Jack Bell creates a list of 10 most memorable games at Giants Stadium.

Some of the highlights.

Last summer's USA vs Mexico Gold Cup final turned out be an embarrassing 5-0 rout. David Beckham's New York introduction in 2007 resulted in a 5-4 pulsating shootout between the Galaxy and the Red Bulls.

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Four players from the U.S. Men's National Team were named to the All-Tournament team for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Defenders Chad Marshall (ab0ve) and Clarence Goodson (below) were included on the team for their play on the backline, while midfielder Stuart Holden and forward Kenny Cooper also received nods. Click to continue reading...

The CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009 did not come across as one of the most awaited competition of this summer. Yet it ended in stunning fashion. If the contested final between USA and Mexico was expected, the scoreline was not. On the day that Liverpool and Manchester United recorded huge pre-season wins, the CONCACAF final conspired to bring the most amazing result. Click to continue reading...

Javier Aguirre almost never singles out players for praise. But he broke that rule when El Tri returned home yesterday. He called Giovani Dos Santos and Carlos Vela the foundation of Mexico's future footballing aspirations.

"For their age, their time, for the situation they found themselves in, they performed brilliantly at such a young age.

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A 5-0 rout offers very little scope for rationalization. Was it an errant offside call? A rogue referee who called the fouls for Mexico? Missed opportunities? Max Bretos and Chris Sullivan might have spun harder than a 45 rpm turntable but even they failed miserably in putting a finer point to it all.

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This forms the the basis of the Gold Cup final.

The US have found ways to win through a bunch of different players with Clarence Goodson against Honduras the tenth player to score a goal in the tournament. The Mexican's have relied on the attacking instincts of Giovanni Dos Santos and Miguel Sabah to lead their team to the finals.

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The US and Mexican teams shared a plane ride together for logistics and cost purposes (the recession brings strange bedfellows together). So here is Jimmy Conrad twittering on the experience.

"I hope that when passing through the aisle of the airplane, the Mexican coach is not going to trip me up or give me a kick," Conrad referring ironically to the incident between Javier Aguirre and Panamanian Ricardo Phillips in the first round of the tournament.

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Here it is. The match every one wanted. Another chapter in the historiography of the fiercest rivalry in the Concacaf region.

It has sharpened so much because of the US domination of Mexico in recent years. So there are stakes a plenty for both teams. But at this stage, a Gold Cup win means much more to El Tri than it means to the US.

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U.S. Men's National Team head coach BOB BRADLEY
On the conclusion of a busy June and July and the opportunity to defend the CONCACAF Gold cup title:
"It's been a busy summer. We're excited about defending our title here. We expect a good game and I know we're looking forward to it."
On the progress of the group of players which comprise the U. Click to continue reading...

The jersey-swapping tradition is great times. Every once in awhile, however, a player wants to keep his or her own jersey. There's no shame in that. Sometimes you want to rock your own kit instead of that Messi jersey you traded for, only to find out it was too small anyways.
One of those times came Thursday. Click to continue reading...

U.S. Men's National Team defender Heath Pearce has been with the team since the beginning of the summer when the team met up May 26 in Miami. Since then he's been to Costa Rica, Chicago, Pretoria, Rustenberg, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago (again), and finally New York. Click to continue reading...

Team USA advances to CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, Will Face a Confident Mexico who outlasted the Ticos
CHICAGO, July 24 — Mexico beat Costa Rica on penalties in a tense semi-final yesterday to reach the CONCACAF Gold Cup final where they will play the United States, 2-0 victors over Honduras. Click to continue reading...

The semi-final wins could not have come in more contrasting style. The USA won against Honduras, 2-0 in a straightforward win with very little drama and little flourish. On the other hand, the Mexico vs Costa Rica encounter had to be settled through penalty kicks. The match itself was full of strange twists and turns with some flashes of brilliance from both teams.

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For the second time this summer the U.S. Men's National Team will be playing in a cup final. Goals from Clarence Goodson (his first for the national team) and Kenny Cooper (his second in as many games) paced the U.S. to a 2-0 victory against Honduras. Goodson's goal came in first half stoppage time, after he powered in a close range header from a Stuart Holden corner kick. Click to continue reading...

Here's how the USA will lineup for tonight's Gold Cup semifinal against Honduras:
Perkins; Heaps, Goodson, Marshall, Pearce; Holden, Beckerman, Pause, Rogers; Arnaud, Ching (capt.)
- Jimmy Conrad will not dress tonight and Brian Ching will replace him as captain.
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The Gold Cup semi-finals are almost on us. The US gets to meet Honduras, one of their most familiar opponents in recent times. This is their third meeting in less than two months so the Hondurans could be pardoned if they believe familiarity breeds contempt but in fact, this team wears an unfamiliar look.

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As mentioned in the previous post, Day 2 of Gold Cup quarterfinal action brought a flurry of goals. Mexico faced a Haitian side who could upset them if the Tricolor were not in top form. Fortunately, Mexico picked the right moment to peak and crushed Haiti 4-0. Gio dos Santos was the pick of the Mexican players, scoring one and assisting in two others. Click to continue reading...

As mentioned in the previous post, Day 2 of Gold Cup quarterfinal action brought a flurry of goals. Mexico faced a Haitian side who could upset them if the Tricolor were not in top form. Fortunately, Mexico picked the right moment to peak and crushed Haiti 4-0. Gio dos Santos was the pick of the Mexican players, scoring one and assisting in two others. Click to continue reading...

