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Brazilian Ronaldo has been named the FIFA 1996 Player of the Year. The Barcelona star received 329 points in a vote of over 100 national team coaches. Last year’s winner, George Weah of Liberia and AC Milan, was runner-up with 140 points, while Alan Shearer of England and Newcastle finished third with 123 points.

Jan. 19 in Pasadena, Calif. USA 0 Mexico 2. Goals: Zaguinho 3, Garcia Aspe 68. USA — Friedel, Burns, Agoos, Lalas, Jones, Kirovski, Vasquez, Kreis, Reyna, Moore, McBride. Subs: Preki for Vasquez in 52nd minute, Hejduk for Kreis in 59th, Lassiter for McBride in 64th, Calichman for Kirovski in 70th. Mexico — Rios, Suarez, Davino, […]

Jan. 19 in Pasadena, Calif. Denmark 2 Peru 1. Goals: S. Andersen 9, Colding 81; Carty 51. Att.: n/a.

Here are the eleven-man lineups that will take the field for today’s USA vs. Mexico match at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. USA — Friedel, Burns, Agoos, Vasquez, Lalas, Kreis, Reyna, Kirovski, Jones, Moore, McBride. Mexico — Rios, Suarez, Davino, Ramirez, Pardo, Coyote, Garcia Aspe, Galindo, Alfaro, Hermosillo, Zaguinho.

Zaguinho’s 3rd minute goal is the only tally thus far as Mexico leads the USA 1-0 in their U.S. Cup ’97 match at the Rose Bowl. The Mexican forward beat the U.S. defense to run onto a fine long ball from Alberto Garcia Aspe. Zaguinho then continued down the left side of the box and […]

Mexico has defeated the USA 2-0 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Mexico’s second goal was scored by Alberto Garcia Aspe in the 68th minute. After a steal and several quick and nifty passes, Garcia Aspe received the ball about 25 yards out, and his booming shot beat Brad Friedel to the upper left […]

The following are the rosters for the 1997 Umbro Select College All-Star Soccer Classic, to be held Feb. 1-2 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Men’s Division II, III and NAIA Saturday, Feb. 1 at 6:00 p.m. (ET) East Squad Goalkeepers — Erik Hufnagle (Green Mountain), Rich Koczak (So. Connecticut). Defenders — Jim Finnerty (SUNY-Fredonia), Leighton Main […]

Kenya Brown College Park, Md. Since DC United has won the MLS Championship, one question has always lingered in my mind. When do they start to compete for a CONCACAF title? I know that there are a couple that United is eligible to play in, but I think the problem with these CONCACAF tournaments is […]

Peru has beaten the USA 1-0 in the first match of U.S. Cup ’97 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. The Americans continued to dominate possession of the ball in the second half, creating numerous scoring chances. However, the U.S. was unable to score. Substitute Jovan Kirovski floated a fine ball across the goalmouth […]

German Carty’s goal is the lone tally of the match so far, as Peru leads the U.S. 1-0 at halftime of their U.S. Cup ’97 match in San Diego. Carty scored in the eighth minute, after Maldonado crossed the ball from outside the right edge of the box and over the U.S. defense. Carty headed […]

Here are the starting lineups for the USA vs. Peru match being played at San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium. USA — Friedel, Burns, Lalas, Agoos, Hejduk, Ralston, Reyna, Radosavljevic, Moore, McBride, Lassiter. Peru — Balerio, Dulante, Reynoso, Olivares, Solano, Serrano, Jayo, Maldonado, Pereda, Magallanes, Carty.

Jan. 17 in San Diego Mexico 3 Denmark 1. Goals: Alfaro 40, Hernandez 55, Hermosillo 73; Steen Nielsen 64. Att.: 35,232. U.S. Cup ’97 Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P Mexico 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 Peru 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 USA 1 0 0 1 0 […]

Jan. 17 in San Diego, Calif. USA 0 Peru 1. Goal: Carty 8. USA — Friedel, Burns, Lalas, Agoos, Hejduk, Ralston, Reyna, Radosavljevic, Moore, McBride, Lassiter. Subs: Kirovski for Ralston in 55th minute, Kreis for Hejduk in 60th, Jones for Preki in 78th. Peru — Balerio, Dulante, Reynoso, Olivares, Solano, Serrano, Jayo, Maldonado, Pereda, Magallanes, […]

MLS executives held a conference call Jan. 15. Here are some of the highlights: Season tickets/Attendance: The season ticket base for all ten MLS teams is up 18 percent from this time last year. A total of 24,116 season tickets have been sold as of Jan. 14. New England leads all clubs with 5,721 season […]

