Monthly Archives: May 1998

May 20 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Miami (MLS) 4 Honduras 2. Goals: Tamashiro 6, Stebbins (Taylor) 23, Kelderman 68, Kozic (Vargas, Vaudreuil) 85; Guerrero (Guevara) 19, Clavasquin (pen.) 35. Miami — Budnick, Kmosko, Herrera (Corrales, 46), Webber, Taylor, Gutierrez (Vargas, 46), Kelderman, Serna (Kozic, 46), Vaudreuil, Stebbins (Maessner, 46), Tamashiro. Honduras — Caballero (Valladares, 46), […]

Kristine Lilly became the world’s all-time leader in international appearances by playing in her 152nd match for the United States, and scored a goal to celebrate the occasion, as the U.S. women’s national team defeated Japan 2-0 at Memorial Stadium in Kobe. Lilly broke the record held previously by the retired Norway star Heidi Stoere, […]

Results 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 9 5 4 15 17 14 MetroStars 9 4 5 12 14 17 Miami 10 5 5 11 9 18 New England 9 4 […]

Features U.S. Highway 3-6-1 Revisited — A Disappointment By Duncan Irving What About Balboa? By Mike Woitalla Alfonso Mondelo Finds Going Tough In MLS By Frank Giase Mark Dodd Puts Soccer Setback In Perspective By Steve Davis New England Goes Dutch By Frank Dell’Apa Brazil: Are Zagallo’s Fears Real? Wenger Hails ‘Fantastic’ Double In The […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Western Mass. 2 2 0 9 4 6 New Hampshire 1 1 0 7 0 3 Cape Cod 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rhode Island 2 0 2 5 7 0 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P Reading […]

U.S. national team coach Steve Sampson named Tab Ramos to the 1998 U.S. World Cup squad May 20. Ramos, one of the country’s most experienced players, joins Marcelo Balboa and Eric Wynalda in making their third World Cup appearance — a U.S. soccer record. “Tab, although hampered by injuries, has been one of the most […]

W-1 Standings North GP W L GF GA P Maryland 1 1 0 4 0 3 Boston 1 1 1 4 3 3 Long Island 1 1 0 2 1 3 NJ Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware 1 0 1 0 4 0 South GP W L GF GA P Raleigh 1 […]

May 20 in Amsterdam Real Madrid (Spain) 1 Juventus (Italy) 0. Goal: Mijatovic 67. Real Madrid — Illgner, Hierro, Sanchis, Panucci, Roberto Carlos, Redondo, Karembeu, Raul (Amavisca, 90), Seedorf, Mijatovic (Suker, 89), Morientes (Jaime, 84). Juventus — Perruzzi, Torricelli, Montero, Iuliano, Di Livio (Tacchinardi, 46), Deschamps (Conte, 78), Davids, Pessotto (Fonseca, 71), Zidane, Del Piero, […]

Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P South Florida 3 3 0 9 1 9 Bradenton 1 1 0 8 0 3 Miami T. 1 1 0 2 0 3 Central Florida 1 1 0 4 3 3 Alabama 3 1 2 3 3 3 Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cocoa 1 […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 4 4 0 8 1 12 Worcester 6 4 2 12 9 10 Montreal 4 4 0 8 5 8 Long Island 5 2 3 5 6 6 Staten Island 3 1 2 4 6 3 Toronto 5 1 4 3 6 3 Connecticut […]

Chicago — D C.J. Brown (bruised quadricep), D Rich Kotschau (lacerated scalp), MF Brian Bates (strained quadricep/hip flexor), MF Jesse Marsch (lacerated eye), MF Piotr Nowak (bruised foot) and F Ante Razov (dislocated shoulder) are probable; MF Diego Gutierrez (left knee surgery) is on injured reserve until June 15, MF Manny Lagos (left knee surgery) […]

TAMPA BAY 2 KANSAS CITY 1 May 13 in Tampa Tampa Bay 2 Kansas City 1. Goals: Shannon (Jara, Houser) 82, Shannon (Houser, Kinnear) 85; Johnston 51. Tampa Bay — Ravelli (5), Duhaney (7), Houser (6), Yallop (5), Frye (5), Keller (5), George (6), Prampin (6), Ralston (5), Loftin (5), Shannon (8). Subs: Jara (6) […]

