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Former U.S. national team coach Bora Milutinovic, recently fired by Mexico despite guiding them to the 1998 World Cup, has been named the new coach of Nigeria. Milutinovic, 53, will become the first person to coach four different teams in the World Cup. He previously led Mexico (1986), Costa Rica (1990) and the USA (1994). […]

The following is the schedule for the twelve MLS games that will be aired live on ABC in 1998: Note: the April 25 San Jose- MetroStars game will be aired on a four-hour time delay to the Pacific time zone; all other games will be aired live to the entire country. Date Matchup Time Sunday, […]

Features UCLAÆs Latest Star Shines In Final Four By Poul Swain Richmond Diary: When Powers Collide By Mike Woitalla Tab Ramos Toils For Spot In France By Mike Woitalla 1997 In Review By Paul Kennedy Getting Some Playing Time In Guayaquil By Ridge Mahoney New Ownership, New Players In San Jose? By Ridge Mahoney Soccer […]

Plans for a U.S. women’s pro league next year were scrapped when backers of the National Soccer Alliance pulled out. Most of the U.S. national team players had hoped to play in the new league. The NSA had plans to play in eight cities, commitments from most of the country’s top players and even a […]

Dec. 17 in Riyadh Czech Republic 6 UAE 1. Goals: Own goal 11, Nedved 22, 42, Smicer 31, 68, 71; Altalyani 78. Czech Rep. — Srnicek, Hornak (Lasota, 65), Svoboda, Rada, Vlcek, Nemec, Nedved, Bejbl, Siegl (Lokvenc, 82), Kuka, Smicer (Ulich, 75). UAE — Faraj, Mubarak, Rashed, Bakhit, A.Ahmed (Abdulla, 59), Altalyani, Salem (Aljunaibi, 46), […]

European Cup Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) vs. Real Madrid (Spain) Juventus (Italy) vs. Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) Bayern Munich (Germany) vs. Borussia Dortmund (Germany) Monaco (France) vs. Manchester United (England) (Matches to be played over two legs March 4 and 18; first team hosts first leg.) Cup Winners Cup Roda JC Kerkrade (Netherlands) vs. Vicenza (Italy) Slavia […]

Dec. 16 in Lakeland, Fla. Tampa Bay (MLS) 1 IFK Gothenburg (Sweden) 2. Goals: Shannon (Hejduk) 29; P.Andersson (Magnusson) 8, Par Karlsson 60. Tampa Bay — Busch, Frye, Yallop, Toste, Duhaney, Hejduk, Vasquez, Ralston, Hunjak, Shannon, Bell. Subs: Ravelli, Ziober, Gutierrez, McKnight, Graf. IFK Gothenburg — Ravelli, Petras, Johansson, Magnusson, Lucic, Lundstrom, Patrik Karlsson, P.Andersson, […]

Dec. 16 in Riyadh Saudi Arabia 1 Australia 0. Goal: Al-Khilaiwi 40. Saudi Arabia — Al-Deayea, Al-Dossari, Al-Khilaiwi, Zubromawi, Sulimani, Al-Harbi, Owairan (Al-Zahrani, 89), Al-Mowallid (Al-Temawim, 76), K.Al-Dossary, Al-Jaber, Mehalel (O.Al-Dossary, 67). Australia — Bosnich, Horvat, Lazaridis, Ivanovic, Tobin, Zelic, Slater, Foster, Skoko (A.Vidmar, 74), Mori (Viduka, 66), Aloisi (Kewell, 66). Att.: 30,000. Brazil 3 […]

Here are the 1998 home opener dates for the 12 MLS teams, announced today by commissioner Doug Logan. The remainder of the 1998 MLS schedule will be unveiled in January. Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Sunday, March 15 D.C. United at Miami 4:00 p.m. (ABC) Saturday, March 21 Columbus at Tampa Bay 7:00 p.m. Saturday, March […]

The Chicago Fire inked its first international star when it signed veteran Polish midfielder Peter Nowak from German club 1860 Munich in a transfer deal valued at one million marks ($560,000). Nowak, 33, has had more than 100 appearances in the Bundesliga for 1860 Munich, Kaiserslautern and Dynamo Dresden. He also played in Turkey and […]

Dec. 15 in Riyadh UAE 1 South Africa 0. Goal: Mubarak 1. UAE — Mosabbah, Mubarak, Rashid, A.Ahmed, Obaid, Bakhit, Ali (Juma, 67), H.Ahmed, Al Talyani (Khamis, 67), Gholam (Munther, n/a), Salim. South Africa — Arendse, Motaung, Jackson (Naythi, 46), Fish, Tovey, Moeti (Ndlanya, 83), Ngobe, Moshoeu, Mkhalele, Augustine (Williams, 59), Masinga. Att.: 5,000. Uruguay […]

The pages are now Sam’s Army’s USA Soccer on the Net @ www.Sams-Army.com Check them out! It’s undergone many improvements including a face lift. We hope you continue to find a valuable resource, and we plan to continue the tradition we began over 3 years ago. Cheers, Mark Wheeler PS: Don’t forget to update your […]

Championship Dec. 14 in Guangdong China 2 (Liu Ailing 48, 59) North Korea 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: n/a. Third-Place Match Dec. 14 in Guangdong Japan 2 (Sawa 27, 38) Chinese Taipei 0. Half: 2-0. Att.: n/a. China, North Korea and Japan qualify for 1999 Women’s World Cup.

