Tampa will host the latest game in this series as the USMNT meet 16th ranked Colombia, if you cannot make it to Raymond James Stadium, watch it on FS1, UniMas and UDN starting at 7:30 ET. This addition now has the US facing 1/4 of the top 20 teams in the FIFA rankings joining fellow powerhouses, Brazil, England, Italy & Mexico, all but one was in this most recent FIFA World Cup. One more Oct. opponent is being cemented now. WIth this being a FIFA date, all player are up for being rostered.
readToday, this national league let it be known that although the number of games will reamain unchanged at 34 for its' 2nd year, they will now take 33 weeks to play these matches. Wednesday during the USL Board of Governors Mid-Seanon Meetings held in Atlanta this decision was ratified.
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Italian side Juventus FC topped SL Benfica of Portugal, 4:2 on penalty kicks after a 1:1 draw, on Saturday, during the annual exhibition club competition - International Champions Cup (ICC), before crowd of 24,194, Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J.
After a scoreless first half, Spanish defender Alex Grimaldo scored off a free kick in the 65th minute to give the 36-time Portuguese champion, Benfica, the lead.
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Soccer Long Island Magazine continues its weekly feature as it looks back at some historical events/games, both on and off the field, from the region of North, Central America and Caribbean.
In this week’s edition you have Mexico capturing 3 Gold Cups (1993, 2003, 2009); Canada winning it's 2nd Concacaf Women’s U-20 Title; and 1st U.S. team competing at Olympic Soccer Tournament on home soil since 1904.
readBWP netted his 100th MLS goal and 118 overall as a Red Bull as it was the game winning goal, his 26th in the 1-0 win over DC in their new digs, Audi Filed in a rain soaked affair. Brilliant formerly of NYCFC got the start for the home team as RBNY ran their all time July record to 49-29-22 with 180 goals scored and 163 conceeded.
Kaku gave BWP the assist, he leads the league with 13, including 3 in his last 4 games and 4 over the last 6.
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