Some Soccer News for Tue Feb 28, 2012
COUNTDOWN TO MLS 2012 - SEASON 17
TEAM USA
This is the real deal. It will debut tomorrow in Italy.
This is the real deal. It will debut tomorrow in Italy.
Image courtesy of Jonathan Tannenwald of Philly.com.
My opinion: Like the idea, but still pretty damn ugly color scheme. I mean, plain white sleeves and black sash on navy shirt? Huh?
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International Friendly
-Wed Feb 29
Italy v USA - 1:45pm CT on ESPN2
Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris - Genoa
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Italy is a big challenge for the USA at full strength and now with 4 likely starters out of the team this should be quite the test.
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated does a Q & A with Clint Dempsey.
Wahl also previews the game, with some great insider info as usual.
Ronald Blum of the AP with an article on Clint Dempsey who is having the best season of his career.
Brian Sciaretta of the New York Times writes about yet another USA game without the Donovan-Dempsey combo.
Brian Straus of Sporting News looks at why Landon Donovan has missed so many games in the Klinsi-era.
Paul Carr of ESPN previews this game with some key stats.
US Soccer with several articles about the game:
-A talk with Brian McBride about playing against Italy. Includes photo from Germany 06 of Daniele De Rossi trying to take McBride's head off with an elbow - McBride got stitches, De Rossi a red card.
-Look back a prior games between the two countries. USA has 0 wins, 7 losses, and 3 ties.
-Q & A with keeper Brad Guzan.
-Photos from Monday.
-Klinsmann gets honored by Sampdoria.
-Some photos inside and out of the gorgeous building that contains the offices of the Genoa Cricket and Football Club.
US Soccer also has some fun photos that you can find on their Twitter feed. Like this one of the entire 19 player roster. Can you name all of them, left to right, without cheating?
My opinion: Like the idea, but still pretty damn ugly color scheme. I mean, plain white sleeves and black sash on navy shirt? Huh?
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International Friendly
-Wed Feb 29
Italy v USA - 1:45pm CT on ESPN2
Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris - Genoa
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Italy is a big challenge for the USA at full strength and now with 4 likely starters out of the team this should be quite the test.
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated does a Q & A with Clint Dempsey.
Wahl also previews the game, with some great insider info as usual.
Ronald Blum of the AP with an article on Clint Dempsey who is having the best season of his career.
Brian Sciaretta of the New York Times writes about yet another USA game without the Donovan-Dempsey combo.
Brian Straus of Sporting News looks at why Landon Donovan has missed so many games in the Klinsi-era.
Paul Carr of ESPN previews this game with some key stats.
US Soccer with several articles about the game:
-A talk with Brian McBride about playing against Italy. Includes photo from Germany 06 of Daniele De Rossi trying to take McBride's head off with an elbow - McBride got stitches, De Rossi a red card.
-Look back a prior games between the two countries. USA has 0 wins, 7 losses, and 3 ties.
-Q & A with keeper Brad Guzan.
-Photos from Monday.
-Klinsmann gets honored by Sampdoria.
-Some photos inside and out of the gorgeous building that contains the offices of the Genoa Cricket and Football Club.
US Soccer also has some fun photos that you can find on their Twitter feed. Like this one of the entire 19 player roster. Can you name all of them, left to right, without cheating?
MLSsoccer.com previews the game.
More from Italian newspaper Il Secolo XIX, in Italian:
-On Tim Howard
-A little on Jurgen Klinsmann.
-On stadium security.
-Video of Michael Bradley and Jurgen Klinsmann talking to local media in Italian. Also scenes of the team training.
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This is supposedly the Italy starting 11: Buffon; Maggio, Barzagli, Ogbonna, Criscito; Marchisio, Pirlo, Nocerino; Motta; Matri, Giovinco.
Paul Kennedy of Soccer America tells us about the 4 strikers on the Italy roster.
La Repubblica has lots of photos of Italy training yesterday.
