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The following are the four-game U.S. Open Cup qualifying schedules (and results through June 4) for the USISL D3 Pro League and the Premier League. D3 Pro League Northeast Division Cape Cod (0-4) — May 10 at North Jersey, L 0-3; May 17 Central Jersey, L 2-4; May 18 at Vermont, L-0-3; May 24 Rhode […]

A-League Western Conference Pacific GP W L GF GA P Seattle 12 8 4 14 9 20 Colorado 9 6 3 23 18 16 California 8 5 3 17 10 15 Orange Cty. 7 3 4 8 12 9 El Paso 11 3 8 8 16 5 Central GP W L GF GA P Atlanta […]

Results Tampa Bay 3 Columbus 1 D.C. United 5 Colorado 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 13 10 3 26 31 15 New England 12 8 4 20 16 16 Tampa Bay 12 6 6 16 19 20 Columbus 13 6 7 14 18 19 MetroStars 12 5 7 13 […]

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Organizing Committee has received bid packages from groups representing 15 stadiums interested in hosting games during the 1999 Women’s World Cup. The committee will narrow down the list of stadiums and review the finalists over the summer. In the fall, five to eight venues will be selected to host games […]

Results Dallas 1 Kansas City 2 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 12 9 3 23 26 15 New England 12 8 4 20 16 16 Columbus 12 6 6 14 17 16 Tampa Bay 11 5 6 13 16 19 MetroStars 12 5 7 13 13 17 Shootout records: […]

Tony Brasunas Guangzhou, China My question to you and to MLS is, why not get rid of these conferences? They seem to be a useless construct to legitimize the playoffs. In fact, I think this current NBA/NHL-like system doesn’t properly emphasize being a good soccer team week in and week out, which should of importance […]

U.S. WOMEN’S CUP ’97 June 5 in Ambler, Pa. USA 9 Australia 1. Goals: Milbrett 5, Parlow 16, 42, Hamm 19, 32, Pearce 37, Lilly 48, Venturini 56, Keller 81; Taylor 75. USA — Scurry (Ducar, 52), Whalen, Chastain (Staples, 60), L.Fair, Pearce, Venturini (Schwoy, 60), Foudy (Baumgardt, 46), Lilly, Milbrett, Parlow, Hamm (Keller, 60). […]

June 4 in Seattle Seattle (A-League) 1 San Jose 0 (Seattle wins 2-1 in shootout). Seattle — Hudock, James, Watson, Jenkins, Stoddard, Hoggan, Aunger, Gelezon (Barton, 69), Gailey (Sibiya, 61), Adair, Enneking (D’Onofrio, 46). San Jose — Liner, Doyle, Onalfo, Draguicevich, Cruz (Rullo, 84), Medved, Urbanyi, Lewis, Kinnear, Sullivan (Martin, 81), Baicher. Att.: 6,601.

Bolivian international forward Jaime Moreno, currently the leading scorer in MLS, has signed a contract extension that will keep him with D.C. United through at least the year 2000, D.C. announced today. Moreno’s current contract was scheduled to expire at the end of the 1998 season. The base years of the new deal run through […]

Group 7 June 5 in Kuwait Kuwait 4 (Saihan 28, al-Ahmad 34, al-Huwaidi 43, Abdul-Aziz 78) Singapore 0. Half: 3-0. Att.: n/a.. Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Kuwait 3 3 0 0 7 0 9 Lebanon 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 Singapore 4 0 1 3 2 8 1

The Columbus Crew and Ohio State University have agreed to extend The Crew’s lease at Ohio Stadium through the 1998 Major League Soccer season. The extension was contemplated in the original Crew lease, for the 1996 and 1997 MLS seasons, and will assure the team of playing in Ohio Stadium for at least one more […]

MLS TV Schedule for June 6-8 Date Match Kickoff (ET) Channel June 6 Kansas City at Dallas 8:30 p.m. Fox Sports Southwest June 7 Colorado at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 June 7 Columbus at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. NO TV June 7 Sampdoria at MetroStars (exh.) 8:00 p.m. WBIS-New York June 8 Los Angeles […]

Six players from MLS’ Project-40 program have been assigned to specific teams, MLS deputy commissioner Sunil Gulati announced June 5. Player Position MLS team Ubusuku Abukusumo D Columbus Crew Brian Dunseth D New England Revolution Eric Quill F Tampa Bay Mutiny Joseph DiGiamarino MF Colorado Rapids Nino Da Silva MF Kansas City Wizards Jose Botello […]

In its last competition before heading for the World Youth Championship in Malaysia, the United States recovered from a 1-0 loss to the Czech Republic to go unbeaten in its last three games at the Toulon Tournament, or Umbro Cup, as is the new designation of the famous French tournament. The U.S. U-20s tied Scotland […]

