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Atlanta Ruckus: The Ruckus will play the U.S. U-23 Olympic team May 27 at Adams Stadium…. Jamaican under-23 standout Fabian Davis has signed and will be on the field for Atlanta’s season opener May 17. Davis is currently in Canada with the Jamaican team for CONCACAF qualifying for the 1996 Olympics. He’s a top playmaker […]

May 5 in Dallas Dallas 1 Columbus 0. (Dallas wins shootout 3-1.) Dallas — Dodd, Santel, Farrer, Lozzano, Alvarez, Kreis, Rodriguez, Sonora, Elliott, Eck, Kerr. Subs: Haynes for Sonora in 76th minute, Ashton for Kerr in 76th minute. Columbus — Oshoniyi, Michallik, Bliss, Watson, Ward, Yeagley, Battelle, Thompson, Paz, Khumalo, McBride. Subs: Marino for Battelle […]

First Round Group E DateMatchSiteKickoff July 21USA vs. DenmarkOrlando6:30 p.m. July 21Sweden vs. ChinaMiami4:00 p.m. July 23USA vs. SwedenOrlando6:00 p.m. July 23Denmark vs. ChinaMiami6:00 p.m. July 25USA vs. ChinaMiami6:30 p.m. July 25Denmark vs. SwedenOrlando6:30 p.m. Group F DateMatchSiteKickoff July 21Germany vs. JapanBirmingham, Ala.2:30 p.m. July 21Norway vs. BrazilWashington3:00 p.m. July 23Brazil vs. JapanBirmingham, Ala.5:30 p.m. […]

First Round Group A DateMatchSiteKickoff July 20USA vs. ArgentinaBirmingham, Ala.6:30 p.m. July 20Tunisia vs. PortugalWashington3:00 p.m. July 22USA vs. TunisiaBirmingham, Ala.7:30 p.m. July 22Argentina vs. PortugalWashington7:30 p.m. July 24USA vs. PortugalWashington7:30 p.m. July 24Argentina vs. TunisiaBirmingham, Ala.7:30 p.m. Group B Note: Team B4 will be the winner of a playoff between the CONCACAF runner-up and […]

May 4 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 1 San Jose 2. Goals: Aunger (pen.) 86; Wynalda (Iroha) 23, Bravo (Mella, Dayak) 70. Half: 0-1. New England — Heaney, Ibsen, Chronopoulos, Lalas, Burns, Woodring, Aunger, Naveda, Galderisi, Ukrop, Welton. Subs: Keegan for Galderisi in 64th minute, Sawatzky for Ibsen in 81st minute. San Jose — Liner, […]

May 4 in Calgary Canadian U-23 team 2 U.S. U-23 team 1. Goals: Kusch (Nash) 77, Thompson 83; T. Suarez 51. Half: 0-0.

May 4 in Mexico City Necaxa 0 Celaya 0. (Aggregate: 1-1; Necaxa wins on away goal.) Necaxa — Navarro, Wolf, Vilches, Becerril, Esquivel, Higareda (Herrera, 46), Aguinaga, Garcia Aspe, L. Hernandez, Pelaez, Zarate (Alvarado, 60). Celaya — Pineda, Cabrera, J. Cruz, Hurtado, Leal, J. Patino, F. Cruz (Malibraan, 75), Tiba, Mercado (C. Hernandez, 60), Butragueno, […]

Want to talk to America’s finest soccer players? Well, here’s your chance to… Ask a Star Our first star is U.S. national team goalkeeper Kasey Keller, who is completing his fifth season with Millwall of the English First Division. A former all-American at the University of Portland, Keller has become one of the English League’s […]

Saturday, May 4 Tampa Bay at MetroStars Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. (EST) Television: MSG; WTMV-32 Tampa Satellite: Satcom C4, Tr. 6 Injuries: MetroStars — G Tony Meola (mild shoulder separation) is probable, M Ted Gillen (torn hamstring) and M Nidal Baba (strained groin) are out. Tampa Bay — D Tayt […]

May 2 in Kansas City Kansas City 6 Columbus 4. Goals: Chung (Preki, Sorber) 5, Johnston (Preki) 47, Preki (pen.) 67, Johnston (Takawira) 70, Sorber (Reasoner) 77, Preki (Takawira) 88; McBride (Thompson) 20, Yeagley (McBride) 48, Clark (Thompson) 54, own goal (Reasoner) 65. Half: 1-1. Kansas City — Harrington, Reasoner, Okafor, Bowers, Uderitz, Chung, Preki, […]

The following are the results of the April 1996 Soccer America Online poll, in which 438 fans registered their votes on the future of the A-League. Question #1 Given the arrival of Major League Soccer, do you believe that the A-League will survive in its current form as an independent, Division 2 league beyond the […]

May 1 in Celaya Celaya 1 (C. Hernandez 58) Necaxa 1 (Pelaez 26). Half: 0-1. Celaya — Pineda, Cabrera, J. Cruz, Hurtado, Leal, J. Patino, Mercado (C. Hernandez, 57), F. Cruz (Franco, 82), Tiba, Zambrano, Butragueno. Necaxa — Navarro, Becerril, Vilchis, Esquivel, Wolf, Higareda (Zarate, 46), Aguinaga, Ambriz, Garcia Aspe, Pelaez, L. Hernandez (Herrera, 69). […]

