‘USMNT’ 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 [...]
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 [...]
SOCCER ON THE INTERNET THIS WEEK
SOCCER ON THE INTERNET THIS WEEK A slow week due to the midweek international break. Wednesday will see a ton of friendly action and a lone Euro 2012 Qualifier. The United States third trip to South Africa in two years will be on ESPN3.com on Wednesday at 2pm ET when Bob Bradley's side take on the World Cup hosts in the 16th Nelson Mandela [...]
SOCCER ON US TV THIS WEEK
SOCCER ON US TV THIS WEEK A light week on the box for football fans. The mid-week international break supplies us with some mouth watering ties. A young US team is back in South Africa for the third time in two years to battle for the Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup with a roster that includes 5 potential new caps. For a Viewers Guide to the [...]
SOUTH AFRICA v UNITED STATES – VIEWERS GUIDE AND ROSTERS
SOUTH AFRICA v UNITED STATES - VIEWERS GUIDE AND ROSTERS 16th Nelson Mandella Challenge Cup South Africa v United States Green Point Stadium - Cape Town, South Africa 2:00pm Eastern Time / 21:30 Local Time Televeision - ESPN2 / Galavision Internet - Espn3.com The United States will return to South Africa on Wednesday when they participate [...]
NEW CONCACAF WORLD CUP QUALIFYING PLAN APPROVED
NEW CONCACAF WORLD CUP QUALIFYING PLAN APPROVED CONCACAF’s proposed new format for World Cup Qualifying has been approved by FIFA, according to reports from Univision. The new format, would replace the Hexagonal stage with two groups of four teams. The winners of the groups will qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The second place teams [...]
