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Testimonial Slated for March 23 MANCHESTER, CT — Recently retired University of Connecticut Head Soccer Coach Joe Morrone will be honored at a testimonial dinner Sunday, March 23. The dinner will be held at The Colony Restaurant in Vernon, Conn. “We want you to share your recollections and celebrate the many contributions Joe Morrone has […]

Features Patchy United States Downs Woeful Canadians By Duncan Irving Is The U.S. Central Midfield On The Mend? By Ridge Mahoney Why Canada Can’t Cut It By Mike Woitalla Peter Vermes Shifts His Focus By Frank Giase Charles Musonda Makes Miracle Recovery By Mark Gleeson Ruud Gullit Brings Glamour Back To Chelsea Schools Tap Into […]

Group 1 March 16 in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2 (Azman 43, Idris 80) Bangladesh 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: n/a. Saudi Arabia 2 (al-Shahrani 38, al-Dosary 45) Taiwan 0. Half: 2-0. Att.: n/a. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Malaysia 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 2 […]

The Tampa Bay Mutiny downed the Colorado Rapids in a shootout on March 15 after the two teams tied 1-1 at the end of regulation. Tampa struck first when forward Giuseppe Galderisi took Frankie Hejduk’s cross and beat Colorado keeper Marcus Hahnemann in the 23rd minute. Colorado got a dramatic equalizer from Wolde Harris just […]

The U.S. leads Canada 2-0 at halftime of their World Cup qualifier at Stanford Stadium. Eric Wynalda scored the first U.S. goal on a penalty kick in the 5th minute after Canadian goalie Craig Forrest took Claudio Reyna down in the box. Eddie Pope scored the second U.S. goal in the 13th minute. Jeff Agoos […]

Here are the lineups that will take the field for the USA-Canada World Cup Qualifier at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, Calif. USA — Keller, Balboa, Pope, Lalas, Agoos, Dooley, Reyna, Harkes, Stewart, Wagner, Wynalda. U.S. bench: Friedel, Burns, Jones, Mason, Lassiter, Sorber, Vermes. Canada — Forrest, Miller, Samuel, Watson, Yallop, Aunger, Hooper, Limniatis, Corazzin, Bunbury, […]

The U.S. has defeated Canada 3-0 in their World Cup qualifying match, before a crowd of over 28,000 at Stanford Stadium. Ernie Stewart scored the final goal for the U.S. from a fine pass by substitute Michael Mason, who replaced John Harkes. The U.S. captain had been suffering from a stomach illness. A full game […]

March 16 in Stanford, Calif. USA 3 Canada 0. Goals: Wynalda (pen.) 8, Pope 14, Stewart 89. USA — Keller, Balboa, Pope, Lalas, Agoos, Dooley, Reyna (Sorber, 82), Harkes (Mason, 60), Stewart, Wagner, Wynalda. Canada — Forrest, Miller, Samuel, Watson, Yallop, Aunger, Hooper (Aguiar, 54), Limniatis, Corazzin, Bunbury, Peschisolido. Yellow cards: USA — Stewart 70, […]

Team GP W T L GF GA P Mexico 2 1 1 0 4 0 4 USA 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 Costa Rica 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Jamaica 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 El Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Canada 2 0 0 2 […]

Rapids blank New England The new-look Colorado Rapids continue to impress in pre-season play, recording a 2-0 victory over New England on March 15. Former Clemson and Colorado Foxes star Wolde Harris scored on a breakaway goal in the 39th minute to open the scoring. Paul Bravo scored the second goal in the 74th minute […]

March 16 in Stanford, Calif. USA 3 Canada 0. Goals: Wynalda (pen.) 8, Pope 14, Stewart 89. USA — Keller, Balboa, Pope, Lalas, Agoos, Dooley, Reyna (Sorber, 82), Harkes (Mason, 60), Stewart, Wagner, Wynalda. Canada — Forrest, Miller, Samuel, Watson, Yallop, Aunger, Hooper (Aguiar, 54), Limniatis, Corazzin, Bunbury, Peschisolido. Yellow cards: USA — Stewart 70, […]

March 16 in San Jose Costa Rica 0 Mexico 0. Note: Mexico’s Alberto Garcia Aspe received his second yellow card of qualifying, and he will be suspended for Mexico’s match against Jamaica on April 13.

