Major League Soccer expected today to be a highlight of its fifthregular season-a head-to-head duel on national television between Hristo Stoitchkov of the Fire and Lothar Matthaeus of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars at Soldier Field.
MLS had counted on Matthaeus and Stoitchkov, both legends inEurope, to build its popularity this season, but neither has been asmashing success.
Matthaeus was playing for Germany and Stoitchkov was injured whenthe teams played for the first time, a 4-1 MetroStars victory atGiants Stadium on May 27. Now Matthaeus has an injury, and Stoitchkovis barely recovered from one. Neither has had much impact this season-though their clubs are …
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