John Nance Rochester, MI Why didn’t Notre Dame use their man-marker Kate Sobrero on UConn’s Sara Whalen in their women’s semifinal game? She was UConn’s only threat. It certainly looked as if all-American defenders Grubb and Sobrero and especially keeper Beene (maybe never tested) were overrated. Dean Caparaz: Thanks for the question. I don’t know […]

Dec. 14 in Richmond, Va. UCLA 2 Virginia 0. Goals: George (Bruno, Keller) 79:37, George (Tennyson) 81:57 UCLA — Reis, Shak, Bocanegra, Conrad, Theslof, Keller, Paneno, Poltl, Lee, George, Tennyson. Subs: Bruno, Travis, Tsakiris, Gonzales. Virginia — Yetso, Chulis, Green, Vermillion, Trout, Franklin, Shapowal, Moore, Albright, Olsen, West. Subs: Prince, Leonard. Yellow cards: UCLA — […]

Dec. 14 in Riyadh Saudi Arabia 0 Mexico 5. Goals: Palencia 19, 62, Blanco 70, 78, Luna 76. Saudi Arabia — Al-Deayea, Al-Jahani, Al-Khilaiwi, Sulimani, Al-Sahafi, Al-Harbi, Al-Mowallid, Al-Dossary, Owairan (Al-Temawi, 66), Al-Jaber, Mehalel. Mexico — Sanchez, Suarez, Davino, Pardo, Carmona, Villa, Lara (Lopez, 57), Luna, Chavez (Hernandez, 46), Blanco, Palencia. Att.: 10,000. Australia 0 […]

UCLA and Virginia are scoreless at halftime of the NCAA championship match in Richmond, Va. Virginia has created the better scoring chances, especially as the half progressed, but UCLA keeper Matt Reis and the Bruin defense have done a superb job to keep the Cavaliers off the board. In the 14th minute, Virginia’s Brian West […]

Despite a late rally, the U.S. women’s national team fell to Brazil 1-0 in Sao Paulo on Dec. 13. It was the Brazilians’ first victory over the USA in eight games dating back to 1986. The Brazilians put on a superb display of one-touch passing and dribbling, and out shot the U.S. 10-3 in the […]

All-Tournament Team Chris Klein (Indiana) Aleksey Korol (Indiana) Tim Leonard (Saint Louis) Kevin Quigley (Saint Louis) Ben Olsen (Virginia) Scott Vermillion (Virginia) Brian West (Virginia) Carlos Bocanegra (UCLA) Josh Keller (UCLA) Tom Poltl (UCLA) McKinley Tennyson (UCLA) Offensive MVP: Seth George (UCLA). Defensive MVP: Matt Reis (UCLA).

Seth George scored two goals in a three-minute stretch late in the second half to give UCLA a 2-0 victory over Virginia in the 1997 NCAA Championship final in Richmond, Va. Virginia controlled the early part of the second half, winning several free kicks just outside the UCLA penalty area, but the Cavaliers were unable […]

Group B Dec. 13 in Riyadh Uruguay 2 UAE 0. Goals: Olivera 47, Pacheco 90. Uruguay — Flores, Lopez, Montero, Mendez, De Los Santos, Adinolfi, Garcia, Vespa (Hernandez, 90), Zalayeta, Olivera (Pacheco, 75), Recoba (Silva, 54). UAE — Faraj, Mubarak, Rashed, Bakhit, Ahmed, Salem (Altalyani, 73), Aljunaibi (Abdulla, 90), Ali (Saad, 73), Ahmed, Gholam, Obaid. […]

Johnny Torres of Creighton and Cindy Parlow of North Carolina have been named the winners of the 1997 Men’s and Women’s Hermann Awards. The announcement was made Dec. 13 in a ceremony at the Soccer America FANZONE in Richmond, Va. Here are complete lists of Hermann award winners: Men’s Hermann Award Winners 1967 — Dov […]

The following are the rosters for the 1998 Umbro Select All-Star Classic, to be held Jan. 30-31 at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Rosters Men’s A-League/USISL Select Goalkeepers — Kevin Rueda (California, A-League), Carmine Isacco (Milwaukee, A-League). Defenders — Danny Care (Carolina, A-League), Brian Crane (Atlanta, A-League), Craig Demmin (Jackson, Premier), Don Gramenz (Minnesota, […]

Indiana and UCLA are scoreless at halftime of their NCAA semifinal match in Richmond, Va. The play has been fairly even thus far, if a bit scrappy. Indiana created a few more scoring chances, but the bulk of their shots went straight to UCLA keeper Matt Reis. The Hoosiers nearly scored during a pair of […]

Ben Olsen scored in the 19th minute to give Virginia a 1-0 lead over Saint Louis in their NCAA semifinal match. Saint Louis keeper Casey Klipfel mishit a free kick, and the ball went straight to Virginia forward Brian West. As Olsen cut across into the box, West sent a perfect pass to him and […]