Soccer America Archives

MIAMI 3 COLUMBUS 2 July 29 in Miami Miami 3 Columbus 2. Goals: Herrera (Paulinho McLaren) 8, Gutierrez (Paulinho McLaren, Serna) 34, Herrera (pen.) 61; Cunningham (Williams, Thompson) 64, Cunningham (McBride) 82. Miami — Winner (5), Webber (6), Kmosko (5), Vaudreuil (6), Mastroeni (5), Parra (6), Kelderman (5), Gutierrez (6), Herrera (7), Serna (6), Paulinho […]

Aug. 4 in Metairie, La. Columbus Crew (MLS) 1 MetroStars (MLS) 0. Goal: Iribarren (Williams) 5. Columbus — Sommer, Clark, Dooley, Iribarren (Farrell, 48), Smith, Williams, Yeagley, Warzycha (Abukusumo, 79), Elcock, John, McBride (Cunningham, 66). MetroStars — Meola, Petke, Palacios, Lalas, Duhaney, Sorber, Ramos (Joseph, 78), Kelly, Vega (Rooney, 66), Savarese (Walsh, 81), Hurtado. Yellow […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Lassiter (D.C. United) 23 15 6 36 Welton (Los Angeles) 21 13 9 35 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 20 11 11 33 Diaz Arce (New England) 22 14 5 33 Moreno (D.C. United) 23 11 10 32 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 22 8 14 30 Hurtado (MetroStars) 22 9 12 […]

Here are the results of the www.socceramerica.com July, 1998 poll, in which 2,587 fans participated. 1. Of the 22 players that went to France, which five should the U.S. national team build around for the future? Player Votes (Pct.) *Eddie Pope 2289 (88.8%) *Frankie Hejduk 1804 (70.0%) *Kasey Keller 1704 (66.1%) *Brian McBride 1701 (66.0%) […]

The U.S. U-23 national team opened its tour of England with a 1-0 win over the Bolton Wanderers reserves in Manchester on Aug. 1. Joey DiGiamarino of the Colorado Rapids scored in the 25th minute on an assist from Clemson’s Scott Bower to improve the undefeated U-23s to 4-0-3 in seven games in 1998. The […]

A 65th-minute goal from 17-year-old forward Susan Bush propelled the U.S. girls’ U-20 national team to a 1-0 victory over Finland Aug. 3 in both teams’ opening Group B match at the 1998 Nordic Cup in the Netherlands. The U.S. is looking to defend its title, as the Americans edged Norway 1-0 in overtime in […]

The U.S. U-20 national team has arrived in Port of Spain, Trinidad in preparation for the CONCACAF U-20 qualifying tournament, which will begin Aug. 5. The USA is in Group A and will face Costa Rica (Aug. 5), Canada (Aug. 7) and host Trinidad & Tobago (Aug. 9). The top two teams from the group […]

In our August poll, fans can answer five questions, including who should shoulder the blame for the disastrous American performance in France, whether the U.S. national team should be an American and whether the USSF was right to decline invitations to the 1997 and 1999 Copa America tournaments.

Debbie Keller scored a pair of first-half goals as the U.S. women’s national team defeated Canada 4-0 at the Citrus Bowl in a preliminary to the 1998 MLS All-Star Game. Canada mounted an early run at the USA, taking two shots in the first nine minutes, but the sweltering mid-90s heat and a relentless U.S. […]

Aug. 2 in Orlando, Fla. MLS USA All-Stars 6 MLS World All-Stars 1. Goals: T.Ramos (McBride, Balboa) 5, Lalas 15, McBride (Jones) 16, Preki (McBride, Harkes) 40, Lassiter (Agoos) 78, Jones (Bravo) 83; M.Ramos (Campos) 89. MLS USA — Meola (Thornton, 46), Balboa (Agoos, 46), Lalas (Fraser, 46), Pope, Jones (Paule, 46), Dooley (Armas, 46), […]

Continued . . . from part 1 Steve Sampson: 'I don't use lack of luck as an excuse' SOCCER AMERICA: There was no MLS when you took the helm in 1995. How did that league's arrival affect your task? STEVE SAMPSON: You can't just point to MLS. You have to look much more globally. If […]

Steve Sampson stepped down after the France '98 failure. Here's how he saw the disappointing end to his tenure that had included unprecedented U.S. success. Part 1 of 3 SOCCER AMERICA: Does the fact you resigned mean you're taking responsibility for the U.S. failure at France '98? STEVE SAMPSON: I'm taking my share of the […]

