Soccer America Archives

Chicago Fire — F Ante Razov (sprained ankle) is probable; G Greg Sutton (bruised eye), D Andrew Lewis (strained hamstring), M Diego Gutierrez (back spasms) and F Roman Kosecki (strained hamstring) are questionable. Colorado Rapids — M/F Paul Bravo (bruised lower leg) is probable; D Marcelo Balboa (strained hamstring) is questionable; M Joey DiGiamarino (lacerated […]

Goalkeeper Tom Presthus (2) D.C. United Defenders Peter Vermes (1) Colorado Arley Palacios (1) MetroStars Robin Fraser (1) Los Angeles Midfielders Eddie Lewis (2) San Jose Ben Olsen (2) D.C. United Chris Armas (3) Chicago Jorge Rodriguez (1) Dallas Forwards Giovanni Savarese (3) New England Wolde Harris (3) Colorado Diego Serna (2) Miami ò In […]

Here are the results of the www.socceramerica.com May, 1999 poll, in which 713 fans voted on the outcome of the 1999 Women’s World Cup. CHAMPION Country Votes (Pct.) USA 557 (78.1%) China 86 (12.1%) Norway 26 (3.6%) Brazil 9 (1.3%) Germany 6 (0.8%) Canada 5 (0.7%) Mexico 5 (0.7%) Nigeria 4 (0.6%) Australia 3 (0.4%) […]

Here’s a look at this week’s televised MLS games: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television June 3 Colorado at San Jose 10:30 p.m. espn2 June 5 Dallas at MetroStars 7:00 p.m. MSG network; Fox Sports Southwest June 5 Miami at Tampa Bay 7:00 p.m. No TV June 5 Chicago at New England 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports […]

FEATURES Tiffeny Milbrett: Remembering Sweden As Told To Scott French Preview: U.S. Faces Argentina By Ridge Mahoney The Great Win Of 1995 By Mike Woitalla Argentina Preps For Copa America By Amparo Simon Attendances At Rose Bowl Plummeting By Fred Robledo El Pibe Cheered, Then Booed By Jeff Rusnak Champions League: A Miracle For Magical […]

The May 31 issue of Soccer America takes a look at the current crop of Americans playing in high-level leagues overseas. After the 1998 season, former MLS standouts Frankie Hejduk and Tony Sanneh went to Germany, where they have blossomed with their Bundesliga clubs. We want to know which five young American MLS stars you […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P New York 3 2 1 7 2 10 Brooklyn 2 2 0 4 1 9 C. Jersey 1 1 0 3 1 5 NY Capital 1 0 1 0 4 0 Vermont 2 0 2 1 7 0 Westchester 4 0 4 3 13 0 […]

DALLAS 2 MIAMI 1 May 26 Att.: 7,529. Goals Dallas: Trellez (Kreis) 34, Rodriguez (Santel, Trellez) 85. Miami: Serna (Rocha) 50. SA Report Card Dallas: Jordan 6, Dade 5 (Suarez, 60th, 5), Pollard 6, Farrer 5, J. Rodriguez 6, Santel 6, Alvarez 6, Deering 5 (Eck, 85th, 5), Trellez 5, Kreis 6, Washington 5 (Rhine, […]

Three Major League Soccer teams were involved in trades June 1, highlighted by San Jose Clash forward Eric Wynalda’s transfer to the Miami Fusion and the MetroStars sending Costa Rican midfielder Roy Myers to the Los Angeles Galaxy. The MetroStars received Wynalda from San Jose, relieving the Clash of the club’s future considerations to the […]

W-1 STANDINGS Northern GP W L GF GA P Long Island 6 4 2 13 6 20 NJ Stallions 5 4 1 19 6 18 Maryland 4 3 1 10 3 15 Boston 5 3 2 8 7 11 Montreal 4 2 2 8 5 9 Delaware 3 0 3 0 12 0 Southern GP […]

STANDINGS North GP W L GF GA P West. Mass. 3 3 0 12 3 14 Reading 3 3 0 8 4 14 New Hamp. 3 2 1 8 6 10 South Jersey 3 2 1 8 6 9 New Jersey 4 2 2 7 9 7 Cape Cod 2 1 1 6 2 5 […]

