A fleet of MLS players were on the field Sunday and Monday as Costa Rica and Panama, respectively, kicked off their World Cup campaigns. Costa Rica has five current MLS players as well asthree other players with MLS experience. Panama head coach Hernan Dario Gomez named 13 current or former MLS players to his 23-man […]
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Group G Preview: England and Belgium are clearly a class above
Like Group B with Portugal and Spain, this group is composed of two heavyweights — Belgium and England — and two outsiders. Unlike the Iberian rivals, they do not meet in thefirst round of games. They play on the final day of group competition and are not only expected to advance but also take care […]
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What They're Saying: Blas Perez
“People sometimes tell me I am crazy. They say, ‘How can you get a tattoo of your country’s flag? I like it. I really feel a lot of love for Panama.” — Panamanian star Blas Perezon the tattoos covering his body, many of them to paying homage to Panama, which is playing in the World […]
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MLS 2018: FC Dallas starts climb out of the 2017 rubble in Panama
For FC Dallas, the mysterious collapse of 2017 is consigned to the past, yet it did cast a few dark clouds over its future. Its plummet from conference champion to also-ran opened up apath for a team as mediocre as San Jose to sneak into playoffs with the same number of points (46) and a […]
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Young DP Mosquera will give FC Dallas additional creative option
A heavy reliance on playmaker Mauro Diaz has prompted FC Dallas to sign midfielder Santiago Mosquera as a viable alternative. Mosquera, 23, has joined FC Dallas as aYoung Designated Player in a transfer from Millonarios of the Colombian first division. The native of Buenaventura, Colombia, led the Millonarios U-20 team in scoring before breaking into […]
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Richard Groff: 'We need to keep doing what we do well'
Longtime soccer executive and administrator Richard Groff, 71, grew up playing soccer in Pennsylvania and first became affiliated with soccer administration as an official with the Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association in 1986. He began serving as U.S. Soccer Federation treasurer in 1990 and helped organize the U.S. Cup tournament that served a dry run […]
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Column: FIFA needs to spend on goal-line technology that could have saved USA
The USA is out of the World Cup thanks in part to a goal that should not have been awarded. Panama’s equalizer in its 2-1 win over Costa Rica never crossed the line, but goal-line technology was notused to catch it. If Panama had tied, the USA would have finished ahead of it in fourth […]
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USA-Panama Takeaways: Americans play to their strengths to win going away
Qualification for the 2018 World Cup regained momentum Friday as the USA cast off the shadows of two lackluster performances in September to thrash Panama, 4-0, at Orlando City Stadium. The Americans charged out of the gate to push Panama back on its heels yet despite scoring twice in the opening 20 minutes couldn’t then […]
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USA-Panama: Canaleros have no answer for the 'muchacho'
If there was any doubt who is the star of the U.S. national team, Friday’s USA-Panama game made it crystal clear. The USA got a bunch of excellent performances, many of its best of the Hexagonal, yet oneplayer stood out from the rest in the 4-0 win.
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What USA needs to do to directly qualify for the World Cup
The USA moved back into third place in the Hexagonal with its 4-0 win over Panama that certainly made its path to Russia a lot easier. Hexagonal Standings: PTS TEAM W-T-L +/- 12 (3) USA 3-3-3 16/11 —————————- 10 (4) Panama 2-4-3 7/9—————————- 9 (5) Honduras 2-3-3 9/16 Here’s what it needs to do to […]