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Goalkeeper Mark Dodd (5) Dallas Defenders Brandon Pollard (1) Dallas Francis Okaroh (1) New England Frankie Hejduk (2) Tampa Bay Midfielders Mark Chung (3) Kansas City Martin Vasquez (1) Tampa Bay Mauricio Cienfuegos (3) Los Angeles Forwards Welton (2) Los Angeles Harut Karapetyan (2) Los Angeles Dante Washington (3) Dallas Chiquinho Conde (4) New England […]

Preliminary Round, First Leg Group A July 23 in Rishon Lezion Hapoel Petah Tikva (Israel) 1 (Marton 90) Flora Tallinn (Estonia) 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: 2,000. July 23 in Minsk Dynamo Minsk (Belarus) 1 (Chernyavsky 10) Kolkheti-1913 Loti (Georgia) 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 2,000. July 23 in Dnipropetrovsk Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) 6 (Getsko 31, Sharan […]

July 23 in Buenos Aires Racing Club (Argentina) 3 Sporting Cristal (Peru) 2. Goals: Villalonga 30, Ubeda 54, 60; Soto 42, Bonet 85. Racing Club — I.Gonzßlez, H.Gonzalez, Galvan, Ubeda, MacAllister, Michelini, Serrizuela, Cordoba, Capria, Delgado, Villalonga. Sporting Cristal — Balerio, Rebosio, Soto, Astegiano, Marengo, Solano, Amoako, Garay, Torres, Carmona, Julinho. Sub: Bonet Att.: 40,000. […]

July 23 in Richmond, Va. Richmond Kickers (A-League) 0 MetroStars (MLS) 3. Goals: Bartlett (Donadoni) 66, Bartlett 78, Joseph 80. Richmond — Deegan, Cannon, Fox, McKay, Lekics, Davis, Anguelov, G.Garcia (Adu-Gyamfi, 76), Echeverry (C.Garcia, 64), Cozier (Lone, 56), Ukrop. MetroStars — Meola, Lewis, Harty, Bliss, Parra, Ramos (Joseph, 42), Donadoni, Sorber, Lagos (Kelly, 75), Bartlett, […]

Final Standings Southeast GP W L GF GA P *Cocoa 16 12 4 46 23 34 *South Florida 16 11 5 42 22 31 *West Florida 16 10 6 32 23 26 *Miami 16 8 8 41 24 24 SW Florida 16 0 16 9 74 0 Mid-South GP W L GF GA P *Cincinnati […]

Final Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P *Long Island 10 9 1 19 5 25 #Rochester 10 8 2 23 12 24 *Boston 10 7 3 23 13 21 Connecticut 10 4 6 26 19 12 New York 10 3 7 15 18 9 Buffalo 10 3 7 14 26 9 Rhode Island […]

Qualifying Round, First Leg July 23 in Baku Neftchi Baku (Azerbaijan) 0 Widzew Lodz (Poland) 2 (Szarpak 7, Szadaczka 42). Half: 0-2. Att.: 12,000. July 23 in Kosice FC Kosice (Slovakia) 3 (Semenik 30, Toth 48, Sovic 64) Akranes (Iceland) 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 10,000. July 23 in Tallinn Lantana (Estonia) 0 Jazz (Finland) 2 […]

(The 1996 CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament was delayed until this summer, and a quadrangular final was held July 15-20 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.) July 15 in Guatemala City Necaxa (Mex.) 1 (Pavon 14) Cruz Azul (Mex.) 1 (Hermosillo pen. 49). Half: 1-0. Att.: 10,000. Comunicaciones (Guat.) 2 (Suazo 45, Fernandez 83) Seattle Sounders (USA) 0. […]

July 23 — Richmond Kickers (A-League) vs. MetroStars (MLS); U. of Richmond stadium, 7:30 p.m. July 24 — San Francisco Bay Seals (D3 Pro) vs. Kansas City Wizards (MLS); Negoesco Stadium (USF), 7:30 p.m.. July 27 — Central Coast Roadrunners (Premier) vs. San Jose Clash (MLS); Mustang Stadium (Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo), 5:00 p.m. July […]

Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P New Hampshire 15 10 5 33 20 28 Rhode Island 13 9 4 26 19 25 North Jersey 14 9 5 30 16 25 Cent. Jersey 14 7 7 24 24 19 Vermont 13 5 8 14 29 13 N.Y. Cap. Dist. 14 4 10 17 31 […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Montreal 18 14 4 38 10 40 Rochester 18 10 8 37 34 30 Toronto 18 10 8 27 24 28 Long Island 19 10 9 26 24 24 Connecticut 18 8 10 16 26 16 Worcester 19 4 15 16 40 12 Atlantic GP […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Montreal 18 14 4 38 10 40 Rochester 18 10 8 37 34 30 Toronto 18 10 8 27 24 28 Long Island 19 10 9 26 24 24 Connecticut 18 8 10 16 26 16 Worcester 19 4 15 16 40 12 Atlantic GP […]

