Tag: Earnie Stewart
BUCKEYE STATE CLASHES (PART I): 2001: The first dos cero between USMNT and El Tri
A half hour into the match with Mexico, the U.S. was living its worst World Cup nightmare.
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A half hour into the match with Mexico, the U.S. was living its worst World Cup nightmare. The Americans already had lost their most dangerous scoring threat, Brian McBride to a swollen eye, and their best playmaker, Claudio Reyna, was hobbling around with a strained groin muscle.
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LOOKING BACK: At 4 USMNT WCQ home losses since 1985 (2 by Costa Rica)
FrontRowSoccer.com editor Michael Lewis is the only journalist to have witnessed in person and write about the four previous World Cup qualifying losses by the U.S. men’s national team. Here are his reports from each of those encounters.
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2 GAMES, 2 MEMORABLE WINS: For USMNT in WCQ in San Pedro Sula, Honduras
FrontRowSoccer.com editor Michael Lewis has covered two memorable World Cup qualifying matches in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. He decided to share two of those games he reported on – in 2001 and 2009.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: One writer’s dandy dozen encounters between the USMNT and El Tri through the years
In wake of the U.S. men’s national team’s triumph over Mexico Sunday night/Monday morning, I figured I would rank some of the most memorable matches between the countries through the decades.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Black Pioneers of North American Soccer League book honors players from back in the day
The likes of Pele, Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Carlos Alberto and Giorgio Chinaglia have been written about from here to eternity about their heroics in the North American Soccer League.
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U.S. SOCCER BOARD MEETING: Federation re-opens COVID-19 Grant Fund
The U.S. Soccer Board of Directors conducted its quarterly meeting Friday in advance of the 2021 Annual General Meeting, which is taking place virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreGOODBYE, COLUMBUS: Looking back at one writer’s sweet 17 memorable matches at MAPFRE Stadium
It has been known by many names, including Columbus Crew Stadium, MAPFRE Stadium and even the erector set because it looked like one.
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ROGUES GALLERY: 46 players who have made life miserable for the Red Bulls in the playoffs
Since the Red Bulls/MetroStars have lost more games than they have won in the MLS Cup Playoffs, it is only natural that they have more villains than heroes.
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IT WAS 23 YEARS AGO TODAY: When USMNT recorded a precious and rare point in Mexico in WCQ
A little more than half hour into its critical World Cup qualifier against Mexico on Nov. 2, 1997, the U.S. national team was facing its ultimate nightmare and worst-case scenario.
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ON THE OTHER HAND: U.S. Soccer’s Stewart: hex still a possibility
Don’t necessarily count out the hex, says U.S. Soccer sporting director Earnie Stewart.
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TAKING A PASS (DAY 42): When the USMNT, without a key foursome, managed to stay alive in WCQ (2000)
The head coach was suspended.
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