Monthly Archives: July 1997

Group A July 30 in Yerevan Yerevan (Armenia) 0 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) 2 (Getsko 41, Belkin 89). Half: 0-1. Att.: 500. (Dnipro wins 8-1 on aggregate.) July 30 in Brno Boby Brno (Czech Rep.) 6 (Chaloupka 7, 50, Valnoha 15, 54, Holomek 25, Kolomaznik 63) Inkaras (Lithuania) 1 (Bakus 16). Half: 3-1. Att.: 16,800. (Boby […]

July 30 in Mozyr MPKC (Belarus) 3 (Denisyuk 7, Bekishvili 53, Kushnir 69) Constructorul Chisinau (Moldova) 2 (Oleksa 32, Komlyonok 67). Half: 1-1. Att.: 500. (MPKC wins 4-3 on aggregate.) July 30 in Jerusalem Betar Jerusalem 3 (Saloi 5, Ohana 35, Hamar 56) Sileks Kratovo (Macedonia) 0. Half: 2-0. Att.: 8,000. (Betar Jerusalem wins 3-1 […]

July 30 in Hempstead, N.Y. Long Island (A-League) 2 MetroStars (MLS) 1. Goals: Martinez (Ledesma, Riley) 64, Ferri 75; Bartlett (Lucey, Santos) 80. Long Island — Carou (Nachtmann, 60), Rinker (Mohammed, 46), Lips (Kydes, 46), McElderry, Piturro (Leanti, 46), Anderson, Rooney (Riley, 46), Price, Wright (Ledesma, 46), Ferri (Navarino, 77), Martinez. MetroStars — Meola (Thornton, […]

July 30 in Pasadena, Calif. Los Angeles (MLS) 4 Santos (Mexico) 1. Goals: Cienfuegos (Jones) 64, Hurtado 65, Machon (Cienfuegos) 80, Welton 84; Cecena 70. Los Angeles — Campos, Pena, Fraser, Caligiuri, Vanney, Machon, Jara (Laterza, 85), Jones, Karapetyan (Welton, 76), Cienfuegos, Hurtado. Santos — Zavadlavd, Luna (Angeles, 72), Garces (Mosquera, 81), Cecena, Esquivel, De […]

July 30 in Lima Sporting Cristal (Peru) 4 Racing Club (Arg.) 1. Goals: Bonnet 5, 59, Rivera 43, Solano 74; Delgado 35. Sporting Cristal — Balerio, Soto, Asteggiano, Marengo, Vasquez, Garay, Solano, Amoako, Rivera, Julinho (Serrano, 80), Bonnet. Racing Club — Gonzalez, Navas, Galvan, Ubeda, McAllister, Michelini (Brusco, 70), Marini (Fuertes, 65), Capria, Serrizuela, Delgado, […]

THIRD ROUND July 30 in Arlington Heights, Ill. Chicago Stingers (D3 Pro) 2 Colorado Rapids (MLS) 1. Goals: Hamnett (Richardson) 43, Jahr (White) 46; C.Henderson (Amaya, Harris) 56. Chicago — Roy, Williams, Richardson, Muhr, Jahr (Goettel, 75), Fleita (K.Deck, n/a), Wolf, Harkness, White (Hardy, 66), D.Deck, Hamnett. Colorado — Grafer, Balboa, Martinez (Hahnemann, 17), Jakins, […]

The following is the U.S. roster for its friendly match against Ecuador in Baltimore Aug. 7 (7:30 p.m., ET on ESPN). Steve Sampson did not call in players from New England, D.C. United and the MetroStars due to those clubs demanding MLS schedules in early August. Goalkeepers — Mark Dodd (Dallas Burn), Brad Friedel (Columbus […]

FEATURES Will Pro Soccer Fly At Mile High? By Duncan Irving Q&A: Bob Sanderman Interview by Duncan Irving Q&A: Dan Counce Interview by Duncan Irving Los Angeles Galaxy Climbs Into Favorite¦s Role By Scott French Brian Quinn Faces Mighty Task With Clash By Mike Woitalla Mass French Exodus Continues In Post-Bosman Era By Paul Kennedy […]

Goalkeeper Brad Friedel (2) Columbus Defenders Tom Dooley (2) Columbus Robin Fraser (2) Los Angeles Dan Calichman (4) Los Angeles Midfielders Martin Machon (2) Los Angeles Mauricio Cienfuegos (4) Los Angeles John Harkes (3) D.C. United Marco Etcheverry (5) D.C. United Forwards Welton (3) Los Angeles Eduardo Hurtado (1) Los Angeles Antony De Avila (2) […]

July 29 in Metairie, La. New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (A-League) 0 Dallas Burn (MLS) 3. Goals: Kreis (Suarez) 39, Santel 70, Elliott (Washington) 74. New Orleans — O’Sullivan, Restrepo (Browne, 86), Edwards, Rocke, Benjamin, Brown (Blanchard, 73), Owens, Smotherman (Rhode, 57), Gentile, Trotman, John. Dallas — Lagerwey, Pollard, Farrer (Sastoque, 74), Martinez, Flores, Santel, Kreis, […]

