[VIDEO PICK] It’s less than 72 hours before the USA opens Olympic men’s qualifying against Cuba in Nashville, Tenn. For the assessment of former Akron teammatesZarek Valentin and Kofi Sarkodie on how the team is progressing as well as highlights of Sunday night’s 3-0 scrimmagewin over the NASL Atlanta Silverbacks …
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Mexico, Canada and Honduras win warmups
[OLYMPICS COUNTDOWN] Mexico tuned up for the Concacaf Under-23 Championship with a 2-1 win over Senegal thanks to two first-half penalty kicks by American-bornMiguel Ponce in a friendly played Saturday at San Francisco’s AT&T Park. Canada, which will face the USA in Group A, beat Trinidad & Tobago, 1-0, onFriday, thanks to a goal by […]
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Japan and UAE clinch berths
[OLYMPICS COUNTDOWN] Japan and the United Arab Emirates clinched berths in the Olympic men’s soccer tournament with wins on Wednesday. The UAE qualified for thefirst time when it came back from two goals down to beat Uzbekistan 3-2 in Tashkent and take Group B. Japan beat Bahrain, 2-0, in Tokyo to clinch first place in […]
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U.S. rivals begin final preparations
[OLYMPICS COUNTDOWN] Nana Attakora and MarcusHaber, who have played for Canada in World Cup qualifying, head the Canadian under-23 squad Coach Tony Fonseca has taken to Sunrise, Fla., to prepare forthe Concacaf Olympic qualifying tournament. Canada’s 23-player squad includes nine players from MLS, four from the NASL and two from the U.S. college ranks. El […]
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Orellana, Utah star on El Salvador's radar
[FOUR THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT …] Salvadoran-born Maikon Orellana is one of the top players in the Development Academy.The Real Salt Lake AZ striker was a 2011 U-17/18 Development Academy Best XI selection and has already scored 10 goals this season. El Salvador reportedly has him on its radar as a candidate for itsU-23 team […]
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Porter confident about U-23 defenders
[OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN] The USA heads into the Olympic qualifying tournament in Nashville, Tenn., with lots of attacking options. Does it have enough defensively?U.S. U-23 coach Caleb Porter likes the pairing of Ike Opara and Perry Kitchen inthe middle, even though neither played there this past weekend in MLS. “We really like Ike and Perry,” said […]
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U.S. U-23 roster is one player short
[OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN] U.S. under-23 national team head coach Caleb Porter named an initial roster of 19 players who willassemble for training camp Tuesday to begin final preparations for the Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying tournament that kicks off for the Americans March 22 at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. ColumbusCrew midfielder Dilly Duka‘s injury over the […]
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France's Bleues serve notice
[CYPRUS CUP] France served notice that it will be a serious contender at the London Olympic women’s soccer competition with a 2-0 win over Canada in the finalof the Cyprus Cup. Marie-Laure Delie and Louisa Necib scored on the half hour and hour to give the Bleues the title. France finished fourth at the 2011 […]
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Porter's boys make it 3-for-3
[USA-MEXICO U-23S] It was quite a day for U.S. national teams. First, the women open up at the Algarve Cup with a 5-0 win over Denmark. Then, the men earn a 1-0decision over Italy in Genoa, their first victory in the series that dates back to 1934. Finally, goals from Juan Agudelo and Mix Diskerud […]
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Latest hope to spark U.S. scoring: Terrence Boyd
[USA SPOTLIGHT] The USA has scored just 0.78 goals per game and was shut out four times in nine matches under Coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who forWednesday’s friendly against Italy has called in German product Terrence Boyd — a 21-year-old striker who is the leading scorer on Borussia Dortmund’s reserve team. Boyd was born in Bremen […]