All posts tagged "United States"

  • New-look SJ Earthquakes demolish Sporting KC 5-0

    San Jose Earthquakes fans can now just try to remain calm. If there was a nervous, restrained excitement after the Quakes’ ended their six-match Major League Soccer losing streak against the Colorado Rapids at the weekend, it...

    • Posted August 19, 2015
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  • SJ Earthquakes shed losing streak demons with 1-0 win over Colorado Rapids

    On Thursday morning, Anibal Godoy was in Panama awaiting his P1 Visa after signing for the San Jose Earthquakes. On Friday, Godoy woke up in Los Angeles and by 10pm the defensive midfielder had flown into San...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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  • Colorado Rapids stand in the way of ending SJ Earthquakes’ rut

    The clock is ticking: the San Jose Earthquakes have now gone eleven matches without a win. There have been friendlies, the US Open Cup, and eight Major League Soccer fixtures: forty-six full days and twenty squad members...

    • Posted August 13, 2015
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  • MLS’ summer action anticlimactic

    Love ‘em or hate ‘em, Major League Soccer runs through the summer. It’s a physical necessity considering it’s nearly impossible to play football outdoors in many US cities during the winter, but for American soccer fans, for...

    • Posted August 4, 2015
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  • American Football Adventures: Manchester United defeat Barca 3-1 in SFO Bay Area

    It’s two-and-a-half hours until kickoff at the International Champions Cup matchup between Barcelona and Manchester United, and I’m sitting in traffic outside of Levi’s Stadium. I’m not overly worried as I built in time for Levi’s terrible...

    • Posted July 30, 2015
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  • Didier Drogba an impact signing at Montreal Impact

    Didier Drogba is joining the brigade of international football stars moving to Major League Soccer and is naturally aiming to make a big impact on football in the region. Indeed Drogba one-upped everybody else in that respect...

    • Posted July 27, 2015
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  • Manchester United and Barcelona’s preseasons climax in Bay Area clash

    There are two different kinds of preseason friendlies. There is the “David versus Goliath” battle. Take Manchester United’s 3-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes last Tuesday. As much as the match was important to maintain fitness levels...

    • Posted July 24, 2015
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  • SJ Earthquakes reflect upon hosting Manchester United

    Marc Pelosi may have been one of US soccer’s top prospects in Europe when he was signed by Liverpool as a teenager. That is, until two devastating injuries forced Pelosi back across the pond to rebuild his...

    • Posted July 22, 2015
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  • Manchester United prepare for Barcelona with 3-1 win over SJ Earthquakes

    There is method to Louis van Gaal’s madness. The Dutchman set Manchester United out for their international Champions Cup matchup against the San Jose Earthquakes in exactly the same lineup as he did against Club America last...

    • Posted July 21, 2015
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  • Gerrard debut offers glimpse of the new MLS in 5-2 San Jose win

    Oh to wonder what Steven Gerrard must have been thinking when he found his L.A. Galaxy team down 0-2 not twenty minutes into his MLS debut. Trailing at home to the San Jose Earthquakes, a mid-table team...

    • Posted July 18, 2015
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