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MLS has allocated Brazilian midfielder Marquinho to the Colorado Rapids. Marquinho, 31, is an attacking midfielder who has played professionally in Brazil, Peru, Mexico and Austria. Last season, he led Alianza Lima to the Peruvian championship and was named Peru’s Foreign Player of the Year. Rapids GM Dan Counce said that the acquisition of Marquinho […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy concluded its preseason tour of Central America with a 4-3 win over Guatemalan power Comunicaciones in Guatemala City. Eduardo Hurtado had a big night for Los Angeles, eluding two defenders to tally a goal in the 17th minute, and later setting up Welton for another score. Mauricio Cienfuegos (from a penalty) […]

March 5 in Athens AEK Athens (Greece) 0 Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia) 0. AEK — Atmatsidis, Kopitsis (Sebue, 61), Manolas, Karagiannis, Kasapis, Gretarson, Maheridis (Dobos, 67), Marcelo, Savevski, Nikolaidis, Maladenis. Lok. Moscow — Nigmatulin, Solomatin, Drozdov, Arifullin, Tchougainov, Gurenko, Serevtchenko, Borodiuk (Smirnov, 69), Garaz (Dzhanashia, 46), Loskov (Maminov, 46), Kosolapov. Red cards: AEK — Dobos 75, […]

The MetroStars fell to Italian powerhouse AC Milan 3-1 on March 5 in the first game of the MLS club’s Italian tour. Milan scored twice in the opening six minutes, through Maniero and Liberian George Weah, and added a third from Patrick Kluivert late in the half. Non-roster invitee Jim Rooney pulled one back for […]

March 4 in Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) 1 Real Madrid (Spain) 1. Goals: Beinlich 18; Karembeu 74. B. Leverkusen — Heinen, Nowotny, Woerns, Zivkovic, Lehnhoff (Feldhoff, 71), Emerson (Lottner, 87), Ramelov, Beinlich, Heintze, Kirsten, Rink. R. Madrid — Illgner, Panucci, Hierro, Sanchis, Roberto Carlos, Karembeu, Redondo, Seedorf, Raul (Morientes, 71), Savio (Amavisca, 88), Mijatovic. Att.: […]

Eric Wynalda scored a pair of goals for the second consecutive day as San Jose drew 2-2 with Mexican minor-league club Tapatio on March 4. The Clash are set to face Atlas on March 8. March 4 in Guadalajara Tapatio (Mexico) 2 San Jose (MLS) 2. Goals: Serrano (Gonzalez) 27, Najar (Munoz) 38; Wynalda (Lozzano) […]

San Jose Clash Eric Wynalda scored twice in two minutes to lead San Jose to a 3-0 win over UAG of the Mexican First Division on Feb. 3. The match marked Wynalda’s spring training debut with the Clash, who are set to face Tapatio March 4. Clash non-roster invitee Vicente Figueroa added the third goal. […]

Features Long Road Ends With Defeat In Belgium By Mike Woitalla in Brussels Q&A: Steve Sampson — Team Chemistry Is Good Interview by Mike Woitalla Dynasty Cup: Late Jo Goal Saves Japan GuivarcÆh And Trezeguet Both Win Points Metros Hope For Better Luck In Italy By Ridge Mahoney Soccer America 1998 Camp Directory Egypt’s Pharaohs […]

The following is the schedule for group play in the CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup tournament: North Group March 4 — Necaxa (Mexico) vs. Dallas Burn (USA) in Dallas. March 8 — Cruz Azul (Mexico) vs. Dallas Burn (USA) in Dallas. March 10 — Necaxa (Mexico) vs. Cruz Azul (Mexico) in Mexico City. South Group March […]

The U.S. women’s national team has just concluded a week-long training camp in San Diego, and head coach Tony DiCicco has named his 18-player roster for the Algarve Cup tournament March 15-21. The U.S. will depart March 10, and will meet Finland, China and Norway in the first round. Here is the U.S. women’s roster: […]

Group A March 2 in Mar Del Plata Brazil 15 Peru 0 Colombia 4 Venezuela 1 TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Brazil 1 1 0 0 15 0 3 Colombia 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 1 0 0 1 1 4 […]

March 3 in Amsterdam Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) 1 Spartak Moscow (Russia) 3. Goals: Arveladze 57; Shirko 26, 52, Kechinov 84. Ajax — Van Der Sar, Rudy (Melchiot, 81), Blind, Oliseh, F. De Boer, R. De Boer, Gorre (Dani, 69), Witschge, Babangida (McCarthy, 76), Arveladze, Laudrup. Spartak — Filimonov, Gorlukovich, Khlestov, Ananko, Alenichev, Titov, Kechinov, Tikhonov, […]

With the start of the MLS season approaching on March 15, we want to know who you think will win MLS Cup '98. Will D.C. United be able to threepeat without top scorer Raul Diaz Arce? Will Colorado repeat its late-season success and win the prize this year? Or can another challenger claim the championship?

