[COPA CENTROAMERICANA] Such is the drawing power of Central American teams that Uncaf, the governing body of Central American soccer, will hold its championshipthat serves as qualifying for the Gold Cup in four cities, beginning with a tripleheader Wednesday at Washington’s RFK Stadium. Traditionally, the Central American Cup Tigo 2014 USA –Copa Centroamericana — has […]
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Five MLS players are called up
[CENTRAL AMERICAN CUP] Thirteen players based in U.S. leagues — five in MLS, six in the NASL and one in USL PRO, plus one JC player — are among the players namedto the seven teams competing in the Central American Cup Tigo 2014 USA that kicks off Wednesday at Washington’s RFK Stadium. LA Galaxy keeper […]
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What's next for the national team?
[USA MEN] Can’t get enough of the U.S. national team? In less than two months, it will be back in action Sept. 3 when it faces the Czech Republic in Prague. It isthe only game announced so far for the rest of 2014. But the busiest schedule in the history of the men’s national team […]
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Central American tournament headed to U.S.
[DATEBOOK] A second regional championship is moving to the United States in the fall, and this one won’t have the participation of the U.S. national team. The CopaCentroamericana will be held Sept. 3-13 in the United States. The Central American championship will qualify an undetermined number of teams for the 2015 Gold Cup and the […]
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Copa America is coming to USA in 2016
[COPA CENTENARIO] The United States will host a special edition of the Copa America in 2016 to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The South American championshipwill move north for a tournament to be held June 3-26, 2016. There are no plans at this point for a second edition of the Copa Centenario though Conmebol president Eugenio […]
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Concacaf stays with Traffic Sports
[SOCCER BUSINESS] Concacaf has renewed its deal with Traffic Sports for the sponsorship rights to all of its properties. The multi-year renewalagreement includes rights to the next four editions of the biennial Gold Cup (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021), as well as seven additional seasons of the annual Concacaf Champions League, from the 2015-16edition through the […]
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Copa Centroamericana is coming to USA
[DATEBOOK] The Copa Centroamericana — the Central American tournament that qualifies five of seven Central American teams to the Gold Cup — will be held in theUnited States during FIFA’s fixture window in September 2014. Teams like El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras and to a lesser extent Costa Rica and Panama have strong followings in […]
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Stuart Holden Recovery: 'A Long Way to Go'
Five months after suffering the third major knee injury of his career, Stuart Holden is once again on the comeback trail. But don’t expect the U.S. international to besuiting up for his club Bolton Wanderers anytime soon. In an interview with BWFC.com, coach Dougie Freedman talked about Holden’s progress, revealing that the former HoustonDynamo midfielder […]
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2013 Top 20 U.S. Soccer Crowds
[ATTENDANCE WATCH] Brazil drew a crowd of 71,124 Saturday night at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium to watch it beat Honduras, 5-0, ina friendly. It was the largest crowd ever to watch a soccer match in Florida and almost 11,000 fans more than the Dolphins drew Sunday afternoon for their NFL game against the San Diego […]
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Top 25 U.S. soccer crowds for 2013
By Paul Kennedy Even though most of the top Concacaf teams brought less than full squads, the Gold Cup was again a hit at the gate, drawing the twolargest and three of the five largest U.S. soccer crowds to date in 2013. The top two Gold Cup crowds were sellouts of 81,410 at Cowboys Stadium […]