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American midfielder Claudio Reyna’s string of 11 straight starts for German First Division Bayer Leverkusen came to an end when he pulled a groin muscle, forcing him miss the match with Uerdingen (a 3-0 loss) April 30. Reyna has won praise for his steady if unspectacular play in midfield. Leverkusen had gone 1-5-5 (won-tied-lost) with […]

STANDINGS EASTERN WLPGFGASOWStreak Columbus216720Won1 Tampa Bay216650Lost 1 New England214441Won2 MetroStars030150Lost 3 Washington DC040280Lost 4 WESTERN WLPGFGASOWStreak Los Angeles309630Won3 Dallas317641Won1 Kansas City214551Won1 Colorado113340Won1 San Jose133440Lost 3 LEADING SCORERS NameTeamGPGAP 1John KerrDAL4215 –Brian McBrideCLB3215 3Raul Diaz ArceWAS4204 –Jason KreisDAL4204 –Mauricio CienfuegosLA3204 –Roy LassiterTB3204 –Vitalis TakawiraKC3204 –Rob UkropNE3204 –Washington RodriguezDAL4204 –Marcelo BalboaCOL1204 –N.E. BenchNE2204 12Eric WynaldaSJ4113 –Ben IrohaSJ4113 […]

Standings TeamGPWLSWGFGAP Seattle1100213 Vancouver1010120 Montreal0000000 Atlanta0000000 Colorado0000000 New York0000000 Rochester0000000 Note: Teams earn 3 points for a regulation win and 1 point for a shootout win. Results April 27 Seattle 2, Vancouver 1 Leading Scorers PlayerGAP Chance Fry (SEA)204 Domenic Mobilio (VAN)102 Joey Leonetti (SEA)011 Neil Megson (SEA)011

Atlanta Ruckus: The Ruckus is finalizing negotiations with defender/midfielder Fabian Davis and midfielder Frank McIntosh. Davis will have to leave for commitments with Jamaica’s U-23 Olympic team for CONCACAF qualifying. McIntosh last played with Baltimore’s NPSL team…. Atlanta plays in a preseason exhibition match May 2 against amateur powerhouse Datagraphic…. The Ruckus and France’s Olympic […]

April 24 in Charleston, S.C. Charleston (USISL) 1, U.S. Olympic team 2. Goals: Diaz (43); Wood (41), Silvera 119. Charleston — Russ, Bossman (Albrecht, 46), Norcott, Winters, Agoos, Hoffman (Errazuriz, 65), Jajuga (Files, 61), Venacur, Walker (Blair, 61), Foley (Olhare, 70), Diaz. U.S. Olympic team — Cassar, Vermillion, McKeon, Pollard, Smith, Silvera, Walsh, Fisher, Maisonneuve, […]

April 28 in Tampa Tampa Bay 1 Dallas 2. Goals: Lassiter (McKinley) 81; Kreis 24, Rodriguez 30. Tampa Bay — Dougherty, Diffley, Pittman, Kooiman, Yallop, Vasquez, Ralston, Wise, Valderrama, Viera, Lassiter. Subs: McKinley for Diffley in 46th minute, Backman for Kooiman in 88th minute. Dallas — Dodd, Sonora, Santel, Pollard, Lozzano, Alvarez, Kreis, Rodriguez, Farrer, […]

April 28 in Indianapolis U.S. 8 France 2. Goals: Hamm (Venturini) 23, MacMillan (Hamm) 27, Hamm 28, Milbrett (Venturini) 37, Hamm (Chastain) 38, Akers (Hamm) 40, Hamm (Chastain) 52, Gabarra (Lilly) 57; Locatelli (Pichon) 42, Pichon (Zenoni) 44. U.S. — Scurry, Overbeck, Chastain (Staples, 60), Fawcett, MacMillan (Roberts, 46), Foudy, Venturini, Lilly, Akers (Parlow, 56), […]

Each of the 21 teams in the USISL’s new Select League will play 24 games, 18 league games and six non-league games. With a few exceptions, all league games will be games between two Select League teams and all non-league games (which will only count, on a random basis, if league games are canceled) are […]

