[USA-ANTIGUA & BARBUDA REPORT CARD] Some of the defending wasn’t up to par, but the Americans got the necessary goals as the USA opened the semifinalround of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying by beating Antigua & Barbuda, 3-1, Friday night in Tampa. USA Player Ratings Starters RATING PLAYER (CLUB/COUNTRY) 5 Tim Howard (Everton/ENG). He was seldom […]
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Torres injury 'not looking very good right now'
[USA-ANTIGUA & BARBUDA] The USA got goals from Carlos Bocanegra, ClintDempsey and Herculez Gomez, but that was it as it had to settle for a 3-1 win over tiny Antigua & Barbuda in the opening game of the semifinal roundof 2014 World Cup qualifying. The USA got bad news, though, as Jose Torres, playing in […]
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Perez engineers Panama upset win
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING] If the slim margin of the USA’s win over Antigua & Barbuda was hard to believe, Mexico’s win over Guyana by the same 3-1scoreline was a shocker, especially after the Tri opened with two goals in the first 15 minutes at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium. Panama produced the first upset of […]
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Euro 2012 this weekend …
[SCOREBOARD] Defending champion Spain had to settle for a 1-1 tie with Italy on Sunday in its opening game at Euro 2012. Croatia took advantage of Ireland’sdefensive frailties to romp, 3-1, in Poznan. Denmark stunned the Netherlands, 1-0, in the Group B opener at Euro 2012 thanks to a first-half goal by MichaelKrohn-Dehli. The Dutch […]
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What They're Saying
“Poland’s anti-hooligan squads are armed with: Shotguns firing baton rounds that probably won’t kill you as long as you’re 30 meters away, a truck-mounted water cannon affectionately known as ‘thetyphoon,’ a high-tech sonic cannon that can make you wet yourself on its lowest setting, dogs trained to bite you directly in the testicles.” — The […]
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The Benna Boys' big day
[USA-ANTIGUA & BARBUDA] The USA has never faced a country as small as Antigua & Barbuda (population: 88,000) this late in World Cup qualifying. TheBenna Boys are given no chance on Friday night in Tampa (TV: ESPN, ESPN3, Galavision, live, 7 pm ET), but they are treating the Group A opener as the biggest game […]
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USL PRO this weekend …
[DATEBOOK] The Rochester Rhinos can temporarily move into a tie for first place with Orlando City if they beat the Wilmington Hammerheads on Saturday. For all the action … Standings: PTS TEAM W-L-T +/- 23 Orlando City 7-1-2 18/9 21 Charleston 7-2-0 16/5 20 Rochester 6-2-2 10/5 14 Richmond 3-2-5 12/11 13 Harrisburg 3-1-4 11/6 […]
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NASL this weekend …
[DATEBOOK] The defending champion Minnesota Stars travel to Carolina to face the RailHawks in a rematch of last year’s NASL final. The Stars are unbeaten innine games, while the RailHawks won for the first time in 10 games last weekend. Both lost to MLS teams in midweek U.S. Open Cup action. The San Antonio Scorpions, […]
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Lots to play for on Concacaf Day 1
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING COUNTDOWN] For the United States and Mexico, perennial favorites to qualify for the World Cup, the only question on Day 1 of thesemifinal round of Concacaf qualifying is how many goals will they win by when they host minnows Antigua & Barbuda and Guyana from the Caribbean zone, respectively. But Friday’s […]
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MLS Scoreboard …
[WEEK 14] The Vancouver Whitecaps host the Houston Dynamo Sunday in the lone MLS game of the weekend. All other teams are off because of international activityduring the FIFA fixture weekend. STANDINGS: EASTERN CONFERENCE PTS TEAM W-L-T- +/- 27 D.C. United 8-4-3 28/18 26 New York 8-3-2 26/18 25 Sporting K 8-3-1 17/10 18 Columbus […]