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The U.S. women’s national team allowed a goal against the run of play in the middle of the second half, but could not produce an equalizer despite dominating the flow of the game, and fell to China, 2-1, in the championship match of Algarve Cup. The USA has now competed in five Algarve Cups without […]

AJAX, BENFICA, PANATHINAIKOS AT 1999 GOTHAM CUP European soccer powers Ajax Amsterdam, Benfica of Portugal and Panathinaikos of Greece will all compete in the inaugural Gotham Cup, to be hosted by the MetroStars at Giants Stadium July 23 and 25. A fourth club will be added in the near future. “Ajax, Benfica and Panathinaikos are […]

There’s no sense in expecting something new, something different from the Western Conference in 1999. Chicago and L.A., L.A. and Chicago — no matter which way you look at it, the West remains the province of its two finest practitioners. Possessing alternate philosophies, embodying the personalities of their coaches — Chicago’s Bob Bradley and Los […]

The San Jose Clash have made another significant roster addition, adding Costa Rican international Mauricio Wright. “Mauricio Wright is one of the best central defenders in Central America, and he’s right at the peak of his career,” said Clash GM Lynne Meterparel. “Adding him to our back line improves our defense.” Wright, 28, has played […]

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS CUP Manchester United (England) vs. Juventus (Italy) Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) vs. Bayern Munich (Germany) (Matches to be played over two legs April 7 and 21; first team hosts first leg.) EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS CUP Chelsea (England) vs. Mallorca (Spain) Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia) vs. Lazio (Italy) (Matches to be played over two legs April […]

Some things never change. Mexico maintained its superiority over the United States by winning its fifth international tournament on American soil in the last four years (U.S. Cup ’96, ’97, ’99 and Gold Cup ’96 and ’98). And once again, Mexico had a decided home-field advantage. The only difference was that this USA-Mexico showdown took […]

The U.S. women’s national team gave up a goal just 11 minutes into the match, but stormed back to tie the game one minute later on a goal by Julie Foudy, and then got a winning goal from Kristine Lilly in the second half to defeat arch-rival Norway, 2-1. The win clinched Group A for […]

The Commissioner of Major League Soccer, Douglas G. Logan, and former MLS Deputy Commissioner, Sunil Gulati, have concluded an agreement under which Mr. Gulati will provide consulting services to Major League Soccer relating to player, team and game-related matters of a national and international scope. Details of the consulting agreement were not disclosed. Chicago’s Kosecki […]

Quarterfinals, Second Leg March 18 in Haifa Maccabi Haifa (Israel) 0 Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia) 1. Goal: Chugainov (pen.) 72. M. Haifa — Davidovich, A.Harazi, Benado, Kesei, Kopel, Nagar (Duro, 73), Benayoun, Janno, R.Harazi (Katan, 32), Patcha (Hromatko, 62), Brzeczek. Lok. Moscow — Nigmatullin, Arifullin, Drozdov, Maminov, Lavrik, Chugainov, Smertin, Gurenko, Dzhanashia, Loskov (Kharlatchev, 46), Bulykin […]

The U.S. U-17 national team fell 3-2 to D.C. United of MLS in a March 17 friendly in Bradenton, Fla. Eddie Pope, Jaime Moreno and rookie David Hayes scored to give the defending MLS Eastern Conference champions a 3-0 lead, but the U-17s rallied for a pair of late goals from Landon Donovan and Jordan […]

D.C. United’s reign as the class of the East should be fiercely challenged this year by Columbus and Miami, although on paper, D.C. is still a cut above the rest. Come mid-May, the Crew will have a Home of Its Own, something no other MLS team can claim. Once a few more owners hear the […]

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The D3 Pro League will kick off its 1999 season on April 10. The league will feature 27 teams (down from last year’s 39). New in the field are the California Jaguars (A-League in 1998), Carolina Dynamo and North Jersey Imperials (both on hiatus in 1998). The provisional Fresno Dragons will play an eight-game schedule. […]

