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It is the day after the U.S. national team's impressive 3-2 comeback victory in Honduras and American fans woke up today to the reality that the USA has qualified for the 2010 World Cup.

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It is the day after the U.S. national team's impressive 3-2 comeback victory in Honduras and American fans woke up today to the reality that the USA has qualified for the 2010 World Cup.

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photo: Patrick MeredithThe Aztex bagged an impressive win last night at the RRISD Athletic Complex, beating Mexico's first-division contenders Monterrey 1-0.
Though just an exhibition match, the win is significant. For one, it ends 2009 play in Austin on a high note. The fact that it was earned from a good Mexican pro team, in the midst of their season, adds to the victory. Click to continue reading...

Sparse home support and a 5-0 drubbing were not a good look for the Capital Club
View from the Press Box - DC United vs Toluca
By Ben Canada
I would like to send thanks for the loyal DC United fans that did show up to last night match with DC United vs. Click to continue reading...

Dan Loney weighs in with what I figured out long ago. I can boil his post down to a single sentence.

MLS has found a way to make money from people who hate MLS.

And that's pretty much the point of Soccer United Marketing's existence. Quite honestly, it's the answer to keeping MLS afloat and prosperous in the long term. Click to continue reading...

Look at these nice friends I made at a soccer game in Mexico City!

Ok, so it was much more than a friendly little match. Here's my story of a day I'll never forget.

Carlo, Chris, and I arrived in Mexico City the day before the match. We took it easy, knowing the following day would be quite an experience.

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Plenty enough has been said elsewhere on the internet about the US Men's National Team's disappointing performance at Azteca earlier this week. Probably not enough has been made in the national media of the vomit-filled cups that were hurled (pun intended) at Landon Donovan while he was taking corner kicks.

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This is what separated U.S. fans from Mexican fans in the Azteca parking lot. With this kind of police protection you would have thought Obama, the Pope, and the Dali Lama were all in the house. Click to continue reading...

After absorbing everything from yesterday's 2-1 loss at Azteca, here are some final thoughts:

• It's disappointing but not damning. Six points against El Salvador and Trinidad & Tobago will make me forget about it.
  
• I know Mexican fans have a reputation for being bad, but I am thoroughly disgusted with what I read about here, and from Grant Wahl's little notebook (at the end).

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That's how ESPN's Bob Ley put it after Mexico's 2-1 win over the United States in a World Cup qualifier Wednesday at Azteca Stadium.
Here's are some of my thoughts:

• Charlie Davies is now the best forward on the USMNT. He was everywhere and scored a great opener. Brian Ching/Jozy Altidore/Clint Dempsey were invisible up front.

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You mean, this isn't the US team that was going to go down to Azteca and defeat the mightly Mexicans?
They hadn't suddenly flipped a switch from the Confederations Cup and were hyped to do what no other US team had done before?
Nope.
The US scored first on a nice goal by Charlie Davies, then held the lead for all of 10 minutes, and finally gave in for good in the final 10, as Mexico won the CONCACAF World Cup 2010 qualifier between the nations, 2-1. Click to continue reading...

Join Minnesota supporters of the Men's National team, along with readers of Inside Minnesota Soccer.com, for a U.S. National Team watch party.

The US National team plays Mexico on Wednesday, August 12, at 3 p.m. CT kick-off at Estadio Azteca, famed for its grueling combination of altitude and smog.

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As the U.S. MNT gets ready to make the trip to Mexico for the Aug. 12 game at Azteca we've got some highlights from a few previous trips to Mexico City.
First up - March 27, 2005:
Playing their second qualifier of the final round on the road (the only team forced to start the round away for their first two games), the U. Click to continue reading...

Gustavo Arellano is having me back on his show to talk about Wednesday's showdown between Mexico and the US.
The stakes are high, particularly for Mexico. At home, El Tri are unbeaten against the US. In the past decade, however, they've had a losing record in matches played away from home. Click to continue reading...

Join Minnesota supporters of the Men's National team, along with readers of Inside Minnesota Soccer.com, for a U.S. National Team watch party.

The US National team plays Mexico on Wednesday, August 12, at 3 p.m. CT kick-off at Estadio Azteca, famed for its grueling combination of altitude and smog.

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It was a tough Sunday in many ways for the Miami Ultras. Once again we were invited to attend Univision's Republica Deportiva for the USA vs Mexico Gold Cup final. Everything was great, confidence was high. The Mexican fans chanted their typical Mexican tunes while the Ultras began to drown them out with our incessant USA! Click to continue reading...

I wish that I were writing an apology to the U.S. team right now. Sorry- and I-was-so-wrong-for-doubting the 'B/C' squad. But let's face it: we all knew the end result. People were optimistic that it would be close, but any objective observer knew how it would end.

The Mexican fans' cheers for the U.

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This was a great post on DailySoccerFix by Steve Davis, describing the soccer fever that is sweeping our country this summer.
I tell people all the time that there are plenty of soccer fans in this country. It's just that only a relatively small percentage like MLS. But since that's the country's most visible soccer property, it's irresistibly convenient to use as a barometer. Click to continue reading...

Here's Mexico coach Javier Aguirre letting his emotions get the better of him during the recent Gold Cup game against Panama. He kicks out at Panama's Ricardo Phillips for absolutely no reason, as Phillips ran along the touch line.
For his actions, Aguirre rightly received a red card and was apologetic after the game;
"I would like to apologize in order of the Mexican fans, the Mexican team, the Mexican press, everyone involved with the Mexican national team, to the officials and workers because I didn't have very good conduct,"
Ricardo Phillips also, bizarrely received a red card for pushing Aguirre in reaction to the kick. Click to continue reading...

By Jason Kuenle Five of the ten rounds have been played in the finals of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. The table does not look like most commentators or US and especially Mexican fans might have...

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The news came out this week that Austin Aztex FC and the University of Texas will jointly host an exhibition match featuring 2 premier Mexican pro soccer teams, dubbed the "State Farm Copa Aztex". The deal is to last for several years, making this an annual event. The teams announced for this first year's matchup on July 18 are Cruz Azul and Tigres UANL. Click to continue reading...

Sports teams shaking their fans down for money is nothing new. U.S. Soccer passed the hat last week by introducing something called the "U.S. Soccer Supporters Club." Basically it allows the USSF to hit up their most loyal fans for $50 a piece in exchange for some trinkets and dibs on tickets to the 2010 World Cup. Click to continue reading...

Finally! I've been waiting for this ever since I started this blog about a week ago! Our very first Alexi Lalas Q&A!!

Alexi Lalas : Greetings. Exciting day for soccer and I am happy to be here to answer any and all questions. Fire away!

Jeffrey, California: Mexico is very susceptible to counter attacks.

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With the Portsmouth hotseat still empty, heavy rumors have been floating around that Mexico manager Sven Goran Eriksson could be on the way in to Fratton Park. All reports indicated that the former England manager would remain in Mexico, but following last night's 2-0 defeat at the hands of the United States, his position remains uncertain. Click to continue reading...