Ignacio Scocco scored five goals to lead River Plate to an 8-0 win over Bolivia’s Jorge Wilstermann that reversed a 3-0 deficit from the first leg in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.The 8-3 aggregate win moved River Plate into the semifinals along with Ecuador’s Barcelona, Gremio of Brazil and Argentina’s Lanus.
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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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USA's 'musts' for Paraguay game if it isn't 'must-win'
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) A 2-0 defeat triggers gloom and doom regarding the U.S. national team. A convincing 4-0 victory bringsunbridled euphoria. American fans have seen it all before, and all too recently. The Copa America Centenario results to date are mirror images of what occurred in March, when the U.S.labored during a loss in […]
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Boca fires Arruabarrena, Barros Schelotto is favorite to take over
Argentine champion Boca Juniors fired head coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena after Sunday’s 1-0 loss to Racing Club left it with just seven points in its first five games. The move comes threedays before Boca meets Racing again in the Copa Libertadores and six days before the “Superclasico” at River Plate. The front-runner to take over as […]
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What They're Saying: Olimpia president Marco Trovato
“We are the creators of the very best players in the world and this is very embarrassing for us.” — Marco Trovato, president of Paraguay’s Olimpia, on the plaque in thelobby of the Conmebol-owned hotel that lists 11 officials who were with the South America confederation when the facility opened in 2011. All but one […]
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Real Salt Lake adds 'El Burrito' to its attacking menu
One of the most dramatic trades in recent league history sent RSL’s all-time leading scorer Alvaro Saborio to D.C. United last month, and on Thursday RSL confirmed a move toreplace him. Juan Manuel “El Burrito” Martinez, 29, comes to MLS after playing 13 seasons in his native Argentina and Brazil. He has signed a Designated Player contract; […]
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U.S. Abroad: Torres absent from Copa Libertadores final
After starting both legs of the semifinals, Jose Torres did not play for Mexico’s Tigres in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores final against River Plate.The Argentine club, winner of the South American club championship in 1986 and 1996, held Tigres to a 0-0 draw in Monterrey and will host the second leg next […]
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Jose Torres reaches Libertadores Cup final with Tigres
Back in action after a seven-month layoff with a herniated disk, American Jose Tigres helped Mexican club Tigres qualify for the final of the 2015 LibertadoresCup when it beat Brazil’s Internacional, 3-1, and advanced to the final against River Plate with a 4-3 aggregate win. Torres, who joined Torres in 2013 after seven seasons at […]
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Heartbreak for Tijuana
[LIBERTADORES CUP] Upstart Tijuana exited the Libertadores Cup without losing in the knockout stage. The Mexican club, for which U.S. international Edgar Castillo started, fell at Ronaldinho‘s Atletico Mineiro when the home team’s keeper, Victor, made a spectacular stop on a penalty kick by Colombian Duvier Riascos in stoppage to preserve a 1-1 tie that […]
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Tijuana concedes late tie; Hoffenheim coasts
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Americans Edgar Castillo and Joe Corona will have to headback to Brazil in search of another away win if they want Tijuana’s inaugural Libertadores Cup season to continue. Xolos jumped out to a 2-0 lead over Ronaldinho‘s Atletico Mineiro at a packed Estadio Caliente, but then conceded two goals — the second a […]