World Cup USA94 - Upper Deck Cards

Fernando Clavivo - Cle Kooiman

Mike Lapper - Mike Sorber

Peter Vermes - Checklist

Mark Chung - Checklist

Alexi Lalas - Janusz Michallik

Upper Deck produced trading cards for the 1994 World Cup entitled "Contenders", issued in sets that provided text in English/Spanish, English/Japanese, English/German, English/Italian. The sets differed in the number of players profiled from each country such that the English/Spanish version had 28 US members, while the other sets only had 17 US members...

The US/Spanish set

1 Tony Meola

2 Des Armstrong

3 Marcelo Balboa

4 Fernando Clavijo

5 John Doyle

6 Alexi Lalas

7 Thomas Dooley

8 John Harkes

9 Tab Ramos

10 Hugo Perez

11 Cobi Jones

12 Chris Henderson

13 Roy Wegerle

14 Eric Wynalda

15 Cle Kooiman

16 Brad Friedel

17 Ernie Stewart

18 Jeff Agoos

19 Paul Caligiuri

20 Mark Chung

21 Frank Clopas

22 Dominic Kinnear

23 Janusz Michallik

24 Joe-Max Moore

25 Brian Quinn

26 Mike Sorber

27 Peter Vermes

28 Mike Lapper

The US Contenders set (280 base cards) also featured cards of the US Women's National team, Bora's Fantasy Team (Walmart only), World Cup Superstars, Walter Ioos Portraits, Stand Out Performers, Hot Shots, Player of the Year, Road to the Finals, Golden Boots, Future Stars and Honorary Captains - Bill Clinton, Drew Bledsoe, Mickey Mantle, Calbert Cheaney, Dan Marino, Michael Jordan, Gordie Howe, Wayne Gretzky, Russell Maryland, Joe Montana...

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Metrostars - Christmas 1996

1996 the Metrostars issued a booklet of Christmas postcards. The 6 card fold-out featured 5 player cards, although the players are unrecognizable, Donadoni is highly visible by his jersey. Others may be Anthony De Avila, Rhett Harty (#15), Giovanni Savarese (17) and Peter Vermes.

A 6th card featured the Metrostars logo during a snowfall. The front inside of the booklet said "Happy Holidays from the Metrostars" with the Metros cab logo. The backs of the cards were typical postcard style backs with a place for postage, address and message.

World Cup USA94 - first day covers

An unofficial first day is created when a stamp is postally canceled at a post office other than the one at which it was issued. Following my attendance at the first day ceremony in East Rutherford I traveled to Kearny...Soccer Town, USA...to obtain an unofficial cancel. Kearny is the birthplace of Tony Meola, US National Team; John Harkes, US National team, Ted Gillen, Metrostars and was home to Tab Ramos, US National team...The above cover is signed by Tony Meola, US National team, Metrostars, Kansas City Wizards, NY Red Bull (MLS) NJ Ironmen (MISL)....The residents of Kearny played soccer back into the 1800's as one of the starting places for high level competition in the amateur leagues.. Although cultural diversity of Kearny has changed over the years they still lean on their Scottish heritage and soccer...

This cover features unofficial postal cancelations from East Rutherford and Union, NJ...Union is the home of Kean College, which served as training facility for Saudi Arabia during their stay in the US.

The cover is signed by Peter Vermes, US National team, NJ native, graduate of Rutgers University...played for the Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL); Metrostars, Colorado Rapids, KC Wizards (MLS)...

Don Thompson hand painted cachet