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FEATURES Soccer’s Billion Dollar Story By Mike Woitalla Kevin Hartman: Technicolor Picture Of Confidence By Scott French The Fate of the Tampa Bay Mutiny By Bill Ward Serna Carries Fusion Playoff Hopes By Jeff Rusnak World Cup Homecoming in Italy By Paul Kennedy Ribbeck Wins German Coaching Post Clemente Bows To Pressure And Quits COLUMNS […]

MEN’S NCAA DIVISION I School Record Pts. 1 Washington 5-0-0 468 2 2 So. Methodist 3-0-0 444 11 3 Clemson 5-0-0 426 3 4 Virginia 3-0-1 390 4 5 Duke 5-0-0 368 6 6 Connecticut 4-0-0 355 9 6 Indiana 3-1-0 355 1 8 San Jose St. 5-0-0 302 NR 9 Georgetown 5-0-0 265 13 […]

Sept. 16 in Brussels Anderlecht (Belgium) 0 Grasshoppers (Switzerland) 2 (Comisetti 52, Tikva 86). Half: 0-0. Att.: 10,429. (Second leg to be played on Sept. 29.)

MEN’S NCAA DIVISION II Central Region 1 U. of Charleston 5-0-0 DA S. Indiana 3-0, DN South Illinois Edwardsville 2-1 1 Truman State 4-0-0 DA Wisconsin Parkside 6-1, DA Louis 3-2 (OT) 3 Wheeling 4-0-0 DH A-B 1-0, DA Northern Kentucky 2-1 (OT) 4 Gannon 4-1-0 DH A-B 7-0, DH D&E 5-1 5 Cal U […]

Chicago — MF Piotr Nowak (strained MCL) is doubtful; D Francis Okaroh (bruised ribs), MF Josh Keller (sprained knee) and F Ante Razov (dislocated shoulder) are probable; D Andrew Lewis (strained groin), MF Manny Lagos (patella tendon surgery) and F Roman Kosecki (pulled hamstring) are on injured reserve. Colorado — MF Chris Henderson (concussion) is […]

WOMEN’S NCAA DIVISION I Southeast Region 1 N. Carolina 4-0-0 50 DH Hartford 4-0, DH Notre Dame 5-1 2 Florida 5-0-0 45 DH Tennessee 4-0, DH Georgia 2-1 (OT) 3 Duke 3-2-0 40 LN Notre Dame 0-3, DN Hartford 2-1 4 Clemson 2-2-0 34 LA Nebraska 1-4, LN Dartmouth 1-3 5 UNC Charlotte 4-1-0 27 […]

G John McDonough (UNC Charlotte) (1) 10 saves in 2-1 win over Wake Forest D Todd Duncan (San Jose State) (1) Second career goal beat Stanford D Tony Soto (SMU) (1) MVP of SMU Soccer Classic M Jeff Brewer (SMU) (1) Scored against Creighton and Indiana M Eric Denton (Santa Clara) (1) 1 goal and […]

COLUMBUS 1 MIAMI 0 Sept. 9 in Columbus, Ohio Columbus 1 Miami 0. Goal: Cunningham (John) 49. Columbus — Sommer (6), Clark (6), Dooley (6), Iribarren (5), Elcock (5), Thompson (5), Warzycha (4), Williams (5), Smith (6), John (6), McBride (6). Subs: Cunningham (5) for Iribarren in 46th minute, Carrera (4) for McBride in 72nd, […]

Here is the MLS television schedule for the games of Sept. 16-20: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television Sept. 16 D.C. United at MetroStars 7:30 p.m. Home Team Sports; MSG 2 Sept. 16 Colorado at Columbus 7:30 p.m. NO TV Sept. 16 Los Angeles at San Jose 10:30 p.m. Fox Sports West 2 Sept. 17 Kansas […]

Sept. 15 in Lisbon Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) 0 Bologna (Italy) 2 (Nervo 16, E.Conceicao 90). Half: 0-1. Att.: 42,000. Sept. 15 in Guimaraes Vitoria Guimaraes (Portugal) 1 (Junior 86) Glasgow Celtic (Scotland) 2 (Larsson 1, Donnelly 72). Half: 0-1. Att.: 12,000. Sept. 15 in Madrid Atletico Madrid (Spain) 2 (Juninho 15, Jose Mari 52) Obilic […]

Goalkeeper Jorge Campos (1) Chicago Defenders Thomas Dooley (3) Columbus Francis Okaroh (1) Chicago Wade Webber (2) Miami Midfielders Leonel Alvarez (2) Dallas Oscar Draguicevich (1) San Jose Paul Dougherty (1) Tampa Bay Forwards Paulinho McLaren (2) Miami Joe-Max Moore (2) New England Diego Serna (4) Miami Josh Wolff (1) Chicago Note: In parentheses is […]

