Yesterday we learned the rules for this year's expansion draft, where the Philadelphia Union will select 10 players from the 15 current MLS teams to help to begin their process for building their roster. The Wizards are allowed to protect 11 players and 3 of the team's 4 international players will have to be protected. Click to continue reading...

The Kansas City Wizards 2 Generation Adidas players will be making their way over to South Africa with the rest of an MLS Generation Adidas team. Roger Espinoza and Chance Myers were both named to the team that will leave later this month for a 10 day tour of the World Cup hosting country. Espinoza and Myers will be competing in 3 games against Premier Soccer League reserve teams, including Ajax Cape Town and Orlando Pirates. Click to continue reading...

Jimmy Conrad and Josh Wolff will certainly be protected in the upcoming expansion draft. (WVH Photo Correspondent Brian Stevens)

Staying with the two-a-day structure for the expansion draft lists, earlier in the day we looked at the Houston Dynamo now we turn our focus to the Kansas City Wizards.

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The Wizards season is over and it's time to take a look at how the Wizards players stacked up this season grade wise. It wasn't a good season and many of the players grades reflect that. Some fan favorites suffered for the way the team had played this season as well. You can check out the midseason grades here. Click to continue reading...

The Swope Park Rangers (the Wizards reserves) defeated the US Under 17 national team tonight out at the Swope Park training complex 3-0 on goals by Roger Espinoza, Herculez Gomez, and Kevin Souter. The Rangers dominated their younger opponents for much of the game, but the 17's still did well throughout, having their moments. Click to continue reading...

Con las suspensiones de los zagueros Sergio Quiroz y Omar Briseño, el técnico de los Dorados maneja posibilidades para suplirlos en el próximo partido que será el domingo 18 de octubre contra Atlante UTN.

Entre los viables y que han estado contemplados en los entrenamientos, figuras Jesús Adrián Palomera y Francisco Javier Espinoza y Rosendo Castro, además y por otras razones, se podrían presentar otras variantes en el cuadro de los Dorados para el próximo cotejo.

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Honduras is a free republic in Central America. Hondurans are a crafty, productive people with a rich history. The Mayans first settled in the region, Chris Columbus (the explorer, not the director) set foot on its shores, and Spain controlled the country for much of its existence. The tiny nation also once fought a "Football War" with El Salvador.

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Last week, a handful of Kansas City Wizards players accompanied some kids from local non-profit Spofford on a shopping spree at a local Dick's Sporting Goods. The children were given $100 by DSG to spend on items of their choice, and Wizards players Herculez Gomez, Chance Myers, Graham Zusi and Roger Espinoza joined them to help in the shopping. Click to continue reading...

While the rankings don't really mean all that much, it's nice to see the USA near the top of the FIFA World Rankings, isn't it? Victories in our two matches this weekend would help that climb continue, especially if France or Croatia falter in upcoming UEFA WC Qualifiers. See the full list at FIFA.com. Click to continue reading...

Weather for tomorrow's game looks beautiful.
In addition to the MLS match at 7:30 p.m. CT against Real Salt Lake, there are lots of other events going on around tomorrow's game. Park Hill South and Vianney (St. Louis) will play one another at 3:30 p.m., with the Mayor's Night Kicks final between Barilleros and Real Del Oro taking place after our match at 10:00 p. Click to continue reading...

Peter Vermes made his first appearance on the sidelines as the Wizards interim coach today as the Wizards took on the Fire at Community America Ballpark. Unfortunately for Vermes and the Wizards, the team continued their losing trend, falling 2-0 to the Fire. KC is now winless in 5 in the league and winless in 10 in all competitions (the PK win over Minnesota is officially a draw). Click to continue reading...

Alex McLeish strengthens his defence.

Birmingham City's hunt for a left back came to an end this afternoon, with the acquisition of trialist Gregory Vignal, formerly of Liverpool, Rangers, Portsmouth and Southampton. The 28 year old Frenchman joins the club on a 1 year contract from French side, Lens, and becomes Birmingham's 9th signing of the summer behind Stephen Carr, Lee Bowyer, Roger Johnson, Scott Dann, Christian Benitez, Giovanny Espinoza and Barry Ferguson.

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The Wizards once again defeated Kansas City's PDL team, the Brass today at the Swope Park training complex 7-1. KC started their first game under Peter Vermes with what could potentially be a starting lineup against Chicago a week from Sunday.
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Watson - Conrad - Hohlbein - Besler
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Harrington - Jewsbury - Gomez
Zoltan - Wolff
Adam Cristman apparently missed the game due to being sick, while Davy Arnaud, Claudio Lopez, and Roger Espinoza are recovering from minor injuries. Click to continue reading...

Roger Espinoza appeared in all of Honduras' games in the Gold Cup recently, but he did not get himself a spot on the Honduran's World Cup Qualifying roster for the upcoming qualifier against Costa Rica on August 12th. While some people may be a little surprised since Espinoza has been a staple at least in camp for most of this round of qualifying, it's not incredibly surprising. Click to continue reading...

USA and Mexico are set for another showdown in a Gold Cup final. The teams will play one another Sunday at 2 p.m. CT at Giants Stadium in New York, with the match broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel. We will be hosting watch parties at both area 810 Zone locations courtesy of Budweiser.
The United States defeated Honduras 2-0 last night on the strength of goals from Clarence Goodson and Kenny Cooper, both set up by Stuart Holden. Click to continue reading...

