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Goalkeeper Mark Dodd (4) Dallas Defenders Paul Caligiuri (2) Los Angeles Dan Calichman (3) Los Angeles Leonardo Squadrone (1) New England Midfielders Cobi Jones (3) Los Angeles Mauricio Cienfuegos (2) Los Angeles Nelson Vargas (1) Tampa Bay Tab Ramos (1) MetroStars Jorge Flores (1) Dallas Forwards Antony De Avila (1) MetroStars Evans Wise (1) New […]

MLS Television Schedule for July 18-20 Date Matchup Time (Eastern) Channel July 18 Tampa Bay at New England 7:30 p.m. SportsChannel Florida; SportsChannel New England July 18 San Jose at Dallas 8:30 p.m. no TV July 19 D.C. United at Kansas City 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 July 20 Los Angeles at MetroStars 3:00 p.m. Univision July […]

New England Revolution goalkeeper Walter Zenga will return to Italy to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery after his July 18 start against the Tampa Bay Mutiny. Zenga, who boasts the lowest goals-against average in MLS at 1.24 and leads the league with five shutouts, will be sidelined for four to eight weeks. In his place, the […]

The following are the results of the USASA National Cup Finals weekend in Portland, Ore. July 11-13: Men’s Amateur Semifinals, St. Petersburg (Fla.) McCormick Kickers 1 Los Angeles SC 0 Milwaukee SC 4 VE White (Pa.) 1 Final St. Petersburg (Fla.) McCormick Kickers 4 Milwaukee SC 0 Men’s Over-30 Semifinals St. Petersburg (Fla.) McCormick Kickers […]

MLS has signed 29-year-old Brazilian midfielder Zico and assigned him to the San Jose Clash, the team announced July 17. “Zico is a very creative offensive player,” said Clash head coach Brian Quinn. “He will create more chances for our forwards and score some goals himself.” Zico, who shares his name with the legendary star […]

The following are the results of the SNICKERS U.S. Youth Soccer Regional Finals: Region I Boys U-20 — Northport/Cow Harbor (N.Y.) Celtics 0 Bethesda (Md.) Wizards 0 (4-2 on penalty kicks) Boys U-19 — No. Brunswick (N.J.) Rovers 3 Sporting Williamsburg (Va.) 1 Boys U-18 — Columbia (Md.) City Utd. 5 Philadelphia CR Dynamo 0 […]

July 15 in Guatemala City Comunicaciones (Guatemala) 2 Seattle Sounders (USA) 0. Goals: Suazo 45, Fernandez 83. Comunicaciones — Estrada, Miranda, Herrera, Acezedo, Guthrie, Valencia (Calderon, 57), Jorge Rodas, Gomez, Nunez, Julio Rodas (Fernandez, 73), Suazo. Seattle — Burpo, Jenkins, McNiel, Morrill, Barton, Hattrup, Gelvezon, Kinoshita (Daligcon, 46), Stoddard (Cowmey, 74), Adair, Fry. Yellow card: […]

Brazilian defender Branco, a veteran of the 1986, 1990 and 1994 World Cups, will arrive in New York tomorrow to meet with MLS officials about the possibility of playing for the MetroStars, the team and MLS confirmed July 16. If Branco and the league reach a contract agreement, the 33-year-old would be reunited with Carlos […]

July 15 in Rochester, N.Y. Eastern Conference 3 Western Conference 5. Goals: Longenecker (Ortiz) 52, Tilley (D’Ambra) 67, D’Ambra (Tilley, Crompton); AUnger (Kusch) 29, Baena (Ashton) 34, Gailey (Gramenz) 65, Rivorio (Roberto) 75, Gailey (Trotman) 84. Eastern Conference — Ceccarelli, Lewis, Rinker, LImniatis, Ortiz, Longenecker, Alnutt, Anguelov, Gutierrez, D’Ambra, Miller. Subs: Onstad, Crompton, Montoya, Tilley. […]

The following is the U.S. women’s U-20 roster for the Nordic Cup in Denmark this August: Goalkeepers — LaKeysia Beene (Notre Dame), Siri Mullinix (North Carolina). Defenders — Lorrie Fair (North Carolina), Ronnie Fair (Stanford), Jen Grubb (Notre Dame), *Kate Sobrero (Notre Dame). Midfielders — Kristy Whelchel (Duke), Tiffany Roberts (North Carolina), *Robin Confer (North […]

A U.S. Olympic Committee hearing panel has recommended to the USOC board of directors that U.S. Soccer, the national governing body for soccer, be placed on probation until next spring for failing to comply with membership requirements of the Amateur Sports Act, the federal law governing the administration of American sports. Furthermore, if U.S Soccer […]