NOTABLE Steve Sampson: 'My best games' USA 4 Mexico 0 June 18, 1995 in Washington, D.C. ''It was at the U.S. Cup and it came right after we beat Nigeria 3-2.'' [Sampson was interim coach while U.S. Soccer was courting foreign candidates to replace Bora Milutinovic.] USA 3 Argentina 0 July 14, 1995 in Paysandu, […]

U.S. Soccer president Alan Rothenberg and Japanese advertising agency Dentsu, Inc., a long-time supporter of international soccer, head a group that has acquired the right to serve as investor-operator of Major League Soccer’s San Jose Clash, Rothenberg and MLS commissioner Doug Logan announced at a press conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., during the league’s […]

The U.S. U-20 Girls’ national team, under the guidance of Lauren Gregg, has departed for the Nordic Cup to be held in Holland from Aug. 3-9. The Nordic Cup, held annually in Northern Europe, brings together the world’s top Under-21 women’s national teams for the most important women’s youth tournament for this age group. The […]

July 28 in Sarajevo FK Sarajevo (Bosnia) 0 Germinal Ekeren (Belgium) 0. Att.: 12,000. (Germinal Ekeren wins 4-1 on aggregate.) July 28 in Gothenburg IFK Gothenburg (Sweden) 4 (Ekstrom 17, 50, 79, Henriksson 71) Union Luxembourg (Luxembourg) 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 3,073. (IFK Gothenburg wins 7-0 on aggregate.) July 29 in Brussels Anderlecht (Belgium) 5 […]

July 27 in Toftir Torshavn B-36 (Faroe Isl.) 0 Betar Jerusalem (Israel) 1 (Hamar 68). Half: 0-0. Att.: 285. (Betar Jerusalem wins 5-1 on aggregate.) July 29 in Bruges Club Bruges (Belgium) 2 (Vermant 14, Claessens 30) Sileks Kratovo (Macedonia) 1 (Bozinov 76). Half: 2-0. Att.: n/a. (Club Bruges wins 2-1 on aggregate.) July 29 […]

The firing of head coach “Cacho” Cordoba in Miami is only the tip of a very fragile iceberg on which many reputations, including that of the league commissioner, rest perilously. After selling out its home opener at cozy Lockhart Stadium, Miami basked in the glow of success. That glow has quickly dimmed, despite operator-investor Ken […]

Results July 29 New England 1 Colorado 3 MetroStars 3 Kansas City 2 (SO) D.C. United 3 Tampa Bay 2 (SO) Miami 3 Columbus 2 Dallas 3 Los Angeles 0 San Jose 3 Chicago 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 24 19 5 45 56 35 MetroStars 21 12 9 […]

Here is the MLS television schedule for the games of July 29-Aug. 2: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television July 29 Colorado at New England 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports New England July 29 Kansas City at MetroStars 7:30 p.m. MSG network July 29 Tampa Bay at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. NO TV July 29 Columbus at […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 18 16 2 43 8 46 Montreal 20 15 5 33 25 33 Long Island 18 10 8 29 20 26 Staten Island 15 8 7 17 20 22 Toronto 19 7 12 19 27 21 Worcester 19 8 11 26 34 20 Connecticut […]

Chicago — D Rich Kotschau (sprained ankle) is out; D Francis Okaroh (sore rib cage), MF Zak Ibsen (strained hamstring), F Jerzy Podbrozny (strained hamstring) and F Ante Razov (dislocated shoulder) are probable; D Andrew Lewis (strained groin), MF Manny Lagos (patella tendon surgery) and MF Piotr Nowak (sprained MCL) are on injured reserve. Colorado […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P Western Mass. 15 9 6 41 27 27 Rhode Island 15 9 6 30 28 27 Cape Cod 17 7 10 22 26 21 New Hampshire 16 10 6 32 22 26 Vermont 13 3 10 12 29 7 Mid-Atlantic GP W L GF GA P South […]

Los Angeles Galaxy and Guatemalan national team midfielder Martin Machon was named by the MLS Commissioner’s office to replace injured Chicago Fire midfielder Peter Nowak in the MLS World lineup for the MLS All-Star Game on Aug. 2. Nowak has a strained medial collateral ligament (left knee) and is expected to miss three to six […]

David Regis, who started all three games for the United States at the ’98 World Cup, has returned to France to play for ’98 First Division runner-up Metz. Regis, who received U.S. citizenship a month before the tournament began, signed a three-year contract after spending one season at German club Karlsruhe, which was relegated to […]