Jozy Altidore off US roster for qualifiers
NEW YORK, NY ● Jozy Altidore has been dropped from the U.S. roster for critical World Cup qualifiers and Landon Donovan was among the 24 players picked despite injuring his left knee last weekend. Altidore has nine goals in 10 games this season for AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands but had little impact during two [...]
Lille’s Mavuba undergoes successful knee surgery
LILLE, France ● Lille captain Rio Mavuba has undergone knee surgery and faces up to three months out of action. The midfielder had the operation Monday after a meniscus problem in his left knee was diagnosed when injured while playing against Rennes at the end of September. His club says the operation went well [...]
Puyol set to miss Euro’s
BARCELONA, Spain ● Barcelona defender Carles Puyol will undergo knee surgery, the Spanish league club said Tuesday, ruling the Spain international out of next month’s European Championship. Puyol on Saturday finished Barcelona’s 4-0 victory over Espanyol with discomfort in his right knee, and subsequent medical tests led the 34-year-old to opt for arthroscopic surgery. Barcelona [...]
Canada stun US in qualifier
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Stunning! The United States Under-23 squad suffered a defeat in CONCACAF Olympic qualifying, falling 2-0 to Canada on Saturday in front of 10,578 spectators at LP Field. Doneil Henry and Lucas Cavallini scored for the victorious side, which now sits tied with El Salvador – 4-0 winners against Cuba in the night’s [...]
Caps finally break ban
CARSON, Calif. – Captain Jay DeMerit scored the game-winner and the Vancouver Whitecaps earned their first away victory in club history, downing Chivas USA 1-0 at a rainy Home Depot Center on Saturday night. The Whitecaps struggled to create much offense, but as Chivas pushed forward in the second half, it was the Whitecaps who [...]
Record 14-0 USA
VANCOUVER, BC – Determined to avoid another slip-up in a qualifying tournament, the U.S. women’s soccer team set records by posting an NFL-like score. The players would happily give a few of those goals back for a healthy Ali Krieger. Krieger’s right knee injury tempered the United States’ 14-0 rout of the Dominican Republic on [...]
Galaxy’s Gonzalez out 7-9 months after surgery
CARSON, Calif.- Los Angeles Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez will be out seven to nine months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee. Gonzalez had surgery Friday in Los Angeles. The injury leaves the Galaxy without the player voted MLS’ top defender last season after he helped Los Angeles claim the [...]
