[USA MEN] Landon Donovan has been the dominant player of the Gold Cup. He’s the only U.S. player to start all five matchesand his five goals and seven assists are more than the three goals and six assists he’s had all season for the LA Galaxy in MLS play. He also leads all U.S. players […]
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Chepo: I Intend to Fulfill My Contract
Following his team’s 2-1 loss to Panama in the Concacaf Gold Cup semifinal on Thursday, Mexico coach Jose Manuel “Chepo” de la Torre admitted that he isn’tsure about his job security. The loss, Mexico’s second at the hands of Panama during the Gold Cup, left El Tri’s 2013 record at five wins, five draws and […]
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U.S. Player Ratings: Donovan dominates again as USA reaches final
By Ridge Mahoney Two more goals by Landon Donovan, both set up by Alejandro Bedoya, after an opening goal by EddieJohnson carried the USA past Honduras, 3-1, Wednesday in a Gold Cup semifinal. Donovan’s two goals tied him with teammate Chris Wondolowski for thetournament lead with five, and he also leads the tournament in assists […]
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Canaleros sweep El Tri
[PANAMA-MEXICO] Panama accomplished what no Concacaf team has ever done and beaten Mexico twice in the same competition in the same year. For the second time atthe 2013 Gold Cup, the Canaleros beat El Tri, 2-1, this time before a pro-Mexico crowd of 81,410 at Cowboys Stadium and moved into Sunday’s final against the USA. […]
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USA cruises into Gold Cup final with win over Honduras
[USA-HONDURAS] The USA extended its win streak record to 10 games with a 3-1 victory of Honduras in the Gold Cup semifinals Wednesday in Arlington, Texas, wherered-hot Landon Donovan scored twice and assisted on Eddie Johnson‘s goal. THE GOALS. The opening goal came in the12th minute when defender Clarence Goodson sent a low pass down […]
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Donovan: USA's Best-Ever Run
The U.S. men’s national team is on a tear unlike anything veteran Landon Donovan has ever seen, and Donovan, who has played in three World Cups and scored more goals andregistered more assists than any player in U.S. history, has seen a lot. “I’ve never been part of a run like this,” the L.A. Galaxy […]
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Eddie Johnson delivers when Klinsmann calls
[USA MEN] U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann took advantage of the new Gold Cup regulations that allow roster additions for the knockout stage, andEddie Johnson replied with a goal on his first touch in the 5-1 quarterfinal rout over El Salvador. It was the latest feat of Johnson’s big comeback for the USA, which meets Hondurasin […]
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A lot has changed since San Pedro Sula
[USA-HONDURAS] The USA has come a long way since it slumped to a 2-1 loss to Honduras in the heat of San Pedro Sula in early February. It went unbeaten in its nextfive games in World Cup 2014 qualifying to open a six-point lead on the fourth-place Catrachos, and it’s run off nine straight wins […]
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A flaw in Jerry's World
[GOLD CUP: Semifinals] The USA plays Honduras for the third time this year — the rubber match in a series that saw the teams split their World Cup qualifiers –when they meet Wednesday in the semifinals of the Gold Cup followed by Mexico-Panama. But the operative word here isn’t rubber. It’s concrete as in what […]
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Corona Represents 'What America Looks Like'
One of the most impressive emerging stars for the U.S. national team at this year’s Concacaf Gold Cup has been Joe Corona, a Californian of Mexican and Salvadoran descent.Corona scored the second goal in the Americans’ 5-1 rout of El Salvador in the Gold Cup quarterfinal on Sunday. Though Corona represents the U.S. internationally, he […]