Larry McPhail (born August 27, 1968) is a retired American

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who played one season each in the

American Professional Soccer League The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. ...

and

SISL The United States Interregional Soccer League (USISL) was a semi-professional men's outdoor soccer league that played six seasons from 1989 to 1994. It was the first outdoor league to be operated by the organization known today as the United ...

. McPhail was a member of the

United States U-17 men's national soccer team The United States U-17 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team may compete is in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years. Competitive re ...

at the

1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the first edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian in People's Republic of China from July 31, 1985, to August 11, 1985. Players born after August 1, 1968, ...

. He played all three games as the U.S. went 1-2-0 in group play. He was a 1986 Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player. That year, he entered

Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a Private university, private research university in Dallas, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ...

where he played on the men's soccer team from 1986 to 1989. He was a 1987 and 1989 Third Team All American at SMU. In the fall of 1989, McPhail signed with the Richardson Rockets of the

Southwest Independent Soccer League The United States Interregional Soccer League (USISL) was a semi-professional men's outdoor soccer league that played six seasons from 1989 to 1994. It was the first outdoor league to be operated by the organization known today as the United ...

. In 1990, McPhail played for the

Colorado Foxes The Colorado Foxes were a professional men's soccer club originally based in Commerce City, Colorado, that played in the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) and USL A-League. Founded in 1990, the club moved to San Diego, California in ...

in the

.1990 Colorado Foxes
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McPhail, Larry 1968 births Living people American men's soccer players American Professional Soccer League players Colorado Foxes players Dallas Rockets players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' soccer) SMU Mustangs men's soccer players USISL players United States men's youth international soccer players Men's association football forwards 20th-century American sportsmen