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Eddie Pope, hero of the MLS Cup ’96 with his winning goal in overtime, and David Wagner, the German-born striker at Schalke 04 who has American citizenship, joined the U.S. team at its training camp in Richmond, Va., for its game Nov. 10 against Trinidad & Tobago. Defender Gregg Vanney has returned home, though Steve […]

Women’s NCAA Division I Central Region 1 Nebraska 19-0-0          TCU 4-0          SMU 2-0 2 Texas A&M 18-2-0          UNCG 2-0          Massachusetts 3-0 3 Vanderbilt 11-8-0          Colorado Coll. 1-0 4 So. Methodist 10-5-4          Creighton 4-2 (OT)          Nebraska 0-2 5 Baylor 16-2-0          SFA 7-1          UTEP 1-0          North Texas […]

Women’s NCAA Division II Central Region 1 St. Joseph’s 21-1-1 (30)          DePauw 4-2          W. Michigan 1-0 2 SIU-Edwards. 16-3-2 (27)          Ashland 6-1          Wheeling Jesuit 3-1 3 MO-St. Louis 16-7-0 (24)          Washington U. 5-1          Wheeling Jesuit 3-1          Ashland 0-1 4 Truman St. 12-3-5 (21)          Denver 1-0          No. […]

Women’s NCAA Division III West Region 1 U.C. San Diego 14-1-0          CS-LA 4-0 2 Cal Lutheran l4-2-0          Redlands 5-0 3 LaVerne 14-4-0          Occidental 5-0          Whittier 2-0 4 UC Santa Cruz 8-4-1 5 Chapman 10-7-0          Claremont-M-S 2-1          Whittier 5-0          Cal Baptist 1-2 New York Region 1 Binghamton 17-1-0 2 […]

First Round Nov. 6 William Smith (12-4-0) at Ithaca (14-3-0) Skidmore (11-4-2) at Rochester (13-3-1) Heidelberg (16-2-0) at Wooster (18-2-0) Gustavus-Adolphus (15-2-1) at Macalester (14-2-2) Cal Lutheran (17-2-0) at UC San Diego (16-1-0) North Carolina Wesleyan (15-2-2) at Randolph-Macon (17-1-1) Bates (11-2-1) at Bowdoin (11-1-2) Stockton (13-4-2) at Kean (11-2-1) Second Round Nov. 9 William […]

First Round Nov. 9 or 10 Bloomsburg (17-2-1) at Adelphi (16-1-0) SIU-Edwardsville (16-3-2) at St. Joseph’s (Ind.) (21-1-1) Northern Colorado (13-5-2) at Regis (14-4-2) Humboldt State (10-3-5) at UC Davis (15-3-1) Quarterfinals Nov. 16 or 17 Merrimack (16-3-1) Franklin Pierce (15-1-0) Barry (11-3-1) at Lynn (18-0-0) Bloomsburg-Adelphi winner vs. SIU-Edwardsville-St. Joseph’s winner Northern Colorado-Regis winner […]

First Round Nov. 6 William Smith (12-4-0) at Ithaca (14-3-0) Skidmore (11-4-2) at Rochester (13-3-1) Heidelberg (16-2-0) at Wooster (18-2-0) Gustavus-Adolphus (15-2-1) at Macalester (14-2-2) Cal Lutheran (17-2-0) at UC San Diego (16-1-0) North Carolina Wesleyan (15-2-2) at Randolph-Macon (17-1-1) Bates (11-2-1) at Bowdoin (11-1-2) Stockton (13-4-2) at Kean (11-2-1) Second Round Nov. 9 William […]

Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Notre Dame 18-1-0 1 2. North Carolina 17-1-0 2 3. Portland 14-0-2 3 4. Connecticut 19-1-0 4 5. Nebraska 19-0-0 5 6. Texas A&M 18-2-0 6 7. Santa Clara 13-3-1 7 8. Harvard 14-1-0 14 9. Florida 17-2-0 8 10. Duke 9-8-3 nr 11. Virginia 11-5-2 10 12. Wisconsin 12-3-4 […]

Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Virginia 15-0-3 1 2. Washington 14-2-0 3 3. UCLA 14-3-0 4 4. Indiana 12-2-2 5 5. Florida International 13-3-2 6 6. William & Mary 14-2-1 7 7. St. John’s 15-2-1 8 8. SMU 13-4-1 10 9. California 12-3-2 2 10. Bowling Green 15-3-1 11 11. Air Force 13-1-3 12 12. […]

Brian McBride scored in the 90th minute to give the USA a 2-0 lead over Guatemala. Alexi Lalas hit a long, looping ball that found Eric Wynalda behind the defense at the left side of the box. Wynalda dribbled in and laid a perfect pass off to McBride, whose low shot from just left of […]

TEAM GP W T L GF GA P USA 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Trin. & Tobago 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 Guatemala 2 0 1 1 1 3 1

Nov. 3 in Bunbury, B.C. Canada 1 El Salvador 0. Goal: Bunbury (pen.) 65. Att.: 6,858. Group 2 Standings Team GP W T L GF GA P Canada 5 4 1 0 8 1 13 El Salvador 3 1 1 1 6 2 4 Cuba 4 1 0 3 3 10 3 Panama 4 0 […]

