Monthly Archives: August 1998

Here is the schedule for U.S. Women’s Cup ’98, which will feature the USA, Brazil, Mexico and Russia: Sept. 12 — USA vs. Mexico (first game of doubleheader with New England-Columbus MLS match) in Foxboro, Mass. (TV: Delayed on Sept. 13 at 3:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2.) Sept. 15 — Brazil vs. Russia in Oneonta, […]

The U.S. U-23 national team concluded their first international tour with another resounding performance, downing non-league club Hyde United 2-1 on Aug. 12 in Manchester, England. Midfielder Joey DiGiamarino and defender Ramiro Corrales scored first-half goals for the U.S., which went 3-1 during its 16-day tour of England. It took just four minutes for the […]

Results Aug. 13 Los Angeles 3 Kansas City 0 Aug. 12 MetroStars 3 Columbus 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 25 20 5 48 57 35 MetroStars 23 13 10 35 44 42 Columbus 22 10 12 30 43 35 Tampa Bay 24 7 17 21 31 42 Miami 22 […]

The most eventful era of American soccer will come to an end Aug. 22 when Alan Rothenberg relinquishes his presidency of the United States Soccer Federation, an office he has held for eight years. In 1990, Rothenberg arrived at the U.S. Soccer Federation AGM with the opening line of “Hi, I’m Alan. Let’s party.” Throughout […]

Aug. 13 in Luxembourg Grevenmacher (Luxembourg) 2 (Krahen 38, 72) R. Bucharest (Romania) 6 (Sabau 13, Pancu 64, Dulca 66, Stanci 69, Lupu pen. 77, Mutica 82). Half: 1-1 . Att.: 1,200. Aug. 13 in Bangor Bangor City (Wales) 0 Haka (Finland) 2 (Nicmi 40, Salli 60). Half: 0-1. Att.: n/a. Aug. 13 in Belfast […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 20 18 2 48 8 52 Montreal 21 16 5 34 27 34 Long Island 20 11 9 31 24 29 Worcester 22 11 11 30 34 29 Staten Island 19 10 9 23 24 28 Toronto 22 7 15 21 32 21 Connecticut […]

Chicago — D Rich Kotschau (sprained ankle) and MF Piotr Nowak (strained hamstring) are doubtful; D Francis Okaroh (bruised ribs) is questionable; GK Zach Thornton (bruised thigh), F Jerzy Podbrozny (strained hamstring) and F Ante Razov (dislocated shoulder) are probable; D Andrew Lewis (strained groin) and MF Manny Lagos (patella tendon surgery) are on injured […]

FEATURES U.S. Soccer Presidency Election: Too Close To Call By Paul Kennedy Steinbrecher: æClearly 0-3 Is A Horrible PerformanceÆ Interview by Duncan Irving Rothenberg: æWeÆve Totally Upgraded The SportÆ Interview by Ridge Mahoney Brown Proves Worthy No. 1 With Chicago Fire By Mike Garofola New England Revolution Sinks To New Low By Frank DellÆApa Andrew […]

The U-17 Boys national team got a goal and an assist from midfielder Landon Donovan in a 2-2 draw with Manchester United’s apprentice team on Aug. 12. The 16-year-old Donovan slammed home the first goal for the U.S. from close range in the 36th minute after Kenneth Cutler freed DaMarcus Beasley on a breakaway along […]

Final Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P *Rhode Island 18 11 7 39 33 33 *New Hampshire 18 12 6 36 24 32 *Western Mass. 18 10 8 45 34 30 *Cape Cod 18 7 11 23 28 21 Vermont 18 3 15 15 54 7 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P […]

Aug. 11 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United (MLS) 8 Joe Public (Trinidad & Tobago) 0. Goals: Olsen (Williams) 13, Lassiter (Talley) 22, Lassiter (Olsen) 29, Olsen (Etcheverry) 44, Lassiter (Agoos) 67, Lassiter (Wood) 72, Wood (Olsen) 75, Wood (Pope) 90. D.C. United — Presthus, Pope, Agoos, Talley (Wood, 65), Kamler, Olsen, Williams, Harkes, Etcheverry (Slivinski, […]

Results Aug. 12 MetroStars 3 Columbus 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 25 20 5 48 57 35 MetroStars 23 13 10 35 44 42 Columbus 22 10 12 30 43 35 Tampa Bay 24 7 17 21 31 42 Miami 22 10 12 20 25 46 New England 24 […]

Regional Playoffs Aug. 7 in Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines 3 Cocoa 1 Aug. 8 in Glendale, Calif. San Gabriel Valley 4 Yakima 2 Aug. 8 in Ridgeland, Miss. Jackson 3 Mid Michigan 2 PDSL Championship (at Kalamazoo, Mich.) Semifinals Aug. 14 Kalamazoo vs. Jackson Des Moines vs. San Gabriel Valley Championship Aug. 15 semifinal […]