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USA roster
G:
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa
Tim Howard - Everton
Nick Rimando - Real Salt Lake
D:
Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers
Geoff Cameron - Houston Dynamo
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover
Clarence Goodson - Brondby
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham
M:
Michael Bradley - Chievo
Maurice Edu - Rangers
Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht
Brek Shea - Dallas
Danny Williams - Hoffenheim
F:
Jozy Altidore - AZ
Terrence Boyd - Dortmund
Edson Buddle - LA Galaxy
Clint Dempsey - Fulham
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Italy Roster
G:
Gianluigi Buffon - Juventus
Morgan De Sanctis - Napoli
Salvatore Sirigu - Paris St Germain
Emiliano Viviano - Palermo
D:
Ignazio Abate - Milan
Davide Astori - Cagliari
Federico Balzaretti - Palermo
Andrea Barzagli - Juventus
Leonardo Bonucci - Juventus
Giorgio Chiellini - Juventus
Domenico Criscito - Zenit St. Petersburg
Christian Maggio - Naples
Angelo Ogbonna - Torino
M:
Daniele De Rossi - Roma
Claudio Marchisio - Juventus
Riccardo Montolivo - Fiorentina
Thiago Motta - Paris St Germain
Antonio Nocerino - Milan
Andrea Pirlo - Juventus
F:
Fabio Borini - Roma
Sebastian Giovinco - Parma
Alessandro Matri - Juventus
Giampaolo Pazzini - Inter
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Tue Feb 28 - new music mix at Spotify.
STORY OF THE DAY
Brian Phillips of Grantland tells you to love Napoli, or else.
FACT OF THE DAY
All 43,500 tix have been sold for next weeks CONCACAF Champions League game featuring Toronto FC hosting the LA Galaxy.
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
Leander Schaerlaeckens of ESPN spends some quality time with Stuart Holden to see the progress of his recovery from long term knee injuries.
-"(Holden)...playing a virtual game of Scrabble against U.S. teammate Landon Donovan." How many teammates from other countries around the world do that?
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Team Fulham in Italy today.
More from Italian newspaper Il Secolo XIX, in Italian:
-On Tim Howard
-A little on Jurgen Klinsmann.
-On stadium security.
-Video of Michael Bradley and Jurgen Klinsmann talking to local media in Italian. Also scenes of the team training.
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This is supposedly the Italy starting 11: Buffon; Maggio, Barzagli, Ogbonna, Criscito; Marchisio, Pirlo, Nocerino; Motta; Matri, Giovinco.
Paul Kennedy of Soccer America tells us about the 4 strikers on the Italy roster.
La Repubblica has lots of photos of Italy training yesterday.
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USA roster
G:
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa
Tim Howard - Everton
Nick Rimando - Real Salt Lake
D:
Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers
Geoff Cameron - Houston Dynamo
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover
Clarence Goodson - Brondby
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham
M:
Michael Bradley - Chievo
Maurice Edu - Rangers
Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht
Brek Shea - Dallas
Danny Williams - Hoffenheim
F:
Jozy Altidore - AZ
Terrence Boyd - Dortmund
Edson Buddle - LA Galaxy
Clint Dempsey - Fulham
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Italy Roster
G:
Gianluigi Buffon - Juventus
Morgan De Sanctis - Napoli
Salvatore Sirigu - Paris St Germain
Emiliano Viviano - Palermo
D:
Ignazio Abate - Milan
Davide Astori - Cagliari
Federico Balzaretti - Palermo
Andrea Barzagli - Juventus
Leonardo Bonucci - Juventus
Giorgio Chiellini - Juventus
Domenico Criscito - Zenit St. Petersburg
Christian Maggio - Naples
Angelo Ogbonna - Torino
M:
Daniele De Rossi - Roma
Claudio Marchisio - Juventus
Riccardo Montolivo - Fiorentina
Thiago Motta - Paris St Germain
Antonio Nocerino - Milan
Andrea Pirlo - Juventus
F:
Fabio Borini - Roma
Sebastian Giovinco - Parma
Alessandro Matri - Juventus
Giampaolo Pazzini - Inter
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Tue Feb 28 - new music mix at Spotify.
STORY OF THE DAY
Brian Phillips of Grantland tells you to love Napoli, or else.
FACT OF THE DAY
All 43,500 tix have been sold for next weeks CONCACAF Champions League game featuring Toronto FC hosting the LA Galaxy.
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
Leander Schaerlaeckens of ESPN spends some quality time with Stuart Holden to see the progress of his recovery from long term knee injuries.
-"(Holden)...playing a virtual game of Scrabble against U.S. teammate Landon Donovan." How many teammates from other countries around the world do that?
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Team Fulham in Italy today.
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
MLS HQ has cracked down on traveling supporters of the Houston Dynamo for inappropriate behavior during road games last season. Here is a letter from the league to the team laying out the infractions and punishment.
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Orrin Schwarz of the Chicago Daily Herald previews the Western Conference.
Player Transactions
Vancouver has signed 29 year old Maltese forward Etienne Barbara from the Carolina RailHawks.
MLSSoccer.com Season Previews
New York Red Bulls
Portland Timbers
Chicago Fire
San Jose Earthquakes
DC United
Club Deportivo Chivas USA
Toronto Football Club
Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club
New England Revolution
CHICAGO FIRE
Both Patrick Nyarko and Dominic Oduro have been called in to the Ghana national team for their friendly tomorrow against Chile in Philadelphia.
DC UNITED
Steven Goff of the Post with today's team news.
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Yeah! DDR is the man in DC.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Brian Lewis of the Post with the latest Bulls team notes.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
The Times with an update on team injuries.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
Neil Morris of Indy Week does a Q & A with Caps head coach Martin Rennie, who is bringing his new team back to Cary NC to take on his old club Carolina RailHawks.
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Marc Weber of the Province hands out Oscars to the Whitecaps players.
MLS PRESEASON SCOREBOARD
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Feb 28
Costa Rica U20 v Philadelphia Union
Venue: Costa Rica
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Coming up:
-Wed Feb 29
Community Shield: Sounders Sounders v Chiapas Jaguares(Mexico) - FREE admission!
Venue: CenturyLink Field - Seattle WA
-Thu Mar 1
Belen v Philadelphia Union
Venue: Costa Rica
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Preaseson Tournaments
Jeld-Wen Field Tournament - Feb 27-Mar4
Venue: Jeld-Wen Field - Portland OR
Standings:
3 Allmanna IdrottsKlubben (Sweden) (+2)
1 Portland Timbers (0)
1 San Jose Earthquakes (0)
0 CD Chivas USA (-2)
-Mon Feb 27
CD Chivas USA 0-2 AIK - AIK goals by Viktor Lundberg & Lalawele Atakora.
San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Portland Timbers - SJE goal by Hayner Mosquera(OG). PT goal by Khalif Alhassan.
-Thu Mar 1
AIK v San Jose Earthquakes
CD Chivas USA v Portland Timbers
-Sun Mar 4
San Jose Earthquakes v CD Chivas USA
AIK v Portland Timbers
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The Desert Diamond Cup - Feb 22-Mar 3
Venue: Kino Stadium - Tuscon AZ
2 of 4 rounds played.
Standings:
6 New England Revolution (+3)
3 LA Galaxy (+1)
3 Real Salt Lake (-1)
0 New York Red Bulls (-3)
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Feb 22
LA Galaxy 2-3 New England Revolution - LAG goals by Edson Buddle & Mike Magee. NER goals by Benny Feilhaber, John Lozano & Jeremiah White.
Real Salt Lake 1-0 New York Red Bulls - RESL goal by Paulo Junior.
-Sat Feb 25
LA Galaxy 2-0 Real Salt Lake - LAG goals by Paolo Cardozo & Mike Magee.
New England Revolution 2-0 New York Red Bulls - NER goals both by Kelyn Rowe.
-Wed Feb 29
Real Salt Lake v New England Revolution
LA Galaxy v New York Red Bulls
-Sat Mar 3
Third place match
3 v 4
Final
1 v 2
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Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic - Feb 24-Mar 3
Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex - Orlando FL
Group 1 has played 2 of 4 rounds, while Group 2 plays their second round Monday.
Group 1
6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (+4)
2 Sporting Kansas City (0)
1 Houston Dynamo (-1)
1 Montreal Impact (-3)
Group 2
1 FC Dallas (0)
1 BK Hacken (Sweden) (0)
1 Orlando City SC (USL Pro) (0)
1 Toronto FC (0)
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Feb 24
Sporting Kansas City 0-0 Houston Dynamo
Montreal Impact 0-3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC - VW goals by Eric Hassli, Darren Mattocks & Sebastien Le Toux(PK).
-Sat Feb 25
Orlando City SC 2-2 Toronto FC - OC goals by John Rooney(PK) & Kevin Molino. TFC goals by Miguel Aceval & Torsten Frings.
BK Hacken 1-1 FC Dallas - BKH goal by Mattias Ostberg. FCD goal by Fabian Castillo.
-Sun Feb 26
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-0 Houston Dynamo - VW goal by Sebastien Le Toux(PK).
Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Montreal Impact - SKC goal by Soony Saad. MI goal by Mike Fucito.
-Tue Feb 28
Toronto FC v BK Hacken
Orlando City SC v FC Dallas
-Wed Feb 29
Sporting Kansas City v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Houston Dynamo v Montreal Impact
-Thu Mar 1
Toronto FC v FC Dallas
Orlando City SC v BK Hacken
-Sat Mar 3
Consolation Game
G1-1 v G2-1
Championship Game
G1-2 v G2-2
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Carolina Challenge Cup - Feb 25-Mar 3
Venue: Blackbaud Stadium - Charleston SC
The first of 3 rounds is complete.
