Monthly Archives: August 1999

Aug. 13 in Tampa Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) 0 Colorado Rapids (MLS) 1. Goal: Dely Valdes (Anderson) 90. Tampa Bay — Garlick, Kinnear (Kotschau, 28), Addo, Houser, Lagos, Keller, Ralston, Valderrama, Ramos, Diaz Arce, Shannon. Colorado — Feuer, Vaudreuil, Balboa, Vermes, Martinez, DiGiamarino, McKeon, Bravo (Anderson, 69), Paule (Sawatzky, 42), Dely Valdes, Harris. Red card: […]

Los Angeles traded midfielder Daniel Hernandez to Tampa Bay for former Galaxy midfielder Jorge Salcedo. “We are excited to have Jorge back in Los Angeles,” Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid said. “He is a good passer of the ball, giving us someone who can play in a deeper part of midfield. Also, he is a versatile […]

New England was busy on Friday the 13th. The Revolution traded midfielder Jair to the San Jose Clash for midfielder Jeff Baicher. Earlier, the Revs traded newcomer Ariel Graziani to Dallas for Leonel Alvarez. “Today we have added a great defensive midfielder and a great attacking midfielder,” Revolution coach Walter Zenga said. “Leonel is one […]

The Dallas Burn traded Colombian midfielder Leonel Alvarez and future considerations to the New England Revolution for Ecuadorian striker Ariel Graziani, who played just three games for the Revs after being allocated to them on June 26. The 28-year-old Graziani, who played for Mexican club Morelia before joining New England, has 12 goals in 21 […]

The Confederations Cup television fiasco is a stark reminder that U.S. Soccer is far more adept at coining slogans than it is at actually putting them into practice. “Turn Us On” proclaimed U.S. Soccer a few months ago. But turning on the U.S. men’s team to see its efforts at the Confederations Cup proved to […]

Qualifying Round, First Leg Aug. 10 Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 3 Sileks Kratovo (Macedonia) 1 Aug. 11 HJK Helsinki (Finland) 2 FC Shirak (Armenia) 0 Aug. 12 Lokomotiv Tbilisi (Georgia) 1 Linfield (No. Ireland) 0 Sherif Tiraspol (Moldova) 1 Sigma Olomouc (Czech Rep.) 1 Yerevan (Armenia) 0 Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) 2 Neftchi Baku (Azerbaijan) 2 […]

Goalkeeper Garth Lagerwey (1) Miami Defenders Lubos Kubik (6) Chicago Brandon Pollard (2) Dallas Tom Soehn (1) Chicago Midfielders Mauricio Cienfuegos (5) Los Angeles Ansil Elcock (4) Columbus Simon Elliott (2) Los Angeles Forwards Saul Martinez (1) Miami Ante Razov (5) Chicago Musa Shannon (3) Tampa Bay A.J. Wood (1) D.C. United ò In parentheses […]

Aug. 11 in Rochester, N.Y. Rochester Rhinos (A-League) 2 Dallas Burn (MLS) 1 (OT). Goals: Biello (Hardy) 71, Kirmse (Tilley) 110; Kreis (Broome) 85. Rochester — Onstad (Andracki, 46), Demmin, Hardy, Restrepo, Walton, Daligcon (Kirmse, 73), Tanner (Dietrich, 84), Allnutt, Sedgewick, Biello, Tilley. Dallas — Jordan, Pollard, Rodriguez, Farrer (Dade, 56), Santel, Eck (Deering, 75), […]

‘Happy as I’ve ever been’ Brad Friedel has been the No. 2 U.S. goalkeeper since the buildup to the 1994 World Cup, making 57 appearance as the backup first to Tony Meola and, in recent years, Kasey Keller. He got his chance to star in the Americans’ Confederations Cup win over Germany. SOCCER AMERICA: Bruce […]

Here’s a look at MLS games on television this week: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television Aug. 11 D.C. United at MetroStars 7:00 p.m. Metro Channel; NewsChannel 8 Aug. 12 San Jose at New England 7:30 p.m. ESPN Aug. 13 Colorado at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. Sunshine Network Aug. 14 Columbus at D.C. United 4:00 p.m. […]

Chicago Fire — M Diego Gutierrez (lower back pain), M Peter Nowak (flu symptoms) and F Josh Wolff (bruised thigh) are probable; M Chris Armas (sprained MCL) is out. Colorado Rapids — M Ross Paule (strained ACL) is questionable; M Anders Limpar (strained quadricep) is out. Columbus Crew — F Stern John (strained calf) is […]