Results D.C. United 4 Columbus 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 22 15 7 39 48 36 Tampa Bay 22 12 10 30 38 39 New England 21 12 9 28 26 27 Columbus 21 8 13 20 26 31 MetroStars 19 7 12 19 22 32 Shootout records: Tampa […]

Northeast Division July 26 in Farmingdale, N.Y. Long Island 1 Boston 0 (SO) Mid-Atlantic Division July 26 in Centreville, Va. Maryland 7 Hampton Roads 0 South Division July 26 in Toco Hills, Ga. Atlanta 1 Carolina 0 Midwest Division July 26 in Lisle, Ill. Chicago 2 Columbus 1 (OT) West Division July 26 in Davis, […]

Southeast Division (at Cocoa, Fla.) Semifinals July 25 Cocoa 5 Miami 2 South Florida 0 West Florida 4 Final July 26 Cocoa 3 West Florida 1 Mid-South Division (at Jackson, Miss.) Semifinals July 25 Cincinnati 7 Alabama 4 Jackson 1 Lexington 0 (OT) Final July 26 Jackson 3 Cincinnati 0 Central Division (at Omaha, Neb.) […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rhode Island 15 10 5 28 21 28 North Jersey 16 10 6 33 19 28 New Hampshire 15 9 6 32 23 25 Cent. Jersey 16 9 7 26 24 25 N.Y. Cap. Dist. 16 6 10 23 32 18 Vermont 13 5 8 14 30 […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Montreal 20 15 5 43 15 43 Toronto 20 12 8 30 26 32 Rochester 20 10 10 39 37 30 Long Island 21 11 10 31 29 27 Connecticut 20 8 12 16 34 16 Worcester 20 4 16 18 43 12 Atlantic GP […]

Can the league’s youngest coach perform a miracle in San Jose? What’s worse than being cut on the eve of the World Cup? In 1994, when Bora Milutinovic had to pare his squad down to 22, the rejected players reacted in various ways. One burned his training gear. Another would be unable to watch the […]

Dan Counce, 45, joined the Colorado Rapids in January. A Hermann Award winner with St. Louis University, Counce played in the NASL and MISL and served as general manager with the MSL’s St. Louis Steamers, Baltimore Blast and St. Louis Storm before founding Global Link Marketing in 1991. SOCCER AMERICA: Tell us a little about […]

Bob Sanderman wears many hats for a corporation run by Rapids operator-investor Philip Anschutz, including investment responsibilities and acting as CEO for the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings. He is president of the Colorado Rapids and will oversee the Chicago expansion franchise. SOCCER AMERICA: What was the learning curve for you with the Rapids? […]

In the tough Denver market, the team that Mooch built searches for a fan base A sweltering morning in Westminster, 15 miles from downtown Denver. Must be 90-odd degrees in the shade ù if there was any shade to be had. The Colorado Rapids lease their training facility here, a steal at $10,000 a year. […]

Antony De Avila says it was all a big misunderstanding. No, the MetroStars striker never denied saying that he dedicated his winning goal in Colombia’s win over Ecuador to the jailed Cali cartel cocaine bosses, but he did do some quick backpedaling when he got back to the Meadowlands. “El Pitufo” (The Smurf) says now […]

Record profits, European trophies, FC Hollywood and Berlin returns to First Division I’d rather have turmoil and titles than no turmoil and no titles,” says Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, who repeatedly watches the movie “Papillon” for inspiration. Germany’s biggest, richest club won its record 14th Bundesliga championship last year while bickering between players, the […]

Clubs scramble to fill their rosters as top players bolt to other European countries The defending champion sold its best player. The runner-up lost its star goalie, who was suspended for failing a drug test. The third-place team, which went unbeaten in 30 of its last 31 games, started the season without its veteran coach, […]

Hector Tobar Los Angeles What’s going on with the CONCACAF Champions Cup and why isn’t MLS making a bigger deal out of it? It seems to me that given the large number of Latino fans in this country, there would be potentially huge crowds for, say, a D.C. United-Guadalajara match. The Galaxy, for example, isn’t […]

July 25 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 1 Columbus 1 (D.C. United wins shootout 3-1). Goals: Etcheverry (Maessner) 88; Marino (McBride, Friedel) 76. SA Report Card D.C. United — Garlick (5), Peay (6), Pope (7), Agoos (7), Iroha (6), Williams (6), Sanneh (6), Harkes (6), Etcheverry (7), Diaz Arce (5), Moreno (6). Subs: Wegerle (6) […]

July 27 in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Central Coast Roadrunners (Premier) 2 San Jose Clash (MLS) 5. Goals: Schultz (Tomlinson, Munoz) 2, Gutierrez (Tomlinson) 74; Lozzano 28, Zico (pen.) 44; Baicher (Zico) 75, Lozzano (Corrales, Cerritos) 81, Cerritos 83. Central Coast — Beille, Ramirez, Bedrosian, Sanchez, Oetman, Munoz, Warley, Schultz, Gutierrez, Harty, Tomlinson. San Jose […]