Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com The U.S. Men’s National Team notched a resounding 4-0 win against regional rival Costa Rica in front of 39,642 fans at Soldier Field to breathe new life into its 2016 Copa America Centenario aspirations. Needing a positive result to stay in the hunt for a top two spot in Group A, the U.S. executed a counter-attacking game plan to the tune of three goals in the first 42 minutes. Forward Clint Dempsey stuffed the stat sheet for
The United States run in Brazil is over after losing 2-1 to Belgium in the round of 16. After not being expected to make it out of the group stage, the U.S. Men’s National Team has nothing to be ashamed of. After fighting for 120 minutes in Salvador Tuesday evening, the United States could not mount a comeback versus Belgium. Belgium simply had more gas in the tank as extra time proved to be the breaking point for the men in
Coming off a victory over tough Mexican league club, Tigres UANL, Seattle advanced to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League. Djimi Traore and DeAndre Yedlin both had amazing, distance goals in the last match; Traore’s goal was world-class and floated around the Internet as a top goal for the week. Saturday night was no different as the Sounders and Timbers both used great goals to settle the score, finishing with a 1-1 draw. Seattle and Portland are longtime rivals. This
Seattle Sounders FC kicked off their fifth season opener against the Montreal Impact. Historically, Seattle has struggled against the Canadian based club; the Sounders lost 4-1 in their last MLS meeting. This season was no exception as the Sounders labored to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Impact. Led by last year’s leading scorer Eddie Johnson (14), Seattle entered this season after a disappointing playoff performance to end the previous season. Fredy Montero is on a loan for the