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A young Belgian team lacking motivation was primed to be beaten, but it held on for a 1-0 win over the United States. Only eight days after the ouster of Bora Milutinovic, the U.S. national team played its first game without its former boss, traveling to the Brussels suburbs April 22 for an international friendly […]

1993 — Florida International, Central Florida 1994 — Central Florida 1995 — Central Florida

Position: Striker. Height: 5-9. Weight: 160. Birthdate: March 6, 1965. Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario. College: Duke. Awards: All-America (1985, 1986), Soccer America Player of the Year (1986), Hermann Trophy (1986), MAC Award (1986). First cap: Ecuador (1984). First goal: Costa Rica (1985). Titles: U.S. Cup (1995). College YearTeamGPGAP 1983Duke–––– 1984Duke–––– 1985Duke–––– 1986Duke24151444 England YearTeamGPGAP 87-88Portsmouth60–– 87-88Peterborough101–– […]

American Tab Ramos scored the winning goal in UNL’s 3-2 win over Puebla Dec. 9 to move Tigres into first place in the Mexican First Division’s Group 1. Ramos scored on a free kick from just outside the penalty area to give Tigres the win. The win moved UNL into first place with 25 points, […]

Semifinals Delaware 2, New Hampshire 0 Hartford 3, Vermont 0 Final Hartford 3, Delaware 0 (OT)

U.S. players remembered a 4-0 thrashing in Mexico after winning by the same score in U.S. Cup ’95. A sunlit Father’s Day in the nation’s capital became Retribution Day for many American players. Nearly two years after being drubbed 4-0 at the 1993 Gold Cup final in the Azteca Stadium, the U.S. demolished its southern […]

Eric Wynalda’s sparkling summer has been followed by an autumn of discontent. Eric Wynalda scored three goals at last summer’s Copa America, helping the U.S. to a fourth-place finish. Since returning to his German club, VfL Bochum, the 26-year-old’s fortunes have soured. He has yet to see action this season. After undergoing a hernia operation […]

Position: Midfielder. Height: 5-11. Weight: 165. Birthdate: March 8, 1967. Birthplace: Kearny, N.J. College: Virginia. Awards: MAC Award (1987), All-America (1986, 1987). First cap: Canada (1987). First goal: South Korea (1989). Titles: U.S. Cup (1992, 1995), English League Cup (1991). World Championships: World Cup (1990, 1994), Olympic Games (1988). College YearTeamGPGAP 1985Virginia18248 1986Virginia219723 1987Virginia2115434 ASL […]

Position: Defender. Height: 6-0. Weight: 172. Birthdate: Sept. 28, 1970. Birthplace: Redondo Beach, Calif. College: UCLA. Titles: NCAA Division I (1990). Awards: All-America (1991). First cap: South Korea (1991). First goal: Moldova (1994). Titles: Pan American Games (1991). World Championships: Olympic Games (1992). College YearTeamGPGAP 1988UCLA21237 1989UCLA23419 1990UCLA4102 1991UCLA22317 WSL YearTeamGPGAP 1988L.A. Heat3000 1989L.A. Heat13215 […]

Position: Midfielder. Height: 5-6. Weight: 130. Birthdate: March 3, 1973. Birthplace: Modesto, Calif. College: North Carolina. Titles: NCAA Division I. Awards: All-America (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994), Soccer America Player of the Year (1994), Hermann Trophy (1994), MAC Award (1994), Adidas Female Player of the Year (1994). First cap: Norway (1992). First goal: Germany (1993). Titles: […]

The U.S. has been finding the net despite Michelle Akers’ absence. Michelle Akers didn’t come here to sit around. The U.S. star came to score, as she did at the last World Cup in 1991, when she struck 10 times and won the Golden Boot. But sitting is what she must do. Not just during […]

Round 1 Columbus CrewBrian McBrideforward Colorado RapidsJean Harborforward Dallas BurnTed Eckforward Los Angeles GalaxyRobin Fraserdefender New England RevolutionIain Fraserdefender Kansas City WizMark Chungmidfielder Tampa Bay MutinyMark Doughertygoalkeeper San Jose ClashPaul Bravomidfielder New York/New Jersey MetroStarsMatt Knowlesdefender Washington D.C. UnitedRaul Diaz Arceforward Round 2 Columbus CrewMark Watsondefender Colorado RapidsDenis Hamlettdefender Dallas BurnTom Soehndefender Los Angeles GalaxyDavid […]

The U.S. can score by stringing passes together all over the field or going over the top to its three forwards. The constant high pressure usually breaks opponents down early and often. But the worry is that the pressure occasionally leaves the U.S. vulnerable to counterattacks. Despite challenges from Europe’s best, the United States is […]