July 15 in Guatemala City Comunicaciones (Guatemala) 2 Seattle Sounders (USA) 0. Goals: Suazo 45, Fernandez 83. Comunicaciones — Estrada, Miranda, Herrera, Acezedo, Guthrie, Valencia (Calderon, 57), Jorge Rodas, Gomez, Nunez, Julio Rodas (Fernandez, 73), Suazo. Seattle — Burpo, Jenkins, McNiel, Morrill, Barton, Hattrup, Gelvezon, Kinoshita (Daligcon, 46), Stoddard (Cowmey, 74), Adair, Fry. Yellow card: […]

Features MLS: A Midseason Report By Mike Woitalla A Boffo, Whammo, Goals-Galore Festival By Mike Woitalla Doug Logan: TV To Produce More Revenue For MLS Interview by Mike Woitalla Coaching Is Family Affair In Kansas City By Bob Luder Gilmar Settles Into Tampa Bay Mutiny Lineup By Bill Ward South Africa Faces A Host Of […]

Features MLS: A Midseason Report By Mike Woitalla A Boffo, Whammo, Goals-Galore Festival By Mike Woitalla Doug Logan: TV To Produce More Revenue For MLS Interview by Mike Woitalla Coaching Is Family Affair In Kansas City By Bob Luder Gilmar Settles Into Tampa Bay Mutiny Lineup By Bill Ward South Africa Faces A Host Of […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Long Island 9 9 0 19 5 25 Rochester 9 7 2 20 10 21 Boston 8 5 3 19 12 15 Connecticut 8 3 5 21 17 9 New York 9 3 6 13 15 9 Buffalo 10 3 7 14 26 9 Rhode Island 8 […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Montreal 15 12 3 30 5 34 Rochester 16 10 6 34 29 30 Toronto 16 10 6 27 21 28 Long Island 17 8 9 23 22 20 Connecticut 16 7 9 13 24 13 Worcester 18 4 14 16 38 12 Atlantic GP […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P North Jersey 13 9 4 29 13 25 New Hampshire 14 9 5 30 20 25 Rhode Island 12 8 4 22 17 22 Cent. Jersey 11 6 5 20 18 16 Vermont 11 4 7 12 25 10 Cape Cod 12 3 9 13 23 9 […]

Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P Cocoa 15 11 4 41 22 31 South Florida 15 10 5 40 21 28 Miami 14 8 6 39 19 24 West Florida 14 8 6 21 22 20 SW Florida 14 0 14 8 61 0 Mid-South GP W L GF GA P Jackson 16 […]

July 12 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 2 Kansas City 0. Goals: Kerr (Burns, Lalas) 45, Wise 58. SA Report Card New England — Zenga (5), Lalas (5), Okaroh (5), Squadrone (6), Chronopoulos (5), Burns (6), Farias (5), Naveda (5), Baba (5), Kerr (6), Wise (7). Subs: Sawatzky (5) for Naveda in 56th, Keegan (NR) […]

July 1 — Austin Lone Stars (D3 Pro) 0 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (A-League) 1 (OT). July 2 — Richmond Kickers (A-League) 6 Philadelphia Freedom (D3 Pro) 1. July 7 — Central Coast Roadrunners (Premier) 3 California Jaguars (A-League) 2 (OT). July 8 — Rochester Rhinos (A-League) 3 Mid Michigan Bucks (Premier) 2 (OT) in […]

The U.S. women’s U-20 national team swept a pair of matches over the weekend to conclude preparations for the the 1997 Nordic Cup in Denmark in August. The U.S. beat a team of adidas summer league all-stars 2-0 June 11 behind goals from Notre Dame’s Jenny Streiffer and North Carolina’s Laurie Schwoy. The U.S. U-20s […]

July 11 in Dallas Dallas 0 Guadalajara 5. Goals: Napoles (Coyote) 27, own goal 41, Ramirez (Martinez, Garcia) 51, Napoles (Zarate) 64, Coyote (pen.) 80. Dallas — Dodd, Webber, Flores, Soehn, Elliott, Alvarez, Pollard, Kreis, Rodriguez, Stebbins, J.Martinez. Subs: Lagerwey for Dodd in 46th minute, Santel for Webber in 46th, Eck for Flores in 46th, […]

Results Columbus 1 Dallas 2 San Jose 2 Tampa Bay 3 (SO) MetroStars 4 Colorado 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 18 13 5 35 40 28 Tampa Bay 19 10 9 26 33 34 New England 18 11 7 25 22 24 Columbus 17 7 10 17 22 26 […]

James Reilly Palo Alto, Calif. Can you confirm that Claudio Reyna has signed with VfL Wolfsburg? Pete Bailey: Yes, we can. Reyna has left Bayer Leverkusen and will join fellow American Chad Deering at newly promoted Wolfsburg for a reported transfer fee of $1.2 million. Duisburg also showed an interest in Reyna, who never fit […]

July 12 in Oslo Germany 2 (Minnert 23, Prinz 49) Italy 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 2,221. Germany wins championship.