Pennant playing for struggling Zaragoza...Smith injured with Real Union...Ex-Chelsea man Simmonds continues exodus from Hoddle's Academy...Ex-Hammers legend Tommy Taylor joins Torry Army... Spain has been a favourite haunt of English footballers and coaches over the years but those present this season have experienced some indifferent fortunes over the course of the first half of the season. Click to continue reading...

Grenada and Blackburn Rovers striker Jason Roberts has been awarded a MBE from the British Queen in her New Year's Honours. Roberts received the honor for his charitable foundation that provides football programs for youth in the UK and Grenada. It's an honor that is well-deserved and recognizes the work Roberts has done to improve the lives of young people in his native country and his parent's country. Click to continue reading...

The turn of the new year brings a whole new list of honors, and Blackburn striker Jason Roberts is delighted and surprised at being awarded an MBE. Roberts was given the award for his extensive charitable contributions in the  United Kingdom and abroad.

"I'm very humbled by that award really," Roberts told rovers.

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As hard as it is to come from behind after conceding a goal, sometimes there are challenges with playing a goal up as well. As SI's Grant Wahl reports, the US has struggled to hold onto leads in recent matches.
It's a team that this summer alone has taken leads against Italy, Spain, Brazil and Mexico in games that matter, a cause for optimism among U. Click to continue reading...

It's been a while since I've done an article commentary, so I thought I'd take on Jamie Trecker's latest article about the USA's summer results. I'm not Trecker's biggest fan, but this commentary isn't as much about bashing his article as it is about spurring a little debate. Trecker questions how successful this summer was for the Yanks, and it's an good conversation to be had.

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La Copa Oro de la CONCACAF 2009 se jugará en los Estados Unidos, con un récord de 13 ciudades diferentes, desde la apertura en el Home Depot Center en Los Angeles, el viernes 3 de julio, hasta la final, el domingo 26, en el Giants Stadium en las afueras de New York.
Como referencia del crecimiento de este torneo, la Copa del Mundo de 1994 se jugó en nueve sedes diferentes de los Estados Unidos. Click to continue reading...

USSoccerPlayers.com preview the US matchup with Honduras tonight in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals.
What has changed since our Group Stage scouting report on Honduras? Well, the 'beat the United States' prediction took a bit of a hit. The United States turned a questionable first-half into a game winning second, beating Honduras 2-0 on July 8th on their way to winning Group B. Click to continue reading...

What has changed since our Group Stage scouting report on Honduras? Well, the 'beat the United States' prediction took a bit of a hit. The United States turned a questionable first-half into a game winning second, beating Honduras 2-0 on July 8th on their way to winning Group B. Honduras got a 4-0 win in their final Group B game against Grenada, but the United States and Haiti had already shown that Grenada was over-matched. Click to continue reading...

The latest batch of new members of Les Rosbifs includes a batch of coaches who have not been mentioned previously. Slipping under the radar for the past few months was Craig Short. The former Everton, Derby County and Blackburn Rovers defender is assistant manager of Ferencvaros in Hungary who, as we all know, are back [. Click to continue reading...

I leave for a couple days and what madness happens...
The USMNT -- albeit a much different side than the one that rivaled Spain and Brazil -- needs a last-second goal from Stuart Holden to beat Haiti (a country smaller than Hawaii).
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After USA's amazing late-game tie against Haiti to win the group and Honduras' dominating 4-0 win over Grenada, Kansas City players presented themselves to the world quite well. Arnaud scored a beautiful opening goal with a great run and calm finish. Espinoza scored off a header and was named Miller Lite Man of the Match by media members. 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...

CONCACAF Gold Cup on Fox Soccer Channel: USA - Haiti at 7pm. On TeleFutura: Honduras - Grenada at 9pm. MLS on ESPN2: Columbus - Chicago at 8pm. On Fox Soccer: Chivas USA - LA at 11pm. Brasileirao on GolTV: Palmeiras - Nautico at 5:30pm. Colombia League on GolTV: Cucuta - America at 7:30pm and Once Caldas - Pereira at 9:30pm. Click to continue reading...

Back from a two week vacation and I cannot believe everything that I missed.

I left the day before the U.S. v Brazil Confederations Cup Final. A moral victory for the U.S., but 2-0 with 45 minutes to play, you cannot concede a goal minutes into the second half.

The Gold Cup has started and Randall has done a great job covering that with the U.

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After clinching a quarterfinal berth with victories against Grenada and Honduras, the U.S. Men's National Team will face Haiti to determine first place in Group B. The MNT can win the group with a victory or a tie at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, July 11, at 6 p.m. live on Fox Soccer Channel.

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By Clemente Lisi - NEW YORK, NY (Jul 10, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- If there's any doubt whether Robbie Rogers wants to make the decisions on next year's World Cup team complicated for United States coach Bob Bradley, that was put to rest last Saturday when he recorded a goal and two assists in a 4-0 US win over Grenada at the Gold Cup. Click to continue reading...

Michael Parkhurst is a CONCACAF Gold Cup veteran, having made his first international appearance in the previous edition of this tournament. In 2009, he's played in both games thus far, coming on as a sub against Grenada and playing the full 90 minutes against Honduras. We asked him about his experience from two years ago, his life with club team Nordsjaelland of Denmark, and his return to the Boston area. Click to continue reading...

