Monthly Archives: January 1997

Jan. 17 in San Diego Mexico 3 Denmark 1. Goals: Alfaro 40, Hernandez 55, Hermosillo 73; Steen Nielsen 64. Att.: 35,232. U.S. Cup ’97 Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P Mexico 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 Peru 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 USA 1 0 0 1 0 […]

Here are the starting lineups for the USA vs. Peru match being played at San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium. USA — Friedel, Burns, Lalas, Agoos, Hejduk, Ralston, Reyna, Radosavljevic, Moore, McBride, Lassiter. Peru — Balerio, Dulante, Reynoso, Olivares, Solano, Serrano, Jayo, Maldonado, Pereda, Magallanes, Carty.

German Carty’s goal is the lone tally of the match so far, as Peru leads the U.S. 1-0 at halftime of their U.S. Cup ’97 match in San Diego. Carty scored in the eighth minute, after Maldonado crossed the ball from outside the right edge of the box and over the U.S. defense. Carty headed […]

Peru has beaten the USA 1-0 in the first match of U.S. Cup ’97 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. The Americans continued to dominate possession of the ball in the second half, creating numerous scoring chances. However, the U.S. was unable to score. Substitute Jovan Kirovski floated a fine ball across the goalmouth […]

Soccer America Senior Editor Mike Woitalla has won a pair of awards in the NSCAA’s 1996 Writing Contest. Woitalla was awarded for the best non-deadline feature for his story “Soccer spreads the Games around the nation.” His piece on Project-40 and the future of college soccer, entitled “Would you like to be professional, young man?” […]

MLS executives held a conference call Jan. 15. Here are some of the highlights: Season tickets/Attendance: The season ticket base for all ten MLS teams is up 18 percent from this time last year. A total of 24,116 season tickets have been sold as of Jan. 14. New England leads all clubs with 5,721 season […]

A slew of talented collegians graced the college soccer fields during the 1996 season. These 11 stand out because their skills made a profound impact on both their teams’ success and the course of the season. Scott Coufal (Indiana) senior goalkeeper Enabled young Hoosiers to reach quarterfinals Kevin Daly (St. John’s) junior defender Leader of […]

Features 1996 proved to be the Year of the Goose By Mike Woitalla No Answer Yet To The Age-Old Question By Ridge Mahoney New England Revolution Gets A Jump On The Field By Poul Swain Will Carlos Alberto Parreira Do Any Better In MLS? By Steve Davis MLS Salary Cap Is Getting Tighter By Ridge […]

Defender Alexi Lalas and midfielder Cobi Jones have been added to the U.S. roster for U.S. Cup ’97. Lalas replaces midfielder Mike Sorber, who is sidelined by a nagging hamstring injury, while Jones fills out the final spot on the 20-man roster. U.S. coach Steve Sampson said the two players were kept off the initial […]

The New England Revolution, the first MLS team to formally begin training, won its first exhibition game of the season when it beat the Raleigh Flyers of the A-League 1-0 before about 3,000 fans in Raleigh, N.C., Jan. 11. Darren Sawatzky had the game’s only goal on an assist from Imad Baba to give new […]

Jan. 12 in Merida Venezuela 0 Paraguay 2. Goals: Benitez 5, Enciso 62. Venezuela — Dudamel, McIntosh, Medina, Echenique, Vallenilla, Ramos, Castellanos (Tizamo, 46), Nabollin (Valiente, 68), Urdaneta, Savarese, Perez. Paraguay — Diaz, Arce, Sarabia, Gamarra, Alcaraz, Enciso, Benitez (Meza, 73), Struway, Acuna, Rojas, (Baez, 73), Cohener (Ferreira, 78). Att.: 11,000. Jan. 12 in La […]

Group 1 Jan. 12 in Nairobi Kenya 1 Nigeria 1. Goals: Simiyu 25; Akpoborie 48. Kenya — Onyiso, Otieno, Lichuku, Ougo, Odhiambo, Omondi, Ochieng, Wambua (Mutie), Sharrif (Oguta), Ogweno, Simiyu. Nigeria — Dosu, Nwanu, C. Babayoro, Oliseh, Ukechukwu, West, George (Babangida), Amokachi, Akpoborie (Ikpeba), Okocha, Lawal. Att.: 60,000. Jan. 12 in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 0 […]

Jan. 12 in Merida Venezuela 0 Paraguay 2. Goals: Benitez 5, Enciso 62. Venezuela — Dudamel, McIntosh, Medina, Echenique, Vallenilla, Ramos, Castellanos (Tizamo, 46), Nabollin (Valiente, 68), Urdaneta, Savarese, Perez. Paraguay — Diaz, Arce, Sarabia, Gamarra, Alcaraz, Enciso, Benitez (Meza, 73), Struway, Acuna, Rojas, (Baez, 73), Cohener (Ferreira, 78). Att.: n/a. Jan. 12 In La […]

