Honduras, which the USA hosts in a must-win World Cup 2018 qualifier on March 24, has called up five MLS players, including first-year players Romell Quioto and Alberth Elis, who bothscored for the Houston Dynamo in its win on Saturday. Indeed, the Catrachos could field a front six comprised entirely of current and former MLS […]
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What They're Saying: Sunil Gulati
“When we play against opponents who have a lot of citizens and residents in the U.S., it’s very hard to control that.” — U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati onconducting a private sale and lottery for tickets for the key USA-Honduras Hexagonal game at San Jose’s Avaya Stadium on March 24. USA-Honduras qualifiers in 2001 and […]
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With first Arena game out of the way, U.S. players can re-focus on task at hand
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) In the first friendly of 2017 and the return of head coach Bruce Arena, the Americansdidn’t lose and didn’t give up a goal. That may not be much to draw from a game against a Serbian “B: team but after surrendering six goals in losses to Mexico and Costa Rica thatprompted […]
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Datebook: USA will face Honduras in San Jose
The USA will face Honduras in its must-win World Cup 2018 qualifier March 24 at Avaya Stadium in San Jose. It will be the first USA-hosted World Cup qualifier in the Bay Area in 20 years, since theUSA-Canada game at Stanford Stadium in 1997. “This game is very important, and we’ve chosen an outstanding venue […]
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MLS Moves: Ian Harkes doesn't stray from D.C. backyard
Missing out on a MAC Hermann Award winner who just happens to be the son of a club icon would have tarnished the reputation of D.C. United for some time to come. Fortunately, on Monday cameconfirmation that weeks of negotiations had yielded a Homegrown Player contract for midfielder Ian Harkes, whose father John helped transform […]
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Four MLS players make Copa Centroamericana Best XI
Host Panama’s Harold Cummings (San Jose) and Armando Cooper (Toronto FC), El Salvador’s Darwin Ceren (San Jose) and Costa Rica’s Francisco Calvo (Minnesota United) were allnamed to the Best XI at the Copa Centroamericana that wrapped up on Sunday. Honduras, which won the tournament, led all teams, with four players on the team: Jairo Puerto, […]
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Copa Centroamericana: Honduras is first to advance
Honduras, which will face the USA March 24 in a critical Hexagonal match, became the first team to qualify for the 2017 Gold Cup from the Copa Centroamericana when it beat host Panama, 1-0, onEddie Hernandez‘s first-half goal. The Catrachos started only three players — Donis Escober, Henry Figueroa and Jorge Claros — who started […]
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Copa Centroamericana: Ortiz scored twice in Tico debut
Recent D.C. United signing Jose Guillermo Ortiz scored two goals in his international debut to lead Costa Rica to a 3-0 win over Belize on Sunday at the Copa Centroamericana. Minnesota Unitedacquisition Johan Venegas scored the third goal. The only other MLS player to start for the Ticos was Portland signing David Guzman. Rubilio Castillo […]
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MLS Moves: Elis and Ortiz arrive from Central America
There has been a flurry of activity as MLS clubs prepare for the 2017 season. Much of the attention has been on players in Central America. On Tuesday, the Houston Dynamo acquired 20-year-old Honduraninternational Alberth Elis, arguably the Catrachos’ best young striker, on a 12-month loan, and D.C. United added 24-year-old Costa Rican forward Jose […]
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Hondurans Callejas and Hawit get lifetime soccer bans
Former Honduras president Rafael Callejas and former interim Concacaf president Alfredo Hawithave been banned from soccer for life by FIFA’s ethics committee after they pleaded guilty toFederal racketeering and wire fraud conspiracy charges earlier this year. Both Hondurans took bribes from marketing companies over the awarding of commercial rights for World Cup qualifyingmatches in Honduras. […]