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As expected, Cobi Jones is returning to the United States to play in Major League Soccer. MLS has reached an agreement for the popular U.S. national team player to join the Los Angeles Galaxy from Vasca da Gama, the Brazilian club with which he was unable to gain a regular spot. Jones, a product of […]

March 6 in Fullerton, Calif. U.S. U-23s 2, Mexico U-23s 3. Goals: Baba (pen. 20), Wood (35); Blanco (pen. 12), Arellano (13), Sol (61). USA — Snitko, McKeon, Pollard, Pope, DuHaney, Silvera (Vargas, 62), Walsh (Fisher, 74), Hejduk, Baba, Wood (Friends, 79), Joseph. Mexico — Perez, Rodriguez, Sanchez, Davino, Astiva (Alvarado, 53), Rodrigo Lara (Otea, […]

FEATURES Deals And Steals MLS clubs finalized player pools after the college and supplemental drafts. By Ridge Mahoney Schwoy Heads Top Class North Carolina adds another young phenom in Laurie Schwoy, a member of what could be the best recruiting year ever. By Dean Caparaz Brazil And Argentina Book Tickets Brazil and Argentina earned a […]

European Champions Cup: Quarterfinals, first leg March 6 in Nantes Nantes (France) 2 Spartak Moscow (Russia) 0. Goals: N’Doram (28), Ouedec (65). Att.: 35,000. March 6 in Warsaw Legia Warsaw (Poland) 0 Panathinaikos (Greece) 0. Att.: 12,000. March 6 in Dortmund Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 0 Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) 2. Goals: Davids (8), Kluivert (83). Att.: […]

New York — Rehired Mark Shearer as head coach. Named Jim Kilmeade, former Long Island Rough Riders general manager, general manager. Seattle — Named player Neil Megson head coach, replacing Alan Hinton, who resigned last month.

Ghana, Nigeria and Tunisia moved closer toward clinching Africa’s three berths in the 1996 Olympic men’s soccer tournament with wins March 3. Ghana’s Meteors beat Cameroon 3-0 at home with three second-half goals. Almost all of Ghana’s team plays in Europe or the Middle East. Substitute Eben Hagan, who plays for Greek club Kalamata, led […]

Brazil and Argentina became the first countries besides the host USA to book their tickets for the Atlanta ’96 men’s soccer tournament. They clinched the top two spots in the final round of the South American qualifying tournament with one game left. Brazil and Argentina have six points, while Uruguay and tournament surprise Venezuela are […]

March 5 in Munich Bayern Munich (Germany) 2 Nott. Forest (England) 1. Goals: Klinsmann (16), Scholl (45); Chettle (18). Att.: 35,000. March 5 in Prague Slavia Prague (Czech Rep.) 2 Roma (Italy) 0. Goals: Poborsky (11), Vagner (51). Att.: 15,000. March 5 in Milan AC Milan (Italy) 2 Bordeaux (France) 0. Goals: Eranio (29), Baggio […]

The USISL has abandoned most of the rule changes it has experimented with the last two years. The changes are intended to allow players who may move up to MLS to play under traditional rules. Gone: 60-minute clock (traditional 90-minute clock will be used). Live shootout after the seventh foul each half. Bonus points for […]

Round 1 TeamPlayerPos.Club 1. NY/NJNicola CaricolaDGenoa (Italy) 2. NY/NJEduardo RodriguezMfree agent 3. San JoseRoberto GonzalezMRosario Central (Argentina) 4. Tampa BayEvans WiseMEgelsbach (Germany) 5. Kansas City WizPat HarringtonGBuffalo (NPSL) 6. New EnglandAlberto NavedaFBoca Juniors (Argentina) 7. Los AngelesChris ArmasMLong Island (USISL) 8. WashingtonMario GoriDRosario Central (Argentina) 9. ColoradoDusty HudockGSeattle (A-League) 10. ColumbusPaul CaligiuriDSt. Pauli (Germany) Round […]

The following are the transactions that took place before the MLS College and Supplemental Drafts. 1. San Jose traded Rhett Harty and its first-round pick in the College Draft (No. 3) to New York/New Jersey for Troy Dayak. 2. Kansas City traded Jeff Causey to Washington for its first-round pick in the College Draft (No. […]

The following is the U.S. U-23 roster for the March 6 friendly against Mexico’s U-23s. The match kicks off at 7 P.M. PST in Fullerton Calif, and will be televised on a tape-delayed basis by Prime. NamePos.Ht.Wt.Club Chris SnitkoG6-3195Kansas City Wiz Zach ThorntonG6-3210NY/NJ MetroStars Mike DuHaneyD5-11165Tampa Bay Mutiny Frankie HejdukD5-8155Tampa Bay Mutiny Clint PeayD5-10176Washington D.C. […]

