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Zaguinho’s 3rd minute goal is the only tally thus far as Mexico leads the USA 1-0 in their U.S. Cup ’97 match at the Rose Bowl. The Mexican forward beat the U.S. defense to run onto a fine long ball from Alberto Garcia Aspe. Zaguinho then continued down the left side of the box and […]

Here are the eleven-man lineups that will take the field for today’s USA vs. Mexico match at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. USA — Friedel, Burns, Agoos, Vasquez, Lalas, Kreis, Reyna, Kirovski, Jones, Moore, McBride. Mexico — Rios, Suarez, Davino, Ramirez, Pardo, Coyote, Garcia Aspe, Galindo, Alfaro, Hermosillo, Zaguinho.

Kenya Brown College Park, Md. Since DC United has won the MLS Championship, one question has always lingered in my mind. When do they start to compete for a CONCACAF title? I know that there are a couple that United is eligible to play in, but I think the problem with these CONCACAF tournaments is […]

The following are the rosters for the 1997 Umbro Select College All-Star Soccer Classic, to be held Feb. 1-2 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Men’s Division II, III and NAIA Saturday, Feb. 1 at 6:00 p.m. (ET) East Squad Goalkeepers — Erik Hufnagle (Green Mountain), Rich Koczak (So. Connecticut). Defenders — Jim Finnerty (SUNY-Fredonia), Leighton Main […]

Jan. 17 in San Diego, Calif. USA 0 Peru 1. Goal: Carty 8. USA — Friedel, Burns, Lalas, Agoos, Hejduk, Ralston, Reyna, Radosavljevic, Moore, McBride, Lassiter. Subs: Kirovski for Ralston in 55th minute, Kreis for Hejduk in 60th, Jones for Preki in 78th. Peru — Balerio, Dulante, Reynoso, Olivares, Solano, Serrano, Jayo, Maldonado, Pereda, Magallanes, […]

Jan. 17 in San Diego Mexico 3 Denmark 1. Goals: Alfaro 40, Hernandez 55, Hermosillo 73; Steen Nielsen 64. Att.: 35,232. U.S. Cup ’97 Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P Mexico 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 Peru 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 USA 1 0 0 1 0 […]

Here are the starting lineups for the USA vs. Peru match being played at San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium. USA — Friedel, Burns, Lalas, Agoos, Hejduk, Ralston, Reyna, Radosavljevic, Moore, McBride, Lassiter. Peru — Balerio, Dulante, Reynoso, Olivares, Solano, Serrano, Jayo, Maldonado, Pereda, Magallanes, Carty.

German Carty’s goal is the lone tally of the match so far, as Peru leads the U.S. 1-0 at halftime of their U.S. Cup ’97 match in San Diego. Carty scored in the eighth minute, after Maldonado crossed the ball from outside the right edge of the box and over the U.S. defense. Carty headed […]

Peru has beaten the USA 1-0 in the first match of U.S. Cup ’97 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. The Americans continued to dominate possession of the ball in the second half, creating numerous scoring chances. However, the U.S. was unable to score. Substitute Jovan Kirovski floated a fine ball across the goalmouth […]

Soccer America Senior Editor Mike Woitalla has won a pair of awards in the NSCAA’s 1996 Writing Contest. Woitalla was awarded for the best non-deadline feature for his story “Soccer spreads the Games around the nation.” His piece on Project-40 and the future of college soccer, entitled “Would you like to be professional, young man?” […]

MLS executives held a conference call Jan. 15. Here are some of the highlights: Season tickets/Attendance: The season ticket base for all ten MLS teams is up 18 percent from this time last year. A total of 24,116 season tickets have been sold as of Jan. 14. New England leads all clubs with 5,721 season […]

A slew of talented collegians graced the college soccer fields during the 1996 season. These 11 stand out because their skills made a profound impact on both their teams’ success and the course of the season. Scott Coufal (Indiana) senior goalkeeper Enabled young Hoosiers to reach quarterfinals Kevin Daly (St. John’s) junior defender Leader of […]

Features 1996 proved to be the Year of the Goose By Mike Woitalla No Answer Yet To The Age-Old Question By Ridge Mahoney New England Revolution Gets A Jump On The Field By Poul Swain Will Carlos Alberto Parreira Do Any Better In MLS? By Steve Davis MLS Salary Cap Is Getting Tighter By Ridge […]

Defender Alexi Lalas and midfielder Cobi Jones have been added to the U.S. roster for U.S. Cup ’97. Lalas replaces midfielder Mike Sorber, who is sidelined by a nagging hamstring injury, while Jones fills out the final spot on the 20-man roster. U.S. coach Steve Sampson said the two players were kept off the initial […]