The following is the U.S. U-20 national team roster for the FIFA World Championship in Malaysia June 18-July 5. No. Name Pos. Hometown Last Club/School 1 Andy Kirk GK Milwaukee, Wisc. Maryland 2 Chad McCarty D Clovis, Calif. Washington 3 Brian Dunseth D Upland, Calif. MLS 4 Matthew Chulis D Central Islip, N.Y. Virginia 5 […]

Features Chris Henderson Gazes Upon A Bright Future By Alan Pearce A Fit Frank Klopas Finally Gets Serious By Bob Luder Marco Etcheverry: Bolivia Is Living A Fiesta Interview by Carlos Caban Bad Timing For Bolivia’s Big Show By Mike Woitalla England Blanks A Stubborn Poland Riedle’s Dream Goals Resurrect Career Squabble Puts Ronaldo Deal […]

The following are the men’s teams for the adidas summer league that will be held June 2-29 in Bradenton, Fla.: Team German Goalkeepers — Bill Gatti, Doug Brooks (California). Defenders — Jamath Shoffner (UNC Charlotte), Brandon Maggio (California), Chris Houser (So. Connecticut), Jamison Bailey (Tampa). Midfielders — Leighton O’Brien (San Diego), Andrew Gregor (Portland), Joey […]

MLS has suspended New England head coach Thomas Rongen for one game and fined him $500 dollars, the league announced June 4. Rongen was sent off at halftime of the Revolution’s 3-1 win over Dallas on June 1, but, due to miscommunication, he stayed on the club’s bench during the second half of the game. […]

Goalkeeper Mike Ammann (1) Kansas City Defenders Sean Bowers (1) Kansas City Marcelo Balboa (4) Colorado Matt Kmosko (1) Colorado Jeff Agoos (3) D.C. United Midfielders John Maessner (2) D.C. United Preki (2) Kansas City Marco Etcheverry (4) D.C. United Adrian Paz (3) Colorado Forwards Alberto Naveda (1) New England David Patino (1) Colorado In […]

June 4 in Nantes England 2 Italy 0. Goals: Wright 26, Scholes 44. England — Flowers, Pearce, Southgate, Keown, P. Neville, Ince, Le Saux (G. Neville, 46), Beckham, Scholes, Sheringham (Gascoigne, 78), Wright (Cole, 75). Italy — Peruzzi, Di Livio (Maini, 46), Ferrara (Nesta, 46), Cannavaro, Costacurta, Bennarivo, D. Baggio, Di Matteo (Fuser, 18), Albertini, […]

June 3 in Lyon France 1 Brazil 1. Goals: Keller 60; Roberto Carlos 21. France — Barthez, Candela, Blanc, Desailly (Thuram, 67), Lizarazu, Ba, Karembeu (Vieira, 14), Deschamps, Zidane, Maurice, Pires (Keller, 46). Brazil — Taffarel, Cafu, Celio Silva, Aldair (Goncalves, 88), Roberto Carlos, Giovanni (Djalminha, 72), Mauro Silva, Dunga, Leonardo, Ronaldo, Romario (Paulo Nunes, […]

MLS has signed U.S. national team defender Mike Lapper to a two-year contract and assigned him to the Columbus Crew, the league announced yesterday. Lapper, who has spent the past two seasons with Southend of the English First Division, has reported to Columbus and will likely join another new face, Thomas Dooley, in the Crew […]

June 4 in St. Louis USA 0 Paraguay 0. USA — Friedel, Burns, Agoos, Balboa, Lalas, Mason (Washington, 64), Sorber, Brose (Maisonneuve, 46), Harkes, Wynalda, Kirovski. Paraguay — Chilavert, Villamayor, Alcarez, Sarabia, Struway, Rojas, Gomez, Sotelo (Bourdier, 77), Cardozo (Brizuela, 69), Acuna (Jara, 84), Soto (Ovelar, 82). Yellow cards: none. Referee: Esse Baharmast. Att.: 7,016 […]

The USA and Paraguay are tied 0-0 at the half of their international friendly in St. Louis. The play has been fairly even so far, with Eric Wynalda hitting the post for the U.S., and Brad Friedel making a fine point-blank save to deny the South Americans. Jovan Kirovski had another fine chance for the […]

Here are the lineups for the USA vs. Paraguay friendly in St. Louis: USA — Friedel, Burns, Agoos, Balboa, Lalas, Mason, Sorber, Brose, Harkes, Kirovski, Wynalda. Paraguay — Chilavert, Villamayor, Alcarez, Sarabia, Struway, Rojas, Gomez, Sotelo, Cardozo, Acuna, Soto.