Heroes of Genoa: USA downs Italy!

by Mike Woitalla

[ITALY-USA] The USA celebrated its biggest win of the Jurgen Klinsmann era when it prevailed 1-0 over Italy -- a nation the USA had never beaten in 10 previous meetings dating back to 1934 -- in Wednesday's friendly in Genoa. Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"I'd like to think that we're closing the gap and hopefully one day we can do something special." -- Clint Dempsey, whose goal gave the USA a 1-0 win over Italy, its first win over the Azzurri in their 88-year-old series. (AP) Read the whole story

Italy-USA Minute by Minute

by Soccer America

[INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY] A well-constructed goal by Clint Dempsey -- his 25th for the USA -- in the 55th minute was the difference as the USA edged Italy, 1-0. Read the whole story

Morgan leads USA past Danes

by Soccer America

[ALGARVE CUP] Alex Morgan continued her hot streak, scoring in each half to lead the USA to a 5-0 win over Denmark in the opening game of the Algarve Cup. Read the whole story

Reyna and Meola head Class of 2012

by Soccer America

[HALL OF FAME] Claudio Reyna and Tony Meola, eligible on the Player ballot for the first time, were elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2012. A third former national team player, Desmond Armstrong, was elected on the Veteran ballot and Tony DiCicco, who coached the USA ... Read the whole story

Reggae Boyz sweep three games in week

by Paul Kennedy

[WORLD CUP 2014 COUNTDOWN] Jamaica, which will face the USA in the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying, won their third friendly in a week with a 3-2 win at New Zealand on Wednesday. The Reggae Boyz have a long tradition of bringing foreign-based players -- mostly from England and ... Read the whole story

Qatar, Oman in, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain out

by Soccer America

[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING] Mohammed Kasola's goal in the 83rd minute gave Qatar a 2-2 tie with Iran and sent it through to the final round of World Cup 2014 qualifying in Asia. The final day appeared to be a formality for the Qataris, but Bahrain beat Indonesia, 10-0, to ... Read the whole story

MLS preseason this week ...

by Soccer America

[SCOREBOARD] Eleven MLS teams will be in action Wednesday in the four tournaments being played across the country. In addition, the Seattle Sounders will host Jaguares of Mexico in a friendly. For all the preseason schedules and results ... Read the whole story

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