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Sports Central June 14, 2007 Kevin Beane |
The Gold Cup is Golden There is plenty of meaningful, enjoyable soccer played in-between World Cups at the international level |
Sports Central June 16, 2011 Kevin Beane |
Gold Cup Heats Up In my last column, I previewed and predicted the Gold Cup. Now that the quarterfinals are set, how did I do? |
Sports Central June 2, 2011 Kevin Beane |
2011 Gold Cup Preview Nearly a year has passed since the World Cup has passed, which is usually the beginning and the end of United States interest in soccer. |
Sports Central June 5, 2014 Kevin Beane |
The Father of U.S. Soccer U.S. men's soccer coach Jurgen Klinsmann raised some eyebrows in a New York Times profile today when he declared the World Cup unwinnable for the Americans in 2014. |
Sports Central November 20, 2008 Kevin Beane |
CONCACAF Reviews and Previews Here are predictions about World Cup qualifiers. |
Sports Central June 27, 2006 Mark Chalifoux |
Closing the Door on the Cup To send off the World Cup in proper fashion, here are some things I think about the World Cup and Team USA. |
Sports Illustrated August 31, 2001 |
Donovan's big chance Every indication is that 19-year-old American soccer player Landon Donovan will get his first World Cup qualifying start on Saturday when the U.S. meets Honduras. |
BusinessWeek July 1, 2010 Crayton Harrison |
Landon Donovan: Mexican Marketers' Bad Guy The U.S.-Mexico rivalry makes Donovan the perfect bad guy for Mexican marketers. |
Sports Illustrated March 29, 2001 Grant Wahl |
Feeling Minnesota The Twin Cities bring out the best in soccer's diehards... |
Sports Central February 12, 2009 Kevin Beane |
Liveblogging the USA/Mexico Match The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team kicks off the final round of World Cup qualifiers against its toughest opponent in the region and their bitter rivals -- Mexico. |
AskMen.com Rob Fox |
Thierry Henry Won't Save Soccer In America Beyond the money, it's difficult to see why a player of Henry's stature would want to compete in a league that's seen by many outside of North America as a golden retirement home for European and South American pros. |
Sports Central March 31, 2005 Kevin Beane |
World Cup Fever, Anyone? Sports fans who find themselves lost between seasons, or in the midst of boring ones, may find that soccer fills the void quite nicely -- particularly, the high-stakes, world cup level. |
Sports Illustrated August 30, 2000 Grant Wahl |
The crazy life of Landon 18-year-old sniper Landon Donovan is much more likely to start for coach Clive Charles now that another field position has opened up for an under-23 player... News on the MLS and national team fronts... |
Sports Illustrated May 2, 2001 Grant Wahl |
Starting at the Top The U.S. is unbeaten in World Cup qualifying. Why is the once-struggling team so torrid? |
Sports Central March 27, 2008 Kevin Beane |
World Soccer Recap Pro soccer teams the world over are compelled to release their players to go play for their country. |
Sports Central June 28, 2007 Kevin Beane |
The Gold Cup is Golden (Pt. 2) A recap of the Gold Cup playoffs. |
Sports Central May 20, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup Preview: Group A One of the weakest groups in this summer's World Cup features the host nation Germany, along with Poland, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. |
Sports Central July 16, 2009 Kevin Beane |
The Blight of David Beckham Kudos to Landon Donovan for not backing off his statements and for creating an environment where David Beckham is going to know he won't be let off the hook by his teammates. |
Salon.com July 2, 2002 Andrew O'Hehir |
Ten things I learned about life and soccer from the 2002 World Cup There is a football God, and despite the wild twists and turns of this year's tournament, He's still Brazilian. |
Sports Illustrated September 23, 2000 Grant Wahl |
Coming of age U.S. men's soccer joins ranks of the world's best... |
Sports Illustrated October 9, 2001 Grant Wahl |
Mastermind In qualifying for the World Cup, U.S. coach Bruce Arena pushed all the right buttons... |
Salon.com May 24, 2002 Allen Barra |
Soccer may be the world's sport, but it will never be America's Every four years soccer officials assure us that if the U.S. men's team makes a run for the World Cup, their sport will finally break through in America. Dream on. |
Sports Central June 1, 2006 Piet Van Leer |
World Cup Preview: Group D Group D is about as straight-forward as you get: Two soccer teams (Portugal and Mexico) flooded with distinguished players, and two teams (Iran and Angola) who are clearly not. |
Salon.com May 30, 2002 Andrew O'Hehir |
The greatest show on earth It's World Cup time again -- when more than a billion people will be enthralled not just by the joy of victory and agony of defeat, but also by the mystery and despair that is championship soccer... |
Sports Illustrated June 5, 2002 Grant Wahl |
Opening statement Much, perhaps too much, goes the American way in their first match of the World Cup. |