Position: Midfield. Height: 5-8. Weight: 125. Birthdate: Feb. 8, 1976. Birthplace: Edina, Minn. College: Notre Dame. Awards: All-America (1994). First cap: Denmark (1995). World Championships: World Championship (1995). College YearTeamGPGAP 1994Notre Dame2593048 1995Notre Dame–––– U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAP 1995USA140–– TotalUSA140––

Note: All times Eastern DateOpponentKickoff April 13New England7:30 pm April 20at Columbus7:30 pm April 28Dallas4:00 pm May 4at NY/NJ7:30 pm May 8Kansas City7:30 pm May 11at Colorado4:30 pm May 18San Jose7:30 pm May 23at Dallas7:30 pm June 1Los Angeles7:30 pm June 5at Kansas City8:30 pm June 8Colorado7:30 pm June 16at Los Angeles7:30 pm June 22Columbus7:30 […]

Note: All times Eastern DateOpponentKickoff April 13Washington7:30 pm April 20Tampa Bay7:30 pm April 27at NY/NJ7:30 pm May 2at Kansas City8:30 pm May 5at Dallas4:00 pm May 11New England7:30 pm May 15at Washington7:30 pm May 19Colorado4:00 pm May 26at Los Angeles4:00 pm June 1at San Jose10:30 pm June 8Kansas City1:30 pm June 19Colorado7:30 pm June 22at […]

Despite a last-place finish in the standings (6-18) and at the gate (most games drew less than 1,000 fans), the A-League’s New York Centaurs plan on returning for a second year. At the Centaurs’ end-of-season dinner at owner Roger Gorevic’s Upper West Side apartment Sept. 14, most of the team’s players and staff were wondering […]

The following are additional players who attended the MLS Player Combine in Irvine, Calif., after the release of the preliminary list of participants: Week 1 Ted Chronopoulos (D, Loma Linda, Claif.), Michael Collins (M, Hicksville, N.Y.), Alejandro Escalante (D, Bolivia), Said Fazlagic (D, Bosnia-Herzegovina), Charley Marshall (M, La Jolla, Calif.), Jimmy Obleda (F, Orange, Calif.), […]

“It’s like a jigsaw puzzle; you find the pieces and put the puzzle together.” Former NASL head coach Eddie Firmani spoke those words in talking about building a top team, but much the same philosophy applies in lining up coaches for Major League Soccer. As anticipated, a variety of pieces are being tested for fit. […]

1971 – Arsenal 1972 – Derby County 1973 – Liverpool 1974 – Leeds United 1975 – Derby County 1976 – Liverpool 1977 – Liverpool 1978 – Nottingham Forest 1979 – Liverpool 1980 – Liverpool 1981 – Aston Villa 1982 – Liverpool 1983 – Liverpool 1984 – Liverpool 1985 – Everton 1986 – Liverpool 1987 – […]

USISL commissioner Francisco Marcos sees a bright future for his league as a three-tiered minor league system to Major League Soccer. The 1995 USISL season was, unquestionably, the league’s best ever, says commissioner Francisco Marcos. “We achieved more on the field than we had in any previous season, maybe more than all [previous seasons] combined,” […]

Group A Sept. 13 Nantes vs. Porto Aalborg vs. Panathinaikos Sept. 27 Panathinaikos vs. Nantes Porto vs. Aalborg Oct. 18 Nantes vs. Aalborg Porto vs. Panathinaikos Nov. 1 Panathinaikos vs. Porto Aalborg vs. Nantes Nov. 22 Panathinaikos vs. Aalborg Porto vs. Nantes Dec. 6 Nantes vs. Panathinaikos Aalborg vs. Porto Group B Sept. 13 Legia […]

1994 Sept. 4Estonia 0Croatia 2 Sept. 7Slovenia 1Italy 1 Ukraine 0Lithuania 2 Oct. 8Estonia 0Italy 2 Oct. 9Croatia 2Lithuania 0 Oct. 12Ukraine 0Slovenia 0 Nov. 13Ukraine 3Estonia 0 Nov. 16Slovenia 1Lithuania 2 Italy 1Croatia 2 1995 March 25Italy 4Estonia 1 Croatia 4Ukraine 0 March 29Slovenia 3Estonia 0 Ukraine 0Italy 2 Lithuania 0Croatia 0 April 26Lithuania […]

Caribbean Zone 1996 First Round March 10 — Dominica-Antingua March 24 — Dominican Republic-Aruba March 29 — Guyana-Grenada March 31 — Antigua-Dominica March 31 — Aruba-Dominican Republic April 7 — Grenada-Guyana

The following is the draw for the Caribbean zone conducted Jan. 20 in the Caribbean: Group A First round Bermuda vs. Trin. & Tobago Aruba-Dominican Rep. winner vs. Neth. Antilles Group winner joins USA, Costa Rica and Nicaragua-Guatemala winner. Group B First round Guyana-Grenada winner vs. Haiti Cayman Islands v. Cuba Group winner joins Canada, […]