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Chicago — MF Manny Lagos (knee tendonitis) and F Tony Kuhn (sprained MCL) are questionable; D C.J. Brown (sprained ankles) is probable; MF Diego Gutierrez (knee surgery) is on injured reserve. Colorado — MF Chris Henderson (dislocated shoulder) is questionable; MF Marquinho (strained groin) is probable. Columbus — D Thomas Dooley (strained calf) and F […]

MLS has obtained promising young Mexican midfielder Juan Pablo Rodriguez and allocated him to the San Jose Clash. “Everyone who has followed the Clash knows how long and how hard we’ve been working to get a Mexican player,” said Clash GM Peter Bridgwater. “Once they’ve seen Juan Pablo, I think we’ll all agree it’s been […]

Results April 8 Kansas City 1 Chicago 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 4 3 1 7 7 5 Columbus 3 2 1 6 5 4 Miami 4 2 2 4 2 5 New England 2 0 2 0 2 3 MetroStars 2 0 2 0 2 5 Tampa Bay […]

April 7 in Cincinnati Cincinnati (A-League) 2 Columbus (MLS) 3. Goals: Yacks (Cairns) 58, Rocket (Cairns) 63; Farrell (Cunningham) 31, Carrera (Smith) 36, Cunningham 66. Cincinnati — Wanamaker, Gallagher, Petry, Crosby, Strang, Yacks, Malachino, Shertzer (Rocket, 40), Caution, Cairns, Roberts. Columbus — Dougherty (Winner, 46), Iribarren, Cannon, Lapper, Yeagley, Theslof, Smith, Farrell (Gregor, 46), Carrera, […]

Here is the MLS television schedule for the games of April 8-11. Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television April 8 Chicago at Kansas City 8:30 p.m. Fox Sports Chicago Plus April 11 Los Angeles at MetroStars 3:00 p.m. ABC April 11 Chicago at San Jose 5:00 p.m. Fox Sports Chicago April 11 Dallas at Tampa Bay […]

COLUMBUS 2 D.C. UNITED 1 April 4 in Columbus, Ohio Columbus 2 D.C. United 1. Goals: Lapper (Maisonneuve, Yeagley) 13, McBride (Clark, Dooley) 56; Moreno 21. Columbus — Sommer (7), Clark (6), Lapper (6), Dooley (7), Elcock (6), Yeagley (5), Warzycha (5), Maisonneuve (6), Thompson (5), McBride (7), John (6). Subs: Farrell (5) for Yeagley […]

Here are complete results from the group round of the CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup. Necaxa of Mexico will meet Olimpia of Honduras for the title at a date to be determined by CONCACAF. North Group March 4 in Dallas Dallas Burn (USA) 1 Necaxa (Mexico) 4 March 8 in Dallas Dallas Burn (USA) 1 Cruz […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Cape Cod 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 Western Mass. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P Central […]

Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Northeast GP W L GF GA P Connecticut 0 0 0 0 0 0 Long Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Worcester […]

ò Rosters as of April 3. Key: * Injured Reserve # Project-40. CHICAGO FIRE 1 Jorge Campos 2 C.J. Brown 3 Rich Kotschau 4 Jorge Salcedo 5 Lubos Kubik 6 Brian Bates 7 Manny Lagos 8 *Diego Gutierrez 9 Jerzy Podbrozny 10 Peter Nowak 11 Roman Kosecki 12 Ante Razov 14 Chris Armas 15 Jesse […]

San Jose Clash forward Eric Wynalda, a crucial performer for the U.S. national team, has suffered a sprained ligament in his knee and will be sidelined for 4-6 weeks. Wynalda suffered the injury when he collided with Dallas Burn keeper Garth Lagerwey during a shootout attempt in San Jose’s loss to Dallas on April 5. […]

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

ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will present live coverage of all 64 matches of the 1998 World Cup. With the six-hour time difference between France and the eastern time zone, matches will generally be televised at 8:00 a.m. (ET), 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The first 30 minutes of each match on ESPN and ESPN2 will […]

Results April 4 Miami 2 New England 1 Columbus 2 D.C. United 1 Chicago 2 Tampa Bay 0 Kansas City 2 MetroStars 0 Colorado 0 Los Angeles 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 4 3 1 7 7 5 Columbus 3 2 1 6 5 4 Miami 4 2 2 […]

Scott Spires San Francisco, Calif. Is it a concern for the national team that the forwards never score goals on headers? Only the defenders seem to get on the scoresheet this way and McBride is the only forward who seems dangerous in the air. Ridge Mahoney: It’s a concern that the forwards can’t score goals, […]

Steve Sampson faces a difficult task in cutting the pool of U.S. players down to 22 for the 1998 World Cup. Here's your chance to make the call on who goes to France… and who stays home.

