If you're wondering why there's been a great blinking chasm where there would otherwise be a
conglomeration of my pithy rejoinders on USA v Jamaica Round 1, well, there's a fairly simple
explanation. I didn't see it. Still haven't, and I don't plan on watching it. I don't have
BeInSport or whatever it's called, and anyway I was on call on Friday night.
A disappointing result for the USMNT in Friday night's World Cup qualifier in Jamaica leaves them
hoping to reverse their fortunes on TUesday night in Columbus or see their qualifying hopes in
deeper jeopardy.
While many U.S. soccer fans are concerned about their team's standing in CONCACAF World Cup 2014
qualifying after Friday's matches across North and Central American and the Carribbean, it's a
different story north of the border.
Tosaint Ricketts (UW-Green Bay) was a 66th-minute sub as Canada beat Panama 1-0
on Friday night in Toronto and moved into first place in their semifinal-round qualifying
group.
The news that Fabricio Coliccini has suffered a muscle strain in his right leg at the ArgentineÂ
Training camp, and will now miss the game against Paraguay on Friday night was not good news for
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew today. Fab Coloccini injured again in Argentina Newcastle did not
manage to increase the size of their [.
Super Timmy Howard "Well, here's another fine mess you've gotten me into." -- Oliver Hardy The dust
has settled, somewhat, from the U.S.'s "shock" defeat in Kingston to Jamaica on Friday night in the
second round of CONCACAF 2014 World Cup qualifying. Every round of qualifying for the United States
is filled with some temporary peril, even if it only lasts a few days -- or hours.
Frank Lampard scored two while Steven Gerrard was on the pitch on Friday night. According to most
pundits, this was a physical impossibility a couple of years ago. No wonder he looks confused.
Image: Michael Regan/Getty Images Europe. How did you celebrate the international break? Jumpy
claps? Piggy back racing?
Clarence Goodson is suspended for one match after picking up his second caution of the 2014
World Cup cycle during Friday's night game in Jamaica. Goodson departed camp this morning.
Steve Cherundolo participated in today's training session, having sat out in Jamaica to rest a
calf strain
Tim Howard worked with the trainers this morning after suffering a contusion in his right leg
Friday night.
New England Revolution striker Jerry Bengtson and Honduras kept their World Cup hopes alive with
an important 3-0 victory over Cuba at Estadio Pedro Marrero in Havana on Friday night.
Bengtson played the full 90 minutes in the match and scored the eventual game-winner in the 32nd
minute. Bengtson's goal came off a left footed volley from just outside the 6-yard box after
Georgie Welcome headed a cross from Emilio Izaguirre into his path.
By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Sep 8, 2012) US Soccer Players – World Cup Qualifying resumed
Friday night with six games that were supposed to help dramatically reduce the number of teams that
could clinch a spot to the six-team Hexagonal. They didn't. As a result of several shocking
results, all 12 teams remain in contention for a spot in the final round.
For a second straight month, Jurgen Klinsmann and the U.S. men's national team made history, but
this time the result was not one they wish to remember.
Weeks after beating Mexico for the first time at Azteca Stadium in a friendly, the United States
resumed their World Cup qualifying campaign by suffering a 2-1 loss to Jamaica at National Stadium
in Kingston, Jamaica on Friday night.
Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland produced poor performances on Friday night in
their opening World Cup qualifiers of the new campaign.
The North travelled to Moscow to face Fabio Capello's Russia.
With a World Cup qualifier against Jamaica looming, U.S. national team head coach Jurgen
Klinsmann spoke about the recent moves a handful of players on his roster made towards the end of
the international transfer window.
Clint Dempsey, Maurice Edu, Carlos Bocanegra, Geoff Cameron, and Oguchi Onyewu all switched
clubs before the window closed, moves that Klinsmann describes as 'upward moves' to 'clubs of a
certain caliber.
The Minnesota Gopher Women's Soccer team sprang back from their 1-0 overtime defeat on Friday
night to win 3-0 on Sunday over DePaul in the teams second match of the Minnesota Gold Classic. It
was a dominating performance for both the Gophers and Taylor Uhl. The sophomore forward accounted
for all three goals giving Uhl [.
Falcon Heights, Minn. – 9/7/12 On a chilly Friday night at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium, the
University of Minnesota women's soccer team watched their valiant effort to upset No. 20 San Diego
State go down the drain as the Aztecs notched the lone goal of the match in the first minute of
overtime.
John Terry picked up an injury in England's match against Moldova on Friday night, and will miss
Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine at Wembley. While England will be able to cope
without Terry, it also means that the Chelsea ...
