On Soccer: Controversy Follows United States Into Gold Cup Final
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A hard fought victory, which ended on a controversial call by the match official, sent the United States to the Gold Cup final where the team will meet arch rival Mexico.
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The World Cup isn't the only field that America can't dominate
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The Revolution, which is tied for the overall lead in Major League Soccer with 17 points, had three players -- defender Michael Parkhurst, midfielder Steve Ralston, and forward Taylor Twellman -- named yesterday to the United States team roster for the Gold Cup, scheduled for June 24 in six US cities.
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NEW YORK -- The Americans are going for the gold _ in gold. The U.S. women's team unveiled its jerseys for the upcoming World Cup, and the look certainly is distinctive. The primary jersey is gold, with red, white and blue trimming.
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HOUSTON, Feb. 6 -- Nothing was at stake except national pride -- there were no trophies or tickets to the next World Cup awaiting the winner -- but when the United States and Mexico collide on a soccer field, the ramifications are always magnified.
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ATHENS: Mia Hamm is primed to end her illustrious career with an Olympic gold medal when the powerful US team take on Brazil in the womenâs final on Thursday (today).
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The U.S. team must win against Ghana on Thursday or go home. And even if the Americans beat the Africans, they might wind up with an early exit from the World Cup.
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Bruce Arena plans to go out a winner with the New York Red Bulls. Arena set standards for Major League Soccer with D.C. United in the first three years of the league, then took the US national team to great heights before crashing in this year's World Cup in Germany, then surprising even himself by accepting ...
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In the Gold Cup tournament which has already seen some interesting upsets, the United States will have to do more to sustain an effective attack against El Salvador.
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Brian Ching got another big goal, and the United States received the gift of jewelry. Ching scored just five minutes in on the Americans' first shot, and El Salvador was forced to play a man short after a defender was ejected midway through the first half for wearing a gold chain. Landon Donovan went on to score a second-half goal, and the United States won 2-0 Saturday to move into good position to advance to the regional finals of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
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A few US women&#39;s soccer players scooped up small pieces of sod at Karaiskaki Stadium after their emotional gold-medal victory last week.
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The U.S. soccer team keep on winning, even though the Americans are not impressing. Despite a depleted defense and a tepid offense, the United States advanced to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 2-0 victory Saturday over Trinidad and Tobago.
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First-round Gold Cup matches produce predictable results for the US national team, especially in Norfolk County. The US team defeated El Salvador, 4-0, last night, improving its record to 21-0-1 in first-round games and to 15-1-4 at Foxboro and Gillette stadiums since 1991.
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ATHENS -- This was supposed to be the matchup for the gold medal in women's water polo -- the United States against Australia in a rematch of the 2000 final, when Australia won on a controversial late goal.
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The US men&#39;s national soccer team won&#39;t play a World Cup qualifier in El Salvador for another five weeks, but today the Americans could get a raucous preview of that October showdown at San Salvador&#39;s Estadio Cuscatlan.
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The United States and Mexico will meet in the final of the Gold Cup for the third time after winning their semi-finals on Thursday.
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Landon Donovan got plenty of help from DaMarcus Beasley &#151; and from a controversial call that led to a key goal &#151; as the United States breezed into the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.