Monthly Archives: June 1997

Bolivian midfielder is tops among the league’s most valuable assets When it comes to appreciating assets in MLS, Marco Preferred is a sound investment. Whether it be stocks, mutual funds or soccer players, buying low and selling high brings prosperity in the marketplace. The league bought Marco Etcheverry at a time few clubs had any […]

The Central Coast Roadrunners, based out of San Luis Obispo, pulled the first upset in the U.S. Open Cup when they beat the Albuquerque Geckos ù ranked second in the 39-team D3 Pro League ù 4-2 in the first round. Central Coast, the ’96 Premier League champion, rallied from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to win. […]

June 18 Austin Lone Stars (D3 Pro League) 4 Tucson Amigos (Premier League) 2. June 20 San Jose Inter SC (USASA) 0 San Francisco Bay Seals (D3 Pro League) 4. Central Coast Roadrunners (Premier) 4 Albuquerque Geckos (D3 Pro League) 2. Yet to be played June 24 — Mid Michigan Bucks (Premier) at Wilmington Hammerheads […]

Group D June 23 in Kuantan Japan 3 (Jojo 31, Hiroyama 45, Yanagisawa 60) Paraguay 3. (Caceres 17, Dasilva 38, Samdio 75). Half: 2-2. Att.: n/a. Spain 4 (Pizzaro 3, Aliques 23, Farinos 24, Ramirez 75) Costa Rica 0. Half: 3-0. Att.: n/a. Group E June 23 in Kangar Australia 4 (Salapasidis 40, 41, 54, […]

Group 7 June 23 in Beirut Kuwait 3 (Outaibi 9, al-Saleh 31, 74) Lebanon 1 (Shuhab 29). Half: 2-1. Att.: 2,000. Final Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Kuwait 4 4 0 0 10 1 12 Lebanon 4 1 1 2 4 7 4 Singapore 4 0 1 3 2 8 1 […]

Laurie Calloway has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the San Jose Clash, the team announced today. Assistant coach Francisco Matturano will assume head coaching duties until a new coach is named. Calloway, a former player with the NASL’s San Jose Earthquakes and a coach in the San Francisco Bay Area for […]

The following is the U.S. player pool for the World Cup qualifier against El Salvador June 29. The players will train in Miami this weeka and depart for San Salvador on Friday, June 27. Goalkeepers — Brad Friedel (Columbus Crew), Kasey Keller (Leicester, England), Juergen Sommer (QPR, England). Defenders — Jeff Agoos (D.C. United), Marcelo […]

The U.S. U-20s have advanced to the second round of the World Youth Championship in Malaysia. The U.S. qualifies as one of the four best third-place teams and will face Group A champion Uruguay in a second-round match on June 25 in Shah Alam. Uruguay rolled to wins over Belgium and host Malaysia before drawing […]

Group A June 22 in Shah Alam Malaysia 0 Belgium 3 (Van Handenhoven 8, 28, Remacle 82). Half: 0-2. Att.: n/a. Uruguay 0 Morocco 0. Att.: n/a. Final Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Uruguay 3 2 1 0 6 1 7 *Morocco 3 1 2 0 4 2 5 *Belgium 3 […]

Group 1 June 21 in Sydney Solomon Isl. 1 (Kwaomae 42) Tahiti 1 (Rousseau 44). Half: 1-1. Att.: n/a. Final Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Australia 4 4 0 0 26 2 12 Solomon Isl. 4 1 1 2 7 21 4 Tahiti 4 0 1 3 2 12 1 Group […]

Group 4 June 22 in Tokyo Oman 6 (Own goal 1, al-Busaidi 13, Ali Hassan 17, 50, al-Araimi 73, al-Mahrouqi 78) Nepal 0. Half: 3-0. Att.: n/a. Japan 10 (Nakata 17, 61, Nishizawa 20, Nagami 41, K. Miura 23, 29, 44, 57, 62, 79) Macao 0. Half: 6-0. Att.: n/a. Standings TEAM GP W T […]

Results New England 3 Dallas 2 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 15 11 4 29 33 21 New England 15 10 5 22 18 19 Tampa Bay 14 7 7 19 23 25 Columbus 15 7 8 17 20 22 MetroStars 15 5 10 13 16 25 Shootout records: […]

June 22 in Cochabamba Mexico 1 Ecuador 1 (Mexico wins 4-3 on penalties). Goals: Blanco 17; Capurro (pen.) 5. Mexico — A.Rios, Pardo (Rizo, 55), Suarez, Davino, Villa, Lara, J.Sanchez, Romero, N.Ramirez (Chavez, 62), Blanco, Hernandez. Ecuador — Ibarra, Constante, De La Cruz, Mendez, Tenorio (Montano, 46), Capurro, Carabali, W.Sanchez (Rosero, 82), Gavica (Fernandez, 75), […]

