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by Ridge Mahoney
[CONFEDERATIONS CUP] The best teams are the best at punishing miscues, as the U.S. national team learned once again Monday at the Confederations Cup in South Africa. Errors of technique, positioning, and judgment enabled world champion Italy to rally from a 1-0 deficit and smack the Americans, 3-1, as the ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[ITALY-USA REPORT CARD] Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players and comments on their performance in Monday's 3-1 loss to Italy at the Confederations Cup.
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by Soccer America
"I would like to dedicate my goals to my family who were watching from America." -- Giuseppe Rossi, who was born and raised in New Jersey before moving to Italy at age 12, on the two goals he scored against the USA in Italy's 3-1 win. (Goal.com)
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by Paul Kennedy
[TV WATCH] How do you sugarcoat another in a series of games marked by some dreadful soccer? The USA's performance in its 3-1 loss to Italy on Monday at the Confederations Cup left its commentators grasping at straws.
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by Paul Kennedy
[CONFEDERATIONS CUP] The knock on Dunga's Brazil has been its defense-first approach, so its display in its opening game at the Confederations Cup Monday was certainly a surprise. The defending Confederations Cup champion opened up a 3-1 lead in Bloemfontein, blew that lead early in the second half and then ...
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