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DENMARK DANES STUMBLE INTO USA. Early on, the experienced Europeans looked like the obvious choice to be the No. 2 team in Group A and advance to the quarterfinals. North Korea didn’t even qualify for either previous World Cup, and Nigeria was winless in both. The Danes – sixth in 1991 and seventh in 1995 […]

GERMANY THE EXPERIENCE FACTOR. Germany created its women’s national team in 1982, but the female side of the sport celebrated its breakthrough in 1989, when Germany’s European Championship semifinal win over Italy drew higher TV ratings than a Steffi Graf tennis match and its final win over Norway garnered nationwide press attention. A women’s Bundesliga […]

NORWAY INJURY TAKES LEADER. Norway should encounter few problems conquering the tournament’s easiest group. The loss to injury of Gro Espeseth will be felt later in the tournament. Espeseth, a physical marker, was the team’s inspirational leader, having started for Norway in China ’91 and winning the Silver Ball as the second-best player in Sweden […]

Mauricio Solis, a regular on the Costa Rican national team and a veteran of the English Premier League, has been acquired by the San Jose Clash. “Mauricio Solis will be a wonderful addition to our squad,” San Jose GM Lynne Meterparel said. “All four of our international spots are now filled, and with Mauirico, Ronald […]

Anything less than the title will be considered a failure for the Americans. And though they have the talent, experience and home-field edge to deserve favorite status, no one’s saying it’ll be easy. They don’t need a World Cup to determine the planet’s best women’s soccer team. The evidence, as it were, is overwhelming, and […]

While fighting a disease that can make routine chores unbearable, Michelle Akers continues giving world-class performances for the United States, whose title hopes depend on her midfield mastery. It’s no accident that Michelle Akers’ primary battles most of the past decade have not been fought on the soccer field. That’s what she believes, that there’s […]

June 16 in Rochester, N.Y. Rochester Rhinos (A-League) 1 MetroStars (MLS) 1 (MetroStars win shootout, 2-0). Goals: Tilley (Demmin) 53; Kalonji (Chung) 65. Rochester — Andracki (Onstad, 46), Restrepo, Demmin, Hardy, Schweitzer (Daligcon, 46), Mercik (Mulcahy, 63), Dietrich, Zavala, Sedgewick (Miller, 30), Hetrick (Kirmse, 46), Tilley. MetroStars — Howard (Ammann, 46), Petke, Knight, Walsh, Corrales, […]

Group A USA 1 Briana Scurry 07/09/71 2 Lorrie Fair 05/08/78 3 Christie Pearce 24/06/75 4 Carla Overbeck 09/05/69 5 Tiffany Roberts 05/05/77 6 Brandi Chastain 21/07/68 7 Sara Whalen 28/04/76 8 Shannon Macmillan 07/10/74 9 Mia Hamm 17/03/72 10 Michelle Akers 01/02/66 11 Julie Foudy 23/01/71 12 Cindy Parlow 08/05/78 13 Kristine Lilly 22/07/71 […]

First Round June 16 in Chico, Calif. Chico Rooks (D3) 2 Spokane Shadow (PDL) 3 (OT). Goals: Orellana 19, Munoz 63; Rose 39, Berto 73, Cosner 108. Chico — Martini, Freeman (Hernandez, 80), Weiszmann, Munoz, Biason, Ternero (Eagleston, 70), Gwin (Murray, 96), Aluelais, Higley, Orellana, Stuart. Spokane — Mullen, Houck, Marks, Saunders (Hogenhout, 70), Hampton, […]

Goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann (2) Colorado Defenders Jason Bent (1) Colorado Diego Sonora (2) D.C. United John Doyle (1) San Jose Midfielders Ben Olsen (2) D.C. United Roy Myers (1) Los Angeles Richie Williams (1) D.C. United Simon Elliott (1) Los Angeles Forwards Johnny Torres (2) New England Jorge Dely Valdes (1) Colorado Jaime Moreno (3) […]

FEATURES Bruce Arena Still Rules In The Capital By Duncan Irving Women’s World Cup ’99: Denmark Feels At Home By Dean Caparaz Three’s Company For Dallas Colombians By Amparo Simon Senor Gol Makes Immediate Impact By Fred J. Robledo Mulrooney Gets Some Rookie Seasoning By Cam Inman Tampa Savors A Strong Dose Of Garlick By […]

