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May 8 in Changwon South Korea 2 USA 1. Goals: Park Byung Joo 49, Chung Seok Keon (pen.) 60; Flores 47. South Korea — Chung Yoo Seok, Han Jong Sung, Nam Ki Sung (Park Joon Hong, 40, Lee Jung Min, 78), Park Jin Sup, Sim Jae Won, Kim Do Kyun (Kim Man Joong, n/a), Cho […]

Group 7 May 8 in Kuwait Kuwait 2 (al-Huwaidi 37, Bekhit 74) Lebanon 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: n/a. Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Kuwait 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 Lebanon 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 Singapore 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 Schedule: May 24 — […]

Beginning this weekend, MLS referees will enforce stricter regulations on illegal tackles from behind, MLS vice-president of game operations Joe Machnik announced May 8. The decision was made after a teleconference call between the MLS head coaches, deputy commissioner Sunil Gulati, and U.S. Soccer referee managers Herb Silva and Al Kleinaitas. As part of the […]

U.S. Soccer has announced that the U.S. national team will face Paraguay in an international friendly match on June 4 at the Anheuser-Busch Conference and Sports Centre (formerly St. Louis Soccer Park) in St. Louis, Mo. Paraguay is presently atop the standings in the South American qualifying group, and looks set to advance to France […]

News MLS has fined L.A. Galaxy defender Dan Calichman $1,000 for “prolonged excessive dissent” after teammate Chris Armas was ejected after receiving a red card for a tackle against D.C. United’s John Maessner…. The league also fined L.A.’s Danny Pena $500 for a “violent and dangerous” tackle on Roberto Donadoni of the MetroStars in the […]

Features Q&A: Sampson Expects Victories Interview by Duncan Irving Miami Rocks To Ro-Ro Beat By Jeff Rusnak Responses To The Caligiuri Ruling Interviews by Scott French Orlando Sundogs Shoot For The Stars By Jeff Green Argentina Enhances Qualifying Chances By Brian Homewood Baggio Back To His Best As Italy Beats Poland Kennet Andersson Puts Sweden […]

Columbus voters rejected a proposed sales tax increase for a new soccer stadium/arena complex on May 6. In a larger (39 percent) turnout than expected, 56 percent of voters voted against the issue. The Crew, which is in the last year of a two-year deal in Ohio Stadium (although OSU holds a one-year option), had […]

Goalie Espen Baardsen became the youngest American ever to play in the English Premier League when he came on at halftime of Tottenham’s game at Liverpool May 3. Spurs lost 2-1, but Baardsen did not allow a goal in 45 minutes of play after replacing England international Ian Walker in the Tottenham nets. Baardsen is […]

D3 Pro League Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P New Hamp. 3 3 0 6 4 7 N.Y. Cap. Dist. 2 2 0 3 1 6 No. Jersey 2 1 1 5 3 3 Cent. Jersey 2 1 1 4 4 3 Cape Cod 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vermont 1 0 […]

Goalkeeper Mark Dodd (2) Dallas Defenders Steve Trittschuh (2) Colorado Marcelo Balboa (2) Colorado Eddie Pope (3) D.C. United Jeff Agoos (1) D.C.United Midfielders Brian Maisonneuve (1) Columbus Alain Sutter (1) Dallas Adrian Paz (2) Colorado Forwards Jaime Moreno (4) D.C. United Chiquinho Conde (2) New England Brian McBride (1) Columbus In parentheses is the […]

Note: This interview occurred on May 1. Chris Myers Joppa, Md. How do you feel about playing behind Kasey Keller and Brad Friedel on the U.S. national team without much hope of getting playing time? Do you feel you've been given a fair chance to be No 1? Juergen Sommer: That's a good question. Yeah, […]

Michael McCleary Washington, D.C. What kind of reputation does Major League Soccer have in England? Are any matches or highlights ever shown? JS: Obviously, MLS is a new entity, but there’s a lot of excitement over here about the league, a lot of curiosity. I think Europe was really taken by storm with how well […]

Forward Mia Hamm scored four goals over the weekend as the U.S. women rolled to a pair of easy wins over the South Korean national team. Hamm, who missed the first two games of the women’s gold-medal victory tour after her brother passed away, scored just 49 seconds into a 7-0 win in Milwaukee. She […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Long Island 4 2 2 3 5 4 Rochester 1 1 0 3 1 3 Connecticut 1 1 0 2 0 3 Toronto 3 1 2 6 8 3 Worcester 3 1 2 3 5 3 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Atlantic GP […]

