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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 28, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21norddeutschland, Mannheim win in 21 St tourney Mannheim West Germany a Angel Rodriguez scored two goals to Power the nor deutschland Northmen past Kaiserslautern 4-2 wednesday to open the 21st Talcom soccer championships. Rodriguez a first goal assisted by Michael Ryan gave nil a 1-0 Lead. A town bounced Back to Lead 2-1 on two Jose army soccer Horta goals. Rodriguez a second goal off an Armondo Garcia feed tied it by halftime. Nor deutschland continued to Roll in the second half with a Garcia penalty kick and a 3-2 Lead then completed the scoring with two minutes left when a town kicked the Ball into its own net. The Northmen had 13 shots on goal and the panthers 12. Lance King made 10 saves for nor deutschland Scott Brown five for Kaiserslautern. In wednesdays other game Mannheim 2, Pir Masens 0 Javier Valdez and Robert Byers scored for the Mustangs in the second half. John Baker assisted on the Valdez goal Chuck Gary on the Byers kick. Mannheim a Mike Matousek made 12 saves Parma sense Joe Gosselin had 20. The round Robin tournament at Mannheim a Taylor Barracks continues at 10 . Thursday when Mannheim plays Pir Masens followed by nor deutschland meeting Wei Bricken. The tourney runs through sunday. World cup �?T90 out of nowhere goal lifts England past Belgium in of Rome apr it was a goal that came out of nowhere scored by a player who came from nowhere. As England and Belgium approached a penalty kick shootout locked in a scoreless tie the English seemed disinclined to move upfield. They were wasting time. Then midfielder Paul Gascoigne broke free Down the Middle and was fouled. His floating free kick was volleyed sensationally by David Platt a substitute who Hadnot made any Impact on the game. He made a sudden Impact on the Ball which rocketed past goalie Michel preudhomme with one minute left in overtime. England had a 1-0 Victory and a spot in the world cup quarterfinals. A obviously there is great Delight for me a Platt said. A this was a tremendous thing to  Platt has been a part timer for England and it was his first goal for the National team. He got into action partly because Captain Bryan Robson is Back in England with a foot injury. Belgium fourth in the last world cup had the better chances for much of the game. A we should have won a belgian coach Guy Thys said. A we Are not unhappy because we dominated the  the Victory Means England plays Cameroon at Naples on sunday. It also Means More worries for italian Security. In what a British spokeswoman called a the worst incident involving English fans at the world cup 246 supporters of England a soccer team were taken into custody. They were placed on a chartered Airliner by the italian government and flown Back to England tuesday night. But upon arriving at London a Gatwick Airport the English fans accused italian authorities and fans of Lewis the author discovers Little to Praise in his world by Bert Rosenthal a track writer new York a Carl Lewis is a rebel with a cause. A lot of causes. In his new Book a inside track my professional life in Amateur track and Field a the outspoken Lewis attacks everyone from Ben Johnson Edwin Moses and Florence Griffith Joyner to the . Olympic committee and the athletics Congress. Perhaps the most revealing part of the Book though is Lewis disclosure that he was Given Money by Nike inc. While competing for the University of Houston a a violation of Mcaa rules. The original contract in 1980 was for the modest sum of $5,000 with provisions for bonuses. Later it was renegotiated into a four year Deal with a base figure of $200,000 plus bonuses for winning olympic Gold medals achieving top rankings in the 100-meter dash and Long jump and setting world records. Lewis was not a student during the last three years of the renegotiated Deal. Nike spokesperson Liz Dolan said tuesday the company knew it was violating Mcaa rules when it signed Lewis while he was still a student. A it was not a conscious violation of the rules. We thought Carl deserved the support at a time when athletes did no to have the Means to support themselves while training. We were Happy to support one of americans most promising athletes a Dolan said. Dolan said the company a relationship with Lewis began in 1981 when he approached the Oregon based apparel company with a list of terms. A we Felt he deserved our help a said Dolan who noted that Lewis was a College student for Only the first four months of their six year relationship. A by Spang he was not an official student a she said. She said Nike no longer signs contracts with College athletes. At Houston Lewis also was introduced to lucrative appearance fees and performance bonuses paid by promoters in