1998 MLS season
Season number three. The Miami Fusion and Chicago Fire join the league.
Home team listed first. Any and all help appreciated.
MARCH
Sunday 3/15:
Fusion-DC United, 4:00, ABC. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough, Bill McDermott
Saturday 3/21:
DC United-Wizards, 8:00, ESPN2.
Thursday 3/26:
Mutiny-Fusion, 7:30, ESPN2.
Sunday 3/29:
DC United-Revolution, 5:00, ESPN.
APRIL
Saturday 4/4:
Wizards-MetroStars, 8:30, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough
Saturday 4/11:
MetroStars-Galaxy, 3:00, ABC. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough
DC United-Rapids, 7:30, ESPN. PBP unknown, Rob Stone.
Friday 4/17:
Fire-MetroStars, 8:30, ESPN.
Saturday 4/18:
Revolution-DC United, 3:00, ABC. Phil Schoen, color unknown.
Saturday 4/25:
MetroStars-Clash, 2:00, ABC. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough.
Delayed to 3:00 ET/noon PT on the west coast.
MAY
Saturday 5/9:
Fusion-Crew, 4:00, ESPN2.
Saturday 5/16:
MetroStars-DC United, 1:00, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Bill McDermott
Thursday 5/28:
Rapids-Fusion, 9:30, ESPN2.
Saturday 5/30:
Galaxy-Fire, 10:30, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, color unknown
JUNE
Thursday 6/4:
Burn-Galaxy, 8:00, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough
Sunday 6/7:
Fusion-MetroStars, 3:30, ESPN.
Thursday 6/11:
Fire-Clash, 8:00, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Desmond Armstrong
Thursday 6/25:
Rapids-DC United, 9:00, ESPN2.
JULY
Thursday 7/2:
DC United-Fusion, 7:30, ESPN2.
Thursday 7/9:
Crew-Fire, 7;30, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, color unknown
Thursday 7/16:
Rapids-Crew, 9:00, ESPN2.
Saturday 7/18:
DC United-Fire, 3:00, ABC.
Saturday 7/25:
MetroStars-Fire, 3:00, ESPN.
AUGUST
Sunday 8/2:
MLS All-Star Game at Orlando, Fla.
MLS USA-MLS World, 2:30, ABC. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough, Bill McDermott
Thursday 8/6:
Mutiny-Fusion, 7:30, ESPN2.
Friday 8/7:
Burn-DC United, 8:30, ESPN.
Saturday 8/8:
Fire-Galaxy, 4:00, ABC. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough, Seamus Malin
Thursday 8/13:
Galaxy-Wizards, 10:00, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough
Friday 8/14:
Mutiny-Revolution, 7:30, ESPN.
Saturday 8/15:
Fusion-MetroStars, 4:00, ABC.
Friday 8/21:
Rapids-Fire, 9:00, ESPN.
Saturday 8/22:
Revolution-Galaxy, 4:00, ABC. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough
Clash-Burn, 10:30, ESPN2.
SEPTEMBER
Thursday 9/3:
Mutiny-Clash, 8:00, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough.
Thursday 9/10:
Burn-Fire, 10:00 (taped), ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough.
Thursday 9/17:
Fire-Wizards, 8:30, ESPN2.
Thursday 9/24:
Crew-Mutiny, 8:00, ESPN2.
Sunday 9/27:
Galaxy-Fire, 7:30, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough
Wednesday 9/30:
East semis, g1: DC United-Fusion, 8:00, ESPN.
OCTOBER
Thursday 10/1:
West semis, g1: Fire-Rapids, 8:00, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough
West semis, g1: Galaxy-Burn, 10:00, ESPN2. JP Dellacamera, Bill McDermott
Sunday 10/4:
East semis, g2: Fusion-DC United, 7:30, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, color unknown
Sunday 10/11:
East final, g1: DC United-Crew, 3:00, ABC. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough, Seamus Malin
Sunday 10/18:
East final, g2: Crew-DC United, 4:00, ABC. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough, Seamus Malin
Wednesday 10/21:
East final, g3: DC United-Crew, 7:00, ESPN2. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough
Sunday 10/25:
MLS Cup: DC United-Fire (at Pasadena, Calif.), 3:30, ABC. Phil Schoen, Ty Keough, Seamus Malin, Bill McDermott; Rob Stone, Julie Foudy
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