[BRAZIL 2014] Ghana is scrambling to ensure that blackouts won’t prevent Black Star fans from watching Monday’s USA-Ghana match at the World Cup. It is boostingpower production with electricity imported from neighboring Ivory Coast. Ghanaian energy providers are contributing extra power to the tune $30 million, more than three times the government isspending to fund […]
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Ghana, then and now, and the revenge factor
[BRAZIL 2014] Tim Howard is one of only four starters from the U.S. team that lost toGhana four years ago in the round of 16 of the World Cup. He says it’s ancient history, adding, “This is a different team, with a different mindset.” But what about Ghana? Sixstarters from the Black Stars’ 2010 team […]
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The World Cup of multinationals
[BRAZIL 2014] Jermaine Jones says he won’t celebrate if he scores against Germany, but he is happy to be part of the U.S.national team that includes seven players who were born or raised abroad. They are not alone. Dozens of players represent countries other than those in which they were born or raised, making this […]
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Klinsmann: 'We feel very confident'
[WORLD CUP TODAY: Wednesday] In his first comments since arriving in Brazil after scouting Ghana Monday night in Miami, Jurgen Klinsmann said hewasn’t overawed by the Black Stars. Just forget for now about the idea, though, of the USA winning the World Cup. SOCCER AMERICA’s free e-eletters: SIGN UP While the national team went ahead […]
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Bradley won't put too much into opposition's big wins
[WORLD CUP TODAY: USA] Germany 6-1 over Armenia. Ghana 4-0 over South Korea. And Portugal 5-1 over Ireland Tuesday night with a certain Cristiano Ronaldo back on the field but not on the scoreboard. They make the USA’s narrow wins over Azerbaijan, Turkey and Nigeria look paltry, eh? The Americans aren’tputting too much into their […]
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Ghana Forward a Doubt for U.S. Clash
Ghanaian forward Abdul Majeed Waris is a doubt for the Black Stars World Cup opener against the USA after limping off in the fourth minute of Ghana’s 4-0 win against SouthKorea in Miami on Monday night. Waris, who was replaced by Jordan Ayew (who went on to hit a hat trick in the match), landed […]
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Ghana gives Klinsmann lots to ponder on night flight
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Now we know why Jurgen Klinsmann took the unusual step of staying behind in Miami while the U.S.national team flew on to Sao Paulo, where it practiced for the first time on Monday afternoon. He got an up-close look at Ghana’s Black Stars, watching along with his German scouts, Berti Vogts and […]
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Reasons for Hope Emerge in USA's Group of Death
We are exactly one week away from the USA’s World Cup opener against Ghana, and Yahoo! Sports Eric Adelson, for one, believes that the Yanks’ Group G prospects are starting tolook up. Despite being drawn into the notorious “Group of Death,” Adelson thinks that forces are starting to conspire in Jurgen Klinsman & Co.’s favor: […]
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Ghanaian witchdoctor takes credit for Ronaldo's injuries
[OFF THE POST] Ghanaian witchdoctor Nana Kwaku Bonsam claims he has put a spiritual spell — Kahwiri Kapam — on Cristiano Ronaldo that is responsible for the Portuguese star’s knee and thigh injuries that have raised doubts about his ability to be at 100 percent for the WorldCup. “I know what Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury is […]
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Ghana's Black Stars make roster cuts
[WORLD CUP 2014] Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has named his 23-player squad for the 2014 World Cup. The Black Stars, who openagainst the USA on June 16, will be one of the youngest teams at the World Cup with an average age of 24.8. Six starters from Ghana’s 2-1 overtime win over the USA in […]