USA-Mexico battle set for executive committee seat

by Paul Kennedy

[FIFA] The USA and Mexico squared off in an epic battle for the Concacaf Under-20 Championship Sunday in Puebla, Mexico. They will meet in their highly anticipated World Cup qualifier March 26 at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium. And they will also face off April 19 in Panama City, where the ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"I would ask people to think before picking up the phone for emergency services. ... There may be people out there in real trouble who need our help and they have to wait because we are tied up with calls like this one, reporting a referee from the television." -- ... Read the whole story

Narrow defeat at Tigres gives Sounders hope

by Soccer America

[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The Seattle Sounders certainly did better than they did on their last trip to Mexico for the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals. Eliminated from last year's competition with a 6-1 loss at Santos, the Sounders fell, 1-0, to Tigres before a packed house at the Estadio Universitario in ... Read the whole story

Wambach closes in on Hamm record

by Soccer America

[USA-ICELAND] The USA defeated Iceland, 3-0, Wednesday to open play at the Algarve Cup in Portugal. U.S. defender Rachel Buehler celebrated her 100th with a goal and Shannon Boxx and Abby Wambach followed with goals to clinch the win. For Wambach, the goal was 154th of her international career and ... Read the whole story

Corona's Tijuana makes it three in a row

by Soccer America

[AMERICANS ABROAD] For the third straight game, Joe Corona started for Tijuana in the Libertadores Cup. And for the third straight game, the Xolos, playing their first first season in the South American club championship, won by shutout. This time, the win was a big one: 1-0 over Corinthians of ... Read the whole story

Columbus and Montreal eye West Coast sweep

by Soccer America

[MLS SCHEDULE: Week 2] Both Columbus and Montreal stayed on the West Coast after their opening day wins in anticipation of matches at Vancouver and Portland on Saturday. The Whitecaps were also victorious on Week 1, while the Timbers played a 3-3 tie with New York. New England, the only ... Read the whole story

Is this Kazakhstani corner the craziest you've ever seen?

by Samuel Charles

[VIDEO PICK: Off the Post] One of the most unbelievable scenes we've ever spotted on a soccer field occurred during league play in Kazakhstan when a referee forced a player to take a corner kick in water deep enough to test out his scuba gear. Read the whole story

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