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Group 1 June 21 in Sydney Solomon Isl. 1 (Kwaomae 42) Tahiti 1 (Rousseau 44). Half: 1-1. Att.: n/a. Final Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Australia 4 4 0 0 26 2 12 Solomon Isl. 4 1 1 2 7 21 4 Tahiti 4 0 1 3 2 12 1 Group […]

Group 4 June 22 in Tokyo Oman 6 (Own goal 1, al-Busaidi 13, Ali Hassan 17, 50, al-Araimi 73, al-Mahrouqi 78) Nepal 0. Half: 3-0. Att.: n/a. Japan 10 (Nakata 17, 61, Nishizawa 20, Nagami 41, K. Miura 23, 29, 44, 57, 62, 79) Macao 0. Half: 6-0. Att.: n/a. Standings TEAM GP W T […]

Results New England 3 Dallas 2 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 15 11 4 29 33 21 New England 15 10 5 22 18 19 Tampa Bay 14 7 7 19 23 25 Columbus 15 7 8 17 20 22 MetroStars 15 5 10 13 16 25 Shootout records: […]

June 22 in Cochabamba Mexico 1 Ecuador 1 (Mexico wins 4-3 on penalties). Goals: Blanco 17; Capurro (pen.) 5. Mexico — A.Rios, Pardo (Rizo, 55), Suarez, Davino, Villa, Lara, J.Sanchez, Romero, N.Ramirez (Chavez, 62), Blanco, Hernandez. Ecuador — Ibarra, Constante, De La Cruz, Mendez, Tenorio (Montano, 46), Capurro, Carabali, W.Sanchez (Rosero, 82), Gavica (Fernandez, 75), […]

The U.S. men’s U-20s fell to Ghana 1-0 in their final first-round match on June 22 in Alor Setar. Peter Ofori-Quaye’s 33rd minute goal was the only tally of the match. The U.S., which finished third in Group C with three points, still has a decent chance to advance to the second round, but must […]

June 21 in Sucre Peru 2 Argentina 1. Goals: Carazas 30, Hidalgo 62; Gallardo (pen.) 72. Peru — Miranda, Reyna, Rebosio, Dulanto, Hidalgo, Torres, Munoz, Palacios, Carrazas (Prado, 50), Saenz (Palomina, 72), Cominges (Cavero, 75). Argentina — Roa, Vivas, Zapata, Berizzo, Cardozo (Martinez, 46), Cardoso (Berti, 46), Bassedas, Pineda, Delgado, Gallardo, Cruz (Posse, 46). Att.: […]

Results Columbus 2 MetroStars 1 Tampa Bay 3 San Jose 1 Kansas City 6 D.C. United 1 Colorado 2 Los Angeles 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 15 11 4 29 33 21 New England 14 9 5 21 16 17 Tampa Bay 14 7 7 19 23 25 Columbus […]

Derek Gores Tampa, Fla. Why is there no blackout for MLS games on TV like in other pro sports leagues? I am thrilled to see more MLS on TV but this surely keeps local people from filling the stadiums. Ridge Mahoney: This is a good point. In its first year, the league wanted as much […]

MLS TV Schedule for June 21-22 Date Match Kickoff (ET) Channel June 21 San Jose at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. KICU-San Jose June 21 MetroStars at Columbus 7:30 p.m. WBIS-New York June 21 D.C. United at Kansas City 8:30 p.m. Home Team Sports June 21 Los Angeles at Colorado 9:00 p.m. Fox Sports West (delayed […]

Group 9 June 20 in Baghdad Iraq 6 (Hussein 12, 27, 70, Abbas 73, Fawazi 77, Shaaban 90) Pakistan 1 (Umer 60). Half: 2-0. Att.: 50,000. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Kazakhstan 3 3 0 0 12 1 9 Iraq 3 2 0 1 13 5 6 Pakistan 4 0 0 4 […]

Group D June 20 in Kuantan Japan 6 (Ono 3, 21, Nakamura 6, Jojo 75, Fukuda 89, Nagai 90) Costa Rica 2 (Ledezma 28, Solis 56). Half: 3-1. Att.: n/a. Spain 2 (Rodriguez 29, 75) Paraguay 1 (Morinigo 62). Half: 1-0. Att.: n/a. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Spain 2 2 0 […]

The following is the schedule for the USASA’s national cup finals, to be held in Portland, Ore. July 11-13. Note: all times PST. Friday, July 11 Women’s Over-30 semifinals (4:00 p.m.) San Francisco Vikings (Region IV) vs. Sting Thirty (Region III) Callco’s Kickers (Region II) vs. Annandale TBA (Region I). Men’s Over-30 semifinals (6:30 p.m.) […]

