[THIS WEEK IN SOCCER: Jan. 27-Feb. 2] Both the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams open their 2014 seasons this week. The week, which begins with amouth-watering Merseyside derby, also includes a party in downtown San Jose to mark the Earthquakes‘ 40th anniversary and the opening of a soccer art exhibit atthe Los Angeles County […]
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Herrera rings in changes for El Tri test
[WORLD CUP 2014 COUNTDOWN] Mexico’s squad for its friendly against South Korea Wednesday at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, includes a few surprises (live onESPNews and UniMas at 9 p.m. ET). Only 12 of 21 players Coach Miguel Herrera called in for training on Sunday were with El Tri for its playoff series againstNew […]
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Double fracture sidelines young Tico Oviedo
[WORLD CUP 2014 COUNTDOWN] Young Costa Rican left back Bryan Oviedo, who has had a breakout season for Everton, suffered adouble fracture of both his tibia and fibula in the Toffees’ 4-0 win over Stevenage Saturday in the English FA Cup. The injury will almost certainly mean he’ll miss the Ticos’ trip to the WorldCup. […]
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MLS preseason camps set to open
[THIS WEEK IN SOCCER: Jan. 20-26] It’s only 47 days until the start of the 2014 MLS season, and teams will begin training this weekend. The NASL and USL PRO bothhave combines, while the first friendly game involving World Cup finalists will be played Wednesday. The week kicks off Monday with a big announcement on […]
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USA begin World Cup preparations against South Korea
[DATEBOOK] The USA will begin its World Cup preparations with a game against South Korea Feb. 1 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. (kickoff: 2 p.m. PT). The match will be the first since the USA and South Korea played to a 1-1 tie in Daegu at the 2002 World Cup. The only U.S. win […]
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What They're Saying
“I am wrapping up my career that was filled with the joy of victory and agony of defeat and would like to bid goodbye. I also want to apologize to many fans. Korea’s biggest weakness in the 2000s wasan unstable defense and I was part of the problem. It may have been not so obvious […]
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Australia, South Korea, Iran Qualify for World Cup
Australia, South Korea and Iran joined Japan in qualifying for next summer’s World Cup finals in Brazil on Tuesday. In Sydney, substitute Josh Kennedy’s 83rd minuteheader from a Mark Bresciano cross secured a 1-0 win for Australia against Iraq, which was enough to lift the Socceroos above Oman and Jordan in the race for second-place […]
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Soon-to-be Reign teammates return for two-game series
[USA-SOUTH KOREA] The U.S. women’s national team begins a two-game series against South Korea Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. The game followed byThursday’s game at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. will be the final ones of the summer and last internationals before the end of the NWSL season. U.S. head coach Tom […]
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Cahill's Australia moves closer to returning to finals
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING: Europe] Australia moved closer to returning to the World Cup for the third straight time with a 4-0 win over Jordan. The Soccerooscan clinch a berth with a win over visiting Iraq, which was eliminated from contention with a 1-0 loss to Japan, next Tuesday. In Group A, South Korea and […]
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South Korean Finally Awarded Bronze-Medal Certificate
The International Olympic Committee has signed off on awarding an Olympic medal certificate for Park Jong Woo, who was banned from collecting his medalfollowing a controversial post-match celebration in the men’s soccer bronze-medal game at the London Games. South Korea defeated Japan, 2-0, to win its first soccer medal, but Park wasbarred from collecting his […]