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Former U.S. national team and Los Angeles Galaxy head coach Lothar Osiander has been named as the new coach of the U.S. Pro-40 Select team. Osiander replaces Tim Hankinson, who was named coach of the Tampa Bay Mutiny June 8. He was U.S. national team coach from 1986-88, and coached the Olympic team in both […]

U.S. head coach Steve Sampson General comments following a 4-0 victory over FC Gueugnon: “I was very pleased with the play of Frankie Hejduk. He did very well for 45 minutes today. He’s not ready for a full 90 minutes. Specifically, I was pleased the directness of his play and ability to get behind the […]

U.S. looks strong, healthy in exhibition win The U.S. national team downed French Second Division club FC Gueugnon 4-0 in a 90-minute closed-door scrimmage this afternoon in Saint-Jean D’ardieres, France. The victory was an important measuring stick for head coach Steve Sampson as he prepares the U.S. team for its first match June 15 against […]

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Welton (Los Angeles) 14 12 9 33 Jones (Los Angeles) 8 8 7 23 Cienfuegos (Los Angeles) 12 7 9 23 Lassiter (D.C. United) 15 8 6 22 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 15 6 10 22 Moreno (D.C. United) 15 6 8 20 Diaz Arce (New England) 12 7 […]

Here is the television schedule for the MLS matches of June 11-14: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television June 11 San Jose at Chicago 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 June 13 Miami at MetroStars 7:00 p.m. MSG network; Sunshine network June 13 D.C. United at Columbus 7:30 p.m. Home Team Sports June 14 Chicago at New England 3:00 […]

The Sept. 9 Colorado at MetroStars MLS match has been rescheduled for Aug. 18, with game time remaining at 7:30 p.m. (EST). The scheduling change came after the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, the New York Giants and the New York Jets agreed to play three pre-season games in August on natural grass at […]

Joe Public is Caribbean Entrant Joe Public of Trinidad & Tobago will be the representative of the Caribbean region competing in the 1998 CONCACAF Champions Cup in Washington D.C. Aug. 11-16. The team will play as invited guests, as the Caribbean Club Championship is not being played until November, and will likely face MLS champion […]

METROSTARS 1 TAMPA BAY 2 June 3 in East Rutherford, N.J. MetroStars 1 Tampa Bay 2. Goals: Dougherty (Sorber, Kelly) 38; Ralston (Prampin, Shannon) 41, Shannon (Gilmar, Ramos) 66. MetroStars — Meola (5), Petke (4), Palacios (5), Lalas (6), Sonora (5), Kelly (4), Sorber (5), Rooney (5), Dougherty (6), Savarese (4), Hurtado (4). Subs: Ledesma […]

FIFA has announced the referee assignments for the first 32 matches in the World Cup. U.S. referee Esse Baharmast will work the Spain vs. Nigeria match in Group D on June 14. The match may be one of the more important games in the “group of death.” The USA-Germany match June 15 will be officiated […]

On the eve of France ’98, the SA editors take a moment to give their thoughts and predictions about the upcoming tournament: PAUL KENNEDY On the keys to the USA’s advancing to the second round: Where do I begin? Well, for the USA to advance, it will take everything to go well in about eight […]

The U.S. Boys’ U-20 national team completed play in the Croix tournament in France by tying Sao Paulo of Brazil 0-0 in the championship match. The Brazilians then prevailed on penalties to take the title. The U.S. team did not surrender a goal in four matches in France. The U.S. then continued its European tour […]

U.S. Project-40 Select coach Tim Hankinson has been named head coach of the Tampa Bay Mutiny. Hankinson succeeds John Kowalski, who resigned following Saturday’s 1-0 loss at Kansas City. Kowalski will remain with the Mutiny and MLS as a technical advisor for the foreseeable future. Mutiny assistant coach Lothar Osiander has also resigned. Hankinson will […]

Last test The United States will play a 90-minute closed-door scrimmage against Gueugnon, a Second Division French professional team, Tuesday, June 8, its last competition before opening the World Cup against Germany June 15. Two or three question marks U.S. head coach Steve Sampson said he is still undecided on “two or three positions” and […]

