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By FRANCO PANIZO
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - If Oguchi Onyewu's recent string of performances for Sporting Lisbon
wasn't a sign that he's getting back to top form, his outing against Honduras likely was.
Having not played for the U.
Photo by Hunter Dorton/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - When U.S. men's national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann revealed his
starting lineup to his players, Danny Williams was in shock.
Williams, the 22-year-old son of an American serviceman and German mother, was included in the
starting XI that would take on Honduras at Sun Life Stadium on Saturday night, something that may
not have even seemed possible just a month ago.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Miami Gardens, Fla. - The U.S. men's national team is full of new faces now a days, but Jurgen
Klinsmann can thank the familiar ones for his first victory as U.S. head coach.
The Americans won their first game in the Klinsmann era on Saturday night, beating Honduras 1-0
in front of 21,170 fans at Sun Life Stadium.
By FRANCO PANIZO
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - It has been a little more than two months since Jurgen Klinsmann took over
as head coach of the U.S. men's national team, but that short period of time hasn't stopped an
increasing pressure from befalling the team already.
By FRANCO PANIZO
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. - After four training sessions in two days, the U.S. men's national team
returned the practice field on a cool Thursday evening finally able to do one thing: Focus on
Honduras.
Having been recovering from weekend games and with their upcoming friendly against the Catrachos
getting closer, the Americans went through a 90-minute session in which every player aside from
Nick Rimando (who is not yet in camp) participated.
Photo by Ben Queenborough/ISIphotos.com
Honduras was already going to be without a number of regulars for its friendly against the
United States on Saturday, but a recent development means that Los Catrachos will be even more
shorthanded than previously thought.
Stoke City defensive midfielder Wilson Palacios has had to withdraw from Honduras' roster due to
a knee injury, according to reports from Honduras, and he won't take on the U.
The October international fixture dates appear to be filling up on the U.S. men's national
team's calendar.
After reports emanated from Ecuador that stated the United States will play the South American
team in Connecticut on Oct. 11, news has surfaced that the United States will host Honduras on
Oct.
Brad Davis is once again shunned despite leading MLS with 13 assists and having an MVP caliber
season. What does this guy have to do to get a national team call-up?
Dynamo Press Release
Four Houston Dynamo players have been called up by their respective national teams for
international matches Sept.
Photo: Paul Rudderow
Game time: Saturday, 8:00pm ET
TV: 6 ABC
Any time an old streak ends, a new one can begin and that is exactly what will be on the minds
of the Union players when they square off against Houston this Saturday at PPL Park.
Dynamo Press Release
The Houston Dynamo have acquired Honduran international forward Carlo Costly on loan from Mexican
club Atlas de Guadalajara, it was announced today. Per team and league policy, terms of the
transaction were not disclosed. Costly will become eligible upon receipt of his international
transfer certificate and approval of a P-1 visa.
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BY ADAM SERRANO
Landon Donovan looks fresh and rested and ready to face off against the Vancouver Whitecaps this
weekend.
The U.S. star did not take part in recent friendlies for the LA Galaxy against Manchester City
last Sunday and MLS All-Stars on Wednesday against Manchester United due to a right calf
strain.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Mexico may have won its quarterfinals match, but it doesn't look as unbeatable as it did in the
group stage.
El Tri advanced to the semifinals of the Gold Cup with a 2-1 comeback victory over Guatemala in
front of a crowd of 78,807 at the New Meadowlands Stadium.
GOLD CUP: Jamaica book passage to Quarterfinals while Honduras routs Grenada - originally posted
on Soccerlens.com
A night after Mexico clinched their spot in the knockout stage Jamaica parlayed a Friday night
victory into a spot joining El Tri in the quarterfinals.
Jamaica overcame Guatemala's physical and disruptive style and took advantage of being up a man
to dispatch the Central American nation 2-0 in the night's opening match.
By JONATHAN VERA
CARSON, Calif – The Gold Cup came to the Home Depot Center Monday night as Jamaica trumped
Grenada, 4-0, while Honduras drew against Guatemala despite being two men up.
Luton Shelton scored the opening goal for Jamaica in the 21st minute.
Examining the Gold Cup Group Stage: Who'll be alive June 18th? - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
With the Gold Cup starting Sunday with Costa Rica v. Cuba and Mexico v. El Salvador it's time to
take a look at the groups and peek at who are in line to earn the right to get to the knockout
stages.
While the Gold Cup has traditionally been a battle between Mexico and the United States the
coming edition has the best chance to yield a different finalist in quite some time. Honduras,
Costa Rica, Canada and Jamaica are all legitimate threats in the tournament and are capable of
beating either favorite in a knockout stage game.
Photo by Jose L. Argueta/ISIphotos.com
Andy Najar is one step closer to competing in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
According to a report out of Honduras, Najar has been named to Los Catrachos' 30-man,
preliminary roster for this summer's competition.
Najar, who has struggled to see regular playing time for D.
The international break always leaves us with some intriguing matches, and this weekend's
edition is no different.
Whether they're friendlies, European Championship qualifiers or African Cup of Nations
qualifiers, there's plenty of action to make up for the lack of European league matches.
Former Major League Soccer coach Juan Carlos Osorio, who turned down an offer
from Chivas USA so he could guide Colombian champ Once Caldas in Copa Libertadores, on Wednesday
was appointed head coach of Honduras' national team.
Mexican coach
Juan de Dios Castillo resigned a little more than a week after
leading the Hondurans to the Copa Centroamericana title and an expected berth in the June 5-25
CONCACAF Gold Cup.
By FRANCO PANIZO
The 2011 Central American Cup in Panama came to a close on Sunday, and World Cup participant
Honduras walked away victorious.
Honduras claimed its third Central American title, defeating a 10-man Costa Rica side, 2-1, in
Panama City. Los Catrachos took an early lead through a rifled finish from close range by Walter
Martinez in the 8th minute, and Emil Martinez added a second off a free kick in the 53rd.
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Honduras withstood a late comeback by Costa Rica to win the Copa
Centroamerica 2011 final 2-1 on Sunday night. The victory gives the Hondurans their third Central
American championship and first since 1995. Walter Martinez put Los Catrachos ahead in the 8th
minute while Emil Martinez made matters 2-0 in the [.
El Salvador cayó 2-0 con Honduras y se quedó sin la posibilidad de jugar la final de la Copa
Centroamericana. La Selecta hizo un buen primer tiempo, pero en la segunda etapa llegaron los goles
catrachos. Ahora el equipo de Rugamas jugará por el tercer puesto.
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Honduras defeated Guatemala 3-1 in the group stage of the 2011 Copa
Centroamericana on Tuesday. The result sees Los Catrachos advance to the semi-final round of the
competition and qualify to the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup to be held this summer in the USA. Ramon
Nunez opened the scoring for the [.