Chicago Fire — M Diego Gutierrez (back spasms) and F Frankie Klopas (strained groin) are probable; D Andrew Lewis (strained hamstring) is questionable. Colorado Rapids — D Marcelo Balboa (strained hamstring), D Jason Bent (turf toe) D David Vaudreuil (strained groin) and M/F Paul Bravo (sprained ankle) are probable; M Joey DiGiamarino (lacerated foot) is […]

The following is a brief overview of Major League Soccer games on television this week: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television June 16 New England at Columbus 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports New England June 16 D.C. United at Dallas 8:30 p.m. NO TV June 19 New England at Tampa Bay 7:00 p.m. Fox Sports New England […]

More than three years after it was first awarded to the United States, the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the third world championship of women’s soccer, will get underway this Saturday, June 19, with matches at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., and Spartan Stadium in San Jose, Calif. With more than 450,000 tickets sold […]

Watching the U.S. women playing in front of good crowds and signing autographs for admiring fans these past few years reflects what they encountered during the first Women’s World Championship (it wasn’t the World Cup then) in 1991. They were besieged by adoring Chinese fans at nearly every training session, and Carin Jennings Gabarra was […]

Never before has a female team sport received so much attention and interest as the third Women’s World Cup. The way the world looks at women’s sports will never be same after this summer’s tournament. It will be the Americans, Norwegians and Chinese, one might expect, battling for supremacy this summer in what organizers promise […]

Fusion and MetroStars scramble to get off the scrapheap Tangled together like two rusted rattletraps that have collided at an intersection, the MetroStars and Miami Fusion are throwing off sparks as they careen down the street. They are inexorably linked, these two MLS eyesores, through mismanagement, personnel swaps and ineptitude. The owner of one team […]

Portuguese League club Benfica has been replaced by English Premier League club Aston Villa in the inaugural Gotham Cup at Giants Stadium on July 23 & 25. Benfica withdrew earlier from the Gotham Cup field at the request of its new coach, Jupp Heynckes, who has made other preseason plans for his club this summer. […]

D.C. UNITED 3 MIAMI 1 June 10 Att.: 12,136. Goals D.C. United: Lassiter (Aunger, Sonora) 8, Olsen (Williams, Moreno) 32, Williams 58. Miami: Gutierrez (Mastroeni, Welton) 69. SA Report Card D.C. United: Presthus 5, Sonora 6, Agoos 6 (Pope, 46th, 5), Kamler 5, Olsen 7, Williams 7 (Talley, 79th, 5), Aunger 6, Moore 6 (Otero, […]

The Kansas City Wizards and MLS have announced the signing of Canadian forward Alex Bunbury. Bunbury fills Kansas City’s fourth and final foreign spot, left vacated with the release of Refik Sabanadzovic, and brings the number of the Wizards roster to 23, including injured and Project-40 players. “We are looking forward to incorporating Alex Bunbury […]

The following are quotes from the June 15 MLS media teleconference, which featured MLS commissioner Doug Logan, MLS V.P. Ivan Gazidis, U.S. Pro-40 coach Lothar Osiander and U.S. Pro-40 defender Ubusuku Abukusumo. Doug Logan Opening Remarks “My sincere congratulations go out to Bruce Arena and the U.S. national team who did a spectacular job last […]

STANDINGS North GP W L GF GA P Reading 5 5 0 12 5 23 South Jersey 7 5 2 16 10 20 West. Mass. 5 4 1 19 7 19 New Hamp. 5 4 1 13 9 19 Cape Cod 4 3 1 10 3 13 New Jersey 6 2 4 8 12 7 […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P C. Jersey 4 3 1 12 4 16 New York 5 3 2 13 5 16 Brooklyn 5 3 2 11 10 15 Westchester 7 3 4 8 15 11 NY Capital 5 1 4 6 18 5 Vermont 5 0 5 7 19 1 […]

Tampa Bay and Colorado worked out a trade on June 15 that sends midfielder Guillermo Jara to the Rapids and defender Steve Trittschuh to the Mutiny. Jara, 25, joined the Mutiny in 1998 after more than two seasons with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He has appeared in ten games this season, recording one assist. A […]

W-1 STANDINGS Northern GP W L GF GA P NJ Stallions 7 6 1 24 7 25 Long Island 8 5 3 16 8 25 Maryland 6 5 1 19 3 24 Boston 7 4 3 11 9 16 Laval 6 3 3 11 13 14 Delaware 5 0 5 1 16 0 Southern GP […]