By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) No Bill Hamid, no Perry Kitchen, no Chris Pontius, no Jairo Arrieta, no DavyArnaud. A year after starting the knockout phase of the Concacaf Champions League with those men in the lineup for one or both of the quarterfinal legs, D.C. United on Tuesday playedMexican club Queretaro with none of them […]
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What They're Saying: Bruce Arena
“For the most part, the competition part of it is somewhat useless. I guess the part about being in [the next World Cup host’s] country and getting the lay of the land is important, but theConfederations Cup is one of these competitions where I’m sure the national teams and the players would rather not have […]
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Klinsmann: 'This is about belief'
Jurgen Klinsmann was not shy in explaining what he was looking for in his team that will face Mexico for the Concacaf Cup Saturday at the Rose Bowl. He showed his conservative streak,going with a roster loaded with experience, and could start as many as 10 of the 11 starters who opened the World Cup […]
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Preliminary rosters named for USA-Mexico playoff
The USA and Mexico released rosters that will serve as their short lists from which they will select their 23-player rosters for the Oct. 10 Concacaf Cup that will decide the Concacaf representativein the 2017 Confederations Cup. The 23-player rosters are due Oct. 1.
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Video Pick: Mexican TV uses Donald Trump in promo for Rose Bowl clash
TV Azteca uses clips from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s announcement speech in a promo for its broadcast in Mexico of the Oct. 10 USA-Mexico playoff at the RoseBowl for a spot in the 2017 Confederations Cup.
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Klinsmann's Silver Lining Playbook
So, the U.S. got its clock cleaned against Brazil last night, while Mexico, its opponent in the Confederations Cup playoff in Pasadena on Oct 10, was unlucky not to beat World No. 1 Argentina. Where are the silver linings? Well, to be clear, there aren’t many — this was definitely a poor performance. Whether it […]
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Interview | Klinsmann: 'I have no concern' about roster
Addressing for the first time his comments in theWashington Post in which he said “we have a long way to go to educate people on the game of soccer still in this country,” U.S. national team coach JurgenKlinsmann said in an interview with ESPN’s Taylor Twellman he took responsibility for theUSA’s fourth-place finish at the […]
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USA-Brazil Preview: Oct. 10 lineup comes into focus
No team has dominated the USA quite like Brazil, winner of 16 of 17 meetings, including the last nine in a row. But Tuesday night’s friendly isn’t just about ending that losing streak. It’s aboutpreparing for the Oct. 10 Confederations Cup playoff against Mexico. Here are three storylines to follow. U.S. Friendly: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 […]
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USA and Mexico will split Rose Bowl tickets
When the USA played Mexico in the 2011 Gold Cup final at the Rose Bowl, the vast of majority of the 93,420 fans were rooting for Mexico. The USA quickly went ahead 2-0, but roared on by the crowd ElTri stormed back for a 4-2 win in what would be Bob Bradley‘s final game as […]
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Ferretti to Lead El Tri for Confed Cup Playoff
Ricardo “Tuca” Ferretti on Friday was named Mexico interim coach for the next four games, including El Tri’s playoff with the USA for a berth at the 2017 ConfederationsCup. In interview with Televisa, Mexican soccer federation president Decio de Maria said that a verbal agreement had been reached with the 61-year-old Brazilian to take overfor […]