The USA and Guatemala are scoreless at the half in their CONCACAF World Cup ’98 qualifying match at RFK Stadium. The USA, with Thomas Dooley at sweeper, Alexi Lalas and Jeff Agoos at marking back, and Ernie Stewart and Cobi Jones on the flanks, controlled much of the possession in the first half. However, Guatemala’s […]

Eric Wynalda scored in the 54th minute to give the USA a 1-0 lead over Guatemala. Claudio Reyna sent a cross in from outside the left edge of the box to Wynalda, who had beaten the last Guatemalan defender to the center of the area. Wynalda’s touched the ball down with his right foot, and […]

Here are the starting lineups for today’s USA vs. Guatemala World Cup qualifier at RFK Stadium. USA — Keller, Lalas, Dooley, Agoos, Jones, Ramos, Reyna, Harkes, Stewart, Wynalda, Moore. Guatemala — Estrada, Giron, G. Ruano, Valencia, Acevedo, Machon, Leon, Jorge Rodas, Funes, Julio Rodas, Plata.

Nov. 3 in Washington, D.C. USA 2 Guatemala 0. Goals: Wynalda 54, McBride 90. USA — Keller, Lalas, Dooley, Agoos, Jones, Ramos, Reyna, Harkes, Stewart, Wynalda, Moore. Subs: Radoslavljevic for Jones in 44th minute, Burns for Dooley in 72nd, McBride for Reyna in 74th. Guatemala — Estrada, Giron, G. Ruano, Valencia, Acevedo, Machon, Leon, Jorge […]

Sept. 18, 1977, in Guatemala City (friendly) Guatemala 3 USA 1. USA Goal: Bellinger. USA — Mausser, Droege, D’Errico, McAllister (Bellinger), Pollihan, R.Davis (Pereira), Mihailovich (Fowles), Flater (Ralbovsky), Villa, F.Nanchoff, Bandov. Sept. 25, 1977, in Guatemala Cty (friendly) Guatemala 2 USA 0. USA — Mausser, Myernick, D’Errico, McAllister, Pollihan, Ralbovsky, R.Davis, Fowles (Mihailovich), Flater (Donlic), […]

The following are Soccer America’s position-by-position rankings of MLS’s top players for Year 1. Read Ridge Mahoney’s analysis in the Nov. 11 (cover date) issue of Soccer America. GOALKEEPERS 1. Brad Friedel (Columbus) 2. Tony Meola (MetroStars) 3. Mark Dodd (Dallas) 4. Mark Simpson (D.C. United) 5. Jorge Campos (Los Angeles) RIGHT BACKS 1. Mark […]

In celebration of our 25th Anniversary, Soccer America honors the 11 players and one coach from the past 25 years who’ve had the most positive impact on U.S. soccer. They are the Soccer America Silver XI — announced Dec. 14 at the Soccer America FanZone in Richmond, Va. Here are the winners: Goalie Tony Meola […]

Note: All conference standings through Oct. 27. ACC TEAM W L T *Virginia 4 0 2 Duke 3 3 0 Wake Forest 2 2 0 Maryland 1 1 2 Clemson 1 2 1 North Carolina 1 2 1 N.C. State 1 3 2 * clinched regular-season title. Note: Tournament champion gets automatic bid. Tournament: Nov. […]

During the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship weekend in Richmond Va., Soccer America FanZone will take over the Richmond Centre, opening its doors on Friday Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 14 and allowing soccer fans to be a part of college soccer’s biggest weekend. Soccer America FanZone wraps its schedule around the two semifinals and the […]

Vasquez hospitalized Tampa Bay Mutiny midfielder Martin Vasquez was hospitalized on Tuesday afternoon to remove an abscess from his left tonsil. Vasquez, who received his U.S. citizenship last month and is still waiting for his first national team appearance, was released from the hospital on Wednesday, but he will miss Sunday’s game. Pope’s availability pending […]

Note: All conference standings through Oct. 27. ACC TEAM W L T *North Carolina 5 0 0 Maryland 2 1 2 N.C. State 3 2 1 Virginia 3 2 1 Clemson 2 3 1 Duke 2 3 0 Florida State 2 4 0 Wake Forest 1 5 0 * clinched regular-season title. Note: Tournament champion […]

Soccer America Silver XI celebrity nominations GK: Tony Meola Comments: Tremendous personality and promoter for the game throughout World Cup '94. Field Players: Franz Beckenbauer Pele George Best Comments: These three are all world class names who brought incredible talent and credibility to the game in the '70's and '80's. Kyle Rote Jr. Comments: He […]

The following is the 18-man roster named by U.S. coach Steve Sampson for the World Cup qualifier against Guatemala this Sunday at RFK Stadium. Goalkeepers — Brad Friedel, Kasey Keller. Defenders — Jeff Agoos, Mike Burns, Paul Caligiuri, Thomas Dooley, Frankie Hejduk, Alexi Lalas. Midfielders — John Harkes, Preki, Tab Ramos, Claudio Reyna, Mike Sorber. […]