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Conmebol's Copa America is the oldest international continental tournament in soccer, and 2016 will mark its 100th birthday.

That could also be the year that many American soccer fans have a dream come true.

According to Mexican outlet mediotiempo.

In one of the biggest upsets in the history of the U.S. Men's National Team, the USA beat Brazil 1-0 on Feb. 11, 1998, in the semifinal of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. That game was the first U.S. win against the South American side, and today it remains the only time in 16 matches the U.S. has emerged victorious.

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United States fullback Eric Lichaj has completed his return from a hip injury that kept him out of action for the better part of the last five months, making the bench for Aston Villa's first team in its last two matches. Despite Lichaj being a candidate to go on loan upon his return, Aston Villa appears to be remain committed to seeing what he can do for the club, even if that means moving him to a new spot on the field.

The U.S. Men's National Team last faced Canada in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but it's been more than 13 years since the teams met on Canadian soil. With the U.S. and Canada set to face each other in Toronto at 7 p.m. ET on June 3, we took a look at the history between the sides and found some interesting facts.

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U.S. national team stars Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey have not shared a field together since the CONCACAF Gold Cup final, but Friday they are slated to do so -- as opponents.

Everton and Fulham meet in a fourth-round FA Cup match at Goodison Park, and Fox Soccer Channel has picked up the 3 p.

The U.S. Men's National Team last faced Canada in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but it's been more than 13 years since the teams met on Canadian soil. With the U.S. and Canada set to face each other in Toronto at 7 p.m. ET on June 3, we took a look at the history between the sides and found some interesting facts.

When Cuba's national women's team showed up for Monday night's CONCACAF Olympic qualifying match against Haiti in Vancouver, BC two players were conspicuously missing.

Unconfirmed reports say star forward Yesenia Gallardo Martinez, 20, and midfielder Yisel Rodriguez Llanes, 22, have defected from the Caribbean nation while playing Olympic qualifying matches in Canada.

Grant Wahl did a very interesting story about US players that are playing south of the border: DeMarcus Beasley, Herculez Gomez and Marcus Vidal. We hear all the time about US players abroad, but not quite like this. Beasley has had to pay off Puebla P.D. just so they wouldn't confiscate his drivers license, or the time when the Mexican Government seized the home stadium of the team he's been playing for.

New FC Dallas signings Blas Perez and Carlos Rodriguez and new Philadelphia Union midfielder Gabriel Gomez are among the 18 players called in by Julio Dely Valdes for Panama's friendly against the United States next week.

Not included on Panama's roster are Santos Laguna centerback Felipe Baloy or star forward Luis Tejada, who scored three times at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Michael Parkhurst hopes to do enough in the January U.S. Men's National Team camp to earn more looks with the full national team. (Photo by Art Donahue/artdonahue.com)

Former New England Revolution central defender Michael Parkhurst has excelled in both MLS and in Europe, but hasn't been a regular contributor to the U.

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After turning in a dynamic year for the U.S. men's national team, Clint Dempsey being named U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year should come as a surprise to nobody.

Dempsey turned in perhaps his finest year as a professional for both club and country.

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Headlines in England following the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup will be centered on the Liverpool vs. Manchester United battle and a possible QPR vs. Chelsea meeting, as rematches of racism-marred Premier League games take center stage. For American fans, though, there's a much more tasty fixture to be found.

JUNE 16 2011: Tim Howard goalkeeper of USA MNT during a practice session at RFK practice facility before the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-final match on Sunday June 19 at RFK Stadium in Washington DC.Soccer 2011

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Todos aman a un portero que anota goles, aunque este sea Tim Howard el de la selección de Estados Unidos y ni siquiera lo festeje,este gol fue la sensación de este miércoles que ya termino.

It's no surprise with so many talented players having come through the U.S. system that there would be a lot of guys who have shared the same field together and then separated as their careers progressed. Well, it's reunion time here in Phoenix, and a review of the roster reveals several players who have won national championships together, MLS Cup titles, U.

