Monthly Archives: May 1998

Chicago — D C.J. Brown (bruised quadricep), MF Brian Bates (strained quadricep and hip flexor), MF Piotr Nowak (bruised foot) and F Ante Razov (dislocated shoulder) are probable; MF Diego Gutierrez (knee surgery) is on injured reserve until June 15; MF Manny Lagos (patella tendon surgery) is on injured reserve until Aug. 1. Colorado — […]

Features Passive Kuwaitis Cut Apart By U.S. Attack By Doug Cress A Poignant, Robust Debut For David Regis By Ridge Mahoney Mike Burns Rides Soccer Boom To Top By Frank Dell’Apa Kristine Lilly: The World Ironwoman At 26 Interview by Dean Caparaz Iran Coaching Change Makes Impact By Paul Kennedy Guide: U.S. Venues In France […]

The San Jose Clash has acquired Mexican forward Francisco Uribe, a ten-year veteran of the Mexican First Division. Uribe, a 32-year-old forward, spent the 1997-98 season with Veracruz. He began his career in 1986 with UNAM and has played with Coyotes de Neza, Atlanta, Leon (where he won the 1991 championship), America and Tigres. Known […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Welton (Los Angeles) 11 10 6 26 Jones (Los Angeles) 8 8 7 23 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 13 5 9 19 Diaz Arce (New England) 10 6 4 16 Lassiter (D.C. United) 12 6 4 16 Cerritos (San Jose) 11 6 3 15 Hurtado (MetroStars) 11 5 5 […]

U.S. head coach Steve Sampson sent defender Alexi Lalas and forward Preki Radosavljevic back to their respective MLS teams May 26 to get more playing time. Preki is scheduled to play for Kansas City when the Wizards host Columbus May 27. Lalas will train with the MetroStars May 27-29, rejoin the U.S. team on the […]

Here are last week’s results from the second phase of Central American Zone qualifying for the 1998 CONCACAF Champions Cup: Group A May 20 in Tegucigalpa Olimpia (Hond.) 1 (Fernandez 86) L.A. Firpo (El Sal.) 1 (Rodriguez 19). Half: 0-1. Att.: 500. Team GP W T L GF GA P *L.A. Firpo 4 2 2 […]

Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman (1) Los Angeles Defenders C.J. Brown (1) Chicago Ezra Hendrickson (1) Los Angeles Ricardo Iribarren (1) Columbus Midfielders Clint Mathis (2) Los Angeles Piotr Nowak (4) Chicago Jim Rooney (2) MetroStars Martin Vasquez (1) San Jose Forwards Roman Kosecki (1) Chicago Roy Lassiter (1) D.C. United Paul Rideout (2) Kansas City Note: […]

CHICAGO 3 LOS ANGELES 1 May 20 in Chicago Chicago 3 Los Angeles 1. Goals: own goal (Fraser) 37, Kosecki (Razov) 58, Nowak (Podbrozny, Kosecki) 68; Welton (Sanchez) 75. Chicago — Thornton (5), Kubik (5), Okaroh (6), Brown (6), Armas (7), Klopas (5), Kosecki (8), Marsch (6), Nowak (8), Podbrozny (5), Razov (6). Subs: Kotschau […]

The U.S. women’s national team put on a dominant performance in outclassing Japan 3-0 before over 30,000 fans May 24 in Yokohama’s newly opened National Stadium. The victory gave the Americans a three-game sweep in their first-ever tour of Japan. The U.S. took the lead early, as Brandi Chastain scored in just the eighth minute […]

The USA leads Kuwait 1-0 at halftime of their friendly match in Portland, Ore. On a soggy field at Civic Stadium, the Americans have dominated the play over the first 45 minutes, possessing the ball for a large part of the half and creating numerous opportunities. The U.S. was unable to break through until Ernie […]

Here is the lineup that will take the field for the USA in its friendly match against Kuwait in Portland, Ore. USA — Keller, Pope, Dooley, Regis, Burns, Maisonneuve, Deering, Stewart, Reyna, Agoos, Wegerle. Coach Steve Sampson has said that Eric Wynalda will likely play the second half.

