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Goalkeeper — Amy Hakola (Navy); Defenders — Nicole Aunapu (Navy), Nica Goldmacher (Colgate), Kate Pendry (Army), Jessica Tuthill (Colgate); Midfielders — Jennifer Hughes (Colgate), Dia Johnson (Lehigh), Holly Pedley (Army), Liz Woodrow (Bucknell); Forwards — Alexis Albano (Army), Michelle Birgeneau (Colgate), Cori Thornton (Navy). Offensive Player of the Year — Alexis Albano (Army) Defensive Player […]

Goalkeeper — Martha Chaney (Centenary); Defenders — Stephanie Beaudoin (Mercer), Leslie Golden (Central Florida), Debra Pratt (Centenary), Christine Venuti (Florida International); Midfielders — Amy Jones (Central Florida), Kasey Monroe (Campbell), Kelly Stout (Central Florida); Forwards — Amy Burns (College of Charleston), Shelley Marusak (Centenary), Jennifer O’Connor (Central Florida), Jenn Stephenson (Campbell). Player of the Year […]

1991 — Notre Dame 1992 — Notre Dame 1993 — Notre Dame 1994 — Notre Dame 1995 — Detroit

Goalkeeper — Erin Gilroy (Loyola), Christin Veach (Fairfield); Defenders — Cara Hills (Fairfield), Jen McLaughlin (Manhattan), Gina Prinzevalli (Niagara), Lynn Tasca (Loyola); Midfielders — Kara Burmaster (Fairfield), Denise Serafin (Loyola), Val Kujan (Siena); Forwards — Kelli Hurley (Fairfield), Erica Keller (Iona), Cara Mooney (Loyola), Nicole Tracy (St. Peter’s). Player of the Year — Kelli Hurley […]

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A tie with Inter Milan would have kept Alexi Lalas in the Italian First Division, but a 91st-minute goal gave Inter a 2-1 win June 4. Serie A newcomer Padova must now play Genoa June 10 in a one-game playoff for survival. SOCCER AMERICA: Conceding a goal in injury time must have been crushing. ALEXI […]

U.S. Men’s National Team DateOpponentScoreSite 3/25Uruguay2-2Dallas 4/22@Belgium0-1Brussels 5/28Costa Rica1-2Tampa 6/11Nigeria3-2Foxboro, Mass. 6/18Mexico4-0Washington, D.C. 6/25Colombia0-0Piscataway, N.J. 7/8Chile2-1Paysandu, Uruguay 7/11Bolivia0-1Paysandu, Uruguay 7/14Argentina3-0Paysandu, Uruguay 7/17Mexico0-0 (4-1)Paysandu, Uruguay 7/20Brazil0-1Maldonado, Uruguay 7/22Colombia1-4Maldonado, Uruguay 8/4Parma1-2East Rutherford, N.J. 8/6Benfica2-1East Rutherford, N.J. 8/16Sweden0-1Norrkoeping, Sweden 10/8@Saudi Arabia4-3Washington, D.C.

Position: Defender. Height: 6-1. Weight: 175. Birthdate: Aug. 1, 1973. Birthplace: Englewood, N.J. College: North Carolina. Awards: All-America (1992, 1993). First cap: Saudi Arabia (1994). World Championships: Under-20 World Cup (1993). College YearTeamGPGAP 1991North Carolina22124 1992North Carolina155212 1993North Carolina217620 Netherlands YearTeamGPGAP 94-95Zwolle–––– 95-96Zwolle–––– U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAP 1994USA10–– 1995USA10–– TotalUSA20––

Marcelo Balboa scored in Leon’s 3-2 win over UNAM Pumas in the Mexican First Division Sept. 2, three days after playing in the FIFA World All-Star Game in Tokyo. “It was a long way to go for one game,” said Balboa, the most capped player in U.S. history, “but it was worth it. It was […]

Position: Defender. Height: 5-8. Weight: 140. Birthdate: April 17, 1974. Birthplace: Baltimore, Md. College: N.C. State. Awards: All-America (1994). First cap: Denmark (1993). Titles: CONCACAF Championship (1993). Titles: CONCACAF Championship (1993, 1994). World Championships: World Championship (1995). College YearTeamGPGAP 1992N.C. State22102 1993N.C. State17000 1994N.C. State23214 1995N.C. State–––– U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAP 1993USA130–– 1994USA80–– 1995USA140–– TotalUSA350––

A 2-1 loss to Parma diminishes Bayer Leverkusen’s hopes to reach the UEFA Cup final, but the subsequent sacking of its coach has Tom Dooley and teammates in high spirits. “Of course, you can hear it,” said Tom Dooley. “And they had been singing it for the last few games.” The U.S. midfielder was referring […]

Washington — Aside from goalkeeper, United has proven commodities at every position, if ex-Cavs produce. Might have league’s most potent attack. Rating: 1 Tampa Bay — Solid defensively, speed on the wings, and a nice mix of youth and experience. Lots of pressure on Lassiter. Good goalie. Who is this Lalas kid? Rating: 2 San […]

