Monthly Archives: June 1998

Results June 3 MetroStars 1 Tampa Bay 2 San Jose 0 D.C. United 4 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 15 12 3 28 34 21 Columbus 12 7 5 21 24 16 MetroStars 12 6 6 16 20 22 Miami 13 5 8 11 11 27 New England 11 4 […]

Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P South Florida 4 3 1 11 5 9 Cocoa 3 2 1 8 3 6 Central Florida 2 2 0 7 4 6 Jackson 1 1 0 9 1 3 Bradenton 3 1 2 9 8 3 Miami T. 2 1 1 3 2 3 Alabama 3 […]

Chicago — MF Diego Gutierrez (recovering from knee surgery), F Roman Kosecki (strained calf), F Jerzy Podbrozhny (bruised shin) and F Ante Razov (dislocated shoulder) are probable; MF Manny Lagos (knee surgery) is on injured reserve. Colorado — none. Columbus — D Ricardo Iribarren (patella tendonitis) is doubtful; F Marcelo Carrera (broken hand) and F […]

W-1 Standings North GP W L GF GA P Boston 4 3 1 11 4 9 Long Island 3 3 0 7 4 7 Maryland 3 2 1 8 3 6 NJ Wildcats 2 0 2 0 6 0 Delaware 4 0 4 3 12 0 South GP W L GF GA P Raleigh 4 […]

1998 World Cup Special Preview UNITED STATES Can U.S. Perform Miracle? The Rise Of Sampson Reyna: Behind The Wheel U.S. Banks On Steady Keller The 22 U.S. Players Baharmast Goes For Record GROUP F OPPONENTS Berti To Bank On Grit The End For Klinsi? Dooley Knows Germans Iran: The Game Of Their Lives Azizi Wins […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 7 7 0 15 1 21 Montreal 6 6 0 15 7 12 Worcester 9 4 5 13 19 10 Toronto 7 3 4 9 8 9 Long Island 7 3 4 10 11 9 Staten Island 4 2 2 7 6 6 Connecticut […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Western Mass. 4 4 0 17 5 12 New Hampshire 3 3 0 10 2 7 Cape Cod 4 2 2 4 4 6 Rhode Island 4 1 3 9 12 3 Vermont 1 0 1 0 4 0 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P Reading […]

Features Hermosillo Comes To California– But Not To Clash By Duncan Irving Soccer America’s World Cup ’98 Preview Mark Dougherty Keeps Racking Up The Wins By Craig Merz Offseason Work Shifts Welton Into High Gear By Scott French Bob Ley: “Assignment Of A Lifetime” Interview By Dean Caparaz Columns Soccer Talk — Who is indispensable? […]

The U.S. Boys U-20s are competing in the Croix Tournament in France. The U.S. powered to a 5-0 win over Swiss club Neuchatel Xamax in its opener behind a pair of goals from UCLA defender Carlos Bocanegra. After drawing 0-0 with Chile’s Universidad Catolica, the U.S. downed Belgium’s Anderlecht 2-0 in the semifinals behind goals […]

The June 2 match between the U.S. women’s national team and New Zealand in Oneonta, N.Y. was suspended after just 12 minutes due to the threat of lightning and a tornado warning. 18 minutes after the game was stopped, officials moved the capacity crowd into Binder Gymnasium on the Hartwick University campus as rain began […]

Here is the official 22-man USA World Cup roster named by U.S. coach Steve Sampson and sent to FIFA earlier today to meet the June 2 deadline: No. Name Pos. Caps/Goals Hometown Club 1 Brad Friedel GK 56/0 Bay Village, Ohio Liverpool (England) 2 Frankie Hejduk MF 11/2 Cardiff, Calif. Tampa Bay (MLS) 3 Eddie […]

Goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli (1) Tampa Bay Defenders C.J. Brown (2) Chicago Ansil Elcock (2) Columbus Chris Martinez (1) Colorado Peter Vermes (2) Colorado Midfielders Ross Paule (2) Colorado Diego Sonora (1) MetroStars Richie Williams (1) D.C. United Forwards Bryan Haynes (1) Dallas Stern John (3) Columbus Vitalis Takawira (2) Kansas City Note: In parentheses is […]

Here is the MLS TV schedule for the games of June 3-7: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television June 3 Tampa Bay at MetroStars 7:30 p.m. WPXN-New York June 3 D.C. United at San Jose 10:30 p.m. Home Team Sports June 4 Los Angeles at Dallas 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 June 6 Columbus at Chicago 8:00 p.m. […]

There is more soccer available on American television now than ever before. Fans will be able to watch every game of France' 98 live. In addition, soccer enthusiasts have been able to watch MLS, U.S. national team, European Cup, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL qualifying, English Premier League, Mexican League, European League and College matches on network […]

KANSAS CITY 2 COLUMBUS 1 (SO) May 27 in Kansas City Kansas City 1 Columbus 1 (Kansas City wins shootout 3-2). Goals: Kansas City — Ammann (6), Tinsley (6), Vermillion (6), Uderitz (5), Bowers (5), Johnston (5), DeBrito (NR), Chung (4), Preki (6), Rideout (3), Takawira (6). Subs: Klein (4) for DeBrito in 16th minute, […]

Here are the results of the www.socceramerica.com May, 1998 poll, in which 1,853 fans voted for the 1998 World Cup champion. Note: Points are awarded on a 5-3-1 basis, with 5 points for a first-place vote, 3 points for a runner-up vote and 1 points for a beaten semifinalist vote. Country Champion Runner-up Semifinalist Total […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Welton (Los Angeles) 12 10 6 26 Jones (Los Angeles) 8 8 7 23 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 13 5 9 19 Diaz Arce (New England) 11 7 4 18 Lassiter (D.C. United) 13 6 5 17 Moreno (D.C. United) 13 5 7 17 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 10 6 […]

The U.S. national team has the next two days off and will resume training June 3 in New York City. Defenders Marcela Balboa and Alexi Lalas took advantage of the break, returning yesterday to play for their respective MLS teams. Balboa played 82 minutes for the Colorado Rapids, who defeated Kansas City, 2-1. Preki, who […]