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SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Welton (Los Angeles) 14 12 9 33 Jones (Los Angeles) 8 8 7 23 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 12 7 9 23 Lassiter (D.C. United) 15 8 6 22 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 15 6 10 22 Moreno (D.C. United) 15 6 8 20 Diaz Arce (New England) 12 7 […]

U.S. looks strong, healthy in exhibition win The U.S. national team downed French Second Division club FC Gueugnon 4-0 in a 90-minute closed-door scrimmage this afternoon in Saint-Jean D’ardieres, France. The victory was an important measuring stick for head coach Steve Sampson as he prepares the U.S. team for its first match June 15 against […]

U.S. head coach Steve Sampson General comments following a 4-0 victory over FC Gueugnon: “I was very pleased with the play of Frankie Hejduk. He did very well for 45 minutes today. He’s not ready for a full 90 minutes. Specifically, I was pleased the directness of his play and ability to get behind the […]

Former U.S. national team and Los Angeles Galaxy head coach Lothar Osiander has been named as the new coach of the U.S. Pro-40 Select team. Osiander replaces Tim Hankinson, who was named coach of the Tampa Bay Mutiny June 8. He was U.S. national team coach from 1986-88, and coached the Olympic team in both […]

The 1998 MLS schedule was announced on Jan. 6 by MLS Commissioner Doug Logan. Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., the remodeled home field of the expansion Miami Fusion, will host the 1998 season-opening game live on ABC Sports at 4:00 p.m. (ET) on March 15. The Fusion will host two-time defending champion D.C. United, […]

FIFA has announced the referee assignments for the first 32 matches in the World Cup. U.S. referee Esse Baharmast will work the Spain vs. Nigeria match in Group D on June 14. The match may be one of the more important games in the “group of death.” The USA-Germany match June 15 will be officiated […]

U.S. women’s national team head coach Tony DiCicco has announced his roster for the USA’s two matches against European champion Germany later in June. The teams will meet June 25 at the Anheuser Busch Sports Center in St. Louis (tickets: 314-349-3777) and June 28 at Soldier Field in Chicago (tickets: 312-559-1212 or 888-657-3473). Here is […]

STEVE SAMPSON On the Yugoslavia game: “Dealing with Germany is different than Yugoslavia. A lot will depend on what they need to get to the second round. I would hate to see a situation where Yugoslavia would have to get three points [when they play us].” On Dooley on being captain: “Thomas is very good […]

Last test The United States will play a 90-minute closed-door scrimmage against Gueugnon, a Second Division French professional team, Tuesday, June 8, its last competition before opening the World Cup against Germany June 15. Two or three question marks U.S. head coach Steve Sampson said he is still undecided on “two or three positions” and […]

U.S. Project-40 Select coach Tim Hankinson has been named head coach of the Tampa Bay Mutiny. Hankinson succeeds John Kowalski, who resigned following Saturday’s 1-0 loss at Kansas City. Kowalski will remain with the Mutiny and MLS as a technical advisor for the foreseeable future. Mutiny assistant coach Lothar Osiander has also resigned. Hankinson will […]

The U.S. Boys’ U-20 national team completed play in the Croix tournament in France by tying Sao Paulo of Brazil 0-0 in the championship match. The Brazilians then prevailed on penalties to take the title. The U.S. team did not surrender a goal in four matches in France. The U.S. then continued its European tour […]

On the eve of France ’98, the SA editors take a moment to give their thoughts and predictions about the upcoming tournament: PAUL KENNEDY On the keys to the USA’s advancing to the second round: Where do I begin? Well, for the USA to advance, it will take everything to go well in about eight […]

Results June 7 Los Angeles 5 New England 1 D.C. United 4 Dallas 5 (SO) Miami 1 MetroStars 2 June 6 Chicago 2 Columbus 0 Kansas City 1 Tampa Bay 0 Colorado 2 San Jose 0 June 4 Dallas 1 Los Angeles 8 June 3 MetroStars 1 Tampa Bay 2 San Jose 0 D.C. United […]

