The USA had two wins in 19 World Cup qualifying clashes with Mexico before beating El Tri, 2-0, in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 28, 2001. Coach Bruce Arena‘s team won thanks goals byJosh Wolff and Earnie Stewart, who was assisted by Wolff. It was the first of four “Dos a Cero” U.S. wins in Columbus, […]
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Video Pick: Pedro and Hazard combine for EPL golazo
Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, after a give-and-go featuring a Pedro back-heel pass, weaved through the Everton defense to score one of the English Premier League Goals ofthe Week. Also featured: Man United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, and Man City’s Sergio Aguero.
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Bob Bradley can expect smoother sailing in December
By Mike Woitalla It’s “blame the Americans” time at Swansea City after another loss by the Swans kept them second-to-last place in the English Premier League. But after only fourgames with Bob Bradley at the helm, it should be much too early to judge. No doubt about it, the first American to coach in the […]
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Video Pick: The $116 million man scores second goal
Paul Pogba has struggled to justify the world record $116 million transfer fee Manchester United paid for his arrival from Juventus, but the Frenchman scored his second goal in 10 EPLgames with this fierce volley in a 3-1 win over Coach Bob Bradley‘s Swansea City to move Man United up to sixth place.
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Video Pick: Solo golazo by Barcelona's Barbara Latorre
Barbara Latorre beat six Espanyol players, one whom fouled her, to score this golazo in Barcelona’s 6-1 win in their Spanish women’s league derby.
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Hex Files: Mexico recalls dos Santos bothers, Vela
LA Galaxy forward Giovani dos Santos has been recalled to the Mexican national team for El Tri’s Hexagonal matches against the USA and Panama. He played in Mexico’s two October friendlies, hisfirst action since Juan Carlos Osorio took over as national team coach in November 2015. Also back with the national team are Gio’s brother, […]
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U.S. Abroad: Pulisic's Dortmund advances in UCL
Christian Pulisic started again as Borussia Dortmund beat Sporting Lisbon, 1-0, on Wednesday and advanced to the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League after sweeping the series with thePortuguese club. Qualified Teams: Arsenal Atlético Madrid Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund ParisSG Dortmund leads Group F with 10 points after four games, taking sole possession of […]
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EPL teams thrive — but not English coaches
By Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla A remarkable statistic this: Only four of the English Premier League’s 20 teams have English head coaches. No other major European leagueemploys so few coaches from its own nation. For example: League (percentage of domestic head coaches) Italian Serie A 95%French Ligue 1 80%Spanish La Liga 65%German Bundesliga 60% English Premier […]
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UCL: Man City near knockout stage with win over Barcelona
Manchester City came back after Lionel Messi scored his 90th Champions League goal to beat Barcelona 3-1 thanks to two goals by Ilkay Gundogan and one fromKevin de Bruyne. A win Nov. 23 over Borussia Moenchengladbach would assure Man City passage into the knockout stage.
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Video Pick: Arsenal wins with Ozil's wonder goal
Mesut Ozil sombreroed Ludogorets Razgrad’s goalkeeper Milan Borjan and left two defenders sprawled on the ground while scoring the gamewinner with three minutesleft in a 3-2 victory that sent Arsenal to the Champions League final 16.