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SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Jones (Los Angeles) 5 4 5 13 McBride (Columbus) 5 5 1 11 Moreno (D.C. United) 5 2 4 8 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 6 2 4 8 Wynalda (San Jose) 3 3 1 7 John (Columbus) 5 3 1 7 Mella (San Jose) 5 3 1 7 Welton […]

MLS Cup ’97 finalists D.C. United and the Colorado Rapids are entered in the 1998 CONCACAF Champions Cup, which will be held Aug. 11-16 at Washington’s RFK Stadium. Host D.C. United and defending champion Cruz Azul of Mexico qualify automatically to the quarterfinals. Colorado faces Mexican Torneo Invierno champion Leon for a spot in the […]

The following is expected to be the U.S. lineup for the game against Austria Wednesday April 22 in Vienna: Kasey Keller in goal; Thomas Dooley at sweeper; Eddie Pope (right side) and Mike Burns (left) as man markers; Chad Deering and Brian Maisonneuve as twin defensive midfielders; Frankie Hejduk (right), Claudio Reyna (middle) and Cobi […]

The following is the Austria team named for the April 22 friendly against the USA in Vienna: Goalkeepers — Michael Konsel (Roma, Italy), Franz Wohlfahrt (VfB Stuttgart, Germany). Defenders — Martin Hiden (Leeds, England), Walter Kogler (Cannes, France), Anton Pfeffer (Austria Vienna), Peter Schoettel (Rapid Vienna). Midfielders — Martin Amerhauser (SV Salzburg), Andreas Herzog (Werder […]

After replay review, the MLS league office has awarded two assists to Preki Radosavljevic of Kansas City. Preki was credited with a second assist on Pete Marino’s 77th minute goal against Chicago on April 8, and another second assist on Paul Wright’s 85th minute goal against Miami on April 11. Preki now has one goal […]

There has been a venue change for the May 8 U.S. women’s national team game against Iceland. The match will be kick off at 7:00 p.m. (CT) at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis. The game was originally scheduled for the Track & Field Stadium on the campus of IUPUI, but the change was made after contract […]

CHICAGO 0 METROSTARS 1 April 17 in Chicago Chicago 0 MetroStars 1. Goal: Lalas (Zavagnin) 14. Chicago — Campos (6), Kubik (4), Okaroh (4), Lewis (4), Salcedo (5), Armas (5), Kotschau (4), Nowak (6), Klopas (5), Kosecki (5), Podbrozny (3). Subs: Razov (5) for Kotschau in 68th minute, Kuhn (4) for Podbrozny in 73rd, Ibsen […]

French World Cup organizers have released telephone numbers for fans wishing to purchase the final 110,000 available tickets for the 1998 World Cup. Telephone sales will begin April 22. Tickets for all first-round and second-round matches except the Brazil vs. Scotland opening match will be available on a first-come, first-served basis and may be paid […]

Results April 19 Colorado 3 Tampa Bay 0 April 18 New England 2 D.C. United 1 (SO) Columbus 5 Miami 1 Kansas City 1 Los Angeles 2 Dallas 1 San Jose 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA Columbus 5 4 1 12 13 7 D.C. United 6 4 2 8 11 9 […]

The Arizona Youth Soccer Association will host the 1998 Snickers USYSA national championships July 21-26 in Phoenix. This will be the second consecutive year that the event has been held in Arizona. Single elimination semifinal matches in each age division will be played Thursday, July 23 and Friday, July 24 at The Rose Mofford Sports […]

The 1998 W-League will consist of two divisions, which were created in January due to the growth and success of the four-year old league. The W-1 division features 15 teams, with the majority featuring a national team or “marquee” player such as Tampa Bay’s Michelle Akers and Raleigh’s Carla Overbeck and Tracy Ducar. The W-2 […]

The 1998 W-League will consist of two divisions, which were created in January due to the growth and success of the four-year old league. The W-1 division features 15 teams, with the majority featuring a national team or “marquee” player such as Tampa Bay’s Michelle Akers and Raleigh’s Carla Overbeck and Tracy Ducar. The W-2 […]

Results April 18 New England 2 D.C. United 1 (SO) Columbus 5 Miami 1 Kansas City 1 Los Angeles 2 Dallas 1 San Jose 2 April 17 Chicago 0 MetroStars 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 Miami […]

