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NSCAA/Umbro Select Women’s NCAA Division I Rank/School Record Pts. 1 Notre Dame (15) 12-0-0 375 2 No. Carolina 9-1-0 360 3 Connecticut 11-1-0 340 4 Maryland 14-0-0 331 5 Portland 8-0-2 309 6 Nebraska 11-0-0 308 7 Texas A&M 11-1-0 279 8 Santa Clara 9-2-0 275 9 Florida 9-1-0 255 10 Clemson 8-3-1 213 11 […]

First Round Indiana 2, Northwestern 1 Michigan State 3, Ohio State 2 (OT) Semifinals Wisconsin 2, Michigan State 0 Indiana 3, Penn State 1 (Semifinals postponed due to snow. Final cancelled — Wisconsin, Indiana share title.)

1990 — Colgate 1991 — Colgate 1992 — Colgate 1993 — Army 1994 — Colgate 1995 — Colgate

Semifinals Central Florida 2, Centenary 1 Campbell 6, Florida International 1 Final Central Florida 1, Campbell 0

NSCAA/Umbro Select Women’s NCAA Division I Rank/School Record Pts. 1 Notre Dame (9) 14-1-0 367 2 N. Carolina (4) 12-1-0 361 3 Portland (2) 10-0-2 342 4 Connecticut 15-1-0 336 5 Nebraska 15-0-0 304 6 Santa Clara 11-3-0 298 7 Maryland 15-1-1 293 8 Texas A&M 15-2-0 272 9 Florida 14-1-0 261 10 Wisconsin 10-2-3 […]

U.S. Draw ‘Sixteen is a lot of games’ “It’s a little unsettling not knowing who [Caribbean D] is — we’re hoping to get that resolved in a couple days [it was later announced that the second draw for Caribbean teams will be held at the Gold Cup by Sepp Blatter]. “Costa Rica is a truly […]

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Twice denied work permits to play in England, U.S. goalkeeper Brad Friedel has finally landed a club — Broendby in the Danish Super League. The championship portion of the season, in which the top eight teams in the first phase play each other twice to decide the title, kicked off March 19 with regular Mogens […]

Position: Goalkeeper. Height: 6-2. Weight: 180. Birthdate: Nov. 29, 1969. Bithplace: Olympia, Wash. College: Portland. Award: All-America (1988, 1990, 1991), adidas Goalkeeper of the Year (1991). First cap: Colombia (1990). Titles: Pan American Games (1991), U.S. Cup (1995). Awards: Silver Ball (1989 Under-20 World Cup). World Championships: Under-20 World Cup (1987). College YearTeamGPGAA 1988Portland220.33 1989Portland210.40 […]

U.S. midfielder John Harkes looks set to join one of two Premier League clubs from Derby County. A long-awaited transfer is nearing fruition for John Harkes. The U.S. midfielder, who left the Premier League for First Division club Derby County two years ago, expects a return to the top flight sometime this month. Derby has […]

The U.S. duo of Mike Lapper and Brian McBride is contributing to VfL Wolfsburg’s best season in history. It was well below freezing, but Wolfsburg players didn’t seem to mind. They took off their shirts and threw them into crowd and joined hands and took a bow. Later they danced half naked through hallways singing, […]

Position: Forward. Height: 5-3. Weight: 127. Birthdate: Oct. 23, 1972. Birthplace: Portland, Ore. College: Portland. Awards: All-America (1991, 1992, 1994). First cap: China (1991). First goal: Norway (1992). Titles: CONCACAF Championship (1994). World Championships: World Championship (1995). College YearTeamGPGAP 1990Portland15181450 1991Portland1725656 1992Portland20301272 1994Portland2230868 U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAP 1991USA10–– 1992USA21–– 1993USA91–– 1994USA82–– 1995USA218–– TotalUSA4112––

During the historic U.S. win over Argentina July 14, Paul Caligiuri became the second U.S. player, after Marcelo Balboa, to make 100 national team appearances. Caligiuri is the longest-serving active national team member, having debuted against El Salvador in 1984 at age 20. SOCCER AMERICA: What’s the key to your longevity? PAUL CALIGIURI: I’ve been […]

Round 9 Columbus CrewRamiro Corralesdefender Colorado RapidsIan Butterworthdefender Dallas BurnJohn Kerr Jr.midfielder Los Angeles GalaxyManny Motajodefender New England RevolutionTom Lipsdefender Kansas City WizUche Okafordefender Tampa Bay MutinyMike DuHaneymidfielder San Jose ClashVictor Mellaforward New York/New Jersey MetroStarsGiovanni Savareseforward Washington D.C. UnitedClint Peaydefender Round 10 Columbus CrewMarcelo Carreraforward Colorado RapidsFelipe Rodriguezmidfielder Dallas BurnJimmy McGeoughdefender Los Angeles GalaxyJoey […]