Central American Zone, Second Phase GROUP A May 14 in San Salvador L.A. Firpo (El Salv.) 3 (Rodriguez 17, own goal 28, De Mello 69) Alajuela (C.R.) 2 (Martins 11, Smith 75). Half: 2-0. Att.: n/a. Team GP W T L GF GA P L.A. Firpo 3 2 1 0 6 3 7 Alajuela 4 […]

Here is the MLS television schedule for the games of May 20-23: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television May 20 Los Angeles at Chicago 8:30 p.m Fox Sports West 2 May 20 Kansas City at Dallas 8:30 p.m. No TV May 22 Columbus at New England 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports New England May 23 Miami at […]

The Colorado Rapids will host Mexican First Division club Leon on Sunday, June 28, at 6:00 p.m. (MST) in the first leg of the home-and-home qualifying round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament. The prestigious event, featuring the top clubs in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, will mark the first time the Rapids […]

MLS: SA Team of the Week (May 13-17) Goalkeeper Ian Feuer (2) New England Defenders Carlos Llamosa (2) D.C. United Jorge Rodriguez (2) Dallas Midfielders Martin Machon (1) Los Angeles Piotr Nowak (3) Chicago Jim Rooney (1) MetroStars Forwards Ronald Cerritos (2) San Jose Giovanni Savarese (2) MetroStars Musa Shannon (2) Tampa Bay Vitalis Takawira […]

The USISL’s W-League has added a pair of 1996 gold medalists to its growing list of national team players by signing forward Carin Gabarra and defender Staci Wilson. Both will play for the Maryland Pride. Gabarra, who recently retired from the national team after a stellar career that included winning the inaugural Women’s World Cup […]

Here are preliminary rosters announced for the World Cup training camps for the following countries: Austria, Croatia, Denmark and Mexico. AUSTRIA 22-man squad: Goalkeepers — Michael Konsel (Roma, Italy), Franz Wohlfahrt (VfB Stuttgart, Germany), Wolfgang Knaller (Austria Vienna). Defenders — Wolfgang Feiersinger (Bor. Dortmund, Germany), Martin Hiden (Leeds United, England), Walter Kogler (Cannes, France), Anton […]

Substitute forward Debbie Keller scored two second half goals, including the winner in the 90th minute, as the U.S. women’s national team rallied for a 2-1 win over Japan May 17 at Tokyo’s National Stadium. More than 23,000 vocal fans filled the stadium during the match, in anticipation of seeing their men’s national team play […]

New England midfielder Jair will be sidelined approximately three months after undergoing successful ankle surgery May 18. The Revolution playmaker suffered a fracture dislocation of his left ankle in the sixth minute of a 3-1 loss to Kansas City May 16. “I am optimistic that Jair could return to action by season’s end,” said Revolution […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Jones (Los Angeles) 8 8 7 23 Welton (Los Angeles) 9 8 6 22 Diaz Arce (New England) 9 6 4 16 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 12 4 8 16 Moreno (D.C. United) 11 4 7 15 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 7 5 4 14 Machon (Los Angeles) 9 5 […]

FanSpeak is a new contest on SoccerAmerica.com that asks fans to give their opinion on a specified subject as outlined in a Fan Forum in (Soccer) American Graffiti. Soccer America editors will choose the best responses to publish in Soccer America magazine and online. Soccer America will also award a prize to those whose responses […]

Goalkeepers Player Hometown College Bryheem Hancock Wilmington, Del. Connecticut Kyle Singer Plymouth, Minn. Virginia Michael Ueltschey Jackson, Miss. North Carolina Defenders Player Hometown College Daniel Califf Orange, Calif. Maryland Beckett Hollenbach Havertown, Pa. Maryland Marshall Leonard Columbus, Ga. Virginia Lee Morrison Carmichael, Calif. Stanford Mansour Ndiaye New York Connecticut Matt Thompson Wellesley, Mass. Indiana Midfielders […]

Maryland head coach Sasho Cirovski found himself in a bind when sophomore goalkeeper Andy Kirk decided to enter MLS’s Project-40 program this past winter, instead of finishing his collegiate career with the Terrapins. Cirovski had been aware of Kirk’s desire to eventually turn pro, but the timing of the announcement left him scrambling to recruit […]

Results May 17 Columbus 2 Los Angeles 4 May 16 MetroStars 4 D.C. United 3 Tampa Bay 1 Chicago 2 New England 1 Kansas City 3 Dallas 2 Colorado 1 San Jose 2 Miami 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 12 9 3 21 26 18 Columbus 9 5 4 […]