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Who really believed that Women’s World Cup would not sell out Giants Stadium for the opener? In retrospect, FIFA’s original idea of playing all the matches at East Coast high school stadiums was ludicrous, and all the credit to USA ’99 boss Marla Messing for convincing it otherwise. Messing learned the art of sandbagging from […]

Veteran Miami defender Wade Webber has announced that he is retiring from professional soccer and returning to his former career as a school teacher. “I have accepted a position to teach history at Thomas Jefferson High School in Federal Wasy [Wash.],” said Webber, who is originally from the greater Seattle area. “I’m going to miss […]

Chicago Fire — F Josh Wolff (bruised ankle) is probable; M Chris Armas (strained groin) and M Peter Nowak (bruised calf) are questionable. Colorado Rapids — D Marcelo Balboa (strained hamstring), D Jason Bent (turf toe) and D Peter Vermes (bruised calf) are probable. Columbus Crew — F Brian McBride (broken cheekbone) is probable; F […]

Group B June 24 in Chicago Brazil 2 Italy 0. Goal: Sissi 2, 63. Brazil — Maravilha, Nene (Juliana, 90), Elane, Tania, Suzana, Marisa, Sissi, Raquel (Formiga, 46), Cidinha, Pretinha, Katia (Maicon, 75) Italy — Brenzan, Marchio, Tavalazzi, Stefanelli, Tesse, Carta (Fiorini, 58), Duo’, D’Astolfo, Frollani (Deiana, 55), Guarino (Tagliacarne, 73), Panico. Yellow cards: Brazil […]

Here’s a look at MLS games on television this weekend: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) `Television June 26 Kansas City at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. NewsChannel 8-D.C.; MetroSports-KC June 26 San Jose at Miami 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports Bay Area; Sunshine Network June 26 MetroStars at Columbus 7:30 p.m. MSG network June 26 New England at […]

Group A June 24 in Chicago USA 7 Nigeria 1. Goals: Own goal 19, Hamm 20, Milbrett 23, 83, Lilly 32, Akers 39, Parlow 41; Okosieme 2. USA — Scurry, Chastain, Sobrero (Whalen, 46), Overbeck, Fawcett, Lilly, Akers (Fair, 46), Foudy, Hamm (MacMillan, 51), Parlow, Milbrett. Nigeria — A.Chiejine, Kudaisi, Opara, Ajayi, Emeafu (Usiata, 84), […]

England, France could miss the European Championship, and Yugoslavia is back in the picture The end of NATO’s bombing campaign against Yugoslavia has revived Serb hopes of competing at next year’s European Championship in Belgium and Holland. Unlike 1992, a boycott doesn’t appear on the horizon, and the Yugoslav squad’s return to qualifying after a […]

1. Sissi (Brazil) 5 goals. 2. Grings (Germany), Pretinha (Brazil), Sun Wen (China) 3 goals. 5. Aarones (Norway), Hamm (USA), Jin Yan (China), Jo Song Ok (North Korea), Letuchova (Russia), Lilly (USA), Ljungberg (Sweden), Milbrett (USA), Murray (Australia), Pettersen (Norway), Zhang Ouying (China) 2 goals. 16. Akers (USA), Foudy (USA), Parlow (USA), Katia (Brazil), Dominguez […]

June 22 in Milwaukee Milwaukee Rampage (A-League) 0 Chicago Fire (MLS) 2. Goals: Kotschau 26, Kosecki (pen.) 45. Milwaukee — Green (Isacco, 46), Lopez (Ackah, 46), Timbers (Ross, 46), Cerro (Farmer, 46), Iribarren (J.Provan, 46), Szczepanski (S.Provan, 46; Marshall 79), Storm (Papandrea, 46), Willan (Adamovsky, 46), Dalombo (Marqinhos, 46), Stebbins (Igel, 32), Loftin (P.White, 46). […]

The following are quotes from the U.S. media conference June 23 in Chicago with U.S. coach Tony DiCicco and players Mia Hamm, Tiffeny Milbrett and Carla Overbeck. Note: Starting U.S. defender Kate Sobrero twisted her right ankle in practice today. X-rays were negative. She has a Grade I ankle sprain and is day-to-day. U.S. team […]

Group D June 23 in Landover, Md. Sweden 3 Australia 1. Goals: Tornqvist 9, Ljungberg 21, 69; Murray 32. Sweden — Karlsson, Westberg, Tornqvist (Sundh, 75), Sandell, Lonnqvist, Mostrom, Andersson, Bengtsson (Lundin, 57), Green (Gustavsson, 46), Ljungberg, Svensson. Australia — Kitching, Starr (Tann-Darby, 87), Bartlett, Alagich, Cooper (Iannotta, 77), Black (Golebiowski, 58), Peters, Forman, Casagrande, […]