In what will be the first-ever U.S. national team doubleheader played on foreign soil, the U.S. men’s national team and the U-17 Boys’ team will face their Jamaican counterparts on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The U.S. and Jamaican U-17s will begin the evening with a match scheduled to kickoff […]

MLS has announced the club assignments of U.S. Pro-40 goalkeepers Scott Vallow (Dallas Burn), Matt Nyman (Tampa Bay Mutiny) and U.S. Under-17 midfielder DaMarcus Beasley (Los Angeles Galaxy). “The assignment of these three top young Americans to their MLS clubs points in the right direction for the development of their professional career,” MLS executive VP […]

U-15 STANDINGS Northeast Division — Central Jersey 50 points; Brooklyn 38; Westchester, No. Virginia 15; Ironbound 14; Staten Island 0. Southeast Division — Miami T. 10 points; Bradenton, Pinellas Utd., Stone Mountain, Tampa Wanderers, Miami B. 0. West Division — Calif. Central Elite 29 points; SCYSO 22; San Fern. Valley 14; Sacramento Elite 0. U-14 […]

Third Qualifying Round, First Leg Aug. 10 in Lyon Olympique Lyon (France) 0 Maribor Teatanic (Slovenia) 1 (Filipovic 89). Half: 0-0. Att.: 25,000. Aug. 11 in Moscow Spartak Moscow (Russia) 2 (Shirko 39, Tikhonov 73) Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia) 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 45,000. Aug. 11 in Teplice Teplice (Czech Republic) 0 Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 1 […]

FINAL STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P p-New York 16 11 5 40 27 52 C. Jersey 16 8 8 40 28 42 p-Brooklyn 16 7 9 29 42 29 Westchester 16 7 9 19 32 29 Vermont 16 4 12 26 42 21 NY Capital 16 2 14 18 65 […]

FEATURES Can New Boss Solve Old Problems? By Ridge Mahoney Garber’s Challenge: Views From The Ranks Interviews by Ridge Mahoney U.S. Confederations Cup Triumph Built On Defense By Scott French Jeers Finally Turn To Cheers For Mexico By Amparo Sim=n Mexico Reigns Over FIFA’s Mess By Scott French Germany A-Z Guide By Ridge Mahoney Campos […]

W-1 PLAYOFFS Aug. 7 Maryland 4 (Cunningham 17, 26, 63, 89) Long Island 1 (C.Smith 23). Half: 2-1. Att.: 1,076. Atlanta 1 (Gragg 48) Tampa Bay 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: 753. Chicago 1 (Myers 77) Denver 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: n/a. (Winners join host Raleigh in final four Aug. 13-15.)

STANDINGS North GP W L GF GA P South Jersey 16 14 2 53 18 62 New Hamp. 17 12 5 45 26 57 West. Mass. 16 12 4 49 26 54 New Jersey 17 11 6 41 29 46 Reading 17 10 7 32 36 45 Cape Cod 16 6 10 29 26 30 […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 21 17 4 36 17 70 Staten Island 22 15 7 42 20 64 Long Island 21 14 7 41 27 57 Pittsburgh 20 12 8 44 30 53 Boston 22 10 12 33 24 49 Lehigh Vly. 20 10 10 28 30 43 […]

With their breathtaking victory in front of more than 90,000 screaming fans at the 1999 Women’s World Cup final still fresh in their minds, the U.S. women’s national team will bring its nationwide phenomenon to the Midwest for its next tournament, U.S. Women’s Cup ’99. The U.S. Women’s Cup, an annual tournament that began in […]

Rapids still rising, but will champ Chicago rebound? Heading into the stretch run, the leaders look strong, a few contenders are falling off the pace, but at least one long shot looks poised to make a late charge. The last two months of the season could be tainted by a tepid race for playoff space. […]

The Tampa Bay Mutiny waived first-year Bolivian forward Jefferson Gottardi Aug. 11 and replaced him on the active roster with Ghana national team defender Joe Addo. Addo is immediately eligible to play for the Mutiny, beginning with the Aug. 13 game at Raymond James Stadium against Western Conference leader Colorado. Gottardi, who has been out […]

Building on the momentum of the U.S. women’s soccer team’s World Cup win, The Quaker Oats Company has joined forces with the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) to announce the launch of U.S. Soccer Golden Goals — the first nationally distributed boxed cereal devoted exclusively to the sport of soccer. The new sweetened corn and oat […]

No seminal event caused change Former U.S. Soccer president and MLS founder Alan Rothenberg feels MLS has taken a sharp turn in the right direction with the selection of Don Garber as new MLS commissioner. SOCCER AMERICA: Why aren’t you the new league commissioner? AR: I’m happy with my current life, with where I’m living, […]