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 ...
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
I mean I know Jimmy Fallon was asking for this because it was funny. And let's be honest, I loved that show, but I haven't thought about how cool a reunion would be for even a minute.
I blame Dusty Baker...because he has one of the biggest track records of this ...
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Clint Dempsey said it best when reflecting on the U.S. Soccer team's chances of reaching the semifinals of the Confederations Cup: "The odds were slim."
Excellent analysis "Deuce," now get to practicing. Hard.
The stars and stripes pulled off what can only be described as a full-fledged miracle Sunday afternoon. They needed ...
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
OK, so on Monday the U.S. lost to Italy in its opening game of the Confederations Cup, a tuneup for next year’s World Cup in South Africa.
The Americans hung with the defending world champions - much like they did in the 2006 World Cup - and took a lead into ...
Posted in 2010 World Cup, International Soccer, Jermaine Jones, Jozy Altidore, Oguchi Onyewu, Tim Howard, US Soccer | 22 Comments »
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
What the hell was that?
U.S. Soccer, are you kidding me?
Wednesday night’s World Cup Qualifier against Costa Rica was an absolute disgrace. As former U.S. captain and current broadcaster John Harkes said mid-telecast, “I’m angry.”
Damn right. And he should be.
The Americans got absolutely buzzsawed 3-1 by the Ticos (a consolation late ...
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