STEVE SAMPSON On the Yugoslavia game: “Dealing with Germany is different than Yugoslavia. A lot will depend on what they need to get to the second round. I would hate to see a situation where Yugoslavia would have to get three points [when they play us].” On Dooley on being captain: “Thomas is very good […]

U.S. women’s national team head coach Tony DiCicco has announced his roster for the USA’s two matches against European champion Germany later in June. The teams will meet June 25 at the Anheuser Busch Sports Center in St. Louis (tickets: 314-349-3777) and June 28 at Soldier Field in Chicago (tickets: 312-559-1212 or 888-657-3473). Here is […]

Results June 7 Los Angeles – New England – D.C. United 4 Dallas 5 (SO) Miami 1 MetroStars 2 June 6 Chicago 2 Columbus 0 Kansas City 1 Tampa Bay 0 Colorado 2 San Jose 0 June 4 Dallas 1 Los Angeles 8 June 3 MetroStars 1 Tampa Bay 2 San Jose 0 D.C. United […]

All 22 players train For the first time in more than a month, all 22 U.S. World Cup Team players trained together today as head coach Steve Sampson guided the team through an intense two-hour workout at Trevoux. Midfielders Frankie Hejduk (strained hamstring), Tab Ramos (strained calf) and Ernie Stewart (bruised ankle) all joined the […]

Results June 7 Los Angeles 5 New England 1 D.C. United 4 Dallas 5 (SO) Miami 1 MetroStars 2 June 6 Chicago 2 Columbus 0 Kansas City 1 Tampa Bay 0 Colorado 2 San Jose 0 June 4 Dallas 1 Los Angeles 8 June 3 MetroStars 1 Tampa Bay 2 San Jose 0 D.C. United […]

Results June 6 Chicago 2 Columbus 0 Kansas City 1 Tampa Bay 0 Colorado 2 San Jose 0 June 4 Dallas 1 Los Angeles 8 June 3 MetroStars 1 Tampa Bay 2 San Jose 0 D.C. United 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 15 12 3 28 34 21 Columbus […]

Hejduk resumes training U.S. midfielder Frankie Hejduk trained Saturday for the first time with the team since straining his hamstring May 6. Hejduk performed well without pain in an 8-v-8 scrimmage. The Tampa Bay Mutiny star is expected to play 30-40 minutes the closed-door scrimmage with French Second Division club Gueugnon Tuesday June 9. Life […]

SoccerAmerica.com is pleased to announce the addition of the adidas World Cup Scoreboard. In this area you can find all match results posted daily during the World Cup, a complete schedule of games and venues organized by group, and a TV schedule of all games televised in the US. In addition, SoccerAmerica.com will be providing […]

Greetings from schoolchildren After nearly ten hours of travel, the U.S. World Cup team arrived into Lyon, France, this morning, where it will make final preparations before participating in the World Cup. The U.S. team landed at Lyons’ Satolas Airport at approximately 10:45 a.m. (4:45 a.m. ET) and were received by around 100 people, including […]

MLS Eight MLS teams will join the Open Cup in the third round. They are: Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Kansas City, MetroStars, Miami, San Jose and Tampa Bay. A-League Six A-League teams have now clinched Open Cup berths. All four Western Conference teams have been decided, with Milwaukee joining El Paso, Nashville and Orange County after […]

The MetroStars have traded defender Carlos Parra to the Miami Fusion in exchange for midfielder Ramiro Corrales. An intelligent player with a strong left foot, Corrales was a member of the U.S. under-20 national team that played in the 1997 World Youth Championship in Malaysia. “We’re sorry to lose a player with Carlos’ potential, but […]

The following are the current leaders in balloting for the U.S. and World All-Star teams for the MLS All-Star Game Aug. 2 in Orlando, Fla. All-Star voting continues through June 28. U.S. Forwards 1. Preki (Kansas City) 4,640 2. Brian McBride (Columbus) 4,535 3. Roy Wegerle (Tampa Bay) 3,401 4. Eric Wynalda (San Jose) 3,187 […]