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Two-time defending MLS champion D.C. United will make the first appearance in Africa by an MLS club when it travels to Cairo to face Egyptian club Al-Ahly on May 5. The match will launch an Egyptian-American festival designed to attract U.S. tourists to Egypt and will be played at 12:30 p.m. (U.S. eastern time) in […]

U.S. Soccer has announced that the U.S. national team will host Kuwait in a World Cup preparation match on May 24 at Civic Stadium in Portland, Ore. Civic Stadium was the site of the USA’s thrilling 1-0 qualification victory over Costa Rica last September, where a capacity crowd of 27,369 saw Tab Ramos hit the […]

March 25 in Bogota Colombia 0 Yugoslavia 0. Colombia — Cordoba, Santa, Bermudez, E.Palacios, Perez, Bolano, Serna, Rincon, Valderrama, Comas (Mondragon, 26), De Avila (Asprilla, 46). Yugoslavia — Kralj, Djukic, Mirkovic, Djorovic, Mihajlovic, Jokanovic (Govedarica, 46), Drulovic, Stevic (Drobnjak, 82), Brnovic (Komljenovic, 83), Mijatovic, Milosevic (Lukic, 65). Att.: 50,000. March 25 in Moscow Russia 1 […]

Features Chicago Beats Fusion To Win NewcomersÆ Cup By Steve Rusnak Q&A: Wynalda — æI Will Never Go Back To GermanyÆ Interview by Ridge Mahoney Burn Gets Shootout Win Despite Eck Ouster By Steve Davis Patchwork D.C. United Dismantles Wizards By Steve Goff æUnsungÆ John Van Buskirk Makes It In Germany By Mike Woitalla Manchester […]

Upon further review by MLS officials, the Colorado Rapids’ lone goal in loss to the Dallas Burn on March 21 has now been credited to forward Paul Bravo. The play had originally been ruled as an own goal by the Burn’s Mark Santel. The play began with Bravo collecting the ball at the top of […]

MLS has signed American goalkeeper Ian Feuer and assigned him to the New England Revolution. Feuer, 26, was signed from English Second Division club Luton Town and is expected to fill the vacancy in goal for New England, which lost veteran keeper Walter Zenga to retirement. “Ian is unquestionably one of the elite American goalkeepers […]

The United States will host the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the confederation’s general secretary, Chuck Blazer, announced March 24. The 2000 edition of the tournament will be played in February at sites to be determined and will be increased to 12 teams — nine from CONCACAF (including holder Mexico and the host USA) and three […]

Kellogg USA announced today it has signed a title sponsorship agreement with Soccer in the Streets, an Atlanta-based non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the sport of soccer to America’s inner-city youth. “Kellogg is excited to be the title sponsor of the 1998 Soccer in the Streets program,” said Karen Kafer, director of communications, Kellogg USA. […]

Both D.C. United and the Los Angeles Galaxy, the two U.S. entrants in the first Merconorte Cup, will have to play one game in the middle of the MLS playoffs. Both teams will play their home games before and during the MLS playoffs and their three road games at the conclusion of the season. The […]

The U.S. women’s national team struck twice in a three-minute span late in the match to snatch a 3-1 win over Sweden in the third-place match at the Algarve Cup in Portugal. The U.S. regrouped after its shocking 4-1 loss to Norway March 19 and took the game to the Swedes, earning three corner kicks […]

MIAMI 0 CHICAGO 2 March 21 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Miami 0 Chicago 2. Goals: Kosecki (Razov) 76, Kotschau 87. Miami — Cassar (6), Cullen (7), Webber (6), Kooiman (5), Kmosko (6), Serna (6), Gutierrez (5), Vaudreuil (5), Herrera (5), Valderrama (5), Tamashiro (6). Subs: Mastroeni (5) for Serna in 74th minute, Stebbins (5) for […]

Check the BIC MLS Schedule section each Thursday for an updated television schedule of the coming weekend’s MLS games.

