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I've got to admit, feeling like a loser has become a part of my identity, low self-confidence
hard-wired into my DNA by virtue of too many years of hardship. On Saturday morning, as Arsenal
destroyed Blackburn 7-1, I got to feel like a winner again. And it felt good. Really good.
In terms of pure bliss, I don't know that I've sincerely enjoyed any weekend of sports more than
the past one.
It was a tough day for Yanks in England as Tim Howard, Landon Donovan, and Everton were held to a
draw against Wigan, while Clint Dempsey and Fulham lost to Manchester City.
Will you be there? Class move by the ACB. Also: *Chivas USA and presumably Blair Gavin play their
second preseason game of the season at 11 a.m. Friday at Home Depot Center against FC Hasental.
Fans are welcome to attend. Here's an updated Chivas USA preseason schedule. *It's the Yanks
Sunday's FA Cup fifth round draw announcement came, and although no Americans will be pitted
against each other like in the previous round, Yanks will find themselves in some tough matchups.
Jon Levy The Yanks are coming off what's becoming the typical Jurgen Klinsmann USMNT performance
when faced with less skilled competition. They possessed the crap out of ball, moved it well in
their opponent's half, but failed to generate clear cut scoring chances against a well organized
defense. But they did get a pinch of [.
Liverpool may be playing Roma this summer at Fenway Park. Who cares. Liverpool or Roma playing
the Chels elsewhere on American soil? Now that's an idea I can get behind.
To be reunited?
The Boston Globe is reporting that they may just happen.
In a short piece touching on the prospect of both Liverpool and Roma touring the United States
during the preseason, Chelsea is mentioned along with Celtic as a potential partner in crime for
this so-called tournament.
Jon Levy You'll have to forgive all of us here at The Yanks Are Coming for getting into a
more-than-healthy amount of self-referencing in the coming months. We're coming up on the blog's
fourth birthday this summer, TYAC having been created in the wake of a very talented 2008 Olympic
soccer team's early and unexpected exit from the Beijing [.
Part I of the 2nd Annual Yanks Are Coming Best of US Soccer Awards featured 2011′s US Soccer
disappointments, frustrations, and best hairdo. The second portion of our awards focuses on the
promise of youth, goalkeepers, and the goals scored in what was a thrilling year in American
soccer. Again, a list of the finalists [.
First, we'd like to wish our own holiday wishes to our readers and new visitors. Thanks for making
2011 a special year at The Yanks Are Coming, and we hope to provide more solid coverage, analysis
and unique perspectives on both the USMNT and USWNT in 2012. Soccer has always had a place at
Christmas- [.
With Hanukkah already underway and Christmas mere days away, The Yanks Are Coming presents our
first annual Top 5 holiday gifts for soccer fans. From the latest in kits to books that may change
the way you view the game, you'll surely find a gift for that special soccer hooligan in your life
(or something awesome [.
Kljestan's Anderlecht picked up all three points, while in the Battle of the Yanks Yao's
Boussu-Dour downed Bowen's Roeselare in weekend Belgian action.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
I would love to see my du Nord Futbol Twitter feed hit 3000 followers by this weekend. Who wants to
help me do that?
STARTERSThe BBC reports that Cameroon has suspended Samuel Eto'o for 15 games for his role in a players
strike.
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLSdu Nord at the Controls - all new music mix for Tue Dec 13, 2011
USA U23/OLYMPIC TEAMThe USA U23/Olympic team is in Lakewood Ranch Florida until Dec 23 for a training camp.
Sacha Kljestan and Anderlecht will host Lokeren on Sunday, while the battle of the Yanks takes
place when Devann Yao's Boussu-Dour travels to Roeselare to take on Tristan Bowen's team.
Yanks Abroad's second installment of it's interview with US U-23 head coach Caleb Porter
Garrett McInnis In the second iteration of the Yanks Are Coming "Top 23" series, the staff here at
TYAC remains fairly settled regarding which players comprise the most important contributors to the
USMNT, with most of the main contributers carrying over from the previous list. Only four players
differ from the previous list of 23, [.
Photo Credit: AFPThe Deuce was on the loose this afternoon after the Nagadoches (Texas) native
bagged a rebound goal to give his Fulham side a 1-0 victory over Liverpool. The goal, Dempsey's
37th in England makes him the all-time leading goal scorer for Yanks in England. Brian McBride, who
also played for Fulham (and one of the stadiums bars is named after) now sits in second with 36
goals.
Turkey's U-17(16)'s started the match in very shaky grounds and sat in their half of the field
whole first half of the match and than after with ten men they played a lot more better in the
second half but lost the match in the last minutes of the match!
In 2010 ,Turkey beat USA, 2-1 and won the Nike International Friendlies Tournament.
The Yanks at Rangers will look to bounce back from their current slump while Dominic Cervi and
Morton visit second-place Falkirk.
It was a weekend of dueling Americans in Germany, as Yanks lined up opposite each other in each of
the top three German flights in weekend German soccer action.
Having taken over the head coaching role for the purpose of the recent U-23 camp in Germany, New
Jersey native Claudio Reyna spoke to Yanks Abroad about his role within the US Soccer hierarchy.
For TSG's USA Slovenia Preview, click here.
World Cup 2010 gave US fans four full games of drama. Group stage game two was of course against
the relatively-unknown Slovenia. Charlie Brown put a hurt on the Yanks in the 1st half, but the
States would storm back and make more than a game of it.
By Jon Levy The Yanks are over in Europe for a long weekend with their cool Uncle Jurgen;
supposedly he's going to take them out to discotheques, let them drink and talk to girls, and
really help them find themselves. Meanwhile, they're tasked with making some sort of progress as a
national team in the [.
