[USA-GUADELOUPE] Here are three points of emphasis following the USA’s 1-0 win over Guadeloupe in the Concacaf Gold Cup Tuesday night in Kansas City that sendsthe Americans into a quarterfinal against Jamaica Sunday at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. … What a difference a goal makes. By scoring in thefirst minute of stoppage time to […]
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Tejada breaks Canadians' hearts
[CANADA-PANAMA] Luis Tejada‘s goal in stoppage time following a wild goalmouth scramble earned Panama a 1-1 tie with Canada and gave theCanaleros the Group C title at the Gold Cup. The result would eliminate Canada when Guadeloupe failed to beat the USA in the second game of the Tuesday doubleheader at Livestrong Sporting Park. Dwayne De […]
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Struggling USA still controls its Gold Cup fate
[USA CONFIDENTIAL] Thanks to fortuitous scheduling, a possible “dream matchup” of the USA and Mexico in the Gold Cup knockout rounds is still on, but perhapsnot at the final stage as has been anticipated. Heading into its Group C finale against Guadeloupe (0-2-0, 0 points) Tuesday in Kansas City (9 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer Channel, […]
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Gold Cup this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Jamaica beat Honduras, 1-0, Monday night before a sellout crowd of 25,000 at Red Bull Arena and won Group B at the Gold Cup. The San JoseEarthquakes’ Ryan Johnson had the winning goal for the Reggae Boyz, while the Chicago Fire’s Marco Pappa andPhiladelphia Union’s Carlos Ruiz scored in Guatemala’s 4-0 win over Grenada […]
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Gold Cup audience on Univision networks jumps
[TELEVISION WATCH] The Gold Cup is drawing twice as many viewers on the Univision networks for their coverage of the Concacaf championship as they did two yearsago. Thursday’s Mexico-Cuba drew 8 million viewers on Univision and put Univision ahead of all networks except ABC, which had Game 5 coverage of the NBA finals, among men […]
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From the U.S. locker room …
[REACTION] The road to the Rose Bowl got a little bumpier as the USA lost in the group stage of the Gold Cup the first time in 27 games. Coach Bob Bradley and his players try to explain what went wrong, especially in the first half …
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What They're Saying
“The truth is that Panamanians do not need much to celebrate. And today it must be an absolute party in the entire country. The day after the Guadeloupe game, the first thing that I said to[the players] is that we were going to win against the United States. We were convinced and we had the […]
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U.S. player ratings
[USA-PANAMA REPORT CARD] The USA reverted to its old habit of falling behind, and this time couldn’t make up a 2-0 deficit in Gold Cup play Saturday nightat Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. performances. StartersRating Player (Club) GP/G 5 Tim Howard (Everton/ENG) 61/0 Solid game for the most part, […]
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Gold Cup this weekend …
[SCOREBOARD] Mexico won its third game at the Gold Cup with a 4-1 win over Costa Rica before 62,000 fans in Chicago. El Salvador won its first game of thetournament with a 6-1 demolition of hapless Cuba. For the Gold Cup game summaries, standings and schedule … Results: Group A June 12 in Chicago Mexico […]
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Slow start, sloppy play doom USA
[USA-PANAMA] Here are three points of emphasis following the USA’s 2-1 loss to Panama in the Concacaf Gold Cup Saturday night in Tampa, Fla.: Sluggish first half is costly. Again. After scoring in the 15th minute to take a lead they held until the final whistle against Canada, the Americans said all theright things about […]