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Long Island 8 6 2 15 9 26 Boston 8 5 3 14 6 24 Rochester 6 5 1 13 6 23 Staten Island 6 5 1 12 4 22 Pittsburgh 6 2 4 14 10 11 Connecticut 10 2 8 7 20 10 Lehigh […]

U.S. defender David Regis will not be available for the USA-Argentina match on June 13 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. after undergoing minor knee surgery May 28. The French-based Regis, who became an American citizen just over a year ago, injured his left knee while playing with his club team, FC Metz in February. […]

The U.S. U-18 national team, coached by Mitch Murray, completed a two-week tour of Europe with a 5-3-2 record, including a first-place finish at the Tournoi International Tournament in Saint-Martin d’Heres, France and a fourth-place finish at the Youth International Tournament of Terborg in the Netherlands. The U.S. did not allow a goal in four […]

Group 2 May 30 in Oslo Norway 1 (Iversen 4) Georgia 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 18,236. Team GP W T L GF GA P Norway 6 4 1 1 12 7 13 Latvia 5 2 2 1 4 2 8 Greece 5 1 3 1 5 4 6 Slovenia 4 1 2 1 5 5 […]

U.S. coach Tony DiCicco and his 20-player Women’s World Cup team will arrive in Portland, Ore., on June 1 to begin preparations for its final two matches before kicking off the third world championship for women’s soccer. The Americans will take part in the Opening Game doubleheader on June 19th, facing Denmark at Giants Stadium […]

James Reilly Palo Alto, Calif. Why do you think Bruce Arena did not call up Frankie Hejduk for the Argentina game? Pete Bailey: It was simply because Hejduk needs a vacation. Remember that he played the 1998 MLS season with Tampa Bay and then immediately left for Leverkusen. It’s been quite a while since he’s […]

The schedule has been announced for the men’s and women’s 1999 Pan American Games soccer tournaments, to be held July 23-Aug. 7 in Winnipeg, Canada. Men’s Groups and Schedule The U.S. team, which will likely be composed of members of the U-23 and U-20 national teams, is the top seed in Group B, along with […]

Losing three games at the last World Cup, it’s clear now, didn’t indicate a deep crisis of American soccer. Four years earlier, the United States was home for the event, and its soccer fans could get giddy about winning a single game, tying another, and reaching the second round with a third-place finish from a […]

With the kickoff of the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup less than a month away, all 16 competing teams in this summer’s world championship are heavily involved in pre-tournament preparations, which no doubt will make the battle for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy the fiercest ever. Reflecting the increased support by national federations who […]

The following is an edited transcript of the May 27 media teleconference with Women’s World Cup CEO Marla Messing: RICHARD FINN: Good afternoon. I’m Richard Finn, director of FIFA Women’s World Cup, and welcome to our teleconference call. Today we are 23 days from kickoff at Giants Stadium on June 19th for what promises to […]

Qualifying for the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, which begins in June, is nearly complete. 29 of the 32 teams in the field are set. The format will be similar to last year, with eight D3 Pro League teams squaring off against four PDL and four USASA teams in the first round, which is set for […]

May 26 in Columbia, Md. Maryland Mania (A-League) 0 D.C. United (MLS) 3. Goals: Etcheverry 8, Wood (Hayes) 10, Hayes (Peay) 18. Maryland — Yetso (Hunter, 46), Bader, Simmonds, Bates (Love, 71), Payton (Armas, 29), Phillips (John, 46), LeCrum, Vega, Shaw, Haskins (Porter, 73), Knapman (Sampson, 29). D.C. United — Payne (Mercoullier, 69), Talley, Agoos […]

The U.S. U-17 national team will play the first-ever international match at Raymond James Stadium, in Tampa, Fla., against England’s U-17s on June 27 (kickoff set at 3:30 p.m. ET) in the second match of an MLS doubleheader featuring the Tampa Bay Mutiny against the Los Angeles Galaxy (1:00 p.m. ET kickoff). “This young, exciting […]

More than 1,000 pieces of 18-month old perennial rye grass have been rolled out and pieced together on the floor of Portland, Oregon’s Civic Stadium in preparation for one of greatest days in U.S. women’s soccer history. On June 6th, the U.S. women’s national team will play its final match on the “NIKE Road to […]