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.

Jueves 19 de Enero, 2012 2 Costa Rica vs Cuba 06 Canadá vs Haití 0Viernes 20 de Enero, 2012 5 México vs Guatemala 00 Rep. Dominicana vs Estados Unidos 14
Sábado 21 de Enero, 2012 0 Haití vs Costa Rica 22 Canadá vs Cuba 0Domingo 22 de Enero, 2012 7 México vs Rep. Dominicana 013 Estados Unidos Guatemala 0
Lunes 23 de Enero, 2012 0 Cuba vs Haití 35 Canadá vs Costa Rica 1Martes 24 de Enero, 2012 Guatemala vs Rep.

La selección absoluta de España conservó el primer lugar en el ranking mundial divulgado hoy por la Federación Internacional de Fútbol.
Los ibéricos, vigentes monarcas del orbe y de Europa, continúan al frente de la clasificación con 1564 puntos, casi 200 por delante de su escolta Holanda, subcampeón en la Copa del Mundo Suráfrica-2010.

El día de hoy se celebró en la oficina de Concacaf en Miami Beach, Florida, el sorteo para el Premundial Sub 20 de la Concacaf que se llevará a cabo en Panamá, con lo que la La Selección Nacional Femenil Sub 20 conoció a sus rivales.
Canadá, Haití y Jamaica serán los rivales del Tricolor en la primera fase del torneo que se celebrará del 1ro al 11 de marzo en el recién renovado Estadio Rommel Fernandez en la Ciudad de Panamá.

Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo de 2014, foi realizado no dia 07/10/2011, na cidade de Kingstown-SVN, onde jogaram as seleções de St. Vincent (158º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Guatemala (109º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Continentais
2014Guatemala City 02/09/2011 GUA4:0 (2:0)VIN
Copa Ouro
1996Kingstown 16/01/1996 VIN0:3 (0:3)GUA Group matches
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Marcos Brea-CUB
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Mario Rodríguez, aos 44 minutos do primeiro tempo.

Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo de 2014, foi realizado no dia 07/10/2011, na cidade de Kingstown-SVN, onde jogaram as seleções de St. Vincent (158º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Guatemala (109º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Continentais
2014Guatemala City 02/09/2011 GUA4:0 (2:0)VIN
Copa Ouro
1996Kingstown 16/01/1996 VIN0:3 (0:3)GUA Group matches
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Marcos Brea-CUB
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Mario Rodríguez, aos 44 minutos do primeiro tempo.

This may seem a little preemptive, but the American Outlaws are selling tickets in the Supporters Section for the semifinals and finals of the Olympic qualifiers at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park on March 31st and April 2nd. The tickets are $30 for AO members and $35 for non-members. No word yet from Sporting KC on whether season ticket holders will get a chance at a presale for the game as well or not.

CONCACAF today unveiled the logo for the 2012 Men's Olympic Qualifying tournament. The event will take place from March 22-April 2, and the top two teams will represent the region in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The U.S. was drawn into Group A and will face Cuba, Canada and El Salvador.

Here is what we don't need. In the summer the CONCACAF region was right in the midst of the Mohammed Bin Hammam scandal after Chuck Blazer revealed a money for votes rigging scheme that involved officials of the Caribbean Football Union receiving wads of cash from Bin Hammam for their support to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president.

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Some national team news has come out today regarding two Sporting KC players. First, Teal Bunbury has been called up by Caleb Porter to the upcoming U-23 Olympic camp in Florida. The camp will take place December 15th through the 23rd. The camp is in preparation for the upcoming Olympic qualifying.

La Selección Mexicana de Fútbol tendrá participación en el Torneo Preolímpico que se llevará a cabo en las ciudades estadounidenses de Nashville, Tennessee, Carson, California y Kansas City del 22 de marzo al 2 de abril próximos y de donde saldrán los dos representantes del área de Concacaf para los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres a celebrarse en el verano del 2012.

The United States drew a favorable path to the semifinals of CONCACAF Olympic qualifying on Tuesday, getting put in Group A with Canada, Cuba and El Salvador. Group A's games will take place at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. The full schedule for the qualifying tournament will be released later this week, according to CONCACAF.

