World soccer's governing body can burn it. The six matches drew a total of 113,837 fans, or an average of 18,973 per game. There is a widespread feeling in the United States that if it's weird, it must be soccer. The Germans are fighting among themselves again, and that's bad news for the rest of the soccer world. Oliver Bierhoff, striker and team captain, started it, lashing out at Germany's coach a couple of weeks ago.
Signs tend to say yes.
There is no guarantee that Cobi Jones will return to the Galaxy even if he accepts the contract offer that has been made by Major League Soccer. There won't be any Galaxy players in this year's Major League Soccer All-Star game, and the team couldn't be happier about it. If there is a new jauntiness in Don Garber's step these days, if there is a brighter light in his eyes, it's not difficult to explain. Major League Soccer's commissioner no longer feels as if he is pushing a large boulder up a steep hill. Any day now, Lars Gustafsson can expect the telephone to ring at his Swedish home.