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June 9 in Leeds Spain 1, Bulgaria 1. Goals: Alfonso 74; Stoichkov pen. 65. Spain — Zubizarreta, Belsue, Alkorta, Abelardo, Sergi, Caminero (Donato, 81), Amor (Alfonso, 72), Hierro, Luis Enrique, Guerrero (Amavisca, 52), Pizzi. Bulgaria — Mihailov, Hubchev, Kishishev, Ivanov, Kiryakov (Tzvetanov, 72), Lechkov, Yankov, Balakov, Stoichkov, Kostadinov (Iordanov, 74), Penev (Borinirov, 78). Yellow cards: […]

The United States rallied to beat Ireland 2-1 in the second game of U.S. Cup ’96. After a poor first half in which U.S. coach Steve Sampson experimented with a 3-5-2 formation, the U.S. created numerous opportunities in the second half but trailed 1-0 until goals from Tab Ramos from 25 yards and Claudio Reyna […]

June 8 in Tampa Tampa Bay 2 Colorado 1. Goals: Viera (Vasquez) 20, Vasquez 82; Harbor 74. Tampa Bay — Dougherty, Pittman, Kooiman, Yallop, Vasquez, McKinley, Ralston, Wise, Hunjak, Viera, Galderisi. Sub: Backman for Wise in 84th minute. Colorado — Hudock, Kmosko, Butterworth, Hamlett, Benedetti, Trittschuh, Kinnear, Henderson, Wegerle, Harbor, Sharpe. Sub: Bates for Sharpe […]

June 8 in Dallas Dallas 4 San Jose 1. Goals: Sanchez (Sonora, Santel) 15, Kreis (Alvarez) 33, own goal (Emenalo) 44, Sonora (Kreis) 64; Espinoza 12. Dallas — Dodd, Pollard, Santel, Puskarich, Farrer, Sonora, Alvarez, Lozzano, Kreis, Haynes, Sanchez. Subs: Kerr for Haynes in 71st minute, Eck for Kreis in 74th, Ashton for Alvarez in […]

June 8 in Dallas Mexico 1 (L. Garcia 82) Bolivia 0. Half: 0-0. Referee: Brian Hall (USA). Att.: 25,187. U.S. Cup Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P Mexico 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 U.S. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bolivia […]

June 8 in Columbus Columbus 3 Kansas City 4 (Kansas City wins shootout 4-1). Goals: Paz (Thompson, Carrera) 38, Marino (Paz) 41, Paz (Carrera) 43; Takawira (Preki) 18, Uderitz (Preki) 50, Preki (pen.) 60. Columbus — Oshoniyi, Clark, Caligiuri, Michallik, Watson, Thompson, Bliss, Carrera, Marino, McBride, Paz. Sub: Ward for Marino in 64th minute. Kansas […]

June 8 in London England 1 Switzerland 1. Goals: Alan Shearer (23); Kubilay Turkyilmaz (pen. 83). Half: 1-0. England — Seaman, G. Neville, Adams, Southgate, Pearce, Ince, Anderton, Gascoigne (Platt, 76), McManaman (Stone, 69), Shearer, Sheringham (Barmby, 69). Switzerland — Pascolo, Jeanneret, Geiger (Koller, 69), Vega, Henchoz, Quentin, Bonvin (Chapuisat 67), Sforza, Vogel, Turkyilmaz, Grassi. […]

England No. Pos. Name Club 1 GK David Seaman Arsenal 2 D Gary Neville Manchester United 3 D Stuart Pearce Nottingham Forest 4 MF Paul Ince Inter Milan (Italy) 5 D Tony Adams Arsenal 6 D Gareth Southgate Aston Villa 7 MF David Platt Arsenal 8 MF Paul Gascoigne Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) 9 F Alan […]

Denmark No. Pos. Name Club 1 GK Peter Schmeichel Manchester United (England) 2 D Thomas Helveg Udinese (Italy) 3 D Marc Rieper West Ham (England) 4 D Lars Olsen Broendby 5 D Jes Hoegh Fenerbahce (Turkey) 6 MF Michael Schjoenberg Odense 7 MF Brian Steen Nielsen Odense 8 MF Claus Thomsen Ipswich (England) 9 F […]

Germany No. Pos. Name Club 1 GK Andy Koepke Eintracht Frankfurt 2 D Stefan Reuter Borussia Dortmund 3 MF Marco Bode Werder Bremen 4 MF Steffen Freund Borussia Dortmund 5 D Thomas Helmer Bayern Munich 6 D Matthias Sammer Borussia Dortmund 7 MF Andy Moeller Borussia Dortmund 8 MF Mehmet Scholl Bayern Munich 9 F […]

Spain No. Pos. Name Club 1 GK Andoni Zubizarreta Valencia 2 D Juan Lopez Atletico Madrid 3 D Alberto Belsue Real Zaragoza 4 D Rafael Alkorta Real Madrid 5 D Abelardo Barcelona 6 M Fernando Hierro Real Madrid 7 F Jose Amavisca Real Madrid 8 M Julen Guerrero Athletic Bilbao 9 F Juan Pizzi Tenerife […]

