[CONCACAF OLYMPIC QUALIFYING] The USA put up touchdowns in each half to beat Dominican Republic, 14-0, in its opening game at the Concacaf Olympic Women’sQualifying Tournament at Vancouver’s BC Place. The 14 goals broke a 20-year-old national team record, and second-half sub Amy Rodriguez tied an individual U.S.record with five goals. But the win came […]
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Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying this weekend …
[SCOREBOARD] Canada drew a record crowd for a full women’s international at home when 12,417 fans watched it beat Cuba, 2-0, Saturday night in Concacaf Olympicwomen’s qualifying at Vancouver’s BC Place. Costa Rica also improved to 2-0-0 with a 2-0 win over Haiti. MaribelDominguez had a hat trick to lead Mexico past Guatemala, 5-0, to […]
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'No margin for error' for USA
[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 […]