Posts Tagged ‘USA’
USMNT vs. Argentina recap
Argentina came into New Meadowlands Stadium last night as winners of three straight under new coach Sergio Batista, who took over as head man after former Argentinean superstar Diego Maradona’s contract was not renewed following a disappointing World Cup performance. The Argentineans had been playing well under Batista, defeating Brazil, Spain and Portugal by a combined score of 7-2. After dominating the […]
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Tags: Angel Di Maria, Argentina, Bob Bradley, Carlos Tevez, Diego Milito, Esteban Cambiasso, Gonzaolo Higuain, Jay DeMerit, Jermaine Jones, Jonathan Spector, Jozy Altidore, Juan Agudelo, Landon Donovan, Lionel Messi, Mariano Andujar, Sergio Batista, Tim Howard, Timmy Chandler, USA, USMNT
USMNT vs. Chile quick recap
Six players earned their first career cap Friday night at the Home Depot Center as a young Team USA drew with Chile, 1-1. None of the 19 players who dressed for the match were part of the 23-man World Cup roster last summer. Chile took the lead in the 54th minute on an athletic finish […]
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Tags: Bob Bradley, Brek Shea, Chile, Chris Wondolowski, Teal Bunbury, USA, USMNT
This play could just have well taken place in any Major League game last season, but we all know which one it’s from. In white is pitcher Armando Galarraga of the Tigers covering first, and in gray is Jason Donald, the Cleveland Indians’ ninth hitter. Unfortunately, the only name that mattered here was Jim Joyce, […]
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Tags: 2011, Armando Galarraga, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Frank Turner, Jason Donald, Jim Joyce, Landon Donovan, Looking back, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Saints, refs who blew it, San Francisco Giants, Stephen Strasburg, The perfect game that wasn't, USA, Winter Olympics, World Cup
See you in Qatar
I still get chills watching this video. So the U.S. didn’t win the 2022 World Cup bid. It hurts, but I’m over it. I can make any joke here about squeezing into a country roughly the size of Connecticut, but that won’t change anything. Don’t take your anger out on FIFA, but channel it towards […]
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Tags: 2022 World Cup, Algeria, FIFA, Landon Donovan, Qatar, USA, USMNT
