Photo Credit: Slater Bernstein/ISNSoccer.com Allstate and the Concacaf Gold Cup are an incredible pairing, one that promotes the sport of soccer in the U.S. and the entire region. Soccer legends Tony Meola and Moisés Muñoz have made that pairing even stronger, traveling the country to promote the the insurance giant’s support of the beautiful game. Both superstars have enjoyed being involved with Allstate’s Day of Play initiative, something that Meola describes as an opportunity to “get into communities and give back.”
ISN had the opportunity to speak with former U.S. Men’s National Team goalkeeper Brad Friedel, a man with tremendous experience and insight. He has played at every level of the game, seeing MLS in its infancy with the Columbus Crew and also the highest level of English football with Liverpool, Blackburn, Aston Villa, and Tottenham. He represented the U.S. at three World Cups and now works with the U.S. U-19 national team. He’s a legendary player that has done it all, a
The predictions going into last night’s match made clear that Mexico was the dominant team over Cuba. The match took place on Thursday, July 9th at Soldier’s Field in Chicago at 8:30 pm and ended in an overwhelming 6-0 victory for Mexico. Given Mexico’s CONCACAF Gold Cup #2 rank and six title wins, the team could not have made it look easier. The first and last time Cuba beat Mexico was in 1978 with their history standings at 14-1. Even with Javier Hernandez “Chicharito”
The reasonable prediction that favored Trinidad and Tobago to win over Guatemala was confirmed in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C opener. The match ended in a 3-1 victory for Trinidad and Tobago which took place on Thursday, July 9th at Soldier Field in Chicago. Photo Credit: Olivia Mohseni The match started off with fairly even possession with both teams demonstrating a sense of urgency. The match quickly shifted in the 11th minute when Trinidad and Tobago’s Khaleem Hyland shot a
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) conducted a draw today for the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship Jamaica 2013. At the Hilton Rose Hall Resort, CONCACAF Director of Competitions Horace Reid oversaw proceedings that determined the groupings and match schedule. Host Jamaica — seeded into Group A — kicks off its campaign against El Salvador on October 30, while the defending champion United States – seeded into Group B – opens with Trinidad & Tobago a day later. “We
In the first leg of the group stages of the CONCACAF tournament, Mike Fucito led the Seattle Sounders to an impressive 4-1 victory over Comunicaciones. Fucito, who normally struggles to produce goals, had two left footed goals and an assist to Brad Evans on the night. The Sounders starters were not the norm for this match, but it did not seem to make a difference. Seattle’s victory becomes even more remarkable when one considers that they were down a man
The Sounders FC played the San Francisco FC in their final of two matches for the CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round. On July 26th, the Sounders played on their opponents’ home turf in Panama, where they lost 1-0. The series takes into account the aggregate score from the combined games, so Seattle entered CenturyLink Field slightly defeated yet determined to send a message. The message was loud and clear: Seattle Sounders FC are red hot at home and continue to display
The U.S. Men’s National Team was drawn into Group A of CONCACAF’s Semifinal Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifying during the Preliminary Draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup that took place Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The U.S., led by new head coach Juergen Klinsmann, will begin its quest to qualify for a seventh-consecutive FIFA World Cup when Semifinal Round play in CONCACAF begins in June of 2012. The U.S. was drawn into Group A with Jamaica, and will
The U.S. Men’s National Team lost to Mexico 4-2 in the final of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup in a thrilling encounter in front of more than 93,000 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday. The USA opened the scoring with goals from Michael Bradley and Landon Donovan to jump out to a 2-0 lead, but Mexico followed with four unanswered goals to earn its second straight Gold Cup title. “It’s a difficult way for us to end the tournament
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