Monthly Archives: April 1998

The following is a transcript of today’s teleconference with MLS Commissioner Doug Logan and deputy commissioner Sunil Gulati Logan on MLS officiating “We wholeheartedly support our referees. They are enforcing the rules and achieving their objectives.” Gulati on MLS officiating “We have had no direct communication with FIFA regarding our referees. FIFA did not ask […]

It has been our position that Steve Sampson’s task of picking the starting 11 for the World Cup is simpler than it appears. Instead of picking specialists at all 10 field positions, he should simply select the 10 best players. Where should they align themselves on the field? That question was answered during the Austria […]

For the first time, soccer fans will have the opportunity to select the starting lineups when MLS USA battles the MLS World All-Stars at the 1998 MLS All-Star Game Sunday, August 2 at 3:30 p.m. (ET) at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando. The game will be televised live on ABC. The new format, a […]

Tickets for the 1999 Women’s World Cup will officially go on sale to the U.S. Soccer family on Friday May 1 at 10:00 a.m. (ET). Tickets will be available in Stadium Series packages, which include all games played in a particular city. Members of the U.S. Soccer family will have the first chance to purchase […]

German great Franz Beckenbauer and former U.S. women’s captain April Heinrichs head the list of ’98 inductees into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Beckenbauer, who captained West Germany to the 1974 World Cup title and coached it to the ’90 title, starred in the North American Soccer League for the New York Cosmos (1977-80 […]

April 29 in New Britain, Conn. Connecticut (A-League) 3 New England (MLS) 2. Goals: Bone (Coxon) 18, Barbieri 29, Joseph (Coxon) 56; Jair (Moore) 13, Diaz Arce (Torres) 21. Connecticut — Martini (Lipman, 78), Kelly, McDermott, Sullivan (Fairwheather, 57), Tierney, Boney, Joseph (Yunkin, 73), Levesque (Vaughn, 75), Barbieri (Wright, 57, Procter, 70), Bone, Coxon. New […]

Results April 30 Tampa Bay 0 Columbus 1 April 29 D.C. United 3 San Jose 1 Kansas City 0 Los Angeles 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA Columbus 7 5 2 15 15 8 D.C. United 8 6 2 12 15 11 MetroStars 5 2 3 6 9 11 Miami 7 3 […]

April 30 in Piestany, Slovakia USA 0 Hungary 1. Goal: Torok 65. USA — Spitieri, Wickart, Gieger, Gibbs, Buddle (Cooks, 70), Martino (Walls, 72), Casabielle, Radcliffe, Joy, Morales, Herrera. Hunary — Simek, Horvath, Kellner, Tokodi, Szollar, Mogyorodi, Hajnal, Udvardi, Terejk (Torok, 43), Solyom, Tulak. Att.: 50. ò The U.S. U-18s concluded play at the Piestany […]

The player that head coach Tony DiCicco says “epitomized” the U.S. women’s team bade her teammates farewell on April 24. Carin (Jennings) Gabarra, 33, who hadn’t played for the U.S. since the gold-medal game of the 1996 Olympic tournament, was honored by U.S. Soccer in a halftime ceremony at Cal State Fullerton, where the U.S. […]

Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P South Florida 1 1 0 6 0 3 Miami T. 1 1 0 2 0 3 Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bradenton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Central Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cocoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jackson 0 […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P New Hampshire 1 1 0 7 0 3 Western Mass. 1 1 0 4 0 3 Cape Cod 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P N.Y. […]

Chicago — F Frank Klopas (sprained ankle) is questionable; MF Diego Gutierrez (knee surgery) and MF Manny Lagos (knee surgery) are on injured reserve. Colorado — MF Joey DiGiamarino (concussion) is out; F Marquis White (strained groin) is questionable. Columbus — MF Brian Maisonneuve (sprained ankle) is questionable; D Ricardo Iribarren (bruised shin) is probable. […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Worcester 1 1 0 0 0 1 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rochester 0 0 0 0 0 0 Staten Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Connecticut 1 0 1 0 0 0 Long Island […]

