Monthly Archives: July 1998

Here are the results of the 1998 Snickers USYSA National Championships, held in Phoenix, Ariz. July 23-26: U-20 Boys Semifinals Columbia (Md.) Darby 4 Memphis (Tenn.) Futbol Club 3: Goals: Buehler (Donohue) 51, DiSalvo (pen.) 56, Evans (DiSalvo) 66, Buehler (Piette) 68; Semrau 82, Gaither (Keene) 85, Sterling 88. Colorado Rush Nike 3 Ohio Club […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Lassiter (D.C. United) 22 15 6 36 Welton (Los Angeles) 21 13 9 35 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 19 11 11 33 Diaz Arce (New England) 21 13 5 31 Moreno (D.C. United) 22 11 9 31 Hurtado (MetroStars) 21 9 11 29 Jones (Los Angeles) 13 9 9 […]

The U.S. Under-23 National Team beat the defending A-League champion Milwaukee Rampage 3-0 in an exhibition match at the Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee July 26, one day before the team’s departure to England on its first-ever international tour. UCLA midfielder Peter Vagenas helped create all three second-half goals and converted a late penalty kick […]

Results July 26 New England 1 Miami 2 July 25 MetroStars 3 Chicago 2 Tampa Bay 2 Colorado 3 Columbus 1 Dallas 2 Los Angeles 0 D.C. United 1 San Jose 2 Kansas City 1 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 23 18 5 44 54 33 MetroStars 20 11 […]

Forward Mia Hamm registered her 9th career hat trick as the U.S. women’s national team hammered Denmark 5-0 in a 1998 Goodwill Games semifinal. With the win, the U.S. will play in the gold-medal match at 8:30 p.m. July 27 against China — a rematch of the gold-medal match from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. A […]

Results July 25 MetroStars 3 Chicago 2 Tampa Bay vs. Colorado Columbus vs. Dallas Los Angeles vs. D.C. United San Jose vs. Kansas City Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 22 17 5 41 53 33 MetroStars 20 11 9 31 38 34 Columbus 18 9 9 27 33 26 Tampa […]

Results July 25 MetroStars 3 Chicago 2 Tampa Bay 2 Colorado 3 Columbus 1 Dallas 2 Los Angeles 0 D.C. United 1 San Jose 2 Kansas City 1 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 23 18 5 44 54 33 MetroStars 20 11 9 31 38 34 Columbus 19 9 […]

U.S. Olympic team coach Clive Charles has announced the roster for the U.S. U-23 national team, which will face the defending A-League champion Milwaukee Rampage on July 26 before departing for a 16-day training camp in Manchester, England. 15 players have been named for the match versus the Rampage, with at least four more set […]

Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Wellington Sanchez has been sold to Morelia of the Mexican First Division. MLS signed the Ecuadoran international prior to the 1998 season and assigned him to the MetroStars, who traded him to Los Angeles April 2 for Eduardo Hurtado. Sanchez appeared in 11 games for the Galaxy, scoring once and adding […]

The USISL has announced that the Boston Renegades will host the W-League’s W-1 championship weekend Aug. 14-16 at Bowditch Field. “We are delighted to be in the Boston area, which has been very supportive of women’s soccer,” said USISL commissioner Francisco Marcos. “The Renegades have set the pace in establishing their team as a key […]

Brazilian Ivo Wortmann has been named the new head coach of the Miami Fusion. Wortmann replaces Carlos “Cacho” Cordoba, who recorded eight wins (three in regulation) and 11 losses as the Fusion’s first head coach. A former member of the Brazilian National Team and head coach of the Saudi Arabian national team, Wortmann, 48, led […]

Carlos Ruiz Los Angeles I read the interview with Alan Rothenberg in the July 13 issue of SA, and I was surprised to see that once again the U.S. will pass up an invitation to play in the upcoming Copa America in order to for the U.S. Cup to take place, and to not interfere […]

Here is a look at the schedule for the finals of the 1998 CONCACAF Champions Cup, to be held Aug. 11-16 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Quarterfinals Aug. 11 — D.C. United (MLS) vs. Joe Public (Trinidad & Tobago) at 7:00 p.m. (ET); Cruz Azul (Mexico) vs. Saprissa (Costa Rica) at 9:00 p.m. Aug. […]

