[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. internationals Jose Francisco Torres (Pachuca) and EdgarCastillo (San Luis) started for their teams in home ties in the first leg of Mexico’s Torneo Apertura quarterfinals. Mexico (TorneoApertura) Quarterfinals, First Leg Pachuca 1 Monterrey 1 Jose Francisco Torres-Pachuca (90 minutes) Herculez Gomez-Pachuca (sub: 30 minutes)
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U.S. under-18 boys national team roster
[YOUTH] U.S. U-18 boys national team coach Mike Matkovich picked 36 players for a training camp Nov. 20-28 at The Home Depot Center. The roster includes Real Salt Lake rookie Luis Gil and Victor Pineda, who signed a homegrown player contract with theChicago Fire earlier this year. It also includes two players from Mexican club […]
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Pachuca, San Luis in Mexican playoffs
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Pachuca, with three Americans in its ranks, has reached the Mexican Apertura 2010 playoffs and faces Monterrey in the quarterfinals. SanLuis, with American Edgar Castillo, meets Club America. For the quarterfinal schedule and more on the U.S. boys. … Pachuca, which last won a league title in 2007 andreached the semis last season, […]
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Women's soccer gets wakeup call
[MY VIEW] One loss in 36 games is certainly no reason to panic, but the USA’s 2-1 loss to Mexico Friday in Women’s World Cup qualifying is a wake-up call. Moretroubling than the result was the manner of the U.S. performance. Unless there’s an overhaul in the women’s development program, the USA runs the risk […]
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Mexico shocks USA in greatest women's upset ever
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] Winless in 25 previous games — 24 losses and one tie — and outscored by a 106-9 margin, Mexico recorded the greatest upset inthe history of women’s soccer when it beat the United States, 2-1, Friday night in the Concacaf Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament in Cancun. Californian VeronicaPerez‘s goal completed […]
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USA heavily favored against Mexico
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] USA-Mexico with a World Cup berth in play. Sound familiar? USA-Mexico is one of the world’s great men’s rivalries. On the women’sside, the series has been a tad one-sided: 24 U.S. wins and one tie. The USA will face the Tri femenil for the fifth time in Women’s World Cup qualifying […]
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Canada handles Mexico in the rain
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] Heavy rains did not prevent Canada from rolling over host Mexico, 3-0, in Cancun and setting up USA-Mexico and Canada-Costa Ricasemifinal matchups on Friday night for Concacaf’s two automatic berths in the 2011 Women’s World Cup in Germany. Candace-Marie Chapman and Josee Belanger scored first-half goals, and Jonelle Filigno added an […]
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RSL and Crew to meet in quarterfinals
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] MLS is assured of a team in the semifinals of the Concacaf Champions League for the first time as Real Salt Lake and the ColumbusCrew were drawn to face each other in the quarterfinals, scheduled to be played Feb. 22-24 and March 1-3. The MLS winner will face Olimpia of Honduras or […]
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All hail Chicharito
[ENGLAND] Who needs Wayne Rooney when you have Javier Hernandez? Chicharitoagain rescued Manchester United with the winning goal in the 89th minute of its 3-2 win over Wolves in the English League Cup on Tuesday. United manager Alex Ferguson cautions againstbuilding up heroes, but … “We tend to build up heroes very quickly here,” said […]
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Field player makes PK save
[VIDEO PICK] Pachuca, the Mexican league team with three Americans in its ranks, earned a crucial point in a tight playoff race thanks to midfielderJuan Carlos Rojas‘ penalty kick save in the 87th minute of a 1-1 tie with Morelia last weekend. Pachuca had already made its three substitutions when goalkeeper MiguelCalero was red-carded for […]