Soccer America Archives

Former U.S. national team goalkeeper Kim Wyant allowed just one shootout goal against the Chicago Cobras to spark the Long Island Lady Riders to take their second W-League championship Aug. 3. The Lady Riders, who also won the 1995 title, edged the Cobras 2-1 after prevailing 2-1 in the shootout to win the final played […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Montreal 20 15 5 43 15 43 Toronto 21 13 8 34 28 35 Long Island 22 12 10 35 29 30 Rochester 21 10 11 40 38 30 Connecticut 22 9 13 20 36 19 Worcester 21 4 17 19 46 12 Atlantic GP […]

July 30 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United 4 Columbus 2. Goals: Diaz Arce (pen.) 39, Moreno 43, Moreno (pen.) 62, Diaz Arce (Moreno, Harkes) 90; Wood (Maisonneuve, Warzycha) 4, Marino (Dooley) 73. SA Report Card D.C. United — Presthus (7), Vaudreuil (5), Pope (7), Agoos (7), Maessner (6), Williams (5), Sanneh (5), Harkes (7), Wegerle […]

The U.S. women’s U-20 national team opened play in the Nordic Cup with a 3-0 victory over Sweden. The win puts the U.S. atop Group B in the unofficial U-20 world championship. After a difficult first 45 minutes in which the U.S. struggled to find a rhythm, 1996 gold medalist Cindy Parlow opened the scoring […]

MLS has postponed the next two MetroStars matches, it was announced Aug. 4. The postponements were made to give the MetroStars a chance to reschedule the games when the team can play on natural grass. The Metros were originally slated to host New England on Wednesday, Aug. 6 and Dallas on Sunday, Aug. 10. The […]

Caribbean Championship Aug. 3 in Port of Spain United Petrotrin (Trin. & Tob.) 2 (Prosper 44, Jones 95) Seba (Jam.) 1 (Hill 56). Half: 1-0. 90 min.: 1-1. Att.: n/a. (United Petrotrin advances to quarterfinals.) Quarterfinal Schedule August 13 in Washington D.C. Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) D.C. United (USA) […]

U.S. coach Steve Sampson has called in three more players for the USA-Ecuador friendly match Aug. 7 in Baltimore. Midfielder Tab Ramos of the MetroStars, as well as defenders Danny Pena of Los Angeles and Mark Santel of Dallas, were added to the roster to replace Marcelo Balboa (sprained ankle), Cobi Jones (bruised hip) and […]

The following are the results of the July, 1997 SA Online poll in which 378 fans participated. Question #1: Which country do you think currently has the strongest professional league in the world? Country Votes (Percentage) Italy 172 (45.5%) England 87 (23.0%) Germany 44 (11.6%) Brazil 25 (6.6%) Spain 24 (6.3%) Argentina 7 (1.9%) Netherlands […]

Results New England 1 San Jose 5 MetroStars 2 Tampa Bay 3 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 23 15 8 39 50 38 Tampa Bay 23 13 10 33 41 41 New England 22 12 10 28 27 32 Columbus 22 9 13 23 28 32 MetroStars 20 7 13 […]

Aug. 1 in Rochester, N.Y. Rochester Rhinos (A-League) 0 Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) 1. Goal: Gilmar (Ralston) 79. Rochester — Andracki, Koetters, Dauda (Houser, 65), Smotrich, McKay, Villagra, Tanner, Gutierrez, Kirmse, Vignjevic (Miller, 69), Glenn (Steenkamp, 46). Tampa Bay — Budnick, Hejduk, Kooiman, Frye, Duhaney, Ralston, Vasquez, Valderrama, Gilmar, Galderisi (Ferruzzi, 82), Lassiter (McKinley, 73). […]

Caribbean Zone Group B July 27 in Port of Spain Transvaal (Suriname) 1 (Baina 63) Stubborn Youths (St. Vincent & Gren.) 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: n/a. Club Franciscain (Martinique) 3 (Fernelt 36, Jerleau 50, 82) Seba (Jamaica) 2 (Malcolm 24, Pitt 55). Half: 1-1. Att.: n/a. Note: Seba was awarded a 2-0 win over Club […]

Results D.C. United 2 Colorado 3 (SO) Dallas 1 Kansas City 2 Los Angeles 1 Columbus 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 23 15 8 39 50 38 Tampa Bay 22 12 10 30 38 39 New England 21 12 9 28 26 27 Columbus 22 9 13 23 28 […]

MLS Television Schedule for Aug. 2-3 Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Channel Aug. 2 Colorado at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. Home Team Sports; FOX Sports Rocky Mtn. Aug. 2 Kansas City at Dallas 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 Aug. 2 Columbus at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m. SportsChannel Ohio Aug. 3 San Jose at New England 3:00 p.m. Univision […]

The U.S. women’s national team will be a feature attraction at the 1997 U.S. Soccer Festival, which will be held Aug. 4-9 in Blaine, Minn. The festival, which is organized by the U.S. Amateur Soccer Association (USASA), was first staged last year in San Antonio after the U.S. Olympic Committee discontinued its U.S. Sports Festival […]

