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Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P Jackson 10 10 0 51 12 30 Cocoa 12 8 4 35 17 24 Bradenton 11 5 6 32 29 15 Alabama 10 4 6 21 28 12 South Florida 10 4 6 21 34 12 Miami T. 10 4 6 23 26 10 Central Florida 10 […]

RESULTS SEMIFINALS July 8 France 2 Croatia 1 July 7 Brazil 1 Netherlands 1 (Brazil wins 4-2 on penalties) FINAL FIRST-ROUND STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P *Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 *Norway 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 Morocco 3 1 1 1 5 5 […]

W-1 Standings North GP W L GF GA P Boston 8 7 1 20 7 21 Maryland 8 6 2 15 7 18 Long Island 9 7 2 21 11 17 Delaware 8 2 6 9 21 4 NJ Wildcats 8 1 7 8 24 3 South GP W L GF GA P Raleigh 10 […]

Here are the starting lineups for the World Cup semifinal match between France and Croatia at the Stade de France in St. Denis: France — Barthez, Thuram, Blanc, Desailly, Lizarazu, Deschamps, Petit, Karembeu, Djorkaeff, Zidane, Guivarc’h. Croatia — Ladic, Stimac, Bilic, Simic, Jarni, Soldo, Asanovic, Boban, Stanic, Suker, Vlaovic.

A swift exchange of goals early in the second half leaves France and Croatia tied 1-1 in the 50th minute of their semifinal match. In the opening minute of the second half, Asanovic looped a ball to Suker, who had timed his run perfectly to get behind Laurent Blanc and inside the French area. He […]

Features U.S. Failure In France Launches New Era By Mike Woitalla Azzurri Are Cursed In France ’98 By Duncan Irving Germany Ends Its Disappointing Campaign By Duncan Irving Rivaldo And Ronaldo Reverse Roles By Paul Gardner Ariel OrtegaÆs Dark Moment In Quarterfinals By Ridge Mahoney Dutch Finally Lay To Rest Ghosts From ’78 By Ridge […]

France has defeated Croatia 2-1 in their World Cup semifinal match at the Stade de France. The French goals came from an unlikely hero — defender Lilian Thuram — who struck in the 47th and 70th minutes. Davor Suker scored Croatia’s goal in the 46th. After Laurent Blanc’s red card, Croatia pressed for an equalizer […]

France and Croatia are scoreless at halftime of their World Cup semifinal match in St. Denis. The match got off to a slow start, with the only excellent chance of the opening quarter-hour coming for the hosts in the fourth minute. Defender Lilian Thuram made a run up the right side and fed Stephane Guivarc’h […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 14 13 1 28 5 37 Montreal 15 12 3 30 18 26 Long Island 12 7 5 23 14 19 Staten Island 11 6 5 13 13 16 Worcester 15 6 9 22 28 16 Toronto 15 5 10 16 24 15 Connecticut […]

Here is the MLS television schedule for the games of July 9-11: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television July 9 Chicago at Columbus 7:30 p.m. ESPN July 10 Los Angeles at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports West 2; Home Team Sports July 11 Tampa Bay at MetroStars 7:00 p.m. MSG network; Sportschannel Florida July 11 […]

July 7 in Rochester, N.Y. Rochester Rhinos (A-League) 1 Columbus Crew (MLS) 2 (OT). Goals: Tilley (McKay) 60; McBride (pen.) 13, Yeagley 103. Rochester — Onstad, DaSilva, Demmin, Schweitzer, Hardy, Tanner, Allnutt (Daligcon, 74), McKay, Miller (Glenn, 62), Steenkamp, Tilley. Columbus — Sommer, Clark, Yeagley, Cannon, Thompson (West, 74), Maisonneuve (Smith, 83), Farrell, Gregor, Elcock, […]

July 8 in St. Denis France 2 Croatia 1. Goals: Thuram 47, 70; Suker 46. France — Barthez, Thuram, Blanc, Desailly, Lizarazu, Deschamps, Petit, Karembeu (Henry, 31), Djorkaeff (Leboeuf, 75), Zidane, Guivarc’h (Trezeguet, 69). Croatia — Ladic, Stimac, Bilic, Simic, Jarni, Soldo, Asanovic, Boban (Maric, 65), Stanic (Prosinecki, 90), Suker, Vlaovic. Yellow cards: Croatia — […]

