All Entries Tagged With: "Mexico"
2011 Gold Cup Draw Released: Another Favorable American Grouping
By Neil W. Blackmon With the March friendlies coming up, March Madness in the air and the MLS Season about to begin and the Champions League in full-swing, it was sometimes tough to remember that the most important tournament the US will play in this cycle outside of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament begins this June: [...]
For US Soccer, McBride’s Goal vs. Mexico Changed Everything
Nearly a decade before there was Landon Donovan, Ian Darke and “Goal, Goal USA!”, the United States Men’s National Team took the field at the Jeonju Castle in South Korea for the Round of Sixteen at the World Cup Finals. In a host of personal reflections on that day, I’ve often wondered if the members [...]
Player To Watch #30: Giovani Dos Santos
Number 30: Giovani Dos Santos Position: Attacking Midfielder Country: Mexico Club Team: Tottenham Hotspur FC, English Premier League American Based Athletic “Soulmate”: John Wall, PG, University of Kentucky Six months ago, there were legitimate questions as to whether Mexico would have any players in this list. Indeed, it is hard to be in a “32 [...]
Guardado: Mexico will win 3-0… – Blackmon
Diminutive Mexican mid Andres Guardado sure is confident heading into tomorrow’s clash between the Yanks and El Tri @ the Azteca. (4 PM, Mundo 2 for an English Broadcast)Insisting that the presence of a U.S. “A Team” will not matter, Guardado, who is battling a bit of a knee injury, said Monday morning– “Of course [...]
USA/Mexico: Round 1 Million – Levy
Ahead of Wednesday’s important World Cup qualifier/grudge match/bounce back game against El Tri the USMNT has plenty of questions to answer: Can the Yanks pick up their first win in The Azteca? Will the team be able to keep up its blistering form from the last three games of the Confederations Cup? Will Landon Donovan [...]
