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D3 Pro League 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 […]

U.S. women’s national team coach Tony DiCicco has named his 20-player roster for the next four matches on the NIKE Road to Pasadena tour, two each against China and Japan, as he nears his final selections for the 1999 U.S. Women’s World Cup Team. The Road to Pasadena will take the USA to nine cities […]

Goalkeeper Walter Zenga (3) New England Defenders Eric Dade (2) Dallas Lubos Kubik (3) Chicago Carlos Llamosa (3) D.C. United Mauricio Wright (3) San Jose Midfielders Chris Armas (1) Chicago Wade Barrett (1) San Jose Jerzy Podbrozny (1) Chicago Joe Franchino (1) Los Angeles Forwards Jason Kreis (2) Dallas Ronald Cerritos (1) San Jose ò […]

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

FEATURES Ron Newman Down And Out In Kansas City By Bob Luder? MLS: When You Don’t Make The Cut By Dan Woog Salvadoran Fans Vent At D.C. Home Opener By Steven Goff U.S. Pleased But Not Content With Nigeria ’99 Finish By Scott French Nigeria ’99: Howard Gets His Chance In U.S. Goal By Scott […]

The following are quotes from the April 20 media teleconference featuring MLS Commissioner Douglas G. Logan, MLS Executive Vice President Ivan Gazidis, Dallas Burn Head Coach David Dir, and Dallas Burn forward Jason Kreis (MLS Player of the Week – Week 5). Doug Logan Opening Remarks “We have a couple items I want to touch […]

Semifinals, Second Leg April 20 in Bologna Bologna (Italy) 1 Olympique Marseille (France) 1. Goals: Paramatti 18; Blanc (pen.) 86. Bologna — Antonioli, Bia, Mangone, Rinaldi, Paramatti, Marocchi, Ingesson, Fontolan (Cappioli, 76), Binotto (Nervo, 76), Signori, Andersson. Marseille — Porato, Gallas, Blanc, Da Silva, Domoraud, Luccin, Brando (Maurice, 46), Bravo (Gourvennec, 76), Pires, Dugarry (Camara, […]

Scoring Player (Team) GP G A P Razov (Chicago) 5 6 3 15 Kreis (Dallas) 5 5 1 11 Lassiter (D.C. United) 4 4 2 10 Harris (Colorado) 3 3 0 6 Shannon (Tampa Bay) 4 3 0 6 Hurtado (MetroStars) 4 3 0 6 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 4 0 6 6 Aunger (D.C. United) […]

MIAMI 2 DALLAS 1 (SO) April 15 Att.: 7,013. Goals Miami: Serna (Gutierrez) 74; Dallas: Washington (Haynes) 58. (Miami wins shootout, 3-0.) SA Report Card Miami: Cassar 6, Cullen 5, Heaps 5, Aldrich 3, Parra 5, Rocha 5 (Kozic 72nd, 5), Vargas 5 (Gutierrez, 72nd, 6), Bilyk 5, Marshall 4, Gaucho 5 (Boyce, 25th, 5), […]

The Dallas Burn has announced the signing of Colombian forward John Jairo Trellez. Trellez, who has three goals in 24 appearances with the Colombian national team, trained with the Burn in preseason in France, scoring two goals in two games. Because MLS teams may only carry four foreigners on their rosters, the Burn waived forward […]

PRESS OFFICER AARON HEIFETZ: Here in the Blue Room of the Supper Club in Times Square of New York City, we have the President of Women’s World Cup ’99, Marla Messing. We have from the U.S. women’s national team, defender Brandi Chastain, a member of our Olympic gold medalists and midfielder and sometimes forward. We […]

U-18 BOYS Led by head coach Mitch Murray, the U.S. Boys’ U-18 national team held off a late comeback charge by Mexico to finish the Birmingham International Festival Cup with a 2-0-1 record and earn second place. The USA beat Jamaica in their opener, 1-0, fell to eventual champion Morocco 1-0 and concluded tournament play […]

