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/ 6454 days agoUS Gains Massive Three Points and Mexico Escapes (Updated w/ Player Ratings and Comments)
Photo from Reuters Mexico was fortunate to escape with a 2-1 win at Azteca tonight over a Honduran side filled with quality. Honduras played some quality football and was unfortunate not to secure at minimum a point as Mexico despite being out thought and flustered much of the night used two Pavel Pardo goals in […]
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/ 6454 days agoSven's Green Revolution: A Ticking Time Bomb?
El Tri's come from behind victory against Honduras in the first match of group play Wednesday at Azteca should not be an occasion to gloss over the very real problems CONCACAF's traditional superpower faces. Honduras' ability to control large portions of the match at Azteca with a squad that was built to counter attack. Particularly […]
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/ 6454 days agoCONCACAF Qualifying: EPL Impact
Former Manchester City and England Manager Sven Goran Eriksson and Cuauhtemoc Blanco discuss strategy/Reuters photo The first matchday of group play in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying brought us some outstanding football and some great escapes most notably by Mexico whose performance against Honduras at Estadio Azteca left little to be desired for seventy minutes. El […]
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/ 6454 days agoCONCACAF Qualifying Wrap Up
Photo from Reuters Mexico was fortunate to escape with a 2-1 win at Azteca tonight over a Honduran side filled with quality. Honduras played some quality football and was unfortunate not to secure at minimum a point as Mexico despite being out thought and flustered much of the night used two Pavel Pardo goals in […]
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/ 6455 days agoMLS/USL Standouts in CONCACAF Qualifying
Andy Williams (Real Salt Lake) Scored a goal in Jamaica's 1-1 draw with Canada Omar Cummings (Colorado) Came on late and helped Jamaica secure a valuable road point. Dwayne DeRossario (Houston) Played the full 90 minutes for Canada and received a yellow card Pat Onstad (Houston) Played the full 90 minutes for Canada in goal […]
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/ 6455 days agoMLS/USL Based Players: Best of CONCACAF Qualifying Matchday One
Puerto Rico Islander Osei Telesford has become a key part of the Soca Warriors Andy Williams (Real Salt Lake) Scored a goal in Jamaica's 1-1 draw with Canada Omar Cummings (Colorado) Came on late and helped Jamaica secure a valuable road point. Dwayne DeRossario (Houston) Played the full 90 minutes for Canada and received a […]
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/ 6455 days agoWhy MLS is Deserving of Ridicule
Stuart Holden will not be able to watch team mates Brian Ching and Dwayne DeRosario in qualifying tonight because he’s playing at the same time/photo from MLSNET Major League Soccer is one of the strangest football leagues in the world. While some European oriented fans ridicule MLS for the time of year it is played […]
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/ 6455 days agoWhy MLS is Deserving of Ridicule
Stuart Holden will not be able to watch team mates Brian Ching and Dwayne DeRosario in qualifying tonight because he's playing at the same time/photo from MLSNET Major League Soccer is one of the strangest football leagues in the world. While some European oriented fans ridicule MLS for the time of year it is played […]
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/ 6455 days agoMo Johnston's Conflicted Moves
Photo from CBC.ca With yesterday’s deal for Carlos Ruiz, Mo Johnston has proven once again he can make a deal to keep his team ahead of the curve or in this case from falling off the curve. Major League Soccer has very few proven consistent goal scoring talents. TFC had one in Jeff Cunningham, but […]
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/ 6455 days agoTrader Mo's Conflicted Moves
Photo from CBC.ca With yesterday's deal for Carlos Ruiz, Mo Johnston has proven once again he can make a deal to keep his team ahead of the curve or in this case from falling off the curve. Major League Soccer has very few proven consistent goal scoring talents. TFC had one in Jeff Cunningham, but […]
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/ 6456 days agoKenny Cooper: What is Bob Bradley Thinking?
Drawing Fouls and Creating Set Pieces: Eddie Johnson's usefulness? For weeks, maybe months now all the buzz seems to be about Kenny Cooper's non selection to the National Team by Bob Bradley. I understand most in the blogosphere share my view that Cooper's selection for the national team should have been automatic by this point. […]
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/ 6456 days agoKenny Cooper: What is Bob Bradley Thinking?
Drawing Fouls and Creating Set Pieces: Eddie Johnson’s usefulness? For weeks, maybe months now all the buzz seems to be about Kenny Cooper’s non selection to the National Team by Bob Bradley. I understand most in the blogosphere share my view that Cooper’s selection for the national team should have been automatic by this point. […]
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/ 6456 days agoUSL 2 Title Game Preview
We'll have a full preview of Saturday Night's USL 2 Championship match this Friday on the American Soccer Show. The Charlotte Eagles take on the Cleveland City Stars from Krenzel Stadium, Saturday at 8pm ET on FSC. Included in the show will be an interview with Cleveland City Stars Head Coach Martin Rennie. Anybody with […]
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/ 6456 days agoMo Edu on the Move
Edu with the USMNT/SI.com Mo Edu’s sale to Glasgow Rangers is more good news for US Soccer as we begin the 2010 World Cup qualifying cycle. While Edu was fortunate that in playing for Toronto FC he was led by one of the few outstanding MLS managers in John Carver, playing on the fieldturf of […]