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The United States and Panama will meet in Chicago on Sunday to decide the winner of the 2013 Gold Cup. The Americans, led by Landon Donovan and Chris Wondolowski, have been the best offensive team at the tournament. In five games, the U.S. has 19 goals, and the Donovan-Wondolowski combination has accounted for over half (10) of those strikes. On the other side of the pitch at Soldier Field,...
Published: July 27, 2013
AC Milan and Valencia were tasked with competing in the first-ever match of the inaugural International Champions Cup on Saturday afternoon, a tournament that will serve as the replacement for the World Football Challenge. The Serie A and La Liga sides did not disappoint in getting the 2013 tournament off on the right foot. Milan had two first-half goals to grab an early lead and managed to hold...
Published: July 27, 2013
Liverpool will wrap up their preseason tour of Asia and Australia on Sunday. Having already triumphed in friendly matches against Indonesia XI and Melbourne Victory, the Reds will aim to end their trip to the Far East with a 3-0 record by defeating Thailand. As you can see in this Instagram photo of Reds captain Steven Gerrard, the people of Thailand are excited that Liverpool is coming to town: The...
Published: July 27, 2013
Winning an international soccer tournament is no easy task. It takes teamwork, timely scoring and a little bit of luck to accomplish the feat; the slightest of margins can be the difference in hoisting a trophy and going home empty-handed. The United States and Panama will square off in the encore of the 2013 Gold Cup. The Americans blazed through group action and took down Honduras on Wednesday...
Published: July 26, 2013
Roger Federer is not 100 percent healthy. Anyone who watched the 31-year-old tennis star compete in Switzerland this week knows that his persistent back issue is clearly impacting his effectiveness on the court. Before returning in August for the 2013 U.S. Open, Federer must take some time to focus on his health. If that means missing the Rogers Cup and Western & Southern Open (two events...
Published: July 26, 2013
Only one 2013 Gold Cup match remains. This year’s final will be held on Sunday at Chicago’s Solider Field and will feature two teams in the same CONCACAF 2014 World Cup qualifying group. As noted by Major League Soccer’s Twitter account, only one team can leave Chicago as victors: In one corner, we have the United States. The host nation blasted through group play and...
Published: July 16, 2013
For the first time since 2002, Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland, will host the 2013 Open Championship. Nearly all of the world’s top golfers will be in attendance at the third major championship of the season. That list will include both major championship winners (Adam Scott, Masters and Justin Rose, U.S. Open) from the 2013 season. Not coincidentally, those two golfers are both inside...
Published: July 13, 2013
All 12 teams at the 2013 UEFA Women’s European Championship had played a match by Friday, and Saturday marked the second round of group competition in Sweden. Moving back to Group A, Italy and Denmark kicked off Saturday’s slate of matches. Finland and Sweden would begin shortly after, as the host nation was aiming to take a step toward making the semifinals for the first time since...
Published: July 8, 2013
As the old saying goes, there’s no rest for the weary. Fresh off the 2013 Wimbledon tournament, a handful of the ATP World Tour’s top stars will transition from the grass of the All England Club to the clay of Tennis Club Weissenhof in Germany for the 2013 Mercedes Cup. Janko Tipsarevic is the tournament’s reigning champion, but he will not return to Stuttgart this year...
Published: July 6, 2013
Technically speaking, Andy Murray is the last man to win a men’s singles title at the All England Club. That victory came during the 2012 London Olympics, as the native Brit defeated Roger Federer in straight sets to capture gold with the weight of his nation behind him. He avenged a finals loss to Federer in the 2012 Wimbledon final, a victory that was really the catalyst for what’s...