USA-MARTINIQUE EXPRESS: July 12 in Tampa USA 3 Martinique 2. Goals: Gonzalez 53, Morris 64, 76; Parsemain55, 74.Att.: 23,368. Expected U.S. improvement after a 1-1 tie with Panama in the Group B opener did not discourage Martinique, which rallied from two goals down andpushed the Americans right to the end of a nervous 3-2 […]
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Gold Cup: Unconvincing USA lives on the edge
USA followed up on its 1-1 tie against Panama with another disappointing performance against Martinique, fielding a majority of amateurs from the French sixth division. The Americans took over theGroup B lead with a 3-2 win but they were hardly convincing. “We’re certainly guilty of making the game a lot more difficult on us than […]
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USA-Ghana International Friendly Player Ratings
USA-GHANA EXPRESS:July 1 in East Hartford, Conn.USA 2, Ghana 1. Goals: Dwyer 19, Acosta 52; Gyan60.Att.: 28,754. Dom Dwyer, making his U.S. debut, and Kellyn Acosta scored their first international goals and a resilient defense held offGhana’s efforts to add onto Asamoah Gyan’s goal to give the USA a 2-1 victory Saturday in its Gold Cup warmup […]
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MLS Closeup: Seattle ready for another playoff push
Pretty soon the retelling and rewriting of the Sounders’ remarkable surge to their first MLS Cup title will begin. July 26, 2017 will mark the one-year anniversary of SigiSchmid’s firing, which begat the naming of assistant coach Brian Schmetzer to replace him, which begat everything that followed. The Sounders hope by then a few midseason […]
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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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Arena: USMNT frontline 'real strength' heading into June
Dom Dwyer has been the hottest American striker with five goals for Sporting Kansas City the last two months, but the newly naturally U.S. citizen might have to wait until the Gold Cup to get acall-up from U.S. national team head coach Bruce Arena because of its depth up front. U.S. national team forwards:PLAYER TEAM […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas back on top
After winning six of its first seven games of the 2017 season to claim the top slot, Orlando City fell victim to its road woes. The Lions lost at Toronto and Houston to plummet down thelistings, and FC Dallas regained first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings by defeating Real Salt Lake, 3-0, to […]
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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 […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas maintains top spot
By knocking off previously unbeaten Sporting Kansas City, FC Dallas held top spot in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Maynor Figueroa scored just his second MLS goal and FCD notched itssecond shutout of the season against SKC. Victories for Orlando City, Portland, and Houston moved those teams into the top five, and just outside that […]
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MLS Week 5: Three Games to Watch
The home opener for Toronto FC and perhaps the MLS debut of Bastian Schweinsteiger are among the main storylines for the fifth weekend of play. A coaching change at Real Salt Lakewas announced Wednesday, though Mike Petke will be in the stands and not on the sideline at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Interim head […]