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In 2006, everything had seemed so good. England were qualified for the World Cup in Germany, just two years removed from an impressive European Campaign in Portugal (they’d lost on penalties to Portugal in the quarterfinals) that had seen 18-year-old Wayne Rooney become a star and a number of very, very good individual performers show their merits as they headed into the primes of their careers. It...
Published: September 12, 2012
Mexico secured a place in the final stage of the 2014 World Cup CONCACAF qualifier after beating Costa Rica 1-0 at Estadio Azteca. Chicharito netted a header after Jorge Torres Nilo crossed from the left. Despite the victory, the squad didn’t work as well as it should, so there’s plenty of room for improvement. Here are six things we learned from tonight’s match. Follow @karlitsv Begin...
Published: September 12, 2012
The United States Men’s National Team put together a much better display on Tuesday night, beating Jamaica 1-0 in Columbus, Ohio. Coming off a 1-0 loss to Jamaica only four days ago, the USMNT was nearly in a must-win position. After a solid first-half in which the U.S. dominated play, Herculez Gomez scored on a free kick in the 55th minute to guide the U.S. to victory. The U.S., Guatemala and...
Published: September 12, 2012
The 2012 golf season has been one of redemption for Tiger Woods. After two complete years in the golf abyss, Woods is once again one of the key players on the PGA Tour. He has won three tournaments this season and has put himself in a position to win the FedEx Cup Playoffs and will be a prominent member of the U.S. Team in the upcoming Ryder Cup. So the 2012 season is far from over and it will be up...
Published: September 12, 2012
Qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is now officially underway in all six regions of the soccer world after UEFA kick-started their qualifying on Friday. The other five regions have already jumped into the qualification process. Asia is down to its final 10 teams with Japan and South Korea leading their respective groups. The 2002 World Cup co-hosts look to be on their way to easily qualifying...
Published: September 12, 2012
Mexico defeated Costa Rica 1-0 in the second leg of their 2014 World Cup qualifying match. The victory increases their lead in Group B with one match left to play in October. It was an expected victory after Mexico won the first leg 2-0 and the return home gave them a tremendous advantage Tuesday night. The first half ended with no score for either side. Andres Guardado and Jesus Zavalo had a few chances...
Published: September 12, 2012
Stop worrying. The United States men’s national team is back on track. The U.S. defeated Jamaica 1-0 on Tuesday in a CONCACAF semifinal round qualifying match in Columbus, Ohio. With the victory, the Americans redeemed themselves for a loss to Jamaica last Friday and returned to the top of the Group A standings. Herculez Gomez scored the lone goal, a 55th-minute free kick that should only enhance...
Published: September 12, 2012
Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Nick Watney, Phil Mickelson and Brandt Snedeker make up the FedEx Cup standings’ top five entering September 19’s TOUR Championship. This makes their goal simple: win the upcoming tournament. If they do, they will win the FedEx Cup title with no questions asked. All five competitors enjoyed solid years, but closing strong can be a different animal. The pressure,...
Published: September 11, 2012
England needed a late penalty from Frank Lampard to salvage a draw from their home fixture against Ukraine after an error-ridden performance at Wembley in the FIFA World Cup qualifying game, which perhaps taught us several things about Roy Hodgson’s team. An even first half was eventually opened up courtesy of a world-class strike from Yevhen Konoplyanka, who slipped infield and arrowed a fantastic...
Published: September 11, 2012
Roy Hodgson‘s England are just two games into their World Cup 2014 qualifying campaign, but it’s never too early for this tortured football nation to start building the bonfire upon which another manager will inevitably be burned. Hodgson‘s team were minutes away from defeat to Ukraine at Wembley, having gone behind to Yevgen Konoplianka’s rasping drive on 39 minutes and...