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/ 6523 days agoThe End of Mexican Hegemony in CONCACAF?
Sven Goran Eriksson's hiring by the FMF has been hailed as a dawn of a new era of Mexican dominance over CONCACAF. While this certainly may be the case, much evidence provides us with the possibility that this could be another step on the slippery slope of Mexico's fall back to the pack in CONCACAF. […]
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/ 6523 days agoFriday's American Soccer Show
Today's show which will be down loadable via ITunes this afternoon and on the CSRN stream at Noon PT/3pm ET will feature an interview with Jaime Trecker of Fox Sports.com about the state of the US National Team as well as a discussion on the US Open Cup first round. Daniel Feuerstein joins us for […]
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/ 6524 days agoUS Open Cup Draw
After this week's exciting first round action including Hollywood United's stunning 3-2 victory over the Portland Timbers the US Open Cup is seemingly getting more love than ever from the soccer press and fans of the game in this country. Tomorrow's American Soccer Show will feature a look at the Open Cup with Daniel Feurstein. […]
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/ 6524 days agoExcited by the MLS Cup rematch? Don't Be.
Tonight on ESPN 2 at 9pm ET the two time defending champion Houston Dynamo will face the three time defending runners-up the New England Revolution. Sounds mouthwatering, right? Wrong! The following key players are missing thanks to World Cup qualifiers: HOUSTON: Brian Ching (USA) Dwayne DeRossario (Canada) Pat Onstad (Canada) NEW ENGLAND: Shalrie Joseph (Greneda) […]
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/ 6524 days agoExcited by the MLS Cup rematch? Don't Be.
Tonight on ESPN 2 at 9pm ET the two time defending champion Houston Dynamo will face the three time defending runners-up the New England Revolution. Sounds mouthwatering, right? Wrong! The following key players are missing thanks to World Cup qualifiers: HOUSTON: Brian Ching (USA) Dwayne DeRossario (Canada) Pat Onstad (Canada) NEW ENGLAND: Shalrie Joseph (Greneda) […]
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/ 6525 days agoRevs, Chivas USA, and Islanders:CONCACAF Champions League Draw
With DC United and Houston receiving byes directly to group play in the CONCACAF Champions League, the other three representatives from the United States found out their draws today. Chivas USA (MLS Supporters Shield runners up) vs Tauro FC (Panama) Puerto Rico Islanders (Carribean area qualifiers) vs LD Alaujenlese (Costa Rica) NE Revs (US Open […]
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/ 6525 days agoFinal Player Ratings for Friendlies
Beginning with the first Barbados match we'll keep a running average of performances during qualifying. PLAYER Vs England Vs Spain Vs Argentina AVERAGE Tim Howard 6 6 9 7.0 Brad Guzan 6 6 X 6.0 Steve Cherdundolo 2 5 4 3.7 Oguchi Onyewu 5 5 6 5.3 Carlos Bocanegra 2 5 x 3.5 Heath Pearce […]
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/ 6526 days agoUS Squad for Qualifying Announced: June 10, 2008
Eddie Johnson is one of only two true strikers on the US Squad. Brian Ching is the other. This squad is for both matches in the two leg tie with Barbados: June 15th in Los Angeles and June 22nd in Barbados. Goalkeepers– Tim Howard (Everton FC/ENG), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Dominic Cervi (No club), Defenders– […]
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/ 6527 days ago15 Years On: USA 2-0 England
Fifteen years ago today in Foxboro, MA the US National Team recorded one of its most important pre World Cup 1994 victories with a 2-0 win over England. For me personally as a US Soccer supporter, this was the match that proved to both myself and other die in wool US supporters that we could […]
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/ 6527 days agoPost Match Thoughts
In front of what must be regarded as one of the largest and most ruckus pro US crowds in sometime, the national team drew 0-0 with Argentina, who is currently ranked #1 by the odd formula that constitutes the FIFA World Ranking. After two successive matches where the performance was subpar to be charitable last […]
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/ 6528 days agoMatchday: US v Argentina
UPDATE: US LINEUP ———————-Johnson———————- ———————-Donovan——————– Beasley———————————Dempsey ————–Bradley——Mastroeni————– Pearce—–Califf———-Onyewu—-Cherundolo ———————Howard——————– No Freddy Adu in the starting lineup and Landon Donovan is getting his 100th cap. Thoughts? Leave a comment here or join us for the game chat over at the Third Half. ################################################################################################## Perhaps it is home cooking or simply the stature of the opponent, but […]
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/ 6528 days agoMLS Operating in a Vacuum
We want this league to succeed. For the future of the sport it must not only survive but thrive. However, as the European Championships heat up, Brazil is about to face Argentina in a critical COMNEBOL qualifier, the African nations spend over a month in World Cup qualifying, and the home nations of MLS begin […]
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/ 6528 days agoMLS in a Vacuum
We want this league to succeed. For the future of the sport it must not only survive but thrive. However, as the European Championships heat up, Brazil is about to face Argentina in a critical COMNEBOL qualifier, the African nations spend over a month in World Cup qualifying, and the home nations of MLS begin […]
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/ 6529 days agoThoughts on Jozy Altidore's Move to Spain
Altidore celebrates a goal versus Mexico/Getty Images As the excitement of Jozy Altidore’s sale to Villarreal FC begins to fade and we take a longer term view of Altidore’s prospects of developing for the US National Team, questions must be asked. Despite the lofty sale price, the most ever received by Major League Soccer, Altidore […]
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/ 6529 days agoAltidore Has A Lot to Prove
As the excitement of Jozy Altidore's sale to Villarreal FC begins to fade and we take a longer term view of Altidore's prospects of developing for the US National Team, questions must be asked. Despite the lofty sale price, the most ever received by Major League Soccer, Altidore has seemingly tailed off in his development […]