Group A July 30 in Yerevan Yerevan (Armenia) 0 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) 2 (Getsko 41, Belkin 89). Half: 0-1. Att.: 500. (Dnipro wins 8-1 on aggregate.) July 30 in Brno Boby Brno (Czech Rep.) 6 (Chaloupka 7, 50, Valnoha 15, 54, Holomek 25, Kolomaznik 63) Inkaras (Lithuania) 1 (Bakus 16). Half: 3-1. Att.: 16,800. (Boby […]

July 30 in Mozyr MPKC (Belarus) 3 (Denisyuk 7, Bekishvili 53, Kushnir 69) Constructorul Chisinau (Moldova) 2 (Oleksa 32, Komlyonok 67). Half: 1-1. Att.: 500. (MPKC wins 4-3 on aggregate.) July 30 in Jerusalem Betar Jerusalem 3 (Saloi 5, Ohana 35, Hamar 56) Sileks Kratovo (Macedonia) 0. Half: 2-0. Att.: 8,000. (Betar Jerusalem wins 3-1 […]

July 30 in Hempstead, N.Y. Long Island (A-League) 2 MetroStars (MLS) 1. Goals: Martinez (Ledesma, Riley) 64, Ferri 75; Bartlett (Lucey, Santos) 80. Long Island — Carou (Nachtmann, 60), Rinker (Mohammed, 46), Lips (Kydes, 46), McElderry, Piturro (Leanti, 46), Anderson, Rooney (Riley, 46), Price, Wright (Ledesma, 46), Ferri (Navarino, 77), Martinez. MetroStars — Meola (Thornton, […]

July 30 in Pasadena, Calif. Los Angeles (MLS) 4 Santos (Mexico) 1. Goals: Cienfuegos (Jones) 64, Hurtado 65, Machon (Cienfuegos) 80, Welton 84; Cecena 70. Los Angeles — Campos, Pena, Fraser, Caligiuri, Vanney, Machon, Jara (Laterza, 85), Jones, Karapetyan (Welton, 76), Cienfuegos, Hurtado. Santos — Zavadlavd, Luna (Angeles, 72), Garces (Mosquera, 81), Cecena, Esquivel, De […]

July 30 in Lima Sporting Cristal (Peru) 4 Racing Club (Arg.) 1. Goals: Bonnet 5, 59, Rivera 43, Solano 74; Delgado 35. Sporting Cristal — Balerio, Soto, Asteggiano, Marengo, Vasquez, Garay, Solano, Amoako, Rivera, Julinho (Serrano, 80), Bonnet. Racing Club — Gonzalez, Navas, Galvan, Ubeda, McAllister, Michelini (Brusco, 70), Marini (Fuertes, 65), Capria, Serrizuela, Delgado, […]

THIRD ROUND July 30 in Arlington Heights, Ill. Chicago Stingers (D3 Pro) 2 Colorado Rapids (MLS) 1. Goals: Hamnett (Richardson) 43, Jahr (White) 46; C.Henderson (Amaya, Harris) 56. Chicago — Roy, Williams, Richardson, Muhr, Jahr (Goettel, 75), Fleita (K.Deck, n/a), Wolf, Harkness, White (Hardy, 66), D.Deck, Hamnett. Colorado — Grafer, Balboa, Martinez (Hahnemann, 17), Jakins, […]

The following is the U.S. roster for its friendly match against Ecuador in Baltimore Aug. 7 (7:30 p.m., ET on ESPN). Steve Sampson did not call in players from New England, D.C. United and the MetroStars due to those clubs demanding MLS schedules in early August. Goalkeepers — Mark Dodd (Dallas Burn), Brad Friedel (Columbus […]

FEATURES Will Pro Soccer Fly At Mile High? By Duncan Irving Q&A: Bob Sanderman Interview by Duncan Irving Q&A: Dan Counce Interview by Duncan Irving Los Angeles Galaxy Climbs Into Favorite¦s Role By Scott French Brian Quinn Faces Mighty Task With Clash By Mike Woitalla Mass French Exodus Continues In Post-Bosman Era By Paul Kennedy […]

Goalkeeper Brad Friedel (2) Columbus Defenders Tom Dooley (2) Columbus Robin Fraser (2) Los Angeles Dan Calichman (4) Los Angeles Midfielders Martin Machon (2) Los Angeles Mauricio Cienfuegos (4) Los Angeles John Harkes (3) D.C. United Marco Etcheverry (5) D.C. United Forwards Welton (3) Los Angeles Eduardo Hurtado (1) Los Angeles Antony De Avila (2) […]

July 29 in Metairie, La. New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (A-League) 0 Dallas Burn (MLS) 3. Goals: Kreis (Suarez) 39, Santel 70, Elliott (Washington) 74. New Orleans — O’Sullivan, Restrepo (Browne, 86), Edwards, Rocke, Benjamin, Brown (Blanchard, 73), Owens, Smotherman (Rhode, 57), Gentile, Trotman, John. Dallas — Lagerwey, Pollard, Farrer (Sastoque, 74), Martinez, Flores, Santel, Kreis, […]

Results D.C. United 4 Columbus 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 22 15 7 39 48 36 Tampa Bay 22 12 10 30 38 39 New England 21 12 9 28 26 27 Columbus 21 8 13 20 26 31 MetroStars 19 7 12 19 22 32 Shootout records: Tampa […]