Archive for the ‘US Soccer’ Category
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Alright U.S. Soccer, do us all a favor. Cancel the remaining friendlies leading up to the World Cup. Pull the entire roster from club play, send them to a beach resort where lovely women will massage them daily. Provide them with hyperbaric chambers to sleep in.
We’re less than 100 days ...
Posted in Charlie Davies, Clint Dempsey, International Soccer, Oguchi Onyewu, Ricardo Clark, Stuart Holden, US Soccer, World Cup 2010 | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Ever since the World Cup draw was released on Friday, American soccer fans have been salivating at the chance to nip the uppity English in Group C.
England, ranked ninth in FIFA’s world rankings, is home to arguably the world’s most competitive domestic league and boasts a bevy of top flight ...
Posted in England, International Soccer, US Soccer, World Cup 2010 | 3 Comments »
Monday, August 17th, 2009
A few months ago, Bill Simmons had ESPN soccer announcer Rob Stone as a guest on his radio show to talk soccer - a rarity on the Sports Guy's show. Listening to Simmons trip over soccer concepts and names made ardent soccer supporters cringe. But he admitted during the segment, ...
Posted in 2010 World Cup, Bill Simmons, ESPN, International Soccer, Mexico, US Soccer | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Game time is fast approaching (4 p.m. EST, Telemundo/mun2), and I'm getting amped. Even though the game isn't on the ESPN family of networks, the Worldwide Leader is actually doing a good job of hyping the game and breaking it down.
Bob Ley and Alexi Lalas are actually in Mexico City ...
Posted in 2010 World Cup, International Soccer, Landon Donovan, Live Blog, Mexico, US Soccer | 38 Comments »
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
The U.S. soccer team’s inevitable trip to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa has its biggest test so far when it travels to Mexico City for Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier.
The Americans’ troubles south of the border have been well documented. (The U.S. is 0-22-1 on Mexican dirt.)
Mexican winger Andres ...
Posted in 2010 World Cup, International Soccer, Live Blog, Mexico, US Soccer | 3 Comments »
