[MLS] FC Dallas signed its sixth homegrown player, 16-year-old keeper Richard Sanchez. He is the third FCD youth signingwith ties to the Mexican national team program. The California-born Sanchez was recently named the top goalie at a youth tournament in Chile. Sanchez played for Texas FC and FC Dallas with astint in between at Spanish […]
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TeleFutura garners high ratings for Mexico game
[TELEVISION] If you weren’t a soccer fan, you’d have probably never heard of Spanish-language network TeleFutura, but it hit the jackpot — on a February sweepsnight no less — with its broadcast of the Mexico vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina friendly last Wednesday night. TeleFutura, part of the Univision family of networks, ranked as the No. 2 network,behind […]
Allstate signs on board
[MLS] Allstate signed a four-year agreement to become the official insurance sponsor of Major League Soccer. The agreement with with Soccer UnitedMarketing also calls for Allstate to sponsor the U.S. men and women’s national teams and renews the deal SUM had with Allstate to sponsor the Mexican national team during its friendly matches onU.S. soil. […]
Bocanegra scores, Holden assists, Altidore debuts
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jozy Altidore started his first game for Turkish clubBursaspor in its 1-1 tie with Eskisehirspor on Sunday. Stuart Holden assisted on the first goal in Bolton Wanderers’ 2-0win over Tim Howard‘s Everton. On Saturday, American Carlos Bocanegra had the first goal of the game, but everythingthen went wrong for St. Etienne as the […]
Mexico draws crowd in Atlanta
You might not think of Atlanta as a hotbed of support for Mexican soccer, but Mexico’s national team drew a crowd of 50,507 for its 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on goals by Javier Hernandez and Edgar Pacheco Wednesday night at Atlanta’s Georgia Dome, the first game under Chepo de la Torre.
De la Torre picks team for first Tri match
[MEXICO] For his first game as Mexico national team coach, Jose Manuel “Chepo” de la Torre called up onlysix European-based players for Wednesday’s game against Bosnia-Herzegovina at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Joining the Mexican team are standouts Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez (Manchester United, England), Giovanni dos Santos (Racing Santander, Spain), and Carlos Salcido (Fulham, […]
Howard foul proves costly
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Tim Howard‘s foul on Maxi Rodriguez in the penalty area setup Dirk Kuyt‘s tying goal on a penalty kick in the 67th minute and cost Everton a win in its 215th Merseyside derby with Liverpool. The 2-2 tie gave Liverpoolits first point in three games since Kenny Dalglish took over as manager. For […]
South American pipeline expands
[MLS SUPERDRAFT] Ecuadoran Victor Estupinan (Chivas USA) and Uruguayan PaoloCardozo (Los Angeles Galaxy), two foreigners with no previous connection to U.S. soccer, were taken in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft, part of the league’s concerted initiative to makeSouth American talent available to its clubs. According to MLS Commissioner Don Garber, credit goes to […]
Noyola switches allegiances
[MEXICO] Saying the U.S. national team program had no place for a player with her talents, All-American midfielder TeresaNoyola, considered one of the country’s most skillful young players, has become the second Stanford star to join the Mexican women’s national team. While Noyola, a junior,previously represented the USA at the 2010 Under-20 Women’s World Cup […]
Ex-Fire star Conde scores in Atlas debut
[MEXICO] Former Chicago Fire defender Wilman Conde scored in his debut for Mexican club Atlas in its 5-0 win overMorelia on the opening day of the Torneo Clausura. The other MLS player to move to Mexico this winter and play on Saturday was Venezuelan GiancarloMaldonado, who started for Atlante, which fell at Atlas, 2-1. Maldonado […]
