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Plenty of question marks for U.S. in Confederations Cup - U.S. Soccer - ESPN Soccernet
soccernet.espn.go.com - 6/19/2009
Plenty of question marks for U.S. in Confederations Cup - U.S. Soccer - ESPN Soccernet
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Two games, two losses, six goals allowed and two red cards. All that -- along with a truckload of new question marks -- is what the United States national team has managed out of its first two matches in the Confederations Cup. The tournament was supposed to be a test to gauge how far along the ...
I Love Xabi Alonso
gingetalksthefooty.com - 6/19/2009
I Love Xabi Alonso
— gingetalksthefooty.com — He may play for Liverpool (for now), but Mr. Alonso has found a place in my footy... heart after his comments concerning those vuvuzeling vuvuzelas at the Confederations Cup in South Africa... from The Guardian's daily football email, the Fiver : Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso has bravely sounded a ... (more) I Love Xabi Alonso

Comments vote down winningugly winningugly posted 6/19/2009posted this
Who should the USMNT start vs. Egypt?
soccerbyives.net - 6/19/2009
Who should the USMNT start vs. Egypt?
— soccerbyives.net — Photo by ISIphotos.com The U.S. men's national team has one match remaining in the Confederations Cup, one... last match for players to prove themselves, one last chance for Bob Bradley to test his squad against ... (more) Who should the USMNT start vs. Egypt?

Comments vote down Soccer By Ives Soccer By Ives posted 6/19/2009posted this
No Homo(s)?
sportressofblogitude.com - 6/19/2009
No Homo(s)?
— sportressofblogitude.com — Egyptian midfield Mohamed Homos became a national hero after he scored the lone goal in Egypt’s shocking... 1-0 win over Italy in the Confederations Cup semifinals. Homos. Heh. His name is another word for gays. I bet he took a lot of ribbing due to his name from his classmates at Susanna ... (more) No Homo(s)?

Comments vote down Weed-Against-Speed Weed-Against-Speed posted 6/19/2009posted this

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Brazil 3, USA 0: A Look Back
Soccer By Ives —                                                       Photo by ISIphotos.com I was going to do a standard "Look Back" on the USA-Brazil game when it dawned on me that at this point there aren't many people interested in looking back at that mess. If you're interested in my views on the second match, and overall look ...

USMNT Articles and US Soccer Show Podcast
Yanks Abroad Soccer Highlights — *Wahl: Brazil 3, USA 0. (Enough said.) *USMNT Blog: Bocanegra Update *Who should the USMNT start vs. Egypt? *Brazil 3, USA 0: A Look Back *Beasley apologizes to teammates for mistake *The weak links who doomed U.S. *The 2002 World Cup really does seem like eons ago. *U.S. expectations are too high *Plenty of question marks for U.S. in Confederations Cup ...

Around The League - 06.20.2009
MLS Daily — Americans Abroad / USMNT Who Should The USMNT Start vs. Egypt? - Soccer By Ives Dempsey And Donovan: Not Great Together? - Match Fit USA Poll: Which Way For USA? - Soccer Insider Editorial: It's Time To Fire Bob Bradley - Kansas City Star Plenty Of Question Marks For U.S. In Confederations Cup - ...

Some News for Sat Jun 20
du Nord — ... 18 USA 0-3 Brazil - Braz goals by Felipe Melo, Robinho & Douglas Maicon. Venue: Loftus Versfeld Stadium - Pretoria -Sun Jun 21 USA v Egypt - 1:25pm Central on ESPN2 Venue: Royal Bafokeng Stadium - Rustenburg dN Kristian Dyer at ESPN Soccernet says that one thing us fans might want to do is lower our expectations. But I can't. I'm not wired that way. I want to win. dN Ives Galarcep at Soccernet reviews the last 2 games and looks ahead a year. dN David ...

What A Difference One Game Makes
The Rookies — After two matches in the 2009 Confederations Cup, the US Men’s Team seemed finished. They needed a miracle to get out of group play yesterday. And they got it. It was a stunning, wholly unexpected result, and just like that, the sting of two poorly played matches was erased and the US can now look forward to the Confed semifinals. But one thing bugs me about all this, and that’s the way the mainstream media covered the entire tournament. Many, many media outlets questioned the play of the US squad following their anemic performances against Brazil and Italy, and even more commented on the ...

