Soccer America Archives

Address: 706 Broadway Street, Suite 100, Kansas City MO 64105-2300. Telephone: (816) 472-4625. General Manager: Tim Latta. Coach: Ron Newman. Players signed: Mike Sorber (USA).

Address: 77 E. Nationwide Blvd., P.O. Box 15637, Columbus, OH 43215. Telephone: (614) 221-2739. General Manager: Jamey Rootes. Coach: Timo Liekoski. Players signed: none.

Note: All times Eastern DateOpponentKickoff April 13at Kansas City8:30 pm April 21Dallas5:00 pm May 5Kansas City4:00 pm May 8at San Jose10:30 pm May 11Tampa Bay4:30 pm May 16at NY/NJ7:30 pm May 19at Columbus4:00 pm May 25at New EnglandTBA May 29Dallas9:00 pm June 2Washington4:00 pm June 8at Tampa Bay7:30 pm June 12New England9:00 pm June 15at […]

Players who wish to make one of the 10 Major League Soccer teams will work hard to earn one of the 180 spots up for grabs. They face a long winter in training camps in preparation for the inaugural season that kicks off April 6 in San Jose. As many as 250 players are expected […]

Note: All times Eastern DateOpponentKickoff April 14San Jose4:00 pm April 18Kansas City8:30 pm April 21at Colorado5:00 pm April 28at Tampa Bay4:00 pm May 1at Washington 7:30 pm May 5Columbus4:00 pm May 11at Kansas City8:30 pm May 18Washington8:30 pm May 23Tampa Bay7:30 pm May 29at Colorado9:00 pm June 2NY/NJ4:00 pm June 9San Jose4:00 pm June 15Colorado8:30 […]

MLS Unveiled gave us logos and jerseys, but it also gave the first confirmation of the size and breadth of its player pool. Under the glare of flashing lights, Jesus Jones’ “Right Here, Right Now” blaring over the sound system and the obligatory flock of kids, Major League Soccer chairman Alan Rothenberg unveiled his pet […]

Address: 13832 Redskin Drive, Herndon, VA 22071. Telephone: (703) 478-6600. General Manager: Kevin Payne. Coach: to be announced. Players signed: John Harkes (USA), Jeff Agoos (USA).

Address: 1408 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 1004, Tampa, FL 33607. Telephone: (813) 288-0096. General Manager: Farrukh Quraishi. Coach: Thomas Rongen. Players signed: none.

Address: 1265 El Camino Real, 2nd Floor, Santa Clara, CA 95050. Telephone: (408) 241-9922. General Manager: Peter Bridgwater. Coach: Laurie Calloway. Players signed: Michael Emenalo (Nigeria), John Doyle (USA).

Note: All times Eastern DateOpponentKickoff April 13NY/NJ10:00 pm April 20at Washington7:30 pm April 28San Jose7:30 pm May 5Washington4:00 pm May 12at San Jose7:00 pm May 19Kansas City7:30 pm May 26Columbus4:00 pm June 1at Tampa Bay7:30 pm June 6at New England7:30 pm June 9at NY/NJ2:00 pm June 16Tampa Bay7:30 pm June 26Colorado10:00 pm June 30at Colorado4:00 […]

Note: All times Eastern DateOpponentKickoff April 13New England7:30 pm April 20at Columbus7:30 pm April 28Dallas4:00 pm May 4at NY/NJ7:30 pm May 8Kansas City7:30 pm May 11at Colorado4:30 pm May 18San Jose7:30 pm May 23at Dallas7:30 pm June 1Los Angeles7:30 pm June 5at Kansas City8:30 pm June 8Colorado7:30 pm June 16at Los Angeles7:30 pm June 22Columbus7:30 […]

Flamboyant Colombian midfielder Carlos Valderrama heads the latest group of new player signings announced by MLS Dec. 14. Valderrama, who is instantly recognizable by his distinctive blond hairstyle, is a three-time Colombian Player of the Year, a former South American Player of the Year (1987) and a veteran of Italy ’90 and USA ’94. He […]

Major League Soccer announced the signing of 42 more players Dec. 12. Goalies PlayerAgeCountry1995 Club Jeff Causey24USARichmond (USISL) Garth Lagerwey23USAHampton Roads (USISL) Defenders PlayerAgeCountry1995 Club Rafael Amaya30USAColorado (A-League) Patrice Amayina23CameroonRaleigh (USISL) Shane Battelle24USASt. Louis (USISL) Michael Clark22USARichmond (USISL) Erik Imler24USARaleigh (USISL) Matt Kmosko23USANew York (USISL) Tom Lips27USA/Puerto RicoNew York (USISL) Ed Puskarich33USAMilwaukee (NPSL) Steve Trittschuh30USAMontreal […]

