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"Sometimes you see Brazil on the calendar, and you go in with a lot of respect because of their players," American forward Herculez Gomez said. "But they're just like us. They bleed. They hurt. So we got to get after it."It didn't happen Wednesday night, at least not quickly enough.Neymar converted a penalty kick and set up two more goals, leading the five-time World Cup champions to a 4-1 victory. Thiago Silva, Marcelo and Alexandre Pato also scored for Brazil, playing the opener of a three-game U.S. tour.Gomez got the U.S. goal in his first start since the 2010 World Cup. The Americans had entered with five straight wins, including a 1-0 victory in February at four-time world champion Italy and a 5-1 rout of Scotland last weekend.Brazil was another level.U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann, the former German star and coach, advised his players to toughen up."We need to get an e...JOHANNESBURG (AP) — For many players on the Mexico team, the loss to Argentina probably was their World Cup adios.Veterans Rafael Marquez , Gerardo Torrado, Carlos S...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — FIFA is investigating why a section of seats at Soccer City was unoccupied during the World Cup opening match between South Africa and Mexico.The...
The new head of Brazilian soccer took over Tuesday, promising as few changes as possible despite an often controversial reign by predecessor Ricardo Teixeira.Career ...
Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado, who led Mexico from 1982 to 1988 during economic crisis and a devasting earthquake, died Sunday at age 77, President Felipe Calderon ann...
Jose Manuel De La Torre has been hired as the new coach of Mexico's national soccer team, less than five years after making his coaching debut.De La Torre's post was...
Not this time, Mexico.The U.S. women's soccer team avenged one of its most shocking losses Tuesday night, and did so emphatically. A pair of early goals quickly put ...
HEIDELBERG, South Africa (AP) — With the World Cup in full swing in South Africa, many rugby-obsessed Afrikaners are embracing soccer like never before.But because r...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — World Cup and city officials in Johannesburg met Saturday to improve transportation for matches at Soccer City after traffic congestion caused so...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mexico forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco , the oldest field player at the World Cup, still has the ability to add a spark of genius when he is in the gam...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mexico coach Javier Aguirre wants to stick with what's worked in the past, even if it flopped in his team's World Cup opener.Aguirre will keep th...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Germany World Cup winner and manager Juergen Klinsmann was named United States coach Friday, the U.S. soccer federation said.Klinsmann, w...
This time of the year is all about winning titles, securing European places and the desperate struggle to avoid relegation.A win over a bitter rival can seem like th...
One of the world's largest open-air landfills, a vast, seaside mountain of trash where thousands of people have made a living sorting through the debris by hand, wil...
Brazil coach Mano Menezes did not picked Ronaldinho for exhibitions ahead of the London Olympics, limiting the player's chance of making it to the games.Neymar, Alex...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The buildup is over. Africa's first World Cup arrives to the buzz of vuvuzelas, with the hope that Nelson Mandela will attend the opening ceremon...
With tension escalating between their governments, the United States and North Korea were drawn Tuesday into the same first-round group for this summer's Olympic wom...
Mexico remained in position to win its third major soccer tournaments this year, beating Colombia 3-1 on Saturday night to advance to the semifinals in the Under-20 ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Javier Hernandez's family has a long soccer tradition, and the Mexico striker will try to repeat history by scoring in a World Cup like his grand...
For all the talk about the strides soccer has made in the United States, results of late have been stark and disappointing.The Americans were eliminated by Ghana in ...
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