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The following are the results of the Soccer America Online Poll in which 522 soccer fans made their predictions of the teams to win the three European Cup competitions: Champions League Ajax 335 votes, Juventus 102, Real Madrid 43, Borussia Dortmund 16, Nantes 9, Panathinaikos 6, Spartak Moscow 6, Legia Warsaw 5. Cup Winners’ Cup […]

Alex Betaneli, Madison WI Would there be any games shown on TV from 1996 European Championship? No announcement has been made, but ESPN and/or ESPN2 may show some matches. Jeff Wander, Honesdale PA Should the number of foreign players allowed on college soccer teams be limited in order to provide more scholarships and opportunity to […]

Kevin James Baxter Baltimore Do you see a time when the MSL will merge with the NPSL and CISL? No. When you write MSL, I assume you mean MLS (it’s a mistake we make all the time, too). MLS is concentrating on outdoors and the NPSL and CISL are indoor leagues. There has to something […]

Roy Lassiter, who led MLS in scoring his first season with the Tampa Bay Mutiny, is returning to the Mutiny after signing a three-year contract. The agreement makes him one of the top paid players in MLS, according to the Tampa Tribune. He had 25 goals in the regular season, six in the playoffs and […]

Gary D. Rowcliffe Knoxville, Tenn. As a long, long, longtime subscriber I have always been delighted with your magazine. I have over the years come to also rely on World Soccer magazine for information, and over the past three years have come to rely on the team publication “Manchester United” magazine for even more in-depth […]

Keller, Reyna and Balboa The following are the results of the recent Soccer America Online Poll in which 533 soccer fans gave their three choices for the “overage” spots U.S. Olympic team coach Bruce Arena can fill: 1. Kasey Keller 227 votes. 2. Claudio Reyna 189. 3. Marcelo Balboa 187. 4. Alexi Lalas 159. 5. […]

Leading soccer publication continues support of Special Olympics with raffle. Philadelphia, Pa.–Jan. 22, 1996–Soccer America, the nation’s premier soccer publication, brought together the biggest names in soccer Jan. 20 to raise more then $4800 for Special Olympics at the Soccer America Superstar Jersey Raffle. The funds will benefit Special Olympics International’s (SOI) worldwide soccer program […]

Goalkeepers NameYearSchoolTown Doug BrooksSr.RoxburySuccasunna, N.J. Andy KirkSr.Marquette Univ. H.S.Milwaukee, Wis. Tyler PurtillSr.Loomis Chaffe SchoolWindsor, Conn. Henry RingSr.BrentwoodBrentwood, Tenn. Doug SwaneySr.CentervilleCenterville, Ohio Defenders NameYearSchoolTown Alex BradleySr.Wachusett RegionalHolden, Mass. Colin CarewJr.NewarkNewark, Del. Tim CastilloSr.Detroit Country DayBeverly Hills, Mich. Nick PanenoSr.La CanadaLa Canada, Calif. Midfielders NameYearSchoolTown Kareem AalSr.Minneapolis SouthMinneapolis, Minn. Abraham BullJr.New RochelleNew Rochelle, N.Y. Ben FigueiredoSr.New BedfordNew […]

Goalkeepers — Lakeysia Beene (Gold River, Calif.), Melanie Wilson (Memphis, Tenn.); Defenders — Jill Buxton (Dallas, Tex.), Shannon Gravey (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.), Jennifer Grubb (Hoffman Estates, Ill.), Stacy Jerolaman (Chatham, N.J.), Beth Keller (Hilton Head, S.C.), Jacqueline Mynarski (Amawalk, N.Y.), Beth Thompson (Santa Rosa, Calif.); Midfielders — Kylie Bivens (Claremont, Calif.), Lorrie Fair (Los Altos, […]

Goalkeepers No.NameYearGPGAASHO 01Jon BelskisJunior30.001.5 1Todd WilsonSophomore220.4913.5 Defenders No.NameYearGPGAP 2Doug WatsonFreshman17102 3Scott LamphearSenior23237 4Chad ColeJunior19033 5Blaze KonkolSenior6000 8Todd DeAmicisSenior6000 18Josh ProvanJunior23124 Midfielders No.NameYearGPGAP 6Alastair SteelJunior23204 7Mike GentileSenior2351020 11Lars HansenSenior233612 12Brian DohertyFreshman18226 15Shea HustonSenior217115 16Ryan KehoeSophomore22135 17Mike MalenSophomore16011 19Scott SporcichJunior194412 23Christian BroadhurstSophomore235212 Forwards No.NameYearGPGAP 10Travis RoySenior237418 14Adam KowalskiFreshman7000 22Bryan GrimmSenior234715

Tim Leonard scored for Virginia in the 79th minute to reduce Duke’s lead over Virginia to 3-2 in the NCAA Division I men’s semifinal.

