Archive | Soccer
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Column: Major League Soccer’s popularity growing, without the help of superstars
On the rare occasion a story on soccer cracks the Top 10 on Sportscenter, I would always hear the same two questions asked by the analysts: “Has soccer finally arrived in the United States?” and “Will Major League Soccer get to the same international level as big teams like Manchester United?
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Column: What the USA soccer team would look like if there were no other sports in America
Some thoughts before I pick and explain the team: when looking in to this subject, I focused a lot on stamina--i.e. the ability to run for sustained periods of time. This actually left out many overweight/physically unfit athletes who otherwise might not have been overweight.
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Kansas City Wizards upset Manchester United
The Kansas City Wizards made history by upsetting English Premier League power house Manchester United 2-1 Sunday in front of 52,424 fans — and did so with a man down for the majority of the game.
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Bradley to meet with US Soccer to discuss future
Although the 2010 FIFA World Cup was one of the United States' most successful World Cup campaigns ever, the fate of coach Bob Bradley has yet to be determined.
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Americans Abroad: Orange crushed
In nearly every corner of the world, soccer is followed with passion and reverence normally reserved for religion; our two-part ”Americans Abroad” series aims to catch football fever through the eyes of U.S. citizens in Spain and the Netherlands.
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Column: Soccer gives Haiti national team hope for recovery
When the U.S. women’s under-17 national team defeated the Haiti national team in a World Cup qualifying game in March, they didn’t celebrate the victory. Instead, U.S.
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The Men of Bafana Bafana
KWAZULU-NATAL, South Africa—I never expected the sound I would associate with my time in South Africa to be that of a cheap, obnoxious, plastic trumpet. But since the first week of my two-month stay in KwaZulu-Natal, vuvuselas have been the soundtrack of my summer.
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Column: Hype & History – The World Cup Final
We’re witnessing quite a few firsts in this year’s World Cup — the first time an African nation has hosted the World Cup and the first time two European teams will face off in a final held outside Europe.
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U.S. Soccer Federation eyes World Cup bid for 2018 or 2022
More than 800,000 people have currently pledged that the game is in them, and they hope the rest of the country believes so as well. Those who have pledged hope that through the petition, a campaign titled “The Game is in US” and the work of the website gousabid.