[DATEBOOK] The USA was grouped with Costa Rica, Haiti and Guatemala — three teams that it has never lost to — in Concacaf qualifying for the 2011Women’s World Cup to take place Oct. 28-Nov. 8 in the Mexican resort towns of Cancun and Playa del Carmen. Host Mexico, Canada, Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana will […]
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Silva rescues Spain at Azteca
[INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES] David Silva‘s goal in the 90th minute gave 2010 World Cup champion Spain a 1-1 tie againstMexico at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium on Wednesday. Javier Hernandez had put the Tri ahead in the 12th minute. Here are results of other keyfriendlies … Ukraine 1 Netherlands 1 Oleksandr Aliev scores for Euro ’12 co-hosts […]
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Top 10 U.S. soccer crowds (2010)
[MAKING A LIST] The crowd of 77,223 at the New Meadowlands Stadium for Tuesday’s USA-Brazil game was the fourth largest soccer crowd of the year in the USA. Thetop 10 crowds consist of five Mexico games, two U.S. games and three involving MLS teams. For the top 10 U.S. soccer crowds so far this year […]
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Five Red Bulls get call-ups
[MAKING A LIST] Thierry Henry has quit the French national team, but five other New York Red Bull players are off oninternational duty, including Rafael Marquez, who returned to Mexico for the Tri’s match against World Cup champion Spain. For all the MLS players called up toforeign national teams on the first international fixture date […]
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Chicharito proves a 'natural scorer' for Man United
Defending Premier League and FA Cup champion Chelsea came out second-best against the team tipped to be its main rival this season as Manchester United posted a 3-1 win in the Community Shieldmatch Sunday at Wembley Stadium. Mexican international Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, who joined Man United after the World Cup lit up the match as […]
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Mexican stars have had limited success
[MLS] The New York Red Bulls’ signing of Mexican national team captain Rafael Marquez will certainly be a boost to theRed Bulls and other MLS clubs at the gate, but what will his impact be on the field? MLS has aggressively pursued Mexican national team players since its launch in 1996, but no Tri player […]
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New stars on display
A full slate of eight games is on tap for this weekend as recently acquired players get the feel of new teammates and a new league. Here are a few plot lines to follow … HOUSTON-NEW YORK. As if the floundering Houston Dynamo didn’t have enough to worry about, news comes from Red Bull head […]
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What They're Saying
“We hope to be able to have good news with Rafa, sometime in the near future, hopefully we will be able to present him to the public. (There is) no news yet, but if we can bring in Marquez, thecaptain of the Mexican national team, a guy who had a great World Cup, a longtime […]
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Ruelas sends USA into final with two goals
[MILK CUP] Adrian Ruelas of Mexican club Santos Laguna scored two goals and led the USA to a 3-2 win over Denmark thatsent it into Friday’s final of the Milk Cup’s Elite section (under-20 national teams). Ruelas pulled the Americans even at 1-1 in the first half and scored the winner with one minute toplay […]
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Ferguson bargain hunt snagged Hernandez
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will have his new signing, Mexican youngster JavierHernandez, available to face the MLS All-Stars Wednesday in Houston. Ferguson says by signing Hernandez before the World Cup, the club saved millions of pounds.The transfer fee paid to Guadalajara hasn’t been disclosed but is said to be 7 million pounds (about […]