[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 […]
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Shea replaces injured Gatt on Gold Cup roster
[USA MEN] Brek Shea, who had a strong showing in the USA’s 6-0 win over Guatemala on Friday night, won’t be returning toStoke City quite so soon. He was named to the USA’s Gold Cup roster to replace Joshua Gatt, who has been ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury suffereda week ago […]
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Random draw to follow public ticket request for USA-Mexico game
By Paul Kennedy The quadrennial USA-Mexico showdown in Columbus — Day 8 of the Hexagonal — is two monthsaway, but demand for tickets is so high that U.S. Soccer will conduct a random draw for the undetermined number of tickets that will be made available to the general public for the Sept. 10 match atCrew […]
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U.S. Report Card: Donovan and Holden impress
By Paul Kennedy The USA tuned up for the Gold Cup with a 6-0 over Guatemala. It got particularly strong performances from Landon Donovan and Stuart Holden, who are both trying to play themselves back into the team after long layoffs. U.S. Starters RATING PLAYER (CLUB) GP/G 5 Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) 7/0. In […]
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What They're Saying
“We’re happy that Landon picked up his rhythm and is part of the group again. Goals certainly help. For any offensive player, that’s the best recipe.” — U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann on the return of Landon Donovan, who scored two goals in its 6-0 win over Guatemala. (
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Donovan celebrates return with two goals
[USA-GUATEMALA] If the USA was looking for an opponent to replicate what it should expect when it faces Central American minnow Belize in its Gold Cup opener,Guatemala, far weakened from the team it met in the semifinal round of World Cup 2014 qualifying, fit the bill. The Americans cruised to a 6-0 win that featured […]
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USA Climbs Six Places in FIFA Rankings
Following three successive wins in World Cup qualifying, the U.S. men’s national team saw it jump six places in FIFA’s latest world rankings, moving up to 22nd place. Meanwhile, rivalMexico, which has struggled mightily in 2013, dropped three places to 20th. Confederations Cup winner Brazil was one of the biggest movers in June, moving up […]
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Huge opportunities present themselves in Gold Cup prep
[USA-GUATEMALA] It’s basically a new team with only one starter — captain DaMarcus Beasley — back from the team thatswept all three June qualifiers to take the Hexagonal lead, but there’s a lot to look forward to in the U.S. national team that prepares for the Gold Cup with a friendly Friday against Guatemala inSan […]