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The best game of U.S. Women’s Cup ’95 was saved for last as the U.S. did what it couldn’t do in the World Cup — beat Norway. This wasn’t the World Cup final, and the teams weren’t Norway and Germany but rather Norway and the United States in the final match of U.S. Women’s Cup […]

Position: Defender. Height: 5-7. Weight: 133. Birthdate: June 15, 1970. Birthplace: Washington, D.C. College: Virginia. Awards: All-America (1990, 1991). First cap: Bulgaria (1991). First goal: Trinidad & Tobago (1994). Titles: CONCACAF Championship (1993, 1994). World Championships: World Championship (1995). College YearTeamGPGAP 1988Virginia186315 1989Virginia2111325 1990Virginia218521 1991Virginia1810323 Sweden YearTeamGPGAP 1994Hammarby–––– U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAP 1991USA70–– 1992USA10–– 1993USA170–– […]

Former Massachussetts star Briana Scurry has established herself as the top U.S. goalie and as one of the best in the world. How badly do you want to play Norway again? How about Denmark, which beat you the last time you played? And China, Group C’s other powerhouse team? The coaches give a diplomatic response, […]

Position: Forward. Height: 5-8. Weight: 135. Birthdate: Jan. 9, 1965. Birthplace: Los Angeles, Calif. College: UC Santa Barbara. Awards: All-America (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986). First cap: Norway (1987). First goal: Canada (1987). Titles: World Championship (1991), CONCACAF Championship (1991, 1993, 1994). Awards: U.S. Soccer Player of the Year (1987, 1992), World Championship Golden Ball (1991). […]

Position: Defender. Height: 5-7. Weight: 125. Birthdate: May 9, 1968. Birthplace: Pasadena, Calif. College: North Carolina. Titles: NCAA Division I (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989). Awards: All-America (1987, 1988, 1989). First cap: Czechoslovakia (1988). First goal: Jamaica (1994). Titles: World Championship (1991), CONCACAF Championship (1991, 1993, 1994). World Championships: World Championship (1991, 1995). College YearTeamGPGAP 1986North […]

The U.S. women’s national team continued its tuneup to the Women’s World Cup by shutting out three opponents — including World Cup-bound Canada — en route to a tournament title in France. The U.S. opened the Tournoi International Feminin with a 3-0 win over Italy April 11, then followed with a 5-0 spanking of Canada […]

The Road to Sweden continued with a pair of victories over fellow World Cup qualifier Brazil. It wasn’t quite the Brazil one might expect. No pretty passing game, deft backheels; not much flair at all. But this wasn’t the World Cup champion Brazil men’s team against the U.S. men. It was the World Cup-bound Brazilian […]

In a fitting finale to the Road to Sweden tour, the U.S. women’s national team rolled by Canada 9-1 May 19 before 6,145 fans at Franklin Field in Dallas. It was the second-largest crowd to watch the U.S. women in the United States, missing the record — set last summer against Norway in Worcester, Mass. […]

The U.S. women ended Japan’s stay in the Women’s World Cup and set up a rematch of the 1991 World Championship final. “Relax, relax.” That’s what midfielder Julie Foudy was telling her teammates. And that’s what the U.S. team finally had a chance to do in a 4-0 win over Japan in the quarterfinal round […]

Norway forced the United States to trade in its world title for third-place medals. It took Norway coach Even Pellerud to point out the bitter truth: The United States wasn’t as good as four years ago, when it beat the Norwegians in the first Women’s World Cup final. “I was a bit disappointed by the […]

The former U.S. women’s captain, who was a member of the 1991 World Championship-winning squad, is now an assistant coach on the national team as well as the head coach at the University of Maryland. “[Playing in the Olympics is] probably the one dream I haven’t been able to realize as a player. The next […]

U.S. Soccer is leaving the promotion of its women’s national team to others. To prepare its national team for the 1995 Women’s World Cup and the 1996 Olympics, U.S. Soccer will spend more than $2 million and has established a full-time training site in Florida. To promote its national team, to give exposure and publicity […]

What lies ahead for the U.S. women’s team, on and off the field, as it attempts to defend its world championship in Sweden and prepares for the 1996 Olympic Games? Soccer America interviewed several of the individuals involved for their observations. Hank Steinbrecher U.S. Soccer “In general terms of sports marketing, women’s sports is still […]

The U.S. can score by stringing passes together all over the field or going over the top to its three forwards. The constant high pressure usually breaks opponents down early and often. But the worry is that the pressure occasionally leaves the U.S. vulnerable to counterattacks. Despite challenges from Europe’s best, the United States is […]

U.S. Women’s National Team No schedule has yet been released for U.S. women’s national team matches in 1996. See 1996 Olympic Women’s Soccer Schedule for complete Olympic schedule.

