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The U.S. Women’s National Team put on quite a show for the 5,234 fans at Crew Stadium as they rolled to a 2-0 victory over #4 ranked Japan. Abby Wambach and Amy Rodriguez both contributed a first half goal behind a potent attack and a stout defense. The speed of Japan was no match for Wambach and goalkeeper Hope Solo, who were intimidating characters for the U.S. The match started at a trickle for the Americans as Japan’s possession game dominated
The U.S. Men’s National Team fell to Paraguay 1-0 on Tuesday night in front of a record crowd of 29,059 at LP Field in Nashville. The U.S. gave up the game-winning goal in the 18h minute, but outplayed Paraguay for a majority of the match, especially in the second half where the U.S. had seven shots while only allowing one. Twice it appeared the U.S. would earn their second straight come-from-behind draw with late chances, but Paraguay goalkeeper Justo Villar made
The U.S. Men’s National Team came from a goal down to earn a 1-1 draw with Argentina in front of a record crowd of 78,936 fans at New Meadowlands Stadium on Saturday. Forward Juan Agudelo’s second-half strike from close range and goalkeeper Tim Howard’s Budweiser Man of the Match performance secured the result for the United States, whose record against Argentina now stands at 2-6-2. The U.S. now heads to Nashville to face 2010 FIFA World Cup quarterfinalists Paraguay on March
Injuries have forced Steve Cherundolo, Stuart Holden and Zak Whitbread to withdraw from the U.S. Men’s National Team training camp that begins today in Cary, N.C. U.S. head coach Bob Bradley has added defender Eric Lichaj to the roster, bringing the number of players to 22 total that will prepare for the Argentina and Paraguay friendlies. Both Cherundolo (groin) and Whitbread (back) have been nursing injuries and will use the international break to recuperate. Holden received a gash near his left
U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named a roster of 24 players that will train in Cary, N.C., ahead of a pair of international friendlies against Argentina and Paraguay. The U.S. will first face two-time FIFA World Cup Champion Argentina on March 26 at New Meadowlands Stadium. Kickoff against the No. 4-ranked Argentines is set for 7 p.m. ET, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and Univision. Three days later, the U.S. will face 2010
In the 74th minute of Saturday’s friendly between the U.S. Men’s National Team and the Chilean National Team, forward Teal Bunbury bounced the ball off the bottom right goalpost and into the back of the net. This penalty kick, awarded for a Chilean defender’s botched tackle of midfielder Juan Agudelo, led to the game’s final score of 1-1. The first goal of the match came in the 53rd minute. U.S. central defender Marvell Wynne overcommitted allowing Chile’s Fernando Meneses to cross
Two leads were not enough for the U.S. Men’s National Team as they drew Poland 2-2 Saturday night at Soldier Field in Chicago. “I thought we had a very good first fifteen minutes,” USMNT head coach Bob Bradley said. “When we went up 2-1 I thought we had an opportunity to really to pick the rhythm of the game up. When we had the chance to finish them off, we were in low gear.” The United States came out and pushed the
Members of the media were welcome to talk to members of the U.S. Men’s National Team before their international friendly against Poland in Chicago. Luckily, International Soccer Network’s Robert Ivory was able to get a few quality minutes with USMNT goalkeeper Tim Howard. ISN: Is it weird we are already looking forward to the 2014 World Cup? HOWARD: I think we have set a target for the Gold Cup being important for us this year. The competition does not interfere with any