In a blockbuster April 2 trade, the MetroStars obtained Ecuadorian striker Eduardo “El Tanque” Hurtado from the Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for recently allocated midfielder Wellington Sanchez. “Eduardo is a proven goalscorer,” said MetroStars head coach Alfonso Mondelo. “He provides our forwards with dynamic power and speed.” Hurtado, 30, was named to the MLS […]

April 2 in Vicenza Vicenza (Italy) 1 Chelsea (England) 0. Goal: Zauli 15. Vicenza — Brivio, Viviani, Belotti, Dicara, Mendez, Ambrosetti (Stovini, 73), Ambrosini, Di Carlo, Schenardi (Beghetto, 73), Luiso, Zauli (Firmani, 87). Chelsea — De Goey, Clarke, Duberry, Lebouef, Le Saux, Petrescu (T.A.Flo, 59), Wise, Newton, Di Matteo, Zola (Morris, 89), Vialli. Att.: 20,000. […]

Longtime American soccer standout Fernando Clavijo has been named assistant coach for the U.S. Pro-40 Select team. Clavijo, who made 61 appearances for the U.S. national team from 1990-94, including three games during the 1994 World Cup, joins head coach Tim Hankinson in guiding the U.S. Pro-40 Select Team during its inaugural season. “Fernando is […]

Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television April 4 New England at Miami 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports New England April 4 D.C. United at Columbus 7:30 p.m. Home Team Sports April 4 Tampa Bay at Chicago 8:00 p.m. SportsChannel Florida April 4 MetroStars at Kansas City 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 April 4 Los Angeles at Colorado 9:00 p.m. […]

Chicago — MF Diego Gutierrez (knee surgery) is on injured reserve; MF Manny Lagos (knee tendinitis) and F Tony Kuhn (sprained MCL) are questionable; D C.J. Brown (sprained ankle) is probable. Colorado — MF Marquinho (strained groin) and F Jason Boyce (strained hamstring) are questionable. Columbus — D Thomas Dooley (strained calf) is doubtful. Dallas […]

This weekend’s matchup between the MetroStars and Kansas City will double as a play-in match for the 1998 U.S. Open Cup tournament. Eight MLS teams will compete in the tournament, with defending champion Dallas, D.C. United, San Jose, Chicago and Columbus already set to compete. The other three teams will be: the winner of the […]

Six Major League Soccer teams have cut a total of nine players in order to fulfill the 20-man roster limit. The following players were waived: Chicago Fire — D Don Gramenz, MF Brad Wilson. Columbus Crew — D Brandon Ward Los Angeles Galaxy — MF Gerardo Laterza, MF/F Guillermo Jara. Kansas City Wizards — MF […]

Features Is There A Silver Lining On San Jose’s Horizon? By Ridge Mahoney D.C. Salvadoran Fans Revolt In RFK Stadium By Steven Goff MetroStars Fail To Upset L.A. Galaxy By Scott French New Crew Site Is Good Fit By Craig Merz MLS Year 3: The Foreign Legion’s Changing Face By Paul Kennedy Germany Stunned By […]

April 1 in Turin Juventus (Italy) 4 Monaco (France) 1. Goals: Del Piero 34, (pen.) 45, 62, Zidane 88; Da Costa 45. Juventus — Peruzzi, Torricelli (Conte, 57), Iuliano, Montero, Pessotto (Birindelli, 46), Di Livio (Tacchinardi, 65), Deschamps, Zidane, Davids, Inzaghi, Del Piero. Monaco — Barthez, Sagnol, Konjic, Christanval, Martin, Diawara, Djetou, Pignol (Da Costa, […]