[CONCACAF WOMEN’S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING] Abby Wambach doesn’t fear the soccer gods, yet neither does she trustthem. (Click here for qualifying schedule and viewing information.) She and her U.S. teammates remember what happened the last time they played the host team in a Concacaf qualifying tournament. A 2-1 semifinal loss to Mexico in Cancun 14 months […]
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Americans hold off Denmark in Aegean Cup
[U.S. UNDER-17 MEN] The U.S. under-17 national team defeated Denmark, 3-2, in their second game of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup in Turkey. Twice the youngDanes came back from a goal but each time the Americans responded within three minutes. Conor Donovan, WesleyWade and DeAndre Robinson scored for the USA, lifting the team to second […]
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Women dominate Best of U.S. Soccer
[AWARDS] Given the U.S. women’s national team’s dramatic run at the 2011 Women’s World Cup, it was no surprise that the women captured themajority of 2011’s Best of U.S. Soccer awards. They captured seven of the 11 awards. For all the awards … Note: Athlete of the Year awardswill be announced on Friday. 2011 AWARDS: […]
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Cameron brings 'Alcatraz' attitude to national team
[U.S. SPOTLIGHT] It’s taken Geoff Cameron nearly two years after earning his first cap to get a real shot at a second. That is his primaryreaction to nearly three weeks of training with the U.S. team leading up to a friendly against Venezuela Saturday at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (TV: 9 […]
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Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Christine Sinclair, Canada’s all-time leading scorer, had four goals and an assist to lead host Canada to a6-0 win over Haiti in front of a crowd of 7,067 at Vancouver’s BC Place Thursday night in the Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Costa Rica, a potential opponent of the USA inthe all-important semifinals, won the […]
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Expect the unpredictable and bizarre
[AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS] Among the continental championships, the Africa Cup of Nations ranks up there, just behind the European Championship and Copa Americafor international attention. The presence of international superstars like Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba helps. But the competition’s reputation for theunpredictable and bizarre doesn’t hurt. Unpredictable? Former champions Egypt, Cameroon, Nigeria, South Africa […]
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Africa Cup of Nations this weekend …
[DATEBOOK] The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off this weekend with doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday in Equatorial Guinea, one of the two hosts. Play in Gabonbegins on Monday. For the complete schedule as well as television information on the tournament … (The Africa Cup of Nations is available on Al-Jazeera Sports USA. Click here for […]
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“Alcoholic drinks are part of the FIFA World Cup, so we’re going to have them. Excuse me if I sound a bit arrogant but that’s something we won’t negotiate.” — FIFA general secretaryJerome Valcke, stating in no uncertain terms that the Brazilian government will have to back down from its no-beer policy at sporting events […]
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No time for Pause to pause
[VIDEO PICK] The Chicago Fire’s Logan Pause takes you on a tour of Chicago as well as the offices of the Quaker OatsCompany as he shows off his dribbling ability in this well-done video to promote the unveiling of the Quaker logo on the Fire’s jersey … Stamp act overshadows Barca win
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Stamp act overshadows Barca win
[EL CLASICO, ACT 4] What would the El Clasico be without another Barcelona win and another piece of stupidity from Real Madrid? Barca came back to win, 2-1,away on goals by defenders Carles Puyol and Eric Abidal in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarterfinal seriesmarred when Real Madrid’s Pepe stomped on Lionel […]