May 1 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 3 Dallas 1. Goals: Diaz Arce (pen.) 15, Etcheverry 53, Rammel (Harkes) 68; Rodriguez (pen.) 43. Half: 1-1. Washington — Causey, Imler, Peay, Kamler, Williams, Kelderman, Harkes, Agoos, Etcheverry, Diaz Arce, Rammel. Subs: Huwiler for Rammel in 86th minute, Medved for Agoos in 87th minute. Dallas — Dodd, […]

April 24 *South Carolina 3 Charlotte 2. April 26 Connecticut 3 New York 2 (OT) *Charleston 0 **Cape Cod 1 El Paso 3 Minnesota 2 (OT) *Mobile 3 *New Orleans 2 (SO) Central Jersey 1 North Jersey 0 Everett 3 Cascade 0 *Orlando 3 *South Florida 2 Montclair 1 Arizona 3; Central Coast 1 So. […]

May 1 in Coquitlam, B.C. Canada 0, USA 0. Canada — Larkin, Hikida, Pizzolitto, DeVos, Macey (Capasso, 40), Rhode, Oliviero (Kusch, 50), Thompson, Xausa (D’Onofrio, 73), Franks, Heald (Berg, 77). USA — Cassar, McKeon, Pope, Vermillion, Hejduk, Pollard, Silvera, Walsh, Maisonneuve, Joseph, Wood. Referee: Parra (Canada). Att.: 2,168.

The Clash-Wiz game in San Jose had a dramatic finish, complete with a desperate, last-gasp equalizer by 10-man Kansas City. An exciting conclusion to a memorable game. Until the shootout. Players, coaches and officials bumbled their way through 16 dreadful rounds of one-on-ones, while the din of 17,000 fans at Spartan Stadium subsided into smatterings […]

MLS has gotten a warm reception from the fourth estate. “Down on the corner, Americans don’t give a boot about soccer.” So read the headline of one of many sports columns, during the 1990 World Cup, citing the inferiority of soccer. That particular column — in which Dave Kindred asked whether something couldn’t be done […]

Wednesday May 1 Dallas at Washington Location: RFK Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 (EST) Television: Home Team Sports, delayed 11 p.m. Eastern Satellite: Spacenet 3, Tr. 23. (No raw feed available) Injuries: Washington — M John Harkes (left leg injury) is out. D Mario Gori (strained groin) and D Mike Huwiler (shin splints) are day-to-day. D Jeff […]

Features Washington Divided Three straight losses to open the season isn’t what was expected in the nation’s capital. By Steve Goff Finding Friends In The Media MLS has gotten a warm reception from the fourth estate. By Mike Woitalla Super Reception In Giants Stadium The MetroStars’ Italian veteran once again found his own net as […]

The following are the results of the April 1996 Soccer America Online poll, in which 438 fans registered their votes on the future of the A-League. Question #1 Given the arrival of Major League Soccer, do you believe that the A-League will survive in its current form as an independent, Division 2 league beyond the […]

May 1 in Munich Bayern Munich (Germany) 2 (Helmer 35, Scholl 60) Bordeaux (France) 0. Half: 1-0. Bayern Munich — Kahn. Matthaeus (Frey, 53), Babbel, Ziege, Kreuzer, Helmer, Hamann, Scholl, Sforza, Klinsmann, Papin (Witeczek, 70). Bordeaux — Huard, Grenet, Lizarazu, Friis-Hansen, Dogon, Lucas, Croci, Dutuel, Tholot (Anselin, 89), Witschge, Bancarel. Attendance: 62,000. Bordeaux to host […]

American midfielder Claudio Reyna’s string of 11 straight starts for German First Division Bayer Leverkusen came to an end when he pulled a groin muscle, forcing him miss the match with Uerdingen (a 3-0 loss) April 30. Reyna has won praise for his steady if unspectacular play in midfield. Leverkusen had gone 1-5-5 (won-tied-lost) with […]

STANDINGS EASTERN WLPGFGASOWStreak Columbus216720Won1 Tampa Bay216650Lost 1 New England214441Won2 MetroStars030150Lost 3 Washington DC040280Lost 4 WESTERN WLPGFGASOWStreak Los Angeles309630Won3 Dallas317641Won1 Kansas City214551Won1 Colorado113340Won1 San Jose133440Lost 3 LEADING SCORERS NameTeamGPGAP 1John KerrDAL4215 –Brian McBrideCLB3215 3Raul Diaz ArceWAS4204 –Jason KreisDAL4204 –Mauricio CienfuegosLA3204 –Roy LassiterTB3204 –Vitalis TakawiraKC3204 –Rob UkropNE3204 –Washington RodriguezDAL4204 –Marcelo BalboaCOL1204 –N.E. BenchNE2204 12Eric WynaldaSJ4113 –Ben IrohaSJ4113 […]

Standings TeamGPWLSWGFGAP Seattle1100213 Vancouver1010120 Montreal0000000 Atlanta0000000 Colorado0000000 New York0000000 Rochester0000000 Note: Teams earn 3 points for a regulation win and 1 point for a shootout win. Results April 27 Seattle 2, Vancouver 1 Leading Scorers PlayerGAP Chance Fry (SEA)204 Domenic Mobilio (VAN)102 Joey Leonetti (SEA)011 Neil Megson (SEA)011

Atlanta Ruckus: The Ruckus is finalizing negotiations with defender/midfielder Fabian Davis and midfielder Frank McIntosh. Davis will have to leave for commitments with Jamaica’s U-23 Olympic team for CONCACAF qualifying. McIntosh last played with Baltimore’s NPSL team…. Atlanta plays in a preseason exhibition match May 2 against amateur powerhouse Datagraphic…. The Ruckus and France’s Olympic […]