Sepp Blatter, WWC organizers are fond to remind, told the world last summer that football’s future was feminine. He forgot to mention that it’s Brazilian, too. No national women’s program has come so far so quickly as Brazil’s, which emerged as a force during the Atlanta Olympics and has improved steadily since. The Brazilians have […]

Group C June 23 in Landover, Md. Norway 7 Canada 1. Goals: Aarones 8, 36, Lehn 49, Riise 54, Medalen 62, Pettersen 76, S.Gulbrandsen 87; Hooper 31. Norway — Nordby, Kringen, Jorgensen, Medalen, Nymark Andersen (Frustol, 46), Lehn (S.Gulbrandsen, 70), Riise, Knudsen (Ormen, 62), Sandaune, Aarones, Pettersen. Canada — Wright, Nonen, Helland, Morneau, Haas (Neil, […]

The Burn reaps rewards from the happy reunion of Trellez, Pareja and veteran Alvarez John Jairo Trellez’s arrival in MLS wasn’t as much of a cultural shock as his experience in Saudi Arabia. Colombian compatriots Leonel Alvarez and Oscar Pareja welcomed him to the Dallas Burn this season and helped him to settle down. Trellez […]

The U.S. U-17 national team will be looking to continue its 13-game unbeaten streak when they take on England’s U-17s on June 27 (3:30 p.m. ET) at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. in the second match of an MLS doubleheader featuring the Tampa Bay Mutiny and Los Angeles Galaxy (1:00 p.m. ET). The USA-England […]

The U.S. boys U-16 national team returned home over the weekend after a successful 10-day tour in Europe. The USA won the 1999 Tournoi International de Le Meinier Tournament (Geneva, Switzerland) with a 7-1-0 record, scoring 13 goals and conceding only one. In two friendly matches against local club teams, the U-16s beat St. Etienne […]

Goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann (3) Colorado Defenders Jeff Agoos (2) D.C. United Alexi Lalas (2) Kansas City Francis Okaroh (1) Chicago Midfielders Mauricio Cienfuegos (2) Los Angeles Leonel Alvarez (1) Dallas Chris Henderson (1) Kansas City Forwards Dante Washington (1) Dallas Preki (1) Kansas City Roman Kosecki (2) Chicago Joe-Max Moore (2) New England ò In […]

FEATURES USA Says ‘Welcome To Our Party’ By Dean Caparaz Inside WWC ’99: The Other Opener By Scott French Tiffeny Milbrett Takes Aim By Dean Caparaz Breaking Down The Breakdowns In Chicago By Ridge Mahoney Wizards Adjust To Gansler’s Hands-On Approach By Bob Luder Impressive Array Of Stars Meet In Paraguay By Amparo Simon Ramon […]

Norwegian star Linda Medalen’s outspokenness sometimes rankles opponents, but she’s a legend back home after leading Norway to one world championship and two European titles. If Linda Medalen had been cut out to be a soldier, Norway might never have won a world championship. Instead of serving her country in the military, she has brought […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 10 9 1 20 8 38 Long Island 11 8 3 23 14 35 Staten Island 10 6 4 17 9 28 Boston 12 6 6 20 15 28 Pittsburgh 10 5 5 20 14 23 Connecticut 12 4 8 12 23 18 Lehigh […]

The USL’s Super Y-League kicked off June 19 and 20 with six games played in the northeast and west. The league features competition for under-14 and under-15 boys in its first inception, with a 200-plus game slate. The new national circuit conceived by USL Commissioner Francisco Marcos starts out with 34 teams in three divisions […]

Mexico reached the World Cup finals for the first time thanks in part to the arrival of U.S. college products with Mexican roots. The American contingent has grown to 12 players. Since receiving reinforcements in the form of Mexican-Americans with U.S. college experience, homegrown Mexican players like Maribel Dominguez have been able to see more […]

Kirovski: ‘We fought really hard’ Jovan Kirovski’s welcomed a national-team return after an unhappy season in Germany’s Second Division. SOCCER AMERICA: What are your thoughts on the team’s performance today? JOVAN KIROVSKI: It was a great result. I thought we fought really hard as a team, we played well and created some good chances. Honestly, […]

æThe cards I’ve been dealt’ SOCCER AMERICA: You’ve got a good thing going against the U.S. team. What does your performance, and your team’s, mean heading into the World Cup? CHARMAINE HOOPER: This game was a confidence booster for our team. We weren’t out to win this game, but to see where we stand as […]

Here are the results of the www.socceramerica.com May 1999 poll, in which 713 fans predicted the winner of the 1999 Women’s World Cup. CHAMPION USA…557 votes (78% !) China…86 (12.1%) Norway…26 (3.6%) Brazil…9 (1.3%) Germany…6 (0.8%)