April 27 in Mexico City Necaxa 1, Club America 1. Goals: Pelaez 41; Omam Biyik 41. Necaxa — Navarro, Wolf, Vilches, Becerril, Esquivel, Ambriz, Aguinaga, Garcia Aspe, Pelaez, L. Hernandez (Herrera, 81), Zarate (Higareda, 52). Club America — Chavez, Salgado, Gutierrez, Rossi (Gaudino, 68), Villa (Uribe, 80), Lara, Del Olmo (Lozano, 61), Bwalya, Garcia, Blanco, […]

April 27 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 2 Washington 1 (New England wins shootout 3-2). Goals: Aunger (pen.) 78; Diaz Arce (Williams) 69. New England — Heaney, Ibsen, Lalas, Burns, Weiszmann, Aunger, DeBrito, Woodring, Galderisi, Ukrop, Welton. Subs: Sawatzky for DeBrito in 65th minute, Keegan for Galderisi in 74th. Washington — Causey, Agoos, Pope, Peay, […]

April 26 in St. Louis U.S. 4 France 1. Goals: Akers (Lilly) 17, Lilly 23; Parlow (Hamm) 89, Parlow (Hamm) 90; Zenoni (Pichon) 28. Half: 2-1. U.S. — Harvey, Overbeck, Chastain, Fawcett, MacMillan (Gabarra, 64), Foudy, Venturini, Lilly, Akers (Parlow, 76), Hamm, Milbrett (Roberts, 76). France — Roux, Herphelin (Sykora, 77), Woock, Locatelli, Diarf, Hillion, […]

April 27 in Portland, Ore. U.S. women’s U-20s 0 China national team 2 . Goals: Sun Qing Mei (Liu Ailing) 56:02, Sun Qing Mei (Zhao Li Hong, Li Yating) 74:40. U.S. — Pagliarulo, Grubb, Sharpe, Eaton, Streiffer, Bivens, Pierce, Manthei, French, Clemens, Schwoy. Subs: McDowell, Whelchel, Holan, Stoecker, Koleski. China — Gao Hong, Wang Liping, […]

Saturday, April 27 Columbus at MetroStars Location: Giants Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. (EDT) Television: Sportschannel Ohio; MSG Network Satellite: Galaxy C4, Tr. 5 (raw feed); Galaxy 5, Tr. 17 (broadcast) Injuries: Columbus — none; MetroStars — GK Tony Meola (mild shoulder separation) is day-to-day, D Jeff Zaun (concussion, broken nose) is probable, M Ted Gillen […]

MW: Mike Woitalla; PB: Pete Bailey MLS Pepe Fernandez Seattle Why aren’t there any Spanish (speaking) head coaches in MLS, when many of the players are from Sudamerica? RM: Most of the top-level coaches in this country are of European/English origin and those selected by MLS teams were picked for their experience in pro soccer, […]

The USISL, celebrating its 10th year of operation, has formed the Select League for its 21 elite teams: 17 teams from last year’s Pro League, one team from the Premier League and three first-year teams. Western Conference California Jaguars Address: 12 Clay Street, Salinas, CA 93901. Telephone: (408) 757-2105. Outlook: New coach Gaspar Silvera, a […]

North Carolina and Notre Dame drew some great players from the West, but Santa Clara got the biggest, and best, class in Region IV. Santa Clara coach Jerry Smith may not have gotten three of the top players out of the West, but he wouldn’t trade the recruiting class he did get. That’s because Smith […]

April 24 in Caracas Venezuela 0 Uruguay 2 (Otero 54, Poyet 71). Half: 0-0. Att.: 12,000. Venezuela — Angelucci, Filosa, W. Gonzales, Tortolero, L. Gonzales, Vallenilla, Valiente (Macintosh, 74), Hernandez, Castellin, Diaz (Rivas, 55), Guerra. Uruguay — Arbiza, Olivera, Herrera, Moas, Montero, Saralegui, Gutierrez, Bengoechea (Abeijon, 90), Poyet, Otero (Cedres, 87), Fonseca. Referee: Alberto Tejada […]

