Copa Centenario organizers threw out the U.S protests over the red card issued to Jermaine Jones and yellow card handed to Bobby Wood a minute apart in the second half of theUSA’s 2-1 win over Ecuador in the quarterfinals. Jones, Wood and Alejandro Bedoya are all suspended for Tuesday’s semifinal against Argentina in Houston. U.S. […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“We are not scared of them at all. We admire their players. This is now a special moment. I told the players yesterday before we started training, ‘This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunitynow.’ You got into the semifinal, you made yourself proud but now go for more. We are ready to bite, to fight, to chase […]
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Hyndman moves to Premier League with Bournemouth
U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann will soon have another Premier League employee in his player pool. Midfielder Emerson Hyndman, who rejected an offer to stay withFulham and was out of contract, has signed a four-year deal with Bournemouth, which finished 16th in its first Premier League season to retain that status. Hyndman, 20, is […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“Clint is special. And he showed that tonight, he showed it the last couple weeks, he showed it his entire career. So when he was not there for a couple of times — that’s why we wanted to bring someyoungsters out there and give them a go — I always had a great relationship with […]
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USA has reason to celebrate but suspensions sure take edge off big win
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) First, the good news from Thursday night in Seattle: — The USA’s 2-1 victory over Ecuador,which moved it into the semifinals of the Copa Centenario, marked the first time it has ever won three games in a row in a competitive tournament other than the Gold Cup. — Playing athome, the […]
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USA-Ecuador: Orozco in line for biggest start of career
After starting the same lineup for three games in a row — something it has never done since the 1930 World Cup — the USA will be forced to make at least one change, at right back, against Ecuador onThursday. DeAndre Yedlin‘s red card means Michael Orozco will likely get the biggest start of his […]
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Guzan seizes chance for No. 1 shirt
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Tony Meola stifles England in 1993. Brad Friedel excels at the 2002 World Cup. KaseyKeller thwarts Costa Rica with a triple-save in 2005. Tim Howard stones Spain in the 2009 Confederations Cup and dazzles the world against Belgium in 2014. The past few decades ofthe U.S. men’s national team includes these […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“The whole old story is the underdog story, and I cannot hear that story anymore. I want to see them risk things. Let’s go for it. Because if you’re not going for it, sooner or laterthey’re going to break you down.” — U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann on the approach he wants his player take into […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“Our big dream is to get into a final four of a World Cup, rather sooner than later. And these are the moments where you kind of tell your players, ‘Don’t be nervous about it.There’s no reason to be nervous. But understand that moment. So let’s go out there and just give everything you have.’” […]
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Copa Spotlight: Results are all that will matter for USA
The USA’s 4-0 win over Costa Rica puts it in good shape to advance to the quarterfinals of the Copa Centenario, where it could face Brazil in a rematch of their 1994 World Cup knockout game. Butit will need at least a draw Saturday in Philadelphia against Paraguay, which gave Colombia a scare after quickly […]