One of the most historic venues in Brazilian football and called home by Atletico Mineiro and Cruzeiro, both former national champions, the 66,805 capacity Estadio Mineirao is set to undergo a complete overhaul prior to hosting six matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ – including one semi-final. The modernisation project includes the lowering of the pitch surface and improving […]

•Landon Donovan Nets Third Career Hat Trick, Sets Record with 125th Career Start •USA Improves to 4-0-0 in 2012, Marking Just Second Time Team Has Opened Year with Four Straight Wins •U.S. Next Hosts Five-Time World Cup Champion Brazil at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 30, at FedExField in Landover, Md. (ESPN2, ESPN3, TeleFutura) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 26, 2012) […]

Second-to-Last Domestic Match for the U.S. WNT Before  2012 London Olympics at Sold-Out PPL Park Kicks Off at 7 p.m. ET CHICAGO (May 26, 2012) – The U.S. Women’s National Team match against China on May 27 from the sold-out PPL Park in Chester, Pa., will be streamed live exclusively on ussoccer.com. Fans can follow the live stream by visiting […]

Fourteen Players Bring World Cup Qualifying Experience to Start of 2014 Campaign; ‘Five-Game Tournament’ Begins May 26 vs. Scotland in Jacksonville, Fla. CHICAGO (May 25, 2012) – U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has named a final 23-man travel roster that will compete in the upcoming five matches that include three friendlies and the start of 2014 FIFA […]

EverBank Field; Jacksonville, Fla. May 24, 2012 U.S. OPENS FIVE-GAME ‘TOURNAMENT’ AGAINST SCOTLAND: The U.S. Men’s National Team starts its busiest stretch of the year with an international friendly against Scotland at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 26, at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. The USA will play three friendlies and two World Cup qualifiers in an 18-day stretch, […]

MLS Teams Join Tournament’s Third Round on May 29 and 30 SharePrintSubscribe to RSSEmail ThisMay 23, 2012 © U.S. Soccer MLS Teams Join Tournament’s Third Round on May 29 and 30 CHICAGO (May 23, 2012) – U.S. Soccer has announced the fourth-round possible pairings and locations for the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Results from the third round of […]

Final 23-Man Roster for Five-Game Series Will Be Released May 25 CHICAGO (May 20, 2012) – U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has added 11 additional players to the initial squad of 16 that is training at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. The newest players begin reporting today, and will continue throughout the […]

U.S. MNT Players Raising the Bar Abroad May 18, 2012  – When selecting a roster – especially one that will compete in FIFA World Cup qualifying – one of the important criteria for U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann is seeing that players are making important contributions to their club teams. This season, he’s gotten plenty to be […]

Now 35 years of age, there is little that has not already been said about Brazilian superstar Ronaldo. Indeed, the lethal goalgetter’s achievements speak volumes, with O Fenômeno the all-time leading scorer in FIFA World Cup™ history, the proud owner of two FIFA World Cup winners’ medals, a three-time FIFA World Player and two-time Ballon d’Or winner. Having overcome adversity […]

They doubted that he could do it.  The last time Giants Stadium had a full house of more than  70,000 “paying” fans was during the 1999 Women’s World Cup.  The Metrostars held several international events since, but none filled the stadium to capacity or even half-way.  Even the USA Team with it’smagnificent run during World Cup 2002 could not draw a […]