DiFlorio replaces injured Karic The NPSL revised the lineups for its ninth All-Star Game set for Feb. 11 at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, Kan. The game will be televised on ESPN on a tape-delay basis at 12 a.m. ET Feb. 12. Veteran Buffalo Blizzard forward Gino DiFlorio takes the roster spot of injured Cleveland […]

Dec. 2 in Santa Clara, Calif. Santa Clara 1, Portland 2. Goals: Lynch (Buettner) 80:26; Gregor (Rhode, Cochran) 34:24, Knowles (Rhode) 53:12. Santa Clara — Cannon, Brownell, Annicchero, Farmbrough, Vargas, Allen, Dumlao, Harris, Temkin, Buettner, Lynch. Subs: Cullen, Prentice, Thomas, Boesiger. Portland — Lawton, Knowles, Gmitter, Rambo, Gregor, Harrington, Cochran, Brown, Falcone, Rhode, Xausa. Subs: […]

Goalkeeper — Brian Herr (Drexel); Defenders — Paul Kelly (Maine), Jason Marlovits (Hartford), Francisco Tasende (Boston Univ.), Erik Washington (Towson State); Midfielders — Kyle Gray (Maine), Todd Hicks (Towson State), Ola Olsen (Boston Univ.); Forwards — Bjorn Hansen (Northeastern), Petteri Kaijasilta (Towson State), Jake Ouimet (Maine). Player of the Year — Bjorn Hansen (Northeastern) Rookie […]

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Bora Milutinovic returned to his home away from home to escape the chorus of criticism his every move seems to provoke in Mexico these days, but his second Los Angeles appearance since he took charge of the Mexican national team indicates he’s not backing down. With most of the Tricolores’ stars back in Mexico, a […]

1967 — Dov Markus (Long Island) 1968 — Manny Hernandez (San Jose State) 1969 — Al Trost (St. Louis) 1970 — Al Trost (St. Louis) 1971 — Mike Seerey (St. Louis) 1972 — Mike Seerey (St. Louis) 1973 — Dan Counce (St. Louis) 1974 — Farrukh Quraishi (Oneonta State) 1975 — Steve Ralbovsky (Brown) 1976 […]

First Team Goalkeeper — Jeremy Ransom (Presbyterian); Defenders — Josh Bahr (NE Missouri), Scott Halkett (USC Spartanburg), Christian Penny (Lock Haven); Midfielders — Nate Daligcon (Seattle Pacific), James May (Presbyterian), Patrick White (Wisc.-Parkside); Forwards —Seamus Donnelly (Franklin Pierce), Michael Feniger (East Stroudsburg), Ricci Greenwood (Seattle Pacific), Sherwin Mullin (So. Connecticut), Henrik Nebrelius (Tampa). Second Team […]

First Team Pos. Name Year College GK Jen Renola Sr. Notre Dame D Erin Taylor Sr. Maryland D Sara Whalen Jr. Connecticut D Staci Wilson Jr. North Carolina MF Justi Baumgardt Jr. Portland MF Cindy Daws Sr. Notre Dame MF Jennifer Lalor Sr. Santa Clara MF Emily Stauffer Jr. Harvard MF Kari Uppinghouse Jr. Nebraska […]

Pool Play Nov. 27 Pool A Lindsey Wilson 3 (Djuekeng, Kojo, Bueso) William Carey 0 Pool B Birmingham Southern 2 (McBride pen., Morhardt) Simon Fraser 1 (Bombelli) Pool C Rockhurst 2 (Schoen, Andreasen) Auburn-Montgomery 0 Pool D Illinois-Springfield 3 (Leftus, Murray, Dergelev) Incarnate Word 0 Semifinals Nov. 29 in Birmingham, Ala. Lindsey Wilson (21-4-1) vs. […]

Women’s NCAA Div I RANK/SCHOOL RECORD PTS. 1 Notre Dame (13) 20-1-0 373 2 No.Carolina (2) 20-1-0 362 3 Portland 16-0-2 343 4 Connecticut 20-2-0 330 5 Nebraska 21-0-0 313 6 Santa Clara 15-3-1 291 7 Texas A&M 19-3-0 281 8 Florida 20-2-0 274 9 Maryland 17-4-2 244 10 Harvard 14-1-0 233 11 Clemson 15-6-1 […]

North Carolina adds another young phenom in Laurie Schwoy, a member of what could be the best recruiting year ever. This is it. This is the year women’s college coaches around the country have been waiting for. It’s 1996, a long-awaited recruiting year for coaches who have been salivating over the high number of quality […]

1988 — Cal State Hayward 1989 — Barry 1990 — Sonoma State 1991 — Cal State Dominguez Hills 1992 — Barry 1993 — Barry 1994 — Franklin Pierce 1995 — Franklin Pierce 1996 — Franklin Pierce

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Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. North Carolina 8-0-0 1 2. Notre Dame 10-0-0 2 3. Connecticut 9-1-0 4 4. Portland 6-0-1 5 5. Maryland 11-0-0 7 6. Nebraska 9-0-0 10 7. Texas A&M 9-1-0 6 8. Florida 7-1-0 8 9. Santa Clara 6-2-0 3 10. Massachusetts 8-0-0 12 11. Virginia 6-3-1 11 12. William & […]