Advantage is a wonderful clause in the rules in which whistling the foul would actually be hurting the team being fouled by not letting play continue. Let’s say the white midfielder is dribbling the ball outside the blue penalty area when a blue player pushes white. Yet white does not fall down and is still […]
Klinsmann’s Bonuses
Jurgen Klinsmann’s annual salary of $2.5 million could get a boost with pending bonuses available as high as $10.5 million, depending on how well the U.S. does in Brazil at the 2014 FIFA World Cup[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. His minimum bonus is a half million dollars. When the new contract of U.S WNT coach Tom Sermanni is […]
Lifetime Bans For The Fix
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] El Salvador’s soccer federation has banned 14 national team players for life for their role in alleged match-fixing, including games against the United States and Mexico. Included were former D.C. United player Christian Castillo and William Osael Romero, who played for Chivas USA. The bans were connected with suspected match-fixing in four matches […]
Perez Calls Up 36 U18s
U.S. under-18 men’s national team coach Javier Perez has called up 36 players for a week-long training camp Sept. 22-29 at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center in Carson, Calif. U.S. Under-18 Training Roster Goalkeepers(4): Austin Aviza (New England Revolution Academy; Medway, Mass.), Jeff Caldwell (NC Fusion; Todd, N.C.), Carter Richardson (Crew Soccer Academy; Dublin, Ohio), Justin Vom […]
Dos a Cero Again……..Good For World Cup Ticket
Is it Karma, good luck, or a simple matter of getting a good result in a great environment. Doesn’t matter. What we know is the U.S. Men’s National Team has qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. They did it with a 2-0 shutout over their biggest CONCACAF rival Mexico. For the fourth […]
U.S. National Beach Soccer
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] The U.S. Beach Soccer National Team closed out its trip to the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Tahiti with a 6-4 victory against the United Arab Emirates. Nick Perera led the way with three goals. The U.S. finished third in group play and did not advance to the knockout round after […]
Snow Prepares U.S. U-17s For CONCACAF Qualifying
U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team head coach B.J. Snow has named the roster for the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship to be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from Oct. 30-Nov. 9. The Final Draw for the eight-team tournament will be held in early October. The U.S. team will have one more event before departing for […]
An American Coach In Land Of The Pharaohs
It’s hard to imagine what has prepared Bob Bradley for the job he now has. Coaching the U.S. Men’s National Team through a World Cup cycle with a disappointing result was difficult, but no one was actually shooting anyone. Getting fired by US Soccer early in the second World Cup cycle wasn’t a career-ender. Coaches […]
U.S. WNT Plays Final Three
The U.S. Women’s National Team has three international friendlies scheduled in October, all on U.S. soil[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. First up is Australia on Oct. 20 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. U.S. head coch Tom Sermanni is the former head coach of the Aussies. That match is set for 1:30 p.m. ET and will be […]
New Look U-17 MNT
The 20-player roster Coach Richie Williams named for the U.S. under-17 (’98 age group) national team trip to Spain reflects the changing nature of the program. Six of the 20 players aren’t in the residency program based in Bradenton, Fla[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Four have moved to clubs abroad — Daniel Barbir (Manchester City), Luca de la Torre (Fulham), Joshua Perez (Fiorentina) and Joe Gallardo (Mont- errey) […]