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The FIFA Executive Committee has allocated the places for World Cup 2002. Three places have been allocated automatically (France as holder and Japan and South Korea as co-hosts). The committee then allocated the 32 berths as follows: Europe (UEFA) will receive 15 berths including France. In 1998, Europe received 14 plus France as the host. […]

Here are the NSCAA women’s NCAA Division I All-Americas for 1998, as selected by NSCAA coaches throughout the United States: First Team GOALKEEPER Name Year College Kristin Luckenbill Sophomore Dartmouth DEFENDERS Name Year College Suzanne Eastman Senior Dartmouth Lorrie Fair Junior North Carolina Michelle French Senior Portland MIDFIELDERS Name Year College Kelly Convey Junior Penn […]

College: NCAA Women’s Semifinal Summary (Florida 1 Santa Clara 0) Dec. 4 in Greensboro, N.C. Florida 1 Santa Clara 0. Goal: Yohe (Fotopoulos) 25:18. Florida — Flaherty, Bell, Doran, Mitts, Gilhart, Hall, Pini, Baxter, Yohe, Fotopoulos, Wambach. Subs: Tullis, Reynolds, Moreira, Bass, Ward. Santa Clara — Gordon, Kraus, Nanez, Pickup, Slaton, Serlenga, Hollis, Celio, Bivens, […]

Here are the 1998 NSCAA women’s NCAA Division II All-Americas, as compiled by NSCAA coaches throughtout the United States: First Team GOALKEEPER Name Year College Tracy Wirth Senior Bloomsburg DEFENDERS Name Year College Amy Henkaus Sophomore So. Indiana Brenda Van Stralen Senior Franklin Pierce Venetta Wilson Sophomore Belmont Abbey MIDFIELDERS Name Year College Amy Apodaca […]

Here are the 1998 NSCAA Women’s NCAA Division III All-Americas, as selected by NSCAA coaches from around the United States: First Team GOALKEEPER Name Year College Lisa Grefe Junior St. Benedict DEFENDERS Name Year College Kim Cwik Senior Wisc.-Stevens Point Sarah Hilgenberg Junior Wellesley Sarah Newland Senior Trinity (Texas) MIDFIELDERS Name Year College Julie Gick […]

MEN’S HERMANN TROPHY FINALISTS Name Position Year College Lazo Alavanja Midfielder Senior Indiana Jay Heaps Midfielder Senior Duke Dema Kovalenko Forward Junior Indiana Wojtek Krakowiak Forward Junior Clemson Maurizio Rocha Midfielder Senior Connecticut Note: The winner will be announced on Dec. 12 at the Soccer America FanZone in Richmond, Va. MEN’S MAC AWARD FINALISTS Name […]

Mexico and Argentina, which finished second respectively in the CONCACAF and South American qualifying tournaments, will meet Dec. 11 in Toluca, Mexico and Dec. 19 in Buenos Aires, Argentina in a two-game playoff to determine the final berth in the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The winner will be determined on total goals over the […]

Beginning in 1999, the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s Soccer Championships will take on a new identity. The women’s championship will be known as the Women’s College Cup, while the mens’ championship will be called the Men’s College Cup. The new name was selected from over 1,000 entries in the NCAA/Nabisco Name the Game […]

Periodically, the Italians blame their poor showings at a European Championship or World Cup by claiming that an excessive reliance on foreign players impairs the development of Italians. Recently, former German international Karl-Heinz Rummenigge blamed Germany’s woes at France ’98 and the failure of any German team to reach the UEFA Cup quarterfinals on a […]

WOMEN’S HERMANN TROPHY FINALISTS Name Position Year College Mandy Clemens Forward Junior Santa Clara Danielle Fotopoulos Forward Senior Florida Anne Makinen Midfielder Sophomore Notre Dame Cindy Parlow Forward Senior North Carolina Emily Stauffer Midfielder Senior Harvard Note: The winner will be announced Dec. 12 at the Soccer America FanZone in Richmond, Va. WOMEN’S MAC AWARD […]

Here is the U.S. men’s U-20 national team roster for its friendly against Jamaica Dec. 12 in Richmond, Va.: Goalkeepers — Byron Foss (SMU), Tim Howard (MetroStars, MLS). Defenders — David Boutilier (Rutgers), Cory Gibbs (Brown), Matt Goldsmith (Furman), Ken Owens (Georgetown), Ray Ramirez (Cal State Fullerton), Kevin Sakuda (Duke). Midfielders — Isaias Bardales (San […]

