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Group A June 24 in Chicago USA 7 Nigeria 1. Goals: Own goal 19, Hamm 20, Milbrett 23, 83, Lilly 32, Akers 39, Parlow 41; Okosieme 2. USA — Scurry, Chastain, Sobrero (Whalen, 46), Overbeck, Fawcett, Lilly, Akers (Fair, 46), Foudy, Hamm (MacMillan, 51), Parlow, Milbrett. Nigeria — A.Chiejine, Kudaisi, Opara, Ajayi, Emeafu (Usiata, 84), […]

England, France could miss the European Championship, and Yugoslavia is back in the picture The end of NATO’s bombing campaign against Yugoslavia has revived Serb hopes of competing at next year’s European Championship in Belgium and Holland. Unlike 1992, a boycott doesn’t appear on the horizon, and the Yugoslav squad’s return to qualifying after a […]

1. Sissi (Brazil) 5 goals. 2. Grings (Germany), Pretinha (Brazil), Sun Wen (China) 3 goals. 5. Aarones (Norway), Hamm (USA), Jin Yan (China), Jo Song Ok (North Korea), Letuchova (Russia), Lilly (USA), Ljungberg (Sweden), Milbrett (USA), Murray (Australia), Pettersen (Norway), Zhang Ouying (China) 2 goals. 16. Akers (USA), Foudy (USA), Parlow (USA), Katia (Brazil), Dominguez […]

Chicago Fire — F Josh Wolff (bruised ankle) is probable; M Chris Armas (strained groin) and M Peter Nowak (bruised calf) are questionable. Colorado Rapids — D Marcelo Balboa (strained hamstring), D Jason Bent (turf toe) and D Peter Vermes (bruised calf) are probable. Columbus Crew — F Brian McBride (broken cheekbone) is probable; F […]

Group B June 24 in Chicago Brazil 2 Italy 0. Goal: Sissi 2, 63. Brazil — Maravilha, Nene (Juliana, 90), Elane, Tania, Suzana, Marisa, Sissi, Raquel (Formiga, 46), Cidinha, Pretinha, Katia (Maicon, 75) Italy — Brenzan, Marchio, Tavalazzi, Stefanelli, Tesse, Carta (Fiorini, 58), Duo’, D’Astolfo, Frollani (Deiana, 55), Guarino (Tagliacarne, 73), Panico. Yellow cards: Brazil […]

The U.S. U-17 national team will be looking to continue its 13-game unbeaten streak when they take on England’s U-17s on June 27 (3:30 p.m. ET) at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. in the second match of an MLS doubleheader featuring the Tampa Bay Mutiny and Los Angeles Galaxy (1:00 p.m. ET). The USA-England […]

The U.S. boys U-16 national team returned home over the weekend after a successful 10-day tour in Europe. The USA won the 1999 Tournoi International de Le Meinier Tournament (Geneva, Switzerland) with a 7-1-0 record, scoring 13 goals and conceding only one. In two friendly matches against local club teams, the U-16s beat St. Etienne […]

Goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann (3) Colorado Defenders Jeff Agoos (2) D.C. United Alexi Lalas (2) Kansas City Francis Okaroh (1) Chicago Midfielders Mauricio Cienfuegos (2) Los Angeles Leonel Alvarez (1) Dallas Chris Henderson (1) Kansas City Forwards Dante Washington (1) Dallas Preki (1) Kansas City Roman Kosecki (2) Chicago Joe-Max Moore (2) New England ò In […]

FEATURES USA Says ‘Welcome To Our Party’ By Dean Caparaz Inside WWC ’99: The Other Opener By Scott French Tiffeny Milbrett Takes Aim By Dean Caparaz Breaking Down The Breakdowns In Chicago By Ridge Mahoney Wizards Adjust To Gansler’s Hands-On Approach By Bob Luder Impressive Array Of Stars Meet In Paraguay By Amparo Simon Ramon […]

June 22 in Milwaukee Milwaukee Rampage (A-League) 0 Chicago Fire (MLS) 2. Goals: Kotschau 26, Kosecki (pen.) 45. Milwaukee — Green (Isacco, 46), Lopez (Ackah, 46), Timbers (Ross, 46), Cerro (Farmer, 46), Iribarren (J.Provan, 46), Szczepanski (S.Provan, 46; Marshall 79), Storm (Papandrea, 46), Willan (Adamovsky, 46), Dalombo (Marqinhos, 46), Stebbins (Igel, 32), Loftin (P.White, 46). […]

The following are quotes from the U.S. media conference June 23 in Chicago with U.S. coach Tony DiCicco and players Mia Hamm, Tiffeny Milbrett and Carla Overbeck. Note: Starting U.S. defender Kate Sobrero twisted her right ankle in practice today. X-rays were negative. She has a Grade I ankle sprain and is day-to-day. U.S. team […]

