Monthly Archives: June 1998

Trip to Lyon Canceled The U.S. World Cup team had their planned excursion into the downtown area of Lyon canceled today because of a farmers’ strike in the small French city. The U.S. players had been looking forward to the trip to take some time and enjoy the nuances of the city, but because the […]

June 12 in Marseilles France 3 South Africa 0. Goal: Dugarry 34, own goal 77, Henry 90. France — Barthez, Thuram, Blanc, Desailly, Lizarazu, Deschamps, Petit (Boghossian, 73), Zidane, Djorkaeff (Trezeguet, 82), Guivarc’h (Dugarry, 27), Henry. South Africa — Vonk, Jackson, Mnguni, Issa, Fish, Radebe, Nyathi, Augustine (Mkhalele, 57), Fortune, McCarthy (Bartlett, 88), Masinga. Yellow […]

June 11 in Arlington Heights, Ill. Chicago Stingers (D3 Pro) 8 Wisla (USASA) 0. Goals: Carver (Richardson) 7, Acres (pen.) 20, Hamnett (Carver) 39, Acres (Richardson) 44, Acres (Richardson) 50, Verning 52, Wywrot (pen.) 69, Carver (Wywrot) 89. Chicago — lineup n/a. Wisla — lineup n/a. Att.: n/a.

June 12 in Montpellier Bulgaria 0 Paraguay 0. Bulgaria — Zdravkov, Ivanov, Kishishev, Petkov, Yankov, Balakov, Iliev (Borimirov, 80), Nankov, Yordanov, Penev (Kostadinov, 69), Stoichkov Paraguay — Chilavert, Ayala, Gamarra, Sarabia, Acuna, Benitez, Enciso, Morales (Caniza, 43), Paredes, Campos (Yegros, 81), Cardozo (Ramirez, 71) Yellow cards: Bulgaria — Nankov 28, Stoichkov 45, Ivanov 72; Paraguay […]

RESULTS June 12 Group C Denmark 1 Saudi Arabia 0 France 3 South Africa 0 Group D Bulgaria 0 Paraguay 0 STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P Brazil 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Morocco 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Norway 1 0 1 0 2 2 […]

SPAIN THE TIME IS RIGHT? Spain, for all its power at the club level, has never done much in the World Cup. Its best showing came in 1950 when it finished fourth – out of four teams in the round-robin group that determined the champion. This is the year, though, when Spaniards believe Javier Clemente's […]

Zinedine Zidane has been called the 'prototype of the 21st-century player,' evoking references at Juventus to the greatest of all French playmakers, Michel Platini. Like Spain playing in Barcelona or Italy competing in Naples, France opening its World Cup campaign in Marseilles is an adventure into hostile territory. Fickle Marseilles fans could turn on the […]

FRANCE AIME NOT WELL LIKED. Aime Jacquet, the French coach, can't do anything right. He led France to the semifinals of the 1996 European Championship – the first time France had gotten that far in a tournament – and he was blasted for fielding a boring team. He held off announcing his 22-man squad for […]

Sampson says Europe doesn’t respect U.S. The U.S. World Cup team is underrated in the eyes of European soccer nations and rightfully so, according to U.S. head coach Steve Sampson. “In Europe, they have no respect for the U.S.,” Sampson said, “and quite frankly, we have not earned it. “We have earned respect in Latin […]

In a move that should bolster one the league’s lowest-scoring offense, MLS has allocated Brazilian forward Paulinho McLaren to the Miami Fusion. Paulinho, 34, has made four appearances for Brazil and has played for a number of top Brazilian clubs, including Santos, Portuguesa, Cruzeiro and Fluminense, as well as with Porto of the Portuguese First […]

RESULTS June 10 Group B Italy 2 Chile 2 Cameroon 1 Austria 1 STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P Brazil 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Morocco 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Norway 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Scotland 1 0 0 1 1 2 […]

KASEY KELLER On the team’s mood: “The Brazil-Scotland opening game really helped us feel the excitement of this World Cup. It’s very quiet out here in Pizay, but when we get to Paris we will be ready.” On the German power: “A big asset of the German team is that they can win ugly. They […]

Here is the injury report for the MLS teams in action this week: Chicago — MF Diego Gutierrez (knee surgery recovery), F Roman Kosecki (strained calf), F Jerzy Podbrozny (bruised shin) and F Ante Razov (dislocated shoulder) are probable; MF Manny Lagos (patella tendon surgery) is on injured reserve until Aug. 1. Columbus — MF […]