May 24 in Portland, Ore. USA 2 Kuwait 0. Goals: Stewart 37, Ramos 82. USA — Keller, Pope, Dooley, Regis, Burns, Maisonneuve (Ramos, 75), Deering, Stewart (Radosavljevic, 79), Reyna (Moore, 61), Agoos, Wegerle (Wynalda, 46). Kuwait — Al-Fadhli, Abdullah (Shammari, 65), Abdulrahman, Kalebeej (Seehan, 79), Al-Hindi, Mutairi (Khudhari, 46), Al-Ahmad, Abdulaziz (Al-Hadiyah, 46), Sakeen, Al-Saqer, […]

The USA has defeated Kuwait 2-0 in their friendly match at Civic Stadium in Portland, Ore. Eric Wynalda replaced Roy Wegerle at halftime. In his first appearance since suffering a knee injury in an MLS match in April, Wynalda appeared rusty from the layoff, but he was in the middle of a couple of U.S. […]

MLS Eight MLS teams will join the Open Cup in the third round. They are: Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Kansas City, MetroStars, Miami, San Jose and Tampa Bay. A-League Five A-League teams have now clinched Open Cup berths. In the Western Conference, El Paso, Nashville and Orange County are in, with Milwaukee and Minnesota dueling for […]

Results May 23 MetroStars 4 Miami 2 D.C. United 3 Tampa Bay 2 Chicago 5 Colorado 0 Kansas City 0 San Jose 1 Los Angeles 4 Dallas 1 May 22 New England 0 Columbus 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 13 10 3 24 29 20 Columbus 10 6 4 […]

The following are updates from World Cup training camps: French final roster, Italian provisional roster and ins and outs from Austria, England, Netherlands, South Africa and Tunisia. FRANCE squad cut to 22: Goalkeepers — Fabien Barthez (Monaco), Bernard Lama (West Ham, England), Lionel Charbonnier (Auxerre). Defenders — Lilian Thuram (Parma, Italy), Laurent Blanc (Marseille), Marcel […]

Here are SA’s top women’s recruits for 1998 Pos. Name Hometown College G Elizabeth Wagner Klein, Texas Notre Dame D Krista Boling San Jose, Calif. UCLA D Tara Comfort Carrolton, Texas SMU D Leslie Gaston Montgomery, Ala. North Carolina D Lindsay Smart Coronado, Calif. Portland MF Breana Boling San Jose Calif. UCLA MF Jena Kluegel […]

Coaches agree — Santa Clara has the best recruiting class in the country. Not that the Broncos, who reached the NCAA semifinals last December, are hurting for talent. They boast a bevy of talented young players, led by Mandy Clemens and Heather Aldama. But the incoming freshmen — featuring U.S. under-20 trio Aly Wagner, Danielle […]

Results May 22 New England 0 Columbus 2 May 20 Chicago 3 Los Angeles 1 Dallas 1 Kansas City 2 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 12 9 3 21 26 18 Columbus 10 6 4 18 19 14 MetroStars 9 4 5 12 14 17 Miami 10 5 5 […]

The U.S. U-17 boys national team is competing at the Salerno tournament in Italy. The U.S. opened play with a 1-1 tie against host Italy, as Ken Cutler scored his first international goal for the USA. The next day, the U.S. dropped a 3-2 decision to Russia. Landon Donovan and Nelson Akwari tallied for the […]

The U.S. boys and girls U-20 teams had mixed luck against their Mexican counterparts in recent matches. UNC Greensboro’s Rusty Pierce had the only goal for the U.S. boys in a 2-1 loss May 15 in Mexico City. Mexico then shut out the U.S. 4-0 two days later. The U-20s have completed their Mexico City […]

New England Revolution coach Thomas Rongen has been added to the U.S. World Cup coaching staff and will serve as one of Steve Sampson’s assistants in France, joining Clive Charles and Miolutin Soskic. “We are very fortunate to have someone of Thomas’ caliber with this World Cup team,” said Sampson. “He has demonstrated with both […]

The following is a transcript of the teleconference May 21 during which Steve Sampson announced that Claudio Reyna and Ernie Stewart will probably play this Sunday in Portland against Kuwait: Head Coach Steve Sampson On the state of the team: “I think we are much healthier now. Claudio Reyna and Ernie Stewart are looking better […]

Karlsruhe defender David Regis has received his U.S. citizenship. Regis took his exam in Los Angeles May 20, passed and was sworn in. He is eligible to play for the United States and will likely see action in this weekend’s friendly against Kuwait. Regis was eligible for U.S. citizenship because he is married to an […]

Head coach Steve Sampson’s decision to take one Roy and not the other to France sparked renewed debate after the goalless tie with Macedonia May 16. Roy Lassiter’s run of scoring in MLS — five goals in as many games — since being traded to D.C. United apparently came too late, despite the fact Roy […]