Hector Castro Jersey City. N.J. Is it true that the USSF declined an invitation to participate in the 1997 Copa America? If it’s true, don’t you think that it would be a bad decision considering the amount of experience players could gain? Why would they do this? Few World Cup qualifiers are being played in […]

Virginia senior midfielder Mike Fisher and Notre Dame senior midfielder Cindy Daws were named 1996 men’s and women’s winners of the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year award Jan. 9 in St. Louis. Here are the results of the voting: Men Name School Points (First-Place votes) Mike Fisher Virginia 732 (190) Scott Coufal Indiana […]

The Tampa Bay Mutiny has traded all-star defender Steve Pittman to Kansas City in exchange for forward Alan Prampin and a conditional pick in the Feb. 3 MLS supplemental draft. As of today, Tampa Bay will received the Wizards’ third-round pick, but the pick will become a second-round one if Kansas City completes a trade […]

The following is the U.S. roster for U.S. Cup ’97: Goalies — Mark Dodd (Dallas Burn), Brad Friedel (Columbus Crew), *Chris Snitko (Kansas City Wizards). Defenders — Jeff Agoos (D.C. United), Marcelo Balboa (Colorado Rapids), Mike Burns (New England Revolution), Dan Calichman (Los Angeles Galaxy), Frankie Hejduk (Tampa Bay Mutiny), Greg Vanney (Los Angeles Galaxy). […]

MLS has signed Guatemalan national team star Martin Machon, deputy commissioner Sunil Gulati announced today. Machon, a defender/midfielder who has earned 22 caps for his country, will be assigned to an MLS team within the next two weeks. “With the success of players such as Marco Etcheverry, Jorge Campos, and Raul Diaz Arce last season, […]

Here are the results of the SA Online poll for December, 1996, in which 1,022 fans voted for their 1996 U.S. Player of the Year. Points were awarded on a 5-3-1 basis, with five points for a first-place vote, three for a second-place vote, and one for a third-place vote. Name 1st 2nd 3rd Total […]

Bob Warming has been named head coach of the Saint Louis Billikens, athletic director Doug Woolard announced Jan. 8. Warming has coached collegiately for over twenty years. He began at Transylvania University in Kentucky in 1976, before moving on to Berry College in Georgia, where he earned four NAIA District Coach of the Year awards. […]

Features Steve Sampson: Goal is to win the Hexagonal Interview by Duncan Irving Maybe CONCACAF’s Best, But Not Yet Dominant By Ridge Mahoney Dry Run Closes Out Successful U.S. Campaign By Duncan Irving Claudio Reyna: The Perils Of Being A Playmaker By Duncan Irving MLS Search For Young Talent Underway By Mike Woitalla Parental Interference […]

The first MLS trade of 1997 was made Jan. 7, as the San Jose Clash sent all-star forward Paul Bravo and defender Rafael Amaya to the Colorado Rapids for former U.S. national team midfielder Dominic Kinnear and a second-round pick in the 1998 MLS supplemental draft. In Bravo, Colorado receives the ninth-leading scorer in MLS’ […]

Former Cal State Los Angeles star Waldir Guerra was among 20 players picked by new Salvadoran national team coach Milovan Djoric for the team that will begin preparations for the CONCACAF Hexagonal. Guerra, who was born in El Salvador and raised in the Los Angeles area, played for the U.S. national “B” team but never […]

Mexico’s 20-man roster for U.S. Cup ’97 included only two players from first-half champion Santos: 36-year-old midfielder Benjamin Galindo and Nicolas Ramirez, who joins brother Ramon on the national team for the first time. Goalkeepers — Hugo Pineda (Club America), Adolfo Rios (Veracruz). Defenders — Pavel Pardo (Atlas), German Villa (Club America), Claudio Suarez (Guadalajara), […]

Peru’s roster for U.S. Cup ’97: Goalkeepers — Julio Cesar Balerio (Sporting Cristal, 6 caps), Miguel Miranda (free agent, 29), Carlos Silvestri (free agent, 1). Defenders — Alfonso Dulano (UNAM, 16), Manuel Marengo (Sporting Cristal, 7), Juan Reynoso (Cruz Azul, 56), Jorge Soto (Sporting Cristal, 29), Alvaro Barco (Universitario, 27), Jose Soto (Puebla, 40). Midfielders […]