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The following are the men’s teams for the adidas summer league that will be held June 2-29 in Bradenton, Fla.: Team German Goalkeepers — Bill Gatti, Doug Brooks (California). Defenders — Jamath Shoffner (UNC Charlotte), Brandon Maggio (California), Chris Houser (So. Connecticut), Jamison Bailey (Tampa). Midfielders — Leighton O’Brien (San Diego), Andrew Gregor (Portland), Joey […]

Features Chris Henderson Gazes Upon A Bright Future By Alan Pearce A Fit Frank Klopas Finally Gets Serious By Bob Luder Marco Etcheverry: Bolivia Is Living A Fiesta Interview by Carlos Caban Bad Timing For Bolivia’s Big Show By Mike Woitalla England Blanks A Stubborn Poland Riedle’s Dream Goals Resurrect Career Squabble Puts Ronaldo Deal […]

Goalkeepers 1. Dodd (Dallas) 6.33 average. 2. Dougherty (Tampa Bay) 6.22. 3. Friedel (Columbus) 6.09. 4. Hahnemann (Colorado), Simpson (D.C. United) 6.00. 6. Meola (MetroStars) 5.92. 7. Salzwedel (San Jose) 5.70. 8. Zenga (New England), Kramer (Los Angeles) 5.50. 10. Ammann (Kansas City) 5.44. Defenders 1. Balboa (Colorado) 6.70. 2. Pope (D.C. United) 6.36. 3. […]

In recent months weÆve given a lot of coverage to Paul CaligiuriÆs contract dispute and the ongoing MLS Players Association (aka the Friends of Johnnie Kerr) action against the league. Whatever the rights and wrongs of the two cases ù few people are sitting on the fence ù we could be forgiven for thinking that […]

Group A Passarella playing it safe? Like many other coaches, Argentina boss Daniel Passarella is taking a “B” team to Bolivia, but he’ll be in charge himself, instead of delegating responsibilities to an assistant. He’s been under pressure for the poor play ù if not poor results ù of the “A” team in World Cup […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P New Hampshire 8 7 1 18 10 19 Cent. Jersey 6 3 3 10 11 9 Rhode Island 6 3 3 12 10 9 Vermont 5 2 3 5 5 6 N.Y. Cap. Dist. 5 2 3 5 10 6 North Jersey 6 2 4 12 10 […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Montreal 6 5 1 11 1 15 Toronto 7 5 2 16 13 13 Rochester 7 4 3 12 10 12 Long Island 7 4 3 8 6 10 Worcester 8 3 5 10 15 9 Connecticut 7 4 3 6 6 8 Atlantic GP […]

Mia Hamm scored her second hat trick in three games as the U.S. womenÆs national team routed Canada 4-0 in New Britain, Conn., to open U.S. WomenÆs Cup æ97. HammÆs goals broke open a game in which the U.S. dominated its North American rival but could only manage a 1-0 halftime lead. Hamm, who scored […]

This should be the tournament that soccer fans anticipate with great enthusiasm. The Copa America. The South American championship, now with a couple of guests from up north. Eight of the 15 World Cups have been won by South American teams. Stars from that continent keep increasing their presence and their importance to the European […]

It took 428 minutes, but Canada finally got its first goal in the Hexagonal. Substitute midfielder Eddy Berdusco scored to lift the Canadians to a 1-0 win over Costa Rica June 1 in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. Canada is now tied for third place with the United States, which has played one less game, and […]

In its last competition before heading for the World Youth Championship in Malaysia, the United States recovered from a 1-0 loss to the Czech Republic to go unbeaten in its last three games at the Toulon Tournament, or Umbro Cup, as is the new designation of the famous French tournament. The U.S. U-20s tied Scotland […]

Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P Cocoa 9 6 3 22 11 18 South Florida 8 5 3 19 11 15 West Florida 9 6 3 16 15 14 Miami 8 4 4 18 14 12 SW Florida 8 0 8 5 29 0 Mid-South GP W L GF GA P Jackson 7 […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Long Island 3 3 0 8 1 9 Boston 3 2 1 5 3 6 Rochester 2 1 1 5 4 3 New York 2 1 1 4 4 3 Connecticut 1 0 1 1 2 0 Buffalo 2 0 2 2 6 0 Rhode Island 2 […]

