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Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P Bradenton 1 1 0 8 0 3 South Florida 1 1 0 6 0 3 Central Florida 1 1 0 4 3 3 Miami T. 1 1 0 2 0 3 Alabama 1 0 1 0 0 0 Cocoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jackson 0 […]

Here is the television schedule for this week’s MLS action: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television May 6 Dallas at MetroStars 7:30 p.m. MSG2 May 6 Colorado at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m. Fox Sports Rocky Mtn. May 9 Columbus at Miami 4:00 p.m. ESPN2 May 9 MetroStars at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. MSG May 9 San […]

Results May 6 MetroStars 0 Dallas 1 Los Angeles 7 Colorado 4 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA Columbus 7 5 2 15 15 8 D.C. United 9 7 2 15 18 12 MetroStars 7 3 4 9 10 12 Miami 8 4 4 8 7 16 New England 6 3 3 7 […]

Features Sampson Picks His World Cup Top 20 By Duncan Irving Brazil Stumbles In “A Game To Be Forgotten” Soccer America Q&A: Dan Calichman — Hard Work Pays Off Interview by Dean Caparaz Kamler Rebounds From Shattered Cheekbone By Steven Goff Nothing Revolutionary About Mutiny By Bill Ward A-League’s Zodiac Moves To Irvine By Scott […]

Here is the MLS injury report as of May 5: Chicago — MF Peter Nowak (bruised foot) is questionable; F Frankie Klopas (flu) is probable; MF Diego Gutierrez (knee surgery) is on injured reserve until June 15, MF Manny Lagos (patella tendon surgery) is on injured reserve until Aug. 1. Colorado — MF Joey DiGiamarino […]

MLS Team of the Week (April 29-May 3) Goalkeeper Tony Meola (3) MetroStars Defenders Dan Calichman (1) Los Angeles Carlos Llamosa (1) D.C. United Todd Yeagley (1) Columbus Midfielders Mauricio Cienfuegos (2) Los Angeles Marco Etcheverry (4) D.C. United John Harkes (2) D.C. United Carlos Valderrama (1) Miami David Vaudreuil (1) Miami Forwards Stern John […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Worcester 3 2 1 5 5 4 Rochester 1 1 0 2 1 3 Long Island 3 1 2 1 4 3 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Connecticut 1 0 1 0 0 0 Staten Island 1 0 1 2 3 0 Toronto […]

May 5 in Portland, Ore. San Jose (MLS) 1 Guadalajara (Mexico) 1. Goals: Cerritos (Lewis) 36; Varela 58. San Jose — Kirk (Kramer, 46), Weaver, Draguicevich, Martin (Parry, 58), Barrett, Figueroa (Rodriguez, 55), Cloutier, Mella, Lewis, Cerritos (Sebapole, 55), Baicher (Lozzano, 58). Guadalajara — Zuniga (Toxqui, 62), Monarres (Perez, 46), Acosta, Romero, Zarate, Coyote, Castro, […]

The following is a transcript of Steve Sampson’s teleconference with the media May 5 to announce his World Cup squad: General comments on the team: “It is indeed an honor and a privilege to provide you the following 20 names and eight alternates that will represent the U.S. at the World Cup this summer in […]

Steve Sampson has announced the U.S. roster for World Cup ’98 on May 5. He has made 20 definite selections, with three other players in the running for the final two spots. He also named eight alternates. The 20 Definites Goalkeepers — Brad Friedel (Liverpool, England), Kasey Keller (Leicester City, England), Juergen Sommer (Columbus Crew). […]

D.C. UNITED 3 SAN JOSE 1 April 29 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 3 San Jose 1. Goals: Harkes (Etcheverry) 11, Harkes (Peay, Sanneh) 59, Lassiter (Harkes, Agoos) 70; Lozzano (Cloutier, Cerritos) 25. D.C. United — Garlick (6), Peay (5), Pope (7), Llamosa (7), Agoos (6), Williams (6), Sanneh (6), Harkes (8), Etcheverry (7), Moreno […]

