USL Combine Returns To IMG. The 2013 USL PRO Combine is scheduled for Jan. 24-27, and once again will be held at the world-class facilities of IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL. The annual event, now in its seventh year, will feature 102 of the top players from North America and overseas hoping to land a […]
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Gators Back On Track In SEC
Florida Depending On A Balanced Attack The numbers have to be wrong. A quick look at the Southeastern Conference overall scoring leaders through games played Oct. 14 reveals no University of Florida players in the top 15, including ties. But that can’t be. After all, Florida leads the SEC East and is just ahead of […]
Rowdies Reach NASL Championship Series
Rowdies Reach NASL Championship Series. The pairing of the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the Minnesota Stars in the NASL championship series goes against the results of the regular season. The Rowdies finished second in the final standings, only two points out of first place, and the Stars were #6, the last team to make postseason […]
Showtime In CONCACAF……..U.S. MNT On To Hexagonal
Showtime In CONCACAF……..U.S. MNT On To Hexagonal. A lot was on the line for the U.S. Men’s National Team in Kansas City. Win or draw and the team would advance to the six-team regional World Cup qualifying round next year, called the Hexagonal. Lose and a trip to a seventh consecutive World Cup would vanish […]
90th-Minute Game Winner
90th-Minute Game Winner. Eddie Johnson, playing for the U.S. MNT for the first time since 2010, scored a pair of goals to lead his team to a 2-1 victory against Antigua & Barbuda in a key away CONCACAF World Cup qualifier. Johnson scored the first goal in the 20th minute of the game off an […]
Hexagonal Teams
Hexagonal Teams. Jamaica earned the other spot in the final six-team round robin next year from Group A, which included the U.S. Mexico went 6-0 to win Group B, with El Salvador and Guyana not advancing from that group. Costa Rica finished second in Group B Honduras finished first in Group C after blitzing Canada […]
U.S. Under-20 Men
U.S. Under-20 Men. Hexagonal Teams Tab Ramos’ U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team scored twice in the second half to cap off a 3-2 win against the Azerbaijan Under-21 Men’s National Team in the final of three international friendly matches for the U.S. at the 2012 Marbella Cup in Spain. Daniel Cuevas and Benji Joya scored […]
U.S. U17 WNT Unbeaten, But Eliminated In WC Group Play
Lose On Road, Win In Columbus Crew Stadium Usually when you go through three games undefeated in tournament group play you position yourself to advance to the next level. Well, the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Azerbaijan wasn’t business as usual. The U.S. women did just that. Ties against France (0-0) and North Korea […]
U17 World Cup Champs
U17 World Cup Champs. France and North Korea tied 1-1 in the championship match, which was settled by a 7-6 penalty kick shootout. The winning Europeans won four, drew two and lost none of their six tournament matches. The adidas Golden Ball for the best player went to France’s outstanding defender Griedge Mbock Bathy. In […]
Quotes From USA Qualifier Livestrong Park, Kansas City
Quotes From USA Qualifier Livestrong Park, Kansas City. U.S. Coach JURGEN KLINSMANN On the Guatemala match: Klinsmann: “We’d like to thank that amazing crowd here and the people involved in the game here in Kansas City. It was phenomenal. It was quite an experience for all of us, even for the European players who are […]