“I think it was evident that there was one team out there who were focused and ready to dictate the game and another one who looked like they had finished the season and had nothing to play for. Wedidn’t give ourselves a chance tonight but the USA were very good” — Scotland coach Scott Levein […]
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U.S. player ratings
[USA-SCOTLAND REPORT CARD] It’s hard to remember two Americans having better games the same evening as Landon Donovanand Michael Bradley did in Saturday’s 5-1 win over Scotland in Jacksonville, Fla. And Jermaine Jones was noslouch either. Soccer America’s Paul Kennedy grades the U.S. players … USAStarters: RATING PLAYER (CLUB) GP/G 5 Tim Howard (Everton/ENG). 74/- […]
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Welcome back, Landon
[USA-SCOTLAND] In his first appearance for the U.S. national team since playing against Costa Rica in September 2011 and since earlier in the week openlyquestioning his future to reporters, all Landon Donovan did was score three goals and help set up the other two as the USA pounded a hapless Scotland team, 5-1,before 44,438 fans […]
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Levein's Scots minus key players
[USA-SCOTLAND] Scotland, which has not qualified for the World Cup since 1998, will look to use Saturday’s friendly against the USA (TV: NBC Sports Network,Galavision, live, 8 p.m. ET) as a major test of where it stands with 2014 World Cup qualifying around the corner, but Scotland coach Craig Levein will bewithout many key players […]
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Kris Boyd revives his career in Portland
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Not many recent acquisitions would speak out and tell teammates to “man up” after just a few weeks of training and playing together,but that’s how Portland striker Kris Boyd goes about his business. He’s managed three goals in seven matches while settling in with hisnew club, and during a recent losing streak didn’t […]
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Bocanegra red carded; goals for Parkhurst and Beasley
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Carlos Bocanegra was red carded in the 88th minute of Rangers’ 3-2 win over Celtic in their Old Firmderby. The win halted Celtic’s bid to clinch the Scottish Premier League title and Rangers’ home losing streak at three games. Michael Parkhurst scored for FCNordsjaelland in its 2-0 victory at Horsens that kept it […]
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Fox Soccer Plus adds Scottish Premier League
[TELEVISION WATCH] Fox Soccer Plus has added the Scottish Premier League, reaching an agreement with Sportfive International for television rights for theremainder of the 2011-12 season through the 2013-2014 campaign. The first SPL match on Fox Soccer Plus takes place on Saturday when Dundee United hosts Rangers at Tannadice Park (8:40a.m. ET). The first Old […]
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Vancouver lands DP Robson, Timbers sign Songo'o
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The Vancouver Whitecaps signed 33-year-old Scotsman Barry Robson as a Designated Player. Themidfielder will join the Caps this summer after his season with English League Championship club Middlesbrough ends. Robson, who has 17 caps for Scotland, moved to Middlesbrough in 2010 after spendinghis entire career in Scotland. Former Cameroon Olympic player Franck Songo’o […]
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USA will face Scotland and Antigua & Barbuda in Florida
[DATEBOOK] Florida is no longer represented in MLS, but it remains an important state for international action. The U.S. national team will face Scotland on May26 in Jacksonville and then return to Florida two weeks later for its World Cup 2014 qualifying opener against Antigua & Barbuda in Tampa. The Scotland game will be the […]
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Boyd to Portland, Conde back in MLS
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Scottish striker Kris Boyd, the leading scorer in Scottish Premier League history with 164 goals in296 games, is headed to MLS. Courted by the Houston Dynamo and its Scottish-American coach, Dominic Kinnear, the 28-year-old striker is instead headed to thePortland Timbers, coached by former Scotland international John Spencer. Boyd was recently released from […]