Monthly Archives: July 1998

Continued . . . from part 1 Steve Sampson: 'I don't use lack of luck as an excuse' SOCCER AMERICA: There was no MLS when you took the helm in 1995. How did that league's arrival affect your task? STEVE SAMPSON: You can't just point to MLS. You have to look much more globally. If […]

Steve Sampson stepped down after the France '98 failure. Here's how he saw the disappointing end to his tenure that had included unprecedented U.S. success. Part 1 of 3 SOCCER AMERICA: Does the fact you resigned mean you're taking responsibility for the U.S. failure at France '98? STEVE SAMPSON: I'm taking my share of the […]

NOTABLE Steve Sampson: 'My best games' USA 4 Mexico 0 June 18, 1995 in Washington, D.C. ''It was at the U.S. Cup and it came right after we beat Nigeria 3-2.'' [Sampson was interim coach while U.S. Soccer was courting foreign candidates to replace Bora Milutinovic.] USA 3 Argentina 0 July 14, 1995 in Paysandu, […]

U.S. Soccer president Alan Rothenberg and Japanese advertising agency Dentsu, Inc., a long-time supporter of international soccer, head a group that has acquired the right to serve as investor-operator of Major League Soccer’s San Jose Clash, Rothenberg and MLS commissioner Doug Logan announced at a press conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., during the league’s […]

The U.S. U-20 Girls’ national team, under the guidance of Lauren Gregg, has departed for the Nordic Cup to be held in Holland from Aug. 3-9. The Nordic Cup, held annually in Northern Europe, brings together the world’s top Under-21 women’s national teams for the most important women’s youth tournament for this age group. The […]

July 28 in Sarajevo FK Sarajevo (Bosnia) 0 Germinal Ekeren (Belgium) 0. Att.: 12,000. (Germinal Ekeren wins 4-1 on aggregate.) July 28 in Gothenburg IFK Gothenburg (Sweden) 4 (Ekstrom 17, 50, 79, Henriksson 71) Union Luxembourg (Luxembourg) 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 3,073. (IFK Gothenburg wins 7-0 on aggregate.) July 29 in Brussels Anderlecht (Belgium) 5 […]

July 27 in Toftir Torshavn B-36 (Faroe Isl.) 0 Betar Jerusalem (Israel) 1 (Hamar 68). Half: 0-0. Att.: 285. (Betar Jerusalem wins 5-1 on aggregate.) July 29 in Bruges Club Bruges (Belgium) 2 (Vermant 14, Claessens 30) Sileks Kratovo (Macedonia) 1 (Bozinov 76). Half: 2-0. Att.: n/a. (Club Bruges wins 2-1 on aggregate.) July 29 […]

The firing of head coach “Cacho” Cordoba in Miami is only the tip of a very fragile iceberg on which many reputations, including that of the league commissioner, rest perilously. After selling out its home opener at cozy Lockhart Stadium, Miami basked in the glow of success. That glow has quickly dimmed, despite operator-investor Ken […]

Results July 29 New England 1 Colorado 3 MetroStars 3 Kansas City 2 (SO) D.C. United 3 Tampa Bay 2 (SO) Miami 3 Columbus 2 Dallas 3 Los Angeles 0 San Jose 3 Chicago 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 24 19 5 45 56 35 MetroStars 21 12 9 […]

Here is the MLS television schedule for the games of July 29-Aug. 2: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television July 29 Colorado at New England 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports New England July 29 Kansas City at MetroStars 7:30 p.m. MSG network July 29 Tampa Bay at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. NO TV July 29 Columbus at […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 18 16 2 43 8 46 Montreal 20 15 5 33 25 33 Long Island 18 10 8 29 20 26 Staten Island 15 8 7 17 20 22 Toronto 19 7 12 19 27 21 Worcester 19 8 11 26 34 20 Connecticut […]

Chicago — D Rich Kotschau (sprained ankle) is out; D Francis Okaroh (sore rib cage), MF Zak Ibsen (strained hamstring), F Jerzy Podbrozny (strained hamstring) and F Ante Razov (dislocated shoulder) are probable; D Andrew Lewis (strained groin), MF Manny Lagos (patella tendon surgery) and MF Piotr Nowak (sprained MCL) are on injured reserve. Colorado […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Western Mass. 15 9 6 41 27 27 Rhode Island 15 9 6 30 28 27 Cape Cod 17 7 10 22 26 21 New Hampshire 16 10 6 32 22 26 Vermont 13 3 10 12 29 7 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P South […]

