Archive for the ‘Friendlys’ Category

Live commentary – USA versus England – Womens friendly

Well that was great and I can’t wait for the World Cup. Look for more coverage of the USWNT and women’s soccer in the up coming months. TWEEEET TWEEET TWEET. And what a momentous win for England. USA’s 52 game unbeaten run in friendlies is broken as England play a great first half and good [...]

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Live Commentary – USA versus Paraguay

The US played a lot better and Sweats made some very positive changes from the last game. A disappointing result, but there are some good take-aways, namely Ream, Chandler and Lichaj. They all shone brightly as did Deuce and Agudelo. The rest of the US squad were pedestrian. If Bradley played like he did in [...]

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USA versus Argentina – Live commentary 3.26.11

Agudelo and Chandler were the difference makers in the second half and if not for Howard the score would have been embarrassing. Argentina played pretty football but their finishing let them down…that and Howard was immense. TWEEET TWEET TWEET. Well a draw. Who would have thought after the first half. Typical US resolve and never [...]

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US versus Brazil – Post your comments here

A very strong line from the US, though no Dempsey and Altidore is on the bench. Brazil seem to be going with a younger team…wish England would follow suit. I’ll leave you all in the capable hands of Tuesday! ——————————– Lineups USA – Howard, Spector, Bocanegra (C), Bradley, Gonzalez, Donovan, Bedoya, Bornstein, Buddle, Edu, Feilhaber [...]

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Real Madrid versus Club America pictures

Some pictures from Wednesday’s game in San Francisco. I shot at too high an ISO, forgot my flash, and basically brought a knife, nay a spoon to a gun fight. Still Real Madrid looked good (as did Club America in the second half), and if it wasn’t for Ochoa, would have won by 3 or [...]

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England versus Mexico – International Friendly

Tweet Tweet Tweet. Game over. A comfortable win for England with a mix matched starting 11. Mexico looked dangerous and pacy but need to work on defending set pieces. Martin Tyler says it all when he said that both teams learned what they needed to. Lunch time for me. 91:00 – Oddly Glen Johnson is [...]

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