Round 1 TeamPlayerPos.College 1. Kansas CityMatt McKeonMSt. Louis 2. WashingtonEddie PopeDNorth Carolina 3. DallasBrandon PollardDVirginia 4. Tampa BayAdam FryeDUCLA 5. Kansas CityChris SnitkoGUCLA 6. New EnglandPaul KeeganFBoston College 7. Los AngelesGuillermo JaraFSan Diego 8. DallasJeff CassarGFIU 9. ColoradoMike GentileMWisconsin 10. ColumbusMac CozierFUNC Charlotte Round 2 TeamPlayerPos.College 11. NY/NJScott LamphearDWisconsin 12. NY/NJMiles JosephFClemson 13. San JoseDerrick […]

The NCAA men’s Division I soccer committee has recommended that 11 conference champions get automatic bids into the 1996 Men’s Division I Tournament: ACC, Big East, Big Ten, CAA, Ivy League, MCC, Mid-American, Missouri Valley, MPSF, North Atlantic and WCC. The following are the proposed play-in pairings: Conference USA vs. Mid-Continent; TAAC vs. Sub Belt; […]

The NCAA women’s Division I soccer committee has recommended to the NCAA executive committee that it name eight conferences to receive automatic bids for their champions into this year’s NCAA Division I Tournament: ACC, Big East, Big 10, CAA, Ivy League, Pacific 10, SEC and WCC. This will be the first time the NCAA has […]

The following is the order for the MLS College and Supplemental Drafts to be held March 4 beginning at 10:00 a.m. EST in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.: 1. Washington. 2. New York/New York. 3. *San Jose. 4. Tampa Bay. 5. Kansas City. 6. New England. 7. Los Angeles. 8. Dallas. 9. 9. Colorado. 10. Columbus. * […]

The following are the results of February Soccer America Online Poll in which 860 soccer fans voted on their most liked and least liked MLS team nicknames: Most Liked Washington D.C. United365 New England Revolution155 Colorado Rapids109 Columbus Crew56 Tampa Bay Mutiny43 NY/NJ MetroStars29 San Jose Clash28 Kansas City Wiz25 Los Angeles Galaxy25 Dallas Burn22 […]

The following are the rosters for the women’s games to be played March 1-2 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Division I West Squad Goalkeepers — Erin Fahey (Portland), Julie McCaffrey (Cincinnati); Defenders — Kim Kaitanjian (UC Irvine), Melinda Torre (Washington), Julie Vogel (Notre Dame); Midfielders — Tara Bilanski (Washington), Kim Donohue (St. Mary’s, Calif.), Nicole Highfill […]

U.S. national team Steve Sampson went to Mexico City to watch one of his central defenders and saw him play center forward. “I’ve been pushed up to play as a third forward in about four or five games,” said Marcelo Balboa, whose Leon team has frequently found itself in desperate situations recently. “If we’re behind […]

Alexi Lalas joined First Division newcomer Padova in 1994 and became the first American to play in the Italian Serie A. He soon became the first American to score in the Serie A and ultimately he helped Padova beat the odds to maintain its top-tier standing. But the second season went poorly for the red-haired […]

MLS Mark St. Andre Iowa City, Iowa I was looking at your rankings of the players from the MLS combine, and noticed that your list of goalies did not include Jim St. Andre. Although I have an obvious bias, being his twin brother, I was amazed that he did not place among your top 10 […]

DiFlorio replaces injured Karic The NPSL revised the lineups for its ninth All-Star Game set for Feb. 11 at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, Kan. The game will be televised on ESPN on a tape-delay basis at 12 a.m. ET Feb. 12. Veteran Buffalo Blizzard forward Gino DiFlorio takes the roster spot of injured Cleveland […]

The following are the results of the Soccer America Online Poll in which 522 soccer fans made their predictions of the teams to win the three European Cup competitions: Champions League Ajax 335 votes, Juventus 102, Real Madrid 43, Borussia Dortmund 16, Nantes 9, Panathinaikos 6, Spartak Moscow 6, Legia Warsaw 5. Cup Winners’ Cup […]

Alex Betaneli, Madison WI Would there be any games shown on TV from 1996 European Championship? No announcement has been made, but ESPN and/or ESPN2 may show some matches. Jeff Wander, Honesdale PA Should the number of foreign players allowed on college soccer teams be limited in order to provide more scholarships and opportunity to […]

Kevin James Baxter Baltimore Do you see a time when the MSL will merge with the NPSL and CISL? No. When you write MSL, I assume you mean MLS (it’s a mistake we make all the time, too). MLS is concentrating on outdoors and the NPSL and CISL are indoor leagues. There has to something […]