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McBride signs long-term contract Columbus striker Brian McBride has signed a new four-year contract with MLS, guaranteeing that he will remain a member of the Crew until at least the year 2000. “I am glad this issue has gotten worked out, because I want to stay a member of the Crew,” McBride said. “The Crew […]

Goalkeeper Dave Salzwedel (1) San Jose Defenders Eddie Pope (2) D.C. United Ryan Tinsley (1) Kansas City Tom Soehn (1) Dallas Midfielders Roberto Donadoni (2) MetroStars Nelson Vargas (1) Tampa Bay Harut Karapetyan (1) Los Angeles Forwards Jeff Baicher (1) San Jose Jaime Moreno (3) D.C. United Gerell Elliott (1) Dallas Mo Johnston (2) Kansas […]

April 29 in Santiago Chile 6 Venezuela 0. Goals: Zamorano 19, 26, 31, 47, 85, Reyes 66. Chile — Tapia, Mora, Reyes, J. Gonzalez, Ponce, Musrri, Acuna, Vega (Villarroel, 81), Sierra (V. Castaneda, 68), Neza, (Goldberg, 68), Zamorano. Venezuela — Dudamel, W. Gonzalez, Echenique, Tortolero, Martinez, Ramos, Rodriguez (Perez, 46), Hernandez, Diaz, Savarese, Guerra (Castellin, […]

Group 1 April 30 in Copenhagen Denmark 4 Slovenia 0. Goals: Nielsen 4, 56, Pedersen 28, B. Laudrup 52. Denmark — Schmeichel, Laursen (Bisgaard, 58), Rieper, Hoegh, Heintze, Helveg, Nielsen, Thomsen (Frandsen, 86), Tomasson, Pedersen (Beck, 70), B. Laudrup. Slovenia — Boskovic, Englaro, Krizan, Milanic, Rodonja (Karic, 46), Jermanis, Novak, Gajser (Seslar, 60), Ceh, Gliha, […]

Features Has The U.S. Put Its Worst Days Behind It? By Ridge Mahoney Canada Continues Its Futile Run Tunisia Needs One Point To Clinch Q&A: Paul Caligiuri Plays The Waiting Game Interview by Scott French As Faces Change, Juventus Still Wins Barcelona, PSG Hold On Despite Stormy Semis Johan Cruyff: The Dutch Master At 50 […]

Group 3 April 26 in Sharjah UAE 2 (Taliyani 26, Saad 48) Jordan 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 16,000. Final Standings: TEAM GP W T L GF GA P UAE 4 3 1 0 7 1 10 Jordan 4 1 1 2 4 4 4 Bahrain 4 1 0 3 3 9 3 UAE advances to […]

April 30 in Miami, Fla. Brazil 4 Mexico 0. Goals: Leonardo 5, Romario (pen.) 13, 18, 75. Att.: 51,000.

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Long Island 3 2 1 2 2 4 Connecticut 1 1 0 2 0 3 Worcester 2 1 1 2 2 3 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rochester 0 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto 2 0 2 3 7 0 Atlantic GP […]

Colorado 1 Dallas 0 April 23 in Denver Colorado 1 Dallas 0. Goal: Bravo (Castaneda) 25. Dallas — Dodd (5), Rodriguez (5), Webber (7), Dade (7), Martinez (4), Santel (6), Hattrup (4), Kreis (4), Peinado (4), Eck (5), Washington (5). Subs: Suarez (6) for Webber in 58th minute, Elliott (4) for Hattrup in 68th, G.Jones […]

D3 Pro League Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P No. Jersey 1 1 0 4 1 3 New Hamp. 1 1 0 3 2 3 N.Y. Cap. Dist. 1 0 0 2 1 3 Cape Cod 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cent. Jersey 1 0 […]

Group 1 April 27 in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 1 Nigeria 2. Goals: Zongo 76; own goal 40, Amunike 58. Att.: 20,000. April 27 in Nairobi Kenya 1 Guinea 0. Goals: Otieno pen. 3. Att.: 55,000. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Nigeria 4 3 1 0 7 3 10 Kenya 4 2 1 […]

April 27 in Burnaby, B.C. Canada 0 Jamaica 0. Canada — Dolan, Yallop, Samuel, Watson, Fraser, Radzinski, Aunger, Aguiar, Nash (Kusch, 52), Bunbury, Corazzin. Jamaica — Lawrence, Sewell, Goodison, Brown, Dixon, Messam, Whitmore (Butler, 67), Dawes, Malcolm, Boyd, Williams (Young, 77). Yellow cards: Canada — Aunger (24), Kusch (89); Jamaica — Messam (60). Red card: […]

