[ANTIGUA & BARBUDA-USA] Narrow wins by the USA and Guatemala on Friday put them in the driver’s seat to capture the two berths from Group A in next year’sHexagonal. They will find themselves in the unique position of both advancing if they tie on Tuesday in Kansas City. Friday’s results leave them with a three-point […]
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Loew Admits to Unhappy German Camp
Coach Joachim Loew has admitted to disharmony in the German camp ahead of the national team’s World Cup qualifier away to the Republic of Ireland later today. The Guardianreports that Loew has been arguing with talisman Bastian Schweinsteiger and others over some of his recent selections. In a heated discussion, in which Schweinsteiger gaveLoew a […]
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Rooney to Captain England Against San Marino
Wayne Rooney will wear the captain’s armband when England lines up to face San Marino at Wembley later today. The Manchester United striker is deputizing in the absence ofSteven Gerrard, the regular captain who misses the match through suspension, and Frank Lampard, who has been ruled out with a knee problem. Rooney has hadhis share […]
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Menezes: Brazil Not as Good as Spain
Brazil coach Mario Menezes admits that his talented squad can’t emulate World and European Champions Spain. “I’m not trying to copy Spain, because I think that the system youplay is dictated by the players you have,” Menezes tells La Marca. “You can’t get up one morning and say I’m going to play like Spain, because […]
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Kaka Stars in Brazil Return
Real Madrid playmaker Kaka starred as Brazil thumped Iraq 6-0 in a friendly in Malmo, Sweden. The 2007 World and European Player of the Year scored one and made one in his firstappearance for the South Americans since the 2010 World Cup. Chelsea midfielder Oscar grabbed a brace to open the scoring for Brazil, with […]
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Depth critical on return to Caribbean's cricket pitches
[ANTIGUA & BARBUDA-USA] Friday’s Antigua-Barbuda-USA game at Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds (TV: beIN SPORT, 7 pm ET) isn’t the first time the USA hastraveled to the Caribbean to play on a cricket field. And it isn’t the first time it has traveled there for a big game without some of its biggest stars. The […]
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Benna Boys are optimistic
Guyana sold out, taking the money it will earn for playing its final — and basically meaningless — home game of the semifinal round of Concacaf qualifying against Mexico at Houston’s BBVA CompassStadium, but Antigua & Barbuda never considered moving Friday’s game against the United States to U.S. soil. Playing the USA at Sir Vivian […]
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Intrigue could surround final U.S. qualifier
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING: Concacaf] How’s this for intrigue — there’s the very possible scenario that a USA-Guatemala tie on Tuesday would send both teamsthrough at Jamaica’s expense. El Salvador and Panama will advance with wins on Friday — and an El Salvador victory over Costa Rica will eliminate the Ticos from the Hexagonal for […]
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Donovan and Shea ruled out of qualifiers
[USA MEN] A day after Jurgen Klinsmann said “it looks very good” for LandonDonovan, who was injured in Saturday’s Los Angeles Galaxy match against Real Salt Lake, U.S. Soccer announced that Donovan and Break Shea have been ruled out of the upcoming World Cup 2014 qualifiers. The announcement follows further evaluations conducted by the U.S. Soccer […]
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Klinsmann explains his October surprise
[USA MEN] U.S. national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann called 24 players into training camp in Miami to prepare forits final two games in the semifinal round of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup against Antigua & Barbuda and Guatemala. He did not call up JozyAltidore, the leading scorer in the Dutch Eredivisie, or […]