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Tickets for the 1999 Women’s World Cup will officially go on sale to the U.S. Soccer family on Friday May 1 at 10:00 a.m. (ET). Tickets will be available in Stadium Series packages, which include all games played in a particular city. Members of the U.S. Soccer family will have the first chance to purchase […]

For the first time, soccer fans will have the opportunity to select the starting lineups when MLS USA battles the MLS World All-Stars at the 1998 MLS All-Star Game Sunday, August 2 at 3:30 p.m. (ET) at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando. The game will be televised live on ABC. The new format, a […]

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 U.S. boys U-18 team opened with a 4-1 win over Norway and a 0-0 tie with Cyprus at the Piestany ’98 Tournament in Slovakia. Ryan Gibbs had a goal and an assist against Norway for the United States, which is the youngest team in the tournament by an average of a full year. Here […]

Here is the 1998 Major League Soccer Regular Season schedule: Note: all times are eastern and subject to change. Sunday, March 15 D.C. United at Miami 4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 21 Columbus at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Miami 7:30 p.m. Kansas City at D.C. United 8:00 p.m. Colorado at Dallas 8:30 p.m. San […]

The U.S. U-23 national team completed its Chula Vista, Calif. training camp by drawing 0-0 in an exhibition match with the A-League’s San Diego Flash. The team will next gather in Milwaukee, Wis. on July 24 to prepare for a July 26 match against the 1997 A-League champion Milwaukee Rampage. The squad then departs for […]

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

Chicago — F Frank Klopas (sprained ankle) is questionable; MF Diego Gutierrez (knee surgery) and MF Manny Lagos (knee surgery) are on injured reserve. Colorado — MF Joey DiGiamarino (concussion) is out; F Marquis White (strained groin) is questionable. Columbus — MF Brian Maisonneuve (sprained ankle) is questionable; D Ricardo Iribarren (bruised shin) is probable. […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P New Hampshire 1 1 0 7 0 3 Western Mass. 1 1 0 4 0 3 Cape Cod 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P N.Y. […]

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

Results April 29 D.C. United 3 San Jose 1 Kansas City 0 Los Angeles 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 8 6 2 12 15 11 Columbus 6 4 2 12 14 8 MetroStars 5 2 3 6 9 11 Miami 7 3 4 5 4 14 New England 5 […]

MLS has announced 12 changes to the 1998 schedule. Some changes were due to conflicts with local NFL teams, while others were made to avoid conflicts with the Copa Merconorte and the U.S. Open Cup final. Following are the 12 changes: Date Changes Old Date Matchup New Date Kickoff (ET) TV Thu., July 16 Columbus […]

The MetroStars will host Benfica of Portugal in a friendly match June 9 at Giants Stadium. Benfica is one of the top Portuguese clubs, and, after suffering through several subpar seasons, has clinched second place in the Portuguese First Division and a spot in the preliminary round of next season’s European Champions League. The team […]

Here is the MLS television schedule for April 29-May 3: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television April 29 San Jose at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. KICU-San Jose; Home Team Sports April 29 Los Angeles at Kansas City 8:30 p.m. Fox Sports West 2 April 30 Columbus at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. NO TV May 2 Colorado […]

The U.S. Soccer Foundation has increased its grant fund this year by 30 percent, awarding more than $2.65 million to organizations around the country. All grant awards have matching requirements, so an additional $16 million is expected to be pumped into programs to promote American soccer. The Foundation was founded in 1995 as a non-profit […]

Central American Zone, Second Phase Group A April 22 in Tegucigalpa Alajuela (Costa Rica) 1 (Miso 75) Olimpia (Honduras) 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: 4,000. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Alajuela 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 L.A. Firpo 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Olimpia 1 0 0 1 0 […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Jones (Los Angeles) 6 5 6 16 Welton (Los Angeles) 6 5 2 12 McBride (Columbus) 6 5 1 11 Bravo (Colorado) 6 3 4 10 Moreno (D.C. United) 6 3 4 10 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 7 2 5 9 Hurtado (MetroStars) 6 3 3 9 John (Columbus) […]

Goalkeeper Ian Feuer (1) New England Defenders Ted Chronopoulos (1) New England Thomas Dooley (2) Columbus Eddie Pope (1) D.C. United Midfielders Marco Etcheverry (3) D.C. United Cobi Jones (5) Los Angeles Piotr Nowak (2) Chicago Ross Paule (1) Colorado Forwards Damian Alvarez (1) Dallas Paul Bravo (1) Colorado Welton (2) Los Angeles Note: In […]

METROSTARS 4 SAN JOSE 3 April 25 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 4 San Jose 3. Goals: Rooney (Petke, Hurtado) 26, Savarese (pen.) 66, Hurtado (Ramos) 69, Lalas (Vega, Ramos) 90; Lewis 10, Cerritos (Mella) 16, Lewis (Sebapole) 77. MetroStars — Meola (5), Petke (6), Zaun (4), Lalas (5), Semioli (4), Sonora (5), Zavagnin (4), […]

Features Sampson Sees Deering’s Strengths By Mike Woitalla New U.S. Lineup Scores Big Victory Against Austria By Mike Woitalla Jeers And Cheers At The Meadowlands By Duncan Irving Hejduk Leaves Chilling To Others By Bill Ward Crew’s Maisonneuve One Step Closer To France By Craig Merz Klinsmann Down But Not Out Of World Cup Anelka […]

D.C. United has acquired U.S. national team pool striker Roy Lassiter from the Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for forward Roy Wegerle. Lassiter, 29, is scoreless in six games with Tampa Bay this season, but he has 43 goals in 68 career MLS league and playoff matches and led MLS with 27 goals in 1996. […]

The U.S. women’s national team completed a weekend sweep of Argentina with a 7-0 pasting at the newly renovated Spartan Stadium in San Jose, Calif. “We played some wonderful attacking soccer, and I saw improvement in individual play as well as our team rhythm,” said U.S. head coach Tony DiCicco. “Argentina is still an emerging […]

Here are the current U.S. Open Cup qualifying standing for the A-League through April 19. Each team’s first six A-League games will count as Open Cup qualifiers, with the top four teams in each conference advancing to the U.S. Open Cup. Eastern Conference Team GP W L GF GA P Raleigh 2 1 1 2 […]

Results April 26 D.C. United 2 Columbus 1 (SO) April 25 MetroStars 4 San Jose 3 New England 3 Miami 0 Dallas 3 Kansas City 1 Colorado 5 Chicago 4 (SO) Los Angeles 5 Tampa Bay 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA Columbus 6 4 2 12 14 8 D.C. United 7 […]