Group A June 19 in Shah Alam Malaysia 1 (Fadly 10) Uruguay 3 (Zalayeta 25, 38, Mora 75). Half: 1-2. Att.: 10,000. Morocco 1 (Termina 78) Belgium (Van Handenhoven 58). Half: 0-0. Att.: 8,000. Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Uruguay 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 Morocco 2 1 1 […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Toronto 10 8 2 24 15 22 Montreal 8 7 1 16 2 21 Rochester 10 7 3 25 16 21 Long Island 11 6 5 16 11 14 Worcester 11 3 8 12 22 9 Connecticut 9 4 5 8 13 8 Atlantic GP […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Long Island 6 6 0 15 4 18 Rochester 5 4 1 11 5 12 Boston 5 2 3 7 9 6 Buffalo 5 2 3 9 10 6 New York 4 1 3 4 9 3 Rhode Island 4 1 3 4 9 3 Connecticut 3 […]

Goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann (2) Colorado Defenders Greg Vanney (1) Los Angeles Steve Jolley (1) Los Angeles Diego Sonora (2) Dallas Midfielders Martin Machon (1) Los Angeles Ross Paule (1) Colorado Paul Bravo (1) Colorado Tony Sanneh (1) D.C. United Alain Sutter (3) Dallas Forwards Eric Wynalda (4) San Jose Ronald Cerritos (1) San Jose In […]

Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P Cocoa 11 7 4 28 15 21 Miami 11 7 4 31 14 21 South Florida 11 7 4 22 15 19 West Florida 10 6 4 14 16 14 SW Florida 10 0 10 5 37 0 Mid-South GP W L GF GA P Cincinnati 10 […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P New Hampshire 10 8 2 24 14 22 Rhode Island 8 5 3 17 14 13 North Jersey 8 4 4 20 10 12 Cent. Jersey 9 4 5 15 14 12 Cape Cod 8 3 5 9 15 9 Vermont 8 3 5 7 14 7 […]

The U.S. U-20 men’s national team fell 2-1 to Ireland in its second match at the World Youth Championship in Malaysia. The Americans are now tied with Ireland for second place in Group C with three points apiece. Ghana, the Americans’ final opponent, is atop the group with four points. The top two teams in […]

Group 1 June 19 in Sydney Australia 2 (Zelic 17, Trimboli 86) Tahiti 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: n/a. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Australia 4 4 0 0 26 2 12 Solomon Isl. 3 1 0 2 6 20 3 Tahiti 3 0 0 3 1 11 0 *clinched group title.

Group C Results June 19 in Santa Cruz Mexico 1 Costa Rica 1. Goals: L. Hernandez (pen.) 15; Medford 60. Mexico — A.Rios, Villa, Davino, Suarez, Romero, Rodriguez, N.Ramirez, Chavez, Palomina (Abundis, 46, Sanchez, 73), Hernandez, Blanco (R.Garcia, 84). Costa Rica — Barrantes, Wallace, Gonzalez, Wright, Alfaro, Solis, Lopez, Myers (Oviedo, 59), O.Ramirez, Fonseca, Medford. […]

June 13 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 1 Colorado 3. Goals: Savarese (Cloutier, De Avila) 16; S.Henderson (Paule, C.Henderson) 11, Vermes (Patino, Bravo) 54, Paule (Harris, Bravo) 69. SA Report Card MetroStars — Meola (4), Harty (5), Hendrickson (5), Lewis (4), Donadoni (5), Lagos (6), Sorber (5), Cloutier (3), Kelly (5), De Avila (4), Savarese […]

Group B June 18 in Sucre Peru 2 Venezuela 0. Goals: Cominges 15, 59. Peru — M.Miranda, Hidalgo (Prado, 73), Dulanto, Rebosio, Castillo, Torres, Magallanes, Palacios (Carrazas, 71), Munoz, Cominges (Palomino, 65), Saenz. Venezuela — Dudamel, McIntosh, Echenique, Rey, Valenilla, L.Gonzalez, Diaz (Palencia, 82), G.Miranda (W.Gonzalez, 57), Urbaneta, Castellin, Soccoro (Rodriguez, 67). Att.: n/a. June […]

MLS has announced the starting lineups for the 1997 MLS All-Star Game. Voting was done by the league’s 20 head and assistant coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own players. The 14 reserves (bringing each roster up to 18 players) will be announced in the near future. The MLS All-Star Game will […]

Features Soccer Embroiled In The War Of The Dishes By Ridge Mahoney Back Home: El Salvador Shoots For France By Doug Cress MLS Affects Depth Of U.S. Team By Ridge Mahoney Ecuador Springs Surprise On Paraguay Second International Chance For Dante And Dario By Duncan Irving Hors D¦Oeuvre Gives Taste Of France ¦98 Title Beckons […]