The former U.S. women’s captain, who was a member of the 1991 World Championship-winning squad, is now an assistant coach on the national team as well as the head coach at the University of Maryland. “[Playing in the Olympics is] probably the one dream I haven’t been able to realize as a player. The next […]

Position: Forward. Height: 5-10. Weight: 150. Birthdate: Feb. 1, 1966. Birthplace: Santa Clara, Calif. College: Central Florida. Awards: All-America (1984, 1986, 1987, 1988), Soccer America Player of the Year (1987), Hermann Award (1988), Adidas Female Player of the Year (1988). First cap: Denmark (1985). First goal: Denmark (1985). Titles: FIFA World Championship (1991), CONCACAF Championship […]

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Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy and Tisha Venturini turned in virtuoso performances in the U.S. women’s second consecutive 3-0 win over Sweden, this one played in Houston’s Clyde Abshier Stadium. Sweden was nowhere near its form of last summer, when it hosted the World Cup, while the U.S. looked sharp. Venturini was unstoppable in the air, […]

1985 (Western Soccer Alliance formed) WSA final standings: San Jose 13 points; Seattle 10; Victoria 10; Portland 5. (San Jose wins title — no playoffs held) 1986 WSA final standings: Hollywood 28 points; Seattle 20; Portland 20; Los Angeles 17; San Diego 16; San Jose 13; Edmonton 12. (Hollywood wins title — no playoffs held) […]

The New York/New Jersey MetroStars have named Old Dominion head coach Ralph Perez as its assistant. Perez, who will serve under Eddie Firmani, spent the last six years with the Monarchs. He worked as an assistant coach on the 1990 U.S. World Cup team. Perez, 44, was born in the Bronx and raised in Brentwood, […]

South African national team star Doctor Khumalo is the first player allocated to the Columbus Crew, MLS announced Dec. 21. “It’s a big challenge for me to leave my country to play overseas,” said the 28-year-old midfielder. “But it is what I have yearned for the past couple of years. I will have to prove […]

1971 – Moenchengladbach 1972 – Bayern Munich 1973 – Bayern Munich 1974 – Bayern Munich 1975 – Moenchengladbach 1976 – Moenchengladbach 1977 – Moenchengladbach 1978 – FC Cologne 1979 – Hamburg SV 1980 – Bayern Munich 1981 – Bayern Munich 1982 – Hamburg SV 1983 – Hamburg SV 1984 – VfB Stuttgart 1985 – Bayern […]

Champions 1989 — Colorado 1990 — Colorado 1991 — Richardson 1992 — Palo Alto 1993 — Greensboro 1994 — Greensboro 1995 — Long Island (Pro League); Richmond (Premier League)

Florida soccer fans will get a preliminary look at the U.S. Olympic teams preparing for the 1996 Olympics when they play five games in Tampa, Jacksonville and Orlando in February. The U.S. women’s national team, which finished third in the 1995 Women’s World Cup, plays world champion Norway Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. (EST) at […]

———-Ratings———— CHIBOLARGMEXBRACOLAvg. PlayerGPMin.G2-10-13-00-00-11-4 Paul Caligiuri654008588877.3 Kasey Keller3270–8857.0 Eric Wynalda53883977456.4 Brad Friedel3270–6856.3 John Harkes54500658576.2 Tom Dooley54500657576.0 Ernie Stewart651807685545.8 Cobi Jones633705884545.7 Alexi Lalas654015586635.5 Marcelo Balboa3196065–5.5 Mike Burns648206475645.3 Joe-Max Moore54051674545.2 Tab Ramos62630656–545.2 Frank Klopas52521484635.0 Claudio Reyna4230056545.0 John Kerr145055.0 Mike Sorber51930654544.8 Jovan Kirovski145044.0 Mike Lapper190033.0

Note: Home team is listed first. Aug. 27 AtalantaParma BariNapoli FiorentinaTorino Inter MilanVicenza JuventusCremonese LazioPiacenza PadovaAC Milan SampdoriaRoma UdineseCagliari Sept. 10 CagliariLazio CremoneseSampdoria AC MilanUdinese NapoliPadova ParmaInter Milan PiacenzaJuventus RomaAtalanta TorinoBari VicenzaFiorentina Sept. 17 AtalantaNapoli BariLazio FiorentinaCagliari Inter MilanPiacenza JuventusVicenza PadovaTorino RomaAC Milan SampdoriaParma UdineseCremonese Sept. 24 CagliariJuventus CremoneseRoma LazioUdinese AC MilanAtalanta NapoliInter Milan ParmaFiorentina […]

The following is the USA starting lineup for the Gold Cup semifinal match against Brazil tonight at the Los Angeles Coliseum: Keller; Burns, Lalas, Dooley, Balboa, Agoos; Jones, Harkes, Ramos; Wynalda, Moore.