Sports Illustrated June 20, 2002 Grant Wahl |
World Class By thumping archrival Mexico, the U.S. punched through to soccer's elite eight, its best showing in 72 years. |
Sports Illustrated May 18, 2000 |
Klinsmann loves L.A. Soccer News: Still, don't expect Klinsmann to join the Galaxy -- he retired for good in 1998... MLS discovery zone gets ugly -- again... MLS players responded to the following question: Who's the best coach in MLS? Who's the worst coach?... |
AskMen.com July 14, 2014 Simon Kuper |
How Germany Created A Lean, Mean Unbeatable World Cup Machine It takes a country to create a team like this. And not many countries could manage that project. |
AskMen.com Jack Doyle |
USA Soccer Has No Chance Against England With a runner-up finish in the 2009 Confederations Cup still fresh in the minds of U.S. soccer fans, expectations for World Cup success have never been higher. |
Salon.com June 12, 2002 Andrew O'Hehir |
Sacre bleu! Dios mio! It's the Bizarro World Cup! France fades into Sartrean nothingness, Argentina dances the tango of despair and the United States and Japan, titans of world baseball -- sorry, I mean soccer -- rise up. |
AskMen.com Simon Kuper |
3 Big Questions (And Answers) For Soccer In 2011 Question One: Will Jose Mourinho leave Real Madrid if he fails to take the Spanish title from Barcelona? |
Sports Central June 30, 2009 Ross Lancaster |
So Close to Glory, But Getting Closer The US soccer team is the most skilled and talented than they have been in the past. |
Salon.com June 22, 2002 Gary Kamiya |
Welcome to the world In defeat, the U.S. soccer team won an epic victory: It brought America into the world of sports. |
Sports Central December 17, 2006 Greg Wyshynski |
MLS Grows Up Lamar Hunt's dream of America as a Soccer Nation is still unfolding. But his vision of Major League Soccer as a professional sports league has become a reality. |
Sports Illustrated September 19, 2002 Grant Wahl |
Unfamiliar refrain The Yanks are coming! The Yanks are coming! The U.S. is a decent side on the international stage now, one that has to be taken seriously by any team in the world. And that's a huge advance from what any European would have said before the World Cup. |
Sports Central May 9, 2014 Kevin Beane |
World Cup Preview, Groups E and F Groups E and F include Switzerland, Ecuador, Argentina, and more. |
Sports Central May 31, 2012 Kevin Beane |
U.S./Brazil Liveblog After a very slow start in the Jurgen Klinsmann era, the U.S. Men's National Team is on fire as they head into World Cup qualifying in a couple weeks. |
Outside June 2008 Mark Anders |
Turf Battle U.S. soccer fans are turning to homegrown hero Taylor Twellman, the New England Revolution's 28-year-old striker. |
Sports Illustrated April 12, 2000 Grant Wahl |
Overbeck gets assist from Devers Soccer news: U.S. defender Carla Overbeck has Graves' disease... Why do some players star in the club game but flounder at the international level... special meeting Wednesday in Chicago with Fire coach Bob Bradley... etc. |
Sports Illustrated May 16, 2001 Grant Wahl |
Don't send Mathis to Europe yet Just because MetroStars striker Clint Mathis is the hottest U.S. player in years, MLS doesn't want its fans to assume he'll be on the next flight to Europe... |
AskMen.com July 31, 2013 Simon Kuper |
2013 Soccer The seven most powerful European clubs -- Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain -- start the season with a new manager. |
Sports Central June 29, 2010 Brad Oremland |
Why I Don't Love Soccer Why has the beautiful game of soccer, something easy both to play and to understand, failed to make headway against baseball and basketball and American football? |
Sports Central July 1, 2010 Kevin Beane |
On Soccer, Instant Replay, and Culture Five quick thoughts on the World Cup, and the need for instant reply. |
Sports Illustrated May 14, 2002 Grant Wahl |
No mas for Armas What now for the U.S.? Chris Armas, the U.S.'s tough-as-nails defensive midfielder, will miss the World Cup after tearing his right ACL against Uruguay. But this isn't a catastrophe for the U.S. team... |
BusinessWeek July 1, 2010 Ryan Bradley |
Ben Hooper: Scoring on Soccer's Rich History Ben Hooper left pro soccer and found his footing with retro-designed soccer T-shirts. |
BusinessWeek May 1, 2006 Stanley Holmes |
A Breakout Year For Soccer? Investors seem to think MLS has a big future. You be the judge. |
Sports Illustrated June 17, 2002 Phil Taylor |
No vacancy U.S. has no room for soccer on its full sports plate. |
AskMen.com Simon Kuper |
Soccer In 2012 The year's highlight should be the European Championship, team for team a considerably stronger competition than the World Cup. Spain hopes to become the first side to complete the treble of Euro, World Cup and then Euro, and judging strictly by personnel, it should do it. |
Sports Illustrated June 18, 2002 Grant Wahl |
Arena football U.S. soccer coach rides instinct into round of eight. |
BusinessWeek May 13, 2010 Townsend & Elfes |
Adidas' Big Money Defense Against Nike With Nike closing in, Adidas hopes sponsorships will preserve its lead. |