USA-CUBA EXPRESSOct. 10 in Washington, D.C.USA 7 Cuba 0. Goals: McKennie 1, 5, 13, Morris 9, owngoal (Ramos) 37, Sargent 40, Pulisic (pen.) 62.Att.: 13,784. There was plenty of brilliance from the USA during the first half and a joy to its game that we’re not used toseeing. Weston McKennie‘s hat trick started before the […]
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USA-South Korea: Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-SOUTH KOREA EXPRESS: Oct. 6 in Chicago USA 1 South Korea 1. Goals: Lloyd 37; Ji 34.Att.: 33,027. Jill Ellis‘ reign as U.S. women’s national team coach ended on Sunday as did the USA’s 17-game winning streak when it was held to a 1-1 tie bySouth Korea in the final game of the Victory Tour. […]
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USA-South Korea: Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-SOUTH KOREA EXPRESS:Oct. 3 in Charlotte, North CarolinaUSA 2 South Korea 0. Goals: Long 45+3,Pugh 76.Att.: 30,071. Megan Rapinoe assisted on close-range goals by Allie Long in the first half and Mallory Pughin the second half for a 2-0 USA win over South Korea on Thursday. USA PlayerRatings (1=low; 5=middle; 10=high.)GOALKEEPERThe only balls that reached Ashlyn […]
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USA-Uruguay: Men's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-URUGUAY EXPRESSSept. 10 in St. LouisUSA 1 Uruguay 1. Goals: Morris 79; B.Rodriguez 50.Att.: 20,625. Not a victory, but a 1-1 comeback tie with Uruguay following Friday’s stinging 3-0 loss to Mexico ends the latest Gregg Berhalter camp on arelatively positive note. Although Uruguay is never an easy foe, its counterattack approach — it beat […]
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USA-Mexico: Men's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-MEXICO EXPRESSSept. 6 in East Rutherford, N.J.USA 0 Mexico 3. Goals: Hernandez 21, Gutierrez 78,Antuna 82.Att.: 47,960 The USA suffered its worst defeat to Mexico in a decade when it fell 3-0 in Friday night’s friendly. Only for a fleeting period at the beginningof each half did Coach Gregg Berhalter‘s team play with any cohesion […]
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USA-Portugal Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-PORTUGAL EXPRESS:Sept 3 in St. Paul, MinnesotaUSA 3 Portugal 0. Goals: Lloyd 22, 32 (pen.),Horan 83. Att.: 19,600. Carli Lloyd struck twice in the first half and Lindsey Horan capped the scoring in the second half for a 3-0U.S. win over Portugal. Despite not matching the four goals it scored in last Thursday’s shutout win […]
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USA-Portugal Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-PORTUGAL EXPRESS:August 29 in PhiladelphiaUSA 4 Portugal 0. Goals: Heath 4, Brian 18, Lloyd 52,Long 82.Att.: 49,504 In the clash between the four-time World Cup-winner and a team that has never been to the World Cup, the USA scored a few minutes after kickoffand cruised to a 4-0 win over Portugal in front of the […]
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USA-Ireland: Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-IRELAND EXPRESS: Aug. 3 in Pasadena, California USA 3 Ireland 0. Goals: Heath 16, Horan 31,Lloyd 41. Att.: 37,040. The USA opened its Victory Tour with a 3-0 win over Ireland before a crowd of 37,040 fans at the Rose Bowl. Three first-half goals allowedthe world champions to take control and go to its bench […]
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USA-Mexico: Men's Gold Cup Final Player Ratings
USA-MEXICO EXPRESSJuly 7 in ChicagoUSA 0 Mexico 1. Goals: J.dos Santos 73. Att.: 62,493 The USA started the Gold Cup final attacking briskly and incisively, while failing to finish. But it was a bad sign that within the first 20 minutes the USAhad committed seven fouls to one by Mexico, which ultimately commanded the game […]
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USA-Netherlands: Women's World Cup Final Player Ratings
USA-NETHERLANDS EXPRESS:July 7 in LyonUSA 2 Netherlands 0. Goals: Rapinoe (pen.) 61, Lavelle 69.Att.: 57,900. For the first time at this World Cup, the USA failed to score early. But the USA controlled the midfield, defended so efficiently that goalkeeperAlyssa Naeher needed to make only one save, and overwhelmed the Dutch in the second half […]