Jogaram pelas eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo, em San Pedro Sula, no Estádio Olimpico, para um público de 37.000 pessoas, as seleções de Honduras (35º no Mundial Sub-20) e Estados Unidos (11º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo: 6 jogos, 1 vitória de Honduras, 1 empate, 4 vitórias dos Estados Unidos, 8 gols de Honduras e 11 gols dos Estados Unidos. Click to continue reading...

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Ugh - The USA U20 team laid another egg at the World Cup. Losing 3-0 to South Korea. And again they looked quite inept on the green. Strange team. Horrible in game 1, very good in game 2, horrible in game 3.
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Official Web Site, and video highlights from all the games. Click to continue reading...

The Honduran National Team is set for the October 10th World Cup Qualifier against the United States at Estadio Olimpico. GOALKEEPERS: Noel Valladares, Donis Escober, Ricardo Canales DEFENDERS: Victor Bernardez, Osman Chavez, Maynor Figueroa, Boniek Garcia, Emilio Izaguirre, Erick Norales, Carlos Palacios, Mauricio Sabillon MIDFIELDERS: Edgard Alvarez, Julio Cesar Leon, Ramón Nunez, Amado Guevara, Wilson Palacios, Hendry Thomas, Danilo Turcios, Melvin Valladares FORWARDS: Carlos Pavon, Carlo Costly, Walter Martinez, Jerry Palacios, David Suazo Click to continue reading...

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An little-known company called NuRock Soccer Holdings has purchased the USL from Nike. Here is the official announcement from the league. For those who don't know, USL is the predominant "minor league" soccer structure in America, consisting of among other things the 2nd, 3rd & 4th divisions of mens soccer. Click to continue reading...

by TRAVIS CLARK

In a competition that is becoming somewhat of a nightmare for D.C. United, they couldn't get their 2009 CONCACAF Champions League campaign off to a good start. Two late goals from Jerry Palacios and Marios Berrios were the difference as United's poor road record continued this year.

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by TRAVIS CLARK

In a competition that is becoming somewhat of a nightmare for D.C. United, they couldn't get their 2009 CONCACAF Champions League campaign off to a good start. Two late goals from Jerry Palacios and Marios Berrios were the difference as United's poor road record continued this year.

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Chicago coach Denis Hamlet on out of favor centerback Bakary Soumare: "He isn't committed to the team, his teammates orthe organization. As a coach, I can't put a player on the field that is not 100 percent committed." Holy smokes!
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The Group Stage is underway! Click to continue reading...

D.C. United gave up two late goals and lost to Marathon 3-1 in their CONCACAF Champions League group play opening match. Click to continue reading...

The 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League began its Group Stage on Tuesday August 18, 2009 with three matches. The Columbus Crew v Puerto Rico Islanders, CD Marathon v DC United, and Pumas UNAM v Comunicaciones. Here's a full recap of all the matches along with video highlights.

Columbus Crew beats PR Islanders 2-0 Video Highlights

The Columbus Crew continued their great form with a solid 2-0 victory at home to open the group stage against the Puerto Rico Islanders.

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by GIANFRANCO PANIZO

The 2009 Gold Cup is in the books, and while no American fan wants to remember how poorly the tournament ended for the U.S. national team, there were still some great performances to draw from it.

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The semi-final wins could not have come in more contrasting style. The USA won against Honduras, 2-0 in a straightforward win with very little drama and little flourish. On the other hand, the Mexico vs Costa Rica encounter had to be settled through penalty kicks. The match itself was full of strange twists and turns with some flashes of brilliance from both teams.

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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...

The Gold Cup semi-finals are almost on us. The US gets to meet Honduras, one of their most familiar opponents in recent times. This is their third meeting in less than two months so the Hondurans could be pardoned if they believe familiarity breeds contempt but in fact, this team wears an unfamiliar look.

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This was reported in FOXSports.com.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Walter Martinez helped Honduras temporarily put aside thoughts of the political turmoil in its country with a goal in the 36th minute of the first half to beat Canada 1-0 and advance into the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal.

Honduras will play the United States on Thursday in Chicago.

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Canada's men's national soccer team was eliminated from the CONCACAF Gold Cup last night in a 0-1 defeat to Honduras in the quarter-final stage of the tournament. Honduras' lone goal came from a Walter Martinez penalty in the 36th minute following what referee Joel Aguilar had deemed a Paul Stalteri foul on the player. Click to continue reading...

