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SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Jones (Los Angeles) 5 4 5 13 McBride (Columbus) 5 5 1 11 Moreno (D.C. United) 5 2 4 8 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 6 2 4 8 Wynalda (San Jose) 3 3 1 7 John (Columbus) 5 3 1 7 Mella (San Jose) 5 3 1 7 Welton […]

The following is a transcript of comments on todays’ teleconference to announce U.S. Soccer’s decision to sign a 12-year marketing deal with International management Group (IMG) and Nike. Alan Rothenberg, U.S. Soccer president. General comments: “I’m extremely pleased to announce a partnership between the U.S. Soccer Federation and International Management Group, the worldwide sports marketing, […]

Goalkeeper Tony Meola (2) MetroStars Defenders Ivan McKinley (1) New England Peter Vermes (1) Colorado Midfielders Marcelo Balboa (2) Colorado Ansil Elcock (1) Columbus Jair (1) New England Cobi Jones (4) Los Angeles Marquinho (1) Colorado Forwards Wolde Harris (1) Colorado Stern John (1) Columbus Victor Mella (2) San Jose Note: In parentheses is the […]

The following are excerpts from U.S. national team coach Steve Sampson’s interview with Austrian media April 20 in Vienna. Austria hosts the United States April 22 at the Ernst Happel Stadium. The game is scheduled to be broadcast live on Fox Sports World and Fox Sports Americas at 2:30 pm. ET, as well as the […]

French World Cup organizers have released telephone numbers for fans wishing to purchase the final 110,000 available tickets for the 1998 World Cup. Telephone sales will begin April 22. Tickets for all first-round and second-round matches except the Brazil vs. Scotland opening match will be available on a first-come, first-served basis and may be paid […]

CHICAGO 0 METROSTARS 1 April 17 in Chicago Chicago 0 MetroStars 1. Goal: Lalas (Zavagnin) 14. Chicago — Campos (6), Kubik (4), Okaroh (4), Lewis (4), Salcedo (5), Armas (5), Kotschau (4), Nowak (6), Klopas (5), Kosecki (5), Podbrozny (3). Subs: Razov (5) for Kotschau in 68th minute, Kuhn (4) for Podbrozny in 73rd, Ibsen […]

There has been a venue change for the May 8 U.S. women’s national team game against Iceland. The match will be kick off at 7:00 p.m. (CT) at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis. The game was originally scheduled for the Track & Field Stadium on the campus of IUPUI, but the change was made after contract […]

After replay review, the MLS league office has awarded two assists to Preki Radosavljevic of Kansas City. Preki was credited with a second assist on Pete Marino’s 77th minute goal against Chicago on April 8, and another second assist on Paul Wright’s 85th minute goal against Miami on April 11. Preki now has one goal […]

The following is the Austria team named for the April 22 friendly against the USA in Vienna: Goalkeepers — Michael Konsel (Roma, Italy), Franz Wohlfahrt (VfB Stuttgart, Germany). Defenders — Martin Hiden (Leeds, England), Walter Kogler (Cannes, France), Anton Pfeffer (Austria Vienna), Peter Schoettel (Rapid Vienna). Midfielders — Martin Amerhauser (SV Salzburg), Andreas Herzog (Werder […]

The Arizona Youth Soccer Association will host the 1998 Snickers USYSA national championships July 21-26 in Phoenix. This will be the second consecutive year that the event has been held in Arizona. Single elimination semifinal matches in each age division will be played Thursday, July 23 and Friday, July 24 at The Rose Mofford Sports […]

Results April 19 Colorado 3 Tampa Bay 0 April 18 New England 2 D.C. United 1 (SO) Columbus 5 Miami 1 Kansas City 1 Los Angeles 2 Dallas 1 San Jose 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA Columbus 5 4 1 12 13 7 D.C. United 6 4 2 8 11 9 […]

Results April 18 New England 2 D.C. United 1 (SO) Columbus 5 Miami 1 Kansas City 1 Los Angeles 2 Dallas 1 San Jose 2 April 17 Chicago 0 MetroStars 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA Columbus 5 4 1 12 13 7 D.C. United 6 4 2 8 11 9 Miami […]

The 1998 W-League will consist of two divisions, which were created in January due to the growth and success of the four-year old league. The W-1 division features 15 teams, with the majority featuring a national team or “marquee” player such as Tampa Bay’s Michelle Akers and Raleigh’s Carla Overbeck and Tracy Ducar. The W-2 […]