Mais um jogo das Eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo de 2014, foi realizada no dia 02/09/2011, na cidade de St. Georges-GRE, onde jogaram as seleções da Granada (118º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Belize (148º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções nunca haviam jogado.

Somos guerreros y en el camino andamos, pero en el camino mundialista, todos listos para las eliminatorias de Concacaf ya sin Wagner, no el doctor, sino Jack el directivo incomodo.
Los mexicanos de inicio la tienen facil, a lo mejor no pasan caminando hasta el primer lugar pero se hara el intento con el Chepo de La Torre.

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The U.S. men's national team's quest to qualify for the 2014 World Cup will begin at home.

CONCACAF released the schedule for the third round of World Cup qualifying, and the United States will open its campaign in Group A with a home game against Antigua & Barbuda on June 8, 2012.

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Panama clinched Central America's third and final berth for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying with a 1-1 draw against Costa Rica. The two met Nov. 3 at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Panama won 3-2 on aggregate after a 2-1 win in the first leg at home in Panama City Oct. 26.
Honduras and El Salvador round out the group of qualifiers from Central America.

FC Politehnica TimiÅŸoara forward Tosaint Ricketts (UW-Green Bay) will continue his run with the Canadian national team, as he was called into camp for the team's final two second-round CONCACAF World Cup 2014 qualifiers against St. Kitts and Nevis.

Canada (3-0-1) needs just one point out of the two games against the tiny Caribbean country to win Group D and advance to a third-round qualifying group with Honduras, Panama and Cuba.

Panama grabbed a 2-1 lead over Costa Rica following the first leg of the Central American playoff for the region's third and last berth in the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying finals. Costa Rica will return home to Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela on Nov. 3 for the second leg.
Both teams are looking to join fellow Central American neighbors El Salvador and Honduras, as well as automatic qualifiers Canada, Mexico and the United States in next year's eight-team finals.

País Oro Plata Bronce Total 1 [USA] Estados Unidos 92 79 65 236
2 [CUB] Cuba 58 35 43 136
3 [BRA] Brasil 48 35 58 141
4 [MEX] México 42 41 50 133
5 [CAN] Canadá 30 40 49 119
6 [COL] Colombia 24 25 35 84
7 [ARG] Argentina 21 19 35 75
8 [VEN] Venezuela 12 27 33 72
9 [DOM] República Dominicana 7 9 17 33
10 [ECU] Ecuador 7 8 9 24
11 [GUA] Guatemala 7 3 5 15
12 [PUR] Puerto Rico 6 8 8 22
13 [CHI] Chile 2 17 24 43
14 [JAM] Jamaica 1 5 1 7
15 [BAH] Bahamas 1 1 1 3
16 [CAY] Islas Caimán 1 1 1 3
17 [AHO] Antillas Holandesas 1 0 1 2
18 [CRC] Costa Rica 1 0 0 1
19 [URU] Uruguay 0 3 2 5
20 [PER] Perú 0 2 5 7
21 [TRI] Trinidad y Tobago 0 2 2 4
22 [SKN] San Cristóbal e Nevis 0 2 0 2
23 [ESA] El Salvador 0 1 0 1
24 [BAR] Barbados 0 0 2 2
25 [BOL] Bolivia 0 0 2 2
26 [PAR] Paraguay 0 0 2 2
27 [DMA] Dominica 0 0 1 1
28 [GUY] Guyana 0 0 1 1
29 [PAN] Panamá 0 0 1 1 Gracias por tu visita Estadísticas de Fútbol

Panama and Costa Rica will go head-to-head twice over the next two weeks to determine which country will join the U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team in CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying. The aggregate winner joins El Salvador and Honduras as the third and final team from Central America in the qualifying tournament.