In what may prove to be a sign of things to come, the best high school player coming out of Region II this year will forego college to enter the pro ranks. Nino DaSilva — the son of former Brazilian pro Batata out of Hoffman Estates, Ill. — draws raves from college coaches for his […]

Pete Bailey: Since we were all busy working on the 1997 MLS Preview issue this past week, we aren’t going to have a normal Q&A session. However, we’ve received a number of questions about the citizenship of Steve Potts, a defender for West Ham United who was born in Hartford, Conn., so I thought I’d […]

Most coaches will tell you that this year’s recruiting class doesn’t compare to last year’s or even next year’s. They’ll say 1996 was the best class of blue chips to come out in a long while and 1998 won’t be far behind. “There are some years when you have these kids and you can say, […]

MLS has allocated Mexican midfielder Jorge “Tote” Castaneda, whom it acquired from Mexican First Division club Atlas, to Colorado. Castaneda, a stalwart on Mexico’s 1992 Olympic team, will serve as the Rapids’ playmaker. Castaneda is the 12th new player Colorado first-year coach Glenn Myernick has brought in. He’s the first Mexican pro it has brought […]

March 12 in Orlando Orlando (A-League) 0 Colorado 8. Goals: C. Henderson 27, Bates 40, Paule 44, Bartlett 52, 65, pen. 67, Paz 60, 87. Colorado — Hudock, Britton, Bates, Jakins, S.Henderson, Benedetti (Paz), Paule, Amaya (Tote), C.Henderson, Bravo (Bartlett), Wegerle (Harris). Att.: n/a. March 12 in Orlando Dayton (USISL) New England 5. Goals: Olalere […]

The Dallas Burn lost to UAG 1-0 on a goal by Markus Lopez to complete its trip to Mexico. It also fell to Guadalajara 5-2 and beat minor-league team Club Sol 3-1. March 12 in Guadalajara UAG 1 Dallas 0. Goal: Lopez 50. Dallas — Dodd, Sonora, Dade (Branigan, 33), Soehn, Pollard (Martinez, 21), Farrer […]

Date: 3/12/97 2:56 PM From: San Jose Clash Dear U.S. Soccer fan, Our U.S. national team needs your support this Sunday, March 16 at 11:30 am at Stanford Stadium as we battle Canada for the rights to participate in the 1998 World Cup in France. This is the most important game for our national team […]

Call it the house that Bruce built. The house being the University of Virginia soccer program and Bruce, of course, being the inimitable Bruce Arena, who guided the Cavaliers to four consecutive NCAA titles from 1991 to 1994. Although Arena has moved on to the bigger waters of MLS, new Virginia coach George Gelnovatch is […]

Features Soccer America’s 1997 MLS Preview — features, interviews, and scouting reports Alexi’s Year of Discontent By Duncan Irving U.S. Faces Rigors Of The Road By Doug Cress Manchester United’s Glorious Win ‘Batigol’ On Target For Fiorentina England’s Enigmatic Club Beckenbauer Blasts His Bayern Columns Soccer Talk — Is the gavel mightier than the whistle? […]

American Kasey Keller reached the final of the English League Cup final when Leicester City tied Wimbledon 1-1 March 11 in the second leg of the semifinals. The series finished 1-1 on aggregate with Leicester going through on the away goal rule. Leicester meets the winner of the Middlesbrough-Stockport County semifinal April 6 at Wembley […]

The New England Revolution continued its roster overhaul March 10, as the club traded speedy Brazilian midfielder Welton to the Los Angeles Galaxy for a first-round pick in the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft. Welton was the only Brazilian native in MLS last year, and he dazzled Foxboro Stadium crowds with his skill and speed. In […]

The Columbus Crew and the Tampa Bay Mutiny played a pair of exhibition matches over the weekend, with the teams drawing 1-1 on March 7 and Columbus prevailing 2-1 on March 9. In the March 7 game, played at the University of Tampa, Roy Lassiter scored just three minutes into his preseason debut. Midfielder Marco […]

D.C. United wrapped up its Asian tour March 9 with a 7-1 demolition of Hong Kong league champion Instant Dict at the Hong Kong Stadium. Jaime Moreno led the way for D.C., scoring a hat trick and causing an own goal in just 57 minutes of work. Steve Rammel added two strikes, and Tony Sanneh […]