What started as a rumor on the ECS message board can now be confirmed: Brad Evans has been called into the United States national team camp as they prepare for games against Venezuela and Panama later this month. The source was of the confidential variety, but I can assure you that it's highly reliable and is someone who is in position to know.

Adu's brief reemergence to the international scene during the Gold Cup was one of the most intriguing stories of 2011. (Photo: Chris Aduama/aduama.com)

If 2011 was a roller coaster year of the U.S. Men's National Team, it was a ride that featured more plunges than peaks. A disappointing second place finish in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was followed by the sacking of head coach Bob Bradley after a five-year tenure that included a run to the 2009 Confederations Cup Final and a trip to the 2011 World Cup Round of 16.

The San Jose Earthquakes took a step toward fortifying their back line Wednesday by agreeing to a deal with Honduran centerback Victor Bernardez.

Bernardez, 29, has 52 caps for Honduras. He started in all of Honduras' games during this past summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup and was also a member of the country's World Cup team in 2010.

Bolton Wanderers and West Brom have stepped up their interest in the highly-rated New York Red Bulls defender Tim Ream.
The 24-year-old USA international has spent time recently training with both Premier League sides and was impressed with what he saw.
He said: "I really enjoyed both clubs and I was treated very well.

In yet another foreign news or Twitter released move, the Philadelphia Union have officially signed Gabriel Gomez. The 27-year-old midfielder/defender will join the team upon receiving his International Transfer Certificate and the acceptance of his application for an American P-1 Visa.

Gomez was rumored to be joining that Union last week, when a Central American news outlet, Presna.

Kerith Gabriel, of the Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com, is reporting that the Philadelphia Union have come to an agreement with Gabriel Gomez. An announcement should come sometime next week, according to his article.

A team source confirmed to Gabriel that a Presna.com article proclaiming talks between the Union and Gomez had reached the finalizing stage was correct.

The USA will face Panama in a Gold Cup rematch.

Less than six months before the start of its campaign to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the U.S. Men's National Team will continue preparations with a pair of international friendlies in January.
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The U.S. men's national team will play its final match of 2011 in Slovenia on Tuesday, but there's already an eye on 2012.

According to the Panamanian football federation, the United States and Panama will meet for a friendly in Panama City on January 25.

Jay Heaps is set to be named the Revs 6th head coach, according to reports. (Photo by Art Donahue/artdonahue.com)

According to the Boston Globe, Massachusetts native and former New England Revolution defender Jay Heaps is set to be named the Revolution's sixth head coach on Tuesday. Heaps, who in 2009 retired from playing after 11 years in Major League Soccer, his final nine with the Revs, will replace Steve Nicol who was relieved of his coaching duties after New England missed out on the postseason for the second consecutive season this year.

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Former Chicago Fire head coach Bob Bradley, coaching for the first time since his tenure with the U.S. National Team, saw his Egyptian national team debut end in a 2-0 loss to Brazil on Monday in Doha, Qatar.
Brazilian forward Jonas netted goals in the 39th and 59th minutes to pace his side past Egypt.

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Clint Dempsey has had a tremendous year, and now he's got the hardware to prove it.

Dempsey was named the Futbol de Primera U.S. Soccer Player of the Year on Wednesday, winning the award for the second time in his career.

U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati sees innovation first, not losses, for the national team so far under new Coach Jurgen Klinsmann, seen at right Tuesday night directing things from the bench in New Jersey. Associated Press Sports Writer Ronald Blum has the full story in the wake of last night's loss to Ecuador:

HARRISON, New Jersey (AP) -- Jurgen Klinsmann has been backed by his boss at the U.

Here's all the news and notes to get you prepped and ready for the USA-Honduras match. Some highlights:
Jozy Altidore hails from Boca Raton, Fla.