Aug. 12 in Lisbon Benfica (Portugal) 6 (Pembridge 24, 81, Deane 28, Calado pen. 63, own goal 79, Gomes pen. 85) Betar Jerusalem (Israel) 0. Half: 2-0 . Att.: 60,000. Aug. 12 in Athens Olympiakos Piraeus (Greece) 2 (Giannakoupoulos 11, De Souza 32) Anorthosis Famagusta (Cyprus) 1 (Michajlovic 65). Half: 2-0. Att.: 40,000. Aug. 12 […]

This article appeared originally in Mßs F·tbol. Mßs F·tbol is Soccer America‘s bilingual (Spanish/English) monthly magazine. The English version of this article follows the Spanish. Biograffa Carlos Hermosillo (L.A. Galaxy/Necaxa) Nacimiento (born): 22-Agosto-1964 en Cerro Azul, Veracruz Debut con la selecci=n (national team debut): 10-Octubre-1984 vs. El Salvador (1-0). Partidos con la selecci=n (caps): 95 […]

Aug. 11 in Glasgow Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) 2 (Kanchelskis 55, Wallace 68) PAOK Salonika (Greece) 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: n/a. Aug. 11 in Nicosia Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) 3 (Rauffman 42, 57, Malekkos 46) Rapid Vienna (Austria) 1 (Wagner 22). Half: 1-1. Att.: 15,000. Aug. 11 in Ekeren Germinal Ekeren (Belgium) 1 (Morhaye 85) Servette (Switzerland) […]

Goalkeeper Mark Dodd (2) Dallas Defenders John Doyle (3) San Jose Steve Jolley (1) Los Angeles Lubos Kubik (5) Chicago Midfielders Marco Etcheverry (10) D.C. United Cobi Jones (8) Los Angeles Victor Mella (3) San Jose Andrew Williams (1) Columbus Forwards Stern John (5) Columbus Mo Johnston (3) Kansas City Alan Prampin (2) Tampa Bay […]

Here is the MLS television schedule for the games of Aug. 12-16: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television Aug. 12 Columbus at MetroStars 7:30 p.m. MSG Aug. 13 Kansas City at Los Angeles 10:00 p.m. ESPN2 Aug. 14 New England at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. ESPN Aug. 15 MetroStars at Miami 4:00 p.m. ABC Aug. 15 […]

North Division Aug. 8 in Rockville, Md. Maryland 2 Long Island 1. Goals: Cunningham 41, 70; Tucker 69. South Division Aug. 8 in Raleigh, N.C. Raleigh 2 Atlanta 1. Goals: Walbert 9, 26; Burkett 64. Central Division Aug. 9 in Chicago Chicago 0 NJ Stallions 1. Goal: Pearce 47. W-1 Championship (Aug. 14-16 in Boston) […]

W-2 Semifinals Aug. 7 in Miami Hampton Roads Piranhas 2 New York Magic 1. Goals: Carr 14, Remy (Carr) 45; Meeke (O’Brien) 52. Hampton Roads — Fox, Car, McQuerry, Gurner, Ankerson, Proost, Thwing (Figueroa, 82), Gillespie, Echea, Cuesta, Remy. New York — Magnotta (Lineen, 46), Ho, Varas, Crawford (Foley, 46), McAlister (DiGregorio, 83), Diaz, Viola-Burke […]

Here are the men’s results from the 1998 U.S. Soccer Festival, held Aug. 2-8 in Concord and Manchester, N.H. First Round Aug. 2 New Hampshire Phantoms (USISL) 0 East (Region I) 4. Goals: Luzak 24, Rhine 51, Clarke 67, Kvello 75. Aug. 3 West (Region IV) 3 U-18 National Team 2. Goals: Wickart 32, Herrera […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Welton (Los Angeles) 23 15 10 40 Lassiter (D.C. United) 24 16 6 38 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 22 12 13 37 Diaz Arce (New England) 24 16 5 37 Jones (Los Angeles) 16 12 9 33 Moreno (D.C. United) 24 11 10 32 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 23 8 […]

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 […]

Here are the women’s results from the 1998 U.S. Soccer Festival, held Aug. 2-8 in Concord and Manchester, N.H. First Round Aug. 3 U-18 National Team 5 South (Region III) 0. Goals: Putz (Remy) 13, n/a (Borgman) 37, Wallis (Ball) 66, Borgman (Patrick) 77, Worden (Patrick) 88. West (Region IV) 1 Midwest (Region II) 1. […]

NEW ENGLAND 3 SAN JOSE 0 Aug. 5 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 3 San Jose 0. Goals: McKinley (Keegan, Moore) 13, Moore 42, Diaz Arce (Moore, Motajo) 89. New England — Feuer (7), Burns (5), Goulooze (5), Michallik (5), Gorter (5), Baba (4), McKinley (5), Pareja (6), Moore (6), Keegan (6), Diaz Arce (5). […]