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D.C. United GM Kevin Payne has been fined $15,000 for statements made on May 1. MLS Commissioner Douglas G. Logan issued the following statement on May 3: “Today, I have fined Mr. Kevin Payne, President/General Manager of D.C. United, the sum of $15,000 for his conduct and public statements during and after the match between […]

STANDINGS North GP W L GF GA P Cape Cod 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 North Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rhode […]

Susan Bush isn’t your stereotypical North Carolina recruit, the one that dreamed about going to Carolina as a kid. Bush’s biggest goal when she was younger was just making her regional team. “I never actually thought about playing there” at Carolina, the U.S. World Cup hopeful said. “I never thought that I could.” The addition […]

The U.S. boys’ U-17 national team will play El Salvador on May 9 (kickoff 12 p.m. local, 2 p.m. ET) in San Salvador, El Salvador in the first leg of their home-and-home CONCACAF playoff series for the third and final berth in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand in November. In the […]

Here are the results of the www.socceramerica.com April, 1999 poll, in which 763 fans answered five questions on issues surrounding the dismissal of former MLS Deputy Commissioner Sunil Gulati: 1. Do you agree that MLS Commissioner Doug Logan should have fired Deputy Commissioner Sunil Gulati? Yes: 37.4% No: 62.6% 2. Can MLS survive without Gulati […]

The U.S. women’s national team once again got contributions from numerous players, with forwards Danielle Fotopoulos and Shannon MacMillan each scoring twice, as the Americans hammered Japan for the second time in four days, winning 7-0 in front of a near-capacity crowd of 14,652 fans at Dekalb Memorial Stadium in Roswell, Ga. Forward Mia Hamm […]

This summer, the United States will host the third Women's World Cup, and while the American women are picked by many to win, the 16-team field features several strong challengers. Norway, the 1995 champion, is a bitter rival of the U.S., while China snapped the Americans' 50-game home winning streak on April 25. European champion […]

I hate to present any smidgen of rationale for the despised shootout, but it is working in one regard — it punishes teams that can’t win in regulation. This is a good thing. Both Chicago and San Jose have four wins. Yet Chicago sits atop the Western Conference with 12 points; San Jose languishes far […]

A major portion of the latest distribution of 1994 World Cup profits will fund the construction of soccer fields around the nation — and help save one of the nation’s oldest fields. In its fourth full grant cycle, the U.S. Soccer Foundation approved $2,244,575 in grants to 38 different groups in 25 states. The Foundation […]

The Colorado Rapids game versus the Chicago Fire, originally scheduled for Saturday, April 24, will be made up on Wednesday, October 6 at Mile High Stadium. Kickoff will be at 7:00 p.m. (MT). The game was postponed in the wake of the recent tragedy that took place at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Tickets […]

Qualifying is underway to determine the 32 teams that will compete in the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, which begins in June. The format will be similar to last year, with eight D3 Pro League teams squaring off against four PDL and four USASA teams in the first round, which is set for June 9-13. The […]

The U.S. women’s national team dominated from start to finish, getting goals and assists from ten different players to defeat Japan, 9-0, in front of 10,119 rain-swept fans at Ericsson Stadium. Tiffeny Milbrett became the second player in U.S. women’s national team history to score four goals in a game, all in the second half, […]

The A-League will televise a package of 10 games on a local and regional basis during the season. Nine regular-season games, plus the championship, will be shown, featuring Eastern Conference teams. Games will be seen in each team’s local market, as well as the Empire Sports Network, CTV Sportsnet in Canada and the USL Soccer […]

Goalkeeper Matt Jordan (3) Dallas Defenders Leo Cullen (1) Miami Paul Caligiuri (1) Los Angeles Jan Eriksson (1) Tampa Bay Midfielders Ivan McKinley (1) New England Oscar Pareja (1) Dallas Carlos Valderrama (2) Tampa Bay Mauricio Cienfuegos (1) Los Angeles Forwards Musa Shannon (1) Tampa Bay Jason Kreis (3) Dallas Giovanni Savarese (2) New England […]

Kansas City Wizards GM Doug Newman has announced that Bob Gansler will be named head coach of the Wizards. Gansler will replace Ken Fogarty, who stepped in as interim head coach after former Head Coach Ron Newman’s resignation on April 14. “Bob Gansler brings a wealth of experience to our organization,” said Newman. “He has […]

Results April 28 Kansas City 0 Columbus 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA Columbus 6 4 2 8 5 6 D.C. United 5 3 2 7 11 8 New England 5 2 3 6 7 5 MetroStars 5 3 2 5 4 5 Miami 6 3 3 5 7 12 Tampa Bay […]

Chicago Fire — G Zach Thornton (sprained finger), M Diego Gutierrez (back spasms) and F Ante Razov (bruised ankle) are probable. Colorado Rapids — G Ian Feuer (bruised hip) is probable; M Anders Limpar (strained calf) is questionable. Columbus Crew — G Juergen Sommer (torn ACL) is on injured reserve. Dallas Burn — G Mark […]

Group 1 TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Italy 4 3 1 0 7 2 10 Switzerland 4 2 1 1 4 3 7 Wales 4 2 0 2 5 7 6 Belarus 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 Denmark 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 SCHEDULE June 5 — Italy […]

FEATURES MLS Beat: Carlos Caper Highlights Foreign Forays By Ridge Mahoney MLS Makes A Costa Rican Connection By Amparo Simon Schmid Finally Makes Way To Galaxy Bench By Fred J. Robledo Bruce Arena: ‘[U-20s] A Pretty Solid Team’ Interview by Scott French Spain Overcomes Japan’s Magic By Scott French U.S. U-20s Weigh Their Options By […]

STANDINGS North GP W L GF GA P Cape Cod 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 North Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rhode […]

The U.S. national team will play France ’98 quarterfinalist Argentina in a full-international match on June 13 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. The match will be televised to a live ABC audience at 1 p.m. ET. As part of the agreement struck between U.S. Soccer and the Argentine Football Association, the two teams will […]

The following are quotes from the April 27 MLS media teleconference, which featured MLS Commissioner Doug Logan, MLS Executive Vice President Ivan Gazidis, Los Angeles Galaxy Head Coach Sigi Schmid and New England Revolution Head Coach Walter Zenga. Doug Logan Opening Remarks “I’d like to welcome Sigi Schmid to the MLS coaching fraternity … He […]

MIAMI 1 KANSAS CITY 0 April 24 Att.: 6,759. Goals Miami: Marshall (Gutierrez, Vargas) 19. SA Report Card Miami: Cassar 5, Heaps 5, Cullen 6, Aldrich 5, Marshall 5, Bilyk 5, Gutierrez 6, Vargas 5 (Rooney, 57th, 5), Maessner 5, Serna 5, Gaucho 5 (Kozic, 61st, 5). Kansas City: Snitko 5, Vermillion 4 (Prideaux, 48th, […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Brooklyn 1 1 0 1 0 4 C. Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.Y. Capital 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 Westchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 New York 1 0 1 0 1 0 […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Boston 2 1 1 3 2 5 Connecticut 3 1 2 4 5 5 Lehigh Vall. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rochester 0 0 0 0 0 0 Staten Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto […]