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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: August 16, 2012
Wednesday night the United States Men’s Soccer Team, fresh off not making it to the London Olympics, made a bit of history by pulling off a 1-0 win over Mexico on Mexico’s home turf. Just for a reference point on how important this was to the United States, the U.S. has lost the past 24 matches played between them and Mexico on Mexican soil. In order for the United States to pull out this...
Published: August 16, 2012
The quicker we rush through the required disclaimer, the quicker we can start having the real discussion. When the United States men’s national team defeated Mexico 1-0 on Wednesday night at the Azteca Stadium, it was only a friendly against a somewhat-less-than-full-strength “El Tri” lineup, and the result didn’t actually mean anything. Got it? Good, now flush that junk out...
Published: August 16, 2012
The United States’ historic 1-0 win over bitter North American rival Mexico on Wednesday night at Estadio Azteca will propel the Americans to new heights on the pitch. It doesn’t matter that it was a friendly—after 75 years of coming up short south of the border, the United States finally edged Mexico. Even more incredible is that the U.S. knocked them off just four days after the...
Published: August 16, 2012
Lionel Messi grabbed a goal in Argentina’s 3-1 victory over Germany in an international friendly and is finally proving that he can translate his dominance to international football. Messi is the best player in the world, and he continued to prove that this season by scoring 73 goals in all competitions for Barcelona. His accomplishments in club football are beyond reproach, and he has dominated...
Published: August 16, 2012
The drought is over. The jinx is lifted. The spell has been broken. The United States national team has finally beaten Mexico in Mexico. Before last night, that had never happened before. Ever. But last night, Jurgen Klinsmann’s team went into the Azteca Stadium, defended heroically and hit El Tri with a late sucker-punch to win it. And the historic winning goal came from… …Michael...
Published: August 16, 2012
The United States men’s national team defeated Mexico on Wednesday night at Estadio Azteca for the first time since the stadium was built in 1966. Never before had an American team waltzed across the border and played to a victory against the Mexican national team. There had been many ugly defeats, including a 5-0 trouncing in July 2009, and the Americans had been winless in their last four matches...
Published: August 16, 2012
Team USA’s 1-0 victory over Mexico in Wednesday night’s international friendly was made possible by the United States’ flawless defense down the stretch. After Michael Orozco‘s goal in the 80th minute, the American defenders took their games to another level. Geoff Cameron, Maurice Edu, Fabian Johnson and Orozco provided enough support for keeper Tim Howard, and Howard delivered...
Published: August 16, 2012
The United States’ men’s national team beat Mexico at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on Wednesday night, knocking their rivals down a peg after El Tri won the gold medal at the 2012 London Games. It took 80 minutes, but the Americans got on the board first thanks to a nifty run by Brek Shea, followed by a cross, a mad scramble in the box, a heel touch and tap-in goal by Michael Orozco-Fiscal. Surely,...
Published: August 16, 2012
For reasons I’ll never comprehend, they call matches like the United States and Mexico facing off at Azteca Stadium “friendlies.” Despite the fact that these matches rarely fulfill their oh-so-pleasant billing, the notion of a friendly game could also lead casual fans to believe that the result is inconsequential. But the 1-0 victory earned by Jurgen Klinsmann‘s American side...
Published: August 16, 2012
For the past 75 years, the U.S. has lost to Mexico in the country south of the border. No more. Apparently, the 25th time’s the charm for the Stars and Stripes, as the United States scrapped to a 1-0 victory over Mexico at the Azteca. The victory is easily the biggest moment in the Jurgen Klinsmann era thus far and one of the biggest in the history of the national team. For Mexico, the loss ends...