Crystal Dunn and Morgan Brian expected to be at the same place at the same time on October 20, and that will be the case. However, they did not expect to be playing together. Their collegiate schedules had them playing against each other in Chapel Hill, NC. However, Dunn, a defender for the UNC Tar […]
The WC ’14 Dream Is Over For Bob Bradley’s Pharoahs
It would appear that former U.S. MNT coach Bob Bradley’s adventure in Egypt will last one more game. As coach of Egypt’s men’s national team, Bradley had his team in a final two-game series with Ghana, the winner advancing to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The run of the Pharoahs had captured the […]
USA U-17s Draw Canada
The United States will face Trinidad & Tobago, Guatemala and Canada in Group B play in the upcoming CONCACAF Under-17 Women’s Championship, hosted by Jamaica.. The draw also put host Jamaica, Mexico, Haiti and El Salvador in Group A of the eight-team tournament. The tournament will take place from Oct. 30-Nov. 9 and will be […]
Asked To Take It Easy!
U.S. MNT defender Michael Orozco was quoted, after the U.S. 3-2 win over Panama that FC Dallas striker Blas Perez and other Panama players asked him and his U.S. teammates to pull back to make sure the Los Canaleros got the win. A win was worth a last chance at qualifying for Brazil ’14, but […]
USA 4, Australia 0
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] The U.S. WNT won its sixth straight game and stayed unbeaten (11-0-2) this year with a 4-0 win over Australia in front of 19,109 fans at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. Lauren Holiday and Carli Lloyd scored the game’s first two goals on first-time shots from the top of the box for […]
Wambach Married
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] USA international Abby Wambach and her longtime partner and teammate Sarah Huffman were recently married in Hawaii. They were teammates last NPSL season with the Western New York Flash, and previously at the Washington Freedom and MagicJack in the WPS. Wambach played collegiate soccer at the University of Florida, while Huffman played at […]
Cherundolo Almost Back
On player who hasn’t been heard from in this World Cup cycle was the one expected to anchor the defense. Steve Cherundolo, a fixture at right back in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, has spent the last 11 months on the sidelines[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Captain of Hannover 96 in the German Bundesliga, he went down […]
Jonathan Spector Injured
There was a time when Jonathan Spector was high on the list of top U.S. national team prospects. Not so much anymore[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. After suffering a thigh injury in training, with his Birmingham City club, Spector is expected to miss considerable time. Spector, 27, has played in eight Championship matches for Birmingham City this season […]
No Booing Our Anthem
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Joel Campbell got off with a reprimand for duping the Mexican refereeing crew into issuing Matt Besler a yellow card in the Costa Rica-USA qualifier that kept the Sporting Kansas City defender out of the USA-Mexico game. The FIFA disciplinary committee slapped the Costa Rican federation with a $11,000 fine for crowd problems […]
Silverbacks vs. Cosmos For Title
NASL Soccer Bowl At Atlanta Silverbacks Park The New York Cosmos were late joining the North American Soccer League 2013 season, but they will be playing for the championship. The Cosmos captured the fall season regular season title with a 2-1 win over the San Antonio Scorpions They will play the spring season champion Atlanta […]