Tuesday’s USA-Guatemala match averaged 954,000 viewers on ESPN2, more than the combined viewers for the first three U.S. World Cup 2018 qualifiers on English-language television. The954,000 viewers were more than the 902,000 viewers for the USA-Jamaica game four years ago with similar stakes. That game was on ESPN, which generally draws more viewers than ESPN2. […]
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Video Pick: A 35-yard free kick Made in France
A minute after entering France’s 4-2 win over Russia, Dimitri Payet, who was celebrating his 29th birthday, scored on a 35-yard free kick off the inside post. Here are views of theamazing strike from five angles.
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Germany gets just what the doctor ordered
By Mike Woitalla@MikeWoitalla If you had asked German fans or journalists yesterday whether they thought theirworld championship team could win this summer’s European Championship, you’d have been unlikely to get a “Ja!” It’s not just that Germany squandered a two-goal lead againstEngland on Friday and lost, 3-2, in the friendly in Berlin. It’s how Joachim […]
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Mexican players launch anti-homophobia campaign
Mexican national team players have finally spoken against fans who shout the homophobic slur “puto” when opposing goalkeepers take goal kicks. Players including Javier “Chicharito”Hernandez, Rafael Marquez and Hector Moreno, read out a manifesto against abuse under the title “Embraced by Soccer.” “To us, differences are noobstacle. To us, we don’t discriminate. To us, we […]
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WCQ: USA will play T&T in Jacksonville
The USA will close out the semifinal round of World Cup 2018 qualifying against Trinidad & Tobago Sept. 6 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. U.S. Soccer also announced pre-Copa Centenariofriendly games against Ecuador on May 25 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, and Bolivia on May 28, at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, […]
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Copa Centenario: U.S. opponents set for qualifiers
The USA’s three first-round opponents in the Copa Centenario will play their last competitive games before the summer tournament when they take part in World Cup 2018 qualifying. For a look at howColombia, Paraguay and Costa Rica stack up. COLOMBIA. Dates: March 24 — at Bolivia; March 29 — Ecuador. Coach Jose Pekerman is under […]
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Bayern and Leicester City will make ICC debuts
Barcelona and Real Madrid are the headliners in the 2016 International Champions Cup summer tournament in the United States. The field doesn’t just include the usual names. Among this year’s inviteesare Bayern Munich, participating in the ICC for the first time, and Leicester City, the surprise English Premier League leader one year removed from a […]
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WCQ: MLS connections to key Concacaf series
World Cup 2018 qualifying in the Concacaf zone resumes with six home-and-home series in the second of three double dates spread over 10 months. Besides the USA-Guatemala series, Canada can solidifyits chances of reaching the Hexagonal for the first time since 1997 if gets a result in one of its two games against Mexico. The […]
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Video Pick: Team melts down after ghost goal
A minor league game in Romania descended into farce when the ref awarded a goal for a shot through the side-netting and the team reacted by gifting the foes another goal.
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Pulisic's Dortmund advances in Europa League
Christian Pulisic made his second appearance for Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League as he came off the bench in a 2-1 win at Tottenham that moved it into the last eight. The 17-year-oldPennsylvanian was making his first appearance for Dortmund’s first team since Feb. 21. Borussia Dortmund was joined by Liverpool, managed by its […]