[DATEBOOK] The USA will face Canada, Panama and Guadeloupe in the 2011 Concacaf Gold Cup. The Americans open against Canada at Detroit’s Ford Field on June 7.The regional championship opens June 5 at Cowboys Stadium, where Mexico faces El Salvador in the second game of a doubleheader. The 2011 Gold Cup champion and CONCACAF representative […]
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Catrachos are Central American champions
[COPA CENTROAMERICANA] Honduras won the Copa Centroamericana for the first time since 1995 when it beat Costa Rica, 2-1, on goals by Walter Martinez and Emil Martinez. The win over Costa Rica, the runner-up for the second straight time, was the Catrachos’ first inthe Central American tournament since 1999. Costa Rica, which has won a […]
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Guatemala completes Gold Cup field
[COPA CENTROAMERICANA] Guatemala captured the 12th and final berth at the 2011 Concacaf Gold Cup in the United States when it rallied to beat Nicaragua, 2-1, inthe fifth-place game at the Copa Centroamericana in Panama City on Friday. Honduras and Costa Rica advanced to Sunday’s final with wins in Friday’s semifinals. Manuel Leon scored with […]
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Catrachos advance to Gold Cup
[COPA CENTROAMERICANA] Honduras got two goals from Jorge Claros and one from former Dallas youth star Ramon Nunez to beat Guatemala, 3-1, and claim the fourth berth in the Copa Centroamericana semifinals. The Catrachos also join host Panama, Costa Rica and ElSalvador in qualifying for the 2011 Gold Cup.
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Panama, El Salvador and Costa Rica advance
[COPA CENTROAMERICANA] Panama, El Salvador and Costa Rica won on Sunday to clinch spots in the semifinals of the Copa Centroamericana and earn berths in the2011 Concacaf Gold Cup. Five of the seven teams in the Central American championship — the four semifinals and the fifth-place game winner — will qualify for the Gold Cup […]
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Concacaf to stream Copa Centroamericana
[ONLINE WATCH] The 2011 Copa Centroamericana — Central America’s Gold Cup qualifying competition — will be available live on CONCACAF TV at www.concacaf.com, beginning with Friday’s tripleheader at Rommel Fernandez Stadium in Panama City, Panama. Tuesday, January 18 Nicaragua vs. Belize 5 pm Honduras vs. Guatemala 7 pm Panama vs. El Salvador 9 pm Friday, […]
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Concacaf headed to new territory
[GOLD CUP] The 2011 Gold Cup final will be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., a site for the inaugural tournament 20 years ago, but Concacaf will playmatches in four new cities — Detroit, Tampa, Kansas City and Charlotte — during the group stage. “We are very excited about our cities and venues,” […]
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Trinidad & Tobago and Martinique fail to qualify for Gold Cup
[DIGICEL CARIBBEAN CUP] Jamaica, , winner of its third Caribbean title in five years, Guadeloupe, Cuba and Grenada qualified for the 2011 Gold Cup as theyclaimed the top four places at the Digicel Caribbean Cup held in Martinique. The big losers were Trinidad & Tobago and the hosts, who were eliminated in the first round. […]
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Four Gold Cup berths up for grabs
[DIGICEL CARIBBEAN CUP] The final round of the Digicel Caribbean Cup final round will begin Friday when Trinidad & Tobago faces Cuba and host Martiniquetakes on Grenada. The tournament will serve as qualifying for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States. For a look at the tournament’s MLS connection, as well as schedule […]
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Rose Bowl to host 2011 Gold Cup final
[DATEBOOK] The Rose Bowl will be the site of the 2011 Gold Cup, which marks the 20th anniversary of the Concacaf championship for national teams. The Gold Cup, which will start June 5, will again consist of 12 Concacaf teams. Mexico, the defending champion, has won five titles. The USA has won four times, including […]