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U.S. Men’s National Team Coach: ‘We Cannot Win The World Cup’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The United States men’s soccer team has its work cut out for it at the upcoming World Cup. The United States is in what has been dubbed this year’s “Group of Death,” containing...
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Lichtenstein: Soccer Is Boring TV, Which Is Why Most Americans Don’t Care...
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns Soccer fever will grip the planet this week as the 2014 World Cup kicks off in Brazil. I already have a headache. Before you pounce on me with derivations of “ugly...
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U.S. Coach Doubles Down, Says World Cup Title ‘Not Realistic’
SAO PAULO (CBSNewYork/AP) — Jurgen Klinsmann maintains the United States shouldn’t be expected to win the World Cup, even if that stance is upsetting to some fans back home. “If it’s now American or...
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Let The Games Begin! All Eyes On Brazil For Start Of World Cup
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20140612175514593AA.mp4 SAO PAULO (CBSNewYork/AP) – The problem-plagued preparations have been well chronicled, with critics condemning the range of issues...
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U.S. Out To Prove Itself In World Cup Rematch Against Ghana
NATAL, Brazil (CBSNewYork/AP) — Jurgen Klinsmann speaks with pragmatism. He books his airline tickets with hope. The U.S. coach caused a stir in the lead-up to soccer’s championship when he said that...
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USA Comes Back From Certain Doom To Stun Ghana In Group G Classic
NATAL, Brazil (CBSNewYork/AP) — Clint Dempsey scored in the first minute and rookie substitute John Brooks scored a late game winner as the U.S. defeated Ghana 2-1 Monday in the World Cup opener for...
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U.S. Turns Attention To Portugal As World Cup Fever Hits Home
SAO PAULO (CBSNewYork/AP) — After arriving back at their rooms at 4:45 a.m., victorious American players skipped breakfast Tuesday, slept late, went for medical tests and turned their attention to...
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No Conspiracy: Klinsmann Says U.S. Wants Win, Not Draw, Against Germany
MANAUS, Brazil (CBSNewYork/AP) — American players still were showering off the sweat from the steamy Amazon night when the first questions about a possible conspiracy were asked: Would the United...
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Instead Of Breather, U.S. Contemplates Scenarios To Advance At World Cup
SAO PAULO (CBSNewYork/AP) — Instead of taking a breather, the U.S. created a World Cup math puzzle for its fans back in America. Just 30 seconds from clinching advancement with a game to spare, the...
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Jozy Altidore To Miss United States’ World Cup Game Against Germany
SAO PAULO (CBSNewYork/AP) — He’s out again. Jozy Altidore will miss the United States’ World Cup game against Germany on Thursday because of his strained left hamstring. The forward was injured in the...
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Dyer: U.S.-Germany Is Simply A Monster Match For Soccer’s Place In This Country
By Kristian Dyer » More Columns There is more on the line for the U.S. Men’s National Team and head coach Jurgen Klinsmann on Thursday than just another soccer match. It’s more than just the chance to...
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How ‘Bout It, Boss? U.S. Squad Tweets Permission Slip For Fans To Skip Work
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Memo to bosses around the country: Thursday may not be a banner day for productivity. Especially between noon and, say, 2 p.m. That’s when the U.S. will be taking on Germany...
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Storylines Abound In Critical USA-Germany World Cup Match
RECIFE, Brazil (CBSNewYork/AP) — When Jermaine Jones stands for the national anthems of his countries on Thursday, he will soak in the moment. Jones, like four American teammates and his coach, will be...
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8 Times Germany’s Coach Joachim Loew Was Over The Rain
By Chris Kral The USMNT took on Germany in a match that would help decide their World Cup fate…and lost, but it wasn’t all bad news! With Portugal’s defeat of Ghana (2-1), the USMNT will be moving on...
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World Cup Fever Sweeps NYC As Fans Watch USA’s 1-0 Loss To Germany
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — It seems like all of New York was glued to Thursday’s World Cup match between the U.S. Soccer team and Germany. The first two U.S. games at this World Cup kicked off at...
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Bring On Belgium! U.S. Soccer Team Determined To Keep The Train Rolling
RECIFE, Brazil (CBSNewYork/AP) — Bring on Belgium! Now that the U.S. has survived the so-called “Group of Death,” it’s time for sudden death: the knockout phase of the World Cup. The Americans play...