Standings:
3 DC United (+1)
1 Charleston Battery (0)
1 Columbus Crew (0)
0 Chicago Fire (-1)
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Feb 25
DC United 1-0 Chicago Fire - DCU goal by Hamdi Salihi.
Charleston Battery 2-2 Columbus Crew - CB goals by Dane Kelly & Jose Cuevas(PK). CC goals by Eddie Gaven & Mirovan Mirosevic(PK).
-Wed Feb 29
Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire
Charleston Battery v DC United
-Sat Mar 3
DC United v Columbus Crew
Charleston Battery v Chicago Fire
MLS/SUM BUSINESS
Liz Mullen of the Sport Business Journal reports that the business management restructuring that happened early this month at the LA Galaxy was all about ticket sales.
-I have always wondered why they seemed to struggle so much to sell tickets in a market that huge.
MLS STADIUMS
The outside of Houston's BBVA Compass Stadium is starting to look really cool too!
General News
MLS HQ has cracked down on traveling supporters of the Houston Dynamo for inappropriate behavior during road games last season. Here is a letter from the league to the team laying out the infractions and punishment.
dN
Orrin Schwarz of the Chicago Daily Herald previews the Western Conference.
Player Transactions
Vancouver has signed 29 year old Maltese forward Etienne Barbara from the Carolina RailHawks.
MLSSoccer.com Season Previews
New York Red Bulls
Portland Timbers
Chicago Fire
San Jose Earthquakes
DC United
Club Deportivo Chivas USA
Toronto Football Club
Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club
New England Revolution
CHICAGO FIRE
Both Patrick Nyarko and Dominic Oduro have been called in to the Ghana national team for their friendly tomorrow against Chile in Philadelphia.
DC UNITED
Steven Goff of the Post with today's team news.
dN
Yeah! DDR is the man in DC.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Brian Lewis of the Post with the latest Bulls team notes.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
The Times with an update on team injuries.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
Neil Morris of Indy Week does a Q & A with Caps head coach Martin Rennie, who is bringing his new team back to Cary NC to take on his old club Carolina RailHawks.
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Marc Weber of the Province hands out Oscars to the Whitecaps players.
MLS PRESEASON SCOREBOARD
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Feb 28
Costa Rica U20 v Philadelphia Union
Venue: Costa Rica
dN
Coming up:
-Wed Feb 29
Community Shield: Sounders Sounders v Chiapas Jaguares(Mexico) - FREE admission!
Venue: CenturyLink Field - Seattle WA
-Thu Mar 1
Belen v Philadelphia Union
Venue: Costa Rica
dN
Preaseson Tournaments
Jeld-Wen Field Tournament - Feb 27-Mar4
Venue: Jeld-Wen Field - Portland OR
Standings:
3 Allmanna IdrottsKlubben (Sweden) (+2)
1 Portland Timbers (0)
1 San Jose Earthquakes (0)
0 CD Chivas USA (-2)
-Mon Feb 27
CD Chivas USA 0-2 AIK - AIK goals by Viktor Lundberg & Lalawele Atakora.
San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Portland Timbers - SJE goal by Hayner Mosquera(OG). PT goal by Khalif Alhassan.
-Thu Mar 1
AIK v San Jose Earthquakes
CD Chivas USA v Portland Timbers
-Sun Mar 4
San Jose Earthquakes v CD Chivas USA
AIK v Portland Timbers
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The Desert Diamond Cup - Feb 22-Mar 3
Venue: Kino Stadium - Tuscon AZ
2 of 4 rounds played.
Standings:
6 New England Revolution (+3)
3 LA Galaxy (+1)
3 Real Salt Lake (-1)
0 New York Red Bulls (-3)
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Feb 22
LA Galaxy 2-3 New England Revolution - LAG goals by Edson Buddle & Mike Magee. NER goals by Benny Feilhaber, John Lozano & Jeremiah White.
Real Salt Lake 1-0 New York Red Bulls - RESL goal by Paulo Junior.
-Sat Feb 25
LA Galaxy 2-0 Real Salt Lake - LAG goals by Paolo Cardozo & Mike Magee.
New England Revolution 2-0 New York Red Bulls - NER goals both by Kelyn Rowe.
