[SCOUTING REPORT] The USA will face Canada, Cuba and El Salvador in Group A of the Concacaf Olympic qualifying tournament March 22-26 in Nashville, Tenn. Thetop two teams in the group will advance to the semifinals, which will decide the two Concacaf berths to the London Olympics men’s soccer competition. The four teams in Group […]
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Caps add Canadian U-17 captain as homegrown player
[MLS] The Vancouver Whitecaps signed their fifth homegrown player when they promoted Bryce Alderson, who captainedCanada at the 2011 Under-17 World Cup, from their residency program in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy this season. “Bryce is an intelligent, gifted player who has already played at avery high level in his young career,” said Whitecaps coach […]
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MLS players chase dreams
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING] MLS players have scattered across the Americas and Caribbean for World Cup 2014 qualifying duty. Alejandro Moreno and Marco Pappa hope to lead Venezuela and Guatemala, respectively, to the finals for the first time. Diego Chara hopes his call-up will be the first of many for MLS’s large Colombian contingent. Steward […]
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Jeld-Wen Field packed for U.S. win
[USA-CANADA WOMEN] Abby Wambach scored two goals to give the USA a 3-0 victory over Canada in a friendly before 18,570fans in Portland, Ore., on Thursday night. The crowd at Jeld-Wen Field was the largest to watch the U.S. women at home since the farewell tour for retiring stars MiaHamm, Julie Foudy and Joy Fawcett […]
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Big crowd turns out for 'Celebration Series' opener
[USA-CANADA WOMEN] Is there a Germany ’11 effect? The U.S. women’s national team attracted a crowd of 16,191 at the new Livestrong Sporting Park in Kansas City,Kan. — almost as many fans at it drew for its three pre-Women’s World Cup friendlies — for its 1-1 tie with Canada on Saturday night. The USA had […]
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Philadelphia's Daniel leads T&T to second win
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING] The Philadelphia Union’s Keon Daniel had the first goal for Trinidad & Tobago in its 2-0win at Barbados in World Cup 2014 qualifying. The second day of the second stage of Concacaf play also saw Canada beat Puerto Rico, 3-0, getting a goal from IainHume at the end of the first […]
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MLS players come through on Day 1
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING] Five MLS players scored on Day 1 of the second round of World Cup 2014 qualifying in the Concacaf zone. Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United) and Will Johnson (Real Salt Lake) helped rescue Canada in the second half against St. Lucia, Marco Pappa (Chicago) and James Marcelin (Portland) had winning goals […]
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What They're Saying
“The players are all aware of that situation. Some of them weren’t even born when Canada was last in the World Cup.” — Canadian national team coach Stephen Hart on Canada’s dreadful record in the World Cup. Its lone appearance at the finals took place in 1986. The road to Brazil 2014 begins Friday in […]
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Concacaf second stage kicks off
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING] The road to Brazil 2014 continues in Concacaf, where 24 teams begin the second round of World Cup qualifying with games Friday andTuesday. Only the winners of the six four-team groups will join the six exempt teams in the semifinal round of qualifying next year. The USA will want to keep […]
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Canada's ambitious program all for naught
Canada, winner of the Concacaf women’s championship, entered the Women’s World Cup with high hopes but exited quickly with three losses. The performance, Canada’s worst at thetournament, is a huge setback for its Italian coach, Carolina Morace, who had an ambitious vision for the Canadian women’s game and had trained her players forfour months in […]