Miércoles 19 de Octubre de 20111 Costa Rica vs Cuba 01 Argentina vs Brasil 12 México vs Ecuador1Viernes 21 de Octubre de 20110 Costa Rica vs Argentina 30 Ecuador vs Uruguay 10 Brasil vs Cuba 01 México vs Trinidad y Tobago 1Domingo 23 de Octubre de 20111 Trinidad y Tobago vs Ecuador 10 Cuba vs Argentina 15 México vs Uruguay 21 Brasil vs Costa Rica 3Martes 25 de Octubre de 2011Uruguay vs Trinidad y Tobago 10:00 hrs Gracias por tu visita Estadísticas de Fútbol

Brazil go in search of a win against Cuba

Brazil's U-20s are in action again this evening when they take on Cuba in the Estádio Omnilife in Guadalajara. Brazil go into their Group B match after drawing 1-1 with Argentina earlier this week. Cuba lost their opener 1-0 to Costa Rica.
Brazil coach Ney Franco's team are without their captain, Romário, who was sent off vs Argentina.

CONCACAF has announced that the draw for its 2012 Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament that will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from Jan. 19-29, will be held on this coming Monday, October 24 at 2:00 PM ET. The draw will take place in Vancouver.
All matches of the tournament will be played at Vancouver's newly renovated BC Place Stadium with the top two teams qualifying for the 2012 Women's Olympic Football Tournament.

Costa Rica and Guatemala have advanced to the CONCACAF Olympic Women's Qualifying Finals, taking the top two spots in the five-team Central American tournament.
Raquel Rodriguez Cedeno scored three second-half goals and led Costa Rica to a 5-2 win over Guatemala on Thursday, sending "Las Ticas" to the CONCACAF finals for a third straight time.

Grupo A
Guatemala
Ecuador
México
Uruguay
Grupo B
Costa Rica
Brasil
Argentina
Miércoles 19 de Octubre de 2011Costa Rica vs Cuba 10:00 horas Uruguay va Guatemala 13:00 horas Argentina vs Brasil 17:00 horas México vs Ecuador 20:00 horas Viernes 21 de Octubre de 2011Costa Rica-Argentina 10:00 horas
Ecuador-Uruguay 13:00 horas
Brasil-Cuba 17:00 horas
México-Guatemala 20:00 horas Domingo 23 de Octubre de 2011Guatemala-Ecuador 10:00 horas
Cuba-Argentina 13:00 horas
México-Uruguay 17:00 horas
Brasil-Costa Rica 20:00 horas
Semifinales
26/OCT: Primero B - Segundo A 17:00 horas
26/OCT: Primero A - Segundo B 20:00 horas
- Final Bronce.

Six countries are set for the final round of CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying, set to be held from Jan. 19-29 at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada.
The USA, Canada and Mexico get byes to the final tournament while Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba qualified through the Caribbean region.

Mais um jogo das Eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo de 2014, foi realizado na cidade de San Cristobal-RDO, onde jogaram as seleções da República Dominicana (172º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Anguilla (197º no ranking da FIFA0.
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
2014San Cristobal 08/07/2011 AIA0:2 (0:2)DOM 2006Santo Domingo 21/03/2004 AIA0:6 (0:2)DOM First stage2006Santo Domingo 19/03/2004 DOM0:0AIA First stage
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Marcos Brea-CUB.

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Holanda ha sustituido a España en el primer lugar de la clasificación FIFA de selecciones, en el que el equipo campeón de mundo y de Europa llevaba más de un año.

La derrota de España ante Italia en el amistoso del pasado 10 de agosto (2-1) ha permitido a Holanda convertirse en la séptima selección que ocupa el puesto de honor del ránking, por el que también han pasado Argentina, Brasil, Francia, Alemania e Italia.

Mais um jogo da Copa Ouro, foi realizado no dia 12/06/2011, na cidade de Chicago-USA, no Soldier´s Field, onde jogaram as seleções de El Salvador (87º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Cuba (81º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
1998San Salvador 01/12/1996 SLV3:0 (2:0)CUB Semi-finals1998San Salvador 08/09/1996 CUB0:5 (0:1)SLV Semi-finals1982Tegucigalpa 11/11/1981 CUB0:0SLV Final round
Eliminatórias Continentais
2000Los Angeles 10/10/1999 CUB3:1SLV
Amistosos
Havana 24/03/2011 CUB0:1 (0:0)SLV 1966San Juan 20/06/1966 CUB0:0SLV 1955Tegucigalpa 20/08/1955 SLV2:1CUB 1954Mexico City 14/03/1954 SLV3:1CUB 1935San Salvador 24/03/1935 SLV4:1CUB
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Neal Brizan-TTO
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Rodolfo Zelaya, aos 13 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador do Alania-RUS, e marcou seu 9º gol pela seleção nacional.

