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Yugoslavian defender Slobodan Komljenovic scored his first international goal in the fourth minute to give Yugoslavia a 1-0 lead over the USA in their Group F qualifying match in Nantes. The U.S. came out aggresively, and had a chance right away, as Frankie Hejduk lofted a ball from the right side in the first minute […]

Yugoslavia continues to lead the USA 1-0 at halftime of their Group F match in Nantes. In the 11th minute, Reyna fed Cobi Jones on the left side with a fine ball, and Jones made a good run into the box before leaving the ball back for Joe-Max Moore, whose shot from inside the box […]

June 25 in Nantes USA 0 Yugoslavia 1. Goal: Komljenovic 4. USA — Friedel, Dooley (Balboa, 82), Burns, Regis, Hejduk (Wynalda, 65), Maisonneuve, Reyna, Jones, Stewart, Moore (Radosavljevic, 58), McBride. Yugoslavia — Kralj, Djorovic, Jokanovic, Mihajlovic, Komljenovic, Stankovic (Brnovic, 56), Jugovic, Petrovic, Stojkovic (Savicevic, 63), Mijatovic (Ognjenovic, 31), Milosevic. Yellow cards: USA — Reyna 13; […]

Esse Baharmast, the American referee, made the correct call on a penalty against Brazil in a match June 23 and remains in the referee pool for the second round of France ’98. Baharmast was pilloried in the press throughout the world after awarding Norway a late penalty that sent the Europeans through to the second […]

June 25 in Nantes USA 0 Yugoslavia 1. Goal: Komljenovic 4. USA — Friedel, Dooley (Balboa, 82), Burns, Regis, Hejduk (Wynalda, 65), Maisonneuve, Reyna, Jones, Stewart, Moore (Radosavljevic, 58), McBride. Yugoslavia — Kralj, Djorovic, Jokanovic, Mihajlovic, Komljenovic, Stankovic (Brnovic, 56), Jugovic, Petrovic, Stojkovic (Savicevic, 63), Mijatovic (Ognjenovic, 31), Milosevic. Yellow cards: USA — Reyna 13; […]

June 24 in Nashville, Tenn. Nashville Metros (A-League) 7 Delaware Wizards (D3 Pro) 1. Goals: J.Smith (McDonald) 22, Quigley (McDonald) 31, Bankov (Klein) 43, Jones (Reynders) 52, Reynders 60, Quigley (Bankov) 62, Bankov 76; Walker (E.Smith) 68. Nashville — Dedini, Martinez, Klein, Eastman, McDonald, Jones, Bankov, Reynders, J.Smith, Quigley. Subs: n/a. Delaware — Schafer, Henning, […]

Here is the schedule and results of the 1998 U.S. Open Cup: FIRST ROUND Date Matchup/Result June 9 Austin Lone Stars (D3 Pro) 2 San Nicholas (USASA Region IV) 1 June 10 Delaware Wizards (D3 Pro) 2 Detroit Dynamite (Premier) 1 (OT) June 11 Chicago Stingers (D3 Pro) 8 Wisla (USASA Region II) 0 June […]

Yugoslavia has defeated the USA 1-0 in their Group F match in Nantes. Slobodan Komljenovic’s fourth-minute header proved to be the only goal of a match in which the U.S. did not play poorly. The Americans created some decent chances and had a good amount of the possession. Unfortunately, their lack of finishing again denied […]

While the USA and coach Steve Sampson will be heading home after today’s loss to Yugoslavia, former U.S. international Fernando Clavijo is en route to France as an assistant coach for Nigeria. Bora Milutinovic, who has now guided four teams to the second round of a World Cup, has asked Clavijo to join the Nigerian […]

Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P Jackson 7 7 0 42 9 21 Cocoa 8 6 2 27 13 18 Bradenton 8 4 4 24 19 12 Miami T. 9 4 5 21 21 10 Central Florida 7 3 4 17 21 9 Alabama 8 3 5 16 24 9 South Florida 9 […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 12 12 0 26 3 36 Long Island 11 6 5 22 13 18 Montreal 11 8 3 18 14 16 Worcester 12 6 6 18 22 16 Toronto 11 5 6 14 13 15 Staten Island 9 4 5 9 11 10 Connecticut […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Western Mass. 8 5 3 24 14 15 New Hampshire 6 4 2 18 10 10 Cape Cod 8 3 5 10 10 9 Rhode Island 8 3 5 16 23 9 Vermont 3 1 2 3 9 3 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P South […]

