Monthly Archives: October 1998

MEN’S NCAA DIVISION I Great Lakes Region 1 Indiana 15-1-0 50 DA Kentucky 5-0, DA Ohio State 1-0 (OT) 2 Akron 13-2-1 44 DA Marshall 2-1, DH WI-Milwaukee 2-0 3 Butler 13-3-0 38 DA Louisville 4-1, LA Cincinnati 0-1 4 Cincinnati 10-4-2 37 DA Louisville 2-1, DH Butler 1-0 5 Notre Dame 8-5-3 30 LA […]

G Skip Miller (South Florida) (1) 11 saves in overtime win over Saint Louis D Carlos Bocanegra (UCLA) (2) Goal and an assist in 3-0 win over Cal State Sacramento D Sean McKenna (Cornell) (1) Sweeper scored on first shot of season to beat Dartmouth M Lazo Alavanja (Indiana) (3) Scored winner in OT to […]

MLS CUP ’98 Oct. 25 in Pasadena, Calif. Chicago 2 D.C. United 0. Goals: Podbrozny (Nowak, Razov) 29, Gutierrez (Nowak) 45. Chicago — Thornton (7), Brown (6), Kubik (6), Okaroh (6), Gutierrez (7), Armas (7), Marsch (7), Podbrozny (8), Nowak (8), Kosecki (6), Razov (6). Subs: Klopas (5) for Kosecki in 56th minute, Soehn (NR) […]

G Jaime Pagliarulo (George Mason) (1) 8 saves to shut out William & Mary D Kristin Gardiner (Connecticut) (1) Held Kelly Smith to 1 shot in win over Seton Hall D Beth McNamara (James Madison) (1) Scores lone goal to upset Penn State M Kathleen Celio (Santa Clara) (1) OT strike beats Portland 1-0 M […]

When the search for a new U.S. men’s national team coach began in July, some of the criteria that kept popping up included, among other things: a) an American coach, b) a coach with international experience, c) a coach that understands the American player, and d) a coach who knows how to develop American talent. […]

Here is a look at the year-by-year records of all U.S. men’s national team coaches: Year(s) Coach W-L-T Pct. 1916 Tom Cahill 1-0-1 .750 1924 George Collins 2-2-0 .500 1925-1926 Nat Agar 2-1-0 .667 1928 Elmer Schroeder 0-1-1 .000 1930 Robert Miller 2-2-0 .500 1934-1936 Elmer Schroeder 1-2-0 .333 1937 Bill Lloyd 0-3-0 .000 1947 […]

U.S. Soccer President Dr. S. Robert Contiguglia introduced two-time MLS champion Bruce Arena today as the new head coach of the U.S. men’s national team. Arena will make his debut with the team next week on Nov. 6 at Spartan Stadium in San Jose when the U.S. takes on Australia in their first match since […]

The 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup semifinal match on July 4, 1999, at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, Calif., will be played as a doubleheader with the San Jose Clash of Major League Soccer. Still subject to FIFA approval, the addition of the Clash game turns each of the Women’s World Cup events into a […]

Group A Oct. 23 in Kaduna Nigeria 6 Egypt 0 DR Congo 0 Morocco 0 FINAL STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Nigeria 3 3 0 0 20 0 9 *DR Congo 3 1 1 1 4 7 4 Morocco 3 1 1 1 4 9 4 Egypt 3 0 0 3 […]

Here is the Soccer America Women’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Oct. 25: Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. North Carolina 17-0-0 1 2. Santa Clara 15-0-1 2 3. Florida 16-1-0 3 4. Connecticut 15-0-2 4 5. Portland 12-2-2 5 6. Notre Dame 14-2-1 6 7. Dartmouth 12-1-1 7 8. Nebraska 13-2-1 8 […]

Here is the Soccer America Men’s Top 20, taking into account games played through Oct. 25: Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Indiana 15-1-0 1 2. Clemson 15-1-0 3 3. UCLA 11-2-0 5 4. South Carolina 11-3-0 7 5. Virginia 10-2-2 11 6. Duke 14-2-0 2 7. Creighton 11-2-1 8 8. Connecticut 15-1-0 4 9. Washington […]

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 Mauricio Cienfuegos (L.A. Galaxy/El Salvador) Posici=n (Position): Mediocampista (Midfielder) Nacimiento (born): 12-Febrero-1968 en San Salvador, El Salvador Altura (height): 5-5 (1.65 m) Peso (weight): 140 (63 kg) Clubes Anteriores […]

U.S. Soccer officials are expected to name D.C. United coach Bruce Arena as the new U.S. men’s national team coach in a Noon (ET) press conference at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City on Oct. 27. In addition to the new coach, U.S. Soccer president Dr. Bob Contiguglia, U.S. Soccer secretary general […]

