Games
| date | competition | season | round | team | score | team | venue | referee | attendance | sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 24, 1996 | MLS | 1996 | Columbus Crew | 2 - 1 | Kansas City Wiz | Ohio Stadium | 20246 | 2 | ||
| Aug. 24, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | Southampton | 1 - 2 | West Ham United | Upton Park | — | 1 | |
| Aug. 24, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | The City Ground | — | 1 | |
| Aug. 24, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | Newcastle United | 1 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | St James' Park | — | 1 | |
| Aug. 24, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Derby County | Villa Park | — | 1 | |
| Aug. 24, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | Stamford Bridge | — | 1 | |
| Aug. 24, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | Everton | 0 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | White Hart Lane | — | 1 | |
| Aug. 24, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | Liverpool | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | Anfield | — | 1 | |
| Aug. 24, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Leicester City | Filbert Street | — | 1 |
Standings
| team | competition | season | GP | W | T | L | gf | ga | gf/ga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | MLS | 1996 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 58 | 56 | 1.04 |
| Columbus Crew | MLS | 1996 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 58 | 0.84 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Arsenal | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Aston Villa | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Chelsea | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Everton | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Leicester City | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.67 |
| Liverpool | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.67 |
| Newcastle United | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 |
| Nottingham Forest | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sunderland | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
| West Ham United | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 |
| Coventry City | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.17 |
| Derby County | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| Middlesbrough | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.80 |
| Southampton | EPL | 1996-1997 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |