[SCOREBOARD] Anisa Guajardo scored a hat trick to lead Mexico to a 7-0 win over the Dominican Republic in ConcacafOlympic women’s qualifying at Vancouver’s BC Place. Hermann Trophy winner Teresa Noyola, one of only two Mexican players to start the first two games, openedthe scoring for the Tri. One of the players Coach Leo Cuellar […]
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First 14-0, now 13-0 for USA
[CONCACAF OLYMPIC QUALIFYING] On Friday night, the USA beat the Dominican Republic by the football score of 14-0. On Sunday afternoon, it again put by twotouchdowns but missed the extra point en route to a 13-0 win over Guatemala. And like Friday night when Amy Rodriguez came off the bench to score five goals inthe […]
USA's two-touchdown win comes at a price
[CONCACAF OLYMPIC QUALIFYING] The USA put up touchdowns in each half to beat Dominican Republic, 14-0, in its opening game at the Concacaf Olympic Women’sQualifying Tournament at Vancouver’s BC Place. The 14 goals broke a 20-year-old national team record, and second-half sub Amy Rodriguez tied an individual U.S.record with five goals. But the win came […]
Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying this weekend …
[SCOREBOARD] Canada drew a record crowd for a full women’s international at home when 12,417 fans watched it beat Cuba, 2-0, Saturday night in Concacaf Olympicwomen’s qualifying at Vancouver’s BC Place. Costa Rica also improved to 2-0-0 with a 2-0 win over Haiti. MaribelDominguez had a hat trick to lead Mexico past Guatemala, 5-0, to […]
'No margin for error' for USA
[CONCACAF WOMEN’S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING] Abby Wambach doesn’t fear the soccer gods, yet neither does she trustthem. (Click here for qualifying schedule and viewing information.) She and her U.S. teammates remember what happened the last time they played the host team in a Concacaf qualifying tournament. A 2-1 semifinal loss to Mexico in Cancun 14 months […]
Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Christine Sinclair, Canada’s all-time leading scorer, had four goals and an assist to lead host Canada to a6-0 win over Haiti in front of a crowd of 7,067 at Vancouver’s BC Place Thursday night in the Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Costa Rica, a potential opponent of the USA inthe all-important semifinals, won the […]
What They're Saying
“I think all of us were a bit scared, I think that’s the reality of the situation. We all travel all around the world, big cities, small cities and, you know, I think it’s a normal thing that crimehappens.” — U.S. star goalkeeper Hope Solo after Vancouver druglord Sandip Duhre was gunned down whilesitting inside […]
Man shot dead at USA women's hotel in Vancouver
USA women’s team players and staff are safe following a fatal shooting at their hotel In Vancouver, where Concacaf is staging its Olympic qualifying tournament. Vancouver police confirmed a fatalshooting at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Bar One restaurant of the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Center. “The entire U.S. delegation is fine and no players or […]
Corona crowned newcomer of the year
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Tijuana’s Joe Benny Corona was named the top newcomer in Mexico’s First Division at the Balon de Oroawards ceremony in Mexico City on Monday. Corona scored in each of his first two First Division games with promoted Tijuana but then slowed down, going seven straight games without astart before starting the final game […]
Camp breaks after teams play 1-1 tie
[U.S. SCRIMMAGE] Before going their separate ways, the U.S. national team and U.S. under-23 national team played to a 1-1 tie in their second scrimmage onTuesday night at the Home Depot Center. The seniors won the first scrimmage, 4-0, and looked like they would pile it on again in the second, taking the lead in […]
