Having been blanked by the Red Bulls on the road, the Sounders return home this weekend to play the other New York team needing goals and points to get back into the playoff chase. Seattleand New York City FC kick off the second weekend of play following a Centenario break Saturday afternoon on national TV […]
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Copa Spotlight: Chile storms into final, again
Chile and Argentina will meet for the third time in the last year in the Copa America as La Roja reached the final of the Copa Centenario with a 2-0 win over Colombia in a weather-delayed game inChicago. Chile, the 2015 Copa America winner over Argentina in a shootout in the final, fell to Argentina […]
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What They're Saying: Univision's Juan Carlos Rodriguez
“When the first game started, I cried like a baby. I thought it was never going to happen. It took too many meetings, too many flights and too many lawyers. But the great thing is everything gotaligned.” — Juan Carlos Rodriguez, president of Univision Deportes, on the Copa Centenario, which almost did not take place […]
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Stepping on toes? That's not the solution to improving U.S. soccer
By Mike Woitalla@MikeWoitalla Do you wonder what kind of advice Jurgen Klinsmann was givinghis players during their loss to Argentina? The U.S. coach revealed some in his post-game press conference. After the USA managed zero shots, one corner kick, and had only 32 percent of thepossession in the 4-0 defeat, Klinsmann said he had screamed […]
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MLS: Robbie Rogers sidelined by ankle surgery
The LA Galaxy’s list of missing starters has grown by one, and this one won’t be back for a while. Outside back Robbie Rogers is expected to miss six weeks to recover fromarthroscopic surgery performed on his ankle on Monday. Rogers has played 12 games (10 starts) for the Galaxy this season while changing sides […]
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What They're Saying: Sunil Gulati
“We don’t base decisions on one game, whether it’s today or one win against Ecuador. We look at all of this and we’ll do that after the tournament is over and assess where we are and how we’ve done.Obviously, the three consecutive wins was good. Today and the Colombia game were less good. The semifinals […]
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USA-Argentina Copa Centenario Player Ratings
The USA fell behind early to Argentina, the top-ranked team in the world, and chased most of the 90 minutes in a convincing 4-0 defeat Tuesday night in Houston. A couple of good saves byBrad Guzan aside, the U.S. seldom looked up to the task of battling Lionel Messi and an array of excellent players. […]
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Video Pick: Messi's record-breaking free kick
After getting fouled by Chris Wondolowski, Lionel Messi curved a 26-yard free kick past keeper Brad Guzan into the upper corner of the U.S. net,giving Messi 55 career goals to break Gabriel Batistuta‘s record for most all-time Argentina goals.
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USA-Argentina lineups
Jurgen Klinsmann made four changes from the team that beat Ecuador for the Copa Centenario semifinals against Argentina. USA — Guzan; Johnson, Cameron, Brooks,Yedlin; Zusi, Bradley, Beckerman, Zardes; Dempsey, Wondolowski. Argentina — Romero; Mercado, Otamendi, Funes Mori, Rojo; Augusto Fernández, Mascherano, Banega; Messi, Higuain,Lavezzi.
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USA-Argentina: Does Klinsmann roll the dice?
The USA will play Argentina — Argentina with Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero and a host of other stars — in the semifinals of the Copa Centenario, arguably thebiggest match it had ever hosted, before a sellout crowd Tuesday at Houston’s NRG Stadium. The USA’s task is complicated by the suspensions to Jermaine […]