Chicago Fire 2/10 — Coastal Carolina 4-0. 2/13 — D.C. United 2-1. 2/25 — Jaguares (Mexico) 2-0. 2/27 — Atlas (Mexico) 1-2. 3/1 — Univ. de Guad. (Mexico) 1-2. 3/3 — UAG (Mexico) 3-4. 3/6 — Colorado Rapids 0-0 (Colorado wins shootout 3-1). 3/13 — Tampa Bay Mutiny 0-1. 3/15 — U.S. U-17 national team […]

Dario Brose, a veteran of the United States national team who has been playing in Europe for the past seven seasons, will join the San Jose Clash after signing with Major League Soccer on March 17. “Dario is a creative midfielder who will help solidify the central midfield,” Clash GM Lynne Meterparel said. “He adds […]

The following are quotes from the MLS media teleconference of March 16, which featured MLS commissioner Doug Logan and executive VP Ivan Gazidis, as well as Tampa Bay coach Tim Hankinson and D.C. United coach Thomas Rongen. Doug Logan Opening Remarks “Our season is ready to go, we’re very excited about our fourth season … […]

The following is a transcript of the March 17 media teleconference featuring U.S. women’s national team coach Tony DiCicco, midfielder Julie Foudy and forward Mia Hamm: Opening remarks from press officer Aaron Heifetz We’re talking to you from Vilamoura, Portugal, V-I-L-A-M-O-U-R-A, which has been our home base here for the 6th Algarve Cup since we […]

Quarterfinals, Second Leg March 17 in Milan Inter Milan (Italy) 1 Manchester United (England) 1. Goals: Ventola 63; Scholes 88. Inter Milan — Pagliuca, Bergomi (Moriero, 69), West, Colonnese, Silvestre, Zanetti, Simeone (Ze Elias, 32), Cauet, Baggio, Zamorano, Ronaldo (Ventola, 60). Man. United — Schmeichel, G.Neville, Irwin, Stam, Berg, Johnsen (Scholes, 76), Beckham, Giggs (P.Neville, […]

Vanderbilt women’s soccer head coach Ken McDonald, who led the Commodores to two Southeastern Conference championships, announced his resignation March 16. He will stay with the team through the end of this academic year. McDonald, who had been the head coach at Vanderbilt since 1989, leaves the Commodores with a 126-67-3 overall record and nine […]

The U.S. U-21 and U-18 national teams each completed a two-game sweep of their tour of Europe yesterday, defeating their Danish counterparts in Copenhagen. With temperatures below freezing outside, the matches against Denmark were played inside on a field comprised of artificial turf and sand. The U-21s went down a goal just four minutes into […]

Quarterfinals, Second Leg March 16 in Parma Parma (Italy) 6 Girondins Bordeaux (France) 0. Goals: Crespo 37, 66, Chiesa 43, 59, Veron 48, Balbo (pen.) 89. Parma — Buffon, Thuram, Sensini, Cannavaro, Fuser, Baggio, Boghossian (Asprilla, 81), Vanoli, Veron, Crespo (Fiore, 72), Chiesa (Balbo, 69). Bordeaux — Rame, Alicarte, Saveljic, Grenet, Mestre, Micoud, Pavon, Diabate […]

Former U.S. national team and D.C. United captain John Harkes has elected to join the New England Revolution and is expected to join the team when it resumes training in Boston on Monday, March 22. The Revolution acquired Harkes from D.C. United on February 2nd in exchange for the Revolution’s first and second round collegiate […]

The Chicago Fire scored five consecutive goals to start the match and held off a late rally to defeat the U-17 national team 5-3 in a friendly match played March 15. Jordan Cila ended the shutout in the 56th minute, and Landon Donovan added two late goals for the U-17s, who will play D.C. United […]

U.S. Soccer Secretary General Hank Steinbrecher announced March 16 that Columbus Crew Stadium will be the site for the U.S. U-17 national team game vs. El Salvador on May 22 at 4:00 p.m. (ET). The game is the second leg of a two-game home-and-home series that will determine the third and final CONCACAF berth in […]

U.S. U-17 standout DaMarcus Beasley and Wake Forest University product Sergi Daniv are the newest members of Project-40. “DaMarcus Beasley is the youngest player to ever sign a MLS contract,” said MLS Executive Vice President of Player Relations and Operations Ivan Gazidis. “He can be thought of as a prototype for the young American soccer […]