“Mr. Geiger committed major errors that favored the Mexican national team and meant the elimination of a Central American team. The pressure that will be put on a central official in a stadium with acapacity of more than 100,000 people will be much greater than that from Mexican fans in the United States who were […]
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WCQ: What's at stake Friday in Concacaf
After four games, one team — Mexico — has clinched a berth in the Hexagonal, the final round of World Cup 2018 qualifying in the Concacaf zone, and only one team — St. Vincent & the Grenadines– has been eliminated. The USA is one of four teams that can clinch a berth in the Hex […]
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Rio Olympics: Men's Soccer, Semifinals
Honduras looks to follow Mexico four years ago as the second Concacaf team to reach the Olympic men’s soccer gold-medal game in the modern era. The Catrachos face a tall order as they travel to Rio deJaneiro’s Maracana Stadium to face Brazil. Germany plays Nigeria in Wednesday’s other semifinal in Sao Paulo. Since reunification, Germany […]
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Rio Olympics: Men's Soccer, Quarterfinals
Honduras, which knocked the USA out of Olympic qualifying in Concacaf proper, advanced to the semifinals of the men’s soccer competition with a 1-0 win over South Korea. It will meet host Brazil inWednesday’s semifinals. The other semifinal: Germany-Nigeria. Honduras is just the third Concacaf team to reach the four four in the modern era […]
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Rio Olympics: Men's Soccer, Quarterfinals
Men’s soccer at the Olympics moves into the quarterfinals on Saturday. The big game is the fourth and final game when Brazil and Colombia, which also met in the quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup,face off in Sao Paulo. The other matchups: Portugal vs. Germany, Nigeria vs. Denmark and South Korea vs. Honduras, the lone […]
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Messi Update: Argentine star moving uncomfortably but no broken bones
Lionel Messi injured his back and ribs in a Copa Centenario warmup game for Argentina against Honduras but didn’t suffer any broken bones. He was scheduled to fly back to Barcelona for a courthearing while his teammates fly to California to prepare for the Copa Centenario. “We did a scan on him at the stadium […]
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Former Concacaf president Hawit pleads guilty
Honduran Alfredo Hawit became the second former Concacaf president to plead guilty in the FIFA scandal when he pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy and conspiracy toobstruct justice in Federal court. He agreed to pay $950,000 to the United States and faces 20 years in jail on each of the three counts. He […]
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Former Honduran president pleads guilty in FIFA corruption case
Former Honduran President Rafael Callejas pleaded guilty to charges that he took “hundreds of thousands” of dollars in bribes from a Florida-based marketing company so it could obtainmedia and marketing rights for Honduran qualifiers for the 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Callejas served as Honduran president in 1990-94 and was the president of the […]
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What They're Saying: Andy Najar
“In every country, it can happen. But Belgium is bad right now. I don’t want this life for my family. I love playing for Anderlecht. It has allowed me to become a better player. But at themoment, I don’t want to go back.” — Honduran international Andy Najar, who attended high school in Alexandria, Virginia, […]
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Florida-based Colombian Trujillo charged in FIFA corruption probe
Federal authorities have charged Miguel Trujillo with a felony in connection with the probe into soccer corruption, bringing to 42 the number of known people and entities charged in thecase. Unsealed papers did not disclose who Trujillo is or what the exact charges are that he faces though he is known as the godfather of […]