-Wed Feb 29
Real Salt Lake v New England Revolution
LA Galaxy v New York Red Bulls
-Sat Mar 3
Third place match
3 v 4
Final
1 v 2
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Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic - Feb 24-Mar 3
Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex - Orlando FL
Group 1 has played 2 of 4 rounds, while Group 2 plays their second round Monday.
Group 1
6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (+4)
2 Sporting Kansas City (0)
1 Houston Dynamo (-1)
1 Montreal Impact (-3)
Group 2
1 FC Dallas (0)
1 BK Hacken (Sweden) (0)
1 Orlando City SC (USL Pro) (0)
1 Toronto FC (0)
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Feb 24
Sporting Kansas City 0-0 Houston Dynamo
Montreal Impact 0-3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC - VW goals by Eric Hassli, Darren Mattocks & Sebastien Le Toux(PK).
-Sat Feb 25
Orlando City SC 2-2 Toronto FC - OC goals by John Rooney(PK) & Kevin Molino. TFC goals by Miguel Aceval & Torsten Frings.
BK Hacken 1-1 FC Dallas - BKH goal by Mattias Ostberg. FCD goal by Fabian Castillo.
-Sun Feb 26
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-0 Houston Dynamo - VW goal by Sebastien Le Toux(PK).
Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Montreal Impact - SKC goal by Soony Saad. MI goal by Mike Fucito.
-Tue Feb 28
Toronto FC v BK Hacken
Orlando City SC v FC Dallas
-Wed Feb 29
Sporting Kansas City v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Houston Dynamo v Montreal Impact
-Thu Mar 1
Toronto FC v FC Dallas
Orlando City SC v BK Hacken
-Sat Mar 3
Consolation Game
G1-1 v G2-1
Championship Game
G1-2 v G2-2
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Carolina Challenge Cup - Feb 25-Mar 3
Venue: Blackbaud Stadium - Charleston SC
The first of 3 rounds is complete.
Standings:
3 DC United (+1)
1 Charleston Battery (0)
1 Columbus Crew (0)
0 Chicago Fire (-1)
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Feb 25
DC United 1-0 Chicago Fire - DCU goal by Hamdi Salihi.
Charleston Battery 2-2 Columbus Crew - CB goals by Dane Kelly & Jose Cuevas(PK). CC goals by Eddie Gaven & Mirovan Mirosevic(PK).
-Wed Feb 29
Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire
Charleston Battery v DC United
-Sat Mar 3
DC United v Columbus Crew
Charleston Battery v Chicago Fire
MLS/SUM BUSINESS
Liz Mullen of the Sport Business Journal reports that the business management restructuring that happened early this month at the LA Galaxy was all about ticket sales.
-I have always wondered why they seemed to struggle so much to sell tickets in a market that huge.
MLS STADIUMS
The outside of Houston's BBVA Compass Stadium is starting to look really cool too!
NASL NEWS
The league has extended the contract of their commissioner David Downs through the 2013 season.
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San Antonio will hold a groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow for their new stadium.
USA U23/OLYMPIC TEAM
US Soccer gives us a Q & A with Joe Corona.
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US Soccer has an article on Greg Garza.
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US Soccer gives us video of the team in training. Including player interviews.
-And some highlight goals from that training session.
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J.R. Eskilson of Top Drawer Soccer talks to Ike Opara about finally being healthy, and taking on Mexico.
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Friendly
Match & Score:
-Wed Feb 29
USA U23 v Mexico - 9:00pm CT on Univision.
Venue: FC Dallas Stadium - Frisco TX
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Olympic qualifying begins Mar 22.
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Roster
G:
Bill Hamid - DC United
Sean Johnson - Chicago Fire
D:
Greg Garza - Tijuana
Perry Kitchen - DC United
Alfredo Morales - Hertha Berlin
Ike Opara - San Jose Earthquakes
Kofi Sarkodie - Houston Dynamo
Zarek Valentin - Montreal Impact
Jorge Villafana - Chivas USA
M:
Joe Corona - Tijuana
Mix Diskerud - Gent
Dilly Duka - Columbus Crew
Jared Jeffrey - Mainz
Sebastian Lletget - West Ham
Amobi Okugo - Philadelphia Union
Michael Stephens - LA Galaxy
F:
Freddy Adu - Philadelphia Union
Juan Agudelo - New York Red Bulls
Teal Bunbury - Sporting Kansas City
Joe Gyau - Hoffenheim
Jack McInerney - Philadelphia Union
Tony Taylor - Estoril Praia
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Mexico Roster
G:
Antonio Rodriguez - Veracruz
Liborio Sanchez - Queretaro
D:
Nestor Araujo - Cruz Azul
Darvin Chavez - Monterrey
Israel Jimenez - Tigres
Hiram Mier - Monterrey
Miguel Ponce - Guadalajara
Hugo Rodriguez - Atlas
M:
Javier Aquino - Cruz Azul
Jahir Barraza - Atlas
Ricardo Bocanegra - Atlas
David Cabrera - UNAM
Jorge Enriquez - Guadalajara
Marco Fabian - Guadalajara
Hector Herrera - Pachuca
Diego Reyes - America
F:
Jeronimo Amione - Atlante
Javier Cortes - UNAM
Alan Pulido - Tigres
USA U20 TEAM
Travis Clark of Top Drawer Soccer with a look at the U20s as they continue this current training camp.
