[U.S. UNDER-23 MEN] The U.S. under-23 national team defeated the NASL’s San Antonio Scorpions 3-0 in a scrimmage Friday night on second-half goals by Brek Shea, Dilly Duka and Jack McInerney.
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Shea scores, red carded against FC Dallas
[MLS PRESEASON] The U.S. under-23 national team beat FC Dallas, 2-1, in a warmup game played Wednesday in Frisco, Texas, notable for the winning goal Brek Shea scored — and red card he received — for the U.S. U-23s against his MLS team. Like Shea, Kofi Sarkodie exited forreceiving two yellow cards, leaving the U-23s […]
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Porter calls in national team players for camp
[U.S. UNDER-23 MEN] U.S. under-23 national team coach Caleb Porter called up what is expected to be close to his squadfor Olympic qualifying for a 10-day training camp that will conclude with a match against Mexico’s U-23s Feb. 29 in Frisco, Texas. Feb. 29 is an international fixture date so Porter hasthe chance to bring […]
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USA and Mexico to face off in U-23 tuneup
[DATEBOOK] One of the most intriguing matchups of the winter will be the under-23 international between the USA and Mexico Feb. 29 at FC Dallas Stadium inFrisco, Texas, a tuneup before the Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying tournament begins the next month. The game will come 10 days after U.S. head coach Caleb Porterwill bring the […]
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Keough the Olympian
[IN MEMORIAM] Harry Keough, who died on Tuesday at age 84, is best known for his part in the USA’s 1-0 win over England at the 1950 World Cup.But Keough also represented the USA at two Olympic Games. The soccer tournament at the 1952 Olympics in Finland was a single-elimination tournament, and the USA, with […]
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USA headed to London after five-game sweep
[OLYMPIC WOMEN’S QUALIFYING] The USA beat Costa Rica, 3-0, in their all-important semifinal match at the Concacaf Olympic Women’s Qualifying in Vancouver toqualify for the 2012 London Olympics. The American followed that up with a 4-0 win over host Canada in the championship game of the tournament before a record crowd of 25,427 fans to […]
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USA seeks Olympic berth with Cheney as playmaker
[U.S. WOMEN’S SPOTLIGHT] Any system looks great as you slam in 31 goals while conceding none, and though the USA women have yet to be tested in Concacaf Olympicqualifying tournament heading into a crucial semifinal Friday against Costa Rica (8:00 p.m. ET, Universal Sports Network), a new 4-2-3-1 formation with Lauren Cheney in a playmakingrole […]
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Lloyd hat trick leads USA into semis
[CONCACAF OLYMPIC QUALIFYING] The USA went into the group phase of the Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying with one thing in mind: don’t mess up like it did in2010 when a loss to Mexico forced it to pass two hurdles before it was ensured of qualifying for the 2011 Women’s World Cup. The Americans roared into […]
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Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Mexico’s loss to the USA moved the Tri into Friday’s all-important semifinals against host Canada at the Concacaf Olympic women’s qualifyingtournament. For the complete schedule and viewing information … Note: CONCACAF.com will web-stream all the matches live. FINAL Jan. 29 in Vancouver Semifinal winners, 8 p.m. ET (TV: NBC Sports Network)
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Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Canada won Group A at the Concacaf Olympic women’s qualifying tournament with a 5-1 win over Costa Rica on Monday. The win means the USA will faceCosta Rica and avoid Canada in Friday’s semifinals if it beats or ties Mexico on Tuesday. Christine Sinclair led Canada with two goals to give her 127 in […]