Category Archives: World Cup
Alan Gordon and Gyasi Zardes of LA Galaxy named to squad for U.S. World Cup qualifiers
World Cup and Euro 2016 Qualifying TV Schedule: Brazil plays Chile at 4:20 p.m. today live on BeIn Sports and more
Recommended games include:
- 11:45 a.m. today Ireland-Germany ESPN
- 11:45 a.m. today Scotland-Poland Fox Sports 2
- 5 p.m. Argentina-Ecuador BeIn Sports
- 11:30 a.m. Friday Spain-Luxembourg ESPN
- 11:30 a.m. England-Estonia Fox Sports 2
- 9 a.m. Saturday Kazakhstan-Netherlands Fox Sports 2
- 9 a.m. Sunday Finland-Northern Ireland Fox Sports 1
- 9 a.m. Sunday Greece-Hungary Fox Sports 2
- 11:30 a.m. Sunday Poland-Ireland ESPN
- 11:30 a.m. Sunday Germany-Georgia Fox Sports 1
- 11:30 a.m. Sunday Gibraltar-Scotland Fox Sports 2
- 9 a.m. Monday Sweden-Moldova Fox Sports 2
- 11:30 a.m. Monday Lithuania-England Fox Sports 2
- 11:30 a.m. Monday Ukraine-Spain ESPN2
- 11:30 a.m. Tuesday Netherlands-Czech Republic ESPN2
- 11:30 a.m. Tuesday Italy-Norway Fox Sports 1
- 11:30 a.m. Tuesday Belgium-Israel Fox Sports 2
Weekly Soccer Column: Holiday weekend TV primer for U.S., Mexico, Euro 2016 qualifiers
The Galaxy may have the weekend off, but Robbie Keane doesn’t. Read more about the full slate of international games available for the armchair fan this Labor Day holiday weekend in this week’s 100 Percent Soccer column.
Weekly Soccer Column: the firing of Mexico coach Miguel Herrera after he clocks reporter has time ticking on World Cup bid
LA Galaxy defender A.J. DeLaGarza and Guam stun India in World Cup qualifying
A week after winning its first-ever World Cup qualifying game, Guam have done it again.
The tiny Pacific Ocean outpost, population 161,001, stunned India, population 1.2 billion, 2-1 on Tuesday to head its qualifying group.
DeLaGarza got the start in the win and took to Twitter to celebrate:
FT Guam 2-1 India
#WCQ #GUMIND
http://t.co/xHWzyW6D0T pic.twitter.com/Esg22AwGML
— FIFAWorldCup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 16, 2015
LA Galaxy defender A.J. DeLaGarza and Guam win first-ever World Cup qualifier
Certainly did ourselves no favors in the 2nd half but we made history. Island of 180k people hosting and winning a Fifa World Cup qualifier.
— AJ DeLaGarza (@AJD_20) June 11, 2015
Video: Former FIFA official who resigned in disgust compares Sepp Blatter to Mafia Don on “60 Minutes Sports” tonight on Showtime
Window dressing: Former FIFA official dishes on imperious FIFA head Sepp Blatter tonight on Showtime (Photo courtesy Showtime).
Alexandra Wrage, an anti-corruption specialist who served on FIFA’s International Governance Committee, a group meant to reform the organization, tells Showtime’s “60 Minutes Sports” that Sepp Blatter rebuffed her suggestion to add a few independent members to his executive committee to create transparency.
“There was really clear evidence in my mind that we were just going to be used as window dressing,” she said.
Coincidentally today we found out why Blatter had that attitude. American FIFA official Chuck Blazer has admitted taking bribes in connection with the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, part of a larger network of alleged FIFA bribery believed to involve $150 million over the last 25 years.
The show airs at 9 o’clock tonight.
FIFA Women’s World Cup Video Profile: Hermosa Beach resident Abby Wambach
Good Morning, USWNT: Abby Wambach and other members of the USWNT appeared on “Good Morning, America” before heading to Canada for the World Cup (Photo courtesy ABC News)
U.S. Soccer is releasing a series of videoes profiling members of the U.S. World Cup squad called “One Nation. One Team. 23 Stories.”
This is the video for veteran striker Abby Wambach.
And here’s more from ABC:
ABC News Videos | ABC Entertainment News
Here are the previously blogged videos for Christen Press of Palos Verdes Estates and Whitney Engen of Rolling Hills Estates.
Mia Hamm, USWNT stars put on soccer clinic for girls in East Los Angeles
Magic Mia: Fashionably dressed retired soccer star Mia Hamm, a Manhattan Beach resident, shows kids she still has some moves Wednesday in East Los Angeles (Photos courtesy Nike).
Dozens of girls were joined by former U.S. striker Mia Hamm and World Cup-bound USWNT stars Christen Press and Amy Rodriguez for a soccer clinic Wednesday in East Los Angeles.
Funded by a grant from Nike and the Mia Hamm Foundation, more than 250 girls from East LA will particpate in a year-long soccer program.
Dubbed Soccer for Success, the program began in 2009 and more than 55,000 kids have participated in the free after-school event.
From the press release:
The Brotherhood Crusade, an organization whose principal mission is to raise funds and resources from within the community and distributes those funds directly back into the community, will operate the program at the Weingart YMCA in East LA.
The event is also part of “She Believes in Her Community,” a week-long celebration where the U.S. Women’s National Team players are giving back to their local communities with special events focuses on young kids. Conceived and developed by the players, the #SheBelieves campaign is a message to young girls that they can accomplish all their goals and dreams.
Press Pointers: USWNT striker Christen Press if Palos Verdes Estates chats with girls Wednesday during the soccer clinic.