Group A Jan. 28 in Houston, Texas Costa Rica 6 Panama 1. USA 4 Haiti 0. Jan. 31 in Houston,Texas Haiti vs. Costa Rica 5:45 pm. (Fox Soccer Plus) USA vs. Panama 8:30 pm. (*Fox Soccer Plus, TUDNxtra) *Available on FoxSports.com and Fox Sports app at FS1 levelauthentication. Feb. 3 in Houston, Texas Panama vs. […]
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USA vets Alejandro Bedoya and Dax McCarty assess the Gregg Berhalter approach
It’s been a difficult transition for the U.S. men’s national team since the disastrous qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup. It took a year before Gregg Berhalter, notnecessarily a popular choice for the job, was brought in as head coach, and his team’s inconsistent form and often piddling results while building around young talent […]
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Watch: Kobe Bryant on the joy and lessons he got from soccer
In 2018, Kobe Bryant, at the Aspen Institute’s Project Play Summit, shared his soccer history, as well as insights on coaching and parenting. Skye EddyBruce of SoccerParenting.com attended and reported: “My favorite paraphrase from the interview: My coaches gave me the cake, I put the icing on it.” Bryant was born in Philadelphiain 1978. He […]
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Yanks Abroad: Weekend Action
Friday, January 24 England (League One) Lyndon Gooch, Sunderland,90 minutes (0-0 vs. Doncaster Rovers) Germany (Bundesliga) Gio Reyna, Borussia Dortmund, sub-2 minutes (5-1 vs. FC Cologne) Germany (3. Liga) Terrence Boyd, Hallescher/D3, 90 minutes (0-1 at Hansa Rostock) Netherlands (Eerste Divisie) Alex Mendez, Jong Ajax, 90 minutes, 1 assist (3-3 at NEC) Saturday,January 25 Belgium […]
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What They're Saying: Carli Lloyd
“I don’t think I will ever be happy with how I was treated between 2016 and 2019. I was in the best form of my career but was told I would not be a starter no matter how well or how hard Iworked at training or how many goals I score. Listening to people label […]
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Olympic qualifying: U.S. women add new weapons and new looks to already formidable team
The U.S. women’s national team begins Concacaf Olympic women’s qualifying Tuesday against Haiti in Houston with the expectation that it be in Japan this summer. After all, the USA hasplayed in four regional Olympic qualifiers and never lost a game. The goal difference in 19 games: 98-4. Group A play against Haiti, Panama and Costa […]
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What They're Saying: Robbie Rogers
“The first time I met Kobe was at the Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. He was excited to watch our team play and he signed autographs for hours. He didn’t turn a single athlete away. He wassuch a gentleman and absolutely brilliant.” — Former Los Angeles Galaxy and U.S. Olympic team player Robbie Rogers […]
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Watch: Neymar pay tribute to Kobe Bryant
After scoring his second goal in Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-0 win over Lille, the Brazilian star Neymar paid tribute to Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash onSunday. Neymar, a basketball fan, held up his fingers to represent the No. 24 that Bryant wore. Bryant was a soccer fan credited the soccer he played as […]
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Christine Sinclair is one goal away from tying Abby Wambach's world record
Canada opens Olympic women’s qualifyingon Wednesday when it faces St. Kitts & Nevis in the opening game of a doubleheader in Edinburg, Texas. It’s a game Canada, Olympic bronze-medalist in 2012 and 2016, should win easily.St. Kitts & Nevis, coached by American Jené Baclawski, is the smallest independent state in the Western Hemisphere and has […]
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MLS Preseason: Week 1 results, Week 2 schedules
LAFC opened preseason with a 2-0 win over Uruguayan club Penarol at Banc ofCalifornia Stadium. Carlos Vela, the 2019 MLS MVP, needed only 10 minutes to score his first goal of the year. Adrien Perez added a second goal at the 40th minute. CoachBob Bradley used 26 players, giving debuts to Dutch goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer […]