Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Under-20 World Cup: A U.S. tie that feels like a win
Outplayed for much of the game and twice on the verge of collapse, the USA came back from 2-0 down after seven minutes then 3-2 to tie Ecuador 3-3 on a goal scored by Luca de la Torre in thefinal minute of stoppage time in their opening game at the Under-20 World Cup. The other […]
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Canada: Octavio Zambrano is named national team coach
Canada Soccer named former MLS coach Octavio Zambrano as the new head coach of its men’s national team program. Zambrano will oversee the entire men’s program. The Ecuadornative joins Canada Soccer after recently serving as head coach of Delfin in Ecuador’s Serie A. He previously served as sporting director, head coach and technical director with […]
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MLS Camp Chatter: NYCFC rallies in Ecuador
Sean Okoli scored from outside the area in the 83rd minute and John Stertzer equalized from close range in stoppage time as New York City tied Ecuador’s Emelec,2-2, before more than 36,000 fans in the re-opening of the Estadio Banco del Pacifico Capwell in Guayaquil. One of the bright spots for NYCFC was the play […]
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MLS Moves: FC Dallas signs young Ecuadorian
Renowned for its success with young players, FC Dallas has signed Aníbal Chala, a 20-year-old left back from Mira, Ecuador. Since starting his pro career at 16,Chala has played 116 league games for El Nacional in the Ecuadorian league. He also has played for Ecuador’s under-20 team. He joins compatriot Carlos Gruezo, 21, who signedwith […]
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Enner Valencia eludes police by leaving stadium in ambulance
Thinking he was wanted by police on charges of unpaid child support in an amount of $17,000, Ecuador forward Enner Valencia avoided police by being taken away in an ambulence afterleaving Ecuador’s 3-0 win over Chile in World Cup 2018 qualifying. Ecuadorian newspaper El Comercio has reported that the arrest warrant against Valencia had been suspended after […]
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WCQ: Gabriel Jesus scores twice in Brazil debut
In Tite‘s first game as new head coach, Brazil beat Ecuador, 3-0, for its first win in Ecuador since 1983. Gabriel Jesus scored twice and Neymar added the third goal as Brazil wonimpressively in Quito, at 10,000 feet above sea level. Gabriel Jesus and Neymar were joined by Marquinhos and Renato Augusto from Brazil’s Olympic […]
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Underdog takes lead in Copa Libertadores series
Ecuador’s tiny Independiente del Valle has already knocked off Argentina’s River Plate and has taken the lead on another Buenos Aires giant Boca Juniors, moving ahead, 2-1, in the first leg of theirCopa Libertadores semifinal clash. Goals by Bryan Cabezas and Jose Angulo gave Independiente del Valle the win in Quito.
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Copa Centenario: U.S. protests are thrown out
Copa Centenario organizers threw out the U.S protests over the red card issued to Jermaine Jones and yellow card handed to Bobby Wood a minute apart in the second half of theUSA’s 2-1 win over Ecuador in the quarterfinals. Jones, Wood and Alejandro Bedoya are all suspended for Tuesday’s semifinal against Argentina in Houston. U.S. […]
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Centenario jams up an already crowded calendar
Aside from the problem of what to name a Centenario-type competition matching the nations of Conmebol and Concacaf — there can’t be another Centenario, obviously — the primary issue will bewhen to play it. This comes up because, for the first time, the beloved European Championship — which snugly fills the void between World Cups […]