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Friendlies
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Feb 29
USA U20 v Montreal Impact reserves
Venue: both at Disney Wide World of Sports
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Roster
G:
Tomas Gomez - Georgetown U
Jesus Guzman - Santos Laguna
Kamil Kaminski - Legia Warsaw
D:
AJ Cochran - U Wisconsin
Christian Dean - U California
Mobi Fehr - no club
Eric Miller - Creighton U
Juan Pablo Ocegueda - UANL Tigres
Boyd Okwuonu - U North Carolina
Javan Torre - LA Galaxy Academy
Walker Zimmerman - Furman U
M:
Seth Casiple - U California
Daniel Cuevas - Santos Laguna
Matt Dunn - OFK
Daniel Garcia - FC Dallas Academy
Alejandro Guido - no club
Benji Joya - Santos Laguna
Mikey Lopez - U North Carolina
Collin Martin - DC United Academy
Daniel Metzger - U Maryland
Victor Pineda - Chicago Fire
F:
Villyan Bijev - Fortuna Duesseldorf
Alfred Koroma - Solar Chelsea
Sean Okoli - Wake Forest U
Andrew Oliver - Chicago Fire Academy
Omar Salgado - Vancouver Whitecap
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Game Action:
ENGLAND - League One
Mike Grella - Bury - Tue Feb 28 - came on as a sub in the 72nd min but they lost 1-2 v Hartlepool.
CONCACAF
International Friendlies this week.
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Feb 29
Italy v USA
Mexico v Colombia
Bolivia v Cuba
Guyana v Guatemala
Armenia v Canada
Antigua & Barbuda v Trinidad & Tobago
Ecuador v Honduras
New Zealand v Jamaica
El Salvador v Estonia
Wales v Costa Rica
Paraguay v Panama
MEXICO
Puebla head coach Sergio Bueno has been hired by San Luis to take over their sinking ship after coach Rene Isidoro was fired.
TOP EURO CLUB GOAL SCORERS
As of Tue Feb 28
Premier League
23 Robin Van Persie
17 Wayne Rooney
16 Kun Aguero
16 Demba Ba
Bundesliga
18 Mario Gomez
18 Klaas Jan Huntelaar
16 Robert Lewandowski
Serie A
18 Antonio Di Natale
15 Edison Cavani
15 German Denis
15 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Primera Division
29 Cristiano Ronaldo
28 Lionel Messi
15 Radamael Falcao
Ligue 1
16 Oliver Giroud
12 Nene
10 three players
AFRICA
African Cup of Nations 2013 Qualifying
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Jonathan Wilson of the Guardian sees Cameroon as stragglers in qualify.
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Matches & Scores:
Seychelles v Congo DR
Gambia v Algeria
Ethiopia v Benin
Guinea-Bissau v Cameroon
Madagascar v Cape Verde Islands
Malawi v Chad
Tanzania v Mozambique
Liberia v Namibia
Kenya v Togo
Rwanda v Nigeria
Sao Tome e Principe v Sierra Leone
Congo v Uganda
Burundi v Zimbabwe
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Standings
ASIA 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Feb 29
Tajikistan v N Korea
Oman v Thailand
UAE v Lebanon
China v Jordan
Bahrain v Indonesia
Iraq v Singapore
Iran v Qatar
Japan v Uzbekistan
Australia v Saudi Arabia
S Korea v Kuwait
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Standings
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Matches & Scores:
-Mon Feb 27
Egypt 5-0 Kenya
-Tue Feb 28
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-2 Brazil
Armenia 0-2 Serbia
-Wed Feb 29
Spain v Venezuela
England v Netherlands
Germany v France
Italy v USA
Switzerland v Argentina
Poland v Portugal
Mexico v Colombia
Denmark v Russia
Ireland v Czech Republic
Turkey v Slovakia
Northern Ireland v Norway
Slovenia v Scotland
Croatia v Sweden
Israel v Ukraine
Romania v Uruguay
Egypt v Niger
Chile v Ghana
Cote d'Ivoire v Guinea
Latvia v Kazakhstan
Cyprus v Serbia
Hong Kong v Chinese Taipei
Philippines v Malaysia
Luxembourg v Macedonia
Malta v Liechtenstein
South Africa v Senegal
Montenegro v Iceland
Bolivia v Cuba
Guyana v Guatemala
Armenia v Canada
Antigua & Barbuda v Trinidad & Tobago
Ecuador v Honduras
New Zealand v Jamaica
Tunisia v Peru
Georgia v Albania
Greece v Belgium
Hungary v Bulgaria
Moldova v Belarus
El Salvador v Estonia
Austria v Finland
Azerbaijan v Palestine
Morocco v Burkina Faso
Wales v Costa Rica
Paraguay v Panama
BIG PIMPIN
Coming Soon! Milano Kalibro Kobe!
