by Maura Gladys Five games, nine days and 39 goals. That’s what it took for the U.S. women’s national team to win the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament and book their ticket to this summer’s London Olympic Games. The U.S. steamrolled the opposition, beating Dominican Republic 14-0, Guatemala 13-0, Mexico 4-0, Costa Rica 3-0 and Canada [...]
Archive for January, 2012
30 Jan
The Dizzying Decision Tree of Carlos Tevez
John Nyen on the enigma that is Sir Carlos Tevez The man on the keyboards pounds out the rhythms to the beat as the two brothers swap verses. Of the two front men, one is a skinnier kid, while the other is dressed in a soccer kit. The man in the jersey looks a bit [...]
27 Jan
Today Only: Dempsey vs. Donovan (& Howard)
Fulham departs the Cottage and heads northwest to Goodison to face David Moyes bunch of not so merry men. The so-called #LDvsCD battle. Donovan vs. Dempsey. TSG is not buying the hype, but nice to watch one game in England instead of two to see the US’s top field players….and leading striker Tim Howard. Discuss.
26 Jan
Observations: USA 1, Panama 0
The United States went south to Panama Wednesday night and came away with a win against a CONCACAF up-and-comer and little else. The small margin of victory came early in the contest as Zach Loyd lofted a ball into the box. Chris Wondolowski challenged his defender for it as it skipped (or grazed) past their [...]
26 Jan
Image: Tim Howard’s Apparent Transfer Value
Winning, US-style. The British press compares the value of “strikers” Fernando Torres, Andy Carroll & Tim Howard. (Thank you Jesse for the find)
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