Landon Donovan hailed the impact of veteran USA striker Abby Wambach during the U.S. women’s 2-0 win against Germany in the Women’s World Cup semifinal on Tuesday, but healso took the opportunity to launch a thinly veiled dig at U.S. men’s coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who famously decided not to take Donovan to the 2014 World […]
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U.S. Submits Extradition Request for FIFA Officials Detained in Zurich
The United States on Thursday submitted a formal request for Switzerland to extradite the seven FIFA officials arrested in Zurich in May as part of the corruption probe that has rocked soccer’sworld governing body. Switzerland’s Federal Office of Justice said Thursday that the requests were received from the U.S. embassy in Bern. The expected demands […]
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Klinsmann's Clever Dempsey Demotion
U.S. men’s national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann executed a tricky piece of player diplomacy on Thursday by stripping forward Clint Dempseyof the captain’s armband and handing it to center midfielder Michael Bradley ahead of the Concacaf Gold Cup, which begins for the USA on July 7 against Honduras. Dempsey, of course, has been at the […]
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Gold Cup: Klinsmann gives Dempsey's captaincy to Bradley
Not unexpectedly, U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann has named Michael Bradley his captain for the Gold Cup inplace of Clint Dempsey, who was recently suspended by MLS and U.S. Soccer for tearing up the notebook of referee DanielRadford in the Seattle Sounders’ U.S. Open Cup match against Portland. View image | gettyimages.com Dempsey had […]
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Gold Cup: Chicharito out with broken collarbone
Mexican star Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, who has been linked to a move to MLS’s Orlando City, will miss the Gold Cup after suffering a broken collarbone inMexico’s 0-0 tie against Honduras on Wednesday in Houston. The game drew 70,128 fans. View image | gettyimages.com Chicharito fell to the grass with Honduran Brayan Beckles in the […]
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What They're Saying: Sepp Blatter
“I am a religious person and pray, too. I own a golden cross that has been blessed by Pope Francis. I believe I will go to heaven one day. But I believe thereis no hell. I disagree with the pope on that.” — FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who says he has a clean conscience and […]
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Video Pick: Carli Lloyd recalls Jersey roots
If you want to know more about U.S. Women’s World Cup captain Carli Lloyd, scorer of three goals so far in Canada, here’s a two-minute clip that includes her hailing her home state ofNew Jersey and recalling her youth soccer days, which included pick-up games with Turkish immigrants “without a coach breathing down your neck.”
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Three takeaways from Japan-England
Defending champion Japan returned to the Women’s World Cup final thanks to a 2-1 win over England. After exchanging penalty-kick goals in a first half dominated by the Nadeshiko, the English hadthe better of the second half but fell in stoppage time on an own goal by Laura Bassett. Sunday’s game will mark the first final […]
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ICYMI | MLS: 'Sky is the limit' for Fire's Magee
The return of 2013 MLS MVP Mike Magee comes at a good time for the Chicago Fire, which also welcomed back Patrick Nyarkofor its Open Cup victory over the USL’s Charlotte Independence. The city of St. Paul has jumped into the Minnesota United expansion picture. 1. Magee says ‘sky is thelimit.’ Despite stocking up with […]
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Jordan Morris will miss at least month with stress fracture
Rampant speculation over the short-term and long-term futures of Stanford University and U.S. forward Jordan Morris will go on hold for a while. He’s injured. The Stanford athleticcommunications department confirmed that Morris, 20, underwent stress-fracture surgery Monday. Hewill be out at least four weeks but is expected to recover in time to participate in preseason […]