U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team head coach Wilmer Cabrera has finalized the 21-player roster that will represent the United States at the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico. Cabrera’s team will kick off Group D on June 19 at 7 p.m. ET against the Czech Republic, a game that will be shown live on ESPNU and on tape delay on Galavision from Torreon. On June 22, the U.S. will face Uzbekistan at 4 p.m. ET, live on Galavision and delayed
With the emotional return of Steve Zakuani and O’Brian White to Qwest following their surgeries last month, and a dusty, road whipped Sporting KC enterering the Sounders’ home turf, a victory seemed imminent for the Sounders. Like two gunslingers, the teams rattled it out for a full ninety minutes. Still at a draw, two unlikely heroes emerged in stoppage time; a direct bulls-eye header from Jeff Parke off a dagger of corner from Tyson Wahl ensured a 1-0 victory. The three
The Portland Timbers traveled to Seattle on a rainy spring night for a highly anticipated, Northwest rivalry showdown. Both clubs entered the match with high hopes; Seattle had suffered only one loss in the past eight games, while Portland has won four out their last five matches. During the pre-match ceremony, the proud Timbers’ fans who ventured to the Emerald City to show their support riled and taunted the stadium of green supporters. Their coordination and support seemed remarkable, that is
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Brad Evans’ second-half goal off a penalty kick was not enough for Sounders FC to fight back from a two-nil deficit as Charlie Davies and Josh Wolff each registered a goal and an assist, giving D.C. United the victory and denying Sounders FC any points at RFK Stadium on Wednesday night. Seattle (3-3-3, 12 points) lost its first game since March 19 and saw its six-game unbeaten streak come to an end. D.C. United (3-4-1, 10 points) beat Sounders FC in RFK
In a triumph of depth, Seattle Sounders FC secured their second win of the season over their club rivals, Toronto FC. Following the match, Sounders Head Coach Sigi Schmid stated “sometimes when we play at home, we rely on the crowd for our energy. Today, we tried to bring in our own energy and have the crowd play off of our energy instead.” The energy they brought was immense, enough for the 36,287 people in attendance to run off of
As with many “all-time” lineups, some writers tend to look at the player’s career overall as opposed to the player’s career with the team in which one is choosing a best eleven of all-time. With that being said, I’ve made my lineup based on performances with the Crew, not over all clubs an individual has played for. GK – William Hesmer – Surprise? I think not, the only Crew net minder to hoist the MLS Cup. Plus his quiet consistency makes
All of us here at ISN have been feeling a bit nostalgic lately. So we came up with a two-part promotion that should get people talking. It is as follows: 1. Create your own All-Time All-MLS Starting XI In other words, build a dream team of players that left their mark on MLS. It can be players from Season 1 , this season, or anything in between. Google it, dust off your old issues of Soccer America, talk to your fellow fans, whatever it takes. Send your