• Jurgen Klinsmann has called nineteen of the players on the squad into at least one MNT camp. The neophytes: Oguchi Onyewu, Nick Rimando and Danny Williams.

Carlos Bocanegra and Onyewu are the only players on the current U.S. roster with goals against Honduras, and both were important game-winners. In Chicago, Bocanegra's header handed the U.S. a 2-1 win on June 6, 2009 in a final round qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup. Four years earlier, Onyewu made his first goal for the United States count as he scored in the 92nd minute to lift the U.

Egypt have appointed former United States coach Bob Bradley as national team manager, state news agency MENA said on Wednesday.
Bradley replaces long-standing coach Hassan Shehata who left in June after holders Egypt struggled in qualifying for the 2012 African Nations Cup finals. They have since been eliminated.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The New England Soccer Hall of Fame, which has recognized the region's best players, coaches, referees, executives, and builders since 1978, has announced its 2011 class of inductees, all of whom will be honored during the Hall's 34th Annual Induction Ceremony on Saturday, October 29th at the Johnson & Wales Inn in Seekonk, Mass.

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MORELIA, Mexico -- To say that Landon Donovan is Public Enemy No. 1 when he faces Mexican opposition may be a bit of an understatement.

Ahead of Tuesday's CONCACAF Champions League match with Morelia, the perception that Mexicans have of the Los Angeles Galaxy captain is that of a vile man, who people in a local marketplace label a "racist" and someone who undoubtedly "hates Mexicans.

The big business story to hit the web today was the possible sale of a minority stake in SUM. The Sports Business Daily is reporting that Providence Equity Partners is seeking to purchase 25% of SUM for $125-150 million. The deal would certainly infuse cash into the investors and operators of MLS franchises, but whether the funds would be used to improve the standard of play is an open question.

Daniel Kaplan and John Ourand have joined together in a story to report that Major League Soccer is exploring selling a significant share in Soccer United Marketing. The 25% share is possibly being sold to Providence Equity Partners for between 125 and 150 Million dollars. It turns out big investment firms like to make money, and it seems that MLS through SUM is doing just that right now.

The USA beat Jamaica 2-0 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The sides will meet again in World Cup qualifying next year.
World Cup qualifying is underway in CONCACAF. Games have been going all day and there's a full slate of qualifiers tonight. Of course the USA has a bye in the second round so it won't be in World Cup qualifying action until June of 2012.

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?

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Four Houston Dynamo players have been called up by their respective national teams for international matches Sept.

Macedonian media has begun to pay attention to Veljko Paunovic's run of form for the Philadelphia Union, naming the midfielder as one of the country's potential internationals to watch.

Despite playing twice for Serbia - when it was still Serbia-Montenegro - in the early part of this millennium, Paunovic is able to make a one-time switch to Macedonia because of FIFA's eligibility rule change in 2009.

This is a guest post by Jacques Pelham.

The Klinsmann era of U.S. Soccer began in earnest Wednesday with the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team facing Mexico in a friendly match just weeks after a deserved 4-2 defeat against the Mexicans in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final.

Chelsea Janes of the USA Today reports on Jurgen Klinsmann preparing to pace the sidelines for the first time as coach of the U.S. men's soccer team Wednesday night when the Americans take on Mexico in a friendly in Philadelphia.
Wednesday night's game (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2, Univision) is a rematch of the CONCACAF Gold Cup final on June 25 in which Mexico rallied from a 2-0 deficit to stun the Americans 4-2, a result that led to the firing of then coach Bob Bradley a month later.

Here's everything you need to know to get fully prepared for tonight's USA-Mexico match.
A sample...

• Landon Donovan has five goals in 13 appearances against Mexico.
• Jose Torres, who holds both U.S. and Mexican passports and chose to represent the United States, has yet to face Mexico at the international level.

Less than two months after suffering a painful 4-2 loss to Mexico in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the US National Team has an opportunity to avenge its defeat.