A Summer of Soccer, To Remember or Forget?

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A Summer of Soccer, To Remember or Forget?

Two tournaments, two second-place finishes, and more noteably two second-half collapses.
But is that how American supporters should remember this summer’s U.S. soccer campaign?
The U.S. failed to hold a 2-0 lead at halftime against Brazil, then after outplaying Mexico for the first 50 minutes of the Gold Cup final; they were embarrassed to the tune of [...]

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USMNT: Short-Handed, But Far From Finished

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USMNT: Short-Handed, But Far From Finished

As Bob Bradley and company have continued on through Gold Cup play, the challenge of repeating as champion has become more and more daunting.
Team performance appears to be slipping with every match. Several key players have left to begin training with their European club teams. Still the Americans managed finish group play atop their opponents [...]

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WSR Radio, Episode #4: Gold Cup, U.S. Soccer w/ Kartik Krishnaiyer

EPL, MLS, Radio, Serie A, South America, USL, USMNT, World Cup 13 July 2009 | 1 Comment

As a key member of our soccer-loving community, Kartik Krishnaiyer is one of the first people you would go to for an opinion on Major League Soccer, CONCACAF football, or the sport at large. In Episode 4 of World Soccer Reader Radio, Kartik joined host Richard Farley to talk Gold Cup, the U.S. National [...]

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Late strike from Holden draws U.S. with Haiti, 2-2

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Late strike from Holden draws U.S. with Haiti, 2-2

After two shut-out wins to begin the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the U.S. men’s national team needed a stoppage time goal from midfielder Stuart Holden to secure a tie versus Haiti.
Holden also assisted a goal to Davy Arnoud to put the U.S. up early.
“Confidence, the more games I’ve gotten I think I’ve got more comfortable,” [...]

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2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup TV Schedule

USMNT, United States 2 July 2009 | 1 Comment

2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup TV Schedule

Here is this years complete 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup television broadcast schedule:
Group Stage:

Group
Date
Match
Time
TV
Venue

A
July 3
Canada vs. Jamaica
8 p.m. ET
Galavision
Los Angeles

A
July 3
Costa Rica vs. El Salvador
10 p.m. ET
TeleFutura
Los Angeles

B
July 4
Honduras vs. Haiti
7 p.m. ET
Galavision
Seattle

B
July 4
Grenada vs. United States
9 p.m. ET
FSC & TeleFutura
Seattle

C
July 5
Panama vs. Guadaloupe
5 p.m. ET
Galavision
San Francisco

C
July 5
Nicaragua vs. Mexico
7 p.m. ET
Univision
San Francisco

A
July 7
Jamaica vs. Costa [...]

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