Monthly Archives: July 1997

July 9 in Karlstad Sweden 0 Germany 1 (Wiegmann 85). Half: 0-0. Att.: 2,500. July 9 in Lillestrom Italy 2 Spain 1. Scorers n/a. Championship: July 12 — Germany vs. Italy.

Features Soccer America Q&A: Carlos Alberto Parreira Interview by Paul Gardner MLS assistants provide vital link for bosses By Dan Woog Salas and Zamorano prolong Colombia misery Kreis faces tougher tests in Year 2 By Steve Davis Okaroh gives ‘all-star’ performance By Frank Dell’Apa Long Island fosters MLS ambitions By Jeff Green Kluivert can compete […]

Goalkeeper Garth Lagerwey (1) Dallas Defenders Jeff Agoos (5) D.C. United Paul Caligiuri (1) Los Angeles Carlos Llamosa (1) D.C. United Midfielders Ben Iroha (1) D.C. United Paul Bravo (1) Colorado Cobi Jones (2) Los Angeles John Maessner (3) D.C. United Jorge Rodriguez (1) Dallas Forwards Digital Takawira (2) Kansas City Ronald Cerritos (2) San […]

Tab Ramos is expected to make his first appearance for the U.S. national team since suffering a severe knee injury last fall when the U.S. national team faces Turkish champion Galatasaray in a closed-door scrimmage July 10 at the Pingry School in Martinsville, N.J. Kansas City Wizards star Preki was called up for the first […]

The U.S. U-17 boys national team lost close games to Ghana and Brazil at the Born in the USA tournament in Macon, Ga. The U.S. got goals from Nick Downing and St. Louis high school MVP Taylor Twellman to overcome a 2-0 deficit against Ghana before falling to the defending U-17 world champion 3-2. The […]

1998 All-Star Game in Orlando The 1998 MLS All-Star Game will be held at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla. The game, which will be nationally televised, will be held at the Citrus Bowl on August 2, 1998 at 3:00 p.m. (ET). Orlando was one of nine venues for World Cup USA ’94, averaging over […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Montreal 14 11 3 29 5 31 Rochester 15 10 5 34 28 30 Toronto 15 10 5 27 20 28 Long Island 17 8 9 23 22 20 Connecticut 15 6 9 11 23 10 Worcester 16 3 13 13 35 9 Atlantic GP […]

July 9 in East Rutherford, N.J. Eastern Conference All-Stars 5 Western Conference All-Stars 4. Goals: Valderrama (Galderisi, Warzycha) 50, Galderisi (Williams, Valderrama) 63, Warzycha (McBride, Ralston) 66, Williams (Valderrama) 70, McBride (Galderisi) 88; Washington (Preki, Sonora) 11, Campos (Preki, Alvarez) 44, Takawira (Cerritos, Cienfuegos) 80, Jones (Johnston) 86. Eastern Conference — Zenga (Meola, 46), Agoos, […]

July 1 — Austin Lone Stars (D3 Pro) 0 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (A-League) 1 (OT). July 2 — Richmond Kickers (A-League) 6 Philadelphia Freedom (D3 Pro) 1. July 7 — Central Coast Roadrunners (Premier) 3 California Jaguars (A-League) 2 (OT). July 8 — Rochester Rhinos (A-League) 3 Mid Michigan Bucks (Premier) 2 (OT) in […]

The following are the results of the June, 1997 SA Online poll in which 470 fans voted for their MLS All-Star teams. Eric Wynalda was the top vote-getter , as he was named on 395 ballots. Note: * denotes a starter by the fans' voting. EASTERN CONFERENCE Goalkeeper Player (Team) Votes *Brad Friedel (Columbus) 165 […]

The Columbus Crew has acquired forward A.J. Wood from the MetroStars in exchange for midfielder Brian Bliss, the team announced July 8. Wood, a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team that competed in Atlanta, played 21 games for the Metros last season, scoring five goals and adding two assists for 12 points. He has […]

The following are the rosters for the MLS All-Star game, to be played July 9 at Giants Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET, live on ESPN). * starter ** selected to start, but unable to play due to injury *** selected to start, but playing status questionable as of July 8 Eastern Conference No. Name Pos. Hometown […]

