Thursday kicks: SuperLiga, U.S. to play Mexico and MLS
Another chance to see Beckham?
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for the Aug. 15 SuperLiga semifinal against D.C. United after the MLS team beat the Houston Dynamo Wednesday. (and were helped by Club America).Another chance to beat Mexico?
The U.S. has beaten Mexico twice this year already, including a come from behind Gold Cup win, but a game at hostile Azteca Stadium is a different proposition altogether.Here's more from the (edited) U.S. Soccer press release:
"The USA has never won a match on Mexican soil, holding a lifetime record of 0-22-1. The last 'friendly' in Mexico resulted in a 1-2 loss on Oct. 17, 1984. The teams have played south of the border five times since, the USA’s lone goal during that span coming in the 2-1 loss in 2006 World Cup qualifying. Despite the loss, the Eddie Lewis strike in the 59th minute proved to be decisive in the final standings, giving the U.S. a one-goal advantage in goal differential and a first-place finish in the group.The U.S. has a lifetime record of 14-29-10 against Mexico in a series that dates to 1934. Since the rivalry between these two teams began in earnest in 1990, the sides have played 26 times, with the U.S. holding a 12-7-7 advantage.
Next up on the U.S. schedule: an Aug. 22 game in Sweden. Kick off is at 11:30 a.m. on Fox Soccer Channel.
And also, the MLS game tonight kicks off at 4 o'clock on ESPN2 with the Kansas City Wizards playing the New England Revolution.
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Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
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