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Blackburn Edge Past Arsenal 2007-03-01 04:26:51 Blackburn Rovers beat Arsenal
last night at Ewood Park. A late strike from in-form Benni McCarthy three minutes from time ensured Rovers a place in the quarter finals of the FA Cup.
Arsenal were unlucky not to go ahead with Julio Baptista missing a host of chances early on in the game. The Gunners were forced to make a series of changes from the side that lost to Chelsea in the Carling Cup final on Sunday, with Freddie Ljungberg and William Gallas amongst others being drafted in. This game was a replay as both sides failed to score in the last encounter at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium. The reward for Blackburn’s heroics is a home-time against my beloved Manchester City in the next round. Hopefully I will be travelling to the game as it is fairly close to my home and hopefully we’ll insure a place in the semi finals. Finger’s crossed!
Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal, FA Cup, FA Cup Replay, Benni McCarthy, Ewood Park, Julio Baptista, Manchester City
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A Look Ahead To This Weekend’s Premiership Action 2007-03-02 09:00:10 This weekend’s English Premiership
ties (3rd/4th March) see two very interesting match-ups as the two Premier League giants Manchester United and Liverpool go head to head in the early kick-off whilst relegation strugglers Watford play host to Charlton Athletic! I aim to provide my readers with a Premiership preview every Friday with my own personal prediction of the outcome. Here goes…..
First up we have Arsenal V Reading. Both teams have competed in the FA Cup during mid-week so I can see both sides looking a tad lethargic to say the least! Arsenal are an amazingly talented team on their day and I can’t see Reading stopping the Gunners from playing.
My prediction: 2 - 0
Fulham V Aston Villa, this is an interesting match that sees both teams sitting 13th and 14th in the league table with both teams on the same amount of points (32pts)! Fulham could leap-frog Villa with a win here but I am going to have to go for a draw, with both teams sharing the spoils.
My predi Read more:Weekend
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The best team in England? 2007-03-06 14:00:02 Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United? Nope…..Stockport County! Yes that’s right, you have to look down as far as England
’s 4th division (League Two) to find the best team, statistically anyway!
The Hatters have just broken an English record, going on a whopping NINE game winning streak without conceeding a single goal along the way! The Stockport based club have been transformed this season thanks to new boss Jim Gannon after struggling for the past three or four years. The previous record was set by Preston North End who managed to go EIGHT games without conceeding a goal during their wining streak. County ensured the record was their’s after beating Swindon Town 3 - 0 at home. Here’s a run through of Stockport’s magnificent 9:-
1: Boston United 2-0
2: Peterborough Utd 3-0
3: Wycombe Wanderers 2-0
4: Wrexham 1-0
5: Hereford United 2-0
6: Mansfield Town 1-0
7: Accrington Stanley 1-0
8: Walsall Town 1-0
9: Swindon Town 3-0
What an achievement!
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The Weekends Roundup! 2007-03-05 14:00:14 What an exciting couple of days it has been for the ’soccer’ fans this weekend. We’ve seen a total of 25 goals, 35 bookings and 1 sending off! There have been some truly amazing games along the way too, here’s my run through of this weekends events and we’ll have a luck how my predictions went shall we?
Arsenal V Reading
As predicted a win for the Gunners. A penalty from stand-in skipper Gilberto Silva and a Julio Baptista drive in the 62nd minute were enough to make sure Arsenal sealed the win despite a late comeback attempt from Reading after Cesc Fabregas turned the ball into his own net three mintues from time.
My Prediction: 2 - 0
Actual Result: 2 - 1
Fulham V Aston Villa
Woo, I’m good! I didn’t expect anything else from the league’s draw specialists here. The visitors took the lead through new signing John Carew, however their lead was short lived when Fulham’s Bocanegra was on hand to poke the ball home two minutes later.
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FA Cup 6th Round 2007-03-09 14:28:47
Let’s take a look ahead to the FA Cup Quarter-Finals shall we?
First up we’ve got Middlesbrough V Manchester United. I’m not going to predict a score, as we all know anything can happen in a cup competition! So I’ll just predict an overall winner, in this instance I think it will be Manchester United. Middlesbrough usually perform amazing against the bigger clubs, especially at the Riverside Stadium but I think United are on course for the treble and I can’t see Boro stopping them this weekend.
