Monthly Archives: May 1999

In the first-ever international match at the new Columbus Crew Stadium, the U.S. U-17 national team defeated El Salvador 4-0, in the second-leg of the 1999 CONCACAF playoff series to clinch the third and final CONCACAF berth in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship to be hosted by New Zealand, November 10-27. The USA is […]

To score one goal is to make a woman a hero. To score 108, is to make her a legend. With her goal in stoppage time at the end of the first half, U.S. forward Mia Hamm became the all-time leading scorer in the history of international soccer, and sparked the USA to a rough […]

FIFA will experiment with the two-referee system during the 1999-2000 season. So far, Norway, Brazil and Trinidad & Tobago have volunteered for the test. Currently, the ref and two linesmen must keep track of 22 players. A ridiculous ratio. No other major sport places such a large burden on so few. Plus, the linesmen are […]

The UCLA athletic department has announed the hiring of women’s coach and former men’s assistant Todd Saldana as the new head coach of the Bruin men’s soccer program. Saldana replaces his one-time mentor Sigi Schmid, who resigned last month after 19 years as head coach at UCLA. Saldana was an assistant under Schmid from 1989 […]

For the second consecutive year, Major League Soccer fans will determine the starting lineups for the MLS All-Star teams, which meet this season on July 17 at the 1999 MLS All-Star Game in San Diego, CA. Fans may vote online at Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com), in-stadium at MLS games and also at soccer specialty stores across […]

Qualifying is underway to determine the 32 teams that will compete in the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, which begins in June. The format will be similar to last year, with eight D3 Pro League teams squaring off against four PDL and four USASA teams in the first round, which is set for June 9-13. The […]

Dating back to 1985 the USA is the only country to have qualified for every FIFA U-17 World Championship, a total of seven youth championship appearances. The 1999 U.S. U-17 team, led by head coach John Ellinger, is 90 minutes away from clinching a berth in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship and will host […]

The Miami Fusion waived Brazilian forward Roberto Gaucho and claimed Trinidad & Tobago forward Mickey Trotman off waivers Trotman will be available for action May 22, when the Fusion takes on D.C. United at Lockhart Stadium. Trotman, 24, has been training with the Fusion in recent weeks since he was waived by the Dallas Burn […]

The Kansas City Wizards have placed midfielder Refik Sabanadzovic on waivers, opening a foreign allocation spot on the roster. Sabanadzovic, 33, appeared in six games this season for the Wizards and 27 games overall since arriving in Kansas City on January 29, 1998. In his MLS career, he has tallied two assists, but only registered […]

Chicago Fire — M Diego Gutierrez (back spasms) and F Ante Razov (sprained ankle) are probable; D Andrew Lewis (strained hamstring) and F Roman Kosecki (strained hamstring) are questionable; G Greg Sutton (bruised eye) is out. Colorado Rapids — none. Columbus Crew — M Rob Smith (ruptured arch) and F Brian McBride (broken cheekbone) are […]

U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena will be armed with arguably his most experienced squad since taking the reins last November, when the United States faces South American heavyweight Argentina on June 13 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Arena has named a preliminary 20-player squad, as U.S. Soccer awaits official confirmation and player releases […]

Here’s a look at this week’s televised MLS action: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television May 22 D.C. United at Miami 2:00 p.m. espn2 May 22 Tampa Bay at Columbus 7:30 p.m. WTTA-Tampa* May 22 Kansas City at Chicago 8:00 p.m. MetroSports-KC May 22 MetroStars at Colorado 9:00 p.m. Fox Sports New York May 22 Dallas […]

FEATURES Few Problems, Many Accolades For Crew Opener By Ridge Mahoney MLS: Stadium Possibilities Vary Greatly By Ridge Mahoney Now, Chicago Makes Francis Okaroh Smile By Mike Garofola ‘Captain for Life’: ‘Not A Boy Scout’ By John Harkes with Denise Kiernan Landon Donovan: The future Of U.S. Soccer? By Scott French European Cup: Proper Setting […]