Soccer America Senior Editor Mike Woitalla has won a pair of awards in the NSCAA’s 1996 Writing Contest. Woitalla was awarded for the best non-deadline feature for his story “Soccer spreads the Games around the nation.” His piece on Project-40 and the future of college soccer, entitled “Would you like to be professional, young man?” […]

Defender Alexi Lalas and midfielder Cobi Jones have been added to the U.S. roster for U.S. Cup ’97. Lalas replaces midfielder Mike Sorber, who is sidelined by a nagging hamstring injury, while Jones fills out the final spot on the 20-man roster. U.S. coach Steve Sampson said the two players were kept off the initial […]

Features 1996 proved to be the Year of the Goose By Mike Woitalla No Answer Yet To The Age-Old Question By Ridge Mahoney New England Revolution Gets A Jump On The Field By Poul Swain Will Carlos Alberto Parreira Do Any Better In MLS? By Steve Davis MLS Salary Cap Is Getting Tighter By Ridge […]

A slew of talented collegians graced the college soccer fields during the 1996 season. These 11 stand out because their skills made a profound impact on both their teams’ success and the course of the season. Scott Coufal (Indiana) senior goalkeeper Enabled young Hoosiers to reach quarterfinals Kevin Daly (St. John’s) junior defender Leader of […]

The New England Revolution, the first MLS team to formally begin training, won its first exhibition game of the season when it beat the Raleigh Flyers of the A-League 1-0 before about 3,000 fans in Raleigh, N.C., Jan. 11. Darren Sawatzky had the game’s only goal on an assist from Imad Baba to give new […]

Jan. 12 in Merida Venezuela 0 Paraguay 2. Goals: Benitez 5, Enciso 62. Venezuela — Dudamel, McIntosh, Medina, Echenique, Vallenilla, Ramos, Castellanos (Tizamo, 46), Nabollin (Valiente, 68), Urdaneta, Savarese, Perez. Paraguay — Diaz, Arce, Sarabia, Gamarra, Alcaraz, Enciso, Benitez (Meza, 73), Struway, Acuna, Rojas, (Baez, 73), Cohener (Ferreira, 78). Att.: 11,000. Jan. 12 in La […]

Jan. 12 in Merida Venezuela 0 Paraguay 2. Goals: Benitez 5, Enciso 62. Venezuela — Dudamel, McIntosh, Medina, Echenique, Vallenilla, Ramos, Castellanos (Tizamo, 46), Nabollin (Valiente, 68), Urdaneta, Savarese, Perez. Paraguay — Diaz, Arce, Sarabia, Gamarra, Alcaraz, Enciso, Benitez (Meza, 73), Struway, Acuna, Rojas, (Baez, 73), Cohener (Ferreira, 78). Att.: n/a. Jan. 12 In La […]

Group 1 Jan. 12 in Nairobi Kenya 1 Nigeria 1. Goals: Simiyu 25; Akpoborie 48. Kenya — Onyiso, Otieno, Lichuku, Ougo, Odhiambo, Omondi, Ochieng, Wambua (Mutie), Sharrif (Oguta), Ogweno, Simiyu. Nigeria — Dosu, Nwanu, C. Babayoro, Oliseh, Ukechukwu, West, George (Babangida), Amokachi, Akpoborie (Ikpeba), Okocha, Lawal. Att.: 60,000. Jan. 12 in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 0 […]

Hector Castro Jersey City. N.J. Is it true that the USSF declined an invitation to participate in the 1997 Copa America? If it’s true, don’t you think that it would be a bad decision considering the amount of experience players could gain? Why would they do this? Few World Cup qualifiers are being played in […]

The following is the U.S. roster for U.S. Cup ’97: Goalies — Mark Dodd (Dallas Burn), Brad Friedel (Columbus Crew), *Chris Snitko (Kansas City Wizards). Defenders — Jeff Agoos (D.C. United), Marcelo Balboa (Colorado Rapids), Mike Burns (New England Revolution), Dan Calichman (Los Angeles Galaxy), Frankie Hejduk (Tampa Bay Mutiny), Greg Vanney (Los Angeles Galaxy). […]

The Tampa Bay Mutiny has traded all-star defender Steve Pittman to Kansas City in exchange for forward Alan Prampin and a conditional pick in the Feb. 3 MLS supplemental draft. As of today, Tampa Bay will received the Wizards’ third-round pick, but the pick will become a second-round one if Kansas City completes a trade […]