My Prediction: Manchester United to progress
Blackburn Rovers V Manchester United. This match features my team Manchester City, am I going to be biased? I’d love to be! The fact of the matter is we’re simply not good enough to progress. Blackburn should have this one in the bag. City are sloppy at times and are languishing in the league. That said, if there is a team capable of a shock it is us!
My Prediction: Blackburn Rovers to progress
Chelsea
FA Cup Quarter-Final write up! 2007-03-12 16:01:11 Another exciting round of games from this side of the pond this weekend. This weekend saw a 6 goal thriller at Stamford Bridge whilst elsewhere City fans were calling for Stuart Pearce’s head after his side were dumped out of the cup away at Blackburn.
Middlesbrough V Manchester United
The first of the quarter finals. The visitors took the lead through Wayne Rooney, the scouser jinked past a couple of Boro’ defenders on the edge of the box before driving a low shot past Mark Schwarzer. Lee Cattermole volleyed Middlesbrough level on the stroke of half-time.
The home side took a shock lead after the break with George Boateng heading in Boro’s second a minute after the interval, but then handled Rio Ferdinand’s header after 66 minutes at the other end and Ronaldo equalised freom the spot to send the tie into a replay.
My prediction: United to progress
Actual Result: 2 - 2 (the jury is still out)
Chelsea V Tottenham Hotspur
The tie of the round saw an all-London aff Read more:Final
Wembley is finally ready-ish! 2007-03-14 01:44:30 Yes, that’s right the wait for the completion of England’s national football stadium is nearly over. Thw keys have been handed over from the builder’s to the FA and it is now up to the authorities to host two ‘ramp up’ events to prove the stadium is worthy of its security certificate. The first of these two events will be an England U21’s match against Italy U21’s. The tickets went on sale and all 60,000 were sold within hours, causing the official FA website to reportedly crash. If the events are a success the FA will be allowed to open the staidum to it’s full capacity of 90,000.
Below is a timeline of the Wembley saga.
The last ever football game to be played at the old Wembley Stadium ends England 0-1 Germany on 7 October 2000
Not until 30 September 2002 does the long-awaited demolition work begin as bulldozers move in on the twin towers
The arch stands serenely above the chaos of ongoing construction work, a full 133m above where Read more:ready
Saints to pull down Bates statue! 2007-03-21 12:35:27 After some technical difficulties the SoccerBuzz is back! So without further ado, let’s get cracking.
A statue erected at St Mary’s Stadium to commemorate Southamton’s legend Ted Bates
is to be pulled down after fans complained of it’s poor quality. The £102,000 statue, which was half-funded by the Southampton fans, is bizarrely out of proportion!
Fans were left fuming when the statue of ‘Mr Southampton’ was unveiled. Some claimed the body, legs and arms are out of proportion and the facial likeness is a poor one.
Chairman Leon Crouch said: “Ted was Southampton Football Club and we owe it to him to build a fitting statue.”
Crouch added: “With hindsight some things could have been done differently, but this is not a time for recriminations. Let’s just sit down and put things right.
“I’m a perfectionist and I want it to be just right. ‘Mr Southampton’ deserves that.”
Brennan had apologised to supp Read more:Saints
Tragedy at Virgina Tech 2007-04-19 20:49:46 Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund
April 16, 2007, will be remembered as one of the darkest days in the history of the Virginia Tech community and the world beyond.
To remember and honor the victims of those tragic events, the university has established the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund to aid in the healing process and generate financial support.
The fund will be used to cover expenses including but not limited to:
Grief counseling
Memorials
Communication expenses
Comfort expenses
Incidental needs
If you plan to give, please click the link below:
Steve Shickles
451 Press, LLC
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Tragedy at Virginia Tech 2007-04-19 20:49:46 Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund
April 16, 2007, will be remembered as one of the darkest days in the history of the Virginia
Tech community and the world beyond.
To remember and honor the victims of those tragic events, the university has established the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund to aid in the healing process and generate financial support.
The fund will be used to cover expenses including but not limited to:
Grief counseling
Memorials
Communication expenses
Comfort expenses
Incidental needs
If you plan to give, please click the link below:
Steve Shickles
451 Press, LLC
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, Virginia Tech
US Begins Gold Cup Defense Tonight 2007-06-07 11:16:37
The US National Team will open their 2007 Gold Cup campaign this evening against Guatemala. These two teams met just over two months ago in a 0-0 draw in Frisco, Texas with the US fielding a lineup featuring several new players in the national team fold.
