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W-1 Standings North GP W L GF GA P Boston 13 11 2 30 13 33 Maryland 13 10 3 23 9 28 Long Island 13 9 4 27 14 21 Delaware 12 4 8 22 23 10 NJ Wildcats 14 3 11 18 53 7 South GP W L GF GA P Raleigh 13 […]

Final Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P *Jackson 16 16 0 104 17 48 *Cocoa 16 9 7 41 36 27 *Bradenton 16 9 7 50 42 25 *Alabama 16 7 9 40 48 21 Miami T. 16 7 9 41 39 19 Central Florida 16 6 10 40 55 16 South Florida […]

Columbus Crew striker Stern John had seven goals in three games to lead Trinidad & Tobago into the semifinals of the 10th annual Shell Caribbean Cup. T&T hosts the semifinals and final July 29 and 31 in Port of Spain. It meets Haiti in one semifinal and World Cup finalist Jamaica, minus its English-based stars, […]

Columbus Crew midfielder Andrew Williams has been cleared to begin his MLS career and will be in uniform when the Crew visit Miami July 29. The Jamaican international arrived in Columbus on July 16 but has not been able to play due to the finalization of paper work between MLS and the Jamaican Federation. Williams, […]

Goalkeeper David Winner (1) Miami Defenders John Doyle (2) San Jose Chris Martinez (2) Colorado Jorge Rodriguez (3) Dallas Carey Talley (2) D.C. United Midfielders Marco Etcheverry (8) D.C. United Miles Joseph (1) MetroStars Adrian Paz (2) Colorado Forwards Wolde Harris (2) Colorado Mickey Trotman (1) Dallas Eric Wynalda (1) San Jose Note: In parentheses […]

MLS has fined Miami Fusion midfielder Carlos Valderrama $10,000 for failure to participate in team training sessions. Valderrama did not participate in training sessions with the Fusion on Friday, July 23 or Saturday, July 24. Following his failure to practice with the team, the Colombian international was not selected to make last weekend’s trip to […]

Just when it seemed impossible to raise her game any higher, U.S. forward Mia Hamm did just that, putting on yet another spectacular performance while scoring two world-class goals to lead the U.S. women’s national team to a 2-0 victory over China in the gold-medal match of the 1998 Goodwill Games on July 27. “The […]

In its final international warmup before the CONCACAF U-20 qualifying tournament, the U.S. U-20s tied Jamaica 1-1 in Florida. Ryan Futagaki scored the lone American goal on a 78th-minute penalty. The Americans are set to depart for Port-of-Spain, Trinidad next week. They will face Costa Rica (Aug. 5), Canada (Aug. 7) and Trinidad & Tobago […]

METROSTARS 3 CHICAGO 2 July 25 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 3 Chicago 2. Goals: Hurtado (Vega, Savarese) 6, Joseph 25, Kelly (Joseph) 45; Kubik 20, Kosecki (Razov, Armas) 86. MetroStars — Meola (6), Sonora (5), Lalas (6), Palacios (5), Duhaney (3), Sorber (6), Joseph (7), Kelly (6), Vega (6), Savarese (5), Hurtado (6). Subs: […]

Here are the results of the 1998 Snickers USYSA National Championships, held in Phoenix, Ariz. July 23-26: U-20 Boys Semifinals Columbia (Md.) Darby 4 Memphis (Tenn.) Futbol Club 3: Goals: Buehler (Donohue) 51, DiSalvo (pen.) 56, Evans (DiSalvo) 66, Buehler (Piette) 68; Semrau 82, Gaither (Keene) 85, Sterling 88. Colorado Rush Nike 3 Ohio Club […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Lassiter (D.C. United) 22 15 6 36 Welton (Los Angeles) 21 13 9 35 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 19 11 11 33 Diaz Arce (New England) 21 13 5 31 Moreno (D.C. United) 22 11 9 31 Hurtado (MetroStars) 21 9 11 29 Jones (Los Angeles) 13 9 9 […]