The following are the results of the February 1998 online poll in which 824 fans voted for the winners of the three European Cup tournaments. European Champions Cup Team (Country) Votes (Pct.) Manchester United (England) 345 (41.9%) Juventus (Italy) 174 (21.1%) Real Madrid (Spain) 95 (11.5%) Bayern Munich (Germany) 92 (11.2%) Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 43 […]

The Columbus Crew has signed Jamaican international Andrew Williams. The forward/midfielder, a two-time all-America selection while attending the University of Rhode Island, will give Columbus another offensive weapon in addition to Brian McBride and recently acquired Trinidad & Tobago national team performer Stern John. Williams, a likely member of the Jamaican squad that will compete […]

The Chicago Fire has acquired its fourth international player, as MLS has allocated former Poland international Roman Kosecki to the Fire. The 32-year-old Kosecki, who has been playing with Legia Warsaw in Poland’s First Division, has made 69 appearances for the Polish national team, scoring 19 goals. He is expected to join Chicago in time […]

D.C. United Jaime Moreno scored a pair of goals in his first preseason game with D.C., as the two-time defending MLS champs spanked Ikast of the Danish Super League 4-1 in Pensacola. Moreno, who has been on loan to Middlesbrough of the English First Division, scored in the 4th minute and doubled the D.C. lead […]

The following players were waived by MLS teams March 1 in order to reach the 22-player roster limit: Chicago Fire — Paul Lekics (MF), Steve Patterson (F). Colorado Rapids — Tayt Ianni (D), Julio Cengarle (MF). Columbus Crew — none. Dallas Burn — Chris Fox (D), Matt Caution (F), Ernest Inneh (F). D.C. United — […]

Chicago Fire The Fire tied Atlas of the Mexican First Division 2-2 on Feb. 26. Peter Nowak had both Chicago goals, one on a penalty. The Fire outshot Atlas and led 2-0 until the final eleven minutes. Chicago also named former New Orleans Storm (nee Riverboat Gamblers) head coach Mike Jeffries and former Colorado Rapids […]

MLS has announced the dates for roster cut-downs and the format for roster relief for teams losing players to World Cup ’98. Teams are required to cut their rosters down to 22 players by March 1, with World Cup relief taking effect immediately. The relief formula is as follows: Players Lost to France ’98 Additional […]

D.C. United’s U.S. international defender Eddie Pope underwent surgery Feb. 28 to remove a cyst that was causing pain in his right foot. The operation was performed by D.C. United team doctor Dr. William Hazel in Fairfax, Va. A two-inch incision was made and the cyst was drained. It had attached itself to a nerve […]

Championship Feb. 28 in Ouagadougou Egypt 2 South Africa 0. Goals: A.Hassan 5, Mostafa 13. Egypt — El Sayed, Omara, Ibrahim, Ramzy, Abdelhadi, El Sakka, Radwan, Imam (Sabry, 55), Mostafa (Nabih, 80), A.Hassan, H.Hassan. South Africa — Baloyi, Rabutla, Jackson, Fish, Radebe, Makhalele, Moshoeu, Augustine (Fortune, 49), Moeti, McCarthy, Masinga (Ndlanya, 82). Att.: 30,000. Third-Place […]

Armando Mascorro Visalia, Calif. Watching the USA lose to Mexico in Los Angeles was very hard, but it was even harder watching how the U.S. was treated while they were there. I watched a water balloon sail pass Eric Wynalda’s head and saw trash and other objects thrown at the the U.S. team as they […]

The Columbus Crew has signed 21-year-old striker Stern John, the Trinidad & Tobago international who has been a standout at spring training, while the New England Revolution added T&T midfielder David Nakhin. John, whose two goals led T&T to a 3-1 win over Honduras at the recent Gold Cup, starred last season for New Orleans […]

MLS Director of Player Development Tim Hankinson has been named the first head coach of the U.S. Pro 40 Select team, and longtime MLS consultant Jan Osborne will oversee the team’s logistics as GM. The Pro 40 Select team will consist of players from Project-40, the joint venture between MLS and U.S. Soccer designed to […]