The main story line in this game will be how the Americans can attack a team that packs it in defensively. In March, Guatemala really bunkered down from the opening kickoff in what was essentially a 9-0-1 formation with Carlos Ruiz running around up top all by himself. The inexperienced American side was clearly frustrated by this tactic, but coach Bob Bradley hopes the game will be a learning experience for his team, especially going into tonight’s game.
Bradley will obviously have to use a squad rotation in the opening round of the tournament with the team playing three games in six days. However, I expect he will field his best team tonight since this will likely be the biggest challenge for the US in the op Read more:Defense
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The US Won the Game…Right? 2007-06-08 08:32:54 A 1-0 victory over Guatemala, eh? Well, I guess it’s three points.
I’ll start off in complaining mode. Watching Guatemala play soccer is like watching Southern Illinois University play basketball this past NCAA season. Both teams play a style that constantly blurs (and often steps way over) the line of fair play, and they essentially dare officials to call every single infraction. Eventually, referees seemingly throw up their arms and say “I can’t call every single foul. That’s just how they play.” SIU parlayed this style into a 4 seed in the NCAA tournament and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen, and Guatemala was one defensive mistake away from taking a point from a much superior team. The style may be effective, but it sure doesn’t entertain anyone.
Referee Jose Pineda pretty much let Guatemala play this style. How can referees still not be aware of Carlos Ruiz’s little tricks (whack the defender and then fall down)? How could Leone Read more:Right
That’s More Like It 2007-06-13 10:19:54 It was nice to see the United States put a team away in the Gold Cup with a tidy little 4-0 victory over El Salvador. Yesterday I noted that DaMarcus Beasley may not play against El Salvador in order to finalize a move to Rangers.
Oops.
Not only did he play, he bagged two goals. Sure, he had chances to make it a hat trick, particularly one shot in the first half that he sent into orbit, but I’m not going to complain about an American scoring a brace.
The strange thing about this victory is that it could set up an inconceivable quarterfinal match against Mexico. Should Mexico lose to Panama tonight (or possibly draw depending on the scoreline), Mexico would be the final team to qualify for the quarterfinals, meaning they would play against the top team in group play, which would be the United States. Everyone expected that the two teams would renew their rivalry for the final on June 24th in Chicago, but not in the quarters. The US did their job, can Mexico do their part?
Sam
Odds and Ends 2007-06-12 10:17:13 The US faces El Salvador tonight in the Gold Cup. The Americans have already qualified for the quarterfinals, and a draw guarantees that they will win their group. I’d expect Bob Bradley to let some first team guys sit this game out, especially Carlos Bocanegra and Frankie Hejduk who are sitting on yellow cards from the game against Guatemala.
Another player that may sit this one out is DaMarcus Beasley. The Scottish paper Daily Record is reporting that Glasgow Rangers have agreed to a transfer fee with PSV Eindhoven for the left winger, and Beasley would like time off to discuss personal terms. While Beasley wanted to catch on with Manchester City, this wouldn’t be a bad move for him. He would get to play in Europe, and if there’s a league that will force you to become accustomed to physical play, Scotland is it.
Despite Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon shooting his mouth off (again), David Beckham says he fully plans to head to Los Angeles to play for the G
Gold Cup/MLS Thoughts 2007-06-11 10:29:45
Another game for the United States in the Gold Cup
, another less than convincing victory, (2-0 over Trinidad and Tobago). Is it wrong for me to think the US should be destroying these teams?
On one hand, this Trinidad and Tobago team features one player that played in the 2006 World Cup and one player that plays abroad. This wasn’t the team that drew Sweden or kept England off the scoreboard for over eighty minutes last year. And for all of the physical play and diving displayed by the Thursday night, the Guatemalan team is also still noticeably inferior to the United States.
On the other hand, we’ll never know what the scoreline would have been had the linesman in the first half had any clue about the offside rule. There were at least three occasions when the US clearly beat the offside trap but Hiran Depico’s spring-action arm kept going up.
