1 July 2009, 10:06 pm
CBC.caMexico leads Gold Cup schedule at Oakland ColiseumSan Jose Mercury NewsMexico is aiming to regain its old form before it resumes World Cup qualifying Aug. 12 against the United States in Mexico City. ...USA soccer squad boasts different lookUSA TodayCanada facing many obstacles at CONCACAF Gol... Read More »
1 July 2009, 4:30 pm
Ten years after soccer World Cup win, women's sports gain respectUSA TodayTen years later, the 1999 World Cup remains the most popular women-only sporting event ever held, which is both good and bad. Good because it has become a ...and more »... Read More »
1 July 2009, 8:54 am
Richard DeitschSI.com"I will be disappointed and surprised if these are not the highest ratings ever for the World Cup in the United States," Skipper said of the 2010 event. ...and more »... Read More »
1 July 2009, 8:46 am
CBC.caS.Africa acknowledges work to be done for World Cupguardian.co.ukRadebe, who spent 11 seasons at former English Premier League side Leeds United, said South Africa would be a force to be reckoned with in the World Cup.World Cup Oracle, Part 1: US SoccerWVBRWednesday rant: Optimism over US loss... Read More »
1 July 2009, 7:44 am
O, no big dealBoston GlobeWe've been hearing the same, tired pronouncement that “soccer has arrived” in the States since the 1994 World Cup, yet I'm sorry to say it is what it is. ...and more »... Read More »
30 June 2009, 10:30 am
guardian.co.ukUS soccer's loss to Brazil misinterpreted John JeansonneNewsdayThe 2-0 conquest of Spain, in the semifinal round of the Confederations Cup contested in South Africa as a World Cup test event, in fact was compared to the ...Confederations Cup: Transport To Stadiums And Throughout Ci... Read More »
30 June 2009, 6:42 am
Inman: A decade later, women's soccer triumph resonatesSan Jose Mercury News... a cultural phenomenon, and no sporting event has compelled Americans so extensively this past decade as that 1999 Women's World Cup soccer tournament. ...Shooting from the LipTampabay.comall 9 news articles ... Read More »
29 June 2009, 1:40 pm
World Cup of soccer a tough sell to AfrikanersThe Canadian PressBLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — In the first few months after apartheid finally ended, a single sporting event in 1995 turned a nation of soccer fans into ...and more »... Read More »
29 June 2009, 12:28 pm
ESPN's World Cup GameplanWashington PostOne day after attracting what is believed to be its largest audience for a non-World Cup men's soccer game ever, ESPN announced today that its coverage of ...and more »... Read More »
25 June 2009, 3:43 pm
Globe and MailFans showing US love after Confed Cup upsetFOXSports.comUS interest in the world's favorite game has been building slowly, and a surprise run to the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup had Americans dreaming of ...Commentary: US soccer puts its best feet forwardHouston ChronicleUSA... Read More »