July 23 — Richmond Kickers (A-League) vs. MetroStars (MLS); U. of Richmond stadium, 7:30 p.m. July 24 — San Francisco Bay Seals (D3 Pro) vs. Kansas City Wizards (MLS); Negoesco Stadium (USF), 7:30 p.m.. July 27 — Central Coast Roadrunners (Premier) vs. San Jose Clash (MLS); Mustang Stadium (Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo), 5:00 p.m. July […]

The following is the draw for the final round of World Cup ’98 qualifying in Asia: Group A — Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, China, Iran, Qatar. Group B — South Korea, Kazakhstan, Japan, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates. The two group winners automatically advance to France ’98. The two runners-up will meet in a playoff at a […]

Features Soccer America Q & A: John Harkes Interview by Duncan Irving Roy Lassiter Hitting The Target Again By Bill Ward Chile Racks Up Another Vital Victory Rookies Enjoy Challenges of Professional Life By Dan Woog Soccer America Q & A: Thomas Rongen Interview by Frank Dell¦Apa MetroStars Bank On Boost From Brian Bliss By […]

Platini will speak at Singapore Conference …MICHEL PLATINI, president of France ’98, has joined the roster of soccer personalities who have confirmed as speakers for FOOTBALL EXPO ’98 to be held Jan. 6-8, 1998 in Singapore. Platini will join U.S. Soccer president ALAN ROTHENBERG in presenting a program titled, “Hosting International Events ù Achieving Maximum […]

For MetroStars head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira, trying to rebuild his MLS team partly by bringing in Brazilian players, the third time may be the charm. Previous acquisitions Guido and Joao Luiz did little to stabilize the MetroStars’ leaky defense before suffering injuries, but the signing of three-time World Cup defender Branco should have a […]

So, Ronaldo the soccer world’s flavor of the next decade, looks set for Inter Milan. While the player himself has been starring opposite his real-life girlfriend in a soap-opera called “Workout”, the real tug-of- love has been taking place in the boardrooms of Inter and Barcelona. As is common with Spanish clubs, Barca had signed […]

After spending the first six years of his pro career in England, club and country captain John Harkes hopes to lead D.C. United to a repeat MLS title and the U.S. national team to its ù and his ù third straight World Cup appearance. SOCCER AMERICA: What’s the worst place you’ve ever played at? JOHN […]

July 18 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 4 Tampa Bay 2. Goals: Baba (Chiquinho Conde, Naveda) 53, Chiquinho Conde (Kerr, Lalas) 54, Chiquinho Conde 57, Kerr (Naveda) 71; Lassiter (Hejduk) 31, Vasquez 42. SA Report Card New England — Zenga (5), Burns (6), Okaroh (6), Lalas (5), Chronopoulos (5), Baba (6), Squadrone (6), Naveda (5), […]

The MetroStars announced the signing of Brazilian defender Branco on July 20. A starting defender for the past three Brazilian World Cup squads, Branco has played professionally in Italy, England and Portugal as well as his native country. “It’s a new challenge for me,” said Branco. “I have played in many different league and have […]

The draw for the final stage of World Cup ’98 qualifying in Asia will be held July 22 in Zurich. FIFA has announced that the format for the final stage will be for the ten teams to be drawn into groups of five teams each. 1994 World Cup entrants Saudi Arabia and South Korea will […]

The U.S. Boys U-17 national team snapped a six-game losing streak July 20, when they defeated Chile 1-0 in Tampa, Fla. Taylor Twellman, who has 10 of the team’s 32 goals in 1997, tallied in the 80th minute to give the U.S. the victory. The two squads are scheduled to play again July 23 in […]

Results Columbus 1 New England 0 MetroStars 0 Los Angeles 4 Tampa Bay 3 San Jose 1 Colorado 2 Dallas 4 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 19 13 6 35 42 31 Tampa Bay 21 11 10 29 38 39 New England 20 12 8 28 26 27 Columbus 18 […]

July 20 in Barranquilla Colombia 1 Ecuador 0. Goal: De Avila 86. Colombia — Cordoba, Cabrera, Cordoba, Bermudez, Moreno, Perez, Lozano, Rincon (Pacheco, 63), Valderrama, Asprilla (Estrada, 90), Aristizabal (De Avila, 59). Ecuador — Cevallos, Rivera, I.. Hurtado (Graziani, 57), Montano, Capurro, Blandon, Carabali, Sanchez, Gavica, Aguinaga, E. Hurtado. Att.: 35,000. July 20 in Buenos […]