All 22 players train For the first time in more than a month, all 22 U.S. World Cup Team players trained together today as head coach Steve Sampson guided the team through an intense two-hour workout at Trevoux. Midfielders Frankie Hejduk (strained hamstring), Tab Ramos (strained calf) and Ernie Stewart (bruised ankle) all joined the […]

Results June 7 Los Angeles – New England – D.C. United 4 Dallas 5 (SO) Miami 1 MetroStars 2 June 6 Chicago 2 Columbus 0 Kansas City 1 Tampa Bay 0 Colorado 2 San Jose 0 June 4 Dallas 1 Los Angeles 8 June 3 MetroStars 1 Tampa Bay 2 San Jose 0 D.C. United […]

Hejduk resumes training U.S. midfielder Frankie Hejduk trained Saturday for the first time with the team since straining his hamstring May 6. Hejduk performed well without pain in an 8-v-8 scrimmage. The Tampa Bay Mutiny star is expected to play 30-40 minutes the closed-door scrimmage with French Second Division club Gueugnon Tuesday June 9. Life […]

Results June 6 Chicago 2 Columbus 0 Kansas City 1 Tampa Bay 0 Colorado 2 San Jose 0 June 4 Dallas 1 Los Angeles 8 June 3 MetroStars 1 Tampa Bay 2 San Jose 0 D.C. United 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 15 12 3 28 34 21 Columbus […]

SoccerAmerica.com is pleased to announce the addition of the adidas World Cup Scoreboard. In this area you can find all match results posted daily during the World Cup, a complete schedule of games and venues organized by group, and a TV schedule of all games televised in the US. In addition, SoccerAmerica.com will be providing […]

The following are the current leaders in balloting for the U.S. and World All-Star teams for the MLS All-Star Game Aug. 2 in Orlando, Fla. All-Star voting continues through June 28. U.S. Forwards 1. Preki (Kansas City) 4,640 2. Brian McBride (Columbus) 4,535 3. Roy Wegerle (Tampa Bay) 3,401 4. Eric Wynalda (San Jose) 3,187 […]

The MetroStars have traded defender Carlos Parra to the Miami Fusion in exchange for midfielder Ramiro Corrales. An intelligent player with a strong left foot, Corrales was a member of the U.S. under-20 national team that played in the 1997 World Youth Championship in Malaysia. “We’re sorry to lose a player with Carlos’ potential, but […]

MLS Eight MLS teams will join the Open Cup in the third round. They are: Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Kansas City, MetroStars, Miami, San Jose and Tampa Bay. A-League Six A-League teams have now clinched Open Cup berths. All four Western Conference teams have been decided, with Milwaukee joining El Paso, Nashville and Orange County after […]

Greetings from schoolchildren After nearly ten hours of travel, the U.S. World Cup team arrived into Lyon, France, this morning, where it will make final preparations before participating in the World Cup. The U.S. team landed at Lyons’ Satolas Airport at approximately 10:45 a.m. (4:45 a.m. ET) and were received by around 100 people, including […]

Group 1 TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Sweden 4 4 0 0 11 5 12 Iceland 3 1 1 1 4 5 4 Ukraine 3 1 0 2 6 7 3 Spain 4 0 1 3 3 7 1 RESULTS Aug. 30, 1997 — Iceland 1 Sweden 3. Sept. 7 — Iceland […]

Colorado Rapids has released Brazilian midfielder Marquinho at the player’s request to return to his native Brazil. Marquinho, who was allocated to the Rapids before the start of the 1998 season, cited family issues as the reason for his desire to return to South America. Marquinho had recorded three goals and three assists for the […]

GERMANY No. Name DOB Club 1 Andreas KOEPKE 12/03/62 Olympique Marseille (GK) 2 Christian WOERNS 10/05/72 Bayer Leverkusen 3 Joerg HEINRICH 06/12/69 Borussia Dortmund 4 Juergen KOHLER 06/10/65 Borussia Dortmund 5 Thomas HELMER 21/04/65 Bayern Munich 6 Olaf THON 01/05/66 Schalke 04 7 Andy MOELLER 02/09/67 Borussia Dortmund 8 Lothar MATTHAEUS 21/03/61 Bayern Munich 9 […]