 73), Amani-Dove, Kirovski. Ireland — Van Boxtel, Napier, Tresson (O’Brien 84), Tracey, Palmer, Hutton, Colwall, Morrisroe, Prizeman, Sheridan, Geoghehan. Referee: Paul James. Att.: 3,498.

June 2 in Sydney Australia 5 Canada 0. Goals: Foxe, Lozanovski, Viduka, Agostino, Muscat. Australia — Juric, Lozanovski (Casserly, 83), Moric, Muscat, Foxe, Babic, Mendez (Enes, 24), Tsekenis, Viduka, Spiteri (Agostino, 68), Tiatto. Canada — Shepherd, Hikida, Pizzolitto, DeVos, Macey (Nash, 37), Franks (Rhode, 73), Xausa (Wood, 62), Capasso, D’Onofrio, Thompson, Heald. (Australia wins 7-2 […]

The following are the results of the latest Soccer America Online poll in which 394 fans picked their favorites to win the European Championship. To participate in the next poll on the Olympics, check out the SA Poll area of the INTERACTIVE section of Soccer America Online. Team 1st 2nd SF Pts. Italy 123 80 […]