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The U.S. men's national team's path to Brazil 2014 continues Friday night with the first of two
World Cup qualifying matches against Jamaica in a five-day span.
The game in Kingston, Jamaica, is the first U.S. men's national team game to be televised on
beIN Sport, a network that is being carried on Dish Network and DirecTV and has begun to be rolled
out by Comcast in different markets around the country (call your local provider for the latest
information leading up to first kick).
Friday night, things didn't go as well as had been hoped. A trip to "The Office," officially known
as National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, spelled a 2-1 loss for the U.S. Men's National Team. With
three games played in Group ...
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It was a pretty good weekend for the Marquette, UW-Milwaukee and UW-Green Bay men's soccer
teams, with five wins and just one loss among the sides.
The Golden Eagles remained unbeaten, while the Panthers extended their winning streak to three
games and won their own tournament. The Phoenix, meanwhile, had a thrilling double-overtime victory
on Friday night, but lost a key player to injury and settled for their second straight 1-1-0
weekend after losing Sunday.
For the first time this season, the University of Wisconsin men's soccer team didn't play from
behind Sunday afternoon.
Junior Chris Prince gave the Badgers the lead with a 76th-minute penalty kick,
but Portland equalized in the 85th and the teams played to a 1-1 tie in the finale of the
Portland/Nike Invitational.
Look everyone has a rough day at The Office now and then. (Ouch...)
With Jamaica riding two free kicks to victory Friday night in the Caribbean, it's up to the USA
to author their own Redemption Song Tuesday in Columbus. The arrangement tonight was sour for the
States to the tune of a 2-1 loss to the Reggae Boyz who celebrated their country's national
independence by liberating Jamaica from its winless streak against the visitors.
The U.S. men's national team will be looking to get a few steps closer to the 2014 World Cup
when they take on Jamaica in their third match in the third round of CONCACAF qualifying on Friday,
but they won't be the only ones in action.
Elaine Gerry (Sauk Prairie) opened her senior season for Edgewood College in
record fashion.
The prolific striker broke the Northern Athletics Conference career mark for points and matched
the record for goals as the Eagles blanked host St. Mary's 3-0 on Friday night in Winona, Minn.
The seventh ranked Boston College women's soccer team earned a 1-1 draw after overtime at
defending National Champions Stanford on Friday night. Preseason favorites and currently fourth
ranked Stanford (2-1-1) had won 51 straight matches at home prior to the draw.
BC (3-0-1), who remained undefeated with the draw, fell behind early when Natalie Griffen
chipped a shot over goalkeeper Alexa Gaul in the 11th minute.
Mayrose's early goal lifts No. 11 Hokies over Illinois, 1-0
Tech records best season start in program history
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The No. 11 Virginia Tech women's soccer team kicked off the Wake Forest
Tournament with a 1-0 win over the Illinois Fighting Illini Friday night at Spry Stadium.
We all know how bad the performance was last Friday night. We all know that Chelsea were well below
par on the night and they have all openly admitted to the same. I wanted to have a proper look at
game to see where things went wrong and I have to say that Atletico exposed Chelsea's defensive
weakness time and time again and they were in fact that good!
After last week's goal-fest, Week 26 returned to Major League Soccer's version of normalcy. The fun
started on Friday night, when Portland beat Colorado 1-0 on a 45th minute Bright Dike goal. On
Saturday, Columbus continued their streak with a 2-1 win over Montreal at Crew Stadium. As
expected, it was Federico Higuain making the difference by assisting on both goals.
The first Saturday of September brought a full round of non-league matches, and we have
highlights of five of them for you in this weeks Non-League Videos Of The Week. Our first match
comes from the Blue Square Bet South. You may have been reading a lot on this site about Truro City
recently, and our first match features their home league match against Boreham Wood, which was
played yesterday at Treyew Road.
The University of Wisconsin women's soccer team went toe-to-toe against national power UCLA for
77 minutes on Friday night.
But the second-ranked Bruins finally solved the Badgers' stingy defense through New Zealand
international Rosie White in the 78th minute and Zakiya Bywaters
scored on a 70-yard run in the final seconds as host UCLA dispatched No.
Heartbreak for Tottenham Hotspur fans tonight as The Telegraph reports that the club was literally
minutes away from signing Portugese midfielder Joao Moutinho, but the club didn't make the Friday
night deadline. The clubs had agreed a fee for...
The Colorado Rapids face a seven-game, end of the season slog in an attempt to salvage a couple
of wins and a little bit of pride before the long off season.
Where those wins will come from is in doubt with the latest evidence of the team's ineffective
attack coming in the form of Friday night's 1-0 loss to the Portland Timbers.
