If Landon Donovan doesn’t make it back to the national team ahead of next year’s World Cup, it won’t be for anything he said or did during his – well, let’s just call it what it is – probationary period of estrangement from the Jurgen [...]

We’ve gone through the teams, and we’ve walked you through the schedule, but for some fans, the big draw to this summer’s Confederations Cup will be stars they don’t otherwise ee in their favorite leagues. In a tournament too young, [...]

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With the competitive World Cup tuneup starting this weekend, it’s time to take a look at who will be participating, where they came from, and how they may fare ahead of the Big One in Brazil next year. The competition takes place every four [...]

The Confederations Cup is under way in Brazil, but not everybody’s happy about it. Hundreds of protestors gathered outside the National Stadium in Brasilia to demonstrate their anger at the high amount of public money used by the government [...]

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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) – Only 3 minutes into the match, Neymar got the job done. The Brazil striker scored early to help Brazil beat Japan 3-0 in the opening match of the Confederations Cup on Saturday, knocking in a firm shot from outside [...]

Something to keep in mind as you watch the Confederations Cup over the next two weeks: Watch and enjoy, I say. Heck, outside of Major League Soccer, it’s a dead spot in a soccer caldendar that pretty much cranks out the greatness year-round [...]

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Something to keep in mind as you watch the Confederations Cup over the next two weeks: Watch and enjoy, I say. Heck, outside of Major League Soccer, it’s a dead spot in a soccer caldendar that pretty much cranks out the greatness year-round [...]

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) – Coming from a tiny island in the South Pacific to the huge country of Brazil, a group of men from Tahiti is preparing to play some of the best soccer teams in the world. Tahiti’s national team will make [...]

Word out of North London is that Arsene Wenger is set to break the transfer record at Arsenal and sign Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuaín. The only thing holding back the Arsenal manager from completing the deal is Madrid’s need to hire [...]

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Word out of North London is that Arsene Wenger is set to break the transfer record at Arsenal and sign Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuaín. The only thing holding back the Arsenal manager from completing the deal is Madrid’s need to hire [...]

SANDY, Utah – Feel free to ask yourself at this point: where would the United States be in World Cup qualifying without Jozy Altidore? Probably in OK shape. Possibly even in good shape. But probably not in out-of-this-world, super-model shape. The [...]

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Bookends of brilliance from the Confederations Cup’s most talked-about player defined today’s first match in Brazil, with Neymar’s early goal and late, defense-breaking assist giving the host nation a 2-0 win over Mexico. Barcelona’s [...]

Take an aging team, fly them half-way across the world, and ask them to play on short rest. On the other side, put a set of highly skilled, tactically adept players who’re more than willing to run all day. On the surface, it sounds like a [...]

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) – Coming from a tiny island in the South Pacific to the huge country of Brazil, a group of men from Tahiti is preparing to play some of the best soccer teams in the world. Tahiti’s national team will make [...]

Games aren’t decided by possession, but the numbers help paint a picture. At halftime, Spain was not only up 2-0 on Uruguay today at the Confederations Cup, they’d held over 80 percent of the possession. It was a completely mismatch. It’s [...]

Away from CONCACAF opponents reticent to engage them, Mexico was supposed to thrive. At least, that was the hope headed into the Confederations Cup. Instead the all-draw Tri, 1-5-0 in World Cup qualifying, saw things go from meh to worse, losing [...]

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Away from CONCACAF opponents reticent to engage them, Mexico was supposed to thrive. At least, that was the hope headed into the Confederations Cup. Instead the all-draw Tri, 1-5-0 in World Cup qualifying, saw things go from meh to worse, losing [...]

CARSON, Calif. (AP) – The Los Angeles Galaxy have acquired six-time MLS All-Star midfielder Pablo Mastroeni in a trade with the Colorado Rapids. Under the deal announced Monday, the Galaxy also received the rights to midfielder Baggio [...]

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CARSON, Calif. (AP) – The Los Angeles Galaxy have acquired six-time MLS All-Star midfielder Pablo Mastroeni in a trade with the Colorado Rapids. Under the deal announced Monday, the Galaxy also received the rights to midfielder Baggio [...]

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) -The roar of “Tahiti” from 20,000 fans was as inspiring as it was unsettling for a group of footballers who struggle to attract 100 fans to their matches usually. Never before had they played in front [...]

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Jozy Altidore was the hero for the United States, calmly slotting home a left-footed shot to hand the Stars Stripes a 1-0 victory over Honduras on Tuesday night. With the victory the U.S. made it three wins in three World Cup Qualifying matches [...]

SANDY, Utah – Feel free to ask yourself at this point: where would the United States be in World Cup qualifying without Jozy Altidore? Probably in OK shape. Possibly even in good shape. But probably not in out-of-this-world, super-model shape. The [...]