What A Difference One Game Makes
The Rookies — After two matches in the 2009 Confederations Cup, the US Men’s Team seemed finished. They needed a miracle to get out of group play yesterday. And they got it. It was a stunning, wholly unexpected result, and just like that, the sting of two poorly played matches was erased and the US can now look forward to the ...

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scoresreport.com 6/22/2009 — At the Confederations Cup in Rustenburg, South Africa, the U.S. National Team is continuing to surprise everyone as earlier today they beat Egypt to advance to the semifinals . The Americans had looked to be heading out of the tournament after losses to Italy and Brazil, but Charlie ...
Confederations Cup Top 10 Goals
soccerbyives.net 6/30/2009 — Admit it, you miss the Confederations Cup. You miss having international matches every day and the World Cup-like feel the tournament gave the month of June. We can't bring the tournament back, but we can take a look back at some of the more memorable moments, such as the tournament's top ...
A fan’s view of Confederations Cup (part two)
centerlinesoccer.com 6/23/2009 — Hmm... I'm detecting a sudden upturn in interest in the Confederations Cup. I wonder what could be causing that.
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goal.blogs.nytimes.com 7/1/2009 — Concacaf announced that any team participating in the Confederations Cup the same year as the Gold Cup would be allowed to carry seven extra players on its roster.
USA 0-3 Brazil: Bradley Makes (Negative) History
majorleaguesoccertalk.com 6/19/2009 — Bora Milutinovic couldn’t do it. Steve Sampson couldn’t do it. Bruce Arena couldn’t do it. But Bob Bradley has accomplished it: consecutive games against Brazil where the US allowed three or more goals. Prior to the September ...
Confederations Cup Dreams Are Dead For The USA
majorleaguesoccertalk.com 6/18/2009 — Well it looks like those of us who thought there would be something positive coming in this version of the Confederations Cup we’re just wishful thinking. If you thought there would be at least, maybe three points in the first two ...
Confederations Cup: The Role of Bloggers in the USMNT Run
majorleaguesoccertalk.com 6/26/2009 — Michael Bradley showed his passion at the end of the Egypt game when he told us all off. That for me wasn’t a rebuke but a proud moment. The United States National Team which for years lived in a bubble with nothing but a few media who ...
Confederations Cup: Why the US Has A Chance
majorleaguesoccertalk.com 6/24/2009 — Spain is on a record tying unbeaten run and faces a US team that suffered their worst ever defeat to Brazil last week. But this match isn’t as easy a call as many pundits would make it out to be. While the Spanish are a formidable side, ...
5 Egyptian players' rooms broken into (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News 6/19/2009
Five members of Egypt's soccer team returned to their hotel following a 1-0 upset of Italy at the Confederations Cup and learned their rooms had been broken into. National police spokeswoman Sally De Beer said Friday that while items were missing from ...
Beasley apologizes for mistake in loss to Brazil — USATODAY.com Soccer - Top Stories 6/19/2009
DaMarcus Beasley apologized to his U.S. teammates for a mix-up that led to the second goal in a 3-0 Confederations Cup loss to ...
Italy rolls out the excuses after Egypt loss (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News 6/19/2009
Italy had far more excuses than goals. A 1-0 loss to Egypt on Thursday in the Confederations Cup was not received well back home. Gazzetta dello Sport labeled the Italian players "mummies." "We knew beforehand that this Confederations ...
Egypt team hotel rooms robbed in South Africa (Reuters) — Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News 6/19/2009
Egypt's players returned from their shock Confederations Cup win over world champions Italy to find some of their hotel rooms had been burgled, South African police said on Friday.
Warm-ups show US has work to do before World Cup (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News 6/19/2009
The World Cup is less than a year away, and the U.S. men look far from ready. They've lost three of their last four games, are getting scored on faster than fans can take their seats and are on the verge of a meek exit from the Confederations ...