Also, United States seems to be the only CONCACAF power that is actually taking care of business at the Gold Cup. Costa
Memories… 2007-06-15 12:06:33 The United States plays Panama tomorrow in the Gold Cup quarterfinals. However, I’d rather point out that June 17 is the anniversary of two memorable World Cup games for the United States.
The United States drew Italy June 17th last year 1-1 in a wild match that seemed to feature everything. What an incredible range of emotions I felt during this game. Disappointment when Gilardino scored after US had the better of the play in the opening 20 minutes. Elation when the US equalized 5 minutes later off a Christian Zaccardo own goal. Excitement mixed with rage when De Rossi was sent off for a blatant elbow on Brian McBride. Rage and fear when referee Jorge Lorrionda decided that the Italians couldn’t dare play a man down against the Americans when he sent off Pablo Mastroeni and Eddie Pope on both sides of halftime.
Then came the 65th minute when DaMarcus Beasley appeared to give the US the lead, but the goal was disallowed for offside. This video of American fans at the g
MLS Week 11 2007-06-14 11:11:55 In trade news, the LA Galaxy sent defender Tyrone Marshall to Toronto for forward Edson Buddle.
While Jim Brennan is doing a an admirable job playing in the middle of the Toronto backline, head coach Mo Johnston would obviously prefer to have a natural center back to pair with Andy Boyens. The problem, however, is that Marshall’s play this season has been sub-par. Plus, he will be suspended for three games after breaking Kenny Cooper’s leg. Finally, Abel Xavier’s arrival in made Marshall expendable in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, Los Angeles is in desperate need for forwards. So desperate that they are willing to take a flier on Edson Buddle. Perhaps playing with Landon Donovan and David Beckham can help Buddle regain his form of 2004 when he had 11 goals for the Crew in 24 games. If his play doesn’t improve, he will join Kyle Martino, Santino Quaranta, and Nate Jaqua in the Galaxy’s group of players with unfulfilled potential.
Okay, on to this week&rsquo
MLS Midweek 2007-06-20 11:22:30 Kansas City Wizards at Columbus Crew (Tonight)
The Wizards had hoped they would enter this game on top of the league after only ten games, and it seemed like that would be the case late in Saturday’s game against New York at the Meadowlands. Kansas City fell behind 2-0 early on goals from Juan Pablo Angel and Clint Mathis, and only Kevin Hartman’s point blank save on Dave van den Bergh kept it from being a bigger deficit. However, KC came storming back, controlling the play and coming all the way back to take a 3-2 lead thanks to two second half goals from substitute Yura Movsisyan. Then, in the 89th minute, controversy struck when referee Abi Okulaja awarded a penalty to the Red Bulls, and Angel tied the game with his second of the night. The Wizards were clearly annoyed with the call, especially since it is the third penalty called against them in their last two games at the Meadowlands. As for the legitimacy of the call, I’ll let you decide. (around 2:20. No Read more:Midweek
Some reading material 2007-06-19 00:04:46 I said I would talk about the Kansas City/New York game over the weekend today. Okay, I lied, but I will talk about it tomorrow when I preview the Kansas City at Columbus midweek match.
I’ve come across a couple of interesting articles that I’d thought I’d share. Last week, a reader (I have readers?) from Manchester in the UK noted that many in Britain and Europe hope that the game succeeds over here. Coincidentally, Steven Wells of the Guardian (a newspaper that absolutely loves to poke fun/insult the United States) had a blog entry about English views towards Americans playing “their game”, and that perhaps we Yanks know a bit more about this game than the rest of the world believes. I can also assure you that despite the stereotype, most American fans of the game don’t want to see radical changes to the rules similar to the NASL (and many of those ideas came from the Brits). Americans playing association football is really nothing to fear, u Read more:material
Weekend Recap 2007-06-18 11:14:11 Well, where to start?
Real Madrid managed to take care of business against Mallorca to win the La Liga championship. Around the second half of the Madrid/Mallorca and the Barca/Gimnastic de Tarragona games, Barcelona supporters must have sensed that their club would take over first place on the final weekend as their team led 4-0 while Madrid was trailing 1-0. However, two goals from Jose Antonio Reyes sandwiched around a Mallorca own goal gave Los Galacticos their first Spanish league title in four years and let David Beckham leave Spain as a champion before joining the LA Galaxy. Also, it is good to see that Barcelona did not become champions after Lionel Messi’s handball goal against Espanyol a week ago (apparently, Messi needed to recreate both of Maradona’s goals against England in 1986.)
