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The U.S. Pro-40 Select team made a superb start to its tour of England with a 3-0 shutout of Manchester United’s reserve team on Dec. 5. Midfielders Steve Jolley (Los Angeles Galaxy), Judah Cooks (D.C. United) and Ross Paule (Colorado Rapids) each scored goals as the Project-40 squad dismantled Manchester United’s reserves at the Manchester […]

Dec. 8 in Parma Parma (Italy) 3 (Balbo 47, Fiore 63, Chiesa pen. 67) Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) 1 (Albertz 29). Half: 0-1. Att.: 22,000. (Parma wins 4-2 on aggregate.) Dec. 8 in Bruges Club Bruges (Belgium) 3 (De Brul 63, De Cock 69, Anic 73) Olympique Lyon (France) 4 (Caveglia 16, 55, 72, Dhorasoo 76). […]

Here is the 1999 Miami Fusion schedule. Please note that all times are ET and that the schedule is subject to change. Date Opponent Time (ET) Sat. March 20 MetroStars 8:00 p.m. Sun. March 28 New England 3:00 p.m. Sat. April 3 Chicago 7:00 p.m. Sat. April 10 at Colorado 9:00 p.m. Thu. April 15 […]

Duke senior Jay Heaps has won the 1998 Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year award. Heaps is the second Blue Devil to win the MAC Award, joining John Kerr, Jr., who won the inaugural honor in 1986. Heaps received 228 points and 51 first-place votes to runner-up Lazo Alavanja’s 195 and 39. Here are […]

North Carolina senior Cindy Parlow has won the 1998 Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year award. Parlow joins former Tar Heel star Mia Hamm as the only two-time winners of the award since its inception in 1991. She edged Florida’s Danielle Fotopoulos in the overall voting, 375 points to 352, although Fotopoulos received two […]

Here is the 1999 Kansas City Wizards schedule. Please note that all times are CT and that the schedule is subject to change. Date Opponent Time (CT) Sat. March 20 at Dallas 7:30 p.m. Sat. March 27 Chicago 7:30 p.m. Sat. April 3 New England 7:30 p.m. Sat. April 10 San Jose 2:30 p.m. Sat. […]

Here is the 1999 Chicago Fire schedule. Please note that all times are CT and that the schedule is subject to change. Date Opponent Time (CT) Sat. March 20 at San Jose 10:00 p.m. Sat. March 27 at Kansas City 7:30 p.m. Sat. April 3 at Miami 6:00 p.m. Sat. April 10 Dallas 7:00 p.m. […]

Note: All times are Eastern. Saturday, March 20 D.C. United at Tampa Bay 7:00 MetroStars at Miami 8:00 Kansas City at Dallas 8:30 Colorado at Los Angeles 10:30 Chicago at San Jose 11:00 Saturday, March 27 Chicago at Kansas City 8:30 Colorado at San Jose 10:00 Sunday, March 28 Columbus at MetroStars 2:00 New England […]

Here is the 1999 D.C. United schedule. Please note that all times are ET and that the schedule is subject to change. Date Opponent Time (ET) Sat. March 20 at Tampa Bay 7:00 p.m. Sat. April 3 at MetroStars 7:00 p.m. Sat. April 10 at New England 7:30 p.m. Sat. April 17 San Jose 7:30 […]

Here is the 1999 MetroStars schedule. Please note that all times are ET and that the schedule is subject to change. Date Opponent Time (ET) Sat. March 20 at Miami 8:00 p.m. Sun. March 28 Columbus 1:00 p.m. Sat. April 3 D.C. United 7:00 p.m. Sun. April 11 at Tampa Bay 5:00 p.m. Sun. April […]

Here is the 1999 San Jose Clash schedule. Please note that all times are PT and that the schedule is subject to change. Date Opponent Time (PT) Sat. March 20 Chicago 8:00 p.m. Sat. March 27 Colorado 7:00 p.m. Sat. April 3 Los Angeles 7:00 p.m. Sat. April 10 at Kansas City 12:30 p.m. Sat. […]

Here is the 1999 Los Angeles Galaxy schedule. Please note that all times are PT and that the schedule is subject to change. Date Opponent Time (PT) Sat. March 20 Colorado 7:30 p.m. Sun. March 28 Dallas 5:00 p.m. Sat. April 3 at San Jose 7:00 p.m. Thu. April 8 Columbus 7:30 p.m. Sat. April […]

Junior Assaf Dagai’s eighth-minute goal was the difference as Southern Connecticut State edged host USC Spartanburg 1-0 to win the men’s Division II championship Dec. 5. The victory was the fifth title for the Owls, who were also champions in 1987, 1990, 1992 and 1995, and the first for coach Tom Lang, who took over […]

The Indiana Blast will write a new chapter in the state’s professional soccer history in 1999, as the team has been promoted to the A-League. “We’re thrilled,” said MorSports, Inc. President Kim Morris. “This is not only a great accomplishment for us, but also a nice reward for our fans, who will get to see […]