Jordan Carroway Arlington, Va. I am stunned by the dismissal of John Harkes from the national team. I understand that Sampson had some problems with him, but he is getting rid of a player with a wealth of international experience. It seems to me that can only hurt the USA’s chances. Do you have any […]

Results April 17 Chicago 0 MetroStars 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA Columbus 4 3 1 9 8 6 D.C. United 5 4 1 8 10 8 Miami 5 3 2 5 3 6 Tampa Bay 4 1 3 3 4 5 MetroStars 4 1 3 3 5 8 New England 3 […]

April 16 in London Chelsea (England) 3 Vicenza (Italy) 1. Goals: Poyet 35, Zola 52, Hughes 76; Luiso 32. Chelsea — De Goey, Le Saux, Leboeuf, Clarke, Poyet, Newton (Charvet, 70), Duberry, Morris (Hughes, 70), Wise, Vialli, Zola (Myers, 82). Vicenza — Brivio, Mendez, Dicara, Belotti, Viviani (Stovini, 61), Schenardi (Di Napoli, 82), Ambrosini, Di […]

Chicago — MF Manny Lagos (knee tendonitis) is questionable; MF Diego Gutierrez (knee surgery) is on injured reserve. Colorado — MF Chris Henderson (separated shoulder) is questionable; MF Marquinho (strained groin) is probable. Columbus — none. D.C. United — GK Mark Simpson (knee infection) is out; D Mario Gori (separated shoulder) is questionable; D Clint […]

Three years ago, Steve Sampson squirmed on the U.S. team bench in Brussels. As interim head coach of the U.S. national team, Sampson seemed to be simply keeping the seat warm as U.S. Soccer found a bigger, probably foreign, name. Although U.S. Soccer, backed into a corner when no suitable replacement emerged, eventually appointed him, […]

Goalkeeper Juergen Sommer (2) Columbus Defenders John Doyle (1) San Jose Jan Eriksson (1) Tampa Bay Cle Kooiman (2) Miami Midfielders Marcelo Balboa (1) Colorado Marco Etcheverry (2) D.C. United Jason Farrell (1) Columbus Cobi Jones (3) Los Angeles Forwards Ronald Cerritos (1) San Jose Raul Diaz Arce (1) New England Frankie Hejduk (1) Tampa […]

Sixteen teams in Europe are involved in qualifying for the 1999 Women’s World Cup. They have been placed in four groups of four teams each and will play each other in home-and-away matches within the groups (6 matches), with group winners automatically earning four of Europe’s six berths. The four second-place group finishers will be […]

First Round, Second Leg April 12 in Maseru Lesotho 2 Mozambique 4 (Mozambique wins 7-2 on aggregate.) April 12 in Mbabane Swaziland 0 South Africa 6 (South Africa wins 15-0 on aggregate.) April 12 in Conakry Guinea 0 Ghana 8 (Ghana wins 19-0 on aggregate.) April 12 in Kampala Uganda 1 Egypt 0 (Uganda wins […]

The MetroStars at Chicago match Friday, April 17, will feature the 1998 Major League Soccer debut of two internationals. In addition to Chicago goalkeeper Jorge Campos making his debut in a Fire uniform, referee Juan Carlos Paniaqua will make his MLS debut, serving as the senior referee for the match at Soldier Field. The 33-year-old […]

Steve Sampson’s decision to drop captain John Harkes from the U.S. national team surprised a great many people. We at Soccer America would like to hear your thoughts on the decision. Do you agree with Sampson? Should Harkes get another chance? Who should be the new U.S. captain? Share your opinions in the Soccer America […]

The U.S. women’s national team will travel to Japan in May to play the Japanese women’s national team in three matches, all preliminary games to the Kirin Cup, a men’s national team tournament featuring 1998 World Cup participants Japan and Paraguay, as well as the Czech Republic. Japan was one of the first teams to […]

April 15 in Monaco Monaco (France) 3 Juventus (Italy) 2. Goals: Leonard 38, Henry 50, Spehar 83; Amoruso 14, Del Piero 74. Monaco — Barthez, Martin, Christanval, Diawara, Leonard (Sagnol, 64), Djetou, Benarbia, Collins, Ikpeba (Spehar, 70), Trezeguet, Henry. Juventus — Peruzzi, Torricelli, Birindelli, Iuliano, Marquez, Dimas, Conte, Tacchinardi, Zidane (Pecchia, 60), Pessotto, Del Piero, […]