The United States managed to beat Panama 2-1 in a game that probably should have been a bigger victory for the US. The Americans once again could not finish some excellent scoring Read more:Weekend
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Yikes 2007-06-22 11:59:26 Well, the US did eliminate Canada last night in a way too close for comfort win.
Let’s just cut right to the controversial last minute offside against Canada that disallowed an Atiba Hutchinson goal that would have tied the game. When it first happened, I thought Canada was the victim of highway robbery. The second time I saw the play, it was closer than I initially believed but still onside. Then, an astute poster at Big Soccer posted this video from ESPN Deportes that sheds a different light on the subject.
Perhaps the assistant referee wasn’t flagging for Hutchinson; perhaps he was flagging De Rosario. The ball seems like it was intended for De Rosario, and Onyewu may have decided to cut out the pass to an open De Rosario, which of course landed right in the path of Hutchinson. If this is true, it throws the matter into the dreaded gray area as De Rosario could have been adjudged as taking advantage of an offside position.
Was Canada unlucky not to have equalized
MLS Week 12 2007-06-22 11:59:13 I’ll quickly run down this weekend’s games in MLS before posting about the Gold Cup
Toronto FC at New England Revolution
New England is still without Ralston, Twellman, and Parkhurst. Still with Toronto playing like a totally different team away from BMO, I think New England breaks out of a three game winless streak.
REVS 2, TFC 1
FC Dallas at Colorado Rapids
Dallas is coming off an indifferent week after needing a 93rd minute goal to beat Salt Lake and then getting pounded 4-0 by Toronto. Colorado, meanwhile, has lost three straight. With the game at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, I think this is a recipe for a draw.
FCD 1, Rapids 1
DC United at Real Salt Lake
A resurgent DC United side against winless Real Salt Lake. Does this require any analysis at all?
DCU 2, RSL 0
Columbus Crew at LA Galaxy
Two slumping teams received some reason to believe in their previous games. Columbus knocked off Kansas City 2-1 on Wednesday, and LA beat RSL 3-2 (sure, it’s on
Oh, Canada… 2007-06-21 09:59:03 Yes, there is some MLS news out there like Dave Sarachan getting fired in Chicago (which happened to make the Sky Sports News ticker) or Chris Klein traded to LA. There are also rumors of Sven-Goran Eriksson returning to England to manage Manchester City. However, I’d rather discuss tonight’s Gold Cup semi-final. I could go on about how the United States has looked excellent with the exception of finishing, but I’d rather discuss the opponent for the Americans
Hello, Canada
. I admit that I really don’t have anything against you or your soccer team. In fact, I really like your country. However, because our soccer teams are meeting each other tonight, I’m obligated to hate you for the next 24 hours. It’s nothing personal, just business.
And I won’t make all of the typical jokes about monopoly money, Don Cherry’s fashion sense, or how Tim Horton’s is a couple steps away from taking over the entire country. Still, I hope we can
MLS Roundup 2007-06-27 13:55:34 A little late today, but I suppose it’s time to review last week in MLS.
Columbus Crew 2, Kansas City Wizards 1 (My prediction: 3-2 KC)
The Wizards looked out of sorts from the beginning, but they created two very good scoring chances on either side of the half. Both Davy Arnaud and Sasha Victorine missed, and the Crew made them pay with two quick goals from Eddie Gaven and Stefani Miglioranzi. This midweek game would be a sign of things to come for both teams.
Houston Dynamo 4, Chivas USA 0 (My prediction: Houston 2-1)
This was somewhat competitive until Shavar Thomas of Chivas was sent off with Houston leading 2-0. This allowed Brad Davis to complete his hat trick in a true rout.
New England Revolution 3, Toronto FC 0 (My prediction: Revs 2-1)
Toronto continued their poor road form with another stinker. The Revs had their way in midfield as even Brad Laurentowicz was able to provide a nice assist on Pat Noonan’s goal. Of course, the Toronto forwards and defenders we
Gunner For Life? 2007-06-26 11:11:41 It just doesn’t seem real.
Thierry Henry has passed a physical yesterday, thus completing his move to Barcelona. He has appeared in front of fans and the media in a Barca shirt, pledging that he will give everything to the club.
