[DATEBOOK] Juergen Klinsmann won’t wait long to get his first test as U.S. men’s national team coach. The USA will faceMexico Aug. 10 in Philadelphia. The irony, of course, is that Klinsmann’s objection to playing Mexico in a friendly in 2007 was believed to be a stumbling block when negotiations between the Germanand U.S. Soccer […]
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Klinsmann is new U.S. coach
[U.S. SOCCER] U.S. Soccer has named German Juergen Klinsmann U.S. men’s national team coach, replacing Bob Bradley, who waslet go on Thursday. Klinsmann, who turns 47 on Saturday, has lived in Southern California since he retired from a long playing career in 1998. He has had two previous coaching stints, thefirst as Germany boss at […]
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MLS this weekend …
[DATEBOOK] The Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew, tied for first place in the Eastern Conference, face tough testsSaturday when they face the Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake, respectively. For all the Saturday action … WEEK 20 SCHEDULE: July 29 7:30 p.m. ET Philadelphia vs. Colorado, FOXSoccer July 30 7:30 p.m. ET Vancouver vs. Los […]
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Kljestan begins second Belgian season on Friday
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Sasha Kljestan begins his second season at Anderlecht on Friday when the Brussels club travels toLeuven. Michael Bradley‘s Borussia Moenchengladbach plays at Jahn Regensburg Friday in the German Cup. Former U.S. U-17 StefanJerome could make his debut in the Czech Republic on Friday when Sigma Olomouc travels to Dukla Prague. For Americans in […]
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Under-20 World Cup on the air
[TELEVISION GUIDE] All matches from the Under-20 World Cup in Colombia will be broadcast live on ESP3.com, and select matches will be available on ESPNU andGalavision. For the Under-20 broadcast schedule … Note: ESPNU listings only available through Aug. 3. GROUP A July 30 in Bogota Mali vs. South Korea (ESPN3.com, live, 6 pm ET) […]
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Japan's resilience and Sawa's heroics prevail
[USA-JAPAN] Many storylines and subplots were played out as Japan beat the USA on penalty kicks (2-2, 3-1) in a electrifying Women’s World Cup finalSunday in Frankfurt, surely the most dramatic women’s international match ever played. Here are three thoughts in the aftermath of what might be the most dramatic women’sinternational match ever played: Pressure […]
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What They're Saying
“It’s obviously heart-breaking. It’s unfortunate; we couldn’t pull it out. We had chances though, throughout the game. And we didn’t put them away.” — Abby Wambach after the USA lost to Japan despite a 27-14 edge in shots, including three off the woodwork.
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2011 Copa America this weekend …
[SCOREBOARD] After Argentina, Brazil, the other favorite, was knocked out of the Copa America in a shootout. The defending champions slumped out of thetournament, falling to Paraguay 2-0 in a shootout after the game ended 0-0 after overtime. For all the action … Quarterfinals July 16 Peru 2 Colombia 0 (OT). Goals: Lobaton 101, Vargas […]
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Sawa sweeps Golden Ball and Golden Boot
[AWARDS] Playing in her fifth Women’s World Cup for Japan, Homare Sawa won the adidas Golden Ball as MVP and adidasGolden Boot as the leading scorer. American Abby Wambach won the Silver Ball as the runner-up in MVP balloting and Bronze Boot as third in thescoring race. Golden Ball nominees: Brazil: Marta France: Sonia Bompastor, […]
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MLS this weekend …
[DATEBOOK] The Philadelphia Union can take over first place in the Eastern Conference with a win at the New EnglandRevolution on Sunday. For all the weekend action … WEEK 18 RESULTS: July 16 in Carson, Calif. Chivas USA 0 New York 0. Chivas USA — Kennedy, Lahoud (Trujillo38), Umana, Pearce, Valentin, Zemanski, Elliott, LaBrocca, Flores […]