All Entries Tagged With: "Mexico"
Showdown at the Azteca: The US-Mexico Preview
Tweet Jon Levy This week provides a perfect example of why I love international soccer so much. The sheer magnitude of every little event is staggering. Just a few days ago the US was in grave danger; one snowcapped goal later and they’re practically in the CONCACAF World Cup Qualification driver’s seat. On the other [...]
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 [...]
2012 Men’s Olympic Tournament: Five Teams to Watch, and Why It Matters
Tweet Jon Levy As you probably could have guessed if you didn’t read our post on the subject, we here at TYAC were none too pleased with the US men’s team’s failure to qualify for the Olympics. It was an inexcusable failure, a lost opportunity for growth, and a giant let down for fans who [...]
For US Soccer, McBride’s Goal vs. Mexico Changed Everything
Tweet Today is the 10th Anniversary of the Beginning of the World Cup Run for the United States in 2002, marked by a thrilling 3-2 win over Portugal that remains one of the best games we ever saw. We have argued that the more important result, from a historical standpoint, happened two weeks later, with [...]
A Closer Look At The Márquez Experiment
Tweet By Andrew Villegas Paging Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl, I have the topic and title for your next book: The Márquez Experiment. In a lot of ways, the Rafa Márquez experiment in NY was a more important experiment than the David Beckham experiment was for MLS. Márquez was supposed to bring in Mexicans — a [...]
Puck’s Friday Happy Hour: Klinsy’s Debut, and Building on the MB 90 Nickname Legacy at TYAC
Tweet By Puck Ladies and Gentlemen welcome back to the Happy Hour. Wednesday’s match with Mexicowent just about as scripted, at least in this writer’s view. The USMNT veterans were unfamiliar with their new assignments under Klinsy and El Tri took advantage, exploiting the resulting gaps in defense. The addition of former USMNT outcasts like [...]
Ain’t No Friendly Vs. Mexico: Your Preview To Klinsmann’s Debut Tonight In Philadelphia
Tweet By Jon Levy USA–Mexico: TYAC Preview There is no such thing as a “friendly” soccer match when the USA and Mexico meet, so you won’t see that term appear a second time in this preview. The Yanks and El Tri will meet in an exhibition match on Wednesday night; a match sure to be [...]
Puck’s Friday Happy Hour: Klinsmann’s Culture Change Will Take Time, and Lingering Questions Remain
Tweet By Puck Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back into the Happy Hour. My apologies for missing last week’s gathering. I was home in Rochester, New York, land where USWNT stars are born, to celebrate my old man’s 60th birthday. As you turn 60 once in a lifetime, unless of course you are the Dali Lama [...]
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