MIAMI 1 KANSAS CITY 0 April 24 Att.: 6,759. Goals Miami: Marshall (Gutierrez, Vargas) 19. SA Report Card Miami: Cassar 5, Heaps 5, Cullen 6, Aldrich 5, Marshall 5, Bilyk 5, Gutierrez 6, Vargas 5 (Rooney, 57th, 5), Maessner 5, Serna 5, Gaucho 5 (Kozic, 61st, 5). Kansas City: Snitko 5, Vermillion 4 (Prideaux, 48th, 5), Lalas 5, Okafor 6, Dancy 5 (Takawira, 75th, 5), Klein 5 (P.Wright, 70th, 5), Johnson 5, Preki 4, Henderson 5, Johnston 4, Brown 5. Yellow cards Miami: Gutierrez 80. Kansas City: Henderson 86, P. Wright 90. Referee: Alberto Giordano Assistants: Craig Lowry, Richard Eddy. …

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Brooklyn 1 1 0 1 0 4 C. Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.Y. Capital 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 Westchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 New York 1 0 1 0 1 0 Southeast GP W L GF GA P Bradenton 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clarksville 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cocoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 …

STANDINGS Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Boston 2 1 1 3 2 5 Connecticut 3 1 2 4 5 5 Lehigh Vall. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rochester 0 0 0 0 0 0 Staten Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Long Island 1 0 1 0 1 0 Atlantic GP W L GF GA P Jacksonville 3 2 1 7 6 9 Charleston 1 1 0 3 0 5 Hamp. Roads 1 1 0 2 1 …

Here's a look at the MLS action for the week of April 28-May 1: Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Television April 28 Columbus at Kansas City 12:30 p.m. NO TV April 30 Dallas at San Jose 10:30 p.m. Fox Sports Bay Area May 1 Los Angeles at MetroStars 7:00 p.m. Fox Sports West 2; MetroGuide May 1 Miami at Tampa Bay 7:00 p.m. *Sunshine Network May 1 Colorado at New England 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports New England; **Fox Sports Rocky Mtn. May 1 D.C. United at Chicago 8:00 p.m. Newschannel 8 (D.C.) *-broadcast delayed until 10:00 p.m. …

SCORING Player (Team) GP G A P Razov (Chicago) 5 6 3 15 Kreis (Dallas) 6 6 1 13 Lassiter (D.C. United) 5 5 2 12 Shannon (Tampa Bay) 5 4 0 8 Etcheverry (D.C. United) 5 0 7 7 Harris (Colorado) 3 3 0 6 Hurtado (MetroStars) 5 3 0 6 Aunger (D.C. United) 3 2 1 5 Savarese (New England) 3 2 1 5 Nowak (Chicago) 5 2 1 5 Moore (New England) 5 2 1 5 Cerritos (San Jose) 6 2 1 5 GOALKEEPING Player (Team) GP Min. GAA W-L …

U.S. U-17 scoring sensation Landon Donovan returned last week from a trip to Germany where he finalized the initial set-up process and met with Bayer Leverkusen club officials about his arrival to the club this summer. While in Germany, Donovan had the opportunity to watch U.S. World Cup star Frankie Hejduk start for Bayer Leverkusen and had a chance after the game to sit down and chat with Hejduk. "Frankie is a great guy," said Donovan. "We talked about what it is like to live in Germany and play for Bayer Leverkusen. He told me that it will be one …

It would be hard to top a freshman class that featured three starters on the U.S. team that just returned from the World Youth Championship, but Maryland may have come close. Once again, head coach Sasho Cirovski has put together a recruiting class that is the envy of most programs around the country. The Terrapins reached the final four last fall with four players who made the Soccer America All-Freshman team: Taylor Twellman, Dan Califf and Nick Downing, who all started every match for the United States at the U-20 World Cup in Nigeria, and Beckett Hollenbach. Among the players …

The U.S. women's national team saw its 50-game domestic unbeaten streak come to an end, giving up a goal two minutes into stoppage time to lose to China, 2-1, at Giants Stadium in front of 23,765 fans. In an ironic twist, the match reversed the score of last Thursday's meeting between the two teams in Hershey, Pa., when Tisha Venturini scored two minutes into stoppage time to give the USA the 2-1 victory. After tying the score at 1-1 in the 58th minute on a fine individual effort from Julie Foudy, the USA pushed forward to the end for a …

