SportsDirect News on Tuesday reported that Everton is the favorite to snap up Seattle Sounders striker Clint Dempsey on loan during the January transfer window. Dempsey,who has represented both Fulham and Tottenham during his time in the English Premier League, has been linked with a possible move to either of his former clubs as well […]
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Julian Green Named in Bayern's UCL Squad
USA prospect Julian Green has been named in the Bayern Munich squad to face CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. The highly rated 18-year-old was added to thesquad after Mario Mandzukic was forced to withdraw due to injury. Since Bayern has already qualified for the competition’s second round from Group D alongside […]
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Stoke Work Permit Rejection 'Devastating' for Agudelo
Juan Agudelo’s proposed move to Stoke City has collapsed after the New England Revolution striker failed to receive the necessary work permit that would allow him to play inthe English Premier League. Stoke City had appealed to the English FA in the hope that it could bring the 20-year-old USA international to the Premier League […]
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Record scoring year ends with shutout
[AUSTRIA-USA] The USA finished the year with all sorts of season records, including the most goals per game (2.22), but it couldn’t buy a goal Tuesday in Vienna,losing to Austria, 1-0. Poor finishing was a problem on a night when a bunch of chances were created, but the USA also ran into bad luck as […]
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U.S. Player Ratings: Bad night for bubble players
By Ridge Mahoney Good games by several regulars and so-so displays by a few players on the bubble were the main points of a 1-0 loss to Austria inVienna that closed out the 2013 schedule for the United States. Starters: RATING PLAYER (CLUB) GP/G 6 Tim Howard (Everton/ENG) 96/0. Only his last save — a […]
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A (record) year of ups and downs
By Paul Kennedy The Jurgen Klinsmann era began with question marks about the U.S. national team’s abilityto score goals, and it will head into a World Cup year with the same questions. For the first time since early in Klinsmann’s era, the USA was shut out in back-to-back games,falling to Austria, 1-0, in Vienna on […]
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Poyet: Sunderland Needs to Play to Altidore's Strengths
Sunderland coach Gus Poyet said he believes that Jozy Altidore’s lack of goals in the Premier League this season is down to the Black Cats failure to play tothe striker’s strengths. The USA international, who arrived from Dutch side AZ over the summer for $13 million after scoring 31 goals in his final season for […]
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Four numbers to remember
[AUSTRIA-USA] By just about every measure, this has been a very successful year for the U.S. national team. It won its third third Hexagonal and fifth Gold Cuptitle. It enters Tuesday’s season finale against Austria at Vienna’s Ernst-Happel-Stadion (TV: NBC Sports Network and UniMas, 2:45 pm ET) already assured of finishing with the best winning […]
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LeBron James talks up football
By Paul Kennedy and Ridge Mahoney Tuesday is the day MLS is scheduled to announce Orlando as MLS’s 21st team, but there is other big news on theexpansion front out of Florida. On Monday, NBA superstar LeBron James confirmed he’s had preliminary talks about teaming up with David Beckham, who has been exploring using his […]
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Report: West Ham Favorite to Land Dempsey on Loan
According to Sports Direct News, West Ham United has become the frontrunner to land Clint Dempsey on loan this January. A source tells the Web site that Hammers boss SamAllardyce is searching for more goals as striker Andy Carroll recovers from injury.