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MLS has allocated Czech defender Lubos Kubik to the Chicago Fire. Kubik, 34, has scored 12 goals in 56 appearances for the Czech Republic (and the former Czechoslovakia). He appeared in four Czech matches at the 1990 World Cup, including a 5-1 win over the USA. He also appeared in three games at Euro ’96, […]

Feb. 20 in Bobo Dioulasso DR Congo 1 Cameroon 0. Goal: Tondelua 30. DR Congo — Mayala, Kimoto, Kisombe, Makenga, Bakasu, Simba, Bazamba (Mbayo, 88), Kanokene (Kasongo, 66), Mamale, Selenge, Todelua (Mutamba, 71). Cameroon — Ongandzi, Etchi, Wome, Mimboe, Song, Billong (Ipoua, 84), Mettomo, Tchoutang, Simo (Olembe, 82), Tchami (Mboma, 54), Job. Referee: Abdul Rahman […]

Colorado notched its second consecutive spring training victory with a 2-1 win over Mexican First Division club Universidad de Guadalajara (Tecos). Marco Dos Santos and Marquis White scored for the Rapids, who were without Chris Henderson (with the U.S. national team), Marcelo Balboa (in Denver with his wife and new son Nicholas) and Steve Trittschuh […]

The Chicago Fire has acquired former U.S. international Frank Klopas in a trade with the Columbus Crew for midfielder Jason Farrell. Klopas, who attended Chicago’s Mather High and was a member of the 1984 NASL champion Chicago Sting, spent the first two MLS seasons with the Kansas City Wizards, before being traded in the off-season […]

Features Coliseum Rocks As Mexico Three-Peats By Duncan Irving When The United States Silenced The Samba By Ridge Mahoney Kasey Keller: The King Of The Coliseum By Ridge Mahoney World Cup Teams Dominate Gold Cup By Duncan Irving Dublin Nixes Crew¦s Stadium Plan By Craig Merz Cobi Jones Hits 100 Caps By Ridge Mahoney Q&A: […]

The U.S. men’s U-20 national team recently concluded a 9-day training camp in Orlando, Fla. that ran concurrently with MLS spring training. The U-20s, under coach Sigi Schmid, compiled a 3-5 record in matches against six MLS clubs. The U-20s are preparing for U-20 World Cup qualifying in the CONCACAF zone this fall in Trinidad […]

San Jose State will host the 1999 and 2000 NCAA women’s final fours, bringing the event to the West Coast for the third time since its inauguration in 1982. The 1998 final four returns to Greensboro, N.C., where in 1997 it set a record by selling 18,493 tickets for the semifinals and final. San Jose […]

Quarterfinals Feb. 20 — Cameroon vs. DR Congo in Bobo Dioulasso Feb. 21 — Tunisia vs. Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast vs. Egypt in Ouagadougou. Feb. 22 — Morocco vs. South Africa in Ouagadougou. Semifinals Feb. 25 — Cameroon-DR Congo winner vs. Morocco-South Africa winner in Ouagadougou; Tunisia-Burkina Faso winner vs. Ivory Coast-Egypt winner in Bobo […]

The U.S. women’s national team will continue its challenging 1998 schedule by competing in the fifth Algarve Cup tournament in Portugal from March 15-21. Eight of the world’s top teams will be split into two four-team groups, with the two group winners vying for the championship. The U.S. has been drawn into Group A with […]

Group A Final Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Cameroon 3 2 1 0 5 3 7 *Burkina F. 3 2 0 1 3 2 6 Guinea 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 Algeria 3 0 0 3 2 5 0 *-advances for quarterfinals. Group B Final Standings TEAM GP W […]

The Colorado Rapids knocked off Mexican minor-league club Tapatio 3-2 in the first of five games the MLS club will play in Mexico over the next ten days. Tayt Ianni scored the winning goal on a rebound off a header by Wolde Harris. Ross Paule and Steve Rammel also tallied for the Rapids, who were […]

The following is the U.S. roster for its friendly match against the Netherlands, Feb. 21 in Miami: Goalkeepers — Kasey Keller (Leicester, England), Juergen Sommer (Columbus Crew). Defenders — Jeff Agoos (D.C. United), Marcelo Balboa (Colorado Rapids), Gregg Berhalter (Sparta, Netherlands), Mike Burns (New England Revolution), Thomas Dooley (Columbus Crew), Alexi Lalas (MetroStars), Eddie Pope […]

Group A Final Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Cameroon 3 2 1 0 5 3 7 *Burkina F. 3 2 0 1 3 2 6 Guinea 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 Algeria 3 0 0 3 2 5 0 *-advances to quarterfinals. Group B Feb. 16 in Ouagadougou Tunisia […]

