The Gold Cup has a history of bizarre events, but few can match what happened Tuesday in Houston. French Guiana’s Yana Doko started captain Florent Malouda, the former French WorldCup player, even though Concacaf ruled he was ineligible for the Gold Cup. The match against Honduras ended in a 0-0 tie but Concacaf will likely […]
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USMNT: Changes likely for busy Gold Cup week
The USA should rotate its lineup when it resumes play at the Gold Cup on Wednesday against Martinique in Tampa. A poor performance against Panama in Saturday’s 1-1 tie isn’t Bruce Arena‘s onlyreason to think about the moves. Gold Cup, Group B Schedule: July 12 in Tampa, Fla. Panama vs. Nicaragua,FS1, UDN, 6:30 pm ET […]
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Gold Cup: U.S. players on same page about one thing
You have to give the U.S. national team credit after its 1-1 tie with Panama. Its coach, Bruce Arena, and his players were in agreement about what went wrong in a game they never managed tocontrol. Both teams had about the same balance of first- andsecond-team players — seven starters, four for Panama and three […]
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Gold Cup: Mexico and Jamaica win in San Diego
Mexico opened the defense of its Gold Cup title with a 3-1 win over El Salvador before a crowd of 53,133 in San Diego. Jamaica gained revenge for its loss to Curacao in the recent Caribbean Cup finalwith a 2-0 in Sunday’s first Group C game. GROUP A July 7 in Harrison, N.J. Canada 4 […]
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Video Pick: Sub scores super solo goal
One minute after entering the field in the second half, Steeven Langil scored Martinique’s second goal in a 2-0 Gold Cup win over Nicaragua. Langil got the ball at thehalfway line, and flicked it on the turn past Luis Copete. Once he arrived in the penalty area, Langil’s cutback left Erick Tellez sprawled on the ground.
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Bruce Arena went too defensive against Panama
By Mike Woitalla@MikeWoitalla It’s true that the USA has a Panama problem. Los Canaleros are the onlyteam that ever beat the USA in a first-round Gold Cup game, in 2011, in the tournament launched 1991. More recently, at the last Gold Cup, in 2015, the USA tied Panama, 1-1, in group play andlost to Los […]
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USA-Panama: No good excuses after disappointing result
The USA’s streak of having won every Gold Cup opener — 13 in all — ended when it tied Panama, 1-1, in their opening game before a record Tennessee soccer crowd of 47,622 in Nashville. More critically, the performance of many players simply wasn’t good enough if they want to claim places on the national […]
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Mexico coach Osorio banned for six games after Confed Cup outburst
FIFA banned Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio for six games for an outburst against match officials during the Confederations Cup third-place game against Portugal. The suspension will preventhim from coaching in the Gold Cup. If Mexico doesn’t reach the final, Osorio will serve any remaining games of his suspension in World Cup 2018 qualifying, which […]
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What They're Saying: Jair Karam
“The mayonnaise is sticking because the players from abroad are very attached to their homeland. Their Guyanese identity has strengthened the bonds.” — Jair Karam, head coach ofGold Cup longshot French Guyana, whose squad includes a mix of pros from France and local amateurs who needed to get reimbursed for time off from work. (Le […]
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Gold Cup: How the Hex rivals shape up
This being a Hexagonal year, the USA will be tracking its four competitors in World Cup qualifying who will be at the Gold Cup. (T&T failed to qualify.) Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama are allsending close to first teams; Mexico, which went to the Confederations Cup, is fielding a “B” team. COSTA RICA. The Ticos […]