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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: September 11, 2012
England may not be the most successful footballing nation of all time but they have produced many memorable players throughout the years. In the history of the English national team, there have been many highs and many lows but in between all of them, some great players have put on the colors of the Three Lions. From David Beckham to Geoff Hurst, Stuart Pearce to Paul Gascoigne and many more, here...
Published: September 4, 2012
On Friday, CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying swings back into action with the first of two matches for each team left in qualifying. In Group B, Costa Rica and Mexico will face each other twice over the next five days, starting with Friday’s clash in San Jose, Costa Rica. Mexico has been in the news all summer after the Olympic victory that its U-23 team captured in London. El Tri were also...
Published: August 17, 2012
Now that American soccer fans have had almost 24 hours to let the United States win over Mexico at Estadio Azteca sink in, it is time to look forward. After the not-so-friendly match with their rivals to the south, the United States men’s national team has to avoid the hangover from the win and take on a few bigger challenges. In the past year, we have learned that Jurgen Klinsmann is the right...
Published: August 16, 2012
Heading into the United States’ friendly with CONCACAF rivals Mexico on Wednesday night at the Estadio Azteca, the talk of the town was the recent Olympic gold medal won by the Mexican U-23 team. At the end of the night, all of the talk was about the future of American soccer, especially the players that played a huge role in the Americans’ 1-0 win, their first in Mexico. Although it was...
Published: August 2, 2012
On Wednesday, the Uruguay men’s soccer team failed to qualify for the knockout phase of the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament with a 1-0 loss to Great Britain. If Spain hadn’t been eliminated as well, Uruguay would have gone down as the biggest name not to make the final eight. Even if they aren’t the biggest disappointment of the tournament, the Uruguayans not making it past Group...
Published: July 14, 2012
We all know that soccer is the world’s most popular sport, but it is far from the most popular in America. However, interest in soccer has grown tremendously in the United States, and it could eclipse hockey and basketball in popularity in the next decade or two. With a growing domestic league, a group of thriving players overseas and an improving national team, American fans have plenty to cheer...
Published: July 9, 2012
Most American soccer fans remember Eddie Johnson‘s rise to success in the beginning of his career in Major League Soccer with FC Dallas and the Kansas City Wizards. Most American fans also remember Johnson’s fall from grace after moving to Fulham in 2008. Johnson only played 19 games in his time at Craven Cottage, and also spent time out on loan three times. His loan spells were in three...
Published: March 1, 2012
For years, many people have seen Major League Soccer as the main league to develop America’s top young talent. Some of the top stars for the United States national team have starred in MLS before heading overseas—like Tim Howard with the MetroStars, Clint Dempsey in New England. Some other top players like Landon Donovan have stayed to play in the league for their whole career. But now,...
Published: October 12, 2011
Brek Shea has emerged as the next best thing to come out of Major League Soccer and possibly the next best thing for the American national team as well. Shea has had a breakout season with FC Dallas and has emerged as one of the candidates to win the Most Valuable Player award. The 21-year-old midfielder has also been a main part of Jurgen Klinsmann’s squad since the German took over the American...
Published: August 11, 2011
Following the appointment of Jurgen Klinsmann as United States national team coach and his willingness to use MLS stars like Kyle Beckerman, Brek Shea and Robbie Rogers, who scored last night’s equalizer against Mexico, and the move of former prodigy Freddy Adu back to MLS to get back in the national team fold, should out-of-favor Borussia Monchengladback midfielder Michael Bradley return to...