The New England Revolution, the first MLS team to formally begin training, won its first exhibition game of the season when it beat the Raleigh Flyers of the A-League 1-0 before about 3,000 fans in Raleigh, N.C., Jan. 11. Darren Sawatzky had the game’s only goal on an assist from Imad Baba to give new […]

Jan. 12 in Merida Venezuela 0 Paraguay 2. Goals: Benitez 5, Enciso 62. Venezuela — Dudamel, McIntosh, Medina, Echenique, Vallenilla, Ramos, Castellanos (Tizamo, 46), Nabollin (Valiente, 68), Urdaneta, Savarese, Perez. Paraguay — Diaz, Arce, Sarabia, Gamarra, Alcaraz, Enciso, Benitez (Meza, 73), Struway, Acuna, Rojas, (Baez, 73), Cohener (Ferreira, 78). Att.: 11,000. Jan. 12 in La […]

Group 1 Jan. 12 in Nairobi Kenya 1 Nigeria 1. Goals: Simiyu 25; Akpoborie 48. Kenya — Onyiso, Otieno, Lichuku, Ougo, Odhiambo, Omondi, Ochieng, Wambua (Mutie), Sharrif (Oguta), Ogweno, Simiyu. Nigeria — Dosu, Nwanu, C. Babayoro, Oliseh, Ukechukwu, West, George (Babangida), Amokachi, Akpoborie (Ikpeba), Okocha, Lawal. Att.: 60,000. Jan. 12 in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 0 […]

Jan. 12 in Merida Venezuela 0 Paraguay 2. Goals: Benitez 5, Enciso 62. Venezuela — Dudamel, McIntosh, Medina, Echenique, Vallenilla, Ramos, Castellanos (Tizamo, 46), Nabollin (Valiente, 68), Urdaneta, Savarese, Perez. Paraguay — Diaz, Arce, Sarabia, Gamarra, Alcaraz, Enciso, Benitez (Meza, 73), Struway, Acuna, Rojas, (Baez, 73), Cohener (Ferreira, 78). Att.: n/a. Jan. 12 In La […]

Hector Castro Jersey City. N.J. Is it true that the USSF declined an invitation to participate in the 1997 Copa America? If it’s true, don’t you think that it would be a bad decision considering the amount of experience players could gain? Why would they do this? Few World Cup qualifiers are being played in […]

Virginia senior midfielder Mike Fisher and Notre Dame senior midfielder Cindy Daws were named 1996 men’s and women’s winners of the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year award Jan. 9 in St. Louis. Here are the results of the voting: Men Name School Points (First-Place votes) Mike Fisher Virginia 732 (190) Scott Coufal Indiana […]

The Tampa Bay Mutiny has traded all-star defender Steve Pittman to Kansas City in exchange for forward Alan Prampin and a conditional pick in the Feb. 3 MLS supplemental draft. As of today, Tampa Bay will received the Wizards’ third-round pick, but the pick will become a second-round one if Kansas City completes a trade […]

The following is the U.S. roster for U.S. Cup ’97: Goalies — Mark Dodd (Dallas Burn), Brad Friedel (Columbus Crew), *Chris Snitko (Kansas City Wizards). Defenders — Jeff Agoos (D.C. United), Marcelo Balboa (Colorado Rapids), Mike Burns (New England Revolution), Dan Calichman (Los Angeles Galaxy), Frankie Hejduk (Tampa Bay Mutiny), Greg Vanney (Los Angeles Galaxy). […]

MLS has signed Guatemalan national team star Martin Machon, deputy commissioner Sunil Gulati announced today. Machon, a defender/midfielder who has earned 22 caps for his country, will be assigned to an MLS team within the next two weeks. “With the success of players such as Marco Etcheverry, Jorge Campos, and Raul Diaz Arce last season, […]

Here are the results of the SA Online poll for December, 1996, in which 1,022 fans voted for their 1996 U.S. Player of the Year. Points were awarded on a 5-3-1 basis, with five points for a first-place vote, three for a second-place vote, and one for a third-place vote. Name 1st 2nd 3rd Total […]

Bob Warming has been named head coach of the Saint Louis Billikens, athletic director Doug Woolard announced Jan. 8. Warming has coached collegiately for over twenty years. He began at Transylvania University in Kentucky in 1976, before moving on to Berry College in Georgia, where he earned four NAIA District Coach of the Year awards. […]