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But new coach Hernandez makes changes in defense When the United States faces Costa Rica in Portland, Ore., Sept. 7, it marks their fourth encounter during qualification for the 1998 World Cup. It’s also Juan Luis Hernandez’s first game at the Costa Rica helm. The Spaniard replaced Argentine Horacio Cordero, sacked after a lackluster 0-0 […]

Injured Fotopoulos will red shirt Both Florida and North Carolina missed their big-time strikers when the Tar Heels won a tight 2-1 game Aug. 29 at the SMU Women’s Soccer Classic in Dallas. The Gators, without Danielle Fotopoulos, are in a tougher spot than the defending NCAA champions, who lost U.S. Olympian Cindy Parlow for […]

Injuries, turnover have changed perennial national power When you think of Stanford soccer history, you think of U.S. Olympian Julie Foudy carving up opposing midfields, former U.S. striker Sarah Rafanelli scoring in bunches, and Jessica Fischer clamping down on opposing forwards. You think of success in the ’90s ù a record of 112-24-5, a winning […]

Trio of owners seek buyers on the eve of the playoffs The ownership group of the Vancouver 86ers has sent out an SOS that it wants to sell the team, as the A-League playoffs loom. Club president Milan Ilich, who purchased the 86ers from the non-profit West Coast Soccer Society in 1989, has decided to […]

Final Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P *Montreal 28 21 7 58 19 61 *Long Island 28 16 12 44 36 42 *Rochester 28 14 14 56 47 42 *Toronto 28 14 14 44 43 38 Connecticut 28 12 16 31 45 28 Worcester 28 7 21 26 61 19 Atlantic […]

A coach can tell the press his team lost because the referee called an unwarranted free kick. Even if the coach is correct about that particular call, it’s unlikely he’ll also list any mistakes the referee made in his team’s favor. He won’t mention difficult, correct calls that helped his team. He is absolutely not […]

U.S. national team Steve Sampson has called up three new players ù defenders Robin Fraser (Los Angeles) and Mark Santel (Dallas) and midfielder Mark Chung (Kansas City) ù for the World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica Sept. 7 in Portland, Ore. Also recalled for the first time during the Hexagonal were Preki Radosavljevic, who has […]

With three of its five remaining games at home, where it has not been scored upon in seven qualifiers, Jamaica would appear to have a shot of reaching the World Cup finals for the first time and becoming the first Caribbean nation to qualify since Haiti in 1974. Unfortunately, controversy continues to dog the Reggae […]

Few countries emphasize college soccer quite like the United States, but the U.S. has until this year struggled in the World University Games soccer competition. A poor showing at the ’95 competition proved to be undoing of Olympic coach Timo Liekoski. This year’s U.S. entrant, though, came home with a bronze medal after beating Ukraine […]

Sept. 2 in New York City MetroStars (MLS) 1 Dallas Burn (MLS) 2 (OT). Goals: Branco 85; Alvarez (Kreis) 16, Flores (Webber) 103, MetroStars — Meola, Semioli (Zavagnin, 63), Harty, Branco, Bliss, Lagos (Bartlett, 63), Donadoni, Kelly, Joseph (da Silva, 101), Savarese, De Avila. Dallas — Lagerwey, Soehn, Webber, Pollard, Rodriguez, Kreis, Peinado (Eck, 55), […]

Aug. 27 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 3 New England 2. Goals: Etcheverry (Moreno) 39, Moreno (Etcheverry, Sanneh) 59, Diaz Arce (Etcheverry, Sanneh) 88; Baba 43, McKinley (Baba) 51. SA Report Card D.C. United — Presthus (6), Peay (5), Pope (7), Agoos (NR), Gori (6), Williams (5), Sanneh (6), Wegerle (5), Etcheverry (9), Moreno (7), […]

A-LEAGUE First-year Orlando came from five points behind on the last week of the season to overtake perennial power Minnesota for the final playoff berth in the Central Division. A pair of away wins for the Sundogs, combined with two Thunder losses in Blaine, did the trick. The Sundogs beat Orange County 3-0, then came […]

Forget the Reggae Boyz. Call them the Beatles. Jamaica’s 1-0 win over Canada Sept. 7 in Kingston has everyone on the Caribbean island believing its World Cup dream just may become reality, and a key factor was the contribution of four Englishmen making their debut in the Hexagonal. The United States added two German products, […]