If the 1st day quarterfinals action were dreary but tense affairs, the second day of Gold Cup quarterfinal action turned out to be goal-fests.
Quarterfinal #3 pitted Guadeloupe against the unpredictable Costa Rica and the impact turned out be a magical five goal fest. Celso Borges scored with a spectacular bicycle kick in the third minute. Click to continue reading...

If the 1st day quarterfinals action were dreary but tense affairs, the second day of Gold Cup quarterfinal action turned out to be goal-fests.
Quarterfinal #3 pitted Guadeloupe against the unpredictable Costa Rica and the impact turned out be a magical five goal fest. Celso Borges scored with a spectacular bicycle kick in the third minute. Click to continue reading...

This was reported in FOXSports.com.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Walter Martinez helped Honduras temporarily put aside thoughts of the political turmoil in its country with a goal in the 36th minute of the first half to beat Canada 1-0 and advance into the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal.

Honduras will play the United States on Thursday in Chicago.

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FOXSports.com reported the match like this,
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Worn down and undermanned, the United States found a way to rally. Now the Americans remain in position to win their third straight CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Kenny Cooper converted a penalty kick in the 105th minute, giving the two-time defending champions a 2-1 victory over Panama and a semifinal berth against Honduras, which beat Canada 1-0 in the opener of Saturday's doubleheader.

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FOXSports.com reported the match like this,
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Worn down and undermanned, the United States found a way to rally. Now the Americans remain in position to win their third straight CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Kenny Cooper converted a penalty kick in the 105th minute, giving the two-time defending champions a 2-1 victory over Panama and a semifinal berth against Honduras, which beat Canada 1-0 in the opener of Saturday's doubleheader.

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This was reported in FOXSports.com.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Walter Martinez helped Honduras temporarily put aside thoughts of the political turmoil in its country with a goal in the 36th minute of the first half to beat Canada 1-0 and advance into the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal.

Honduras will play the United States on Thursday in Chicago.

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Here's how the United States will start tonight's CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal against Panama:
Perkins; Heaps, Conrad (c), Marshall, Pearce; Holden, Pause, Beckerman, Rogers; Arnaud, Ching
All 18 players in camp are dressing tonight, so the subs bench looks like this:
Robles, Evans, Goodson, Cronin, Quaranta, Clark, Cooper Click to continue reading...

The day before a game is always difficult for photos. There's only a set amount of time that training in the stadium is open for photos, so the MNT Blog tries to snap as many pictures as possible in that window. Usually there's some people running, some stadium shots, and, if we're lucky, some work with the ball. Click to continue reading...

The other day we showed you pictures of Philadelphia Eagles kicker David Akers' visit to MNT training. Here's the video:

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Earlier today U.S. Men's National Team defender Chad Marshall assumed command of U.S. Soccer's twitter account. We asked fans to write in their questions and here are some of the higlights:
@ussoccer what is the difference between college, pro and national team coaches and trainings?
@johnnyazores With every level the players get better, stronger and faster. Click to continue reading...

After our day off yesterday it was back to work on Wednesday for the U.S. Men's National Team. We were back at the Philadelphia Eagles complex and the 18 players in camp put in a good shift as the U.S. starts to gear up for Saturday's quarterfinal against Panama...A full photo gallery is available at ussoccer. Click to continue reading...

U.S. Men's National Team defender Chad Marshall will be stepping in to field questions on our twitter feed in a few minutes. Chad will take over around 2 p.m. ET and answer questions for part of the afternoon. You can post your questions here if you want, but a better bet is to ask us directly at twitter. Click to continue reading...

After nearly two weeks of Gold Cup 2009 group matches and a bizarre match involving Mexico, we have reached the quarterfinal knockout stages of the 2009 edition.
Five (USA, Costa Rica, Mexico, Honduras and Panama) of the top six FIFA-ranked CONCACAF teams have justified their standings and made it through to the last eight. Click to continue reading...

After nearly two weeks of Gold Cup 2009 group matches and a bizarre match involving Mexico, we have reached the quarterfinal knockout stages of the 2009 edition.
Five (USA, Costa Rica, Mexico, Honduras and Panama) of the top six FIFA-ranked CONCACAF teams have justified their standings and made it through to the last eight. Click to continue reading...

Panama demolish Nicaragua to book last quarter-final spot
GLENDALE (Arizona): Panama booked the last spot in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals against the United States with a 4-0 victory over Nicaragua in Group C on Sunday.
Mexico take top spot in the group after a 2-0 win over a Guadeloupe side who ended the game with nine men. Click to continue reading...

Panama demolish Nicaragua to book last quarter-final spot
GLENDALE (Arizona): Panama booked the last spot in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals against the United States with a 4-0 victory over Nicaragua in Group C on Sunday.
Mexico take top spot in the group after a 2-0 win over a Guadeloupe side who ended the game with nine men. Click to continue reading...

Today's training session featured smaller numbers, as a few players departed camp while Brad Evans, Chad Marshall and Robbie Rogers joined up with the Columbus Crew for a visit to the White House in Washington D.C. We went to the Philadelphia Eagles training complex, which as you can see from the above photo, is close to where we'll be playing Panama on Saturday night (you can see Lincoln Financial Field in the background above the trees). Click to continue reading...