The Chicago Fire have signed 25 year-old Uruguayan forward Federico Puppo. HTIOT first put this rumor up over a week ago and it's interesting to see it finalized. It seems the Chicago Fire technical staff should be fully familiar with Puppo.

"Federico Puppo is a player we've kept an eye for the past few seasons," said Fire head coach Frank Klopas.

Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) already has a gold medal from the Pan American Games.

Now she and her teammates on the Canadian women's national soccer team have their eyes on the Olympics.

Sesselmann is one of 23 players called in for a 10-day training camp that started Tuesday in Fullerton, Calif.

China, Why Costa Rica? - Costa Rica have recently unveiled the state-of-the-art Estadio Nacional. But why was it funded exclusively by the Chinese government?

On Saturday, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid kick off at the Camp Nou and the Mestalla, respectively.

After helping Canada win the gold medal at last month's Pan American Games in Mexico, Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) will be back training with the national team on Saturday.

The Atlanta Beat defender was one of 21 players called in for a 12-day training camp in Phoenix that includes a closed-door friendly against Sweden on Nov.

Jerome Amione, currently with Atlante, scored the lone goal as Mexico's youth again shows it's international dominance in the Pan American Games as they win the gold medal 1-0 on home soil. Congrats to Tri Colores.Video: yornom2011
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In the end, you can't possibly have everything. The selecao feminina painfully lost out on penalties to Canada a few hours ago, taking home the silver medal at the Pan American games after the shootout ended 4-3. Sections of the Brazilian media are calling this a "harsh punishment" but we don't think so.

Just more than a month into her international career, Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) already has won a gold medal.

Sesselmann started and played 77 minutes Thursday night as Canada won the gold at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, topping two-time defending champion Brazil 4-3 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw in the final at Estadio Omnilife.

Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) set up Robyn Gayle's 88th-minute winner as the Canadian women's national team slipped past Colombia 2-1 on Tuesday night in Guadalajara, Mexico, to advance to the championship game of the Pan American Games.

Sesselmann served a free kick into the box that Gayle chested down and finished to send the Canadians to a rematch with Brazil in Thursday's final at Omnilife Stadium.

Maurine from Brazil Women's team will be facing off against Mexico in a crucial semi-final match at the Pan American games today. But Maurine, a right winger, has a greater mission than her teammates. After her dad passed away on Sunday, she wants to fulfill his last wish: "My father asked me to take the gold medal home.

Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) played the full 90 minutes at left back Saturday night as Canada tied Brazil 0-0 in the final match of Group B play at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

The teams shared the group title, as both teams went 2-0-1 with four goals scored and one allowed in three games.

FIFA announced the Match Schedule for the 2014 World Cup in Zurich last night and we know you'd rather take out your neighbour's trash than see images of Yoda Blatter at the ceremony! So here you go instead, it's the Selecao feminina celebrating their goal against Costa Rica at the Pan American Games yesterday.

The 2011 Pan American Games (or Pan Am Games) are taking place in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14th to the 30th. The tournament will feature approximately 6,000 athletes from 42 North, Central and South America and Caribbean nations participating in 36 sports including soccer. The 2011 Pan Am games men's and women's soccer tournaments will [.

The 2011 Pan American Games (or Pan Am Games) are taking place in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14th to the 30th. The tournament will feature approximately 6,000 athletes from 42 North, Central and South America and Caribbean nations participating in 36 sports including soccer. The 2011 Pan Am games men's and women's soccer tournaments will [.

Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) started and played 62 minutes at left back as Canada beat Costa Rica 3-1 in the opening match of the women's soccer competition at the Pan American Games on Tuesday at Omnilife Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Sesselmann, making her third international appearance, conceded a penalty kick in the 27th minute as she was called for a foul on Raquel Rodríguez Cedeño during a breakaway.

Three players with state ties are headed to Mexico with the Canadian women's national team for the Pan American Games next month.

Atlanta Beat defender Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame), Marquette sophomore Vanessa Legault-Cordisco and University of Wisconsin recruit Diamond Simpson were among the 17 players selected by new coach John Herdman.

São Paulo forward, Henrique, who was voted the U-20 World Cup's best player in Colombia

Ney Franco has called up 18 players for the Pan-American games in Mexico. Brazil are in Group B and will kick off their campaign versus Argentina on 19th October. They then face Cuba on 21st and Costa Rica two days later.

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The U20 Tournament in South America has reached the final group stage, meaning six teams who will now play against the other five teams. Those games began on Monday and continue Sunday on ESPN3.com. The top four finishing teams earn trips to both the U-20 World Cup and the Pan American Games, and the top two teams also get spots in the 2012 Olympics.

The 2011 Sudamerico Sub-20 championship was played between 16 January and 12 february 2011. The top two finishers (Brazil and Uruguay) qualify to play in the 2012 Olympic football tournament. The top four finishers qualified to play in the FIFA under-20 World Cup (Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina & Ecuador) and will be joined by the hosts Colombia.

The new year is here, and it's tempting to think of 2011 as a bit of a let-down in terms of international football. After all, 2010 was the big one, the World Cup year, and now we enter the long three year hiatus of World Cup football before Brazil 2014. But there is, of course, far more to the international game than just the World Cup.