The Mexican contingent in MLS increased by two when the Colorado Rapids signed 29-year-old midfielder David Patino and the Dallas Burn signed Damian Alvarez, a 24-year-old forward. Both players currently play for Mexican First Division clubs — Patino with Monterrey and Alvarez with Leon. The Mexican First Division season ends May 4. Patino, who has […]

April 27 in Tampa, Fla. United States 2, France 1.Goals: Venturini 40, 61; Zenoni 37. USA — Scurry (Ducar, 46), Whalen, Chastain, Pearce, Connors (Cromwell, 73), Venturini, Foudy, Pearman (Staples, 40), Lilly, MacMillan, Confer. France — Roux, Guillemin, Locatelli, Diacre, Ringler, Woock, Mugneret (Banasiak, 86), Soubeyrand, Gout (Jacq, 80), Roujas (Herbert, 46), Zenoni (Pichon, 46). […]

April 26 in Lincoln, Neb. University of Nebraska 1, United States U-20s 2.Goals: Eddleman 87; French 20, Florance 55. Nebraska — Hornbacher, Franck, Vacek, Brown, Nonen, Smith, Uppinghouse, Benson, Hogan, Eddleman, Morneau. Subs: Wright, Nelsen, Officer. USA — Mullinix, R. Fair, L. Fair., Grubb, Whelchel, J. Tietjen, McDowell, French, Streiffer, Erickson, Florance. Subs: Lindsey, Little, […]

Results April 27 in Vancouver, B.C. Canada 0 Jamaica 0 Att.: 7,634 Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P Mexico 4 2 2 0 12 2 8 USA 4 1 2 1 7 5 5 Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 Jamaica 3 0 2 1 0 6 2 Canada […]

Results Kansas City 2 Tampa Bay 3 (SO) Standings Eastern Conference Team GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 5 4 1 10 12 7 Tampa Bay 5 4 1 10 12 5 New England 5 3 2 7 6 9 MetroStars 6 2 4 6 8 9 Columbus 5 3 2 5 7 […]

Results MetroStars 2 Columbus 1 New England 2 Colorado 1 (SO) D.C. United 2 San Jose 3 (SO) Los Angeles 1 Dallas 2 (SO) Standings Eastern Conference Team GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 5 4 1 10 12 7 Tampa Bay 4 3 1 9 9 4 New England 5 3 2 […]

Mark Switzer Provo, Utah I’m thinking a good rule change would be to eliminate offside inside the penalty area, but the best way to find flaws in an idea is to have others criticize it. So, what would be so bad in making it so that if the ball is PASSED from INSIDE the penalty […]

April 24 in Florence Fiorentina (Italy) 0 Barcelona (Spain) 2. Goals: Couto 30, Guardiola 35. Fiorentina — Toldo, Carnasciali, Padalino, Schwarz, Amoruso, Serena (Pusceddu, 84), Cois (Bigica, 89), Robbiati, Rui Costa, Oliveira, Baiano (Firicano, 89). Barcelona — Vitor Baia, Ferrer, Couto, Nadal, Sergi, Luis Enrique (Amor, 80), Guardiola, Giovanni (Abelardo, 85), De la Pena, Ronaldo, […]

The Kansas City Wizards will travel to Bermuda April 29 for a friendly match with Bermuda April 30. The game marks the first-ever pitting an MLS team against a foreign national team on its home soil. The Los Angeles Galaxy will play Aston Villa in a May 21 friendly in the Rose Bowl. The English […]

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April 24 in Greensboro, N.C. United States 4, France 2. Goals: Confer 24, Venturini 60, MacMillan 63, Lilly 78; Pinchon 45, Pinchon 74. U.S. — Scurry (Ducar, 46), Whalen (Fair, 73), Chastain, Pearce, Connors (Pearman, 46), Venturini (Cromwell, 67), Foudy, Lilly, MacMillan, Milbrett, Confer (Keller, 57). France — Roux, Guillemin, Locatelli, Diacre, Woock, Jacq (Gravier, […]

First Round Pick Club Player Ht. Wt. Pos. DOB 1. (1) Washington Victor Nogueira 6-1 190 GK 10/7/70 2. (2) Seattle Carlos Zavala 5-11 170 D n/a 3. (3) Indiana Neil Gilbert 5-9 180 D 11/9/69 4. (4) Arizona Guillermo Ruiz 5-9 160 M 4/24/71 5. (5) Detroit Pat Harrington 6-2 195 GK 4/17/65 6. […]

Results Colorado 1 Dallas 0 Standings Eastern Conference Team GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 4 4 0 10 9 4 Tampa Bay 4 3 1 9 9 4 New England 4 2 2 6 4 8 Columbus 4 3 1 5 4 5 MetroStars 5 1 4 3 6 7 Shootout records: […]