The 1998 W-League will consist of two divisions, which were created in January due to the growth and success of the four-year old league. The W-1 division features 15 teams, with the majority featuring a national team or “marquee” player such as Tampa Bay’s Michelle Akers and Raleigh’s Carla Overbeck and Tracy Ducar. The W-2 […]

Results April 17 Chicago 0 MetroStars 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA Columbus 4 3 1 9 8 6 D.C. United 5 4 1 8 10 8 Miami 5 3 2 5 3 6 Tampa Bay 4 1 3 3 4 5 MetroStars 4 1 3 3 5 8 New England 3 […]

Jordan Carroway Arlington, Va. I am stunned by the dismissal of John Harkes from the national team. I understand that Sampson had some problems with him, but he is getting rid of a player with a wealth of international experience. It seems to me that can only hurt the USA’s chances. Do you have any […]

First Round, Second Leg April 12 in Maseru Lesotho 2 Mozambique 4 (Mozambique wins 7-2 on aggregate.) April 12 in Mbabane Swaziland 0 South Africa 6 (South Africa wins 15-0 on aggregate.) April 12 in Conakry Guinea 0 Ghana 8 (Ghana wins 19-0 on aggregate.) April 12 in Kampala Uganda 1 Egypt 0 (Uganda wins […]

Sixteen teams in Europe are involved in qualifying for the 1999 Women’s World Cup. They have been placed in four groups of four teams each and will play each other in home-and-away matches within the groups (6 matches), with group winners automatically earning four of Europe’s six berths. The four second-place group finishers will be […]

Goalkeeper Juergen Sommer (2) Columbus Defenders John Doyle (1) San Jose Jan Eriksson (1) Tampa Bay Cle Kooiman (2) Miami Midfielders Marcelo Balboa (1) Colorado Marco Etcheverry (2) D.C. United Jason Farrell (1) Columbus Cobi Jones (3) Los Angeles Forwards Ronald Cerritos (1) San Jose Raul Diaz Arce (1) New England Frankie Hejduk (1) Tampa […]

Three years ago, Steve Sampson squirmed on the U.S. team bench in Brussels. As interim head coach of the U.S. national team, Sampson seemed to be simply keeping the seat warm as U.S. Soccer found a bigger, probably foreign, name. Although U.S. Soccer, backed into a corner when no suitable replacement emerged, eventually appointed him, […]

Chicago — MF Manny Lagos (knee tendonitis) is questionable; MF Diego Gutierrez (knee surgery) is on injured reserve. Colorado — MF Chris Henderson (separated shoulder) is questionable; MF Marquinho (strained groin) is probable. Columbus — none. D.C. United — GK Mark Simpson (knee infection) is out; D Mario Gori (separated shoulder) is questionable; D Clint […]

April 16 in London Chelsea (England) 3 Vicenza (Italy) 1. Goals: Poyet 35, Zola 52, Hughes 76; Luiso 32. Chelsea — De Goey, Le Saux, Leboeuf, Clarke, Poyet, Newton (Charvet, 70), Duberry, Morris (Hughes, 70), Wise, Vialli, Zola (Myers, 82). Vicenza — Brivio, Mendez, Dicara, Belotti, Viviani (Stovini, 61), Schenardi (Di Napoli, 82), Ambrosini, Di […]

The U.S. women’s national team will travel to Japan in May to play the Japanese women’s national team in three matches, all preliminary games to the Kirin Cup, a men’s national team tournament featuring 1998 World Cup participants Japan and Paraguay, as well as the Czech Republic. Japan was one of the first teams to […]

Steve Sampson’s decision to drop captain John Harkes from the U.S. national team surprised a great many people. We at Soccer America would like to hear your thoughts on the decision. Do you agree with Sampson? Should Harkes get another chance? Who should be the new U.S. captain? Share your opinions in the Soccer America […]

The MetroStars at Chicago match Friday, April 17, will feature the 1998 Major League Soccer debut of two internationals. In addition to Chicago goalkeeper Jorge Campos making his debut in a Fire uniform, referee Juan Carlos Paniaqua will make his MLS debut, serving as the senior referee for the match at Soldier Field. The 33-year-old […]