Monthly Archives: August 1998

The U.S. Soccer Federation and Hampton Roads Mariners have jointly agreed to postpone the U.S. Open Cup final between the Chicago Fire and the Columbus Crew to Thursday, Aug. 27 at 7:00 p.m. (ET). The match, which will still be played at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex in Virginia Beach, Va., was originally scheduled for Wednesday, […]

Aug. 25 in Galati Otelul Galati (Romania) 0 Vejle (Denmark) 3 (Jung 21, Graulund 35, Wael 53). Half: 0-2. Att.: 12,000. (Vejle wins 6-0 on aggregate.) Aug. 25 in Moscow Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 1 (Terekhin 89) Polonia Warsaw (Poland) 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: 4,000. (Dynamo Moscow wins 2-0 on aggregate.) Aug. 25 in Sofia CSKA […]

Here’s a brief summary of the North Carolina women’s civil lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Aug. 25: Plaintiffs: Former North Carolina players Debbie Keller and Melissa Jennings. Defendants: University of North Carolina, women’s head coach Anson Dorrance, assistants Bill Palladino, Chris Ducar and Tracy Ducar, trainer Bill Prentice, […]

Here is the television schedule for the MLS games of Aug. 26-30 Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television Aug. 26 D.C. United at Kansas City 8:30 p.m. NO TV Aug. 29 D.C. United at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. Home Team Sports Aug. 29 MetroStars at Dallas 8:30 p.m. MSG network; Fox Sports Southwest Aug. 29 Chicago […]

Goalkeeper Zach Thornton (3) Chicago Defenders Jeff Agoos (2) D.C. United Lubos Kubik (7) Chicago Uche Okafor (1) Kansas City Danny Pena (2) Los Angeles Midfielders Marco Etcheverry (11) D.C. United Henry Gutierrez (1) Miami Cobi Jones (9) Los Angeles Tab Ramos (1) MetroStars Forwards Carlos Hermosillo (1) Los Angeles Stern John (7) Columbus Note: […]

U.S. women’s national team coach Tony DiCicco has announced the 18-player roster for U.S. Women’s Cup ’98, which will be held Sept. 12-20 in several eastern cities. Because this tournament is being played in the fall, the U.S. will be without its collegiate players, most notably North Carolina’s Tiffany Roberts (67 caps), Cindy Parlow (42) […]

Here is a look at the current standings in European qualifying for the 1999 Women’s World Cup: Group 1 TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Sweden 5 5 0 0 16 5 15 Ukraine 5 2 0 3 8 13 6 Iceland 4 1 2 1 5 6 5 Spain 6 0 2 […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Jones (Los Angeles) 18 16 11 43 Welton (Los Angeles) 25 15 11 41 Diaz Arce (New England) 26 17 6 40 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 24 12 14 38 Lassiter (D.C. United) 25 16 6 38 John (Columbus) 19 17 3 37 Hurtado (MetroStars) 26 10 15 35 […]

The U.S. Boys’ U-17 national team, coached by John Ellinger, went undefeated in four matches to win the 1998 K.C. Mechelen Tournament in Mechelen, Belgium last week. Twelve of the sixteen U.S. goals in the tournament were scored by three strikers (Jordan Cila scored six, Landon Donovan four and Bobby Convey two) and the U.S. […]

METROSTARS 4 COLORADO 1 Aug. 18 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 4 Colorado 1. Goals: Ramos (Hurtado) 27, Hurtado (Vega, Savarese) 49, Savarese (Duhaney) 88, Savarese (Ramos, Palacios) 89; Paule (Paz, Bravo) 29. MetroStars — Howard (7), Sonora (5), Palacios (5), Lalas (5), Petke (4), Sorber (6), Duhaney (5), Vega (5), Ramos (7), Savarese (7), […]

Former Italian international and New England goalkeeper Walter Zenga has been named head coach of the Revolution for the remainder of the 1998 season. Zenga, 38, replaces Thomas Rongen, who resigned after guiding New England to a disappointing 8-18 record in 1998 and 23-35 overall in just under two years with the club. “After meeting […]

Results Aug. 23 Kansas City 2 Miami 0 Aug. 22 New England 1 Los Angeles 5 D.C. United 2 MetroStars 1 Columbus 3 Tampa Bay 1 San Jose 2 Dallas 1 (SO) Aug. 21 Colorado 0 Chicago 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA *D.C. United 26 21 5 51 59 36 MetroStars […]

Most Valuable Player: Rodrigo Costa (Detroit). Defender of the Year: Dave Adams (Colorado). Goalkeeper of the Year: Joshua Fouts (Spokane). Rookie of the Year: Brian Ching (Spokane). Coach of the Year: Peter Fuller (Jackson). Leading Scorer: Boniventure Maruti (Jackson). Leading Goalscorer: Boniventure Maruti (Jackson). Top Assist Leader: Paul Oyuga (Jackson).