Could the Columbus Crew winger be headed back to Europe? If the following rumor is correct maybe he will be playing against national team teammate Clint Dempsey in London. Or perhaps he will play against Americans Guiseppi Rossi and Jozy Altidore in Spain?
Rogers has been scouted intensely since a breakout performance at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and he had an impressive game vs Grenada in the first US match in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup and was named Man of the Match. Click to continue reading...

It was the 2nd set of matches in Group B with the United States taking on Honduras and Haiti against Grenada. Here's a full recap along with video highlights.

United States beats Honduras 2-0 - Video Highlights - The USA scored 2 second half goals to remain undefeated in group play in the 2009 Gold Cup against Honduras.

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So, after a night of stepovers, multiple touches and perhaps little else, Freddy Adu left the US Men's National Team today to rejoin his teammates at Benfica in Portugal, where he will use the preseason to either find more playing time or show well enough to drum up interest elsewhere.
Adu is rejoining his club team. Click to continue reading...

Go watch Santino Quaranta's post-game interview from last night...
There's very few articles that have affected me as strongly as Steven Goff's excellent piece on Santino's struggles. He played with such heart and passion last season in his comeback with DC United. Next to Ben Olsen and Jaime Moreno, at this point, Santino is DC United. Click to continue reading...

USA 2 Honduras 0
Haiti 2 Grenada 0
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United States midfielder/forward Freddy Adu has finished his involvement in the 2009 Gold Cup. Adu started both games in Group B, scoring against Grenada in Saturday's opener. He was also in the squad for the United States' Confederations Cup run. "That was part of the arrangement from the start," US coach Bob Bradley said. Click to continue reading...

Haiti's Fabrice Noel and James Marcelin both scored and gave Haiti a 2-0 victory over Grenada on Wednesday to revive its Gold Cup hopes.
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Haiti:
Coach: J. Rios
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Haiti's Fabrice Noel and James Marcelin both scored and gave Haiti a 2-0 victory over Grenada on Wednesday to revive its Gold Cup hopes.
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Haiti:
Coach: J. Rios
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The first two matches for the US Men's National Team have gone into the Win column and by the looks of things, confidence on the squad is at an all-time high after the extremely successful Confederations Cup tournament.
Grenada fell to the US in their first match 4-0 (perhaps the most notable goal-scorer in the match being Freddy Adu who is still very much pushing for a roster spot at WC 2010) which was to be expected. Click to continue reading...

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The U.S. men's national team will look to move astep closer to qualifying for the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals tonight by beating Honduras in the marquee match-up of Group B (9pm, FSC).

The Americans are coming off a 4-0 thrashing of Grenada in their first match while Honduras is fresh from a tough 1-0 victory against Haiti.

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The U.S. men's national team will look to move astep closer to qualifying for the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals tonight by beating Honduras in the marquee match-up of Group B (9pm, FSC).

The Americans are coming off a 4-0 thrashing of Grenada in their first match while Honduras is fresh from a tough 1-0 victory against Haiti.

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US national team coach Bob Bradley is looking forward to the July 8 CONCACAF Gold Cup clash with Honduras in Washington. After a 4-0 victory over lowly Grenada, Bradley hopes his team can perform well against a better performed side in Honduras. "This is going to be a much better (chance of evaluation).

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With a 4-0 win against Grenada in the books, the U.S. Men's National Team continues its quest for a third-consecutive CONCACAF Gold Cup championship when it takes on Honduras on Wednesday, July 8, at 8 pm at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., live on Fox Soccer Channel.

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With a 4-0 win against Grenada in the books, the U.S. Men's National Team continues its quest for a third-consecutive CONCACAF Gold Cup championship when it takes on Honduras on Wednesday, July 8, at 8 pm at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., live on Fox Soccer Channel.

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This MontzTV interview with Logan Pause of the Chicago Fire was released in August of 2008. MontzTV is more of a beyond the glory type of show so even though the interview is old it is still relevant because it talks about how he got to where he is today. Logan has recently been called into the U.

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In what has to be one of the more toothless punishments handed down in the history of international soccer, FIFA has suspended US international midfielder Michael Bradley for four games in response to improper conduct toward official Jorge Larrionda after being sent off late in the Americans' shock 2-0 victory over Spain in last month's Confederations Cup semifinal. Click to continue reading...

U.S. Men's National Team midfielder Stuart Holden made Saturday a day to remember, earning his first cap and scoring the second goal in the USA's 4-0 win against Grenada. Holden was slated to make his debut in January, but an injury setback meant he had to wait, work hard and stay positive as he sought to take the field for the U. Click to continue reading...

USA v GRENADA RECAP: 4 July 2009: The US second stringers handily dispatched of CONCACAF minnows Grenada 4-0 in front of a pro-US crowd at Seattle's Qwest Field. The win puts the Yanks atop Group B on goal difference, and...

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Some fun 'four' facts about the win Saturday night against Grenada:

• It is the first time the U.S. had four different scorers in a Gold Cup match
• All four goalscorers were part of the 2008 Olympic Team
• The 4-0 win marked the second highest margin of victory in team history in the Gold Cup, matching two identical scorelines against El Salvador in 2002 and 2007
• Robbie Rogers became the first U.

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Man of the Match: While we saw several good performances against Grenada Stuart Holden, Freddy Adu, and Chad Marshall, to name a few Robbie Rogers was the clear winner of this match's honor. He ran at the Grenadan defense, provided great service, set up two goals, and scored one himself.

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