But it still doesn’t seem real.
Henry had stated on many occasions how much he loved being at Arsenal, even going as far as to say that he would have signed a lifetime contract with them if offered. It’s not hard to see why. Arsenal offered him a new lease on life after struggling as a youngster at Juventus, he had a long standing relationship with manager Arsene Wenger, and he was adored by the fans. Henry even turned down a chance to join Barca last year after the Catalan club defeated Arsenal in the Champions League final, seemingly solidifying the belief that he would retire a Gunner
.
Some things have changed since last year, however. The ouster of David Dein as vice chairman and Director of Football unsettled nearly everyone at the c
Champions 2007-06-25 11:25:42
Thoughts from the US 2-1 win over Mexico in the Gold Cup final.
Although we all enjoy beating Mexico 2-0, it was nice to see the Americans show that they can come from behind against a good opponent. The timing of Mexico’s goal (just before halftime) had the potential to be a psychological killer, but the US came out of halftime ready to play, producing a flurry of chances in the first five minutes of the second half.
The United State also showed that they can beat higher quality opponents by playing an attacking. Mexican players and coaches loved to complain that the US only played a counterattacking style and was too afraid to open up their game. This was not the case Sunday as the United States created chances throughout the match. Mexico had the advantage in corner kicks, but Oswaldo Sanchez had a much busier day in goal than Tim Howard as the Mexican keeper made numerous good saves to keep the Americans scoreless for 61 minutes.
The United States also showed that Read more:Champions
4-1 Argentina: Not a real shocker 2007-06-29 12:36:49 It’s no fun to lose 4-1 to anyone, but with this Argentina
and this young and inexperienced US team, it was always a possibility.
For 60 minutes, there were reasons to be impressed with the Americans. Even though the Argentines had most of the possession, I thought the American defensive organization was fantastic, and the Albiceleste seemed frustrated that they couldn’t find a way to break down the US back line. Individually, Jonathan Bornstein was tremendous defending Lionel Messi as the FC Barcelona starlet did not get a chance to display his skills in the first half.
As to the turning point of the game, there are several theories. First, coach Alfio Basile moved Messi to the left wing to get away from Bornstein and play against Marvell Wynne, who received his first cap Thursday night. Second, Bob Bradley removed Ben Olsen for Eddie Gaven. Almost immediately after the substitution, Gaven gave Messi too much space, setting up Argentina’s second goal of the game Read more:shocker
Copa America 2007-06-28 10:50:13 A couple bits of news:
Fabio Capello has been sacked by Real Madrid less than 2 weeks after winning the Spanish Primera title. And people wonder why Beckham didn’t want to stay.
DaMarcus Beasley has completed his long rumored move to Rangers. It may not be the glamorous move to a Premiership club, but he will be getting first team soccer, play in the Champions League, and he will learn to play in high pressure situations (i.e. any game against Celtic).
In MLS action, DC United hosts Colorado this evening at RFK Stadium. Both teams have serious injury/international duty concerns. I think DC bounces back after losing to Real Salt Lake last week. DC 2, Colorado 0
Copa America
begins tonight for the United States as they face Argentina. The Argentines have brought in essentially their best squad possible, and they are dead serious about winning this tournament for the first time since 1993. Meanwhile, the Americans are bringing a team with many young and/or inexperienced playe Read more:Copa America
US U-20 World Cup 2007-07-04 10:00:41 We American soccer fans needed some good news after the loss to Paraguay in Copa America, and we got it when the U-20 squad beat Poland 6-1 in the U-20 World
Cup Tuesday. After watching the United States Copa America squad squander chance after chance on Monday, it was incredibly satisfying to see the U-20s bury a half dozen.
It was a great result for the U-20 squad since barring a major disaster against Brazil, it clinches entry into the knockout stages. Also, it was a great rebound from the lackluster performance in their first game against Korea. The team seemed unprepared for the athletic, high pressure, high intensity game from South Korea. and they were lucky to get a 1-1 draw. Tuesday night, this team came to life after Poland scored in the fifth minute, the Americans came to life and dominated nearly every aspect of the match.
The biggest story was Freddy Adu’s hat trick as all three goals were top quality, especially his first goal. Adu has received attention worldw Read more:World Cup
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