‘2011 GOLD CUP’ Archives
2011 GOLD CUP DETAILS ANNOUNCED
2011 GOLD CUP DETAILS ANNOUNCED TEAMS, VENUES, GROUPS, DATES, TIMES CONCACAF have announced the details of the 2011 Gold Cup. The 12-team tournament will begin on June 5 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington Texas and wrap up June 25 at the venerable Rose Bowl in Pasadena CA. Five-time champions Mexico will lead Group A, with four-time champions [...]
MONEY DICTATES GOLD CUP ‘DRAW’
MONEY DICTATES GOLD CUP 'DRAW' CONCACAF have announced the details of the 2011 Gold Cup. The 12-team tournament will begin on June 5 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington Texas and wrap up June 25 at the venerable Rose Bowl in Pasadena CA. The ‘announcement’ of the groups was a polite way of saying that the groups were ‘arranged’ by CONCACAF [...]
UNITED STATES TO HOST ARGENTINA AND PARAGUAY IN MARCH FRIENDLIES
UNITED STATES TO HOST ARGENTINA AND PARAGUAY IN MARCH FRIENDLIES The US Men’s National team has quite a run-up to the 2011 Gold Cup. Bob Bradley’s crew have added two March friendlies against South American nations, who will be looking to capitalize on successful 2010 World Cup showings, building toward the 2011 Copa America. On March [...]
CHILE ANNOUNCES SQUAD TO FACE UNITED STATES
CHILE ANNOUNCES SQUAD TO FACE UNITED STATES The January 22 friendly with Chile that will wrap up the United States January camp, will be a battle to see if an MLS select XI can beat a Chilean League best XI. Chilean national team coach Marcelo Bielsa has announced a roster of domestic talent to face the United States. 11 of the 16 players [...]
BARCELONA ANNOUNCE US TOUR
BARCELONA ANNOUNCE US TOUR I have to be honest, I didn't expect the first Summer Friendly update to take place on the week before Christmas, but hey, thanks to FC Barcelona, we have four clubs coming to the United States. Barcelona announced it's pre-season tour and they will be taking on some world powers, though none of the teams will be [...]
GOLD CUP 2011 BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE
GOLD CUP 2011 BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE The 2011 Gold Cup has started to take shape with seven of the twelve teams qualified as well as the announcement of the dates and the thirteen venues. The tournament will open on June 5 in Dallas Texas at the new Cowboys Stadium and wrap up on June 25th at the venerable Rose Bowl in Pasadena [...]
UNITED STATES TO PLAY EGYPT IN CAIRO FEBRUARY 9
UNITED STATES TO PLAY EGYPT IN CAIRO FEBRUARY 9 The United States will return to Africa, it’s home away from home, when they take on Egypt in Cairo on Wednesday, February 9. The match will the US’s 13th on the Dark Continent over the last three years. By contrast the States have played 18 matches in the United States in 2009-10. Current [...]
RETHINKING THE GOLD CUP
RETHINKING THE GOLD CUP: It is time to re-evaluate the worth of a championship every two years. The Digicel Caribbean Cup begins this week. The tournament, in addition to crowning a regional champion within CONCACAF, also plays the role of qualifying five nations for the 2011 Gold Cup. Wait, didn’t we just have a Gold Cup? As a matter of fact [...]
US v CHILE: JANUARY FRIENDLIES TAKE SHAPE
US v CHILE: JANUARY FRIENDLIES TAKE SHAPE The United States are in the Dark Continent this week, preparing to play their 12th match on South African soil in the last three years. Though the team is focused on the match and the Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup that goes to the winners, US Soccer is alsdo looking ahead to the annual January camp and [...]
2011 COPA AMERICA DRAW
2011 COPA AMERICA DRAW The 2011 Copa America was set this week as the ten South American teams and two guest nations were sorted into three groups. Argentina will host the tournament scheduled to take place July 1-24, 2011. Mexico and Japan will participate as guests in the tournament to round out the three groups of four teams. The [...]