Canadian midfielder Steve Kindel scored an 88th minute equalizer as the U.S. and Canadian U-23 teams played to 1-1 draw at the new Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, S.C. The U.S. dominated play for the majority of the match, and American forward Josh Wolff had put the U.S. ahead with a penalty kick, but lead fizzled […]

Final May 19 in Birmingham Lazio (Italy) 2 Mallorca (Spain) 1. Goals: Vieri 7, Nedved 81; Dani 11. Lazio — Marchegiani, Mihajlovic, Nesta, Favalli, Pancaro, Nedved (Lombardo, 84), D.Stankovic (Sergio Conceicao, 56), Almeyda, Salas, Mancini (Fernando Couto, 90), Vieri. Mallorca — Roa, M.Soler, Siviero, Marcelino, Olaizola, Ibagaza, J.Stankovic, Lauren, Engonga, Biagini (Paunovic, 73), Dani. Att.: […]

Goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann (1) Colorado Defenders Mark Semioli (1) MetroStars Thomas Dooley (1) Columbus Richard Farrer (1) Dallas Midfielders Mark Chung (1) MetroStars Joey DiGiamarino (1) Colorado Chris Klein (1) Kansas City Anders Limpar (1) Colorado Forwards Jeff Cunningham (2) Columbus Bobby Rhine (1) Dallas Diego Serna (1) Miami * In parentheses is the number […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Staten Island 3 3 0 7 1 13 Rochester 4 3 1 6 3 13 Long Island 5 3 2 9 7 13 Boston 5 2 3 6 5 10 Lehigh Vall. 3 2 1 2 2 6 Pittsburgh 3 1 2 3 3 5 […]

STANDINGS North GP W L GF GA P Reading 1 1 0 3 2 5 New Jersey 1 1 0 2 2 2 North Jersey 1 0 1 2 2 1 Cape Cod 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 […]

Here are quotes from today’s MLS media teleconference featuring league commissioner Doug Logan, league executive vice-president Ivan Gazidis, Colorado coach Glenn “Mooch” Myernick and MetroStars midfielder Mark Chung. Doug Logan Opening Remarks “We had a pretty good weekend with the stadium opening in Columbus, for which I have to doff my hat to [Columbus Crew […]

METROSTARS 3 MIAMI 2 May 15 Att.: 14,879. Goals MetroStars: Chung (Myers, Corrales) 36, Walsh (Chung) 48, Semioli (Chung, Hurtado) 51. Miami: Heaps (Rocha, Serna) 57, Serna (Rocha, Rooney) 75. SA Report Card MetroStars: Ammann 4, Petke 4, Semioli 7, Palacios 5, Corrales 5, Sorber 5, Walsh 6, Chung 7, Myers 6 (Villegas, 84th, NR), […]

W-1 STANDINGS Northern GP W L GF GA P NJ Stallions 3 2 1 16 6 10 Long Island 2 2 0 4 0 9 Maryland 1 1 0 4 1 5 Montreal 2 1 1 6 3 5 Boston 2 1 1 2 4 4 Delaware 2 0 2 0 8 0 Southern GP […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Brooklyn 1 1 0 1 0 4 C. Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.Y. Capital 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 Westchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 New York 1 0 1 0 1 0 […]

U.S. women’s national team coach Tony DiCicco announced his 20-player 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup team May 17 during a press conference at NIKEtown Chicago. DiCicco was not required to name his roster until June 9, when all 16 competing nations must submit their official squads to FIFA, but he will now have a month […]

TONY DICICCO On the actually process of choosing [the U.S. WWC] team “This was a process that started after the 1996 Olympics. In 1997 we had a tremendous amount of players and in 1998 we narrowed that player pool down. The last couple of weeks, the majority of the roster had been set except for […]

Forward Mia Hamm tied the all-time international goal scoring record at 107 and defender Brandi Chastain scored a pair of goals as the U.S. women’s national team defeated the Netherlands, 3-0, on a warm, but overcast day at Soldier Field, site of the USA’s second match of the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup against Nigeria […]