Monthly Archives: August 1997

The U.S. Open Cup semifinal match between the MetroStars and the Dallas Burn has been moved to Sept. 2 at Baker Field on the campus of Columbia University. The match will kick off at 7:30 p.m. (ET). The match had originally been scheduled as part of a doubleheader with the D.C. United-San Francisco Bay Seals […]

Results Dallas 4 Colorado 1 D.C. United 2 Kansas City 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 27 18 9 48 59 44 Tampa Bay 26 15 11 39 47 44 Columbus 26 12 14 32 35 34 New England 27 12 15 28 31 45 MetroStars 24 9 15 25 […]

The USA World University Games team made history Aug. 29 when it defeated Ukraine 2-1 in Trapani, Italy to win the bronze medal. It was the first U.S. medal in the history of the World University Games, and the highest finish in a world outdoor championship. for a U.S. men’s outdoor team since the 1930 […]

East Region Aug. 30 in Keene, N.H. New Hampshire 1 Baltimore 0 (OT) Central Region Aug. 30 in Charlotte Charlotte 6 Indiana 0 West Region Aug. 30 in San Francisco San Francisco Bay 3 Houston 0 National Championship Tournament (at Albuquerque, N.M.) Semifinals Sept. 5 San Francisco Bay vs. Charlotte Albuquerque vs. New Hampshire Championship […]

Results Columbus 2 Los Angeles 0 Tampa Bay 4 New England 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 26 17 9 45 57 44 Tampa Bay 26 15 11 39 47 44 Columbus 26 12 14 32 35 34 New England 27 12 15 28 31 45 MetroStars 24 9 15 […]

European Champions League Group A Borussia Dortmund (Germany) Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) Parma (Italy) Galatasaray (Turkey) Sept. 17 — Sparta Prague vs. Parma, Galatasaray vs. Borussia Dortmund. Oct. 1 — Borussia Dortmund vs. Sparta Prague, Parma vs. Galatasaray. Oct. 22 — Parma vs. Borussia Dortmund, Sparta Prague vs. Galatasaray. Nov. 5 — Borussia Dortmund vs. […]

Aug. 28 in Yerevan Ararat Yerevan (Armenia) 0 Dinamo Batumi (Georgia) 2 (Torgashvili 2, Makharadze 38). Half: 0-2. Att.: 5,000. (Ararat wins 3-2 on aggregate.) Aug. 28 in Budapest BVSC Budapest (Hungary) 2 (Komlosi 30, Bukszegi 90) FC Balzers (Liechtenstein) 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 1,000. (BVSC wins 5-1 on aggregate.) Aug. 28 in Beersheba Hapoel […]

Results MetroStars 3 San Jose 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 26 17 9 45 57 44 Tampa Bay 25 14 11 36 43 44 Columbus 25 11 14 29 33 34 New England 26 12 14 28 31 41 MetroStars 24 9 15 25 32 41 Shootout records: Tampa […]

Results Kansas City 1 Colorado 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 26 17 9 45 57 44 Tampa Bay 25 14 11 36 43 44 Columbus 25 11 14 29 33 34 New England 26 12 14 28 31 41 MetroStars 23 8 15 22 29 41 Shootout records: Tampa […]

Goalkeeper Tony Meola (2) MetroStars Defenders Matt McKeon (2) Kansas City Ansil Elcock (2) Colombus Alexi Lalas (2) New England Midfielders Preki (4) Kansas City Todd Yeagley (1) Columbus Miles Joseph (1) MetroStars Roberto Donadoni (4) MetroStars Ivan McKinley (1) New England Forwards Giovanni Savarese (3) MetroStars A.J. Wood (1) Columbus In parentheses is the […]

MLS Television Schedule for Aug. 27-31 Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Channel Aug. 27 New England at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. WABU-Boston (live); HTS (delayed to Aug. 28) Aug. 28 Colorado at Kansas City 9:00 p.m. NO TV Aug. 29 San Jose at MetroStars 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Aug. 30 Los Angeles at Columbus 7:30 p.m. KTLA-Los […]

Features 10 Cruz Azul Takes Region’s Top Honor By Steven Goff 11 Fusion Weighs Move To Fort Lauderdale By Jeff Rusnak 12 It Takes Dooley To Invigorate Columbus By Craig Merz 16 Metros Search For New Home By Frank Giase 17 Colombia Halts Losing Streak By Brian Homewood 23 Romania Heads For France By Radu […]

