In an interview with FIFA.com, USA striker Jozy Altidore talks about the progress the team has made since its round of 16 exit at the World Cup last summer. “If you look at thetrajectory of U.S. soccer – where we’ve come over the last 12 or 15 years – it’s incredible,” the Toronto FC forward […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Dempsey's streak, Altidore's injury
Filling in for injured Obafemi Martins (tibial contusion), Chad Barrett scored twice to give the Seattle Sounders a 2-0statement win over the Vancover Whitecaps in their Cascadia Cup match on Saturday at B.C. Place. Clint Dempsey assisted on Barrett’s first goal, giving him a goal or assist in 10 consecutive MLS regular-season matches datingback to […]
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MLS Week 8: Altidore breaks out with two golazos
Jozy Altidore scored his first two goals since opening with two goals in his debut with Toronto FC seven weeks ago as it won, 2-0, at Orlando City to end itsfour-game losing streak. Altidore dummied SebHines on the first goal and then fooled DonovanRicketts, leaving him on the ground for the second-half goals that broken […]
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Michael Bradley: It will be a process building Toronto FC
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Every year is a new year except in Toronto, where not for a few months willthe players, executive, and fans of Toronto FC know if 2015 will be different than all the rest. A bleak start to the season — four straight losses following an impressive 3-1 defeat ofVancouver in the […]
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Improved USA stops backward slide
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) If the USA didn’t take a step forward Tuesday in its fourth friendly ofyear, at least it stopped a backward slide. Yes, the Americans again gave up a lead, as they have repeatedly since the World Cup, yet despite playing 10 against 11 for much of the second halfthey were able […]
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Altidore polarizes the soccer world once again
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) His critics would have you believe that against Denmark JozyAltidore scored a goal and set up another and did little else. I beg to differ. Not that he did enough to merit rave reviews. The Danes were rugged and composed defensively aside from thetwo incisive serving balls that produced the goals, and […]
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For long periods, USA looked lost against Danes
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The USA national team took a pair of one-goal leads but still lost, 3-2, toDenmark Wednesday in Aarhus. Well, apparently a 4-4-2 formation isn’t the solution for the U.S. national team. Nor is it the problem. Seldom during did a 3-2 loss to Denmark Wednesday did the Americans look cohesive or […]
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USA-Denmark: Missing list grows with Dempsey injury
The U.S. national team visits Denmark for the first time since 2009 to play the Danish national team in Aarhus Wednesday (3 p.m. ET, ESPN, UniMas, UDN) in itsthird international of the year. Veterans, young players and a couple of new faces are all in the mix. USA: Big names left out of team for […]
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MLS rate of exchange strongly positive for 2015
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Just off the basis of a few gamesplayed on the opening weekend of the 2015 MLS season, the rate of exchange is looking good. There are two rates of exchange in play. One is the annual swap of players leaving and thosearriving, and despite stellar stalwarts such as Landon Donovan and […]
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What They're Saying: Michael Bradley
“It’s too easy to just look at the Premier League and think everything that goes on there is the be all end all. It’s too easy to say, ‘Jozy didn’t score in the PremierLeague, he’s no good.’” — Michael Bradley on Jozy Altidore, his longtime teammate withthe U.S. national team whose move to Toronto FC […]