Mais um jogo da Copa Ouro, foi realizado no dia 09/06/2011, na cidade de Charlotte-USA, no Bank of America Stadium, onde jogaram as seleções de Cuba (81º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do México (28º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
1982Tegucigalpa 01/11/1981 MEX4:0 (2:0)CUB Final round1950Mexico City 25/09/1949 CUB0:3 (0:1)MEX First stage1950Mexico City 11/09/1949 MEX2:0 (1:0)CUB First stage1934Mexico City 18/03/1934 MEX4:1 (2:1)CUB First stage1934Mexico City 11/03/1934 MEX5:0 (3:0)CUB First stage1934Mexico City 04/03/1934 MEX3:2 (3:1)CUB First stage
Copa Ouro
2007New York/New Jersey 08/06/2007 MEX2:1 (1:1)CUB First stage1971Port Of Spain 28/11/1971 MEX1:0CUB
Amistosos
1935San Salvador 30/03/1935 MEX6:1 (2:1)CUB
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Courtney Campbell-JAM
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Javier Hernandez, aos 36 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador do Manchester United-ENG, sendo seu 18º gol pela seleção nacional.

12.08.2011 - Diego Maradona le dio una nota a la revista La Garganta Poderosa (que publicó en unas 10 páginas) y sacudió su lengua como sabe hacerlo. Entre otras frases...
"(A Fidel Castro) hay que hacerle un monumento grande como el mundo. Hoy el planeta se está cagando de hambre y hay 14 millones de africanos que no tienen un pedazo de pan, pero de golpe dicen que Fidel es un hijo de puta porque los cubanos comen una taza de arroz, papa o pan.

"A Fidel hay que hacerle un monumento grande como el mundo"
El ex jugador de fútbol y actual director técnico Diego Maradona manifestó su apoyo incondicional al líder de la Revolución Cubana, Fidel Castro: "hay que hacerle un monumento grande como el mundo. Hoy el planeta se está cagando de hambre y hay 14 millones de africanos que no tienen un pedazo de pan, pero de golpe dicen que Fidel es un hijo de puta porque los cubanos comen una taza de arroz, papa o pan.

"A Fidel hay que hacerle un monumento grande como el mundo"
El ex jugador de fútbol y actual director técnico Diego Maradona manifestó su apoyo incondicional al líder de la Revolución Cubana, Fidel Castro: "hay que hacerle un monumento grande como el mundo. Hoy el planeta se está cagando de hambre y hay 14 millones de africanos que no tienen un pedazo de pan, pero de golpe dicen que Fidel es un hijo de puta porque los cubanos comen una taza de arroz, papa o pan.

Mais um jogo da Copa Ouro de 2011, foi realizado no dia 05/06/2011, na cidade de Arlington-USA, no Cowboys Stadium, onde jogaram as seleções da Costa Rica (56º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Cuba (81º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2006Alajuela 20/06/2004 CRC1:1 (1:1)CUB Primeira Fase2006Havana 12/06/2004 CUB2:2 (1:2)CRC Primeira Fase
Copa Ouro
2005Seattle 09/07/2005 CRC3:1 (0:0)CUB 2003Foxboro/Boston 16/07/2003 CUB0:3 (0:1)CRC Primeira Fase1998Oakland 04/02/1998 CRC7:2 (5:0)CUB Partidas da fase de grupos1971Port Of Spain 20/11/1971 CRC3:0CUB
Amistosos
1961San Jose (Crc) 05/03/1961 CRC4:1CUB Primeira Fase1960Havana 21/02/1960 CUB0:5CRC 1955Tegucigalpa 16/08/1955 CRC6:0CUB 1935San Salvador 31/03/1935 CRC2:1CUB
´O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Roberto Moreno-PAN.

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