The U.S. men’s U-20s fell to Ghana 1-0 in their final first-round match on June 22 in Alor Setar. Peter Ofori-Quaye’s 33rd minute goal was the only tally of the match. The U.S., which finished third in Group C with three points, still has a decent chance to advance to the second round, but must […]

June 21 in Sucre Peru 2 Argentina 1. Goals: Carazas 30, Hidalgo 62; Gallardo (pen.) 72. Peru — Miranda, Reyna, Rebosio, Dulanto, Hidalgo, Torres, Munoz, Palacios, Carrazas (Prado, 50), Saenz (Palomina, 72), Cominges (Cavero, 75). Argentina — Roa, Vivas, Zapata, Berizzo, Cardozo (Martinez, 46), Cardoso (Berti, 46), Bassedas, Pineda, Delgado, Gallardo, Cruz (Posse, 46). Att.: […]

Results Columbus 2 MetroStars 1 Tampa Bay 3 San Jose 1 Kansas City 6 D.C. United 1 Colorado 2 Los Angeles 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 15 11 4 29 33 21 New England 14 9 5 21 16 17 Tampa Bay 14 7 7 19 23 25 Columbus […]

Derek Gores Tampa, Fla. Why is there no blackout for MLS games on TV like in other pro sports leagues? I am thrilled to see more MLS on TV but this surely keeps local people from filling the stadiums. Ridge Mahoney: This is a good point. In its first year, the league wanted as much […]

MLS TV Schedule for June 21-22 Date Match Kickoff (ET) Channel June 21 San Jose at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. KICU-San Jose June 21 MetroStars at Columbus 7:30 p.m. WBIS-New York June 21 D.C. United at Kansas City 8:30 p.m. Home Team Sports June 21 Los Angeles at Colorado 9:00 p.m. Fox Sports West (delayed […]

Group 9 June 20 in Baghdad Iraq 6 (Hussein 12, 27, 70, Abbas 73, Fawazi 77, Shaaban 90) Pakistan 1 (Umer 60). Half: 2-0. Att.: 50,000. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Kazakhstan 3 3 0 0 12 1 9 Iraq 3 2 0 1 13 5 6 Pakistan 4 0 0 4 […]

Group D June 20 in Kuantan Japan 6 (Ono 3, 21, Nakamura 6, Jojo 75, Fukuda 89, Nagai 90) Costa Rica 2 (Ledezma 28, Solis 56). Half: 3-1. Att.: n/a. Spain 2 (Rodriguez 29, 75) Paraguay 1 (Morinigo 62). Half: 1-0. Att.: n/a. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Spain 2 2 0 […]

The following is the schedule for the USASA’s national cup finals, to be held in Portland, Ore. July 11-13. Note: all times PST. Friday, July 11 Women’s Over-30 semifinals (4:00 p.m.) San Francisco Vikings (Region IV) vs. Sting Thirty (Region III) Callco’s Kickers (Region II) vs. Annandale TBA (Region I). Men’s Over-30 semifinals (6:30 p.m.) […]

Group A June 19 in Shah Alam Malaysia 1 (Fadly 10) Uruguay 3 (Zalayeta 25, 38, Mora 75). Half: 1-2. Att.: 10,000. Morocco 1 (Termina 78) Belgium (Van Handenhoven 58). Half: 0-0. Att.: 8,000. Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Uruguay 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 Morocco 2 1 1 […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Toronto 10 8 2 24 15 22 Montreal 8 7 1 16 2 21 Rochester 10 7 3 25 16 21 Long Island 11 6 5 16 11 14 Worcester 11 3 8 12 22 9 Connecticut 9 4 5 8 13 8 Atlantic GP […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Long Island 6 6 0 15 4 18 Rochester 5 4 1 11 5 12 Boston 5 2 3 7 9 6 Buffalo 5 2 3 9 10 6 New York 4 1 3 4 9 3 Rhode Island 4 1 3 4 9 3 Connecticut 3 […]

Goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann (2) Colorado Defenders Greg Vanney (1) Los Angeles Steve Jolley (1) Los Angeles Diego Sonora (2) Dallas Midfielders Martin Machon (1) Los Angeles Ross Paule (1) Colorado Paul Bravo (1) Colorado Tony Sanneh (1) D.C. United Alain Sutter (3) Dallas Forwards Eric Wynalda (4) San Jose Ronald Cerritos (1) San Jose In […]