Monthly Archives: June 1999

The following is a brief overview of Major League Soccer games on television this week: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television June 16 New England at Columbus 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports New England June 16 D.C. United at Dallas 8:30 p.m. NO TV June 19 New England at Tampa Bay 7:00 p.m. Fox Sports New England […]

Chicago Fire — M Diego Gutierrez (back spasms) and F Frankie Klopas (strained groin) are probable; D Andrew Lewis (strained hamstring) is questionable. Colorado Rapids — D Marcelo Balboa (strained hamstring), D Jason Bent (turf toe) D David Vaudreuil (strained groin) and M/F Paul Bravo (sprained ankle) are probable; M Joey DiGiamarino (lacerated foot) is […]

FEATURES Bruce Arena Still Rules In The Capital By Duncan Irving Women’s World Cup ’99: Denmark Feels At Home By Dean Caparaz Three’s Company For Dallas Colombians By Amparo Simon Senor Gol Makes Immediate Impact By Fred J. Robledo Mulrooney Gets Some Rookie Seasoning By Cam Inman Tampa Savors A Strong Dose Of Garlick By […]

Goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann (2) Colorado Defenders Jason Bent (1) Colorado Diego Sonora (2) D.C. United John Doyle (1) San Jose Midfielders Ben Olsen (2) D.C. United Roy Myers (1) Los Angeles Richie Williams (1) D.C. United Simon Elliott (1) Los Angeles Forwards Johnny Torres (2) New England Jorge Dely Valdes (1) Colorado Jaime Moreno (3) […]

Portuguese League club Benfica has been replaced by English Premier League club Aston Villa in the inaugural Gotham Cup at Giants Stadium on July 23 & 25. Benfica withdrew earlier from the Gotham Cup field at the request of its new coach, Jupp Heynckes, who has made other preseason plans for his club this summer. […]

Fusion and MetroStars scramble to get off the scrapheap Tangled together like two rusted rattletraps that have collided at an intersection, the MetroStars and Miami Fusion are throwing off sparks as they careen down the street. They are inexorably linked, these two MLS eyesores, through mismanagement, personnel swaps and ineptitude. The owner of one team […]

Never before has a female team sport received so much attention and interest as the third Women’s World Cup. The way the world looks at women’s sports will never be same after this summer’s tournament. It will be the Americans, Norwegians and Chinese, one might expect, battling for supremacy this summer in what organizers promise […]

Watching the U.S. women playing in front of good crowds and signing autographs for admiring fans these past few years reflects what they encountered during the first Women’s World Championship (it wasn’t the World Cup then) in 1991. They were besieged by adoring Chinese fans at nearly every training session, and Carin Jennings Gabarra was […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Long Island 9 7 2 17 10 30 Rochester 8 7 1 16 8 29 Boston 10 6 4 17 8 28 Staten Island 8 5 3 13 7 23 Pittsburgh 9 4 5 18 13 19 Connecticut 11 3 8 9 21 14 Lehigh […]

The following are quotes from U.S. Soccer’s June 15 media teleconference with U.S. women’s national team coach Tony DiCicco, U.S. goalkeeper Briana Scurry and U.S. midfielder Kristine Lilly. Tony DiCicco On Nigeria’s 4-3 exhibition win versus China Saturday: “I wasn’t that surprised. Maybe it surprised a lot of media. I knew Nigeria would be very […]

W-1 STANDINGS Northern GP W L GF GA P NJ Stallions 7 6 1 24 7 25 Long Island 8 5 3 16 8 25 Maryland 6 5 1 19 3 24 Boston 7 4 3 11 9 16 Laval 6 3 3 11 13 14 Delaware 5 0 5 1 16 0 Southern GP […]

Tampa Bay and Colorado worked out a trade on June 15 that sends midfielder Guillermo Jara to the Rapids and defender Steve Trittschuh to the Mutiny. Jara, 25, joined the Mutiny in 1998 after more than two seasons with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He has appeared in ten games this season, recording one assist. A […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P C. Jersey 4 3 1 12 4 16 New York 5 3 2 13 5 16 Brooklyn 5 3 2 11 10 15 Westchester 7 3 4 8 15 11 NY Capital 5 1 4 6 18 5 Vermont 5 0 5 7 19 1 […]