Starring Enzo Castellari, Kobe Bryant, Wesley Sneijder, Marco Materazzi, Marco Belinelli, Gennaro Gattuso, Claudio Marchisio, Alberto Aquilani, Giampoalo Pazzini & Melissa Satta.
A word from the director.
Behind the scenes.
ENDERS
Death Grips - Blackjack
Gravel - Proclamation
The league has extended the contract of their commissioner David Downs through the 2013 season.
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San Antonio will hold a groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow for their new stadium.
USA U23/OLYMPIC TEAM
US Soccer gives us a Q & A with Joe Corona.
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US Soccer has an article on Greg Garza.
dN
US Soccer gives us video of the team in training. Including player interviews.
-And some highlight goals from that training session.
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J.R. Eskilson of Top Drawer Soccer talks to Ike Opara about finally being healthy, and taking on Mexico.
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Friendly
Match & Score:
-Wed Feb 29
USA U23 v Mexico - 9:00pm CT on Univision.
Venue: FC Dallas Stadium - Frisco TX
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Olympic qualifying begins Mar 22.
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Roster
G:
Bill Hamid - DC United
Sean Johnson - Chicago Fire
D:
Greg Garza - Tijuana
Perry Kitchen - DC United
Alfredo Morales - Hertha Berlin
Ike Opara - San Jose Earthquakes
Kofi Sarkodie - Houston Dynamo
Zarek Valentin - Montreal Impact
Jorge Villafana - Chivas USA
M:
Joe Corona - Tijuana
Mix Diskerud - Gent
Dilly Duka - Columbus Crew
Jared Jeffrey - Mainz
Sebastian Lletget - West Ham
Amobi Okugo - Philadelphia Union
Michael Stephens - LA Galaxy
F:
Freddy Adu - Philadelphia Union
Juan Agudelo - New York Red Bulls
Teal Bunbury - Sporting Kansas City
Joe Gyau - Hoffenheim
Jack McInerney - Philadelphia Union
Tony Taylor - Estoril Praia
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Mexico Roster
G:
Antonio Rodriguez - Veracruz
Liborio Sanchez - Queretaro
D:
Nestor Araujo - Cruz Azul
Darvin Chavez - Monterrey
Israel Jimenez - Tigres
Hiram Mier - Monterrey
Miguel Ponce - Guadalajara
Hugo Rodriguez - Atlas
M:
Javier Aquino - Cruz Azul
Jahir Barraza - Atlas
Ricardo Bocanegra - Atlas
David Cabrera - UNAM
Jorge Enriquez - Guadalajara
Marco Fabian - Guadalajara
Hector Herrera - Pachuca
Diego Reyes - America
F:
Jeronimo Amione - Atlante
Javier Cortes - UNAM
Alan Pulido - Tigres
USA U20 TEAM
Travis Clark of Top Drawer Soccer with a look at the U20s as they continue this current training camp.