What lies ahead for the U.S. women’s team, on and off the field, as it attempts to defend its world championship in Sweden and prepares for the 1996 Olympic Games? Soccer America interviewed several of the individuals involved for their observations. Hank Steinbrecher U.S. Soccer “In general terms of sports marketing, women’s sports is still […]

This has been a watershed season for Holly Manthei. In November, the freshman midfielder from Burnsville, Minn., helped lead Notre Dame to the NCAA final in Portland, against North Carolina. Since then, Manthei’s spent much of her time in Florida, where she’s training along with 25 or so other players who hope to be representing […]

Note: All times Eastern DateOpponentKickoff April 13NY/NJ10:00 pm April 20at Washington7:30 pm April 28San Jose7:30 pm May 5Washington4:00 pm May 12at San Jose7:00 pm May 19Kansas City7:30 pm May 26Columbus4:00 pm June 1at Tampa Bay7:30 pm June 6at New England7:30 pm June 9at NY/NJ2:00 pm June 16Tampa Bay7:30 pm June 26Colorado10:00 pm June 30at Colorado4:00 […]

The U.S. women’s national team has taken a step backwards on its road to Atlanta. Nine starters from the 1995 Women’s World Championship team — Michelle Akers, Joy Fawcett, Julie Foudy, Carin Gabarra, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Carla Overbeck, Briana Scurry and Tisha Venturini — will not participate in the U.S. camp set for Dec. […]

The Seattle Sounders picked up Dominic Kinnear and traded for Brian Haynes to reinforce their bid for the A-League Championship. Consider it some short-term pain for the good of some ultimate gain. The Seattle Sounders seeking to strengthen themselves for the A-League’s stretch run, acquired two national team players on the eve of the transaction […]

As expected, U.S. national team star Eric Wynalda has been allocated by MLS to the San Jose Clash. Wynalda, who has spent the last four years in Germany with Saarbruecken and Bochum, became the all-time U.S. national team leading scorer with 22 goals when he scored a tournament-high four goals at the Gold Cup. Wynalda, […]

A trend can clearly be traced in regards to the head coaching choices made by MLS for its three league-run teams. Tampa Bay searched far and wide before settling on longtime Florida fixture Thomas Rongen. Dallas signed the league’s scouting director Dave Dir, whose wife was born and raised in Big D. And the San […]

(Note: Home team is listed first. The Spanish league will shift dates for television, as well as allow teams with European commitments to reschedule matches.) Sept. 3 Rayo VallecanoReal Madrid Real ZaragozaReal Oviedo MeridaReal Betis Real ValladolidBarcelona Deportivo CorunaValencia CeltaCompostela EspanolSalamanca SevillaTenerife Sporting GijonAlbacete Atletico MadridReal Sociedad Athletic BilbaoRacing Santander Sept. 10 Real MadridAthletic Bilbao […]

The following are the teams that are not in the USISL in 1996 and those teams that have replaced them, as provided by the USISL national office: 20 teams out S.F. Bay Diablos L.A. Salsa U-23s Texas Lightning St. Louis Knights Louisville Thoroughbreds Atlanta Magic (still plays indoor) Florida Stars Puerto Rico Islanders Boston Storm […]

Group A Preliminary Round Panathinaikos 0, Hajduk Split 0 Hajduk Split 1, Panathinaikos 1 (Aggregate: 1-1; Panathinaikos wins on away goal) Dynamo Kiev 1, Aalborg 0 Aalborg 1, Dynamo Kiev 3 (Dynamo Kiev wins 4-1 on aggregate) Champions’ League Sept. 13 in Nantes Nantes (France) 0 Porto (Portugal) 0. Att.: 25,000. Sept. 13 in Kiev […]

1994 April 20N. Ireland 4Liechtenstein 1 Sept. 7Liechtenstein 0Austria 4 N. Ireland 1Portugal 2 Latvia 0Ireland 3 Oct. 9Latvia 1Portugal 3 Oct. 12Austria 1N. Ireland 2 Ireland 4Liechtenstein 0 Nov. 13Portugal 1Austria 0 Nov. 15Liechtenstein 0Latvia 1 Nov. 16N. Ireland 0Ireland 4 Dec. 18Portugal 8Liechtenstein 0 1995 March 29Ireland 1N. Ireland 1 Austria 5Latvia 0 […]