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USA Trying To Reach World Cup Quarters For 1st Time Since 2002
SALVADOR, Brazil (CBSNewYork/AP) — They know the eyes of the United States will be on them from thousands of miles away, and they say they are ready. The time is now. The Americans try to reach the...
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Late Rally Lifts U.S. Men’s National Team To Stunning Win Over The Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (CBSNewYork/AP) — Danny Williams scored in the 88th minute and Bobby Wood in the 90th, capping a comeback from a two-goal second-half deficit and leading the United States over the...
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How About This For An Encore? U.S. Men Stun World Cup Champion Germany
COLOGNE, Germany (CBSNewYork/AP) — For the second time in six days, Bobby Wood scored a late goal to give the United States its first victory at a European soccer power. The 22-year-old from Hawaii...
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Klinsmann Shakes Up U.S. Roster In Advance Of Gold Cup Quarterfinals
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Jurgen Klinsmann spouted optimism after the United States played Panama to a 1-1 draw to wrap up the group stage of the Gold Cup, reasoning that despite a trio of...
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Jamaica Relishes Underdog Role Against 5-Time Champion U.S. In Gold Cup...
ATLANTA (CBSNewYork/AP) — Forward Michael Seaton says Jamaica advanced to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals for the first time in 17 years because the Reggae Boyz enjoyed surprising the doubters. With...
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Jamaica Shocks U.S. In Gold Cup Semifinals
ATLANTA (AP) — The United States had everything on its side. History. A raucous home crowd. And, supposedly, the better team. None of it prevented Jamaica from handing the Americans their biggest upset...
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Crooks: It’s High Time An American Coach The U.S. Men’s National Team
By Glenn Crooks » More Columns By American standards — really by any current principles in professional sports across the globe — Jurgen Klinsmann would have already been removed as the head coach of...
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Hartnett: USA, Klinsmann Under Pressure To Deliver At Copa America
By Sean Hartnett » More Columns The United States will compete in highly competitive Group A at Copa America Centenario. With matches against Colombia, Costa Rica and Paraguay, and only two tickets...
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Hartnett: U.S. Was Great, But Klinsmann’s Decisions Served Mostly Himself
By Sean Hartnett » More Columns What a difference one game makes. The Americans were under an avalanche of pressure Tuesday night in Chicago but delivered a top-drawer performance, routing Costa Rica...
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Hartnett: USA Eyes Spot In Copa America Knockout Round
By Sean Hartnett » More Columns USA heads into Saturday’s Group A finale controlling its own destiny. A win over Paraguay would get the Americans into the Copa America quarterfinals. Tuesday’s 4-0 rout...
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Klinsmann: No More Talk Of U.S. As Underdogs — Time To ‘Go For It’
PHILADELPHIA (CBSNewYork/AP) — Jurgen Klinsmann wants a transformed mentality when the United States opens the knockout phase of the Copa America against Ecuador on Thursday. “The whole old story is...
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Hartnett: U.S. Delivered A Performance That Gives Reason To Believe
By Sean Hartnett » More Columns The United States delivered a spirited Copa America quarterfinal victory over Ecuador on Thursday night in Seattle. The 2-1 win was the kind of full-blooded performance...
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Crooks: Time For US Soccer To Sever Ties With Klinsmann
By Glenn Crooks » More Columns While the Jurgen Klinsmann dissenters have expanded following the U.S. men’s national team’s losses to Mexico and Costa Rica in the first two matches of the Hexagonal, I...
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Jurgen Klinsmann Fired As US Men’s National Soccer Team Coach
CHICAGO (CBSNewYork/AP) — Jurgen Klinsmann was fired as coach of the U.S. soccer team Monday, six days after a 4-0 loss at Costa Rica dropped the Americans to 0-2 in the final round of World Cup...
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‘Soccer In The City’ Podcast: Klinsmann Out, Arena In
Did U.S. Soccer make the right move by firing Jurgen Klinsmann and replacing him with Bruce Arena this week?
