Category: FIFA Rankings
Zurich (AFP) – Brazil surged to the top of the FIFA world rankings for the first time in seven years on Thursday, made all the sweeter as they usurped …
Zurich (AFP) – Lionel Messi’s beaten Copa America finalists Argentina end the year top of FIFA’s world rankings while France, defeated in the Euro 2016 final, were named “mover …
Belgium will go into 2016 atop FIFA’s national team rankings ahead of World Cup finalists Argentina, European champions Spain and World champions Germany after winning eight of their nine …
Brian Zygo January 5, 2010 American Soccer, Clint Dempsey, ESPN, FIFA Confederations Cup, FIFA Rankings, Leagues: Major League Soccer, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, MLS, MLS Cup, MLS Playoffs, Real Salt Lake, Red Bull New York, Robbie Findley, United States, US National Team, US Soccer As promised last week, here are my highlights from 2009 in American Soccer, in no particular order: U.S. National Team Beats Spain in Confederations Cup Semi-Finals: On June 24, …
UPDATE: SINCE THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN, IT HAS SURFACED THAT FIFA MAY CHANGE THE CRITERIA FOR SEEDING TO BE BASED SOLELY ON WORLD RANKINGS. IF SO, THE US IS …
Brian Zygo September 17, 2009 American Soccer, CONCACAF Gold Cup, CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers, ESPN, FIFA Confederations Cup, FIFA Rankings, Leagues: Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer Talk, Major League Soccer Talk Website, Soccer Blogs, Soccer in America, United States, US National Team, US National Team History, US Soccer, US vs Mexico Labor Day has come and gone, the sun is setting earlier, and, even here in Houston, the air contains a slight fall crispness. Yes, the Summer of Soccer is …
Brian Zygo June 28, 2009 American Soccer, Bob Bradley, ESPN, FIFA Confederations Cup, FIFA Rankings, Leagues: Major League Soccer, Soccer Blogs, Soccer in America, US National Team, US Soccer As both a fan and observer of American Soccer in general and the US Men’s National Team (USMNT) in particular, Confederations Cup 2009 has been a rollercoaster with amazing …
The FIFA rankings seemed to favorable to the USA when the National Team was ranked 5th entering last year’s FIFA World Cup. The rankings seemed slightly biased against the …