I would hate to be in Tony DiCicco’s shoes. The U.S. women’s national team coach has some difficult choices to make in paring the U.S. squad down to 16 players for the Olympics. That’s quite a drop from the 20-player roster that competed in the 1995 World Championship. Six members of the team that finished […]

Mexico beat the United States 2-1 tonight in the final game of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Saltillo, Mexico. The United States finished last in the three-team championship group, but it still will qualify for the 1997 World Youth Championship if, as expected, FIFA, at its May 31 executive commttee meeting, expands the field to […]

Mexico led the United States 2-0 at halftime of the final game of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Saltillo, Mexico. Canada, the third team in the group, already assured itself of a berth in the 1997 World Youth Championship.

First Round PickClubPlayerHt.Wt.Pos.DOB 3. (1)Seattle (1)Branko Segota5’10”177M6/8/61 4. (2)PortlandTerry Woodberry6’0″175D7/29/69 5. (3)SeattleBen Erickson5’11”165F3/27/72 6. (4)WashingtonTarik Walker6’2″200F7/3/71 8. (5)AnaheimSteve Kuntz6’5″195M— 9. (6)Indianapolis (2)Steve Keller5’11”180M5/5/72 10. (7)SacramentoMichael Collins5’10”160M11/17/61 11. (8)Indianapolis (2)Mile Milovac6’2″188GK5/21/65 12. (9)IndianapolisAlejandro Moreno5’10”155M— (1) From Pittsburgh (2) From Monterrey for Samuel Jeronimo Second Round PickClubPlayerHt.Wt.Pos.DOB 1. (10)DetroitDavid Moxom6’2″180D5/15/72 2. (11)Portland (3)Dragoslav Kostic5’6″145F— 3. (12)Seattl (4)Bruce […]

Group 1 April 24 in Athens Greece 2 (Batista 56, Nikolaides 66) Slovenia 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: 10,000. Greece — Atmatsidis, Apostolakis, Kasapis, Ouzounidis, Kalitzakis, Costantinidis (Alexandris, 46), Zagorakis, Vrizas, Batista, Tsartas (Franzeskos, 82), Donis (Nikolaides, 61). Slovenia — Boskovic, Galic, Englaro, Milanic, Jermanis, Ceh, Novak, Zidan (Gajser, 36), Udovic (Gliha, 70), Gregor, Florjancic. Group […]

“Need” isn’t among the 12 criteria used by the U.S. Soccer Foundation to evaluate grant applications. “USSF involvement” is, so it’s no surprise that of the first $2.4 million of World Cup profits the Foundation shelled out, 47 percent went directly to the USSF and most of the remaining 53 percent went to USSF-affiliated organizations. […]

April 24 in Mexico City Club America 0, Necaxa 2 (L. Hernandez 44, Pelaez 47). Half: 0-1. Club America — Chavez, Villa, Salgado, Rossi, Gutierrez, Lara, Bwalya (Lozano, 77), Garcia, Blanco, Omam Biyik, Zaguinho. Necaxa — Navarro, Higareda (Herrera, 82), Wolf, Vilches, Becerril, Esquivel, Ambriz, Garcia Aspe, L. Hernandez (Alvarado, 81), Pelaez, Zarate (Barrera, 69). […]

STANDINGS EASTERN WLSOWPGFGAStreak Tampa Bay200653Won 2 Columbus110352Lost 1 New England110333Won 1 MetroStars020013Lost 2 DC United030017Lost 3 WESTERN WLSOWPGFGAStreak Los Angeles200642Won 2 Dallas111443Lost 1 Kansas City111455Won 1 Colorado110334Won 1 San Jose120332Lost 2 LEADING SCORERS NameTeamGPGAP 1John KerrDAL3215 –Brian McBrideCLB2215 3Vitalis TakawiraKC3204 –Rob UkropNE2204 –Marcelo BalboaCOL1204 6Ben IrohaSJ3113 –Steve PittmanTB2113 –Martin VasquezTB2113 GOALKEEPING LEADERS (Minimum 90 minutes) […]