‘US SOCCER’ 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 [...]
2011 US OPEN CUP: FORMAT, SCHEDULE & QUALIFYING
2011 US OPEN CUP: FORMAT, SCHEDULE & QUALIFYING The Seattle Sounders will begin their run for their third US Open Cup title in as many years when they enter the tournament in the Third Round on June 28. If accomplished, the Sounders will become only the second club to ever accomplish the feat and the first in the Major League Soccer [...]
CANCELED: US v EGYPT ON FEBRUARY 9 IN CAIRO
CANCELED: US v EGYPT ON FEBRUARY 9 IN CAIRO In news that will come as a shock to no one who doesn't live under a rock, the United States match scheduled for February 9 against African Champions Egypt, in Cairo has been canceled due to the civil unrest that has put nation on the world stage this past week. Eight days of disruption in Cairo and [...]
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 [...]
US U-20 JANUARY CAMP OPENS IN FLORIDA
US U-20 JANUARY CAMP OPENS IN FLORIDA It wouldn’t be a stretch to speculate that more United States U-20 players currently training in Florida will have an impact on the 2014 US World Cup roster than players at the full National Team January Camp, which begins this week in Carson, California. Juan Agudelo, Omar Salgado, Perry Kitchen, Zac [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
2011 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP DRAW
2011 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP DRAW GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D Germany Japan United States Brazil Canada Mexico Korea DPR Australia Nigeria New Zealand Colombia Equatorial Guinea France England Sweden Norway For the fourth time in as many tournaments, the United States has been drawn [...]