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Johnston (Kansas City) 1 2 0 4 Wegerle (D.C. United) 2 2 0 4 Harkes (D.C. United) 2 1 1 3 Jones (Los Angeles) 1 0 3 3 McBride (Columbus) 1 1 1 3 Sanneh (D.C. United) 1 1 1 3 Wynalda (San Jose) 1 1 1 3 […]

The following is the roster for the U.S. Pro 40 Select team that will compete in the A-League this season. The squad is scheduled to open play April 23 at the El Paso Patriots. Goalkeepers — Tim Howard (MetroStars), Andy Kirk (San Jose Clash), Matt Napolean (Miami Fusion). Defenders — Ubusuku Abukusumo (Columbus Crew), Brian […]

Here is the 1998 Premier League schedule from June 1 until the end of the season Key: * = U.S. Open Cup qualifying game. ** = exhibition match A-L = A-League. D3 = D3 Pro League prov. = provisional Thursday, June 4 Indiana at Kalamazoo Friday, June 5 Miami at Alabama Grand Rapids at Detroit […]

The 1998 Premier Development Soccer League will feature 30 teams playing 16-game schedules, with 29 of the 30 also playing four matches that will serve as U.S. Open Cup qualifying games. In addition, four teams from the Pacific Coast Soccer League (Abbotsford, Seattle Hibernian, Okanagan and Victoria United) will play eight-game schedules and compete for […]

Results March 21 Miami 0 Chicago 2 Tampa Bay 1 Columbus 2 D.C. United 3 Kansas City 2 Dallas 2 Colorado 1 (SO) Los Angeles 4 San Jose 3 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 2 2 0 6 5 2 Columbus 1 1 0 3 2 1 MetroStars 0 […]

Nick Hoogstraten Bethesda, Md. Since it’s probably unlikely the U.S. men’s national team will advance to the second round of the World Cup on the basis of more points, what are the first few tie-breakers which determine who advances between teams with the same number of points? Pete Bailey: These are the factors used to […]

The following is the U-23 national team roster for its March 22-April 2 training camp and March 28 friendly against Canada in Portland, Ore.: Goalkeepers — Adin Brown (William & Mary), Andy Kirk (San Jose Clash), Matt Napolean (Miami Fusion). Defenders — Ubusuku Abukusumo (Columbus Crew), Steve Cherundolo (Portland), Matt Chulis (Virginia), Joey DiGiamarnio (Colorado […]

European Champions Cup Juventus (Italy) vs Monaco (France) Real Madrid (Spain) vs. Borussia Dortmund (Germany) (First leg April 1, second leg April 15; first team hosts first leg.) European Cup Winners Cup Vicenza (Italy) vs. Chelsea (England) VfB Stuttgart (Germany) v Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia) (First leg April 2, second leg April 16; first team hosts […]

Norway handed the U.S. women’s national team the worst defeat in its 13-year history when it crushed the USA 4-1 in the final Group A match of the Algarve Cup in Portugal. It was only the third match in which the U.S. has yielded four goals, and the first time the U.S. has been beaten […]

Chicago Fire — D C.J. Brown (sprained ankle) and MF Manny Lagos (tendinitis) are questionable; MF Diego Gutierrez (left knee surgery) is out. NOTE: Gutierrez underwent another operation on his left knee and is expected to miss 10-12 weeks; Chicago waived midfielder Paul Holocher and forward Ken Snow. Colorado Rapids — D Chris Martinez (strained […]

New England striker Joe-Max Moore will be out 4-6 weeks after spraining the medial collateral ligament in his left knee during a game against the Atlas reserves in Mexico. The injury occurred when an Atlas player fouled Moore in the final minutes of New England’s 3-0 win in Guadlajara on March 16. The U.S. national […]

March 18 in Moscow Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia) 2 AEK Athens (Greece) 1. Goals: Kharlachev 55, Chugainov 90; Kopitsis (pen.) 68. Lok. Moscow — Nigmatullin, Solomatin, Arifullin, Chugainov, Gurenko, Kharlachev, Cherevchenko, Maminov, Kosolapov, Garas, Loskov (Zhanashia, 25). AEK — Atmatsidis, Kopitsis, Kasapis, Manolas, Kalitzakis, Macheridis, Kostenoglou, Savevski (Sebwe, 66), Gretarson, Nikolaidis, Maladenis (Kefalas, 88). Att.: 20,000. […]

Here is the MLS schedule for the upcoming weekend Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television March 21 Chicago at Miami 7:30 p.m. Sunshine Network; Fox Sports Chicago Plus March 21 Columbus at Tampa Bay 8:00 p.m. WSYX-Columbus March 21 Kansas City at D.C. United 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 March 21 Colorado at Dallas 8:30 p.m. Fox Sports […]