By Garrett McInnis As we parse through the lineup selected by Jurgen Klinsmann for the November
friendlies, we at The Yanks are Coming think it's a perfect time to debut a new series of posts
titled "The Top 23." In essence, this will be a running tabulation of who we (the contributors at
TYAC) think [.
Categories: Yanks Home and Abroad
Tags: Featured, US Soccer, USMNT, Yanks Abroad
How 50 USMNT players performed for their club teams this weekend: Goalkeepers (7) Guzan, Brad
(Aston Villa/BPL) Dressed however did not play in 3-2 win over Norwich City. Dominic Cervi
(Celtic/SPL) Did not dress in 2-1 win over Motherwell.
Damn y'all. U.S. Soccer just went in on the Afro-Germericans™. Between the senior and U-23
callups there are 10 of 'em ready to suit up for the Yanks. Crazy. This has to be the biggest piece
of Afro-German news since Milli (or was it Vanilli?) passed away.
Who the hell is Royal-Dominique Fennell? I have no idea and you probably don't either unless you
are Brian Sciaretta, Philneezy or German. Apparently though he plays for Stuttgart Kickers, his dad
is (surprise!) a U.S. serviceman and he's been called up to Caleb Porter's U-23's. That's pretty
much all you need to do to be named Afro-Germerican™ of the Moment so congrats Royal-Dominique.
By Dru Boyer The Yanks Abroad's squads performed much better this week and won a majority of their
matches. In addition, the Yanks scored a pair of braces, the likes of which hadn't been seen
since...well (and nobody took a rock to the head.) Player of the Week honors to Chris
Rolfe...because when does that [.
By Dru Boyer Welcome back again Ladies and Gents, not a very exciting week for your Yanks Abroad.
Last weekend featured a multitude of draws, no goals, and no shutouts from our men across the sea.
Additionally, the guy who has been on fire, Jozy Altidore has fallen out of favor. I guess his
gaffer [.
Categories: Yanks Home and Abroad
Tags: Featured, US Soccer, USMNT, Yanks Abroad
How 49 USMNT players performed for their club teams this weekend: Goalkeepers (7) Guzan, Brad
(Aston Villa/BPL) Dressed however did not play in 2-1 loss to West Brom. Dominic Cervi (Celtic/SPL)
Did not dress in 2-1 win over Aberdeen.
STARTERS
Jamie Hill of Yanks Abroad reports that Jozy Altidore has been replaced in the first 11 at AZ by
coach Gert Verbeek due to his lack of effort and poor fitness.
dN
Hey Everyone! Take a deep breath and begin holding it NOW! Because tomorrow (Friday) FIFA will tell
us all about their new reforms to curb corruption within their ranks.
The Krew...
Two games, 1 win, 1 loss from September Camp.
TSG goes diving again into the USMNT...
And now the US will embark for Europe in early-mid November for friendlies against France and
Slovenia. Though Slovenia was presumably only chosen because other European nations had
commitments, the US finds itself challenged by two vastly different systems and talent levels.
In what could be the most epic or disastrous move in the history of American soccer road-trips, the
American Outlaws have chartered a large, 737-type plane to ferry its most hardcore and cash-flush
members from the United States to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup.
I love my Yanks and a good awayday as much as the next guy but I'm not sure that I could personally
take a 10-14 hour international flight full of booze, rampant patriotism, people applying for their
Mile High Club membership in the toilets and the same 5 songs being sung over & over again in a
small contained space.
Chelsea FC directors say their club needs more season tickets as the ground isn't big enough.
There is a suspicion that their Russian Oligarch wants away from financing them and it's time for
them to stand on their own feet as Financial Fair Play looms large. Player's wages versus gate
receipts cannot be justified if they stay where they are.
By Jon Levy The Yanks' one-nil victory over a mix-and-match Honduras squad this weekend didn't
inspire passionate feelings of indomitable hope or incredulous consternation, and that's probably a
good thing. The summer of 2011, the summer of everything for the national teams took the American
soccer community on a ride we won't ever forget, but [.
Tim Howard was called upon again. Here, Jai Alai in Miami...
A little quick redress on Saturday's 1-0 USA win over visiting Honduras in Florida. Jurgen
Klinsmann's first win as manager as well.
The Rooster deserves a Snickers commercial
The Rooster sticking around.
by Dru Boyer The Yanks Abroad returned to Europa League play on Thursday with a vengeance ... not
a single Yanks' squad lost a match. It was a pretty decent Thursday, in fact the Yanks were 7-2-0
in the matches (Dominic Cervi and Brad Friedel did not dress for Celtic and Tottenham,
respectively.) The Player of the Week honor goes [.
Klinsmann's Krew marches in to Miami...
When the United States takes to Sun Life Stadium Saturday for the first bookend of a two-part
October camp series against Honduras, it will mark just another inch forward in Jurgen Klinsmann's
war on the old USSF system.
Klinsmann points the US forward.
STARTERSLandon Donovan is OUT of the upcoming USA friendlies with a thigh muscle injury. Edson Buddle has
been called in to take his place.
dN
Montreal's big splashy first MLS signing is a centerback who has barely played a game since the
middle of 2006 - 28 year old Colombian Nelson Rivas.
Categories: Yanks Home and Abroad
Tags: Featured, US Soccer, USMNT, Yanks Abroad
How 48 USMNT players performed for their club teams this weekend: Goalkeepers Guzan, Brad (Aston
Villa/BPL) Dressed however did not play in 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic. Dominic Cervi (Celtic/SPL)
Did not dress in 2-0 loss to Heart of Midlothian.
by Dru Boyer The Yanks Abroad returned to action after the international break to positive results,
for the most part. The biggest news of the week may be that Brad Friedel has been freed...now the
man between the posts for Tottenham. The AmeriGers secured another victory and the Yanks of the
week is Stu Holden [.
