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March 19 in Eindhoven PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 2 Barcelona (Spain) 3 (Aggregate: 4-5). Goals: Zenden (43), Eijkelkamp (65); Bakero (3), Figo (22), Sergi (79). PSV — Waterreus, Van Der Weerden, Klomp, Cocu, Numan, Van Der Doelen (Gudjohnsen, 45), Vink, Jonk (Maas 86), Eijkelkamp, Nilis, Zenden. Barcelona — Busquets, Ferrer, Abelardo, Guardiola, Popescu, Bakero (Roger, 51), […]

The following is the schedule for the CONCACAF U-20 boys championship to be played in Mexico: Group 1 April 14 — Mexico vs. Guatemala in Guadalajara, El Salvador vs. Neth. Antilles/Dom. Republic winner in Monterrey. April 16 — Guatemala vs. El Salvador, Mexico vs. Neth. Antilles/Dom. Republic winner in Monterrey. April 18 — Guatemala vs. […]

March 15 in Monarchas Honduras 1, USA 0. USA — Rimando, Chulis, Parra, Sahaydak, O’Brien, Flores, Brown, Quill (Henderson, 46), Olsen, DiGiamarino (Rodriguez, 80), Wolff. Att.: 1,295. March 16 in Chouleteca Honduras 1, USA 1. USA goal: Henderson 28. USA — Kirk, Sahaydak, Abukusumo, Chulis (Parra, 46), Poltl, Corrales, Flores, O’Brien, Rodriguez, Armas (Victorine, 79), […]

The following are the results of the U.S. U-17 boys’ series in Birmingham, Ala.: March 15 USA 2, Jamaica 2. USA goals: Duval 7, 39. USA — Hancock, Domingo, Giroux, Totten (Yamauchi, 31), Boutillier (Bradford, 52), Seale, Herrera, Craven, Purcell (Downing, 31), Monsibais (Gutierrez, 43), Duval. Att.: 725. March 16 USA 2, Mexico 1. Goals: […]

March 14 in Decatur, Ga. United States 6, Germany 0. Goals: Overbeck (21), Parlow (32), Chastain (pen. 45), Milbrett (48, 75), Hamm (57). U.S. — Scurry, Chastain (Wilson, 60), Overbeck, Fawcett, Lilly (Manthei, 64), Venturini, Foudy (Fair, 64), MacMillan, Hamm (Staples, 63), Parlow (Gabarra, 46), Milbrett. Germany — Goller, Bernhard, Austermuhl, Nardenbach, Fitschen, Voss (Wunderlich, […]

March 16 in Boca Raton, Fla. Kansas City 1 Tampa Bay 1 Goals: Prampin 13; Okafor 78. Notes: USISL addition Trace Hollis (Carolina Dynamo) started in goal for the Wiz, who had lost former Georgetown goalie Phil Wellington for the entire year with a herniated disk…. Tampa Bay goalie Scott Budnik stopped a penalty kick […]

March 17 in Salem, Ore. Cascade (USISL) 1, U.S. Olympic team 1. Goals: Bayan 88, Wood 63. Cascade — Nelson, Kavanaugh, Descombes, Rue, Yanez (Swanson, 58), Alvarez (Bayan, 68), Camarena, Ororco, Madrano (Lynch, 58), Buckley (Wismer, 81), Andrade (Calvet, 75). U.S. Olympic team — Thornton, McKeon, Pope, Talley, Pollard, Baba (Vargas, 58), Fisher, Hejduk, Hernandez […]

MLS Reed Miller Boston, Mass. thought I read that the MLS will NOT change the size of the goals, yet everything I’ve read on-line says that it is still under discussion. What was the decision? I hope negative. RM: FIFA shot this down March 9. Regulation-size goals will be in place. Hooray! Bob Reiner Port […]

The Kansas City Wiz and the Tampa Bay Mutiny drew 1-1 in the inaugural MLS pre-season match March 14 in Boca Raton, Fla., where five clubs are holding spring training. Vitalis “Digital” Takawira, Kansas City’s striker from Zimbabwe, opened the scoring with a shot into the upper right corner of the net in the 39th […]

March 13 in Osnabrueck, Germany Germany 0, France 0. Att.: 20,000. March 13 in Lisbon Portugal 1 Italy 0. Goal: Porfirio (18). Att.: 30,000. March 13 in Granada Spain 2, Czech Republic 1. Goals: Dani (28), Fresnedoso (41); Smicer (50). Att.: 16,000. Second legs to be played March 26-27.