Results April 25 MetroStars 0 Tampa Bay 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 5 3 2 7 11 8 New England 5 2 3 6 7 5 MetroStars 5 3 2 5 4 5 Columbus 5 3 2 5 4 6 Miami 6 3 3 5 7 12 Tampa Bay 5 1 4 3 7 11 Shootout records: Columbus 2-0, MetroStars 2-0, Miami 2-1, D.C. United 1-1, Tampa Bay 0-1, New England 0-3. WESTERN GP W L P GF GA Chicago 5 4 1 …

Results April 24 D.C. United 2 New England 3 Miami 1 Kansas City 0 Dallas 2 Columbus 0 Los Angeles 1 San Jose 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 5 3 2 7 11 8 New England 5 2 3 6 7 5 MetroStars 4 3 1 5 4 4 Columbus 5 3 2 5 4 6 Miami 6 3 3 5 7 12 Tampa Bay 4 0 4 0 6 11 Shootout records: Columbus 2-0, MetroStars 2-0, Miami 2-1, D.C. United 1-1, Tampa Bay 0-1, New …

Glenn Auve Arlington, Va. I am greatly disheartened by the news that MLS has renewed its contract with Winner Communications to be the sole producers of MLS telecasts for the next several years. Does this mean we will continue to be subjected to lousy producing and pathetic directing? Still more shots of the coaches sitting on the bench motionless while the ball is in play? Close-ups of players nowhere near active play while the crowd screams in the background at the exciting play that is taking place elsewhere on the field? My friends and I are constantly screaming at our …

Championship April 24 in Lagos Spain 4 Japan 0. Goals: Barkero 5, Pablo 14, 33, Gabri 51. Spain -- Aranzubia, Coira, Bermudo, Jusue, Orbaiz, Marchena, Gabri (Colsa, 71), Xavi, Pablo, Varela (Ruben, 63), Barkero (Aganzo, 80). Japan -- Minami, Teshima, Tsujimoto, Sakai, Ogasawara, Takahara (Bando, 56), Motoyama, Endo, Nakata, Nagai (Takeda, 69), Ujiie (Inamoto, 46). Att.: 38,000. Third-Place Match April 24 in Lagos Mali 1 Uruguay 0. Goal: S.Keita 30. Mali -- B.Keita, D.Coulibaly, A.Traore, Ad.Coulibaly, Cisse, Bagayoko, S.Keita, Sissoko (Dissa, 46), Am.Coulibaly, Diarra, Diakite. Uruguay -- Carini, Carreno (Machado, 48), Sorondo, Pouso, Pellegrin, Correa Rodriguez, Anchen, Macaluso (Albermager, 55), …

The national teams of Colombia and El Salvador will face in each other in an international soccer friendly at Giants Stadium on Saturday, May 29th. The game will follow the MLS contest between the MetroStars and the New England Revolution scheduled for 7:00 p.m., ET. "It will be very exciting to bring these two popular national teams to Giants Stadium, since both have a large loyal following in the New York/New Jersey area," said MetroStars GM Charlie Stillitano. "We are anticipating a very festive atmosphere that night at Giants Stadium." Colombia has participated in each of the last three World …

Qualifying is underway to determine the 32 teams that will compete in the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, which begins in June. The format will be similar to last year, with eight D3 Pro League teams squaring off against four PDL and four USASA teams in the first round, which is set for June 9-13. The eight winners will face eight A-League teams in the second round, to be played June 23-27. Eight MLS clubs will enter in the third round, meeting the eight second-round winners over the weekend of July 12-14. Quarterfinals are set for Aug. 11-12, with the semifinals …

To say the least, MLS is not off to a good start. A week after Doug Logan assured us that the percentage of games ending in the shootout would not continue at its record rate, it actually increased. Ron Newman is already gone, and two or three more coaches could follow shortly if they aren't careful. In Miami, we have Ivo Wortmann turning the Fusion into his own private Project-40 team. The shootout debate and controversial coaching moves aren't the problem. They come with the territory. Attendance has been largely disappointing. (Dallas is the notable exception.) One wonders what's the …