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Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P South Florida 1 1 0 6 0 3 Miami T. 1 1 0 2 0 3 Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bradenton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Central Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cocoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jackson 0 […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P New Hampshire 1 1 0 7 0 3 Western Mass. 1 1 0 4 0 3 Cape Cod 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P N.Y. […]

Chicago — F Frank Klopas (sprained ankle) is questionable; MF Diego Gutierrez (knee surgery) and MF Manny Lagos (knee surgery) are on injured reserve. Colorado — MF Joey DiGiamarino (concussion) is out; F Marquis White (strained groin) is questionable. Columbus — MF Brian Maisonneuve (sprained ankle) is questionable; D Ricardo Iribarren (bruised shin) is probable. […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Worcester 1 1 0 0 0 1 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rochester 0 0 0 0 0 0 Staten Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Connecticut 1 0 1 0 0 0 Long Island […]

The U.S. U-23 national team completed its Chula Vista, Calif. training camp by drawing 0-0 in an exhibition match with the A-League’s San Diego Flash. The team will next gather in Milwaukee, Wis. on July 24 to prepare for a July 26 match against the 1997 A-League champion Milwaukee Rampage. The squad then departs for […]

Here is the 1998 Major League Soccer Regular Season schedule: Note: all times are eastern and subject to change. Sunday, March 15 D.C. United at Miami 4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 21 Columbus at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Miami 7:30 p.m. Kansas City at D.C. United 8:00 p.m. Colorado at Dallas 8:30 p.m. San […]

The U.S. boys U-18 team opened with a 4-1 win over Norway and a 0-0 tie with Cyprus at the Piestany ’98 Tournament in Slovakia. Ryan Gibbs had a goal and an assist against Norway for the United States, which is the youngest team in the tournament by an average of a full year. Here […]

The MetroStars will host Benfica of Portugal in a friendly match June 9 at Giants Stadium. Benfica is one of the top Portuguese clubs, and, after suffering through several subpar seasons, has clinched second place in the Portuguese First Division and a spot in the preliminary round of next season’s European Champions League. The team […]

MLS has announced 12 changes to the 1998 schedule. Some changes were due to conflicts with local NFL teams, while others were made to avoid conflicts with the Copa Merconorte and the U.S. Open Cup final. Following are the 12 changes: Date Changes Old Date Matchup New Date Kickoff (ET) TV Thu., July 16 Columbus […]

Results April 29 D.C. United 3 San Jose 1 Kansas City 0 Los Angeles 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 8 6 2 12 15 11 Columbus 6 4 2 12 14 8 MetroStars 5 2 3 6 9 11 Miami 7 3 4 5 4 14 New England 5 […]

Features Sampson Sees Deering’s Strengths By Mike Woitalla New U.S. Lineup Scores Big Victory Against Austria By Mike Woitalla Jeers And Cheers At The Meadowlands By Duncan Irving Hejduk Leaves Chilling To Others By Bill Ward Crew’s Maisonneuve One Step Closer To France By Craig Merz Klinsmann Down But Not Out Of World Cup Anelka […]

METROSTARS 4 SAN JOSE 3 April 25 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 4 San Jose 3. Goals: Rooney (Petke, Hurtado) 26, Savarese (pen.) 66, Hurtado (Ramos) 69, Lalas (Vega, Ramos) 90; Lewis 10, Cerritos (Mella) 16, Lewis (Sebapole) 77. MetroStars — Meola (5), Petke (6), Zaun (4), Lalas (5), Semioli (4), Sonora (5), Zavagnin (4), […]