5 goals — Batistuta (Argentina), Suker (Croatia), Vieri (Italy). 4 Goals — Hernandez (Mexico), Ronaldo (Brazil), Salas (Chile). 3 Goals — Bebeto (Brazil), Bergkamp (Netherlands), Bierhoff (Germany), Cesar Sampaio (Brazil), Henry (France), Klinsmann (Germany), Rivaldo (Brazil). 2 Goals — R.Baggio (Italy), Bartlett (South Africa), Bassir (Morocco), Cocu (Netherlands), R.De Boer (Netherlands), Hadda (Morocco), Hierro (Spain), […]

Lilian Thuram’s 70th minute goal has given France a 2-1 lead over Croatia in their semifinal match. France threatened again shortly after the exchange of goals, but had a succession of shots blocked in the Croatian box. In the 62nd minute, Thierry Henry broke free down the right flank and made a run into the […]

A 30th-minute goal proved to be the only score of the match as the U.S. Boys’ U-18 national team fell to Georgia 1-0 in its opening match at the World Youth Championships in Russia. The Americans will face Group D leader Turkey (a 3-0 winner over Poland) on July 10 and Poland on July 12. […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Western Mass. 10 6 4 28 18 18 Rhode Island 10 5 5 19 24 15 Cape Cod 12 5 7 16 19 15 New Hampshire 9 5 4 20 12 13 Vermont 6 2 4 7 16 4 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P South […]

The Netherlands and Brazil are scoreless at halftime of their semifinal match in Marseille. The first half featured a few scoring opportunities and some excellent defense, as Dennis Bergkamp and Ronaldo had limited opportunities to create chances. Perhaps the most dangerous opportunities for the Dutch were headers by Patrick Kluivert — a driven one that […]

MLS SA Team of the Week (July 1-4) Goalkeeper Mike Ammann (1) Kansas City Defenders Jeff Agoos (1) D.C. United Lubos Kubik (4) Chicago Steve Trittschuh (2) Colorado Midfielders Ronald Cerritos (3) San Jose John Harkes (4) D.C. United Piotr Nowak (8) Chicago Forwards Raul Diaz Arce (3) New England Cobi Jones (7) Los Angeles […]

Here are the starting lineups for the World Cup semifinal match between Brazil and the Netherlands in Marseille: Brazil — Taffarel, Ze Carlos, Aldair, Junior Baiano, Roberto Carlos, Cesar Sampaio, Dunga, Leonardo, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Bebeto. Netherlands — Van Der Sar, Reiziger, Stam, F.De Boer, Cocu, R.De Boer, Jonk, Davids, Zenden, Bergkamp, Kluivert.

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Welton (Los Angeles) 17 12 9 33 Diaz Arce (New England) 17 13 4 30 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 15 9 11 29 Lassiter (D.C. United) 18 10 6 26 Moreno (D.C. United) 18 9 8 26 Jones (Los Angeles) 9 9 7 25 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 18 6 […]

RESULTS SEMIFINALS July 7 Brazil 1 Netherlands 1 (Brazil wins 4-2 on penalties) FINAL FIRST-ROUND STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P *Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 *Norway 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 Morocco 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 Scotland 3 0 1 2 […]

July 6 in Arlington Heights, Ill. Chicago Stingers (D3 Pro) 1 Chicago Fire (MLS) 3. Goals: Carver (Acres) 22; Klopas (Podbrozny, Ibsen) 80, Gutierrez (Ibsen) 83, Wolff (Podbrozny, Nowak) 87. Chicago S. — Roy, Codd, Dunne, Ward, Jahr, M.Richardson, Acres, D.Richardson (Harkness, 59), Hamnett (Marott, 85), Carver, Verning (Keller, 73). Chicago F. — Thornton (Coufal, […]

July 7 in Marseille Brazil 1 Netherlands 1 (Brazil wins 4-2 on penalties). Goals: Ronaldo 46; Kluivert 87. Brazil — Taffarel, Ze Carlos, Aldair, Junior Baiano, Roberto Carlos, Cesar Sampaio, Dunga, Leonardo (Emerson, 85), Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Bebeto (Denilson, 70). Netherlands — Van Der Sar, Reiziger (Winter, 57), Stam, F.De Boer, Cocu, R.De Boer, Jonk (Seedorf, […]

Brazil and the Netherlands are headed to a penalty shootout after playing 30 scoreless minutes of extra time. Ronaldo broke free through the Dutch defense in the second minute of the second extra period, juking one defender to set him up for a shot against Van Der Sar, but Frank De Boer managed to poke […]

After a thrilling second half, Brazil and the Netherlands are tied 1-1 after 90 minutes of play in their semifinal match in Marseille. Within 30 seconds after the start of the second half, Ronaldo put Brazil into the lead. Brazil attacked down the left side, and Rivaldo sent a fine ball into Ronaldo’s path. The […]