U.S. women’s national team head coach Tony DiCicco has picked 18 players for the USA’s two matches against Iceland (May 8 at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. and May 10 at Goodman Stadium on the campus of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.). Notable additions to the roster are midfielder Amanda Cromwell, who last played for […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Jones (Los Angeles) 7 5 7 17 Welton (Los Angeles) 7 5 3 13 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 9 3 7 13 McBride (Columbus) 7 5 1 11 Moreno (D.C. United) 8 3 5 11 Bravo (Colorado) 7 3 4 10 Hurtado (MetroStars) 7 3 4 10 Klopas (Chicago) […]

Results May 3 Tampa Bay 0 MetroStars 1 San Jose 1 New England 3 May 2 Miami 3 Colorado 2 Chicago 1 D.C. United 3 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA Columbus 7 5 2 15 15 8 D.C. United 9 7 2 15 18 12 MetroStars 6 3 3 9 10 11 […]

MLS With Miami’s 3-2 victory over Colorado on May 2, the eight MLS teams competing in the 1998 U.S. Open Cup are set. The Fusion joins Kansas City, Columbus, San Jose, Dallas, Chicago, the MetroStars and Tampa Bay as entrants. All eight teams will begin play in the third round. A-League Here are the A-League […]

In the April, 1998 poll, we asked you to choose the U.S. 22-man roster for France ’98. Here is the roster (in alphabetical order by position), according to the votes of the 2,480 fans who participated: Goalkeepers — Brad Friedel, Kasey Keller, Juergen Sommer. Defenders — Jeff Agoos, Marcelo Balboa, Mike Burns, Thomas Dooley, Alexi […]

Results May 2 Miami 3 Colorado 2 Chicago 1 D.C. United 3 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA Columbus 7 5 2 15 15 8 D.C. United 9 7 2 15 18 12 Miami 8 4 4 8 7 16 MetroStars 5 2 3 6 9 11 New England 5 2 3 4 […]

France '98 is just weeks away. It's time for you to pick the champion. Will Brazil repeat and garner an unprecedented fifth title? Can the host nation pick up its' first trophy? Perhaps another highly-rated team will take the prize — Germany, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Argentina?

Tom Galperin Carrboro, N.C. Do you think it is too late for Steve Sampson to be considering David Regis and Carlos Llamosa for the national team? Even if they do recieve citizenship in time, don’t you think the lack of time will inhibit their ability to get to know the system, the coaching style, and […]

If you haven’t checked out the links section at www.socceramerica.com lately, give it a look! We’ve added over 30 international newspapers by country, over 45 A-League links (team pages and newspapers) and 60 MLS links (teams, fan clubs and newspapers). We’ve also added to the International, World Cup, USA, Pro Leagues and FIFA sections. Simply […]

It has been our position that Steve Sampson’s task of picking the starting 11 for the World Cup is simpler than it appears. Instead of picking specialists at all 10 field positions, he should simply select the 10 best players. Where should they align themselves on the field? That question was answered during the Austria […]

The following is a transcript of today’s teleconference with MLS Commissioner Doug Logan and deputy commissioner Sunil Gulati Logan on MLS officiating “We wholeheartedly support our referees. They are enforcing the rules and achieving their objectives.” Gulati on MLS officiating “We have had no direct communication with FIFA regarding our referees. FIFA did not ask […]

The player that head coach Tony DiCicco says “epitomized” the U.S. women’s team bade her teammates farewell on April 24. Carin (Jennings) Gabarra, 33, who hadn’t played for the U.S. since the gold-medal game of the 1996 Olympic tournament, was honored by U.S. Soccer in a halftime ceremony at Cal State Fullerton, where the U.S. […]

April 30 in Piestany, Slovakia USA 0 Hungary 1. Goal: Torok 65. USA — Spitieri, Wickart, Gieger, Gibbs, Buddle (Cooks, 70), Martino (Walls, 72), Casabielle, Radcliffe, Joy, Morales, Herrera. Hunary — Simek, Horvath, Kellner, Tokodi, Szollar, Mogyorodi, Hajnal, Udvardi, Terejk (Torok, 43), Solyom, Tulak. Att.: 50. ò The U.S. U-18s concluded play at the Piestany […]

Results April 30 Tampa Bay 0 Columbus 1 April 29 D.C. United 3 San Jose 1 Kansas City 0 Los Angeles 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA Columbus 7 5 2 15 15 8 D.C. United 8 6 2 12 15 11 MetroStars 5 2 3 6 9 11 Miami 7 3 […]