All posts tagged "United States"

  • Super Frank Lampard is back, leading NYCFC to MLS title charge

    The English press pounced on Frank Lampard’s inauspicious start to his Major League Soccer career with New York City FC, but after a string of injuries, good ole’ Super Frank is finally back. Frank Lampard or Steven...

    • Posted July 12, 2016
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  • United States 0-4 Argentina: Messi masterclass leads Argentina into Copa final

    The United States national team were always going to be second-best in their Copa America Centenario semifinal meeting with Argentina but the Red, White and Blue have made up for wide discrepancies in talent at times in...

    • Posted June 21, 2016
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  • Chile 7-0 Mexico: How El Tri fell apart against Chile

    Mexico’s much-vaunted twenty-two match unbeaten streak snapped in an ignominious 7-0 loss at Levi’s Stadium in the Copa America Centenario quarterfinals.  How was such an embarrassment ever possible? Chile expose Mexico’s gaping flaws Mexico had been the team to...

    • Posted June 19, 2016
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  • Reigning champions Chile wary of Mexico in Copa quarterfinal

    Usually, the reigning champions are among the favorites heading into any international tournament.  Yet the tables have turned on the 2015 Copa America champions Chile as they head into their quarterfinal meeting with Mexico in the anniversary...

    • Posted June 18, 2016
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  • United States 2-1 Ecuador: Dempsey leads USA into Copa semifinals

    The progress of the United States national team has been slow and not the least straightforward under Jürgen Klinsmann, but moments like these make the wait very much worth it. The United States went soaring into the...

    • Posted June 16, 2016
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  • Uruguay 3-0 Jamaica: Hernández brace fuels transfer chatter

    All the sights and sounds from Levi’s Stadium as Uruguay defeated Jamaica 3-0 in the Copa America Centenario. The transfer mill started rumbling into action right on cue. Hull City forward Abel Hernández scored a brace for...

    • Posted June 13, 2016
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  • Brazil suffer embarrassing Copa Centenario exit after Peru handball goal

    Brazil thought it couldn’t get any worse for their national side after the humiliating 7-1 defeat to Germany in the 2014 World Cup on home soil. Two years later, however, and they have moved from one disastrous...

    • Posted June 12, 2016
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  • Di Maria leads Argentina past Chile in Messi’s absence

    Lionel Messi might be famously small but nobody can fill his shoes.  Nicolas Gaitán didn’t even think about it.  The Benfica winger filled in for Messi, who is still recuperating from a back injury, during Argentina’s Copa...

    • Posted June 7, 2016
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  • United States outclassed by Colombia in Copa Centenario opener

    Jürgen Klinsmann is a master of the press conference. He’s bright, conversational and can transition seamlessly between multiple languages without batting an eye. Look him in the eyes and your brain turns to mush. Even when his...

    • Posted June 3, 2016
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  • Klinsmann previews Colombia test for USA

    Jurgen Klinsmann sat down for a pre-match press conference to discuss the United States’ Copa Centenario opener against Columbia on Friday night.  Here’s what he had to say: Opening Statement: Hello everybody, especially our guests from Colombia....

    • Posted June 2, 2016
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