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Select League Playoffs North Atlantic Division, First Round Aug. 14 in New Britain, Conn. Connecticut 2 Delaware 3. Goals: Hennessey, Saunders; Petrou (2), Logar. Att.: 1,206. South Atlantic Division First Round Aug. 14 in Greenville, S.C. South Carolina 2 Hampton Roads 3 (Hampton Roads wins 1-0 in shootout). Goals: Tormey, Minihan; Cann, Swinehart. Att.: 1,000. […]

Standings Team GP W L GF GA P Montreal 21 17 4 33 14 43 Colorado 20 11 9 44 28 31 Seattle 22 12 10 24 19 30 Vancouver 20 10 10 23 28 24 Rochester 19 8 11 24 35 20 New York 20 8 12 23 25 18 Atlanta 16 3 13 […]

Goalkeeper Mark Simpson (1) Washington Defenders Cle Kooiman (2) Tampa Bay Sean Bowers (2) Kansas City Eddie Pope (2) Washington Midfielders Marco Etcheverry (7) Washington Brian Maisonneuve (2) Columbus Roberto Donadoni (4) MetroStars Adrian Paz (2) Columbus Forwards Joe-Max Moore (2) New England Roy Lassiter (4) Tampa Bay Digitial Takawira (6) Kansas City Goal of […]

Features Time For The World Cup To Go Global By Duncan Irving 1996 Soccer America College Preview Soccer America presents its annual look at the college season. Expansion Gets The Green Light By Ridge Mahoney Ravanelli Upstages $23 Million Shearer Marseille Stalls, Brazilian Inspires PSG, Lens Goes On Top Dortmund Stunned By Leverkusen In Bundesliga […]

Kansas City at Los Angeles Location: Rose Bowl. Kickoff (ET): 10: 00 p.m. Television: KYFC-Kansas City. Satellite: Galaxy C4, Tr. 5 Series History: May 19 at the Rose Bowl — Jorge Campos saved a penalty, and Mauricio Cienfuegos scored on a perfect free kick as L.A. rolled 2-0; July 6 at Arrowhead Stadium — Scott […]

Rank/Team 1995 Record 1995 Final Rank* Comment 1. North Carolina 25-1-0 1 UNC has the most talent 2. Notre Dame 21-2-2 4 Defending champ’s as good as Carolina — almost 3. Santa Clara 16-4-2 7 Recruiting class makes Broncos a contender 4. Portland 21-1-2 2 A third straight final four’s within reach 5. Connecticut 19-3-2 […]

Aug. 18 in Port of Spain USA 5 Bermuda 0. Goals: Gutierrez 18, Purcell 36, Rupsis 40, Yamauchi 64, Boutilier 85. USA — Hancock, Boutilier, Bradford, Downing, Wilson, Villegas, Yamauchi, Marquez (Totten, 79), Purcell, Gutierrez (Monsibias, 68), Rupsis (Castellanos, 58). Bermuda — Burgess (Dowling, 63), Rego, Nusum, Furbert, Richards, Jenning, Jennings, Wilkinson (Jelani, 32), Smith, […]

Rank/Team 1995 Record 1995 Final Rank* Comment 1. Virginia 21-1-2 1 New coach, same star count 2. Duke 16-7-1 11 A red-hot forward line 3. SMU 16-4-1 3 Hernandez and co. are solid contenders 4. Maryland 13-6-2 15 Young guns are now mature 5. Portland 16-3-3 14 `95 semifinalist is West’s best 6. South Carolina […]

GOALKEEPERS Scott Coufal Indiana Experienced and poised DEFENDERS Scott Vermillion Virginia Best attack-minded defender Tony Soto South Carolina Sweeper was key to nine shutouts in 95 Leo Cullen Maryland Leader of stingy Terrapins MIDFIELDERS Jay Heaps Duke Diligent and goal-producing Billy Walsh Virginia Only current collegian on Olympic team Clint Mathis South Carolina 25 goals […]

GOALKEEPER Jen Renola Notre Dame Underrated keeper was clutch in ’95 playoffs DEFENDERS Staci Wilson North Carolina The best marking back in the country Sara Whalen Connecticut ’95 Big East Defensive Player of the Year Kate Sobrero Notre Dame Emerged as a star in the NCAA tournament MIDFIELDERS Cindy Daws Notre Dame Who can forget […]

LEADING SCORERS Rank Name Team GP G A P 1 Preki KC 27 17 12 46 2 Roy Lassiter TB 23 20 4 44 3 Raul Diaz Arce WAS 23 18 1 37 4 Eduardo Hurtado LA 20 15 6 36 5 Digital Takawira KC 24 12 7 31 6 Brian McBride CLB 23 13 […]

Aug. 18 in Columbus Columbus 2 San Jose 0. Goals: Maisonneuve (Marino) 77; Paz 82. Columbus — Friedel, Smith, Clark, Yeagley, Michallik, Paz, Warzycha, Maisonneuve, Khumalo, Carrera, McBride. Subs: Marino for Carrera in 64th minute, Caligiuri for Khumalo in 80th, Cozier for Paz in 88th. San Jose — Liner, Martin, Emenalo, Doyle, Draguicevich, Baicher, Rodas, […]

Aug. 17 in Tampa Tampa Bay 3 MetroStars 1. Goals: Lassiter (Ralston) 13, Kooiman (Valderrama) 24, Lassiter 36; Donadoni (pen.) 67. Tampa Bay — Dougherty, Pittman, Kooiman, Yallop, McKinley, Vasquez, Backman, Ralston, Valderrama, Galderisi, Lassiter. Subs: Hunjak for Galderisi in 75th minute, Hejduk for Lassiter in 83rd. MetroStars — Meola, Caricola, Vermes, Harty, Knowles, Joseph, […]