Brazil and Argentina earned a chance to win South America’s first Olympic soccer gold medal since 1928. Victory can apparently do wonders for a celebrity’s tolerance for the media’s invasion of privacy. After Brazil beat Uruguay 3-1 March 3 to qualify for the 1996 Olympic Games, 15 journalists followed coach Mario Zagalo to the locker […]

The following is the complete 1996 CISL Schedule. All dates are subject to change. Friday, June 14 IndianapolisatDetroit SacramentoatMonterrey DallasatAnaheim Saturday, June 15 SacramentoatDallas San DiegoatHouston Sunday, June 16 Portland at Seattle Wednesday, June 19 San Diego at Monterrey Thursday, June 20 Anaheim at Portland Friday, June 21 WashingtonatIndianapolis DetroitatHouston Saturday, June 22 Dallas at […]

March 12 in Budapest Hungary 2, Scotland 1. Goals: Szanyo (pen. 14), Zavadszky (79); Glass (34). Att.: 20,000. Second leg to be played in two weeks.

In the same week it unveiled its players to local fans, the San Jose Clash was hit twice by tragedy. The wife of Nigerian international Mike Emenalo was found dead Feb. 29, apparently a victim of kidney failure arising from her pregnancy, which was in the second month. Four days earlier, on the same day […]

The following is the U.S. Women’s National Team Roster for its friendlies against Germany March 14 in Decatur, Ga., and March 16 in Davidson, N.C. Goalkeepers — Mary Harvey, Briana Scurry; Defenders — Brandi Chastain, Lorrie Fair, Joy Fawcett, Carla Overbeck, Thori Staples, Staci Wilson; Midfielders — Julie Foudy, Kristine Lilly, Holly Manthei, Tiffany Roberts, […]

North Carolina adds another young phenom in Laurie Schwoy, a member of what could be the best recruiting year ever. This is it. This is the year women’s college coaches around the country have been waiting for. It’s 1996, a long-awaited recruiting year for coaches who have been salivating over the high number of quality […]

Germany vs. France German coach Hannes Lohr is hoping that February’s bad weather doesn’t hurt his team’s chances of playing in the United States this summer. Inclement weather forced the cancellation of 11 games during the first three weeks since the Bundesliga finished its winter break. As a result, make-up games are popping up uncomfortably […]

MLS and the A-League signed an agreement March 11 that will ensure cooperation between the two leagues in the future. According to the agreement, which was developed by A-League Commissioner Richard Groff and MLS Deputy Commissioner Sunil Gulati, A-League players may transfer to MLS teams, while MLS players may play on loan with A-League clubs. […]

Results of the FIFA International Football Association Board (IFAB) Meeting held over the weekend in Rio de Janeiro Note: all changes to be implemented July 1. *There will be no experiment with larger goals. *The advantage rule will be changed to allow referees who use it to stop play and award a free kick if […]

Americans Esfandiar Baharmast and Janice Gettemeyer were among 29 referees and linespersons selected by FIFA to work at the Olympic men’s and women’s tournament this summer. Baharmast was one of only two referees appointed from the CONCACAF region. Gettemeyer, who will run the lines, was one of nine women to be appointed.

March 7 in Coruna Deportivo La Coruna (Spain) 1. Real Zaragoza (Spain) 0. Goal: Fernandez (69). March 7 in Duesseldorf Borussia Moenchengladbach (Germany) 2, Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands) 2. Goals: Wynhoff (8), Kastenmeier (pen. 43); Van Gastel (35), Koeman (pen. 45). March 7 in Moscow Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 0, Rapid Vienna (Austria) 1. Goal: Stumpf (34). […]

MY VIEW: Leave the Goals Alone! MLS has apparently backed off from its rash statement that it will use larger goals for the 1996 season if FIFA approves the experiment. It might choose bigger goals for 1997. But MLS owners have backed off not because they have no way to assess if a slightly bigger […]

The following are the current MLS rosters. In parentheses is the country a player has represented in a full international. Colorado Goalkeepers: Khalil Azmi (Morocco), Paul Grafer, Dusty Hudock. Defenders: Marcelo Balboa (USA), Brian Bates, Ian Butterworth, Scott Cannon, Troy Edwards, Denis Hamlett, Matt Kmosko (USA), Josh McKay, Steve Trittschuh (USA). Midfielders: Mike Gentile, Brian […]

Brazil, the winner of the South American under-23 tournament, has been seeded to play its first-round games at Miami’s Orange Bowl. Brazil won the South American qualifying tournament on goal difference after it tied host Argentina 2-2 in the final game. The United States will be the top seed in the group that opens in […]

The following is the 1996 A-League schedule that was revised after the merger of the A-League’s New York Centaurs and the USISL’s New York Fever. April 27 — Seattle-Vancouver. May 10 — Rochester-New York. May 11 — Seattle-Colorado. May 17 — Atlanta-Montreal, Colorado-Seattle. May 19 — New York-Rochester. May 24 — Montreal-New York, Colorado-Atlanta. May […]