Monthly Archives: February 1999

The 1999 MLS College Draft and the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft will be held Feb. 7. Here is a look at the order for the two drafts. 1999 MLS College Draft FIRST ROUND 1. D.C. United (from New England) 2. Kansas City Wizards 3. San Jose Clash 4. Chicago Fire (from Tampa Bay) 5. Miami […]

The University of South Alabama, the reigning Big South champion, became the latest school to drop men’s soccer when director of athletics Joe Gottfried announced at a press conference Feb. 3 in Mobile, Ala., that the program has been dropped effective immediately. “Because of our financial concerns, gender equity and the stability of a long-range […]

For more than a decade, I have with great interest followed the U.S. players who make their living abroad. American players in Germany have complained about small refrigerators, boiled eggs for breakfast and grocery stores closed on Sundays. When I visited Ron Dufrene in Reims in 1987, he couldn’t reach for the ketchup bottle without […]

Here are the results of the January, 1999 poll, in which 714 fans selected the twenty players (3 goalkeepers and 17 field players) they felt should be on the U.S. roster for the 1999 Women’s World Cup this summer. GOALKEEPERS *1. Briana Scurry 620 votes (86.8 %) *2. Tracy Ducar 371 (52.0%) *3. Meredith Flaherty […]

The U.S. boys’ U-17 national team made U.S. Soccer history Feb. 4 when they ended an 86-year winless streak against Argentina in Buenos Aires, defeating Argentina’s U-17 team, 4-3. No U.S. national team (men’s or women’s) had ever beaten Argentina in Buenos Aires. “It is moments like this that you will never forget. It’s not […]

It's been a busy offseason for MLS since Chicago captured MLS Cup '98. There have been some big trades and a number of roster moves. As the 1999 season approaches, we want to know which teams you think are moving in the right direction in their offseason dealings, and which teams aren't getting the job […]

U.S. defender Jeff Agoos, who was originally left off the national team roster for its Feb. 6 friendly against Germany due to lower back pains, has been cleared to play by the national team medical staff. Agoos joined the team in Jacksonville, Fla., on Feb. 2 for its early training session. The 30-year-old Agoos is […]

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The U.S. U-17 men’s national team is set to play Argentina on Feb. 4, after a week of training in Buenos Aires at the Boca Juniors training facilities. The Argentina U-17s, who will begin qualifying for the 1999 U-17 World Championship in March, are coached by Jose Nestor Peckerman. While under his tenure Argentina were […]

Randy Waldrum, women’s soccer coach at Baylor for the past three years who led the Bears to their first Big 12 championship in any sport this past season, has been named women’s soccer coach at the University of Notre Dame. Waldrum replaces Chris Petrucelli, who resigned in December to accept the same position at the […]

U.S. womenÆs national team coach Tony DiCicco named his 18-player roster for the first-ever FIFA Women’s World All-Star Match to be played on Valentine’s Day in San Jose, Calif. The Women’s World Cup Draw will be held during the game’s 25-minute halftime. United States Women’s National Team Roster USA vs. the World All-Stars Feb. 14, […]

Clemson University standout Scott Bower has become the first member of the 1999 Project-40 class, Major League Soccer deputy commissioner and Project 2010 managing director Sunil Gulati announced Feb. 2. The under-23 national team player has been assigned to the San Jose Clash, joining Project-40 midfielder Esmundo Rodriguez. “Being part of Project-40 and the San […]

The New England Revolution acquired midfielder John Harkes for a first- and second-round college draft pick in the year 2000, in a trade with two-time MLS Champion D.C. United Feb. 2. United will also receive a future allocated player contingent upon Harkes’ 1999 performance with New England. Harkes is currently on loan with Nottingham Forest […]

The Tampa Bay Mutiny filled its fourth foreign allocation slot with the acquisition of Bolivian national team forward Jefferson Gottardi Feb. 2. Gottardi, who turned 23 on Jan. 13, will be on loan to the league, from Bolivar of the Bolivian First Division, for one season, after which MLS has an option to buy his […]

Despite a flurry of yellow cards issued and a steady rainfall, the U.S. U-17s managed to edge out a 3-2 win over Boca Juniors youth team in the first of two matches in Buenos Aires. Leading the United States was DaMarcus Beasley and Jordan Cila. Both had a goal and an assist. The United States […]

Two stalwarts of the U.S. defense had to be dropped from the roster for the Feb. 6 game against Germany because of injuries. Eddie Pope suffered a strained right hamstring during the January training camp in Orlando, and re-aggravated the injury during the United States’ 0-0 draw with Bolivia on Jan. 24. Jeff Agoos, the […]