The U.S. Men’s National Team was defeated by Panama 3-2 in penalty kicks in the Gold Cup Third Place match Saturday afternoon at PPL Park, in Chester, Pa. Trailing 1-0 at the tail end of the second half, substitutes DeAndre Yedlin and Clint Dempsey combined to level the match, 1-1. As the clock continued ticked […]
Archives for July 2015
U. S. Men Bomb In Gold Cup Semifinals
The U.S. Men’s National Team was eliminated from the 2015 Gold Cup Wednesday night after a 2-1 Semifinal loss to Jamaica at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Trailing 2-0 at the start of the second half, the U.S. came out quickly on the attack and Michael Bradley scored his second goal of the tournament […]
Battery Comes Up Short To EPL West Brom
The Charleston Battery gave up a goal at the end of the first half, clawed it back just before the hour, then surrendered the game-winner with less than seven minutes remaining to fall 2-1 to the English Premier League’s West Bromwich Albion in an entertaining international friendly Friday at Blackbaud Stadium. West Brom striker Brown Ideye, a […]
Dempsey’s Hat Trick Fuels U.S. To Semifinals
The U.S. Men’s National team dominated its quarterfinal game against Cuba at M&T Stadium, winning 6-0 to punch its ticket to the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Semifinals. Clint Dempsey tallied a hat trick, Aron Johannsson, Gyasi Zardes and Omar Gonzalez also scored for the MNT, with Gonzalez’s goal the first of his international career. The […]
U.S. Men Shuts Out Haiti 1-0
The U.S. Men’s National team clinched the top spor in Group A of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup with its win 1-0 against Haiti at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Clint Dempsey buried his second consecutive game winning goal to lead the team to victory. After a scoreless first half, MNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann subbed […]
Gold Cup…….Dempsey 2, Honduras 1
The U.S. Men’s National Team began its quest to defend its Gold Cup title with a 2-1 win against Honduras in front of a sell-out crowd of 22,357 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. In his 16th Gold Cup appearance Clint Dempsey notched a double and Michael Bradley, on the night of his 100th MNT cap, […]
USA WORLD CHAMPIONS…..AGAIN!
U.S.Women’s National Team defeated Japan 5-2 at Vancouver’s BC Place on Sunday night to become the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion and the first three-time FIFA Women’s World Cup winner. In the first 16 minutes of play the USA took a 4-0 lead over Japan after Carli Lloyd netted the fastest hat trick in […]
US Men Cruise Over Guatemala 4-0
After a sloppy first half, the U.S. men had a 1-0 halftime lead over Guatemala courtesy of an own goal. The game played at LP Field in Nashville, attracted a crowd of over 44,000, a record for a soccer game in the state of Tennessee. After Jozy Altidore’s penalty kick attempt was saved in the […]
US Youth Soccer Regional Champions Qualify For 2015-16 National League
The US Youth Soccer Regional Championships wrapped up on June 30, with Regional winners and representatives in the Under-13 through Under-17 Boys and Girls Divisions earning automatic qualification into the prestigious US Youth Soccer National League for the 2015-16 season. The National League is an extension of the highly successful US Youth Soccer Regional Leagues […]
USA 2, Germany 0 To Reach WC Final
The U.S. Women’s National Team downed FIFA #1-ranked Germany 2-0 at Olympic Stadium to advance to the Final of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. It will be the fourth World Cup final appearance for the USA. The first half was a balanced affair with both teams pressing and having opportunities to get on the […]