Final 1998 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA *D.C. United 32 24 8 58 74 48 *Columbus 32 15 17 45 67 56 *MetroStars 32 15 17 39 54 63 *Miami 32 15 17 35 46 68 Tampa Bay 32 12 20 34 46 57 New England 32 11 21 29 53 66 […]

Oct. 25 in Pasadena, Calif. D.C. United 0 Chicago 2. Goals: Podbrozny (Nowak, Razov) 29, Gutierrez (Nowak) 45. D.C. United — Tom Presthus, Eddie Pope, Jeff Agoos, Carlos Llamosa (Mike Slivinski 81), Tony Sanneh (A.J. Wood 70), Marco Etcheverry, John Harkes, Richie Williams, Ben Olsen, Roy Lassiter, Jaime Moreno. Chicago — Zach Thornton, C.J. Brown, […]

Here is the 1998 MLS AT&T Best Eleven, selected by Major League Soccer coaching staffs and general managers. Goalkeeper — Zach Thornton (Chicago Fire). Defenders — Lubos Kubik (Chicago Fire), Eddie Pope (D.C. United), Thomas Dooley (Columbus Crew), Robin Fraser (Los Angeles Galaxy). Midfielders — Marco Etcheverry (D.C. United), Peter Nowak (Chicago Fire), Mauricio Cienfuegos […]

MLS Cup ’98 Oct. 25 in Pasadena, Calif. Chicago Fire 2 D.C. United 0 Conference Finals Eastern Conference D.C. UNITED VS. COLUMBUS Oct. 11 — D.C. United 2 Columbus 0 Oct. 18 — Columbus 4 D.C. United 2 Oct. 21 — D.C. United 3 Columbus 0 (D.C. United wins series 2-1.) Western Conference LOS ANGELES […]

Oct. 21 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 3 Columbus 0. Goals: Agoos (Etcheverry) 12, Lassiter (Moreno, Harkes) 44, Lassiter 79. D.C. United — Presthus (6), Llamosa (7), Pope (7), Agoos (7), Sanneh (5), Olsen (6), R.Williams (6), Harkes (6), Etcheverry (7), Lassiter (7), Moreno (6). Subs: Talley (NR) for Moreno in 77th minute, Aunger (NR) […]

Anson Dorrance, among the most successful coaches in the history of American soccer, has just released three new coaching videos. The series, which is available both individually and as a set, include the techniques that have helped his North Carolina women’s team win 14 of the last 16 NCAA Women’s National Championships. The video series […]

Matthew Rhodes Charleston, S.C. What kind of salary does MLS commissioner Doug Logan earn and what is the status of his tenure? Implicit in this question, of course, is how he is regarded by the league investors. Ridge Mahoney: Logan earns about $250,000 per year, and also has a bonus system tied to attendances and […]

Marco Etcheverry, the midfield maestro behind D.C. United’s powerful attack, captured Major League Soccer’s 1998 Honda Most Valuable Player award Friday, Oct. 23, at the league’s annual MLS Cup media luncheon in Los Angeles. Etcheverry’s 10 goals in 1998 were a career high, and his 19 assists equaled his MLS career-best, which is also the […]

POINTS PER GAME Player (Team) GP G A P PPG 1. Kelly Smith (Seton Hall) 13 19 6 44 3.38 2. Danielle Fotopoulos (Florida) 14 20 7 47 3.36 3. M.F. Monroe (Connecticut) 15 15 15 45 3.00 4. Jenny Heft (Notre Dame) 15 20 4 44 2.93 5. Jessica Powers (Creighton) 15 16 11 […]

POINTS PER GAME Player (Team) GP G A P PPG 1. Andrew Mittendorf (Lehigh) 13 20 1 41 3.15 2. Bole Acimovic (Jacksonville) 14 17 6 40 2.86 3. Wojtek Krakowiak (Clemson) 14 16 7 39 2.79 4. Nesa Stefanovic (Jacksonville) 14 14 10 38 2.71 5. Richie Moller (Towson) 13 16 2 34 2.62 […]

Controversy has recently surfaced surrounding the eligibility of Chicago Fire midfielder Chris Armas for the U.S. national team. A number of fans have asked why Armas was not listed as one of the choices for the U.S. starting lineup against Australia in our October Poll. Armas, who attended Adelphi University, has quietly emerged as one […]

ESPN, Inc. has reached an exclusive English-language agreement for 64 U.S. Soccer games to be seen for the next four years on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC Sports. The new agreement, effective Jan. 1, 1999, provides that ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to present a minimum of 12 matches a year (six on each network) involving […]