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W-1 STANDINGS Northern GP W L GF GA P Maryland 1 1 0 4 1 5 Boston 1 1 0 2 1 4 Long Island 1 1 0 1 0 4 Montreal 1 0 1 1 2 0 NJ Stallions 1 0 1 1 4 0 Delaware 1 0 1 0 1 0 Southern GP […]

Major League Soccer will take a significant step forward in the development of professional soccer in the United States with the debut of Columbus Crew Stadium, the first major-league stadium built specifically for soccer in the United States, on Saturday, May 15. Walter Zenga and the New England Revolution invade central Ohio for the inaugural […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 3 2 1 3 2 8 Long Island 4 2 2 6 7 8 Boston 4 1 3 5 5 6 Staten Island 1 1 0 3 0 5 Pittsburgh 2 1 1 3 2 5 Connecticut 5 1 4 4 9 5 Toronto […]

STANDINGS North GP W L GF GA P Cape Cod 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 North Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rhode […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Brooklyn 1 1 0 1 0 4 C. Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.Y. Capital 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 Westchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 New York 1 0 1 0 1 0 […]

TAMPA BAY 2 CHICAGO 1 (SO) May 8 Att.: 10,428. Goals Tampa Bay: Gottardi (Ramos, Ralston) 57. Chicago: Wolff (Kosecki, Podbrozny) 6. (Tampa Bay wins shootout, 1-0.) SA Report Card Tampa Bay: Garlick 7, Moore 6, George 6, McCarty 6, Kinnear 5, Salcedo 5, Ramos 6, Ralston 8, Jara 5 (Quill, 71st, 5), Gottardi 6 […]

An arbitration panel ruled May 10 in Chicago that the U.S. Soccer Federation acted appropriately in selecting its roster for the team’s 1999 residency program. After not being selected to the team’s 26-player residency camp in January, Debbie Keller, a member of the U.S. women’s national team player pool, filed an action on Feb. 26 […]

In front of a sea of 20,000 blue and white-clad festive El Salvadoran fans, the U.S. U-17 national team defeated El Salvador 6-1 in the first match of their two-game CONCACAF home-and-home playoff series for the third and final berth in the FIFA U-17 World Championship to be hosted by New Zealand, November 10-27. The […]

U.S. women’s national team coach Tony DiCicco has named his 20-player roster for the two matches against Holland, on May 13 in Milwaukee, Wisc. (Kickoff 7:00 p.m. CT) and May 16 in Chicago (Kickoff 1:00 p.m. CT – LIVE on espn2) as NIKE Road to Pasadena tour continues. The Road to Pasadena will take the […]

The U.S. Soccer Federation has announced plans to field a team for the inaugural Championship of Heroes tournament taking place in Trinidad and Tobago in June. The eight-team tournament features former international players at least 35-years-old (or retired from professional soccer) from Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and host Trinidad & Tobago, in addition […]

Doug Sershen Durham N.C. I’m curious how MLS comes up with its ESPN, espn2, ABC and Univision television schedule. In short, the TV schedule is full of bad match-ups and missed opportunities. The Chicago-D.C. match is a prime example of a game that simply must be televised if the league expects TV ratings to rise. […]

(Note: the following is the Soccer Talk column from the May 10 issue of SA to which MLS Commissioner Doug Logan responds on the MLS web site.) Goalscoring in soccer has always been something of a mystery. There don’t seem to be any rules about it, certainly no logic. Coaches — modern coaches, that is […]

With two new franchises north of the border — the Montreal Dynamite and the Toronto Inferno — the 1999 W-League will feature 16 teams. Also new in the top women’s league: last year’s W-2 champion, the Ft. Collins Force. Gone are Columbus, which has folded, and the New Jersey Wildcats, who will compete in the […]

Chicago Fire — G Zach Thornton (sprained finger) and M Diego Gutierrez (back spasms) are probable; G Greg Sutton (bruised eye) and F Ante Razov (sprained ankle) are out. Colorado Rapids — M Anders Limpar (strained calf) is questionable. Columbus Crew — G Juergen Sommer (torn ACL) is on injured reserve. Dallas Burn — D […]

On the eve of the opening of the new soccer stadium in Columbus, it’s only appropriate that we get Lamar Hunt’s take on the pro soccer scene (see Soccer Talk and From the Field in the May 17 issue of SA). Hunt has been a constant on the soccer scene for more than 30 years […]

The Fire has traded midfielder Josh Keller back to the Tampa Bay Mutiny for Tampa’s first round pick in the 2000 MLS College Draft. “Josh Keller has been a very positive player both on and off the field, and we appreciate all of his efforts during his time with us,” said Fire head coach Bob […]

Qualifying is underway to determine the 32 teams that will compete in the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, which begins in June. The format will be similar to last year, with eight D3 Pro League teams squaring off against four PDL and four USASA teams in the first round, which is set for June 9-13. The […]

FEATURES Raul Diaz Arce: From San Miguel To San Jose Interview by Amparo Sim=n Who Can Revive The MLS Scoring Slumber? By Ridge Mahoney Wizards Pick Bob Gansler To Stop Their Slide By Bob Luder Columbus: Long Journey Across The MLS Landscape By Craig Merz Cindy Parlow Provides New Target For U.S. Attack By Dean […]

The Kansas City Wizards have traded midfielder Ryan Tinsley to the Chicago Fire for defender Jesse Van Saun and the Fire’s first-round pick in the 2000 MLS Supplemental Draft. Van Saun, who helped lead St. John’s to the NCAA Championship in 1996, was drafted by the New England Revolution in the second round of the […]

Here’s a look at this week’s MLS television schedule: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television May 8 MetroStars at D.C. United 4:00 p.m. espn2 May 8 Chicago at Tampa Bay 7:00 p.m. Fox Sports Chicago May 8 Miami at New England 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports New England May 8 Los Angeles at Kansas City 8:30 p.m. […]

KANSAS CITY 0 COLUMBUS 1 April 28 Att.: 6,069. Goals Columbus: Farrell (Williams, Kmosko) 88. SA Report Card Kansas City: Snitko 5, Vermillion 5 (Prideaux, 26th, 5), Lalas 5, Okafor 5, Figueroa 6, Klein 4 (Wright, 72th, NR), Sabanadzovic 3, Bowers 4, Preki 3, Johnston 4, Brown 4 (Takawira, 74th, NR). Columbus: Dougherty 5 (Napoleon, […]

Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman (1) Los Angeles Defenders Mauricio Wright (4) San Jose Marcelo Balboa (1) Colorado Jan Eriksson (2) Tampa Bay Midfielders Chris Armas (2) Chicago Jason Farrell (1) Columbus Jaime Moreno (1) D.C. United Roman Kosecki (1) Chicago Carlos Valderrama (3) Tampa Bay Forwards Musa Shannon (2) Tampa Bay Wolde Harris (2) Colorado ò […]

The following are quotes from the May 4 MLS media teleconference that featured MLS Commissioner Doug Logan, MLS Vice President of Game Operations Joe Machnik and U.S. Soccer Director of Officials Esse Baharmast. Doug Logan Opening Remarks “I received a phone call from Kevin Payne this morning … I would characterize his demeanor and his […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Boston 3 1 2 4 3 6 Connecticut 3 1 2 4 5 5 Long Island 2 1 1 2 2 4 Lehigh Vall. 1 1 0 1 1 2 Toronto 1 1 0 0 0 2 Pittsburgh 1 0 1 2 2 1 Staten […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Brooklyn 1 1 0 1 0 4 C. Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.Y. Capital 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 Westchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 New York 1 0 1 0 1 0 […]