Aug. 26 in Stonybrook, N.Y. Long Island Rough Riders (A-League) 0 MetroStars (MLS) 1 (OT). Goal: Harty (Donadoni) 105. Long Island — Carou, Lips, Mohammed, McElderry (Leanti, 101), Rinker, Price, Rooney, Wright, Piturro, Ferri (Martinez, 65, Ledesma, 101), Inneh. MetroStars — Meola. Semioli, Harty, Branco, Bliss, Lagos (Sorber, 46), Donadoni, Ramos, Joseph (Kelly, 88), Savarese, […]

Results D.C. United 3 New England 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 26 17 9 45 57 44 Tampa Bay 25 14 11 36 43 44 Columbus 25 11 14 29 33 34 New England 26 12 14 28 31 41 MetroStars 23 8 15 22 29 41 Shootout records: […]

Aug. 27 in Moscow Spartak Moscow (Russia) 0 FC Kosice (Slovakia) 0. Att.: 20,000. (FC Kosice wins 2-1 on aggregate.) Aug. 27 in Mozyr MPKC Mozyr (Belarus) 2 (Bereshvili 5, Kushnir 19) Olympiakos Piraeus (Greece) 2 (Anadolakis 0, Nineadis 54). Half: 2-1. Att.: 4,000. (Olympiakos wins 7-2 on aggregate.) Aug. 27 in Tbilisi Dynamo Tbilisi […]

Aug. 26 in High Point, N.C. Carolina Dynamo (A-League) 3 Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) 3 (Carolina wins shootout 2-0). Goals: Ball (Rosario) 13, Loftin (Saunders) 21, Hamid (Care) 90; Gilmar (Hejduk) 34, Chiquinho Conde (Vasquez) 51, Hejduk 86. Shootout: Tampa Bay — Ferruzzi (saved), Frye (missed), Gilmar (saved), Hejduk (missed); Carolina — Atta (goal), Stockton […]

The U.S. World University Games team fell 1-0 to host Italy in the semifinals Aug. 26 in Palermo before a crowd of over 22,000. The USA will face Ukraine, which fell to South Korea on penalties in the other semifinal, in the bronze-medal match on Aug. 29. The U.S. had several early scoring opportunities, but […]

Aug. 26 in Dundee Dundee Utd. (Scotland) 1 (McLaren 56) Trabzonspor (Turkey) 1 (Hami 81). Half: 0-0. Att.: 10,232. (Trabzonspor wins 2-1 on aggregate.) Aug. 26 in Stavanger Viking Stavanger (Norway) 2 (Skogheim 54, Mansson 85) Neuchatel Xamas (Switzerland) 1 (Knup 48). Half: 0-0. Att.: 1,877. (Neuchatel Xamax wins 4-2 on aggregate.) Aug. 26 in […]

The Division III San Francisco Bay Seals continued their impressive run in the U.S. Open Cup with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over its MLS neighbor the San Jose Clash Aug. 20. The Seals, who beat the A-League champion Seattle Sounders, 1-0, and the Kansas City Wizards, 2-1, before taking down the Clash in the quarterfinals, […]

Costa Rica’s new national team boss Juan Luis Hernandez threw sporting niceties out of the window when he took over Aug. 25, promising to instil military discipline into his players and provoking his rival coaches. Hernandez, Costa Rica’s third coach this year, said players would live in virtual isolation after assembling for their next World […]

Last November, San Jose Clash and U.S. forward Eric Wynalda was comparing MLS to the German Bundesliga. He said MLS champion D.C. United could hold its own with the top German clubs head-to-head, but when asked how United would fare in a full, 34-match Bundesliga season, he replied, “That’s different.” The difference is depth and […]

The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was spread across three venues in Southern California and set standards for chaos and disorganization that may never be equaled in the United States. At press conferences to announce the dates and venues for the 1998 event, officials from both CONCACAF and rights-holder Inter-Forever Sports steadfastly insisted such shenanigans will […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Montreal 26 19 7 52 18 55 Long Island 27 16 11 44 32 42 Toronto 26 14 12 39 36 38 Rochester 26 12 14 49 45 36 Connecticut 26 10 16 23 43 22 Worcester 26 7 19 25 55 19 Atlantic GP […]

The following is the U-17 national team roster for the World Championship, to be held in Egypt Sept. 4-21. The USA will face Oman in Alexandria on Sept. 6, Brazil in Alexandria on Sept. 8, and Austria in Port Said on Sept. 11 in first-round, Group C matches. USA Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. […]

L.A. firm to design World Cup stadium …Los Angeles design firm NBBJ Sports And Entertainment has been selected to design the 2002 World Cup stadium in Seoul, South Korea. The stadium will also become the permanent home for the LG Twins Baseball Team. A five-month international design competition was held to select the winner. The […]