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Friendlies
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Feb 29
USA U20 v Montreal Impact reserves
Venue: both at Disney Wide World of Sports
dN
Roster
G:
Tomas Gomez - Georgetown U
Jesus Guzman - Santos Laguna
Kamil Kaminski - Legia Warsaw
D:
AJ Cochran - U Wisconsin
Christian Dean - U California
Mobi Fehr - no club
Eric Miller - Creighton U
Juan Pablo Ocegueda - UANL Tigres
Boyd Okwuonu - U North Carolina
Javan Torre - LA Galaxy Academy
Walker Zimmerman - Furman U
M:
Seth Casiple - U California
Daniel Cuevas - Santos Laguna
Matt Dunn - OFK
Daniel Garcia - FC Dallas Academy
Alejandro Guido - no club
Benji Joya - Santos Laguna
Mikey Lopez - U North Carolina
Collin Martin - DC United Academy
Daniel Metzger - U Maryland
Victor Pineda - Chicago Fire
F:
Villyan Bijev - Fortuna Duesseldorf
Alfred Koroma - Solar Chelsea
Sean Okoli - Wake Forest U
Andrew Oliver - Chicago Fire Academy
Omar Salgado - Vancouver Whitecap
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Game Action:
ENGLAND - League One
Mike Grella - Bury - Tue Feb 28 - came on as a sub in the 72nd min but they lost 1-2 v Hartlepool.
CONCACAF
International Friendlies this week.
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Feb 29
Italy v USA
Mexico v Colombia
Bolivia v Cuba
Guyana v Guatemala
Armenia v Canada
Antigua & Barbuda v Trinidad & Tobago
Ecuador v Honduras
New Zealand v Jamaica
El Salvador v Estonia
Wales v Costa Rica
Paraguay v Panama
MEXICO
Puebla head coach Sergio Bueno has been hired by San Luis to take over their sinking ship after coach Rene Isidoro was fired.
TOP EURO CLUB GOAL SCORERS
As of Tue Feb 28
Premier League
23 Robin Van Persie
17 Wayne Rooney
16 Kun Aguero
16 Demba Ba
Bundesliga
18 Mario Gomez
18 Klaas Jan Huntelaar
16 Robert Lewandowski
Serie A
18 Antonio Di Natale
15 Edison Cavani
15 German Denis
15 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Primera Division
29 Cristiano Ronaldo
28 Lionel Messi
15 Radamael Falcao
Ligue 1
16 Oliver Giroud
12 Nene
10 three players
AFRICA
African Cup of Nations 2013 Qualifying
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Jonathan Wilson of the Guardian sees Cameroon as stragglers in qualify.
dN
Matches & Scores:
Seychelles v Congo DR
Gambia v Algeria
Ethiopia v Benin
Guinea-Bissau v Cameroon
Madagascar v Cape Verde Islands
Malawi v Chad
Tanzania v Mozambique
Liberia v Namibia
Kenya v Togo
Rwanda v Nigeria
Sao Tome e Principe v Sierra Leone
Congo v Uganda
Burundi v Zimbabwe
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Standings
ASIA 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Feb 29
Tajikistan v N Korea
Oman v Thailand
UAE v Lebanon
China v Jordan
Bahrain v Indonesia
Iraq v Singapore
Iran v Qatar
Japan v Uzbekistan
Australia v Saudi Arabia
S Korea v Kuwait
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Standings
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Matches & Scores:
-Mon Feb 27
Egypt 5-0 Kenya
-Tue Feb 28
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-2 Brazil
Armenia 0-2 Serbia
-Wed Feb 29
Spain v Venezuela
England v Netherlands
Germany v France
Italy v USA
Switzerland v Argentina
Poland v Portugal
Mexico v Colombia
Denmark v Russia
Ireland v Czech Republic
Turkey v Slovakia
Northern Ireland v Norway
Slovenia v Scotland
Croatia v Sweden
Israel v Ukraine
Romania v Uruguay
Egypt v Niger
Chile v Ghana
Cote d'Ivoire v Guinea
Latvia v Kazakhstan
Cyprus v Serbia
Hong Kong v Chinese Taipei
Philippines v Malaysia
Luxembourg v Macedonia
Malta v Liechtenstein
South Africa v Senegal
Montenegro v Iceland
Bolivia v Cuba
Guyana v Guatemala
Armenia v Canada
Antigua & Barbuda v Trinidad & Tobago
Ecuador v Honduras
New Zealand v Jamaica
Tunisia v Peru
Georgia v Albania
Greece v Belgium
Hungary v Bulgaria
Moldova v Belarus
El Salvador v Estonia
Austria v Finland
Azerbaijan v Palestine
Morocco v Burkina Faso
Wales v Costa Rica
Paraguay v Panama
BIG PIMPIN
Coming Soon! Milano Kalibro Kobe!
Starring Enzo Castellari, Kobe Bryant, Wesley Sneijder, Marco Materazzi, Marco Belinelli, Gennaro Gattuso, Claudio Marchisio, Alberto Aquilani, Giampoalo Pazzini & Melissa Satta.
A word from the director.
Behind the scenes.
ENDERS
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