July 22 in Siauliai Kareda Siauliai (Lithuania) 0 Maribor Teatanic (Slovenia) 3 (Gaiser 43, 88, Filipovich 72). Half: 0-1. Att.: 3,500. July 22 in Glasgow Glasgow Celtic (Scotland) 0 St. Patrick’s Athletic (Ireland) 0. Att.: 56,864. July 22 in Belfast Cliftonville (No. Ireland) 1 (Flynn 45) FC Kosice (Slovakia) 5 (Zvara 22, 29, Nemeth 35, […]

Here is the television schedule for the MLS games of July 25-26: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television July 25 Chicago at MetroStars 3:00 p.m. ESPN July 25 Colorado at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports Rocky Mtn. July 25 Dallas at Columbus 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports Southwest July 25 D.C. United at Los Angeles 10:30 […]

July 21 in Antwerp Germinal Ekeren (Belgium) 4 (Van Akeren 26, Morhaye 29, 90, Kovacs 41) Sarajevo (Bosnia) 1 (Feratovic 59). Half: 3-0. Att.: n/a. July 22 in Sarajevo Zeljeznicer (Bosnia) 1 (Vazda 66) Kilmarnock (Scotland) 1 (McGolume 55). Half: 0-0. Att.: 20,000. July 22 in Birkenhead, England Shelbourne (Ireland) 3 (own goal 7, Rutherford […]

D.C. United’s rookie midfielder Ben Olsen has been named to the MLS USA All-Star team for the Aug. 2 All-Star Game in Orlando, Fla. He replaces injured Columbus Crew midfielder Brian Maisonneuve, who recently underwent surgery to repair ligament damage in a severely sprained right ankle. Olsen becomes the first rookie and first Project-40 player […]

July 22 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Columbus Crew (MLS) 3 Miami Fusion (MLS) 0. Goals: Cunningham 12, McBride (West) 36, McBride (Cunningham) 44. Columbus — Dougherty, Clark, Dooley (Gregor, 61), Cannon (Carrera, 66), Abukusumo, Thompson, Smith, Yeagley, West (Sommer, 76), Cunningham, McBride. Miami — Cassar (Napoleon, 40), Cullen, Webber (Maessner, 80), Knowles (Mastroeni, 69), Parra, Vaudreuil, […]

Columbus — D Ricardo Iribarren (sprained MCL) and MF Brian Maisonneuve (sprained ankle) are out; MF Jason Farrell (sprained foot) is doubtful; D Todd Yeagley (bruised calf) is probable; D Mike Lapper (torn ACL) is on injured reserve; MF Robert Warzycha (torn ankle tendon) is on injured reserve until July 28. D.C. United — D […]

Features Bruce Arena: A Foreign Coach Sends the Wrong Message Interview by Will Kuhns Japan and South Korea In Four More Years By Ridge Mahoney The Best And Worst Of France ’98 By Duncan Irving Soccer America Q&A: Joe-Max Moore Interview by Mike Woitalla Hankinson Shakes Mutiny Up In Tampa By Bill Ward Dallas Hopes […]

W-1 Standings North GP W L GF GA P Boston 11 9 2 25 12 27 Long Island 13 10 3 29 13 24 Maryland 11 8 3 17 9 22 Delaware 11 4 7 21 22 10 NJ Wildcats 12 2 10 15 46 4 South GP W L GF GA P Raleigh 13 […]

Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P Jackson 14 14 0 90 15 42 Cocoa 15 9 6 40 33 27 Bradenton 14 7 7 43 40 19 Alabama 14 5 9 33 48 15 Miami T. 13 5 8 29 36 13 Central Florida 14 5 9 31 50 13 South Florida 14 […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Western Mass. 13 8 5 36 24 24 Rhode Island 13 8 5 25 25 24 Cape Cod 16 7 9 22 25 21 New Hampshire 13 7 6 27 19 19 Vermont 10 3 7 11 24 7 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P South […]

American soccer has tended to look to Germany and England for answers, but it can learn a lot from FranceÆs World Cup success. Probably the most important lesson is that World Cup success wonÆt come in a matter of a decade, as U.S. Soccer hopes with its 2010 plan. The French federation (FFF) didnÆt exactly […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 17 15 2 37 8 43 Montreal 17 14 3 32 18 30 Long Island 17 9 8 27 18 25 Staten Island 15 8 7 17 20 22 Toronto 17 7 10 19 24 21 Worcester 18 7 11 25 34 17 Connecticut […]