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Group 2 June 4 in Damascus Iran 7 (Bageri 34, 53, Majidi 70, 89, Daei 58, Menavensheen 77, Devi 84) Krygyzstan 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: n/a. Syria 12 (Biazyed 7, 14, Jokhadar 10, 37, 89, al-Rifae 11, Jabban 13, Sorour 32, al-Dhaher 50, al-Boushi 71, 78, Kerdaghli 77, ) Maldives 0. Half: 7-0. Att.: n/a. […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P New Hampshire 8 7 1 18 10 19 Cent. Jersey 6 3 3 10 11 9 Rhode Island 6 3 3 12 10 9 Vermont 5 2 3 5 5 6 N.Y. Cap. Dist. 5 2 3 5 10 6 North Jersey 6 2 4 12 10 […]

Group A Passarella playing it safe? Like many other coaches, Argentina boss Daniel Passarella is taking a “B” team to Bolivia, but he’ll be in charge himself, instead of delegating responsibilities to an assistant. He’s been under pressure for the poor play ù if not poor results ù of the “A” team in World Cup […]

In recent months weÆve given a lot of coverage to Paul CaligiuriÆs contract dispute and the ongoing MLS Players Association (aka the Friends of Johnnie Kerr) action against the league. Whatever the rights and wrongs of the two cases ù few people are sitting on the fence ù we could be forgiven for thinking that […]

Goalkeepers 1. Dodd (Dallas) 6.33 average. 2. Dougherty (Tampa Bay) 6.22. 3. Friedel (Columbus) 6.09. 4. Hahnemann (Colorado), Simpson (D.C. United) 6.00. 6. Meola (MetroStars) 5.92. 7. Salzwedel (San Jose) 5.70. 8. Zenga (New England), Kramer (Los Angeles) 5.50. 10. Ammann (Kansas City) 5.44. Defenders 1. Balboa (Colorado) 6.70. 2. Pope (D.C. United) 6.36. 3. […]

Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P Cocoa 9 6 3 22 11 18 South Florida 8 5 3 19 11 15 West Florida 9 6 3 16 15 14 Miami 8 4 4 18 14 12 SW Florida 8 0 8 5 29 0 Mid-South GP W L GF GA P Jackson 7 […]

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 […]

It took 428 minutes, but Canada finally got its first goal in the Hexagonal. Substitute midfielder Eddy Berdusco scored to lift the Canadians to a 1-0 win over Costa Rica June 1 in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. Canada is now tied for third place with the United States, which has played one less game, and […]

This should be the tournament that soccer fans anticipate with great enthusiasm. The Copa America. The South American championship, now with a couple of guests from up north. Eight of the 15 World Cups have been won by South American teams. Stars from that continent keep increasing their presence and their importance to the European […]

Mia Hamm scored her second hat trick in three games as the U.S. womenÆs national team routed Canada 4-0 in New Britain, Conn., to open U.S. WomenÆs Cup æ97. HammÆs goals broke open a game in which the U.S. dominated its North American rival but could only manage a 1-0 halftime lead. Hamm, who scored […]

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

May 29 in Columbus Columbus 2 D.C. United 3. Goals: Farrell (Warzycha) 6, Marino (Warzycha, Maisonneuve) 75; Harkes (Moreno, Etcheverry) 9, Moreno (pen.) 17, Maessner (Harkes) 81. Columbus — Friedel (6), Yeagley (7), Elcock (4), Clark (4), Miguez (5), Warzycha (7), Maisonneuve (6), Carrera (6), Khumalo (6), Farrell (6), Marino (6). Subs: Bliss (7) for […]

Group 2 June 2 in Damascus Iran 17 (Bakeri 5 goals, Astyli 4, Daei 3, Azizi 2, Rodi, Menavenisheen, Kia) Maldives 0. Half: 6-0. Att.: n/a. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Iran 1 1 0 0 17 0 3 Krygyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Syria 0 0 0 0 […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Long Island 3 3 0 8 1 9 Boston 3 2 1 5 3 6 Rochester 2 1 1 5 4 3 New York 2 1 1 4 4 3 Connecticut 1 0 1 1 2 0 Buffalo 2 0 2 2 6 0 Rhode Island 2 […]

Group 2 May 31 in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea 1 New Zealand 0 Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Zealand 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

June 1 in Edmonton Canada 1 Costa Rica 0. Goal: Berdusco 68. Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Mexico 4 2 2 0 12 2 8 Costa Rica 5 2 1 2 7 6 7 USA 4 1 2 1 7 5 5 Canada 5 1 2 2 1 7 5 Jamaica […]

June 1 in Guadalajara Guadalajara 6 Neza 1 (Guadalajara wins 7-2 on aggregate and is Torneo Verano champion.)

Results Colorado 2 Tampa Bay 0 New England 3 Dallas 1 San Jose 2 D.C. United 3 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 […]

Group 2 May 31 in Chorzow Poland 0 England 2. Goals: Shearer 5, Sheringham 90. Poland — Wozniak, Kaluzny, Zielinski, Jozwiak, Waldoch, Bukalski (Swierczewski, 46), Nowak (Kucharski, 68), Majak, Ledworn, Juskowiak (Adamczyk, 52), Dembinski. England — Seaman, G. Neville, Campbell, Southgate, Ince, Le Saux, Beckham (P. Neville, 88), Gascoigne (Batty, 17), Shearer, Sheringham, Lee. Att.: […]

Group 5 June 1 in Djakarta Indonesia 1 (Sudirman 34) Uzbekistan 1 (Shatskikh 72). Half: 1-0. Att.: 30,000. Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 8 1 7 Yemen 4 2 1 1 8 1 7 Indonesia 4 1 3 0 10 2 6 Cambodia 5 0 1 […]

A-League Western Conference Pacific GP W L GF GA P Seattle 11 7 4 14 9 19 California 7 5 2 15 7 15 Colorado 8 5 3 20 15 15 Orange Cty. 6 2 4 7 12 6 El Paso 10 3 7 8 16 5 Central GP W L GF GA P Atlanta […]

Results Los Angeles 1 Kansas City 3 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 11 8 3 20 23 13 New England 11 7 4 17 13 15 Columbus 12 6 6 14 17 16 Tampa Bay 10 5 5 13 16 17 MetroStars 12 5 7 13 13 17 Shootout records: […]

May 31 in New Britain, Conn. USA 4 Canada 0. Goals: Milbrett 40, Hamm 58, 65, 74. USA — Scurry (Ducar, 46), Staples (Baumgardt, 56), Chastain, L.Fair, Whalen, Pearce (Parlow, 58), Venturini (Schwoy, 56), Foudy, Lilly, Milbrett (Keller, 63), Hamm. Canada — Wright, Neil, Maglio (O’Brien, 65), Wood, Muir, Franck, Donnelly, Smith, Slaymaker (O’Neil, 65), […]

Robert Weiss Grand Junction, Colo. What exactly does Paul Gardner mean when he repeatedly insists that “MLS needs a successful franchise in New York”? It seems to be an argument that MLS should rig the league to ensure that the MetroStars are one of the top teams! As a native New Yorker (and a Colorado […]

College coaches declared 1997 a banner year in Region IV recruiting as the depth and strength of the class had many calling it the best in many years. “I think you’ll see three or four in this group represent the U.S. in World Cup qualifying at some point,” said UCLA coach Sigi Schmid, who once […]