[AMERICANS ABROAD] Alejandro Bedoya scored his sixth goal of the year in all competitions and added an assist infirst-place Helsingborg’s 3-1 win over Atvidaberg. Helsingborg, which is unbeaten in its last eight games, leads the Allsvenskan by four points. CarlosBocanegra started for Racing Santander in its 2-2 tie at Ponferradina. One game remains in Spain’s […]
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Horan has goal and assist in 3-1 win over Sweden
[USA UNDER-20 WOMEN] Lindsey Horan, who recently completed her first season with Paris St. Germain, had a goal and anassist to lead the U.S. under-20 women’s national team to a 3-1 over Sweden’s U-20s in its first game during its stay in Sweden. Harvard-bound Margaret Purceand Virginia’s Makenzy Doniak also scored for the USA, which […]
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The Calm. The Storm.
[THE PITCH: Blog 12] You are enjoying fine food and fine company at a spring picnic when suddenly you realize the wind has stopped blowing. It’s eerilyquiet … As if someone has turned off the soundtrack of whistling winds, chirping birds, and even rustling leaves. It’s calm … And in that moment of silence all […]
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U.S. under-20 women's national team
[SWEDEN TRIP] Soccer America’s Women’s Freshman of the Year Cari Roccaro from Notre Dame heads the U.S. under-20 women’snational team that heads to Sweden Friday. Michelle French‘s women will be based in Gavle, situated on the east coast of Sweden about 125 miles north ofStockholm, and play games against Sweden’s U-20s and U-23s. Roccaro is […]
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Behind the Music
[THE PITCH: Blog 11] When I listen to a song on the way to practice, or a match, or just hanging out, I hardly ever contemplate the hours of hard work that wentinto making the music. I simply roll down the windows, turn up the volume, and cruise. Although there is a perceivable transformation in […]
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Bedoya is making case for call-up
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Alejandro Bedoya is making a strong case for inclusion on the U.S. Gold Cup roster — if not theroster for the upcoming friendlies and World Cup qualifiers. The winger assisted on first-place Helsingborg’s fifth goal in a 5-0 win over Hacken, its fifth straight win in the Swedish Allsvenskan. The former Boston College […]
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Torres' Tigres wins Mexican regular-season title
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jose Torres‘ Tigres won the Liga MX regular-season title with a 2-0 victory over city rival Monterreythat would have knocked the Rayados out of the playoffs but for a technicality in the league rules. Torres started for Tigres while Texan teenager AlonsoHernandez played the second half for Monterrey, which advanced in place of […]
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Games, Changes and Fears
“Games, changes and fears When will they go from here When will they stop.” — Macy Gray [THE PITCH: Blog 10] Last year,when my family and I visited Stockholm during a break in the season, we made a point to see The Changing of The Guards at Sweden’s Palace in Gamla Stan. Official uniforms, a […]
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Rapinoe leads Lyon into final, Press gets first Tyreso goal
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Megan Rapinoe needed just six minutes to put two-time defending champion Lyon ahead en route to a 6-1win at French rival Juvisy that returned it to the UEFA Women’s Champions League final with a 9-1 aggregate victory. Fellow U.S. international Christen Pressscored her first league goal with her new club, Tyreso, in its […]
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Body language
“And don’t underestimate the importance of body language.” — Ursula, from The Little Mermaid [THE PITCH: Blog 8] In Offenbach, Germany, a 16,000 standing-room-only crowd roared so loudly in the echo-intense arena that those of us sitting inches apart on the bench could hardlyconverse. The 22 American and German players on the pitch stood no […]