[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Such was the anticipation of Algeria’s World Cup warmup against Serbia in Algiers that the 70,000-seat Stade du 5 Juillet was filled threehours before gametime. Such was the crowd’s disappointment in the Desert Foxes’ performance that the stadium was half empty shortly after Dusko Tosic made it3-0 for Serbia in the 65th […]
Soccer America Daily
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Assessing players on the bubble
[NETHERLANDS-USA] With no more games scheduled until late May, before which Bob Bradley is expected to name his 23-manroster, here’s a rundown of where players on the bubble stand after their performances in Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to the Netherlands … UPGRADE: DaMarcus Beasley. Thrown into the fray unexpectedly by injury to Holden, he got lively […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
England has subs to thank for win
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] After a torturous first half, during which Egypt went ahead, England recovered to beat the three-time African champion, 3-1, at WembleyStadium. Substitutes Peter Crouch and Shaun Wright-Phillips combined for the three goals and improved their chances ofearning tickets to the World Cup. At the start of the game, the crowd of 80,000 […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
U.S. Player Ratings
[NETHERLANDS-USA REPORT CARD] Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players after the USA’s 2-1 loss to theNetherlands in Amsterdam. USA: STARTERS: Rating/Player(Club/Country) GP/G 6 Tim Howard (Everton/ENG) 49/- 4 Jonathan Spector (West Ham/ENG) 24/0 5 Jay DeMerit (West Ham/ENG) 17/0 6 Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes/FRA) 77/123 Jonathan Bornstein (Chiovas USA) 29/2 5 Stuart Holden (Bolton […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
USA downs Germany, 3-2, in final
[ALGARVE CUP] The USA won the Algarve Cup for the sixth time in the last eight years when it beat Germany, 3-2, in Wednesday’s final. Lauren Cheney had what proved to be the deciding goal with her fourth goal of the tournament in the 69th minute.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
World Cup warmup results
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Mexico got goals from 21-year-old stars Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez and CarlosVela to beat New Zealand, 2-0, before a sellout crowd of 90,526 at the Rose Bowl. In Wednesday’s big games, France and Germany lost at home to Spain (2-0) and Argentina (1-0), respectively.Host South Africa had to settle for a 1-1 tie […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
USA not up to the task [VIDEO]
[NETHERLANDS-USA] No excuses or apologies necessary for this defeat: a shorthanded USA squad wasn’t quite up to the task of subduing the Netherlands onits home field, even if the Dutch played most of the match at le ss than full throttle. Dirk Kuyt tucked home a penalty kick in the 40th minute and a deflected […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Second surgery sidelines Andre Luiz
[MLS] The San Jose Earthquakes may seem to be stacked with midfielders, but one of its cogs in the second half of the 2009 season won’t be available for awhile. Brazilian Andre Luiz, who played seven games after signing with MLS last July, has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Kneepain traced to an […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Your choices to start
[NETHERLANDS-USA] Soccer America asked its readers to pick the U.S. starting lineup against the Netherlands on Wednesday. Here’s whom they selected … (SOCCER AMERICA POLL Results) STARTERS: Tim Howard 91% ————————– Carlos Bocanegra 92% Jonathan Spector 86% Jay DeMerit 79% Jonathan Bornstein 56% —————————– Landon Donovan 97% Michael Bradley 91% Maurice Edu 73% Stuart Holden 70% […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
SA POLL: Who's indispensable?
Six U.S. national team regulars missed Wednesday’s friendly against the Netherlands because they are injured. Which one of the them can the USA not do without?