[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING] Kerry Skepple, whose career abroad consisted of stints in the NAIA at Indiana Wesleyan andin the Finnish second division, was the hero when his late goal gave Antigua & Barbuda, featuring a nucleus of players from USL PRO, a 1-0 win over favored Haiti, 1-0, that moved the Hoppers intothe semifinal […]
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World Cup 2014 qualifying this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Argentina came back from one goal down to beat Colombia, 2-1, on the road thanks to second-half goals by LionelMessi and Sergio Aguero. Other winners in South American World Cup qualifying on Tuesday were Ecuador, Venezuela and Chile. For all the action … CONCACAF: GROUP A Nov. 15 El Salvador 4 Suriname 0 Nov.14 […]
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World Cup 2014 qualifying this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Antigua & Barbuda joined Jamaica and Guatemala as the USA’s opponents in the next round of World Cup 2014 qualifying in the Concacaf zone whenit beat Haiti, 1-0, to clinch the Group F title. Guyana knocked out Trinidad & Tobago with a 2-1 win in Georgetown, while Canada and El Salvador also moved into […]
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Brazil sports minister quits
Orlando Silva, Brazil’s sports minister, quit on Wednesday amid accusations that he took payoffs from groups chosen to work on Brazil’s massive sportsprojects. Brazil will host the 2014 World Cup and Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympics, and Silva was the government’s point person on work related to the building of stadiums andinfrastructure. […]
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World Cup 2014 qualifying this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Venezuela beat Argentina for the first time ever in World Cup qualifying when it won, 1-0, Tuesday in Puerto La Cruz on Fernando Amorebieta‘s goal. Colombia became the first team to win on the road in South America when it beat Bolivia, 2-1, in the high altitude of La Paz on Radamel Falcao‘s goal […]
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World Cup 2014 qualifying this weekend …
[SCOREBOARD] Gonzalo Higuain had a trick and Lionel Messi added the fourth goalto lead Argentina to a 4-1 win over Chile on the opening day of play in World Cup 2014 qualifying in South America. Other winners in South America were Ecuador, which will face the USA on Tuesday in afriendly, and 2011 Copa America […]
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Concacaf World Cup 2014 qualifying this week …
[DATEBOOK] World Cup 2014 qualifying in the Concacaf zone continues with the third day of group play in the second round. Of interest to the USA is play inGroups E and F, whose winners will join the USA and Jamaica in their semifinal round group next year. For all the schedules and standings … GROUPA […]
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Klinsmann left with paucity of options
[USA CONFIDENTIAL] Just how much a challenge Jurgen Klinsmann has as U.S. national team coach is reflected in thepaucity of options he had in selecting his team for the two upcoming friendly games, beginning with Saturday’s match against Honduras. There are only a few players whose absence from the Miami campraised some eyebrows, and none […]
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Philadelphia's Daniel leads T&T to second win
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING] The Philadelphia Union’s Keon Daniel had the first goal for Trinidad & Tobago in its 2-0win at Barbados in World Cup 2014 qualifying. The second day of the second stage of Concacaf play also saw Canada beat Puerto Rico, 3-0, getting a goal from IainHume at the end of the first […]
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MLS players come through on Day 1
[WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING] Five MLS players scored on Day 1 of the second round of World Cup 2014 qualifying in the Concacaf zone. Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United) and Will Johnson (Real Salt Lake) helped rescue Canada in the second half against St. Lucia, Marco Pappa (Chicago) and James Marcelin (Portland) had winning goals […]