The U.S. U-23 national team completed its Chula Vista, Calif. training camp by drawing 0-0 in an exhibition match with the A-League’s San Diego Flash. The team will next gather in Milwaukee, Wis. on July 24 to prepare for a July 26 match against the 1997 A-League champion Milwaukee Rampage. The squad then departs for […]

Here is the 1998 Major League Soccer Regular Season schedule: Note: all times are eastern and subject to change. Sunday, March 15 D.C. United at Miami 4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 21 Columbus at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Miami 7:30 p.m. Kansas City at D.C. United 8:00 p.m. Colorado at Dallas 8:30 p.m. San […]

The U.S. boys U-18 team opened with a 4-1 win over Norway and a 0-0 tie with Cyprus at the Piestany ’98 Tournament in Slovakia. Ryan Gibbs had a goal and an assist against Norway for the United States, which is the youngest team in the tournament by an average of a full year. Here […]

The MetroStars will host Benfica of Portugal in a friendly match June 9 at Giants Stadium. Benfica is one of the top Portuguese clubs, and, after suffering through several subpar seasons, has clinched second place in the Portuguese First Division and a spot in the preliminary round of next season’s European Champions League. The team […]

MLS has announced 12 changes to the 1998 schedule. Some changes were due to conflicts with local NFL teams, while others were made to avoid conflicts with the Copa Merconorte and the U.S. Open Cup final. Following are the 12 changes: Date Changes Old Date Matchup New Date Kickoff (ET) TV Thu., July 16 Columbus […]

Results April 29 D.C. United 3 San Jose 1 Kansas City 0 Los Angeles 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 8 6 2 12 15 11 Columbus 6 4 2 12 14 8 MetroStars 5 2 3 6 9 11 Miami 7 3 4 5 4 14 New England 5 […]

Features Sampson Sees Deering’s Strengths By Mike Woitalla New U.S. Lineup Scores Big Victory Against Austria By Mike Woitalla Jeers And Cheers At The Meadowlands By Duncan Irving Hejduk Leaves Chilling To Others By Bill Ward Crew’s Maisonneuve One Step Closer To France By Craig Merz Klinsmann Down But Not Out Of World Cup Anelka […]

METROSTARS 4 SAN JOSE 3 April 25 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 4 San Jose 3. Goals: Rooney (Petke, Hurtado) 26, Savarese (pen.) 66, Hurtado (Ramos) 69, Lalas (Vega, Ramos) 90; Lewis 10, Cerritos (Mella) 16, Lewis (Sebapole) 77. MetroStars — Meola (5), Petke (6), Zaun (4), Lalas (5), Semioli (4), Sonora (5), Zavagnin (4), […]

Goalkeeper Ian Feuer (1) New England Defenders Ted Chronopoulos (1) New England Thomas Dooley (2) Columbus Eddie Pope (1) D.C. United Midfielders Marco Etcheverry (3) D.C. United Cobi Jones (5) Los Angeles Piotr Nowak (2) Chicago Ross Paule (1) Colorado Forwards Damian Alvarez (1) Dallas Paul Bravo (1) Colorado Welton (2) Los Angeles Note: In […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Jones (Los Angeles) 6 5 6 16 Welton (Los Angeles) 6 5 2 12 McBride (Columbus) 6 5 1 11 Bravo (Colorado) 6 3 4 10 Moreno (D.C. United) 6 3 4 10 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 7 2 5 9 Hurtado (MetroStars) 6 3 3 9 John (Columbus) […]

Central American Zone, Second Phase Group A April 22 in Tegucigalpa Alajuela (Costa Rica) 1 (Miso 75) Olimpia (Honduras) 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: 4,000. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Alajuela 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 L.A. Firpo 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Olimpia 1 0 0 1 0 […]

The U.S. Soccer Foundation has increased its grant fund this year by 30 percent, awarding more than $2.65 million to organizations around the country. All grant awards have matching requirements, so an additional $16 million is expected to be pumped into programs to promote American soccer. The Foundation was founded in 1995 as a non-profit […]