This was reported in FOXSports.com.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Walter Martinez helped Honduras temporarily put aside thoughts of the political turmoil in its country with a goal in the 36th minute of the first half to beat Canada 1-0 and advance into the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal.

Honduras will play the United States on Thursday in Chicago.

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Honduras and Canada played each other in the first quarterfinal of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup with the winner advancing to the semifinals to play the winner of the United States/Panama. Here's a full recap and video highlights of the match.

Honduras edges Canada 1-0 - Video Highlights - Honduras defeated Canada 1-0 on  35th minute penalty converted by Walter Martinez.

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Honduras 1 - Canadá 0
Con gol de penalti al 36 anotado por Walter Martinez, le quita el invicto a Canadá, quien fuera líder en el grupo A, y de paso llegar a Semifinales en Copa Oro 2009.
Con esto, espera su rival que saldrá de Estados Unidos vs Panamá.
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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 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 USA meet Honduras in their first big test in the Concacaf Gold Cup at RFK Stadium in front of a pro Honduran crowd.

Their country has been in the news lately with a military coup toppling incumbent president Manuel Zelaya and installing Roberto Micheletti, a development that President Obama condemned and the OAS threatening to sanction Honduras.

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The US came from behind to win, the first time in qualifiers since 1985.

They beat a very good Honduran team led by Toronto FC's Amado Guevara. Los Catrachos midfield boasted a number of players in international leagues, including Spurs standout Wilson Palacios and Kansas City's Roger Espinoza.

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Hmmm, things are still disturbingly quiet given that the draft has come and gone. About all we've clarified since last time is that the Walter Martinez acquisition is a work in progress and that we're working several angles on a Mystery Veteran Defender of Unknown Nationality (a Mivdun?). Also, there has been mention of interest in a young right-sided midfielder from a domestic Jamaican team. Click to continue reading...

Hmmm, things are still disturbingly quiet given that the draft has come and gone. About all we've clarified since last time is that the Walter Martinez acquisition is a work in progress and that we're working several angles on a Mystery Veteran Defender of Unknown Nationality (a Mivdun?). Also, there has been mention of interest in a young right-sided midfielder from a domestic Jamaican team. Click to continue reading...

Hmmm, things are still disturbingly quiet given that the draft has come and gone. About all we've clarified since last time is that the Walter Martinez acquisition is a work in progress and that we're working several angles on a Mystery Veteran Defender of Unknown Nationality (a Mivdun?). Also, there has been mention of interest in a young right-sided midfielder from a domestic Jamaican team. Click to continue reading...

At long last, Namoff is officially back in the fold for the 2009 campaign. And while we're raiding Goff's cupboard, let's take a look at some DCU dirt he dug up from Dave Kasper. The big news? (1) We're getting close to landing Walter Martinez and bringing Doe back. They'd both be on loan, but that's pretty close to filling out our forward depth chart. Click to continue reading...

At long last, Namoff is officially back in the fold for the 2009 campaign. And while we're raiding Goff's cupboard, let's take a look at some DCU dirt he dug up from Dave Kasper. The big news? (1) We're getting close to landing Walter Martinez and bringing Doe back. They'd both be on loan, but that's pretty close to filling out our forward depth chart. Click to continue reading...

No, I'm not trotting out the snark regarding MLS player salaries (. . . yet), but there were a few things that caught my eye this morning that I'd thought I'd drop a few words on. Honduran Stock Exchange Hmmm. I thought the Walter Martinez talk had fallen off a bit while Osman Chavez was starting to look more legit, but the Goffster says we're still in for Martinez and Chavez is looking Click to continue reading...

No, I'm not trotting out the snark regarding MLS player salaries (. . . yet), but there were a few things that caught my eye this morning that I'd thought I'd drop a few words on. Honduran Stock Exchange Hmmm. I thought the Walter Martinez talk had fallen off a bit while Osman Chavez was starting to look more legit, but the Goffster says we're still in for Martinez and Chavez is looking Click to continue reading...

So far, the ol' offseason hot stove is pretty cool to the touch. Nothing groundbreaking to report, but I'll give you all of the recent rumors and innuendos involving United. Clyde Simms looks to be resigned next week, according to the Goff. Also in that post, the subtle hint that Bryan Namoff may not [. Click to continue reading...