Europe where track and Field is a major sport. Lewis also discloses that As a High school Star he received offers of Money gifts and equipment con being the aggressors. A three quarters of the 246 English fans on the plane were innocent and had nothing to do with any fighting a bub Foreman 27, said upon arriving in England. A i was just sitting in a bar when the trouble started and police piled in. They arrested anyone who spoke English whether they had anything to do with the trouble or not. The police pushed us around and were very aggressive for no  meanwhile the fifa the International governing body for soccer reaffirmed on wednesday the one game suspension for West German striker Rudi vol Ler and gave dutch defender Frank Rijk aard a three game ban for their angry Exchange in a second round match. Fifa also confirmed the yellow card for West Germany a Lothar Matthaeus for wasting time in the game. Rijk Aarde a suspension most Likely will be served during qualifying rounds for the european championship which the dutch won in 1988. A the Case is closed now. Lets concentrate on the quarterfinal against Czechoslovakia a said Voeller who can to play against the czechs. Fifa president Joao Havelange said in an interview with Gazzetta Dello sport that a Africa will automatically get one More place in the next tournament. A it deserves it a said Havelange. A that place will be taken away from  the Success of Cameroon in this world cup and Morocco and Algeria in previous championships makes Africa worthy of a third berth he said. The North and Central american Region and Asia also will get a Chance to increase participation to three teams from two but Only through a special qualifying series with South american and european nations Havelange said. Tracts from coaches trying to recruit him for their schools. One coach promised him a car if he enrolled. Another offered his family a sporting goods franchise As an inducement. Lewis does express a soft Side such As his feelings for his father to whom he gave his 1984 olympic 100-meter Gold medal upon Bill Lewis death the other members of his family his coach Tom Tellez his manager Joe Douglas sprinter Joe Deloach whom he helped recruit for Houston and his Santa Monica track club teammates. But there a More bashing than praising. Lewis said he knew Johnson stripped of his 1988 olympic Gold medal and world record time of 9.79 seconds after he tested positive for steroids had been taking drugs since 1985 and was on them in 1987, when he lost to him at the world championships in Rome. At that meet Johnson set the world record of 9.83 but he was also stripped of that Mark and Lewis the second place finisher in 9.92, was Given the record. Afterwards Johnson admitted at a Canadian inquiry he had been taking drugs since 1981. A Eben i can to believe you got away with it again a Lewis remembers saying after his second place finish at Seoul. Lewis also says that Griffith Joyner who won three Gold medals and a Silver medal at the �?T88 olympics used drugs. But he has no documentation. A i had never seen either of them use drugs a Lewis writes a but i had the same Type of information i had had about Ben Johnson in 1987, comments i picked up from other athletes and coaches i trusted who had More direct knowledge through conversations with Florence and others around her. It was a common belief on the track circuit that Florence had used  Lewis accuses tac of a a killing the sport in the us. By not promoting it properly. For that reason he boycotted the 1989 National championships in his Hometown of Houston a a and encouraged other elite athletes to join him a greatly embarrassing tac. His criticism of tac however has to be taken lightly in View of Lewis about face toward the organization. Recently he has praised the group saying it has the pen of Carl Lewis turned to Poison now appears to be taking the sport Forward. Another organization rapped by the six time olympic Gold medallist is the soc. It a loves policies especially if they Are outdated and inflexible a he writes. The reference is to the soc demanding that Lewis stay in the olympic Village with the other athletes during the �?T84 los Angeles olympics a decision that would cause him to lose concentration in an attempt to match Jesse Owens four golds at the 1936 games. Larry Myricks the last Long jumper to beat Lewis at the 1981 National indoor championships is labelled a a consistent Choker in big  Lewis dislikes Moses because the hurdles world record Holder has criticized him for lacking humility and being a a hot  i u i i he also derides track and Field being labelled an Amateur sport even though athletes Are paid big Money a a Shafa Siam a a trick or fraud. A hypocritical action deceptive appearance a and i get tired of hearing it a he writes  
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