FEATURES

8 Is the MLS Crown Bound for Kansas City? By Bob Luder 10 Blockbuster Trade Shakes Up the East By Frank Dell’Apa 14 Much-Traveled Lozzano Hits His Scoring Stride By Duncan Irving 15 Bafana Bafana Gain Historic Win By Mark Gleeson 19 Soccer America Presents The 1997 College Preview 55 Cruzeiro’s Title Blow to Mainstream By Brian Homewood 58 Rangers: Euro Flops Do It Again!

COLUMNS

9 Soccer Talk: Can college soccer redefine itself? By Paul Gardner 16 From the Field: Putting a figure on soccer’s popularity in U.S. By Marianne Bhonslay

DEPARTMENTS

  • 5 Up Front
  • 10 MLS Scoreboard
  • 11 MLS Weekly Report
  • 12 MLS Roundup
  • 14 MLS Leaders
  • 15 World Cup Scoreboard
  • 55 Around the World
  • 56 France
  • 57 World Scores
  • 58 European Cups Scoreboard
  • 59 A-League
  • 59 Around the Country
  • 60 American Scoreboard

1997 COLLEGE PREVIEW

Men’s Features
  • 20 Men’s game faces new challenges
  • 21 Soccer America Top 20
  • 21 Soccer America Preseason All-Americas
  • 22 Top 20 Schedules
  • 23 NCAA Division I Champions
  • 24 New York celebrates first title
  • 26 1996 NCAA Division I Playoffs
  • 28 ACC hits hard times
  • 31 Changing of the guard at UConn
  • 35 Fans Warming up to new SLU coach
  • 37 Preseason Coaches Polls
Women’s Features
  • 28 Powers remain a step ahead
  • 29 Soccer America Top 20
  • 29 Soccer America Preseason All-Americas
  • 40 Top 20 Schedules
  • 41 NCAA Division I Champions
  • 44 Women’s coaches enjoy new riches
  • 46 1996 NCAA Division I Playoffs
  • 48 Wilson returns after taking break
  • 54 Preseason Coaches Polls
College Q&As
  • 26 Jerry Yeagley
  • 34 Mark Mallon
  • 36 Karl Kremser
  • 42 Joe Kelley
  • 52 Tony da Luz
Men’s Conference Previews
  • 23 ACC
  • 23 America East
  • 23 Atlantic 10
  • 26 Big East
  • 26 Big South
  • 26 Big 10
  • 27 CAA
  • 27 Conference USA
  • 27 Independents
  • 30 Ivy League
  • 30 MAAC
  • 30 MCC
  • 30 Mid-American
  • 34 Mid-Continent
  • 34 Missouri Valley
  • 34 MPSF
  • 36 Northeast
  • 36 Patriot
  • 36 Southern
  • 36 TAAC
  • 37 WAC
  • 37 WCC
Women’s Conference Previews
  • 41 ACC
  • 41 America East
  • 42 Atlantic 10
  • 42 Big East
  • 43 Big South
  • 43 Big Sky
  • 43 Big 10
  • 43 Big 12
  • 43 Big West
  • 46 CAA
  • 46 Conference USA
  • 46 Independents
  • 51 Ivy League
  • 51 MAAC
  • 51 MCC
  • 51 Mid-American
  • 51 Missouri Valley
  • 52 Northeast
  • 52 Pac 10
  • 52 Patriot
  • 53 SEC
  • 53 Southern
  • 53 Southland
  • 53 TAAC
  • 54 WAC
  • 54 WCC