The USA won the Concacaf U-20 Championship title with a penalty kick shootout win over Honduras after a 0-0 tie. The two finalists qualified for the 2017 U-20 World Cup along with Mexico and CostaRica. • The top two finishers in each of the three groups will advance to the second round, which will comprise […]
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Video Pick: The Cuauhtemoc hop is hard to replicate
Remember the Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bunny Hop aka Cuauhtemiña? Javier Güemez, playing for Blanco’s former team, Club America, tried it againstCoras Tepic in Copa MX play — and it did not go well. The original:
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Video Pick: Rare Casemiro goal is Real golazo
Casemiro, a 24-year-old Brazilian defensive midfielder, scored his first Champions League goal for Real Madrid — and it was a beauty. His 27-yard volley into the upper corner sealedReal Madrid’s 3-1 win over Napoli. He has one La Liga goal this season.
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U.S. Abroad: Pulisic comes close in Dortmund loss
Christian Pulisic forced a big save from Benfica goalkeeper Edersonin the 84th minute as Borussia Dortmund fell, 1-0, in the first leg of their Champions League roundof 16 series with the Portuguese club. Borussia Dortmund had 69 percent of the possession in Lisbon, outshot Benfica 14-5, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang shot a 58th-minute penaltykick straight to […]
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Paris SG thumps Barcelona, 4-0
Barcelona coach Luis Enriquecalled it a “a disastrous night” after his team fell, 4-0, at Paris Saint-Germain in their first-leg, round of 16 UEFA Champions League clash. “It isdifficult to explain,” Enrique said. “They were superior to us from the start. It was a disastrous night for us in which we were clearly inferior. There’s […]
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Bayern showdown may not bode well for Arsene Wenger
By Mike Woitalla Arsene Wenger arrived in Munich aiming to break Arsenal’s six-year run of being eliminated in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League– and once again facing questions about his job security with the Gunners. At press conference on the eve of Arsenal’s first-leg clash with Bayern Munich, Wenger said his […]
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Video Pick: Paul Arriola's 'Best of Both Worlds'
Paul Arriola, the 22-year-old U.S. forward who lives in Chula Vista, California, and commutes daily to Tijuana Xolos, is the subject of a 5-minute U.S. Soccer mini-doc, which includesinterviews with Arriola’s father, his youth coach, and some highlights from the Xolos, currently in second place of the Liga MX.
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Video Pick: A goalkeeper whiffs badly in Belgium
The blooper of the week was committed by Gent goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic in the Belgian Jupiler League, and it proved costly. Relegation-threatened Eupen picked up a valuable threepoints with a 1-0 win thanks to Kalinic whiffing badly on a through ball that 19-year-old Henry Onyekuru exploited.
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U.S. Abroad: Zelalem scores first pro goal
Four days after Julian Green scored his first league goal, Gedion Zelalem scored his first pro goal of any kind, putting away the final goal in VVV Venlo’s 7-0 win over Helmond Sport inthe Dutch second division. Zelalem, who entered the game as a sub in the 65th minute, slotted the ball away in the […]
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Video Pick: Keylor Navas' punt thumps filming phone
Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas for unknown reasons decided to put an end to BBC World Service producer Simon Maybin filming a practice session. The CostaRican keeper knocked down Maybin’s phone with a remarkably accurate punt.