[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 […]
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Cabanas set to begin comeback
Two years after being shot in the head in the bathroom of a Mexico City bar during an argument with an alleged drug dealer, Paraguayan Salvador Cabanas isset to make a comeback with third division club 12 de Octubre, the club at which he began his career in 1997. “We’re waiting for this moment with […]
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Life in Mexico isn't easy for Americans
Mexican soccer offers the possibility for Americans to earn more money than they can in MLS, but they won’t find stability as Grant Wahl reports in interviewswith Americans DaMarcus Beasley, Herculez Gomez and Marco Vidal about life southof the border. Beasley is in his first season at Puebla but hasn’t been paid since December. Beasley, […]
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'No margin for error' for USA
[CONCACAF WOMEN’S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING] Abby Wambach doesn’t fear the soccer gods, yet neither does she trustthem. (Click here for qualifying schedule and viewing information.) She and her U.S. teammates remember what happened the last time they played the host team in a Concacaf qualifying tournament. A 2-1 semifinal loss to Mexico in Cancun 14 months […]
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Returning Pardo sets example for Fire teammates
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Mexican midfielder Pavel Pardo, who bolstered the Fire’s late surge after joining the club inmidseason, will be back in MLS this year. “I’m starting with the team from the beginning of the year which I think is so important to how we develop as a group,” saidPardo in a team press release. “I […]
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Corona crowned newcomer of the year
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Tijuana’s Joe Benny Corona was named the top newcomer in Mexico’s First Division at the Balon de Oroawards ceremony in Mexico City on Monday. Corona scored in each of his first two First Division games with promoted Tijuana but then slowed down, going seven straight games without astart before starting the final game […]