USA's focus is on Brazil

by Ridge Mahoney

[CONFEDERATIONS CUP] To keep alive its slim hopes of advancing to the Confederations Cup semifinals, the USA must at least accomplish something it has never done at this level when it faces Brazil Thursday (9:55 a.m. ET, ESPN2, TeleFutura) in Tshwane/Pretoria. Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"It's a local sound and I don't know how it is possible to stop it. I always said that when we go to South Africa, it is Africa. It's not western Europe. It's noisy, it's energy, rhythm, music, dance, drums. This is Africa. We have to adapt a little." -- ... Read the whole story

Delighted in defeat

by Paul Kennedy

[CONFEDERATIONS CUP] Everyone seemed to come out of Wednesday's Spain-Iraq match a winner. Spain won, 1-0, to move into the Confederations Cup semifinals and it extended its streaks to 14 straight wins and 34 games without a defeat. Iraq coach Bora Milutinovic could also claim personal victory, saying he was ... Read the whole story

South Africa '09 on television

by Soccer America

[CONFEDERATIONS CUP] The USA resumes play in Group B at the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa against Brazil. For the tournament's complete television schedule ... Read the whole story

Great entertainment at the Q

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] Thrills, suspense, wild emotional swings, and comic relief are all elements of great entertainment, the field in which Seattle Sounders FC majority investor Joe Roth and minority partner Drew Carey impart their real jobs. Read the whole story

Heartbreak for Iran in Seoul

by Paul Kennedy

[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] One of the most dramatic World Cup games in recent memory ended in heartbreak for Iran Wednesday. For Iran's deciding Group B qualifier against South Korea in Seoul, seven Iranian starters wore green tape in support of opposition leader Mir Hossain Mousavi, a symbolic protest to ... Read the whole story

Sky Blue escapes from the cellar

by Paul Kennedy

[WPS] Sky Blue FC escaped from the Women's Professional Soccer cellar  with a 1-0 win over the Chicago Red Stars on Wednesday. The loss, combined with FC Gold Pride's 1-1 tie at Boston, left the Red Stars, winless in their last seven games, in last place. Read the whole story

Barcelona headed to the Stick

by Soccer America

[DATEBOOK] European champion Barcelona will play Mexican club Chivas Aug. 8 at San Francisco's Candlestick Park on the third and final game of its August tour of the West Coast. Read the whole story

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