Mexican soccer offers the possibility for Americans to earn more money than they can in MLS, but they won’t find stability as Grant Wahl reports in interviewswith Americans DaMarcus Beasley, Herculez Gomez and Marco Vidal about life southof the border. Beasley is in his first season at Puebla but hasn’t been paid since December. Beasley, […]
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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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Ivory Coast, Ghana under pressure at African Cup of Nations
The absence of some traditional powerhouses has scrambled the expectations of what may occur at the African Cup of Nations that kicks off Saturday. Former champions Egypt, Cameroon,Nigeria and South Africa did not make the cut for the competition that will be co-hosted by West African neighbors Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, Though unheralded home nations […]
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Donovan: 'I think I have more to offer'
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Man-of-the-match Landon Donovan had an up-and-down 2011 season with the Los Angeles Galaxy and U.S.national team, but you can say nothing bad about his form since returning on loan to Everton. Donovan delivered the telling pass that cut out the Aston Villa defense and found substitute Victor Anichebe for the tying goal in […]
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Egypt's reign is over
[AFRICA NATIONS CUP QUALIFYING] Three-time defending champion Egypt won’t be playing in next year’s African Nations Cup. The Pharaohs were eliminated when theunder-23 team Egypt fielded lost to Kai Kamara‘s Sierra Leone, 2-1, in qualifying on Saturday. BounaCoundoul started in goal for Senegal, which clinched a berth in the 2012 finals in Gabon and Equatorial […]
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Plans for Libya-hosted Africa Cup of Nations in flux
To avoid holding the Africa Cup of Nations in the same year as the World Cup, the Africa soccer confederation (CAF) is switching the tournament to odd years as of 2013. One small problem: thetournament is scheduled to held in Libya, which is in the midst of a civil war. There are no plans to […]
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Egypt's Pharaohs could miss African showcase
Three-time defending champion Egypt is in danger of missing out on the African Cup of Nations for the first time in 30 years following its 1-0 loss at South Africa. The Pharaohs –Africa’s winningest team with seven continental championships — conceded a stoppage-time goal to Katlego Mphela that gave Bafana Bafana its first triumph overthem […]
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No international soccer in Libya
There won’t be any international soccer played in Libya any time soon. The African soccer confederation (CAF) made sure of that by ordering the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifier between Libyaand Comoros to be moved from Tripoli to a neutral site. The game was scheduled in late March at the June 11 Stadium. The […]
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More trouble for Fulham and Aston Villa
[AMERICANS ABROAD] The troubles for the Americans at Fulham and Aston Villa continued as both clubs lost at home on Boxing Day. Fulham’s 3-1 lossto West Ham United left it in the relegation zone, tied for 18th place with Wolves, which also fall at home, 2-1, to . Clint Dempsey went off early in thesecond […]