[COPA CENTROAMERICANA] Guatemala, El Salvador and Panama joined Costa Rica in clinching berths in the 2015 Gold Cup following the conclusion of group play at theCopa Centroamericana. Guatemala’s 2-0 win over Honduras in which Seattle Sounders’ Marco Pappa tied a Guatemala record with his third and fourthgoals of the Copa Centroamericana left the Catrachos having […]
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Costa Rica is first team to clinch Gold Cup berth
[COPA CENTROAMERICANA] Celso Borges‘ penalty kick in stoppage time gave Costa Rica a 2-2 tie with Panama in theCentroamericana Cup before 25,000 fans at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, and the Ticos became the first team to clinch a berth in the 2015 Gold Cup. Guatemala won its second game thanks in part to Carlos […]
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Pappa leads Guatemala past El Salvador
[COPA CENTROAMERICANA] Guatemala, which failed to qualify for the 2013 Gold Cup, took a first step toward returning to the Concacaf championship when it beat ElSalvador, 2-1, on a pair of goals by the Seattle Sounders’ Marco Pappa in the Copa Centroamericana. Honduras and Costa Rica won the first two games of thetripleheader before 20,516 […]
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Regional championship kicks off in Washington
[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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USA-Honduras match set for Boca Raton
[DATEBOOK] The USA will face Honduras on Oct. 14 in Boca Raton, Florida. The Catrachos will be the first Concacaf rival the USA will face in its new cycle. Kickoffat FAU Stadium is set for 8 p.m. ET, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN, WatchESPN, UniMas and ESPN Deportes Radio. U.S. Fall […]
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Garrido signs with Houston, Bengtson loaned out
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Houston Dynamo acquired 23-year-old midfielder Luis Garrido, who started two games for Honduras at theWorld Cup, on loan from Olimpia. In another loan deal involving a Honduran World Cup player, the New England Revolution has sent Jerry Bengtson toBelgrano in Argentina. Garrido, a central midfielder, has 22 caps for Los Catrachos, including 11 […]
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Sporting KC gets help for second-half charge
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Sporting Kansas City moved to bolster its midfield after the exit of young Spaniard Oriol Rosell toSporting Lisbon by signing a pair of midfielders, Honduran World Cup midfielder Jorge Claros and Swiss midfielder MartinSteuble, who recently debuted for the Philippines. “We are always looking for players to enhance our roster,” Sporting KC Manager […]
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Shaqiri: 'Everything is Possible' for Small Switzerland
Bayern Munich midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri put Switzerland safely into the round of 16, netting a hat trick in a 3-0 win against Honduras as Group E play came to a close on Wednesday.Switzerland qualified as the second-place team in the group as France drew 0-0 with Ecuador; the Swiss face Argentina in the round of […]
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France's scoring touch disappears, Swiss put Argentina on notice
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) Just about everything went in for France against Honduras and Switzerland,but the Bleus’ luck ran out as they peppered Ecuador keeper Alexander Dominguez for 20 shots but could not put past him for a 0-0 tie. Still, theresult gave France first place in Group E and eliminated Ecuador, making it the […]