1998 All-Star Game in Orlando
The 1998 MLS All-Star Game will be held at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla. The game, which will be nationally televised, will be held at the Citrus Bowl on August 2, 1998 at 3:00 p.m. (ET). Orlando was one of nine venues for World Cup USA ’94, averaging over 61,000 fans a game for its five first- and second-round matches. It also hosted matches during the 1996 Olympics. In cooperation with Disney, there will be three days of MLS All-Star events (from July 30 to August 2) that will take place at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex. The events will include a reception, and All-Star parade at a Disney World theme park, a youth skills contest, small-sided and sand soccer youth tournaments, an All-Star skills competition, and an MLS/Celebrity “Rock ‘n’ Soccer” game. MLS’s broadcasting partners — ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNEWS — will broadcast a total of 15 hours of live programming during the weekend’s festivities.
Welcome the Miami Fusion
The MLS expansion team in Miami will be known as the Fusion. The team’s logo was designed by Umbro, which will serve as its uniform supplier. For season-ticket information on the Fusion, call (305) 631-2800 or write Miami Fusion FC, PO Box 1090, Miami, FL 33135.
Clash signs Kramer
The San Jose Clash has signed former Los Angeles Galaxy keeper David Kramer. The former Fresno State star had a 1.44 GAA in nine starts for the Galaxy this year during Jorge Campos’ absence. Kramer had been playing with the A-League’s Colorado Foxes. San Jose waived keeper Tom Liner to clear room for Kramer.