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 A-League qualifying has concluded. Eight teams will represent the league in the Open Cup: El Paso, Milwaukee, Nashville and Orange County from the Western Conference and Hampton […]

June 11 in Toulouse Cameroon 1 Austria 1. Goals: Njanka 77; Polster 90. Cameroon — Songo’o, Song, Kalla, Njanka, Wome, Angibeaud, Mboma, Simo (Olembe, 65), Ndo, Ipoua (Job, 65), Omam Biyik (Tchami, 84). Austria — Konsel, Feiersinger, Schoettel, Pfeffer, Cerny (Haas, 83), Kuehbauer, Maehlich, Pfeifenberger (Stoeger, 83), Wetl, Herzog (Vastic, 83), Polster. Yellow cards: Cameroon […]

June 9 in Austin, Texas Austin Lone Stars (D3 Pro) 2 San Nicholas, Calif. (USASA) 1. Goals: Jones 22, Pearce (pen.) 40; May 58. Austin — Weaver, Pearce, Champ (Talley, 64), Barnett, Gilliam, Bryan, Corcoran, Willmann (Flamenco, 71), Crawley, Johnson, Jones. San Nicholas — Pina, O.Hernandez, J.Hernandez, Preciado, May (Diaz, 72), Costello, Lopez, Herrera (Watson, […]

Results June 11 Chicago 5 San Jose 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 16 12 4 28 38 25 Columbus 13 7 6 21 24 18 MetroStars 13 7 6 19 22 23 Miami 14 5 9 11 12 29 New England 12 4 8 10 20 25 Tampa Bay […]

Here is the schedule for the 1998 U.S. Open Cup: FIRST ROUND Eight matches to be played between June 9 and June 21 Date Matchup/Result June 9 Austin (D3 Pro) 2 San Nicholas (USASA Region IV) 1 June 10 Delaware (D3 Pro) 2 Detroit (Premier) 1 (OT) June 11 Wisla (USASA Region II) at Chicago […]

ITALY ALE AND BOBBO SHOW. No team, not even Brazil, has the depth up front that Italy has. Coach Cesare Maldini could afford to pass over such players as Gianfranco Zola, hero of Chelsea's Cup Winners' Cup title, Pierluigi Casiraghi, whose goal qualified Italy for the World Cup, and rising star Francesco Totti for France […]

STEVE SAMPSON On what it will take to succeed: “We need a very special effort to do well in this World Cup. Coming together as a group, and focusing and concentrating, will be a big part of our ability to achieve that kind of success.” On how well prepared his team is “I don’t think […]

RESULTS June 10 Group A Brazil 2 Scotland 1 Morocco 2 Norway 2 STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P Brazil 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Morocco 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Norway 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Scotland 1 0 0 1 1 2 […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Western Mass. 5 4 1 18 7 12 New Hampshire 4 4 0 16 3 10 Cape Cod 4 2 2 4 4 6 Vermont 2 1 1 2 5 3 Rhode Island 5 1 4 10 18 3 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P South […]

June 9 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars (MLS) 1 Benfica (Portugal) 3. Goals: Sonora (pen.) 26; Deane (Joao Pinto, Bastos) 13, Deane (Poborsky, Nuno Gomes) 22, Pringle (Joao Pinto, Sanchez) 88. MetroStars — Meola (Andracki, 62), Sonora, Knowles (Joseph, 46), Palacios, Petke, Sorber (Zavagnin, 46), Dougherty (Munoz, 56), Kelly (Corrales, 46), Rooney (Walsh, 64), Savarese, […]

Goalkeeper Tony Meola (4) MetroStars Defenders C.J. Brown (3) Chicago Ezra Hendrickson (2) Los Angeles Steve Trittschuh (1) Colorado Midfielders Mauricio Cienfuegos (4) Los Angeles Mo Johnston (2) Kansas City Piotr Nowak (5) Chicago Ben Olsen (1) D.C. United Forwards Damian Alvarez (2) Dallas Harut Karapetyan (1) Los Angeles Musa Shannon (3) Tampa Bay Note: […]

Features The Triumph Of Sepp Blatter By Duncan Irving The U.S. Camp: Day By Day By Ridge Mahoney Harkes: ‘I Deserve To Be There’ Interview by Ridge Mahoney The Word From U.S. Consultant Carlos Queiroz Interview by Doug Cress New Leader, New Burden For Iran By Frank Dell’Apa All Hype Breaks Loose In England By […]