Goalkeeper Ian Feuer (1) New England Defenders Ted Chronopoulos (1) New England Thomas Dooley (2) Columbus Eddie Pope (1) D.C. United Midfielders Marco Etcheverry (3) D.C. United Cobi Jones (5) Los Angeles Piotr Nowak (2) Chicago Ross Paule (1) Colorado Forwards Damian Alvarez (1) Dallas Paul Bravo (1) Colorado Welton (2) Los Angeles Note: In […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Jones (Los Angeles) 6 5 6 16 Welton (Los Angeles) 6 5 2 12 McBride (Columbus) 6 5 1 11 Bravo (Colorado) 6 3 4 10 Moreno (D.C. United) 6 3 4 10 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 7 2 5 9 Hurtado (MetroStars) 6 3 3 9 John (Columbus) […]

Central American Zone, Second Phase Group A April 22 in Tegucigalpa Alajuela (Costa Rica) 1 (Miso 75) Olimpia (Honduras) 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: 4,000. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Alajuela 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 L.A. Firpo 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Olimpia 1 0 0 1 0 […]

The U.S. Soccer Foundation has increased its grant fund this year by 30 percent, awarding more than $2.65 million to organizations around the country. All grant awards have matching requirements, so an additional $16 million is expected to be pumped into programs to promote American soccer. The Foundation was founded in 1995 as a non-profit […]

Here is the MLS television schedule for April 29-May 3: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television April 29 San Jose at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. KICU-San Jose; Home Team Sports April 29 Los Angeles at Kansas City 8:30 p.m. Fox Sports West 2 April 30 Columbus at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. NO TV May 2 Colorado […]

The U.S. women’s national team completed a weekend sweep of Argentina with a 7-0 pasting at the newly renovated Spartan Stadium in San Jose, Calif. “We played some wonderful attacking soccer, and I saw improvement in individual play as well as our team rhythm,” said U.S. head coach Tony DiCicco. “Argentina is still an emerging […]

D.C. United has acquired U.S. national team pool striker Roy Lassiter from the Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for forward Roy Wegerle. Lassiter, 29, is scoreless in six games with Tampa Bay this season, but he has 43 goals in 68 career MLS league and playoff matches and led MLS with 27 goals in 1996. […]

Here are the results of USISL Premier League U.S. Open Cup qualifying matches through April 21: April 18 Bradenton 0 South Florida 1 Shreveport (D3 Pro) 0 Jackson 7 Current Standings Group 1 — Colorado, Colorado Springs, Des Moines, Finger Lakes, Kansas City, Sioux City 0 points. Group 2 — Detroit, Fox River, Grand Rapids, […]

Here are the results of D3 Pro League qualifying matches for the U.S. Open Cup from April 4 through April 21. April 4 Orlando 2 SW Florida 0 San Antonio 3 Austin 7 Los Angeles 1 Arizona 2 April 11 Austin 5 Houston 1 Shreveport 0 Texas 1 (OT) Stanislaus County 1 Reno 2 (OT) […]

Results April 26 D.C. United 2 Columbus 1 (SO) April 25 MetroStars 4 San Jose 3 New England 3 Miami 0 Dallas 3 Kansas City 1 Colorado 5 Chicago 4 (SO) Los Angeles 5 Tampa Bay 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA Columbus 6 4 2 12 14 8 D.C. United 7 […]

Here are the current U.S. Open Cup qualifying standing for the A-League through April 19. Each team’s first six A-League games will count as Open Cup qualifiers, with the top four teams in each conference advancing to the U.S. Open Cup. Eastern Conference Team GP W L GF GA P Raleigh 2 1 1 2 […]

Results April 25 MetroStars 4 San Jose 3 New England 3 Miami 0 Dallas 3 Kansas City 1 Colorado 5 Chicago 4 (SO) Los Angeles 5 Tampa Bay 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA Columbus 5 4 1 12 13 7 D.C. United 6 4 2 8 11 9 MetroStars 5 2 […]

Qualifying for the 1998 U.S. Open Cup is now underway. This year’s tournament will have a similar format to the 1997 tournament, which was captured by the Dallas Burn of MLS. In the first round, four USASA regional winners and four teams from the USISL Premier League will play against eight teams from the USISL […]