[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] In a competition that has struggled to win fan support, Wednesday’s crowd of 45,000 for UNAM’s 1-0 victory over Cruz Azul in thefirst leg of their CONCACAF Champions League semifinals ranks as the second largest crowd in its two-year history. The largest crowd was 55,571 for the Montreal Impact’s quarterfinal gameagainst Santos […]
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USA wins latest 'Guerra Fria'
[U.S. WOMEN] In the first game it has ever played in snow, the U.S. women’s national team defeated Mexico, 1-0, on Wednesday night in Sandy, Utah. Abby Wambach scored the game’s lone goal in the 60th minute, tying her with the legendary Michelle Akers for thirdon the USA’s all-time scoring list with 105 goals, behind […]
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U.S. U-19s eliminated from Super Group
[DALLAS CUP] The U.S. under-19 national team exited the Dallas Cup XXXI’s Super Group with a 1-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt. The two Dallas entrants, FC Dallasand the Texans, played the role of the spoiler, winning their first games of the tournament on Wednesday and knocking their opponents out of contention. German U-19 international Cenk […]
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Toluca's Red Devils see red
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Visiting Pachuca held Toluca to a 1-1 tie Tuesday in in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions League semifinals. The homestandingRed Devils had two players sent off — Miguel Almazan and Diego Navaretti — and one of seven yellow cards went toPachuca’s American Jose Francisco Torres (for time wasting). The first […]
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Blanco makes first Mexico cut
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Mexican national team coach Javier Aguirre has named the 17 domestic players who will beginfull-time training for the World Cup. As expected, former MLS star Cuauhtemoc Blanco made the cut. There were a few surprises in Aguirre’s squad, though. Oscar Perez, 37, was picked even though he hasn’t been called up for […]
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USA falls to Mexico in Super Group showdown
[DALLAS CUP] The U.S. under-19 national team fell to its Mexican counterpart, 1-0, in Sunday’s marquee match on the opening day of the Super Group at Dallas CupXXXI. The Americans finished the game with 10 players after losing defender Chad Barson to a red card. Next up for ThomasRongen‘s Yanks: matches against two foreign teams […]
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Gomez makes it seven goals in last nine games [VIDEO]
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Herculez Gomez scored his seventh goal of the season, all in the last nine games, to lead Puebla to a2-1 win over Club America Sunday in Mexico’s Torneo Bicentenario. The Las Vegas product is now tied for second place in the league behind only rising Guadalajara star Javier Hernandez. Mexico national team star […]
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Mexico no match in 2010 home opener
[U.S. WOMEN] Forward Amy Rodriguez scored her first international goal in more than a year and a half, and Shannon Boxx and Lauren Cheney added goals on either side of halftime for the USA in a 3-0 win over Mexico Sunday at theUniversity of San Diego’s Torero Stadium. The Americans outshotMexico, 21-2, in their 2010 […]
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Mexico stymied in Charlotte
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] In Mexico’s final match before Coach Javier Aguirre selects 18 domestic-based players to enter aspring training camp for the World Cup, the Tri had to settle for a 0-0 tie with Iceland before a crowd of 63,227 in Charlotte, N.C. Mexico’s best chances came on headers by Miguel Sabah and Adolfo Bautista, […]
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UNAM completes another Mexican sweep
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] For the second year in a row, the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League will be an all-Mexican affair. UNAM made sure of that,getting two goals from former Chivas USA striker Juan Francisco Palencia and crushing Marathon of Honduras, 6-1, to avenge the only loss by a Mexican team inthe two-leg quarterfinals. […]