Mexico leads the USA 1-0 at halftime of the Gold Cup championship match in Los Angeles. Before a sellout, pro-Mexico crowd, Necaxa’s Luis Hernandez scored the lone goal on a blistering header in the 43rd minute. The play developed after Javier Lozano stole the ball from Alexi Lalas in midfield and passed it to Salvador […]

Feb. 15 in Los Angeles USA 0 Mexico 1. Goal: Hernandez 43. USA — Keller, Burns, Pope, Lalas (McBride, 82), Agoos, Harkes, Jones, Hejduk (Reyna, 76), Moore, Wynalda, Wegerle (Radosavljevic, 46). Mexico — Perez, Suarez, Villa, Pardo, Davino, Ramirez (Alfaro, 86), Lozano (Luna, 56), Carmona, Medina (Lara, 68), Blanco, Hernandez. Yellow cards: n/a. Referee: Ramesh […]

Third-Place Match Feb. 15 in Orlando, Fla. Los Angeles 2 Colorado 0. Goals: Welton (Machon) 33, Welton (pen.) 72. Los Angeles — Hartman (Reis, 46), Calichman (Hernandez, 46), Fraser, Franchino (Hendrickson, 78), Caligiuri, Machon (Botello, 58), Cienfuegos (Jara, 46), Pena (Vanney, 62), Mathis (Vrez, 83), Vasquez (Hurtado, 74), Welton (Karapetyan, 72), Colorado — Hahnemann, Nunely […]

Here are the starting lineups for the USA vs. Mexico championship match of the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA — Keller, Burns, Pope, Lalas, Agoos, Harkes, Jones, Hejduk, Moore, Wynalda, Wegerle. Mexico — Perez, Suarez, Villa, Pardo, Davino, Ramirez, Lozano, Carmona, Medina, Blanco, Hernandez.

Mexico has defeated the USA 1-0 to retain its CONCACAF Gold Cup title. The U.S. pressed hard for an equalizer throughout the second half, as the Mexicans were mostly content to defend and counter. Substitute Preki Radosavljevic had the best chance at tying the score, when Cobi Jones’ 53rd-minute cross bounced off of a sliding […]

Seventh-Place Match Feb. 14 in Orlando, Fla. MetroStars 2 Chicago 2 (MetroStars win shootout 3-1). Goals: Kelly 36, Zavagnin (pen.) 67; Kubik (pen.) 38, Kubik (pen.) 43. MetroStars — Meola, Harty, Petke, Semioli, da Silva (Parra, 76), Sorber (Arnold, 46), Grdic (Zavagnin, 46), Kelly, Dougherty, Munoz, Olivera. Chicago — Thornton (Zajda, 46), Bates, Kubik, Brown […]

Group A Feb. 15 in Ouagadougou Cameroon 2 (Job 47, Tchami 65) Algeria 1 (Dziri 40). Half: 0-1. Att.: n/a. Burkina Faso 1 (Kambou 85) Guinea 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: n/a. FINAL STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA P *Cameroon 3 2 1 0 5 3 7 *Burkina F. 3 2 0 1 […]

Here is the Netherlands’ roster for its friendly against the USA Feb. 21 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami. The match kicks off at 2:00 p.m. (ET), and tickets are available at (305) 358-5885 or at any TicketMaster outlet. The Dutch will also face Mexico Feb. 24 at Pro Player. Dutch Roster Goalkeepers — Ed […]

Eleventh-Place Match Feb. 13 in Orlando, Fla. Tampa Bay 2 New England 0. Goals: Ralston (Shannon) 33, Shannon (Prampin) 55. Tampa Bay — Ravelli, Yallop, Frye (McCarty, 67), Houser, Duhaney, Kinnear, Wilson (Jones, 46, Bustamante, 73), Ralston, Gilmar (Keller, 60), Prampin, Shannon (Spiller, 79). New England — Salzwedel, Klein (Michallik, 46), Mohammed, Dunseth, Jachym, Van […]

Group A TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Cameroon 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 Guinea 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 Burkina F. 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 Algeria 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 Group B TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Ghana 2 […]

Keith Bundy Battle Ground, Wash. When will the new U.S. men’s jerseys start being worn by the national team? Pete Bailey: The new U.S. World Cup ’98 uniforms will make their debut Feb. 21, when the U.S. plays the Netherlands at Pro Player Stadium in Miami. Brit Francis Muncie, Ind. I read the intros for […]

Feb. 12 in Orlando, Fla. San Jose 3 New England 1. Goals: Lewis (Lozzano) 29, Mella (Lozzano) 32, Lozzano (Lewis) 54; Baba 39. San Jose — Kramer (Kirk, 51), Martin, Gilbert, Weaver (Draguicevich, 71), Barrett, Montoya (Mena, 62), Cloutier (Davini, 33, Cariel, 68), Medved (Rodriguez, 34), Lewis, Mella, Lozzano. New England — Causey, Dunseth, Michallik […]