[AMERICANS ABROAD] Herculez Gomez, who shared last spring’s Mexican scoring title, broke out of a season-long slump withtwo goals in rapid flash — the second on a spectacular free kick — to give Pachuca a 3-0 win over Jaguares in Mexico’s Torneo Clausura. For video of Gomez’s goal and more on Americans abroad inaction over […]
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Real Salt Lake to face Monterrey in final
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Monterrey thwarted the bid of Cruz Azul to play in a third straight Concacaf Champions League final by battling Los Cementeros to a1-1 tie in the second leg of their semifinal series Wednesday and prevailing on aggregate, 3-2. Humberto Suazo’s penalty kick in the 81st minute at Estadio Azulcanceled out a first-half […]
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Mexico and Costa Rica move into semis
[CONCACAF UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP] Mexico and Costa Rica won quarterfinal games at the Concacaf Under-20 Championship to advance to the 2011 Under-20 World Cup inColombia. The USA will get its shot Wednesday when it faces host Guatemala in the quarterfinals (TV: ESPN Deportes, ESPN3, 10 p.m. ET). Goals by KristianAlvarez, Diego De Buen and Jorge Mora […]
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Mexico held by Venezuela in San Diego
[GOLD CUP 2011 COUNTDOWN] Mexico had to settle for a 1-1 tie with Venezuela in their international friendly played Tuesday in San Diego. Defender Oswaldo Vizcarrondo‘s goal canceled out Aldo de Nigris‘ goal, also a header from close range in the second half. Canada andPanama, which face the USA at the Gold Cup, both won […]
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'Chicharito' delights sellout crowd in Oakland
[GOLD CUP 2011 COUNTDOWN] Javier Hernandez scored two first-half goals to lead Mexico to a 3-1 win over ParaguaySaturday before a sellout crowd of 48,110 at the Oakland Coliseum. Panama, which will face the USA at the 2011 Gold Cup, beat Bolivia, 2-0, on goals by GabrielGomez and Luis Renteria. Real Salt Lake’s Alvaro Saborio […]
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Canada and Panama in action
[GOLD CUP 2011 COUNTDOWN] Eleven of the 12 Gold Cup finalists — every team except Guadeloupe — will play at least one friendly during FIFA’s double fixturedates. Panama, which the USA will face at the Gold Cup, will host Bolivia on Friday and then travel to Cuba on Tuesday. Canada, against which the USA opens […]
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Monterrey's dominance continues
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Monterrey’s dominance in the Concacaf Champions League continued as it beat Mexican rival Cruz Azul, 2-1, in the first leg of theirsemifinal series. Sergio Santana scored the winning goal early in the second half to give Monterrey its eighth win to go along with one tie in ninegames in Concacaf play this […]
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Acuna scores third goal in last month
[AMERICANS ABROAD] American-born Isaac Acuna, who has been named to Mexico’s preliminary roster for the Copa America,scored his third goal for Mexico First Division club Queretaro in the last month when he scored in its 2-1 win with Queretaro. Acuna, who was born in the border town of Calexico, Calif.,had scored twice in February for […]
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Chicago adds attacker, midfielder
[MLS] Chicago has announced the signings of forward Orr Barouch and midfielder Mike Videira. Both of the players have beenwith the team through preseason and are playing in the Carolina Challenge Cup tournament this week. “Orr and Mike are young, talented players who bring versatility to our lineupand are able to play multiple positions,” said […]
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Documenting the great rivalry: USA-Mexico
[INTERVIEW] For the last two years, filmmaker Pablo Miralles has been producing a documentary about U.S. and Mexican soccer titled “Gringos at the Gate.” We spoke with Miralles, who just returned from Pachuca where he interviewed the club’s Mexican-American duo, about theinsight he’s gotten from the neighboring nations’ star players and fans on what has […]