[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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Sundhage announces 20 players for Olympic qualifying
[U.S. WOMEN] U.S. women’s national team coach Pia Sundhage has named the 20 players who will represent the USA at the2012 Concacaf Olympic women’s qualifying tournament that begins Thursday at Vancouver’s BC Place. UCLA’s Sydney Leroux, recently selected by the Atlanta Beat asthe No. 1 pick in the 2012 WPS draft, is the lone player […]
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USA cruises against U-23s
[U.S. SCRIMMAGE] In their first action since hooking up together in training at the Home Depot Center, the U.S. national team beat the U.S. under-23 nationalteam, 4-0, in a scrimmage Friday afternoon. Chris Wondolowski, Teal Bunbury, Benny Feilhaber and Graham Zusi scored for the USA. Brek Shea had a pair of assists of his own. […]
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Porter calls in reinforcements
[U.S. UNDER-23 MEN] U.S. under-23 national team coach Caleb Porter has brought in three new players to the ongoingtraining camp at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Goalkeepers Matt Lampson, a recent homegrown signing by the Columbus Crew, and Brian Perk of the Los Angeles Galaxy, as well as Stuttgarter Kickers II defender Royal-Dominique […]
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Porter calls up four newcomers
[U.S. UNDER-23 MEN] Isaac Acuna, who has played for Mexico’s U-22 national team, and Josh Gatt, who helped Molde win its first Norwegian title, are among the players called up by Coach Caleb Porter for a two-part U.S. under-23national team training camp Jan. 8-25 in Carson, Calif., and San Jose, Costa Rica. The U-23s will […]