[USA MEN] With his performance in Tuesday night’s Gold Cup opener against Belize, Chris Wondolowski made sureeveryone knew his name, even if U.S. Soccer’s kit manager was not quite sure on its spelling. By now, much has been made of the extra “W” added to the surname on theback of the forward’s jersey — equipment […]
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USA to make FOX debut on Saturday
By Paul Kennedy The U.S. national team makes its debut on FOX Saturday when it faces Cuba in its second game at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah.Coverage begins at 3:00 p.m. ET. No national English-language network has ever broadcast the Gold Cup. FOX will also air one quarterfinal on July 21 from Baltimore and […]
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Belize Coach: Bride Attempt 'Isn't Just About Our Country'
Following the revelation that two Belize players were offered large sums of money to fix its 6-1 loss to the United States in the Gold Cup earlier this week, FIFA and Concacaf identified a man whomthey believe has also tried to fix games in other countries. The soccer governing bodies are still investigating the allegations […]
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Mexico gets back on track, Panama advances
[GOLD CUP: Group A] It wasn’t necessarily a dominating performance, but Mexico got back on track at the Gold Cup with a 2-0 win over Canada thanks to goals fromRaul Jimenez late in the first half and a disputed penalty kick by Marco Fabian early in the second half. It was justthe Tri’s third win […]
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'Positive identification' made of bribery suspect
[GOLD CUP: Group C] Concacaf released a statement Thursday, confirming that it was notified of an attempt to bribe Belize national team players Woodrow West and Ian Gaynair two days before the Jaguars’ Gold Cup match against the United States in Portland, Ore., and thatthere had been “a positive identification” of the individual attempting the […]
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What They're Saying
“If I paid attention to [what the media says], I would be sick, I would be in the hospital. That’s why I’m concerned with my job and what I’m doing and planning to moveforward.” — Beleagured Mexico coach Jose Manuel de la Torre, saying he doesn’t pay attention to all the criticism he receives in […]
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Canadians are dropping like flies
[GOLD CUP: Group C] Yes, Mexico has all sorts of problems. But things could be worse. All one has to look at is Canada, the Tri’s opponent on Thursday in the GoldCup at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field. It lost to Martinique, 1-0, in its opening game, and things have fallen apart since then. Forward SimeonJackson left […]
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Jaguars rebuffed match-fixer
[USA-BELIZE] Members of the Belize national team told a local Belize television station the day before the game that they had been approached by a man who hadbefriended them during a recent friendly in Guatemala, met them at a mall near their hotel in Portland and tried unsuccessfully to get them to agree to manipulate […]
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U.S. Report Card: Wondo's hat trick paces rout of Belize
By Ridge Mahoney After failing to score in his first 11 U.S. appearances, Chris Wondolowski upped his goal tally to four in two games bynailing a hat trick against Belize in the USA’s 6-1 win over the Jaguars in the Gold Cup Group C opener. His hat trick earned him the highest U.S. ratings, but […]
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Ticos put away Cuba in second half
[GOLD CUP: Group C] Michael Barrantes scored two goals and the Columbus Crew’s JairoArrieta added a third as Costa Rica shook off a sluggish first half to beat Cuba, 3-0, in their Gold Cup Group C game on Tuesday in Portland, Ore. Barrantes, one of four Ticosbased in Scandinavia, scored on a left-footed shot from […]