The Miami Fusion has acquired Argentine defender/midfielder Mario Gori from D.C. United. The Fusion also receives D.C. United’s second-round pick in the 1999 College Draft (the 19th pick overall). In exchange, D.C. receives the first of Miami’s two second-round picks in the 1999 College Draft (the 17th pick overall) and Miami’s first-round pick in the […]

Before a home crowd of 1,260, Lynn University downed Sonoma State 3-1 Dec. 6 in Boca Raton, Fla. to win the school’s first-ever women’s Division II soccer championship. Senior Keri Lief, who was sidelined with a knee injury when the Knights were eliminated in the 1997 semifinals, scored Lynn’s first goal and assisted on the […]

Dec. 5 in Adelphi, N.Y. St. John’s 1 Santa Clara 2. Goals: Miglioranzi 61:11; Smith (Callahan) 63:17, Chimienti 68:37. St. John’s — Popik, Cusano, Parkin, Champagnie, Buscemi, Matteo, James, Miglioranzi, Theorides, Budna, Kulego. Subs: Acquista, Taylor. Santa Clara — Alexander, Goehring, Marinacci, Burden, Smith, Roxas, Davis, Ascolese, Stewart, Rodopoulos, Percell. Subs: Callahan, Totten, Chimienti. Att.: […]

The Springfield Sirens are the newest members of the W-League, the nation’s only national women’s soccer league, and will begin their inaugural season in May of 1999. The Sirens will compete in the Northeast Division of the W-League’s W-2, which also consists of the New Hampshire Lady Phantoms, New York Magic, Rhode Island Rays, Central […]

Dec. 6 in Greensboro, N.C. Florida 1 North Carolina 0. Goal: Fotopoulos 5:23. Florida — Flaherty, Bell, Ward, Mitts, Gilhart, Hall, Doran, Baxter, Yohe, Fotopoulos, Wambach. Subs: Tullis, Pini, Reynolds, Moreira. North Carolina — Mullinix, Fair, Stoecker, Borgman, Roberts, McDowell, Schwoy, Kluegel, Parlow, Florance, McDonald. Subs: Sheppard, Karvelsson, Remy, Murphy Yellow card: Florida — Wambach […]

Women’s Division I Championship All-Tournament Team Goalkeepers — Meredith Flaherty (Florida), Angela Harrison (Portland). Defenders — Keisha Bell (Florida), Lorrie Fair (North Carolina), Michelle French (Portland), Heather Mitts (Florida). Midfielders — Tiffany Roberts (North Carolina), Laurie Schwoy (North Carolina), Nikki Serlenga (Santa Clara), Sarah Yohe (Florida). Forwards — Meredith Florance (North Carolina), Danielle Fotopoulos (Florida), […]

QUARTERFINALS Dec. 5 St. John’s 1 Santa Clara 2 Maryland 3 Creighton 2 Dec. 6 Clemson 1 Indiana 2 Virginia 0 Stanford 3 SEMIFINALS Dec. 11 in Richmond, Va. Santa Clara (15-4-2) vs. Indiana (21-2-0) Maryland (16-7-0) vs. Stanford (17-4-2) CHAMPIONSHIP Dec. 13 in Richmond, Va. Semifinal winners.

Dec. 5 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla Vasco da Gama (Brazil) 0 D.C. United (MLS) 2. Goals: Sanneh 34, Pope 77. Vasco da Gama — Carlos Germano, Vagner, Odvan, Mauro Galvao, Flavinho (Mauricinho, 80), Nasa, Luizinho, Juninho (Vitor, 46), Felipe, Donizete, Luizao (Guilherme, 46). D.C. United — Garlick, Pope, Llamosa, Agoos, Olsen, Williams, Harkes, Sanneh, Etcheverry, […]

A 77th-minute goal by Eddie Pope gave D.C. United of MLS a 2-0 win over Brazil’s Vasco da Gama in the second leg of the 1998 Interamerican Cup at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and a 2-1 victory on aggregate to win the trophy. The victory allows D.C. to lay claim to the title […]

QUARTERFINALS Dec. 5 St. John’s 1 Santa Clara 2 Maryland 3 Creighton 2 Dec. 6 Indiana (20-2-0) at Clemson (22-1-0) Stanford (16-4-2) at Virginia (16-3-3) SEMIFINALS Dec. 11 in Richmond, Va. Santa Clara (15-4-2) vs. Indiana-Clemson winner Maryland (16-7-0) vs. Stanford-Virginia winner CHAMPIONSHIP Dec. 13 in Richmond, Va. Semifinal winners.

Dec. 4 in Greensboro, N.C. North Carolina 1 Portland 0 (4OT). Goal: Florance (Schwoy, Parlow) 149:38. North Carolina — Mullinix, Fair, Stoecker, Borgman, Roberts, McDowell, Schwoy, Kluegel, Parlow, Florance, McDonald. Subs: Karvelsson, Sheppard, Remy, Murphy, Lawler. Portland — Harrison, Eaton, Sharpe, Smart, French, Stiles, Johnson, O’Hanley, Talbot, Barton, Koleski. Subs: Del Bosque, Holan. Att.: 9,445. […]