By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) One quick trip through a round of Concacaf World Cup qualifying – the six semifinal openers played Friday– conjured up the usual mix of the expected and the surprising. In this semifinal phase, the cost of a stumble is deemed to be more foreboding than in the Hexagonal, which consists of […]
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POTW: Canisius frosh honored after five-goal week
Canisius freshman Melvin Blair was one of seven players named NSCAA College Players of the Week for their play Oct. 26-Nov. 1. He had three goals and twoassists in one game and two more goals in a second as Canisius matched its school record with its fifth straight victory. NCAA Division I MenMelvin Blair, Canisius […]
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Bad day at the office or bad omen?
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Any team can have a bad day at the office, especially when thoseself-proclaimed masters of the game tear through the foyer and boardroom and lunchroom at will, flicking balls here and there as several Brazilians did in that famous Nike airport ad of several yearsago. Tuesday night at Gillette Stadium, the […]
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WCQ: Reggae Boyz go through with last-minute goal
Jamaica, the 2015 Gold Cup runner-up, was a minute away from being eliminated from World Cup 2018 qualifying at the first hurdle when former MLS player SimonDawkins scored on a volley to give the Reggae Boyz a 2-0 win at Nicaragua and overcome a 3-0 deficit at home after only 48 minutes to advance, 4-3. […]
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WCQ: Reggae Boyz use U.S. win as rallying point
Jamaica’s participation in the Copa America and Gold Cup was supposed to build a foundation upon which the Reggae Boyz could have a strong World Cup qualifying camapign that would lead to their secondtrip to the finals. But they are in danger of exiting at the first hurdle after losing, 3-2, at home to upstart […]
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WCQ: Nowak's Benna Boys win, Reggae Boyz stunned
Antigua & Barbuda, coached by former U.S. Olympic team coach Peter Nowak, beat Guatemala, 1-0, in the first leg of their third-round World Cup 2018qualifying series in Concacaf. The winner will join the USA and Trinidad & Tobago and the winner of the St. Vincent & the Grenadines-Aruba series in their semifinal round that begins […]
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Klinsmann Passes the Buck on USA's Gold Cup Failure
Speaking to the Washington Post ahead of the USA’s friendly against Peru in D.C. on Friday night, U.S. men’s national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann, in a wide-ranging two-part interview with Steve Goff, talks about histeam’s disappointment at the Gold Cup this summer, as the USA, which went into the tournament as the favorite, lost 2-1 […]
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Tuesday night: D.C. United takes command in CCL
Rookie Miguel Aguilar scored his second straight game-winning goal to lead D.C. United to a 3-0 win over Montego Bay United in the Scotiabank Concacaf ChampionsLeague. Once again fielding a team of reserves, D.C. United leads Group H with six points after two games and has six straight wins in the CCL group stage. CCL […]
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Tim Hankinson takes helm at Montego Bay United
Tim Hankinson, the USA’s most traveled coach, has taken the helm of Jamaican club Montego Bay United, which faces D.C. United Aug. 25 in the Concacaf Champions League. Since hisMLS coaching stints, with the Tampa Bay Mutiny (1998-2000) and the Colorado Rapids (2001-2004), Hankinson has coached Guatemala’s U-17 boys national team and India’s Salgaocar FC, […]
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MLS All-Star Game is good, could be better
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) There’s nothing wrong with the MLS All-Star Game, so why wouldCommissioner Don Garber and the Board of Governors seriously consider changing it is beyond me. It certainly ain’t broke. However, since such discussions have taken place and willcontinue, it’s a worthy topic. There are pros and cons to each of the […]