July 4 in Tampa Tampa Bay 1 MetroStars 0. Goals: Lassiter (Ralston, Hejduk) 37. SA Report Card Tampa Bay — Dougherty (6), Hejduk (6), Kooiman (7), Yallop (6), Duhaney (6), Ralston (6), Vasquez (6), Joao Batista (5), Gilmar (6), Lassiter (7), Galerisi (5). Subs: Vargas (5) for Joao Batista in the 71st minute, Wise (NR) […]

D3 PRO LEAGUE Ben Crawley lost his bid for a third U.S. Open Cup title in three years when the Austin Lone Stars fell to the A-League’s New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 1-0 in the second round of the Open Cup. Crawley had played for ’96 champion D.C. United and the ’95 champion Richmond Kickers. After […]

“The press have made losing a crime. Let’s work on the basis that we … want to win and none of us want to lose. But unfortunately … the press label us criminals. So what do we do? We make sure we don’t lose. And how do we do that? By playing safe. If I’m […]

Quick action by its booster club has saved Cal State-Northridge men’s soccer program for the time being. Just a few weeks after Cal State Northridge announced plans to cut four popular men’s sports, university president Blenda Wilson restored the program for the ’97 season after boosters came up with the funds to cover the program’s […]

Quick action by its booster club has saved Cal State-Northridge men’s soccer program for the time being. Just a few weeks after Cal State Northridge announced plans to cut four popular men’s sports, university president Blenda Wilson restored the program for the ’97 season after boosters came up with the funds to cover the program’s […]

A little more than a month after the conclusion of the ’96 edition in Guatemala City, CONCACAF will crown its ’97 Champions’ Cup champion at the final four, which will be held at Washington’s RFK Stadium Aug. 22-24. Defending MLS champion D.C. United and runner-up Los Angeles Galaxy are both entered in the tournament. North […]

A-LEAGUE Rochester Rhinos Doug Miller and Henry Gutierrez will add a local flavor to the 1997 All-Star Game, which will be played at Rochester’s Frontier Field July 15. The game will highlight a doubleheader that also features an international match between the Rhinos and 1997 Turkish champion Galatasaray…. Miller, the A-League’s leading scorer (27 points) […]

July 6 in Milwaukee, Wisc. Milwaukee (A-League) 2 Columbus (MLS) 4. Goals: Sweeney (Cecharz) 47, Roy (Gentile) 70; Bliss 29, Salcedo 52, Dooley (McBride) 55, Yeagley 79. Milwaukee — Isacco, Sweeney, Ross, Timbers, Gansler, Huwiler, Igel, Siers, Willan, Roy, Berdusco. Subs: Green for Isacco in 46th minute, Ryan for Timbers in 46th, Provan for Huwiler […]

Columbus Crew forward Brian McBride and Los Angeles midfielder Cobi Jones have been added to the rosters of their respective conferences for the MLS All-Star game July 9 at Giants Stadium. McBride joins the Eastern Conference as the 19th player, as MetroStars midfielder Roberto Donadoni’s status for the game is questionable. The former Italian international […]

Columbus Crew forward Brian McBride and Los Angeles midfielder Cobi Jones have been added to the rosters of their respective conferences for the MLS All-Star game July 9 at Giants Stadium. McBride joins the Eastern Conference as the 19th player, as MetroStars midfielder Roberto Donadoni’s status for the game is questionable. The former Italian international […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy defeated Guadalajara of Mexico on penalty kicks to win the inaugural Independence Cup before 27,103 at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Los Angeles had its best scoring chance in the 18th minute, when Paul Caligiuri’s header off of a corner kick was cleared away by a Chivas defender. Guadalajara was awarded a penalty […]

Results D.C. United 3 Tampa Bay 2 Kansas City 1 Dallas 3 San Jose 3 New England 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 17 13 4 35 39 25 Tampa Bay 18 9 9 25 31 32 New England 17 10 7 22 20 24 Columbus 16 7 9 17 […]

Oceania Playoff, Second Leg July 6 in Sydney Australia 2 (Zelic 6, Arnold 53) New Zealand 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: n/a. (Australia wins 5-0 on aggregate and will meet the fourth-place team from Asia in a playoff for a berth at France ’98.)