Alexi Lalas On the future of American soccer: “I think the future is very optimistic. I am optimistic with the MLS, things can be great if we learn from our mistakes.” On the Yugoslavia match: “There is a lot of team pride riding on this match to show the fans in the world of soccer […]

June 23 in Worcester, Mass. Worcester Wildfire (A-League) 2 Charlotte Eagles (D3 Pro) 0. Goals: Ryan (Proctor) 13, McPeak 83. Worcester — Latronica, Mulcahy, Bradley< Crompton, Kelly, Proctor, Silva (Bede, 70), Ryan, Sullivan (Kerr, 74), Ceccarelli (McPeak, 60), Jachym. Charlotte — Andrews, Mobley, Sorzano, Hess (Jackman, 77), Mott, Farrar, Leib, Findley (McDowell, 46), Wellington, Payne, […]

Results June 24 MetroStars 5 New England 3 Chicago 4 Kansas City 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 17 13 4 29 41 28 MetroStars 16 9 7 25 31 29 Columbus 15 8 7 24 29 22 Tampa Bay 16 4 12 12 17 28 Miami 15 5 10 […]

RESULTS June 24 Group C France 2 Denmark 1 South Africa 2 Saudi Arabia 2 Group D Spain 6 Bulgaria 1 Paraguay 3 Nigeria 1 STANDINGS Group A Team GP W T L GF GA P *Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 *Norway 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 Morocco 3 1 […]

Here is an update on injuries for the MLS teams in action this week: Chicago — MF Piotr Nowak (strained knee) and F Roman Kosecki (strained calf) are probable; MF Manny Lagos (patella tendon surgery) is on injured reserve until Aug. 1 Colorado — none. Dallas — D Richard Farrer (strained groin) and F Gerell […]

June 24 in Lens Spain 6 Bulgaria 1. Goals: Hierro pen. 6, Luis Enrique 18, Morientes 53, 81, Kiko 89, 90; Kostadinov 56. Spain — Zubizarreta, Alkorta, Sergi, Aguilera, Nadal, Hierro, Amor, Luis Enrique (Guerrero, 70), Morientes, Alfonso (Kiko, 65), Etxeberria (Raul, 52). Bulgaria — Zdravkov, Ivanov, Kishishev, Yordanov, Ginchev, Balakov (Hristov, 61), Nankov (Penev, […]

Here is a look at the MLS television schedule for the games of June 24-27. Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television June 24 New England at MetroStars 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports New England; WPXN-New York June 24 Kansas City at Chicago 8:30 p.m. MetroSports-KC June 25 D.C. United at Colorado 9:00 p.m. ESPN2 June 27 Dallas […]

U.S.-Yugoslavia is Dooley’s last international match Thomas Dooley, who joined the United States team in 1992, will play in what he has said will be his final game for his adopted nation in Thursday’s match against Yugoslavia (live on ABC at 2:30 p.m. ET). Dooley, who has 79 caps and 7 goals in his six […]

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June 24 in Lyon France 2 Denmark 1. Goals: Djorkaeff (pen.) 13, Petit 57; M.Laudrup (pen.) 42. France — Barthez, Karembeu, Leboeuf, Desailly, Candela, Petit (Boghossian, 65), Vieira, Diomede, Djorkaeff, Pires (Henry, 72), Trezeguet (Guivarc’h, 86). Denmark — Schmeichel, Reiper, Hogh, Heintze, Laursen (Colding, 46), Schjonberg, Helveg, Nielsen, Jorgenson (Sand, 55), M.Laudrup, B.Laudrup (Tofting, 75). […]

W-1 Standings > North GP W L GF GA P Boston 6 5 1 15 5 15 Long Island 6 6 0 17 6 14 Maryland 6 4 2 13 7 12 Delaware 7 1 6 8 20 3 NJ Wildcats 6 0 6 3 22 0 South GP W L GF GA P Raleigh […]

D.C. United midfielder Tony Sanneh will be out 8-12 weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery in Worcester, Mass. on June 22. Dr. Bill Myers performed two procedures. The first was a pelvic floor repair, which reattached the abdominal muscles to the pelvis. The second was an adductor release, cutting tendons attaching the groin to the pubis. […]

Goalkeeper Zach Thornton (2) Chicago Defenders C.J. Brown (5) Chicago Mike Clark (1) Columbus Lubos Kubik (3) Chicago Frank Yallop (1) Tampa Bay Midfielders Mauricio Cienfuegos (5) Los Angeles Jason Kreis (2) Dallas Steve Ralston (1) Tampa Bay Billy Thompson (1) Columbus Forwards Stern John (4) Columbus Alan Prampin (1) Tampa Bay Note: In parentheses […]