The National Soccer Hall of Fame has announced that it will open the doors of its new museum complex in Oneonta, N.Y. on Saturday, June 12. According to Hall of Fame President Will Lunn, there will be a grand opening dedication held at 2 p.m. open to the general public and the press. A variety […]

Quarterfinals April 18 in Lagos Uruguay 2 (Anchen 44, Canobbio pen. 86) Brazil 1 (Baiano 27). Half: 1-1. Att.: 10,000. April 18 in Enugu Mali 3 (Bagayoko 1, 72, Diarra 44) Nigeria 1 (Garba 17). Half: 2-1. Att.: 22,000. April 18 in Ibadan Japan 2 (Motoyama 4, Ono 24) Mexico 0. Half: 2-0. Att.: 15,000. […]

Results April 18 Dallas 2 Tampa Bay 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 4 3 1 7 9 5 Columbus 4 3 1 5 4 4 MetroStars 4 3 1 5 4 4 New England 4 1 3 3 4 3 Miami 5 2 3 2 6 12 Tampa Bay […]

In the first of a series of cuts that will eventually pare the U.S. women’s national team down to a 20-player roster for the 1999 Women’s World Cup, U.S. coach Tony DiCicco has released North Carolina’s Laurie Schwoy and Notre Dame’s Jen Grubb from the national team’s residency camp. DiCicco has also brought in former […]

Results D.C. United 1 San Jose 2 (SO) New England 0 Columbus 1 (SO) Colorado 2 Kansas City 1 (SO) Chicago 1 Los Angeles 0 Standings Eastern GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 4 3 1 7 9 5 MetroStars 4 3 1 5 4 4 Columbus 4 3 1 5 4 4 […]

Results D.C. United 1 San Jose 2 (SO) New England 0 Columbus 1 (SO) Colorado 2 Kansas City 1 (SO) Chicago 1 Los Angeles 0 Standings Eastern GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 4 3 1 7 9 5 MetroStars 4 3 1 5 4 4 Columbus 4 3 1 5 4 4 […]

Growing up as a child in New York, I was first and foremost a baseball fan, more specifically a Mets fan. I began reading the sports pages when I was about 8, and I can still visualize the layout of the baseball scores in The New York Times: The scores ran in threes, an m-space […]

The United States’ run in the 1999 U-20 World Cup in Nigeria came to an end with a 3-2 second-round loss to Spain. After falling behind, 3-0, in the first half, the U.S. struck early in the second half, with Taylor Twellman heading home a cross from John Thorrington in the 49th minute. Shaun Tsakiris […]

Coach Sigi Schmid lauded his players’ effort after the United States’ run in the 1999 U-20 World Cup in Nigeria came to an end with a 3-2 second-round loss to Spain. “I’m very proud of the determination we showed today to get back into the match,” said Schmid. “I thought we played a bit tentative […]

Round of 16 April 15 in Bauchi Japan 1 (Endo 48) Portugal 1 (M. Claudio 80). Half: 0-0. Att.: 8,000. (Japan wins 5-4 on penalties.) April 15 in Port Harcourt Spain 3 (Pablo 15, 32, Xavi 19) United States 2 (Twellman 49, 90). Half: 3-0. Att.: 15,600. April 15 in Ibadan Mexico 4 (Osorno 52, […]

The Colorado Rapids’ MLS game against Kansas City April 17 will double as a qualifying match for the U.S. Open Cup. The winner of the Mile High Stadium game will advance to the third round of the U.S. Open Cup, which is set to begin in mid-July, though the loser still has a wild-card chance. […]

Results April 15 Miami 2 Dallas 1 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 3 3 0 7 8 4 MetroStars 4 3 1 5 4 4 Columbus 3 2 1 4 4 4 New England 3 1 2 3 4 3 Miami 5 2 3 2 6 12 Tampa Bay […]

The United States’ run in the 1999 U-20 World Cup in Nigeria came to an end with a second-round loss to Spain. April 15 in Port-Harcourt Spain 3 United States 2 Goals: Pablo 16, 32, Xavi 20; Twellman 49, 90. Halftime: 3-0. Att.: 9,000