Note: All times are Eastern Saturday, June 8 Kansas City at Columbus Location: Ohio Stadium Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. Television: ESPN Satellite: Galaxy 5, Tr. 9 Previous Meeting: The Wiz won a classic May 2, downing Columbus 6-4 at Arrowhead Stadium. Injuries: Kansas City — F Frank Klopas (hip-flexor strain) is questionable; Columbus — D Mark […]

June 5 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 3 San Jose 1. Goals: Diaz Arce (Rammel, Harkes) 23, Rammel (Etcheverry) 35, Rammel (Agoos) 49; Butler (68). D.C. United — Causey, Vaudreuil, Pope, Peay, Agoos, Williams, Sanneh, Harkes, Etcheverry, Diaz Arce, Rammel. Subs: Maessner for Etcheverry in 68th minute, Kelderman for Rammel in 87th. San Jose — […]

June 5 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 1 Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) 1. Goals: Wood 39; Dominguez 12. MetroStars — Meola, Caricola, Gillen, Harty, Joseph, Ramos, Rodriguez, Vermes, Kydes, Hernandez, Wood. Subs: Savarese for Kydes in 60th minute, N. Baba for Rodriguez in 65th. Sporting Lisbon — Tiago, Nelson, Aurelio, Pedrosa, Peixe, Carlos Xavier, Mauro Soares, […]

Soccer America’s editors look into Euro ’96 crystal balls. Paul Kennedy Champion: Germany Runner-up: Netherlands Losing semifinalists: Spain, Italy Tournament MVP: Juergen Klinsmann (Germany) Germany continues its renaissance under Berti Vogts, becoming the first team to take home the European Championship trophy a third time. The Germans, led by Juergen Klinsmann, are the one team […]

Features U.S. Stars Who Came Home Talk MLS Interview by Jerry Hawkins England’s Players Set Bad Example On Far East Tour Edited by Duncan Irving U.S. Soccer Hopes To Profit On Women’s Finals By Dean Caparaz FIFA Boss Havelange Backs Down On 2002 World Cup Ecuador Scores Major Upset In The News And On The […]

Select League Eastern Conference No. Atlantic GP W L GF GA P Long Island 8 5 3 19 19 15 Connecticut 7 5 2 15 10 11 Delaware 7 3 4 7 8 7 Richmond 6 2 4 6 10 6 Cape Cod 4 2 2 9 7 4 NY/NJ Stallions 7 1 6 11 […]

Much of this issue (June 10) has been devoted to the European Championship, which will receiving extensive coverage both here and on ESPN and ESPN2 this June. The last tournament in Sweden in 1992 suffered from all the worst elements of Italia `90 — low scoring, negative play and sporadic outbreaks of violence from English, […]

Los Angeles at New England Location: Foxboro Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. (ET) Television: ESPN2 Satellite: Galaxy 5, Tr. 9 Previous Meeting: none Injuries: Los Angeles — F John Garvey (sprained ankle), M Arash Noamouz (strained knee) and M Chris Armas (sprained ankle) are day-to-day, F Jose Vasquez is on injured reserve; New England — F […]

June 6 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 2 Los Angeles 3 (Los Angeles wins shootout 3-2). Goals: Naveda (Welton) 72, Burns 78; Jones 39, Semioli 86. New England — Heaney, Chronopoulos, I. Fraser, Weiszmann, Lalas, DeBrito, Burns, Naveda, Sawatzky, Welton, Keegan. Subs: Mella for DeBrito in 22nd minute, Lips for Chronopoulos in 82nd, Ukrop for […]

MLS’s single-entity concept may have theoretically given each team a fair start on the field, but league organizers had little control over each team’s package of radio and TV broadcasts. The disparity is vast. Three teams — New England, New York/New Jersey, and Washington — have all, or nearly all, of their games on television […]

MLS’s four outfitters are considering changing uniform designs or perhaps adding third team jerseys for next season. Nike (which outfits five MLS teams), adidas (three), Puma and Reebok (one team each) will discuss the issue further at a meeting with league officials prior to U.S. Cup ’96. MLS commissioner Doug Logan admits the league must […]

San Jose at Washington Location: RFK Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. (ET) Television: Home Team Sports (delayed to 11:00 p.m.) Satellite: Spacenet 3, Tr. 23 Previous Meeting: San Jose beat Washington 1-0 in the MLS inaugural game at Spartan Stadium April 6. Injuries: San Jose — D Ben Iroha (pulled hamstring) is probable, G Tom Liner […]

Standings Team GP W L GF GA P Seattle 6 5 1 0 10 6 16 Colorado 4 3 1 0 11 5 9 Montreal 3 2 1 0 5 2 6 Atlanta 3 1 2 0 5 10 3 New York 3 1 2 1 3 6 1 Rochester 2 0 2 0 2 […]

The following are the results of the latest Soccer America Online poll in which 394 fans picked their favorites to win the European Championship. To participate in the next poll on the Olympics, check out the SA Poll area of the INTERACTIVE section of Soccer America Online. Team 1st 2nd SF Pts. Italy 123 80 […]