USA-MEXICO EXPRESS:Feb. 7 in Carson, CaliforniaUSA 4 Mexico 0. Goals: Lavelle 5, Mewis 14, 67, Press73.Att.: 11,292. * * * * * * * * * * The USA cruised to a 4-0 win over Mexico that was more scrappy than stylish to book aspot at the 2020 Olympics in Japan. With Rose Lavelle‘s opening […]
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USA-Costa Rica Women's Olympic Qualifying Player Ratings
USA-COSTA RICA EXPRESS:Feb. 3 in HoustonUSA 6 Costa Rica 0. Goals: Press 4, 36, Horan 10, Mewis 63,83, McDonald 77.Att.: 7,082. * * * * * * * * * * In a 6-0 win over Costa Rica, the USA delivered a more polished performancein its third straight mismatch of the tournament after opening with […]
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USA-Costa Rica Men's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-COSTA RICA EXPRESS:Feb. 1 in Carson, CaliforniaUSA 1 Costa Rica 0. Goals: Llanez pen. 50.Att.: 9,172. * * * * * * * * * * Not only was Coach Gregg Berhalter using a bevy of youngsters a smart move tohelp the U-23s prepare for Olympic qualifying — they won and looked quite good in […]
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USA-Panama Women's Olympic Qualifying Ratings
USA-PANAMA EXPRESSJan. 31 in HoustonUSA 8 Panama 0. Goals: Horan 3, 18, 78, Wiliams 15, Lavelle 21,Press 70, McDonald 72, Heath 78.Att.: 14,121. * * * * * * * * * * The USA is certainly impressive when it comes to gettingon the scoreboard early. Its first game of Olympic qualifying for Tokyo 2020, […]
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USA-Haiti Women's Olympic Qualifying Ratings
USA-HAITI EXPRESSJan. 28 in HoustonUSA 4 Haiti 0. Goals: Press 2, Williams 67, Horan 73, Lloyd90+3.Att.: 4,363. * * * * * * * * * * Rarely will you see a 4-0 game in which the victor impresses as little as the USA didagainst Haiti in their 2020 Olympic qualifying opener. No matter how […]
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Cuba-USA: Men's Concacaf Nations League Player Ratings
USA-CUBA EXPRESS: Nov. 19 in George Town, Cayman Islands Cuba 0 USA 4. Goals:Sargent 1, 66, Morris 26, 39. Cuba hosted the USA in the Cayman Islands and Coach Gregg Berhalter‘s crew coped well with the cow pasture conditions, hitting the net 34seconds after kickoff to ensure there would be no drama against the world’s […]
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USA-Canada: Men's Concacaf Nations League Player Ratings
USA-CANADA EXPRESS: Nov. 15 in Orlando, Fla. USA 4 Canada 1. Goals: Morris 2, Zardes 23, 89, Long34; Vitoria 72. Att.: 13,103. The USA put itself in a position to win its group and advance to the semifinals in the Concacaf Nations League thanks to a 4-1 win overCanada in Orlando. After the 2-0 loss […]
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USA-Costa Rica: Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-COSTA RICA EXPRESS: Nov. 10 Jacksonville, Fla. USA 6 Costa Rica 0. Goals: Lloyd 4, Brian 10,Williams 50, 68, Press 56, own goal (Blanco) 86. Att.: 12,914. As one should expect, the world champions easily beat Costa Rica on Sunday. In the USA’s last game of 2019,and second game under new head coach Vlatko Andonovski […]
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USA-Sweden: Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-SWEDEN EXPRESS: Nov. 7 in Columbus, Ohio USA 3 Sweden 2. Goals: Lloyd 6, 31, Press 28; Anvegard75, 79. Att.: 20,903. The Vlatko Andonovski era got off to a rip-roaring start. In the new coach’s debut against Sweden, which finished third at theWorld Cup the USA won last summer, the Americans stormed out of the […]
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Canada-USA: Men's Concacaf Nations League Player Ratings
USA-CANADA EXPRESSOct. 15 in TorontoCanada 2 USA 0. Goals: Davies 63, Cavallini 90+1.Att.: 17,126 In a performance that will rank among the worst in U.S. national team history — two years and five days after the debacle against Trinidad & Tobago in Couva — the USA fell to Canada for the first time in 34 […]