G Carrie Warner (South Carolina) (1) 9 saves in shutout of Georgia D Stefanie Kraay (Duke) (1) Scores in upset of Hartford D Cindy Wolf (Syracuse) (1) 3 assists in 3 wins for 3-1-1 ÆCuse M Erin Cochran (Penn State) (1) Hits gamewinner against Harvard M Jamie Lang (Dartmouth) (1) 1 goal, 2 assists in […]

Sept. 15 in Oneonta, N.Y. Brazil 2 Russia 2. Goals: Pretinha 25, 45; Barbashina 49, Letyushova 82. Brazil — Maravilha, Juliana, Elane, Valeria, Nene, Doranil, Raquel (Fabiana, 68), Katia, Pretinha, Maicon (Suzana, 68), Roseli. Russia — Petko, Burakova, Dikareva, Karasseva (Dmitienko, 46), Barkova, Komarova (Sazonova, 69), Egorova (Emelianova, 65), Grigorieva, Svetlitskaya, Barbashina (Savina, 82), Bossikova […]

Here is the Soccer America Men’s Top 20 for Sept. 14, taking into account games through Sept. 13. Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Clemson 5-0-0 4 2. Southern Methodist 3-0-0 15 3. Indiana 3-1-0 1 4. Duke 5-0-0 6 5. UCLA 3-1-0 5 6. Virginia 3-0-1 7 7. South Carolina 4-1-0 3 8. St. John’s […]

Here is the Soccer America Top 20 for Sept. 14, taking into account games through Sunday, Sept. 13: Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. North Carolina 4-0-0 1 2. Santa Clara 5-0-0 2 3. Notre Dame 4-1-0 3 4. Florida 5-0-0 4 5. Connecticut 4-0-0 5 6. William & Mary 4-0-0 8 7. Texas A&M 4-1-0 […]

The U.S. Soccer Foundation will begin accepting 1999 grant applications on Sept. 15. The Foundation was established in 1993 as a non-profit corporation to receive proceeds from the 1994 World Cup. Since 1995, the Foundation has awarded over $9 million to more than 100 projects in 41 different states throughout the country. The 1999 Grant […]

The Chicago Stingers were crowned D3 champions Sept. 13 after defeating the New Hampshire Phantoms 3-2 in overtime. The Stingers rallied from an early 2-0 deficit, equalizing through substitute Chuck Codd in the 71st minute and winning in the fourth extra minute when Matt Hamnett scored off an assist from tournament MVP Joe Carver. The […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Jones (Los Angeles) 21 18 13 49 Welton (Los Angeles) 28 17 11 45 John (Columbus) 23 20 4 44 Diaz Arce (New England) 29 18 7 43 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 27 13 16 42 Lassiter (D.C. United) 28 17 6 40 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 27 10 19 […]

Here is the draw for the 2000 African Nations Cup. The top two teams from each group will advance to the finals along with defending champion Egypt and host Zimbabwe. Group 1 — Cameroon, Ghana, Mozambique, Eritrea. Group 2 — Guinea, Morocco, Togo, Sierra Leone. Group 3 — Ivory Coast, Mali, Namibia, Congo. Group 4 […]

Mia Hamm scored two goals and set up four others, and Kristine Lilly added two goals, as the U.S women’s national team opened U.S. Women’s Cup ’98 with a dominating 9-0 win over Mexico in front of 35,462 fans at Foxboro Stadium. It was the largest non-Olympic crowd ever to watch the U.S. women in […]

Results Sept. 13 Miami 4 D.C. United 3 Dallas 1 San Jose 3 Chicago 3 Colorado 1 Tampa Bay 2 MetroStars 1 Sept. 12 New England 2 Columbus 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA *D.C. United 29 22 7 54 66 43 *Columbus 28 15 13 45 59 44 *MetroStars 30 14 […]

Results Sept. 12 New England 2 Columbus 0 Sept. 10 Dallas 3 Chicago 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA *D.C. United 28 22 6 54 63 39 *Columbus 28 15 13 45 59 44 *MetroStars 29 14 15 38 53 56 Miami 29 13 16 29 38 61 New England 29 10 […]

Alex Christenson Flint, Mich. Ben Olsen has clearly proven he can play this season with D.C. United. Why hasn’t he been called up for the U-23 national team? Mike Woitalla: Ben Olsen did not accompany the U-23 team on its trip to England because he was getting so much playing time with D.C. United. U-23 […]

U.S. Soccer has announced that the U.S. women’s national team, coaches and staff will train and live at the Seminole County Sports Training Center at Sylvan Lake Park in Sanford, Fla. in preparation for the 1999 Women’s World Cup. Beginning in January of 1999, 26 women’s national team players will take residency at the training […]

Austin vs. New Hampshire Date: Sept. 12 in Austin, Texas at 8:00 p.m. (CT) AUSTIN LONE STARS (seeded No. 1) 1998 Record: 13-5. Division (Finish): South Central (First). Leading Scorer: Gabe Jones (28 points). Head Coach: John Fitzsimons. The Austin Lone Stars entered the 1998 season looking to build off a successful 1997 inaugural season […]