U.S. women’s national team coach Tony DiCicco announced his World Cup roster, with nine veterans from the 1991 World Championship team making the squad. The wait is over for about 30 players who had hoped to make the U.S. women’s World Cup roster. On May 2, still more than one month before the start of […]

Finland was the latest victim for the U.S. women, who shut out their Scandinavian foe in two friendlies. The U.S. women’s national team hit the so-called “Road to Sweden” with a vengeance, leaving behind nothing but tire tracks and a bunch of dazed Finns. Michelle Akers and Tisha Venturini scored first-half goals and teenage sensation […]

U.S. Women’s National Team DateOpponentScoreSite Feb. 24Denmark7-0Winter Park, Fla. March 14Finland2-0Faro, Portugal March 16@Portugal3-0Portimao, Portugal March 17Denmark0-2Lagos, Portugal March 19Quarteira3-3 (2-4)Quarteira, Portugal April 11Italy3-0Poissy, France April 12Canada5-0St. Maur, France April 15@France3-0Strasbourg, France April 28Finland2-0Decatur, Ga. April 30Finland6-0Davidson, N.C. May 12Brazil3-0Tacoma, Wash. May 14Brazil4-1Portland, Ore. May 19Canada9-1Dallas May 22@Canada2-1Edmonton June 6China3-3Gaevle, Sweden June 8Denmark2-0Gaevle, Sweden June […]

U.S. Women’s National Team DateOpponentScoreSite Feb. 24Denmark7-0Winter Park, Fla. March 14Finland2-0Faro, Portugal March 16@Portugal3-0Portimao, Portugal March 17Denmark0-2Lagos, Portugal March 19Quarteira3-3 (2-4)Quarteira, Portugal April 11Italy3-0Poissy, France April 12Canada5-0St. Maur, France April 15@France3-0Strasbourg, France April 28Finland2-0Decatur, Ga. April 30Finland6-0Davidson, N.C. May 12Brazil3-0Tacoma, Wash. May 14Brazil4-1Portland, Ore. May 19Canada9-1Dallas May 22@Canada2-1Edmonton June 6China3-3Gaevle, Sweden June 8Denmark2-0Gaevle, Sweden June […]

U.S. Women’s National Team No schedule has yet been released for U.S. women’s national team matches in 1996. See 1996 Olympic Women’s Soccer Schedule for complete Olympic schedule.

No Major League Soccer official expects sellouts for a long time, yet the league’s first few seasons are desperately dependent on healthy ticket sales. During a workshop for MLS general managers in late August, John Spollster of SRO Ticketing, a Portland-based agency, presented his company’s philosophies and guidelines for selling tickets. SRO’s successes include dramatic […]

Note: All times Eastern DateOpponentKickoff April 13Colorado8:30 pm April 18at Dallas8:30 pm April 21at San Jose4:00 pm May 2Columbus8:30 pm May 5at Colorado4:00 pm May 8at Tampa Bay7:30 pm May 11Dallas8:30 pm May 19at Los Angeles7:30 pm May 22NY/NJ8:30 pm May 29at San Jose10:30 pm June 1New England8:30 pm June 5Tampa Bay8:30 pm June 8at […]

U.S. men’s under-23 team DateOpponentSiteKickoff (local)Ticket info Feb. 2NorwayTampa, Fla.8:30 pm813 963-3909 Feb. 4NorwayJacksonville, Fla.2:00 pm904 630-4087 Feb. 7DenmarkLa Jolla, Calif.7:00 pm619 460-7612 Feb. 11South KoreaMonterey Park, Calif.5:00 pm213 413-3951 March 6MexicoFullerton, Calif.7 pm619 460-7612 U.S. women’s national team DateOpponentSiteKickoff (local)Ticket info Feb. 2NorwayTampa, Fla.8:30 pm813 963-3909 Feb. 4NorwayJacksonville, Fla.2:00 pm904 630-4087 Feb. 10DenmarkOrlando, Fla.2:00 […]

Both the U.S. men’s and women’s teams will play in two cities during the first round of the Olympic soccer tournament this summer, and Women’s World Cup champion Norway will play all its first-round matches in Washington, D.C., according to the official schedule released Nov. 16. The U.S. men play at Legion Field in Birmingham, […]

The U.S. women left Portugal with a fourth-place finish at the Algarve Cup. They hadn’t lost in almost a year. But that changed for the defending World Champion U.S. women’s national team when it lost two of four games in Portugal at the Algarve Cup, an annual tournament featuring some of the top teams in […]