In case any of you doubted me about going to the Cup the first two weeks because there is soccer all day every day, I hope you have had a chance to watch some of the first three days of games. All of the games so far have been pretty well played and the number […]
Jill Ellis and new kits debut for US WNT in Tampa….By Jeremy Rasmussen
There were a number of debuts on June 14 as the US Women’s National Soccer Team returned to Florida for an international friendly against France at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The Sunshine State has been a favorite venue of the US women, as they have played five international friendlies here since 2012. However, it […]
USA Grinds Out World Cup Win
The U.S. Men’s National Team slayed the Grim Reaper to open the 2014 FIFA World Cup, beating Ghana, 2-1, in the group of Death. Ghana had been the team that eliminated the Americans in the last two World Cups. Clint Dempsey gave his team a 1-0 lead just 34 seconds into the game. It was the sixth […]
Woody’s Blog #1….June 12, 2014
It’s time for the trip to actually begin. Last Monday our visas came from the Brazillian Embassy. We made copies of the passports and visas and emailed them in color to Mauricio in Rio. On Tuesday Mauricio notified us that he was successful picking up our tickets to the three US games. On Wednesday we […]
Woody Harrison at the World Cup
Woody Harrison and his son Reggie have traveled to the last six FIFA World Cups. He’s been to Korea/Japan, Germany, France, South Africa and is in Brazil for World Cup 2014. The shortest World Cup trip was in 1994 when the U.S. hosted. Games were a reasonable drive from Woody’s home in Wilson, N.C. An […]
U.S. Beats Nigeria For Sendoff Sweep
With the final whistle that brought the USA’s 2-1 win over Nigeria to a close, World Cup prepaations became history and all eyes turned to Brazil. The victory gave the U.S. a 3-0 Sendoff Series record, including the 2-0 win over Azerbaijan and the 2-1 win over Turkey. It is significant that of the three, […]
Subs Score To Top Azerbajian, 2-0
It was good to play the game, even though the opponent was well below World Cup standards. The first half was far from the level the U.S. men played earlier this spring in taking a 2-0 lead over Mexico. The second was better than the second against Mexico when the U.S. gave up two to […]
Donovan Not Chosen For World Cup
U.S. men’s national team Jurgen Klinsmann named the USA’s 23-player roster for the World Cup this summer in Brazil. among the seven cuts was Landon Donovan, who holds the U.S. record for World Cup appearances (12) and goals (5). Klinsmann chose three young players, Julian Green, DeAndre Yedlin and John Brooks. Also going to Brazil […]
Klinsmann Has All 30 Candidates In Camp
U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann finally has all 30 invitees into training camp in California at Stanford University. The last to arrive were Jermaine Jones and Aron Johannsson, who had their final club games over the weekend. Jones concluded his Besiktas loan and played 90 minutes for the Turkish club, which settled for a 1-1 draw […]
Ellis Named New U.S. Women’s Head Coach
U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati named Jill Ellis as the eighth head coach in U.S. Women’s National Team history. Ellis, 47, has experience coaching at every level of the U.S. Women’s National Team program and was an assistant on the 2008 and 2012 Olympic gold medal-winning squads. She has served as interim head coach on two different […]