STANDINGS North GP W L GF GA P Reading 5 5 0 12 5 23 South Jersey 7 5 2 16 10 20 West. Mass. 5 4 1 19 7 19 New Hamp. 5 4 1 13 9 19 Cape Cod 4 3 1 10 3 13 New Jersey 6 2 4 8 12 7 […]

The following are quotes from the June 15 MLS media teleconference, which featured MLS commissioner Doug Logan, MLS V.P. Ivan Gazidis, U.S. Pro-40 coach Lothar Osiander and U.S. Pro-40 defender Ubusuku Abukusumo. Doug Logan Opening Remarks “My sincere congratulations go out to Bruce Arena and the U.S. national team who did a spectacular job last […]

The Kansas City Wizards and MLS have announced the signing of Canadian forward Alex Bunbury. Bunbury fills Kansas City’s fourth and final foreign spot, left vacated with the release of Refik Sabanadzovic, and brings the number of the Wizards roster to 23, including injured and Project-40 players. “We are looking forward to incorporating Alex Bunbury […]

D.C. UNITED 3 MIAMI 1 June 10 Att.: 12,136. Goals D.C. United: Lassiter (Aunger, Sonora) 8, Olsen (Williams, Moreno) 32, Williams 58. Miami: Gutierrez (Mastroeni, Welton) 69. SA Report Card D.C. United: Presthus 5, Sonora 6, Agoos 6 (Pope, 46th, 5), Kamler 5, Olsen 7, Williams 7 (Talley, 79th, 5), Aunger 6, Moore 6 (Otero, […]

For the second consecutive season, a team of A-League All-Stars will face a host team in the 1999 A-League All-Star Game. This year’s event will be held at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex in Virginia Beach, Va. on July 8, when the Hampton Roads Mariners will take on the All-Stars, 16 of which have been announced […]

At the final draw today in Auckland, New Zealand for the 5th FIFA U-17 World Championship, the U.S. boys’ U-17 national team was drawn into Group A, where the USA will face host New Zealand (Nov. 10), Uruguay (Nov. 13) and Poland (Nov.16). The USA will play all three matches in Auckland, New Zealand at […]

Former UCLA forward Seth George has come to terms with the Los Angeles Galaxy. George, who was selected by Los Angeles with the 13th overall pick in the 1999 College Draft, had been in Germany with 1860 Munich’s reserves before opting out of his contract and returning to California. He has been training with the […]

First Round June 11 in Peoria, Ariz. Arizona Sahuaros (D3) 3 Fresno Mexico SC (USASA) 2 (OT). Goals: Pogman 60, Calvo 85,102; Blanco 9, Delgadillo 72. Arizona — Jones, Kozlic, Bari, Soderman, Dojo, Pogman, Gaillard, McGuire, Geub (Diamantine, 66), Calvo, Muth (Hunter, 46). Mexico SC — Alvarez, E.Lopez, M.Lopez, Mexicano, Souza, Carter, Delgadillo, Ortuno, Rodriguez […]

The New England Revolution has signed defender Chaka Daley from the team’s A-League affiliate, the Boston Bulldogs. A four year starter for Providence College, Daley played with Revolution midfielder Paulo Dos Santos for the Rhode Island StingRays of the USL for two years, helping the club capture the 1997 Northeast division championship. Daley played in […]

Joe-Max Moore scored his 19th career international goal for the USA in the 88th minute and Kasey Keller had another highlight-reel match in goal as the U.S. national team defeated Argentina 1-0 in front of a festive, pro-American crown of 40,199 at RFK Stadium. The win propels the team to a record of 4-1-1 in […]

Jim Norris Columbia S.C. Why doesn’t MLS get involved in the video-game market? I’m sure that a MLS video game or inclusion in the FIFA soccer games would bring in revenue for the league and help sell it. The FIFA games are big sellers and kids seem to always buy into the sports games. Ridge […]

Watching the U.S. women playing in front of good crowds and signing autographs for admiring fans these past few years reflects what they encountered during the first Women’s World Championship (it wasn’t the World Cup then) in 1991. They were besieged by adoring Chinese fans at nearly every training session, and Carin Jennings Gabarra was […]