Note: All times Eastern DateOpponentKickoff April 13at Los Angeles10:00 pm April 20New England7:30 pm April 27Columbus7:30 pm May 4Tampa Bay7:30 pm May 12at Washington4:00 pm May 16Colorado7:30 pm May 19at New England4:00 pm May 22at Kansas City8:30 pm May 30Washington7:30 pm June 2at Dallas4:00 pm June 9Los Angeles2:00 pm June 16San Jose2:00 pm June 19Dallas7:30 […]

The United States placed a respectable third in the Women’s World Cup. But some changes may have to be made for the U.S. to have a better showing in next year’s Olympics in Atlanta. There’s no other way of looking at it: The United States was a disappointment in the Women’s World Cup. Sure, not […]

Coaches and players, players and coaches. Now that the MLS nicknames and logos have been unveiled, soccer fans are anxiously awaiting news of far more important names: Those who will play MLS soccer, and those who will coach the teams. In both cases, some major names are in the mix. Like Jackie Charlton and Gheorghe […]

U.S. national team forward Frank Klopas will play for the Kansas City Wiz in 1996, MLS announced Dec. 18. Klopas, 29, joins U.S. teammate Mike Sorber as the first two players on the Wiz roster. Since his first appearance for the U.S. in 1987, Klopas has scored 13 goals in 45 games, and is the […]

Several Major League Soccer teams are nearly ready to name their head coaches. The resignation of Ron Newman from his position as head coach of the CISL Arizona Sandsharks clears him to accept the MLS job in Kansas City, and an MLS source has confirmed that ex-San Jose Earthquake Tony Simoes is the leading candidate […]

Note: All times Eastern DateOpponentKickoff April 6Washington8:30 pm April 14at Dallas4:00 pm April 21Kansas City4:00 pm April 28at Los Angeles7:30 pm May 4at New England7:30 pm May 8Colorado10:30 pm May 12Los Angeles7:00 pm May 18at Tampa Bay7:30 pm May 29Kansas City10:30 pm June 1Columbus10:30 pm June 5at Washington7:30 pm June 9at Dallas4:00 pm June 16at […]

Position: Midfielder. Height: 5-2. Weight: 110. Birthdate: Sept. 5, 1974. Birthplace: San Diego, Calif. College: Santa Clara. Awards: All-America (1993, 1994). First cap: Norway (1992). First goal: Mexico (1994). Titles: CONCACAF Championship (1994). College YearTeamGPGAP 1992Santa Clara193511 1993Santa Clara2051525 1994Santa Clara2072034 U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAP 1992USA10–– 1993USA20–– 1994USA91–– 1995USA90–– TotalUSA211––

“Our biggest strength is we have such fire and passion to play and kill everyone else.” She did double-duty for her college team and the U.S. team in 1991; now midfielder Julie Foudy is one of the key veterans in the team’s quest to repeat as world champion. SOCCER AMERICA: The U.S. women’s national team […]

Position: Midfielder. Height: 5-6. Weight: 130. Birthdate: Jan. 23, 1971. Birthplace: San Diego, Calif. College: Stanford. Awards: All-America (1990, 1991, 1992), Soccer America Player of the Year (1991). First cap: France (1988). First goal: Hungary (1991). Titles: World Championship (1991), CONCACAF Championship (1991, 1993, 1994). World Championships: World Championship (1991, 1995). College YearTeamGPGAP 1989Stanford18121034 1990Stanford1912327 […]

Position: Midfielder. Height: 5-4. Weight: 120. Birthdate: July 22, 1971. Birthplace: New York, N.Y. College: North Carolina. Titles: NCAA Division I (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992). Awards: All-America (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992), Soccer America Player of the Year (1990), Hermann Trophy (1991), MAC Award (1991), Adidas Female Player of the Year (1991). First cap: China (1987). […]

Position: Forward. Height: 5-10. Weight: 150. Birthdate: Feb. 1, 1966. Birthplace: Santa Clara, Calif. College: Central Florida. Awards: All-America (1984, 1986, 1987, 1988), Soccer America Player of the Year (1987), Hermann Award (1988), Adidas Female Player of the Year (1988). First cap: Denmark (1985). First goal: Denmark (1985). Titles: FIFA World Championship (1991), CONCACAF Championship […]

Position: Forward. Height: 5-4. Weight: 130. Birthdate: March 24, 1975. Birthplace: Winfield, Ill. College: North Carolina. Titles: NCAA Division I (1993, 1994) Awards: All-America (1994). First cap: Brazil (1995). First Goal: Australia (1995) World Championships: World Championship (1995). College YearTeamGPGAP 1993North Carolina23111234 1994 North Carolina271515 45 1995 North Carolina–––– U.S. national team YearTeamGPGAP 1995USA91–– TotalUSA91––