Group 2 June 2 in Damascus Iran 17 (Bakeri 5 goals, Astyli 4, Daei 3, Azizi 2, Rodi, Menavenisheen, Kia) Maldives 0. Half: 6-0. Att.: n/a. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Iran 1 1 0 0 17 0 3 Krygyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Syria 0 0 0 0 […]

May 29 in Columbus Columbus 2 D.C. United 3. Goals: Farrell (Warzycha) 6, Marino (Warzycha, Maisonneuve) 75; Harkes (Moreno, Etcheverry) 9, Moreno (pen.) 17, Maessner (Harkes) 81. Columbus — Friedel (6), Yeagley (7), Elcock (4), Clark (4), Miguez (5), Warzycha (7), Maisonneuve (6), Carrera (6), Khumalo (6), Farrell (6), Marino (6). Subs: Bliss (7) for […]

Group 5 June 1 in Djakarta Indonesia 1 (Sudirman 34) Uzbekistan 1 (Shatskikh 72). Half: 1-0. Att.: 30,000. Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 8 1 7 Yemen 4 2 1 1 8 1 7 Indonesia 4 1 3 0 10 2 6 Cambodia 5 0 1 […]

Group 2 May 31 in Chorzow Poland 0 England 2. Goals: Shearer 5, Sheringham 90. Poland — Wozniak, Kaluzny, Zielinski, Jozwiak, Waldoch, Bukalski (Swierczewski, 46), Nowak (Kucharski, 68), Majak, Ledworn, Juskowiak (Adamczyk, 52), Dembinski. England — Seaman, G. Neville, Campbell, Southgate, Ince, Le Saux, Beckham (P. Neville, 88), Gascoigne (Batty, 17), Shearer, Sheringham, Lee. Att.: […]

Results Colorado 2 Tampa Bay 0 New England 3 Dallas 1 San Jose 2 D.C. United 3 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 12 9 3 23 26 15 New England 12 8 4 20 16 16 Columbus 12 6 6 14 17 16 Tampa Bay 11 5 6 13 16 […]

June 1 in Guadalajara Guadalajara 6 Neza 1 (Guadalajara wins 7-2 on aggregate and is Torneo Verano champion.)

June 1 in Edmonton Canada 1 Costa Rica 0. Goal: Berdusco 68. Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Mexico 4 2 2 0 12 2 8 Costa Rica 5 2 1 2 7 6 7 USA 4 1 2 1 7 5 5 Canada 5 1 2 2 1 7 5 Jamaica […]

Group 2 May 31 in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea 1 New Zealand 0 Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Zealand 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

A-League Western Conference Pacific GP W L GF GA P Seattle 11 7 4 14 9 19 California 7 5 2 15 7 15 Colorado 8 5 3 20 15 15 Orange Cty. 6 2 4 7 12 6 El Paso 10 3 7 8 16 5 Central GP W L GF GA P Atlanta […]

May 31 in New Britain, Conn. USA 4 Canada 0. Goals: Milbrett 40, Hamm 58, 65, 74. USA — Scurry (Ducar, 46), Staples (Baumgardt, 56), Chastain, L.Fair, Whalen, Pearce (Parlow, 58), Venturini (Schwoy, 56), Foudy, Lilly, Milbrett (Keller, 63), Hamm. Canada — Wright, Neil, Maglio (O’Brien, 65), Wood, Muir, Franck, Donnelly, Smith, Slaymaker (O’Neil, 65), […]

Results Los Angeles 1 Kansas City 3 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 11 8 3 20 23 13 New England 11 7 4 17 13 15 Columbus 12 6 6 14 17 16 Tampa Bay 10 5 5 13 16 17 MetroStars 12 5 7 13 13 17 Shootout records: […]

The 1997 season will be a new era at NCAA semifinalist Santa Clara and runner-up Notre Dame, which both lose key players from their 1996 final four campaigns. Gone are the likes of Jen Lalor and Mikka Hansen from Santa Clara, and Jen Renola and Cindy Daws from Notre Dame. But three out of the […]