[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] A goal by sub Alberto Medina was all Mexico could muster in its 1-0 victory against a makeshiftSenegal team brought over to serve as sparring partner for the Tri in its next-to-last U.S. friendly that drew a crowd of 60,610 fans at Soldier Field. Andres Guardado, another sub, was released early by […]
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Big win for Torres' Pachuca
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jose Francisco Torres played the entire game for Pachuca in its 2-1 win at Monterrey that moved itinto the semifinals of Mexico’s Torneo Bicentenario. In Germany, Steve Cherundolo‘s Hannover 96 staved off relegation when it won at Bochum, 3-0, on the finalday of the Bundesliga season. For all the Saturday action … GERMANY, […]
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New Meadowlands Stadium gets thumps up from Aguirre
Mexico national team coach Javier Aguirre couldn’t have been happy with the Tri’s 0-0 tie with Ecuador in a friendly on Friday evening, but he loved the NewMeadowlands Stadium. The game drew 77,507 fans, mostly in support of Mexico, for the first soccer game at the new stadium. “This is a beautiful stadium,” Aguirresaid. “We […]
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Sacramento-born Ponce starts again for Chivas
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Sacramento-born Miguel Ponce started for Guadalajara in both legs of its Libertadores Cupsecond-round series with Velez Sarsfield, his first two appearances in the South American club championship. Chivas lost, 2-0, on Tuesday but advanced to the quarterfinals, 3-2, onaggregate. Ponce, a defender, debuted for Guadalajara at the end of the regular season and […]
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The USA's other national team
More than 80,000 fans are expected to watch Mexico play Ecuador on Friday in a pre-World Cup exhibition in New Jersey’s Meadowlands. In March, on a chilly Wednesday night in Charlotte, N.C., 63,000fans watched the Mexico take on Iceland. Three weeks before that, 90,000 fans packed the Rose Bowl to watch El Tri play New […]
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Dempsey scores in Fulham victory
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Clint Dempsey scored his seventh English Premier League goal of the season and ninth overall inFulham’s 3-2 win over West Ham United on Sunday. The seven EPL goals match his season-high set in 2008-09. His nine goals are the most by a U.S. national team player in Europe this season. For all theU.S. […]
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Aguirre cuts Mexico squad down to 26 players
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Mexico national team coach Javier Aguirre cut his World Cup candidates down to 26 players. He hasuntil June 1 to name 23 for the finals. The Mexico squad included 10 European-based players and 16 who have been training full-time since last month in Mexico City. Thenotable absentee is forward Nery Castillo, who […]
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Dates set for Mexico vs. MLS club tourney
[SUPERLIGA] Could there be SuperLiga soccer at Boston’s famed Fenway Park this summer? Along with six dates in July set aside for group play, threevenues were announced on Wednesday, with a fourth left unspecified. Toyota Park (Bridgeview, Ill.), Robertson Stadium (Houston) and Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) will be utilized, along with“Venue TBD – Boston/Foxborough, […]
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Gringo Torres' Pachuca headed to Club World Cup
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] American Jose Francisco Torres won the Concacaf Champions League title when he started forPachuca in its 1-0 win over Cruz Azul in Wednesday’s final. Edgar Benitez scored two minutes into stoppage time to even the series at 2-2 and give Pachuca itsthird continental crown in four years thanks to its away goal […]
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Yanks top charts in Mexico
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Hercules Gomez, suspended for the final game of Puebla’s season, shared scoring title in Mexico’sTorneo Bicentenario with Mexican Javier Hernandez (Guadalajara) and Peruvian Johan Fano (Atlante). But Gomez wasn’t theonly American to win a scoring title in Mexico … Former U.S. under-20 striker Sammy Ochoa, who plays for Estudiantes Tecos, shared the scoringtitle […]