“I’d like to think that we’re closing the gap and hopefully one day we can do something special.” — Clint Dempsey, whose goalgave the USA a 1-0 win over Italy, its first win over the Azzurri in their 88-year-old series. (AP)
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Heroes of Genoa: USA downs Italy!
[ITALY-USA] The USA celebrated its biggest win of the Jurgen Klinsmann era when it prevailed 1-0 over Italy — a nation the USA had neverbeaten in 10 previous meetings dating back to 1934 — in Wednesday’s friendly in Genoa. The result extended the USA’s win streak to four games and gives Klinsmann a 5-4-1 recordsince […]
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Morgan leads USA past Danes
[ALGARVE CUP] Alex Morgan continued her hot streak, scoring in each half to give the USA a 5-0 win over Denmark in theopening game of the Algarve Cup in Portugal. Abby Wambach, Carli Lloyd and Sydney Leroux also scored for the Americans, who outshot the Danes 16-5. On the first goal Morgan combined with Wambach […]
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MLS preseason this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Eleven MLS teams will be in action Wednesday in the four tournaments being played across the country. In addition, the Seattle Sounders will hostJaguares of Mexico in a friendly. For all the preseason schedules and results … Chicago Fire (MLS record:1-3-1) Jan. 29: 0-0 D.C. United in Naples, Fla. Feb. 1: 3-0 FGCU in […]
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Qatar, Oman in, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain out
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING] Mohammed Kasola‘s goal in the 83rd minute gave Qatar a 2-2 tie with Iran and sent it throughto the final round of World Cup 2014 qualifying in Asia. The final day appeared to be a formality for the Qataris, but Bahrain beat Indonesia, 10-0, to make up a deficit of nine […]
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Reggae Boyz sweep three games in week
[WORLD CUP 2014 COUNTDOWN] Jamaica, which will face the USA in the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying, won their third friendly in a week with a 3-2 win atNew Zealand on Wednesday. The Reggae Boyz have a long tradition of bringing foreign-based players — mostly from England and the United States — into their […]
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Reyna and Meola head Class of 2012
[HALL OF FAME] Claudio Reyna and Tony Meola, eligible on the Player ballot forthe first time, were elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2012. A third former national team player, Desmond Armstrong, was elected on theVeteran ballot and Tony DiCicco, who coached the USA to the 1996 Olympic gold medal and […]
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Italy-USA Minute by Minute
[RECAP] The USA beat Italy for the first time in a series that began in 1934 with a 1-0 win in Genoa thanks to a well-constructed goal by Clint Dempsey — his 25th for the USA — in the 55th minute. 79th minute: U.S. sub: BorussiaDortmund II teenager Boyd for Altidore in his U.S. debut. […]
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Ferdinand and Lampard not in Pearce's squad
[ENGLAND] Interim coach Stuart Pearce‘s first squad includes newcomers FraizerCampbell and Tom Cleverley, but veterans Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampardare not in England’s 25-player squad for the friendly against the Netherlands Wednesday at Wembley. And John Terry, at the center of the controversy that led toFabio Capello‘s departure, is not in the squad as he […]
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Klinsmann sets roster for Italy clash
[USA MEN] Coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called in a 21-man roster with 17 foreign-based and four MLS players for the USA’s friendly against Italyin Genoa on Feb. 29 (TV: 2:45 pm ET, ESPN, ESPN3.com, Galavision). The MLS contingent is comprised of attackers Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle, defenderGeoff Cameron, and goalkeeper Nick Rimando. Mexico-based midfielder […]