All Entries in the "august 2012" Category
USMNT-Mexico Live Commentary and Chat
Tweet Chat about the United States and Mexico live tonight as the USMNT try to break the Azteca curse. Just click the link below to join the chat! <a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/index.php?option=com_altcaster&task=siteviewaltcast&altcast_code=be0630e914&height=550&width=470″ target=”_blank” >Click Here</a>
USMNT-Mexico Preview, Part Two: Never A Friendly, This One Has Strange Feel
Tweet Jon Levy Brace yourself, this one feels different. Not necessarily “good different,” or “bad different.” More like “weird.” CONCACAF’s hate-filled rivals meet south of the border to do battle at altitude in the Azteca; players choking on equal parts oxygen and smog, and all the while refusing to give an inch, because USA/Mexico should [...]
USA-Mexico Preview, Part One: Breaking Down the US Roster
Tweet Connor Walsh In the wake of Mexico’s gold medal winning performance in the Olympics, fans of the US Men’s National Team understandably began to worry. After all- the Mexican trophy collection this World Cup cycle is remarkable: U-17 World Champions, U-20 Third Place, Toulon Cup Champions, Pan Am Games Champions, Gold Cup Champions, Olympic [...]
After Mexico Gold, Forgiveness And Questions for US Underachievers
Tweet Jon Levy and Neil W. Blackmon So Mexico are Olympic Soccer Gold Medalists– U-23 World Champions. They won the Gold Medal match this afternoon 2-1 on two goals by Oribe Peralta. Sure, they received a “that’ll never happen again” reprieve by Oscar, who missed a free header from six yards late in the match [...]
USWNT: After Canada, A Golden Battle For Global Supremacy in London
Tweet Neil W. Blackmon Oh, Canada! We don’t need to remind you that Monday’s semifinal was an absolute classic, an all-timer of a match that transcended women’s sport and cemented a spot in U.S. Soccer and Olympic lore. We don’t need to remind you of how overwhelmingly familiar the narrative was either, this team trailing [...]
For USWNT, A Golden Group Stage, but It’s A Golden Finish That Counts
Tweet Neil W. Blackmon For the first fifteen minutes of the group stages, the few questions that surrounded the USWNT’s quest to defend its gold medal at the London Olympics seemed legitimate ones. Before most of the sizeable (and global) press contingent that follows the USWNT had settled into their seats at Hampden Park, the [...]
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