[DATEBOOK] One of the most intriguing matchups of the winter will be the under-23 international between the USA and Mexico Feb. 29 at FC Dallas Stadium inFrisco, Texas, a tuneup before the Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying tournament begins the next month. The game will come 10 days after U.S. head coach Caleb Porterwill bring the […]
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Texan teen Garza debuts in Libertadores Cup
Victor Garza, a 19-year-old winger from McAllen, Texas, made his debut with Tigres of Mexico on Thursday night, coming off the bench in its 2-2 tie withUnion Espanola in the Libertadores Cup. The tie eliminated Tigres as it had lost the first leg of the qualification series, 1-0. U.S. international Jonathan Bornstein started for Tigres, […]
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Soccer on TV
Michael Bradley is in action on Thursday as Chievo Verona travels to Novara in Italy’s Serie A. Jonathan Bornstein‘sTigres hosts Union Espanola of Chile in the Copa Libertadores. (All times Eastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Check yourlocal listings.) THURSDAY, February 2 FOX SOCCER Italy NOVARA-CHIEVO (live) 2:30 pm. FOXDEPORTES Copa […]
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Bornstein finally gets a start
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jonathan Bornstein played his first match for Mexican club Tigres since last spring, starting in its1-0 loss at Union Espanola of Chile in their opening game in the 2012 Copa Libertadores. Tigres, the 2011 Torneo Apertura champion, started only one player from the team that fell atToluca, 2-1, on Sunday. Competition on arguably […]
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The keys behind Mexico's youth success
By Paul Gardner To say that Mexican youth soccer had a good 2011 does not even begin to describe the quite exceptional achievements of the Mexican boys. Toachieve, within the space of a couple of months, triumph in the U-17 World Cup, and then a third-place finish in the U-20 World Cup is success on […]
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Lloyd hat trick leads USA into semis
[CONCACAF OLYMPIC QUALIFYING] The USA went into the group phase of the Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying with one thing in mind: don’t mess up like it did in2010 when a loss to Mexico forced it to pass two hurdles before it was ensured of qualifying for the 2011 Women’s World Cup. The Americans roared into […]
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Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Mexico’s loss to the USA moved the Tri into Friday’s all-important semifinals against host Canada at the Concacaf Olympic women’s qualifyingtournament. For the complete schedule and viewing information … Note: CONCACAF.com will web-stream all the matches live. FINAL Jan. 29 in Vancouver Semifinal winners, 8 p.m. ET (TV: NBC Sports Network)
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'Sheriff' quits Chivas after third loss in a row
Fernando Quirarte quit as Guadalajara coach after its 2-0 loss at home to lowly Tijuana left it in last place with no points after three games, its worststart to a Mexican championship. Quirarte, nicknamed the “Sheriff,” handed in his resignation to sports director Rafael Ortega after the match atChivas’ new Omnilife stadium. He had only […]
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Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Anisa Guajardo scored a hat trick to lead Mexico to a 7-0 win over the Dominican Republic in ConcacafOlympic women’s qualifying at Vancouver’s BC Place. Hermann Trophy winner Teresa Noyola, one of only two Mexican players to start the first two games, openedthe scoring for the Tri. One of the players Coach Leo Cuellar […]
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Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying this weekend …
[SCOREBOARD] Canada drew a record crowd for a full women’s international at home when 12,417 fans watched it beat Cuba, 2-0, Saturday night in Concacaf Olympicwomen’s qualifying at Vancouver’s BC Place. Costa Rica also improved to 2-0-0 with a 2-0 win over Haiti. MaribelDominguez had a hat trick to lead Mexico past Guatemala, 5-0, to […]