USA soccer fans gathered at the Globe Pub in Chicago to watch the Olympic team defeat Brazil for the Gold Medal! The breakfast was sponsored by the Chicago Red Stars.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "News Video From The 'Golden Globe' Pub Olympic Viewing Party", url: "http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2008/08/news-video-from-the-golden-globe-pub-olympic-viewing-party/" }); Click to continue reading...

August 21, 2008 - USA soccer clinched the gold medal today in Beijing, as Carli Lloyd scored the game-winner in 1-0 overtime thriller against Brazil. By most accounts goalkeeper Hope Solo, who made six saves to earn the shutout victory, was the star of the game but let's not forget the other 17 members of the [. Click to continue reading...

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The soccer blogosphere was alive this week with the sound of hooligans. Not literally, of course. It's not like I was sitting in front of my computer listening to "up to our knees in [fill in the blank] blood" or anything like that. Just that there was lots and lots (and lots) of talk about hooliganism, fan violence, security violence, etc. Click to continue reading...

All about the USA Today soccer (and other sports) writer, who also drops a quick A.C. namecheck. Click to continue reading...

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QPR-Related Websites: The Updated List
There are a considerable number of QPR websites both in the UK and around the world. Below is a list of those QPR sites, currently active. The list is NOT necessarily ranked in order of "best" QPR site; or personally-preferred site; or "most popular" site. Click to continue reading...

The venues for World Cup Qualifying were announced today. They are: Sept. 10: USA-T&T in Bridgeview, Ill., 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2) Oct. 11: USA-Cuba in Washington, 4 p.m. (ESPN Classic) Nov. 19: USA-Guatemala in Commerce City, Colo., 10 p.m. (ESPN2) While this is a solid set of venues, the real focus is on the upcoming friendlies against England, [. Click to continue reading...

U23 qualifying semifinals for the Olympics took place in Nashville tonight. The final score was USA 3 Canada 0. TFC players involved were Maurice Edu and Marvell Wynne for the USA and Tyler Hemmings for Canada. Andrea Lombardo came on as a substitute in the second half and Josh Wagenner who recently had a trial with TFC was the Canadian keeper. Click to continue reading...