Thomas Dooley, a key member of the U.S. national team since 1992, has signed to play in Major League Soccer through the 1999 season and expects to make his debut for the Columbus Crew on June 7 against Tampa Bay. Dooley has been negotiating with MLS for several weeks, but the deal wasn’t cleared until […]

Group 8 May 4 in Dushanbe Tajikistan 4 (Alidodov 8, Muminov (pen.) 16, Dzhaborov 51, 82) Vietnam 0. Half: 2-0. Att.: 10,000. May 4 in Ashgabat Turkmenistan 1 (Meredov 90) China 4 (Peng Weiguo 25, 40, Gao Feng 80, Li Bing 85). Half: 0-2. Att.: 6,000. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Tajikistan […]

May 4 in San Salvador El Salvador 2 Costa Rica 1. Goals: Diaz Arce 19, Montes 53; Arnitez 57. Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Mexico 4 2 2 0 12 2 8 USA 4 1 2 1 7 5 5 El Salvador 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 Costa Rica […]

Results MetroStars 1 Los Angeles 0 (SO) Dallas 3 D.C. United 2 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 7 5 2 13 15 8 Tampa Bay 6 4 2 10 11 8 New England 6 4 2 10 7 10 Columbus 6 4 2 8 8 8 MetroStars 7 3 […]

Results New England 2 Kansas City 1 Colorado 2 Tampa Bay 0 San Jose 1 Columbus 3 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 6 5 1 13 13 6 Tampa Bay 6 4 2 10 11 8 New England 6 4 2 10 7 10 Columbus 6 4 2 8 8 […]

The following are the fines and suspensions the FIFA disciplinary committee handed down regarding incidents at recent games (1 CHF = $0.68): Paraguay-Colombia: Expulsion of Paraguay’s Jose Chilavert and fighting on the field and sidelines: suspended four matches (one now served) and fined CHF 5,000. o Expulsion of Colombia’s Faustino Asprilla: suspension for two matches […]

Results D.C. United 2 Los Angeles 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 6 5 1 13 13 6 Tampa Bay 5 4 1 10 11 6 New England 5 3 2 7 5 9 MetroStars 6 2 4 6 8 8 Columbus 5 3 2 5 5 7 Shootout records: […]

April 29 in Santiago Chile 6 Venezuela 0. Goals: Valenciano 19, 26, 31, 47, 85, Reyes 66. Chile — Tapia, Mora, Reyes, J. Gonzalez, Ponce, Musrri, Acuna, Vega (Villarroel, 81), Sierra (V. Castaneda, 68), Neza, (Goldberg, 68), Zamorano. Venezuela — Dudamel, W. Gonzalez, Echenique, Tortolero, Martinez, Ramos, Rodriguez (Perez, 46), Hernandez, Diaz, Savarese, Guerra (Castellin, […]

McBride signs long-term contract Columbus striker Brian McBride has signed a new four-year contract with MLS, guaranteeing that he will remain a member of the Crew until at least the year 2000. “I am glad this issue has gotten worked out, because I want to stay a member of the Crew,” McBride said. “The Crew […]

Goalkeeper Dave Salzwedel (1) San Jose Defenders Eddie Pope (2) D.C. United Ryan Tinsley (1) Kansas City Tom Soehn (1) Dallas Midfielders Roberto Donadoni (2) MetroStars Nelson Vargas (1) Tampa Bay Harut Karapetyan (1) Los Angeles Forwards Jeff Baicher (1) San Jose Jaime Moreno (3) D.C. United Gerell Elliott (1) Dallas Mo Johnston (2) Kansas […]

April 29 in Santiago Chile 6 Venezuela 0. Goals: Zamorano 19, 26, 31, 47, 85, Reyes 66. Chile — Tapia, Mora, Reyes, J. Gonzalez, Ponce, Musrri, Acuna, Vega (Villarroel, 81), Sierra (V. Castaneda, 68), Neza, (Goldberg, 68), Zamorano. Venezuela — Dudamel, W. Gonzalez, Echenique, Tortolero, Martinez, Ramos, Rodriguez (Perez, 46), Hernandez, Diaz, Savarese, Guerra (Castellin, […]