USA defender Oguchi Onyewu had surgery this week to repair a ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee, that he injured in the recent World Cup qualifying game against Costa Rica. After the game the U.S. Soccer Federation estimated that his recovery at three to four months, but the federation issued a new estimate of […]
World Cup
The European qualifying phase for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa comes to a close over the next week with six group winners and the identities of several play-off contenders still to be decided. Spain and England will approach their final two fixtures safe in the knowledge that their place in next summer’s […]
USA striker Clint Dempsey will miss the U.S.’s huge World Cup qualifier at Honduras on Saturday. Dempsey sprained his shoulder during Fulham’s 2-2 draw with West Ham on Saturday and underwent an M.R.I. exam yesterday which showed the extent of the injury. The injury cannot be that serious as the US did not replace Dempsey […]
England manager Fabio Capello has told David Beckham that his World Cup dream is dead unless he secures a return to Europe this winter. “Beckham knows well that if he doesn’t return to a big European championship in December he’ll have no chance for the World Cup,” Capello told Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. […]
It was a result that nobody expected, especially after the way they played in the first two games. But the U.S. men’s team heat Egypt 3-0 on Sunday, and that combined with Brazil’s 3-0 thrashing of Italy means the U.S. is in the Confederations Cup semi-finals where they will play Spain. Spain are the European […]
The U.S. gets involved in Confederations Cup action Monday with a game against the World Cup holders. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN and Telefutura with a 2:25 ET kickoff. “Italy is going to be favored,” U.S. captain Carlos Bocanegra said. “The pressure will be on them, and we want to go out […]
That was a huge win by the U.S. men’s team last night in Chicago, as they came produced their first come-from-behind win in qualifying since 1985 to beat a tough Honduras team. This was a much better performance by the U.S. than Wednesday’s dismal performance in Costa Rica. Coach Bob Bradley must have read STO […]