The following is the USA national team roster for the World Cup qualifying match against Costa Rica to be played Sept. 7 in Portland, Ore. Goalkeepers — Brad Friedel (Columbus Crew), Kasey Keller (Leicester City, England). Defenders — Jeff Agoos (D.C. United), Marcelo Balboa (Colorado Rapids), Mike Burns (New England Revolution), Thomas Dooley (Columbus Crew), […]

John Thorrington, a 17-year-old midfielder from Palos Verdes, Calif., has signed a two-year professional contract with Premier League champion Manchester United. Thorrington, who holds a British passport due to his father’s British background, becomes the youngest U.S. player to sign a pro contract in England. Jovan Kirovski joined Manchester United’s youth team at the age […]

Note: through games of Aug. 31. Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. Indiana 0-0-0 2 2. Maryland 2-0-0 3 3. Florida International 2-0-0 5 4. St. John’s 0-0-1 1 5. UCLA 2-0-0 8 6. Creighton 1-0-1 6 7. Washington 1-0-1 7 8. SMU 1-0-0 9 9. George Mason 1-0-0 11 10. California 1-0-0 12 11. Portland […]

Note: Through games of Aug. 31. Rank/Team Record Last Week 1. North Carolina 2-0-0 1 2. Notre Dame 2-0-0 2 3. Portland 0-0-0 3 4. Connecticut 1-0-0 4 5. Nebraska 2-0-0 5 6. Santa Clara 1-0-0 6 7. Virginia 0-0-0 7 8. Clemson 2-0-0 8 9. Texas A&M 1-0-0 9 10. Maryland 0-0-0 10 11. […]

East Region Aug. 30 in Keene, N.H. New Hampshire 1 Baltimore 0 (OT) Central Region Aug. 30 in Charlotte Charlotte 6 Indiana 0 West Region Aug. 30 in San Francisco San Francisco Bay 3 Houston 0 National Championship Tournament (at Albuquerque, N.M.) Semifinals Sept. 5 San Francisco Bay vs. Charlotte Albuquerque vs. New Hampshire Championship […]

The USA World University Games team made history Aug. 29 when it defeated Ukraine 2-1 in Trapani, Italy to win the bronze medal. It was the first U.S. medal in the history of the World University Games, and the highest finish in a world outdoor championship. for a U.S. men’s outdoor team since the 1930 […]

Results Dallas 4 Colorado 1 D.C. United 2 Kansas City 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 27 18 9 48 59 44 Tampa Bay 26 15 11 39 47 44 Columbus 26 12 14 32 35 34 New England 27 12 15 28 31 45 MetroStars 24 9 15 25 […]

The U.S. Open Cup semifinal match between the MetroStars and the Dallas Burn has been moved to Sept. 2 at Baker Field on the campus of Columbia University. The match will kick off at 7:30 p.m. (ET). The match had originally been scheduled as part of a doubleheader with the D.C. United-San Francisco Bay Seals […]

Results Columbus 2 Los Angeles 0 Tampa Bay 4 New England 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 26 17 9 45 57 44 Tampa Bay 26 15 11 39 47 44 Columbus 26 12 14 32 35 34 New England 27 12 15 28 31 45 MetroStars 24 9 15 […]

Results MetroStars 3 San Jose 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 26 17 9 45 57 44 Tampa Bay 25 14 11 36 43 44 Columbus 25 11 14 29 33 34 New England 26 12 14 28 31 41 MetroStars 24 9 15 25 32 41 Shootout records: Tampa […]

Aug. 28 in Yerevan Ararat Yerevan (Armenia) 0 Dinamo Batumi (Georgia) 2 (Torgashvili 2, Makharadze 38). Half: 0-2. Att.: 5,000. (Ararat wins 3-2 on aggregate.) Aug. 28 in Budapest BVSC Budapest (Hungary) 2 (Komlosi 30, Bukszegi 90) FC Balzers (Liechtenstein) 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 1,000. (BVSC wins 5-1 on aggregate.) Aug. 28 in Beersheba Hapoel […]

European Champions League Group A Borussia Dortmund (Germany) Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) Parma (Italy) Galatasaray (Turkey) Sept. 17 — Sparta Prague vs. Parma, Galatasaray vs. Borussia Dortmund. Oct. 1 — Borussia Dortmund vs. Sparta Prague, Parma vs. Galatasaray. Oct. 22 — Parma vs. Borussia Dortmund, Sparta Prague vs. Galatasaray. Nov. 5 — Borussia Dortmund vs. […]