Aug. 16 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 2 Colorado 0. Goals: Moore (Naveda) 28, Moore (Naveda 89). New England — Heaney, Lalas, Fraser, Wylie, Okaroh, Naveda, Aunger, Sawatzky, Baba, Moore, Debrito. Subs: Welton for Sawatzky in 70th minute, Chronopoulos for Baba. Colorado — Woods, Kmosko, Hamlett, Balboa, S. Henderson, Trittschuh, Wegerle, Benedetti, Rodriguez, Harbor, Bartlett. […]

Friday, August 16 Colorado at New England Location: Foxboro Stadium. Kickoff (ET): 8:30 p.m. Television: none. Satellite: none. Series history: May 25 at Foxboro Stadium — New England’s Jim St. Andre was the hero in a 3-2 shootout win; July 24 at Mile High Stadium — The Rapids became the first team to shut out […]

Aug. 14 in New Britain, Conn. Connecticut 2 Delaware 3. Goals: Hennessey, Saunders; Petrou (2), Logar. Att.: 1,206. Aug. 14 in Greenville, S.C. South Carolina 2 Hampton Roads 2 (Hampton Roads wins 1-0 in shootout). Goals: Tormey, Minihan; Cann, Swinehart. Att.: 1,000. Aug. 14 in Blaine, Minn. Minnesota 5 New Orleans 1. Goals: Lagos, Gotsmanov, […]

A pair of U.S. national team players will begin the European seasons with different clubs — Kasey Keller with Leicester City of the English Premier League, and Jovan Kirovski with Borussia Dortmund of the German Bundesliga. Newly promoted Leicester acquired the former University of Portland star on a $1.4 million transfer from London club Millwall, […]

Aug. 14 in Pasadena, Calif. Los Angeles 1 Necaxa (Mexico) 2. Goals: Karapetyan 78; Pelaez 15, Garcia 87. Los Angeles — Campos, Calichman (Wilson, 60), Salcedo, Motajo, Vanney (Noamouz, 46), Onalfo, Armas, Cienfuegos (Karapetyan, 60), Garvey, Hurtado (Razov, 46), G.Jara. Necaxa — Navarro (Orvananos, 46), Ruiz Esparza, Vilchez, Higareda, Becerril, Castro, Garcia Aspe, J.Jara (Alvarardo, […]

Aug. 15 in Kansas City Kansas City 4 San Jose 1. Goals: Johnston (Bowers) 5, Preki (Sorber, Chung) 46, Takawira (Preki) 81, Takawira 87; Doyle (Rodas) 78. Kansas City — Lagerwey, Uderitz, Okafor, Bowers, Gutierrez, McKeon, Sorber, Preki, Chung, Takawira, Johnston. Subs: Koetters for Gutierrez in 25th minute, Wright for McKeon in 85th. San Jose […]

Features Can Meola Return To The National Team? By Frank Giase Dallas Pays Price Of Success By Steve Davis What Do The U.S. Women Do Now? By Dean Caparaz England Embraces By Duncan Irving Germans Believe In Continued Boom By Jerry Hawkins Marseille Eyes Return To Glory Fever Mulls Future In Merger By Jerry Hawkins […]

The United States, which has never had greater success in an age-group competition than it has at the under-17 level, hopes to qualify for next year’s Under-17 World Cup when it competes in the CONCACAF U-17 Qualifying Championship Aug. 18-31 in Trinidad & Tobago. The United States, the only country besides Australia to play in […]

Goalkeeper Jorge Campos (2) Los Angeles Defenders Troy Dayak (1) San Jose Ricardo Iribarren (1) Columbus Mark Santel (4) Dallas John Doyle (2) San Jose Midfielders Roberto Donadoni (3) MetroStars Leonel Alvarez (3) Dallas Adrian Paz (1) Columbus Diego Sonora (4) Dallas Forwards Shaun Bartlett (4) Colorado Raul Diaz Arce (2) Washington Goal of the […]

New England at MetroStars Location: Giants Stadium. Kickoff (ET): 7:30 p.m. Television: MSG network; WABU-68 Boston. Satellite: Satcom C4, Tr. 6. Series history: April 20 at Giants Stadium — Nicola Caricola’s last minute own-goal gave New England a 1-0 win; May 19 at Foxboro Stadium — Revs blanked NY/NJ again 2-0; Aug. 3 at Foxboro […]

Aug. 14 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 4 New England 0. Goals: Wood (Donadoni) 12, Johnson 17, Johnson (De Avila) 73, De Avila (Ramos) 81. MetroStars — Meola, Knowles, Harty, Caricola, Donadoni, Unger, Ramos, Joseph, Vermes, Wood, Johnson. Subs: De Avila for Wood in 62nd minute, Longenecker for Joseph in 80th, Savarese for Johnson in […]

Men’s Tournament Fifth-Place Match Aug. 9 North 6 U.S. Armed Forced 3 Third-Place Match Aug. 9 U.S. U-20s 0 East 0 (U.S. U-20s win 4-2 on penalties) Championship Match Aug. 10 South 3 West 2 Rosters U.S. U-20s Goalkeepers — Andy Kirk, Nick Rimando. Defenders — Ramiro Corrales, Matthew Chulis, Maurice Ligeon, Chad McCarty, Brian […]