“Probably when the New York Red Bulls see this tonight, then Kemar might be able to take free kicks.” — Jamaica head coach Theodore Whitmore on left back KemarLawrence, whose scored on a free kick to give the Reggae Boyz a 1-0 win over Mexico in the Gold Cup semifinals. (MLSSoccer.com)
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What They're Saying: Theodore Whitmore
“The best way I could put is the biblical story, David slew Goliath. It’s overwhelming. Words can’t explain.” — Jamaica coach Theodore Whitmore after theReggae Boyz beat Mexico, 1-0, to advance to the Gold Cup final. (Los Angeles Times)
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Shocker: Jamaica will play USA in Gold Cup final
There will be no USA-Mexico match for the 2017 Gold Cup title. Jamaica spoiled the Concacaf party with a 1-0 win over El Tri in a half-empty Rose Bowl in Sunday’s semifinals, moving intoWednesday’s final against the USA in Santa Clara. Kemar Lawrence, oneof nine current or former MLS players in the starting lineup, broke […]
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Mexico-Jamaica: Rematch of 2015 final on tap
Mexico and Jamaica will meet in a rematch of the 2015 Gold Cup final Sunday in the semifinals at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Gold Cup, Semifinal Appearances 13 (5) USA 11 (7) Mexcio 6 Costa Rica 5 Honduras 4 Jamaica 4Panama Note: In parentheses are first-place finishes. Rodolfo Pizarro scored in the fourth […]
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Gold Cup: Mexico held scoreless in Denver
Jamaica held Mexico to a 0-0 tie in their Group C match, leaving no team with two wins after the first two matchdays at the 2017 Gold Cup. Gerson Mayen, one of the first players to turn prothrough an MLS academy, and Rodolfo Zelaya scored in the first half to give El Salvador a 2-0 […]
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Gold Cup: Mexico and Jamaica win in San Diego
Mexico opened the defense of its Gold Cup title with a 3-1 win over El Salvador before a crowd of 53,133 in San Diego. Jamaica gained revenge for its loss to Curacao in the recent Caribbean Cup finalwith a 2-0 in Sunday’s first Group C game. GROUP A July 7 in Harrison, N.J. Canada 4 […]
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USL Rewind: Battery's Williams takes scoring lead
Romario Williams took over the league scoring lead by netting twice and teammate Dante Marini matched that output for his first two goals of the season in a 6-1 Charlestondemolition of Toronto FC II at MUSC Health Stadium. The Battery needed some time to charge up its attack but after Williams opened the scoring in […]
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MLS: Deshorn Brown gives D.C. United immediate boost
D.C. United’s struggling attack got some help as the MLS club engineered a deal to acquire the No. 1 position in the allocation rankings necessary to sign Jamaican forward Deshorn Brown, whomost recently played with the USL’s Tampa Bay Rowdies. Fewest MLS Goals: 10 D.C. United 14 Colorado16 Real Salt Lake 16 San Jose 17 […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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MLS Week 10: Three Games to Watch
The 10th week of MLS play features a rematch of the 2016 championship game, another edition of Can Philly Get Off the Schneid? and the latest stop in the FC Dallas unbeaten tour. Fourteams played on Wednesday and go right back at it this weekend. The same pattern will be repeated later in May with […]