Tonight the United States advanced to the Gold Cup final, taking out Honduras for the second time in the tournament by a 2-0 score line. The US will now play the winner of Costa Rica-Mexico on Sunday. For the United States, Jimmy Conrad was out due to his concussion that he suffered in the quarterfinals. Click to continue reading...

Arnaud has impressed during his time with the National Team.
For the 3rd straight USA match during the Gold Cup, Wizards midfielder/forward Davy Arnaud is in the starting 11. In his first two starts, he has registered a goal (his 1st in international play) and an assist (his 1st in international play). Click to continue reading...

Wizards left winger Roger Espinoza will be available for Honduras tomorrow against the USA.
The United States and Honduras face off tomorrow at 6 p.m. CT in a CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal match at Soldier Field in Chicago. The match will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel, and the Wizards are hosting watch parties at both area 810 Zone locations courtesy of Budweiser. Click to continue reading...

Two of the three Wizards playing tonight in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup in Philadelphia had a good night tonight, but Wizards captain Jimmy Conrad did not. First, Wizards midfielder, Roger Espinoza once again got a start of Honduras as they faced off against Canada. Espinoza went 90 minutes as Honduras knocked off the Canadians 1-0. Click to continue reading...

Not since Agustin Delgado and Kleber Chala were at Southampton has a Premiership side had two Ecuadorians within their ranks. Birmingham's recent signings of Christian Benitez and Giovanny Espinoza have struck keen interest amongst blues supporters.

Delgado and Chala didn't leave much of a legacy at Southampton.

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English Premier League is one of the most difficult competitions in football and this especially stands for the teams promoted from the Championship. Only once in the Premiership history have all three promoted teams survived their first season and that happened in 2001/2002 when Fulham, Bolton and Blackburn all avoided the drop.

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En lo que fue el segundo partido de pretemporada los Dorados de Sinaloa ganaron a su filial de Dorados Mochis 3-1 en cotejo celebrado este miércoles en las instalaciones del Splash Club por la salida sur de la ciudad.

Los goles del equipo local fueron de Acuña, Ray Torres y Matos y por Dorados Mochis descontó Raymundo Alemán.

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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...

This brilliant shot of Davy celebrating his first-ever international goal courtesy of NE team photog Keith Nordstrom. Don't hesitate to check out his excellent website http://www.nordstromphotography.com.
You all know about the goals and captaincy on Saturday night in the Gold Cup tripleheader. Click to continue reading...

The Wizards seemed to play a better game this past Saturday against New England than last week's home loss against Houston but still cannot seem to find the back of the net; luckily neither could New England.

To make a long story short (since I'm traveling for work) the Wizards again seemed to dominate the run of play but with little or no impact when moving forward.

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La selección de Panamá se impuso en forma clara por 4-0 a Nicaragua, con lo que obtuvo su pase a cuartos de final, dentro de la Copa Oro
GLENDALE (Notimex) -- La selección panameña aseguró su pase a los cuartos de final de la Copa Oro de fútbol al derrotar 4-0 a su similar de Nicaragua y esperará conseguir un mejor lugar dentro del Grupo C en espera del duelo México-Guadalupe. Click to continue reading...

It was the 3rd day of matches in Group B with the United States taking on Haiti and Honduras matching up against Grenada. Here's a full recap and video highlights of both matches.

USA and Haiti draw 2-2 - Video Highlights - The United States salvaged a draw against Haiti with a late goal from Stuart Holdena as both teams advanced to the quarterfinals after Saturday's match.

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TheStar Online reports on this one-sided Gold Cup 2009 match between Honduras and Grenada. Honduras will meet Canada next in the quarterfinals.
Honduras beats Grenada 4-0, advances in Gold Cup

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) - Walter Martinez scored in just the second minute as Honduras went on to thrash Grenada 4-0 on Saturday and secure a berth in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals.

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TheStar Online reports on this one-sided Gold Cup 2009 match between Honduras and Grenada. Honduras will meet Canada next in the quarterfinals.
Honduras beats Grenada 4-0, advances in Gold Cup

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) - Walter Martinez scored in just the second minute as Honduras went on to thrash Grenada 4-0 on Saturday and secure a berth in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals.

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The Wizards couldn't score last night in their game against the Revolution, but two Wizards players did score last night. Davy Arnaud scored the United States' first goal in their 2-2 draw with Haiti, receiving a pass from Stuart Holden that Arnaud put away to the Haitian goalkeeper's near post. Roger Espinoza also scored, scoring the second goal of the night for Honduras in their 4-0 win over Grenada. Click to continue reading...

Sorry folks for the late post, it's been a long day here at Gillette--in a great way. Though we only earned a single road point against the Revs, the U.S. came from behind to tie Haiti and win the group with Davy Arnaud scoring his first international goal. Then, Honduras won 4-0 over Grenada to advance to face Canada with Roger Espinoza scoring the 2nd goal and winning the Miller Lite Man of the Match award by media vote. Click to continue reading...

Talked with Kevin yesterday about a variety of topics. Of course the first subject was the PK in Seattle. We also talk about the defense without Jimmy and Roger Espinoza with the Honduran National Team. Click to continue reading...

US Men's National Team backup players, Santino Quaranta and Brian Ching scored four minutes apart late in the second half to lift the United States to a 2-0 victory over Honduras on Wednesday, putting the two-time defending champion on the verge of the Gold Cup quarterfinals.
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Coach: Bob Bradley
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US Men's National Team backup players, Santino Quaranta and Brian Ching scored four minutes apart late in the second half to lift the United States to a 2-0 victory over Honduras on Wednesday, putting the two-time defending champion on the verge of the Gold Cup quarterfinals.
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Coach: Bob Bradley
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