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Video:  USA v MEXICO --- (World Cup Qualifier - February 2001 - full highlights) --- CREW Stadium flashback
Video: USA v MEXICO --- (World Cup Qualifier - February 2001 - full highlights) --- CREW Stadium flashback
(9:17) ESPN: In anticipation of the February match at Crew Stadium kicking off their final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, US Soccer.com revisits the similar event at the same stadium, in preparation for 2002. --- Here, as in 2009, USA meets Mexico in the storied rivarly.
U.S.-Mexico Rivalry Returns to Columbus for First Final Round Qualifier For 2010 FIFA World Cup
U.S.-Mexico Rivalry Returns to Columbus for First Final Round Qualifier For 2010 FIFA World Cup
ussoccer.com — For the third consecutive time in final round qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, U.S. Soccer has... selected Columbus Crew Stadium to host the home leg between the United States and Mexico. The USA’s most anticipated match of the final round will be played Wednesday, Feb. 11. (more) U.S.-Mexico Rivalry Returns to Columbus for First Final ...
CREW Stadium to host 2010 World Cup Qualifier
CREW Stadium to host 2010 World Cup Qualifier
web.mlsnet.com — December 16 --- MLSNet.com: The USA v MEXICO match in Columbus is the first of five qualifiers... in the Final Round to be played in the United States. --- "We are thrilled to welcome the U.S. Men's National Team back to the friendly confines of Crew Stadium" said Crew President & GM Mark McCullers... (more) CREW Stadium to host 2010 World Cup Qualifier
ESPNsoccernet - U.S. Soccer - Davis: Columbus the obvious choice to host Mexico
ESPNsoccernet - U.S. Soccer - Davis: Columbus the obvious choice to host Mexico
soccernet.espn.go.com — Columbus Crew Stadium is the meat and potatoes of American soccer grounds. There isn't much in the... way of ornamentation and fancy schmancy. Other soccer stadiums have sprouted majestically on the domestic scene, decorated with swell roofs, ... (more) ESPNsoccernet - U.S. Soccer - Davis: Columbus the ...
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Q&A - Baldomero Toledo
U.S. Soccer's "Official Take" — This month there's a big game happening. You may have heard about it? You also may have heard about the cold weather, which has played a memorable part in the USA-Mexico rivalry in the past. With these things in mind, this month we're asking U.S. Soccer's full-time referees about officiating games in the cold and taking charge of games between heated rivalries. First up, Baldomero Toledo. Official Take: How is refereeing in the cold different from refereeing a game in warm weather? Baldomero Toledo: You take a game in the cold with the same responsibility [as one in any weather], and the only thing that changes is your game preparation. In cold weather ...

Q&A - Terry Vaughn
U.S. Soccer's "Official Take" — This month there's a big game happening. You may have heard about it? You also may have heard about the cold weather, which has played a memorable part in the USA-Mexico rivalry in the past. With these things in mind, this month we're asking U.S. Soccer's full-time referees about officiating games in the cold and taking charge of games between heated rivalries. In part one we talked to Baldomero Toledo. In part 2 below, we speak with Terry Vaughn. Official Take: How is refereeing in the cold different from refereeing a game in warm weather? Terry Vaughn: Weather is a factor that we have to deal with every time we do a match outdoors. One of the ...

Ricardo Salazar Checks In
U.S. Soccer's "Official Take" — This month there's a big game happening. You may have heard about it? You also may have heard about the cold weather, which has played a memorable part in the USA-Mexico rivalry in the past. With these things in mind, this month we're asking U.S. Soccer's full-time referees about officiating games in the cold and taking charge of games between heated rivalries. In part one we talked to Baldomero Toledo and in part two we spoke to Terry Vaughn. For part three, Ricardo Salazar checks in with the Official Take Blog: It seems that the weather is the current talk for the US/Mexico showdown on Feb. 11 in Columbus. What is interesting is that ...

Q&A - Jair Marrufo
U.S. Soccer's "Official Take" — This month there's a big game happening. You may have heard about it? You also may have heard about the cold weather, which has played a memorable part in the USA-Mexico rivalry in the past. With these things in mind, this month we're asking U.S. Soccer's full-time referees about officiating games in the cold and taking charge of games between heated rivalries. In part one we talked to Baldomero Toledo and in part two we spoke to Terry Vaughn. For part three, Ricardo Salazar checked in. Now, for part four, here's Jair Marrufo answering a few questions with the Official Take Blog: Official Take: How is refereeing in the cold ...

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