According to a report in The Times, Tottenham Hotspur has put U.S. international Clint Dempsey on the market. The 30-year-old American finished the most recent season with 12goals and nine assists. While Dempsey’s agent claimed at the end of May that the player and the club were happy with one another, all that might have […]
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Jaguars rebuffed match-fixer
[USA-BELIZE] Members of the Belize national team told a local Belize television station the day before the game that they had been approached by a man who hadbefriended them during a recent friendly in Guatemala, met them at a mall near their hotel in Portland and tried unsuccessfully to get them to agree to manipulate […]
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U.S. Report Card: Wondo's hat trick paces rout of Belize
By Ridge Mahoney After failing to score in his first 11 U.S. appearances, Chris Wondolowski upped his goal tally to four in two games bynailing a hat trick against Belize in the USA’s 6-1 win over the Jaguars in the Gold Cup Group C opener. His hat trick earned him the highest U.S. ratings, but […]
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Altidore 'Excited' for Premiership Return
In an interview with SAFC.com, Jozy Altidore opened up about his excitement at returning to the English Premier League next season. The 23-year-old American transferred from AZAlkmaar in the Netherlands to the Wearside club on Tuesday for a reported fee of $13 million, making him the most expensive transfer in U.S. history. “I’m excited. Anybody […]
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Wondo spearheads rout with hat trick — typo and all
[USA-BELIZE] Chris Wondolowski says he is a superstitious player, and he should probably wear a jersey with his namemisspelled on the back every game. He scored a hat trick with “WONDOWLOWSKI” spelled on the back of jersey but was then shut out after the half when the error was corrected and he was handed a […]
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Altidore moves to Sunderland for record $13 million
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jozy Altidore broke his own American transfer record when he completed his move from Dutch Cup championAZ to Sunderland for a fee estimated at $13 million. Villarreal had paid $10 million five years ago when Altidore moved to Spain from MLS’s New York Red Bulls. After hefailed to earn a starting job with […]
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Holden takes important step on long road back
By Ridge Mahoney The cheering and clapping started as he approached the fourth official, grew in volume as he stood at midfield awaiting thereferee’s signal, and reverberated throughout Qualcomm Stadium as head coach Jurgen Klinsmann gave him a final few words of encouragement, patted him onthe shoulders and sent him onto the field. Stuart Holden […]
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Kansas native leads Jaguars to first Gold Cup
[USA-BELIZE] Ian Mork‘s profile on Linkedin lists him as Belize “A” national team headcoach but it also describes him as a “technical advisor, scout, lead trainer” in the San Francisco Bay Area — a jack of all trades, if you will, like so many coaches trying to make a living insoccer. Mork works for U.S. […]
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What They're Saying
“They will be in Belize shirts, I’m sure they will. But my dad says he might wear a United States jersey underneath.” — Belize coach Ian Mork, whose parents still live in Wichita, where he grew up, on their allegiance for Tuesday’s USA-Belize Gold Cup match. (
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Time for veterans and hopefuls to make their case
[USA-BELIZE] The USA starts its quest to unseat Mexico as Gold Cup champion Tuesday in Portland against Belize with a few long-time veterans sprinkled in amongst aroster of World Cup hopefuls. During a media conference call that followed the official release of his roster for the Gold Cup, head coach JurgenKlinsmann took a break from […]