The U.S. Under-23 National Team beat the defending A-League champion Milwaukee Rampage 3-0 in an exhibition match at the Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee July 26, one day before the team’s departure to England on its first-ever international tour. UCLA midfielder Peter Vagenas helped create all three second-half goals and converted a late penalty kick […]

Results July 26 New England 1 Miami 2 July 25 MetroStars 3 Chicago 2 Tampa Bay 2 Colorado 3 Columbus 1 Dallas 2 Los Angeles 0 D.C. United 1 San Jose 2 Kansas City 1 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 23 18 5 44 54 33 MetroStars 20 11 […]

Forward Mia Hamm registered her 9th career hat trick as the U.S. women’s national team hammered Denmark 5-0 in a 1998 Goodwill Games semifinal. With the win, the U.S. will play in the gold-medal match at 8:30 p.m. July 27 against China — a rematch of the gold-medal match from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. A […]

Results July 25 MetroStars 3 Chicago 2 Tampa Bay vs. Colorado Columbus vs. Dallas Los Angeles vs. D.C. United San Jose vs. Kansas City Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 22 17 5 41 53 33 MetroStars 20 11 9 31 38 34 Columbus 18 9 9 27 33 26 Tampa […]

Results July 25 MetroStars 3 Chicago 2 Tampa Bay 2 Colorado 3 Columbus 1 Dallas 2 Los Angeles 0 D.C. United 1 San Jose 2 Kansas City 1 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 23 18 5 44 54 33 MetroStars 20 11 9 31 38 34 Columbus 19 9 […]

U.S. Olympic team coach Clive Charles has announced the roster for the U.S. U-23 national team, which will face the defending A-League champion Milwaukee Rampage on July 26 before departing for a 16-day training camp in Manchester, England. 15 players have been named for the match versus the Rampage, with at least four more set […]

Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Wellington Sanchez has been sold to Morelia of the Mexican First Division. MLS signed the Ecuadoran international prior to the 1998 season and assigned him to the MetroStars, who traded him to Los Angeles April 2 for Eduardo Hurtado. Sanchez appeared in 11 games for the Galaxy, scoring once and adding […]

The USISL has announced that the Boston Renegades will host the W-League’s W-1 championship weekend Aug. 14-16 at Bowditch Field. “We are delighted to be in the Boston area, which has been very supportive of women’s soccer,” said USISL commissioner Francisco Marcos. “The Renegades have set the pace in establishing their team as a key […]

Brazilian Ivo Wortmann has been named the new head coach of the Miami Fusion. Wortmann replaces Carlos “Cacho” Cordoba, who recorded eight wins (three in regulation) and 11 losses as the Fusion’s first head coach. A former member of the Brazilian National Team and head coach of the Saudi Arabian national team, Wortmann, 48, led […]

Carlos Ruiz Los Angeles I read the interview with Alan Rothenberg in the July 13 issue of SA, and I was surprised to see that once again the U.S. will pass up an invitation to play in the upcoming Copa America in order to for the U.S. Cup to take place, and to not interfere […]

Here is a look at the schedule for the finals of the 1998 CONCACAF Champions Cup, to be held Aug. 11-16 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Quarterfinals Aug. 11 — D.C. United (MLS) vs. Joe Public (Trinidad & Tobago) at 7:00 p.m. (ET); Cruz Azul (Mexico) vs. Saprissa (Costa Rica) at 9:00 p.m. Aug. […]

July 22 in Siauliai Kareda Siauliai (Lithuania) 0 Maribor Teatanic (Slovenia) 3 (Gaiser 43, 88, Filipovich 72). Half: 0-1. Att.: 3,500. July 22 in Glasgow Glasgow Celtic (Scotland) 0 St. Patrick’s Athletic (Ireland) 0. Att.: 56,864. July 22 in Belfast Cliftonville (No. Ireland) 1 (Flynn 45) FC Kosice (Slovakia) 5 (Zvara 22, 29, Nemeth 35, […]

Here is the television schedule for the MLS games of July 25-26: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television July 25 Chicago at MetroStars 3:00 p.m. ESPN July 25 Colorado at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports Rocky Mtn. July 25 Dallas at Columbus 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports Southwest July 25 D.C. United at Los Angeles 10:30 […]