If there’s been a common theme to responses supplied by American players regarding the last year under the tutelage of Jurgen Klinsmann, aside from universaladmiration of his playing career, the younger contingent all come back with variations on the same theme: “He’s giving guys like me a chance.” In this context, “chance” is not the […]
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USA's Azteca hero got his start in Mexico
If Mexican clubs hadn’t started providing pro soccer opportunities for Mexican-American talent, the USA’s historic win at Azteca Stadium may not have happened. For one, MichaelOrozco Fiscal scored the USA’s winning goal on Wednesday and was one of five Mexican-Americans fielded by Jurgen Klinsmann who got their pro starts in Mexico. Eight years ago, at […]
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Mexican press laments 'Aztecazo'
Mexico had not lost at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium since a 1-0 loss to Paraguay in a friendly in 2007 — and it has lost only one competitive match in the stadium’s 46-year history — so the Tri’s1-0 friendly loss to the United States was a blow, especially on a night when Mexico’s soccer gold-medalists […]
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Howard, Cameron, and Shea key stunning win
[MEXICO-USA REPORT CARD] The Americans were shorthanded for their latest trip to Estadio Azteca, yet they won there for the first time, 1-0, with a goal byMichael Orozco Fiscal and the defensive work of Tim Howard and Geoff Cameron. Three subs — Brek Shea, Terence Boyd andOrozco teamed up for the goal that stunned Mexico […]
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Orozco joins USA's Elite 5
[MEXICO-USA] The USA’s friendly against Mexico on Wednesday marked their 10th encounter at Azteca Stadium. Michael Orozco Fiscal,who scored the goal that gave the USA its first-ever triumph on Mexican soil, became only the fifth American to score against El Tri at Azteca. Before the USA’s friendly onWednesday at Azteca, the USA lost eight of its […]
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Klinsmann: 'This is an amazing experience'
[MEXICO-USA] For the positive vibes he usually exudes, Jurgen Klinsmann is usually rather reserved in his postgame comments, but he could nothide his joy at the USA’s unexpected and historic 1-0 win over Mexico at Azteca Stadium. “I think it’s huge,” he said. “It’s huge for all American fans and it’shuge for the team. It’s […]
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U.S. victory ends decades of frustration
A goal by Michael Orozco Fiscal enabled the United States to win its first game ever against Mexico in Mexico, 1-0, Wednesday night. Here are some quick observations of how it wasdone and what it means. MINDSET MATTERS. Though the Americans struggled through most of the first half to get and keep the ball, they […]
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U.S. moves add intrigue to Mexico match
[MEXICO-USA] You’ve got to give Maurice Edu some credit. Faced with the prospect of playing centerback against Mexico’s formidable array ofattackers in their home fortress, Edu confidently referred to playing in the middle at the 2008 Olympic Games. The fact he’s rarely played there since didn’t seem to faze him, nor did the possibilityof being […]
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Two cheers for Jurgen Klinsmann!
By Paul Gardner Klinsmann gets his first cheer for paying attention to what Mexico is doing. That really ought not to warrant praise, but given the way that Mexicansoccer has been so shabbily treated by the USA in the past, it does mark a significant advance. And he gets his second cheer for publicly admitting […]
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Jurgen Klinsmann: 'There is a gap'
[MEXICO-USA] The Mexico-USA friendly comes just four days after Mexico won the gold medal at the London Olympics. Along with its Under-17 World Cup and secondstraight Gold Cup crown in 2011, Mexico has been the standard-bearer for soccer in Concacaf. “There is a gap,” admits U.S. national team coach JurgenKlinsmann. “It would be foolish not […]