Here are the 1998 Boys’ High School All-America selections, as compiled by NSCAA coaches from around the United States: GOALKEEPERS Name Year High School, State Delvin Countess Senior Belle Vista, Calif. Harrison Leong Senior San Francisco University, Calif. Doug Warren Senior William Fremd, Ill. DEFENDERS Name Year High School, State Nelson Akwari Junior Strake Jesuit […]

Here are the 1998 NSCAA Girls’ High School All-Americas, compiled by NSCAA coaches from around the United States: GOALKEEPERS Name Year High School, State Emily Koch Senior South Torrance, Calif. Kristin Lynn Scharphorn Senior Nisakayuna, N.Y. Regan Wiesemann Senior Bowling Green, Ky. DEFENDERS Name Year High School, State Meghan Chismark Senior Houston, Tenn. Marianne Hall […]

FEATURES Less Is More In MLS Year 4? By Ridge Mahoney Cienfuegos And Compatriots Prove Themselves Interview by Amparo Simon Jovan Kirovski Talks The Talk, Walks The Walk By Duncan Irving College Men: And Then There Were Eight … By Poul Swain College Women: Portland Ends Irish Jinx By Dean Caparaz Are English Goalkeepers A […]

The Milwaukee Rampage has signed former Miami Fusion coach Carlos “Cacho” Cordoba to a three-year contract as the team’s head coach. It is a homecoming for “Cacho”, who coached the Rampage in 1995, leading the team to a 17-3 record and a berth in the USISL “Sizzlin’ Nine” finals before leaving to join the Dallas […]

Dec. 2 in Istanbul Galatasaray (Turkey) 1 (Kaya 90) Juventus (Italy) 1 (Amoruso 76). Half: 0-0. Att.: 25,000. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Rosenborg 5 2 2 1 7 6 8 Galatasaray 5 2 2 1 8 7 8 Juventus 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 Ath. Bilbao 5 0 3 […]

D.C. United has named former Tampa Bay and New England coach Thomas Rongen as its new head coach. The former NASL player replaces Bruce Arena, who is now the U.S. national team coach. “The search for a replacement for Bruce has been a difficult one,” said D.C. United GM Kevin Payne, who interviewed a number […]

We want to know who you thought were the most outstanding players of 1998 for the men's and women's national teams and in men's and women's college soccer.

Dec. 1 in Tokyo Real Madrid (Spain) 2 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) 1. Goals: Own goal 25, Raul 83; Juninho 57. Real Madrid — Illgner, Sanchis, Hierro, Sanz, Roberto Carlos, Redondo, Seedorf, Panucci, Raul, Savio (Suker, 90), Mijatovic (Jarni, 81). Vasco da Gama — Carlos Germano, Mauro Galvao, Odvan, Felipe, Luizinho (Guilherme, 85), Nasa, Ramon […]

The 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup will take another step toward staging a breakthrough event in women’s sports as the FIFA Women’s Football Committee has confirmed plans to conduct the Women’s World Cup final draw at halftime of the first-ever FIFA Women’s World All-Star Match on Feb. 14, 1999, at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, […]

Colorado Rapids forward Paul Bravo underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Dec. 1 in Denver. Bravo will be sidelined for 10-14 days, and is expected to be cleared to return to off-season training at that point. The procedure was performed by Rapids Team Doctor Wayne Gersoff at Rose Medical Center. “The procedure was […]

SECOND ROUND Nov. 28 in Adelphi, N.Y. St. John’s 1 Penn State 0. Goal: Kulego (Theorides) 31:45. St. John’s — Popik, Cusano, Parkin, Champagnie, Buscemi, Matteo, James, Miglioranzi, Theorides, Budna, Kulego. Subs: Acquista, Taylor, Wile, Sprague. Penn State — Gibson, Makipaa, Stout, Novotny, Thompson, Villar, Potteiger, Shellenberger, Oldfield, Parsa, McClay. Subs: Krumpe, Leahy, Diveto. Att.: […]

Fourteen Project-40 players and six guest players will meet in Manchester, England on December 2 for the first-ever Project-40 international tour under the direction of U.S. Pro-40 Select Head Coach Lothar Osiander and assistant coach Frank Yallop. The team will play five matches against reserve squads from the Premier League and the First Division to […]

The U.S. men’s Under-20 national team will play its Jamaican counterpart in a friendly international match on Saturday, Dec. 12 at the University of Richmond Soccer Complex, with the kickoff set for 5 p.m. ET. The international match will take place on the off-day during the NCAA Men’s Division I Final Four, and it will […]

Mike Campbell’s goal in the second minute of overtime gave Ohio Wesleyan a 2-1 win over Greensboro and the school’s first soccer championship. Campbell took a pass from midfielder Jason Chadima and danced along the top of the box before drilling a right-footed shot into the upper right corner of the goal. “My first thought […]