U.S. Soccer’s members have elected Dr. S. Robert Contiguglia to a four-year term as the President of the U.S. Soccer Federation. Contiguglia, who succeeds two-term president Alan Rothenberg, has been involved in soccer in the U.S. for over three decades as a player, coach and administrator at almost every level of the game. The final […]

Results Aug. 21 Colorado 0 Chicago 2 Aug. 19 Miami 2 Dallas 1 Aug. 18 MetroStars 4 Colorado 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 25 20 5 48 57 35 MetroStars 25 14 11 38 49 46 Columbus 23 11 12 33 48 38 Miami 24 12 12 26 30 […]

The inaugural Copa Merconorte, matching clubs from the USA, Mexico and five South American countries, has been cancelled by the tournament organizers. Teledeportes, the Argentine television company sponsoring the event, cancelled the tournament after being unable to come to terms with the Mexican federation over what clubs would participate. Cruz Azul, Chivas of Guadalajara and […]

The United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues (USISL) announced that the Maryland Mania has been awarded an A-League franchise set to begin play in 1999. “We are extremely pleased that we’ve been able to place an A-League franchise in the state of Maryland, which has helped set the pace in the growth of soccer at […]

The University of Florida’s football coach earns $1 million a year — 10 times what the state’s governor pulls down annually. CBS pays $1.7 billion to broadcast men’s Division I basketball for eight years. The NCAA refers to the players who generate the interest that produces these kinds of numbers as “student-athletes.” Student-athletes on Top […]

Features Is Bruce Arena U.S. Soccer-Bound? By Duncan Irving D.C. United Makes History For MLS By Steven Goff Kansas GM Doug Newman: ‘We Have To Have Patience’ By Bob Luder Dan Stebbins: Fusion’s Bench Star By Jeff Rusnak The 1998 Soccer America College Preview (contents below) Chelsea’s Bleus Brought Back Down To Earth German Bundesliga: […]

FIRST TEAM Goalkeeper— Adin Brown (William & Mary). Defenders— Nick Garcia (Indiana), Carlos Bocanegra (UCLA), Matt Chulis (Virginia). Midfielders— Lazo Alavanja (Indiana), Stefani Miglioranzi (St. John’s), Sasha Victorine (UCLA), Chris Brown (Portland). Strikers— Seth George (UCLA), Dema Kovalenko (Indiana), Siggi Eyjolfsson (UNC Greensboro). SECOND TEAM Goalkeeper— Matt Nyman (Dartmouth). Defenders— Steve Cherundolo (Portland), Kevin Kalish […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 22 19 3 52 10 55 Montreal 23 18 5 36 28 38 Long Island 22 13 9 38 27 35 Staten Island 21 12 9 29 28 34 Worcester 24 11 13 31 36 29 Toronto 24 8 16 23 35 24 Connecticut […]

Results Aug. 19 Miami 2 Dallas 1 Aug. 18 MetroStars 4 Colorado 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 25 20 5 48 57 35 MetroStars 25 14 11 38 49 46 Columbus 23 11 12 33 48 38 Miami 24 12 12 26 30 48 Tampa Bay 25 7 18 […]

FIRST TEAM Goalkeeper –LaKeysia Beene (Notre Dame). Defenders –Lorrie Fair (North Carolina), Jenn Grubb (Notre Dame), Stephanie Yarem (Georgia). Midfielders –Anne Makinen (Notre Dame), Laurie Schwoy (North Carolina), Emily Stauffer (Harvard), Jenny Streiffer (Notre Dame). Strikers –Mandy Clemens (Santa Clara), Danielle Fotopoulos (Florida), Cindy Parlow (North Carolina). SECOND TEAM Goalkeeper –Siri Mullinix (North Carolina). Defenders […]

Northeast Division Semifinals Aug. 15 Rhode Island 5 Cape Cod 2 New Hampshire 2 Western Mass. 1 (OT) Final Aug. 22 New Hampshire at Rhode Island Mid-Atlantic Division Semifinals Aug. 15 South Jersey 2 Central Jersey 3 (OT) Reading 5 New Jersey 2 Final Aug. 22 Central Jersey at Reading Atlantic Division Semifinals Aug. 14 […]

North Carolina and Notre Dame both have four players among the female finalists for the 1998 Hermann Trophy. The finalists include ’97 winner Cindy Parlow of North Carolina. The winner will be announced Dec. 12 at the Soccer America FanZone in Richmond, Va. Women’s finalists Lakyesia Beene (Notre Dame), Sara Burkett (Clemson), Mandy Clemons (Santa […]