View ArticleUSA Stuns Italy, First Win Over 4-Time World Cup Champions In Nearly 80 Years
GENOA, Italy (AP) — The United States gained a rare victory over a soccer power, beating Italy 1-0 Wednesday night on Clint Dempsey’s goal in the 55th minute for its first win over the Azzurri in 11...
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Hartnett: United States Delivers History At Azteca
By Sean Hartnett » More Columns United States head coach Jurgen Klinsmann delivered words of inspiration to his players before they ended 75 years of misery. “This moment is for you, go and grab it.”...
View ArticleHartnett: Klinsmann Winning Over Doubters, Guiding U.S. Soccer To New Heights
By Sean Hartnett » More Columns Back in February, furious American soccer fans vented their dissatisfaction at national team manager Jurgen Klinsmann after the United States dropped their opening game...
View ArticleUnited States Wins Gold Cup For The Fifth Time After Defeating Panama
CHICAGO (CBSNewYork/AP) — It took Brek Shea less than a minute to give the United States a goal. And the Gold Cup title. Shea scored 42 seconds after coming into the game as a substitute, and his goal...
View ArticleRiding Impressive Winning Streak, U.S. National Team Heads Into Hostile Costa...
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (CBSNewYork/AP) — The streaking U.S. soccer team will face Costa Rica on Friday night in a World Cup qualifying match that revenge-minded Costa Rican fans have been looking...
View ArticleUS Stuns Panama 3-2 In Stoppage Time, Saves Mexico’s World Cup Hopes
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — How about a “thank you?” Panama was about 90 seconds from beating the United States and advancing to a playoff against New Zealand for a World Cup berth. The fans at Estadio...
View ArticleUSA Draws ‘Group Of Death’ At 2014 World Cup Draw
COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (CBSNewYork/AP) — The United States will play Ghana, Portugal and Germany in what appears to be the most difficult first-round group at next year’s World Cup, one that will take...
View ArticleKlinsmann Defends Cutting Legend Donovan From U.S. World Cup Roster
STANFORD, Calif. (CBSNewYork/AP) — U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann says he dropped Landon Donovan from the World Cup roster because other forwards in the player pool surpassed him in the months before the...
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5 Things You Missed At The 2014 World Cup In Brazil: Week 2
The World Cup is here. And the action has been as exciting as we could have hoped. With so many games and so many stories — after all, it is the biggest sporting event on the planet — some stuff is...
View ArticleUSA Soccer World Cup Profile: Defender Omar Gonzalez
Position Omar Gonzalez is a center defender that is currently playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy and the United States Men’s National Team. Buy World Cup gear World Cup Experience Defender Omar...
View ArticleUSA Soccer World Cup Profile: Defender DaMarcus Beasley
Position DaMarcus Beasley is an American soccer player that plays as a left midfielder for Mexican club team Puebla, but plays as a left defender for the United States Men’s National Team. Buy World...
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USA Soccer World Cup Profile: Defender John Brooks
Position John Brooks is a 21-year-old American player who is currently playing for German club team Hertha BSC and for the United States Men’s National Team. Brooks plays defender for both teams. His...
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USA Soccer World Cup Profile: Forward Chris Wondolowski
Position Chris Wondolowski is an American who currently plays as a striker for the San Jose Earthquakes from the MLS and for the United States Men’s National Team. The 31-year-old soccer player, also...
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USA Soccer World Cup Profile: Midfielder Jermaine Jones
Position Jermaine Jones is a 32-year-old American that is currently playing for Turkish club team Besiktas and the United States Men’s National Team as a defensive midfielder. He was born in Germany...
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The 5 Faces Of Jurgen Klinsmann
By: Brittni Michaelis Meet Jurgen Klinsmann. Klinsmann, a former German national team player and coach, took over the reigns of the U.S. men’s national team from Bob Bradley in 2011 and has never...
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USA Soccer World Cup Profile: Midfielder Alejandro Bedoya
Position Alejandro Bedoya is a 27-year-old American player who is currently playing as an attacking midfielder or winger with French club Nantes and as a midfielder with the United States Men’s...
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9 Things U.S. Team Fans Will Miss After Their World Cup Exit
By Chris Kral For U.S. soccer fans, the defeat was crushing. After a brilliant run in the ‘Group of Death’ and advancing to the Round of 16, the U.S. team was eliminated from the World Cup. Belgium...
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