KEITH WELLER
Former NASL player and MISL coach Keith Weller died Monday in Seattle at the age of 58 after a long battle with cancer. Weller, who earned four caps for England and starred for Arsenal, Tottenham, Millwall, Chelsea and Leicester City before joining the expansion New England Teamen of the NASL in 1978. He played six years in the NASL with New England and Ft. Lauderdale and for the Ft. Lauderdale Sun of the short-lived United Soccer League and later coached the Tacoma Stars of the MISL. Weller lived in Seattle, where he worked for a local television station and owned a coffee shop. For its friendly against Spain on Wednesday, England players wore black armbands in memory of Weller and Emlyn Hughes, another former England international (62 caps) who died of cancer last week.
DOMENIC MOBILIO
Former Canadian international Domenic Mobilio, 35, died last Saturday of an apparent heart attack while driving from a friend's house. Mobilio starred for the Vancouver 86ers of the CSL and A-League, scoring 170 goals, and had 25 caps for Canada. In 2000, he was named technical director of coaching for the Coquitlam City Soccer Association.