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U.S. 2008 Olympics Opponent Japan Qualifies for London 2012

U.S. YNT Blog 14 March @ 11:11 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Freddy Adu was a member of the U.S. squad that beat Japan 1-0 in the 2008 Olympic Games.

Could there be a USA-Japan rematch in the cards for the 2012 Olympic Games? Japan has just booked its spot in London with a 2-0 win against Bahrain and joins South Korea as the two AFC representatives.

Domka Officiates 2012 Algarve Cup Final

U.S. WNT 07 March @ 06:38 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Margaret Domka officiated during Wednesday's 2012 Algarve Cup championship between Germany and Japan.

Though the U.S. Women's National Team came up short of playing in the 2012 Algarve Cup championship, there was a U.S. presence on the officiating side of the finale with Wisconsin native Margaret Domka serving as referee.

Perez Named Referee for CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championship Semifinals

U.S. YNT Blog 07 March @ 11:31 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Veronica Perez (right) will be an assistant referee for Friday's semifinal match between Canada and Panama at the 2012 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship.

Veronica Perez, who was selected in mid-February to officiate the 2012 CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship, will be an assistant referee for the semifinal match between Canada and host Panama on Friday, March 9.

China, out of World Cup, hosts inaugural China Cup

Arsenal Insider 01 March @ 10:11 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Ladies and gentlemen, please mark your calendars for July 27, 2012. On that day, Arsenal will meet Manchester City in a pre-season friendly...In China?

For those of you who may not be privy to certain information, it is official: Arsenal will play Manchester City in Beijing, China, at the Beijing National Stadium (affectionately referred to as the "Bird's Nest Stadium.

Arsenal face Beijing clash with Man City in China Cup

Arsenal Insider 29 February @ 06:41 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Arsene Wenger will take the Gunners to China again this summer. Arsenal have announced they will play Manchester City in a pre-season friendly called the China Cup in the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing on July 27.

We had a successful tour to Asia last summer, playing matches in China and Malaysia.

Union Youth One Step Closer to Olympic Dream

Brotherly Game 18 February @ 06:06 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Peter Nowak was the last coach to lead the United States U-23 National Team to qualify for the Olympics. Rob Vartughian helped train his stable of goalkeepers (including Chris Seitz, who went to Beijing but never left the bench).

Freddy Adu was the top scorer on Nowak's team during that qualifying tournament, notching the game winning and 2008 Olympic Games-clinching brace in the semifinals.

U.S. Soccer Refs to Officiate CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying

U.S. WNT 19 January @ 01:19 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Highly experienced referees Kari Seitz, Margaret Domka and Marlene Duffy were selected to officiate the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament being held from Jan. 20-29 in Vancouver, Canada.
Seitz and Duffy were selected to be officials at the tournament after a series of physical and technical tests at the CONCACAF Elite Referee Course.

Women’s World Cup Opens Sunday on ESPN/ESPN2

Springfield MO Soccer 25 June @ 08:41 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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This will be the sixth Women's World Cup that FIFA has staged since the inaugural tournament back in 1991.

ESPN will be broadcasting games almost daily it looks like, beginning Sunday:
NIGERIA-FRANCE (live) 7:45 am on ESPN2
GERMANY-CANADA (live) 10:30 am on ESPN

MONDAY, June 27
JAPAN-NEW ZEALAND (live) 7:45 am on ESPN
MEXICO-ENGLAND (live) 10:45 am on ESPN

As the Wall Street Journal notes, it's likely the German's to lose.

The 2011 Women’s World Cup: Group B Preview

Twohundredpercent 14 June @ 06:25 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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It's now less than two weeks until the 2011 Women's World Cup starts in Germany, and over the next couple of weeks and tonight we are taking the time to bring you a quick run-down of the teams that are taking part in another of the groups of this year's competition. Last night, we took a look at Group A, and tonight it's time to dip a toe into Group B, which features two teams on the rise and two of the tournament outsiders.

A Small Tribute to a Jamaican Hero

U.S. YNT Blog 26 February @ 03:31 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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You might have seen this last night after Andrew Oliver's goal in added time...
It was a tribute to one of Jamaica's biggest heroes, Usain Bolt, who made the pose his own at the 2008 Olympic Games. You can see him strike the "Bolt Arms" pose after the 4x100 relay team won gold:

Dax's Diary - Chapter Two

U.S. MNT Blog 11 January @ 12:46 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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At the ripe old age of 23, D.C. United midfielder Dax McCarty has become one of the elder statesmen of this January camp. As a member of the 2007 U.S. U-20 World Cup team and part of the USA's successful effort to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games, he's got more international experience than most suiting up here in Carson.

Dax's Diary

U.S. MNT Blog 07 January @ 12:42 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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At the ripe old age of 23, D.C. United midfielder Dax McCarty has become one of the elder statesmen of this January camp. As a member of the 2007 U.S. U-20 World Cup team and part of the USA's successful effort to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games, he's got more international experience than most suiting up here in Carson.