Los Angeles Galaxy and Guatemalan national team midfielder Martin Machon was named by the MLS Commissioner’s office to replace injured Chicago Fire midfielder Peter Nowak in the MLS World lineup for the MLS All-Star Game on Aug. 2. Nowak has a strained medial collateral ligament (left knee) and is expected to miss three to six […]

David Regis, who started all three games for the United States at the ’98 World Cup, has returned to France to play for ’98 First Division runner-up Metz. Regis, who received U.S. citizenship a month before the tournament began, signed a three-year contract after spending one season at German club Karlsruhe, which was relegated to […]

Features Steve Sampson Tells His Side Interview by Mike Woitalla MLS Players Discover Country As Journeymen By Dan Woog Roy Lassiter: D.C. United’s Top Gun By Will Kuhns Dutch Hero Edgar Davids Interview by Pete Bailey The Dawn Of Italy’s Dino Zoff Era Columns Soccer Talk — Now you see it, now you don’t By […]

W-1 Standings North GP W L GF GA P Boston 13 11 2 30 13 33 Maryland 13 10 3 23 9 28 Long Island 13 9 4 27 14 21 Delaware 12 4 8 22 23 10 NJ Wildcats 14 3 11 18 53 7 South GP W L GF GA P Raleigh 13 […]

Final Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P *Jackson 16 16 0 104 17 48 *Cocoa 16 9 7 41 36 27 *Bradenton 16 9 7 50 42 25 *Alabama 16 7 9 40 48 21 Miami T. 16 7 9 41 39 19 Central Florida 16 6 10 40 55 16 South Florida […]

Columbus Crew striker Stern John had seven goals in three games to lead Trinidad & Tobago into the semifinals of the 10th annual Shell Caribbean Cup. T&T hosts the semifinals and final July 29 and 31 in Port of Spain. It meets Haiti in one semifinal and World Cup finalist Jamaica, minus its English-based stars, […]

Columbus Crew midfielder Andrew Williams has been cleared to begin his MLS career and will be in uniform when the Crew visit Miami July 29. The Jamaican international arrived in Columbus on July 16 but has not been able to play due to the finalization of paper work between MLS and the Jamaican Federation. Williams, […]

Goalkeeper David Winner (1) Miami Defenders John Doyle (2) San Jose Chris Martinez (2) Colorado Jorge Rodriguez (3) Dallas Carey Talley (2) D.C. United Midfielders Marco Etcheverry (8) D.C. United Miles Joseph (1) MetroStars Adrian Paz (2) Colorado Forwards Wolde Harris (2) Colorado Mickey Trotman (1) Dallas Eric Wynalda (1) San Jose Note: In parentheses […]

MLS has fined Miami Fusion midfielder Carlos Valderrama $10,000 for failure to participate in team training sessions. Valderrama did not participate in training sessions with the Fusion on Friday, July 23 or Saturday, July 24. Following his failure to practice with the team, the Colombian international was not selected to make last weekend’s trip to […]

Just when it seemed impossible to raise her game any higher, U.S. forward Mia Hamm did just that, putting on yet another spectacular performance while scoring two world-class goals to lead the U.S. women’s national team to a 2-0 victory over China in the gold-medal match of the 1998 Goodwill Games on July 27. “The […]

In its final international warmup before the CONCACAF U-20 qualifying tournament, the U.S. U-20s tied Jamaica 1-1 in Florida. Ryan Futagaki scored the lone American goal on a 78th-minute penalty. The Americans are set to depart for Port-of-Spain, Trinidad next week. They will face Costa Rica (Aug. 5), Canada (Aug. 7) and Trinidad & Tobago […]

METROSTARS 3 CHICAGO 2 July 25 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 3 Chicago 2. Goals: Hurtado (Vega, Savarese) 6, Joseph 25, Kelly (Joseph) 45; Kubik 20, Kosecki (Razov, Armas) 86. MetroStars — Meola (6), Sonora (5), Lalas (6), Palacios (5), Duhaney (3), Sorber (6), Joseph (7), Kelly (6), Vega (6), Savarese (5), Hurtado (6). Subs: […]