Group D June 23 in Landover, Md. Sweden 3 Australia 1. Goals: Tornqvist 9, Ljungberg 21, 69; Murray 32. Sweden — Karlsson, Westberg, Tornqvist (Sundh, 75), Sandell, Lonnqvist, Mostrom, Andersson, Bengtsson (Lundin, 57), Green (Gustavsson, 46), Ljungberg, Svensson. Australia — Kitching, Starr (Tann-Darby, 87), Bartlett, Alagich, Cooper (Iannotta, 77), Black (Golebiowski, 58), Peters, Forman, Casagrande, […]

Sepp Blatter, WWC organizers are fond to remind, told the world last summer that football’s future was feminine. He forgot to mention that it’s Brazilian, too. No national women’s program has come so far so quickly as Brazil’s, which emerged as a force during the Atlanta Olympics and has improved steadily since. The Brazilians have […]

Group C June 23 in Landover, Md. Norway 7 Canada 1. Goals: Aarones 8, 36, Lehn 49, Riise 54, Medalen 62, Pettersen 76, S.Gulbrandsen 87; Hooper 31. Norway — Nordby, Kringen, Jorgensen, Medalen, Nymark Andersen (Frustol, 46), Lehn (S.Gulbrandsen, 70), Riise, Knudsen (Ormen, 62), Sandaune, Aarones, Pettersen. Canada — Wright, Nonen, Helland, Morneau, Haas (Neil, […]

The Burn reaps rewards from the happy reunion of Trellez, Pareja and veteran Alvarez John Jairo Trellez’s arrival in MLS wasn’t as much of a cultural shock as his experience in Saudi Arabia. Colombian compatriots Leonel Alvarez and Oscar Pareja welcomed him to the Dallas Burn this season and helped him to settle down. Trellez […]

W-1 STANDINGS Northern GP W L GF GA P Maryland 7 6 1 30 3 30 Long Island 9 6 3 17 7 30 NJ Stallions 8 7 1 26 7 29 Boston 9 6 3 20 9 25 Laval 8 3 5 11 18 14 Delaware 6 0 6 1 22 0 Southern GP […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P C. Jersey 6 5 1 21 7 26 New York 7 3 4 17 12 17 Brooklyn 6 3 3 12 14 15 Westchester 8 3 5 9 17 11 NY Capital 5 1 4 6 18 5 Vermont 6 0 6 8 21 1 […]

In a swap of foreign players, the Miami Fusion has traded Argentine defender Mario Gori to the New England Revolution in exchange for Dutch playmaker Edwin Gorter. Gorter, who has played in the top divisions of the Dutch, French, Belgian and Swiss leagues, was the Revolution’s third-leading scorer last season, with seven goals and seven […]

The Tampa Bay Mutiny’s friendly with an all-star team comprised of players from four First Division Guatemalan teams scheduled for June 23 has been cancelled, and will be rescheduled at a later date. “Due to airline reservation problems, the team couldn’t get out of Tampa either on its original flight, or on a secondary flight,” […]

The following are quotes from the June 22 MLS media teleconference, which featured MLS commissioner Doug Logan, Colorado coach Glenn Myernick, Chicago coach Bob Bradley and New England forward Joe-Max Moore Doug Logan Opening Remarks “MLS Executive Vice President Ivan Gazidis is currently representing MLS at the Mexican draft in Ixtapa, so he will not […]

DALLAS 3 D.C. UNITED 0 June 16 Att.: 8,817. Goals Dallas: Washington (Alvarez, Kreis) 69, Deering (Rodriguez) 75, Washington (Deering) 79. SA Report Card Dallas: Dodd 6, Dade 5, Pollard 6, Farrer 6, Rodriguez 6, Santel 6, Alvarez 7 (Haynes, 78th, 5), Deering 6, Eck 6, Kreis 6 (Rhine, 69th, 5), Trellez 4 (Washington, 58th, […]

Norwegian star Linda Medalen’s outspokenness sometimes rankles opponents, but she’s a legend back home after leading Norway to one world championship and two European titles. If Linda Medalen had been cut out to be a soldier, Norway might never have won a world championship. Instead of serving her country in the military, she has brought […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 10 9 1 20 8 38 Long Island 11 8 3 23 14 35 Staten Island 10 6 4 17 9 28 Boston 12 6 6 20 15 28 Pittsburgh 10 5 5 20 14 23 Connecticut 12 4 8 12 23 18 Lehigh […]

The USL’s Super Y-League kicked off June 19 and 20 with six games played in the northeast and west. The league features competition for under-14 and under-15 boys in its first inception, with a 200-plus game slate. The new national circuit conceived by USL Commissioner Francisco Marcos starts out with 34 teams in three divisions […]

Mexico reached the World Cup finals for the first time thanks in part to the arrival of U.S. college products with Mexican roots. The American contingent has grown to 12 players. Since receiving reinforcements in the form of Mexican-Americans with U.S. college experience, homegrown Mexican players like Maribel Dominguez have been able to see more […]