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HOUSTON, TX – JUNE 13: Jesus Antonio Molina #23 of Mexico fights for the ball with Christian Santos #19 of Venezuela during the 2016 Copa America Centenario Group match between Mexico and Venezuela at NRG Stadium on June 13, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

WATCH: Daniel Hernandez keeps Mexico off the scoresheet, Tecatito Corona equalizes minutes later

Daniel Hernandez might as well earn Man of the Match honors for his excellent performance against Mexico today. Venezuela, a team that was facing the mighty Mexico (who was favored to win the group by most experts), scored early to take the wind out of the Mexican sails and held on to a slim 1-0 […]

HOUSTON, TX – JUNE 13: Jose Manuel Velazquez #6 of Venezuela celebrates after scoring a first half goal during the 2016 Copa America Centenario Group match between Mexico and Venezuela at NRG Stadium on June 13, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

WATCH: Venezuela’s Jose Manuel Velazquez scores golazo early against Mexico

In what many saw as an easy game for Mexico to either earn a draw or a victory against the 77th ranked team in the FIFA Standings, really took a turn for the worst for Mexico and their fans. Early in the match, Andres Guardado committed a foul way outside of the box and it […]

PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 11: Clint Dempsey #8 of United States celebrates his goal with teammate Gyasi Zerdes #9 in the first half against the Paraguay during the Copa America Centenario Group C match at Lincoln Financial Field on June 11, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

10 man USA holds off Paraguay to advance to knockout rounds of Copa America

They didn’t make it easy for themselves but then again they never do. DeAndre Yedlin picked up two yellow cards in the first three minutes of the second half but the 10 man USMNT held on for a 1-0 win against Paraguay. Clint Dempsey got on the end of a Gyasi Zardes cross in the […]

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 04: DeAndre Yedlin #2 of the United States makes a slide tackle against Peru in the second half during an international friendly at RFK Stadium on September 4, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Watch: DeAndre Yedlin picks up two yellow cards in a minute and the US goes down to 10 men

It looked like things were going well for the USMNT in Philadelphia Saturday night. Clint Dempsey scored his 51st international goal and the US looked pretty in control of their match against Paraguay, carrying a 1-0 lead into halftime. But then the second half started. Just over a minute into the half DeAndre Yedlin received […]

CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 07: Clint Dempsey #8 of the United States scores a goal on a penalty kick against Patrick Pemberton #18 of Costa Rica during a match in the 2016 Copa America Centenario at Soldier Field on June 7, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Watch: Clint Dempsey scores 51st international goal to give US the lead

There wasn’t much going on in the early going of the USMNT third group game against Paraguay. Both teams got some early chances but nothing really too threatening. But then Gyasi Zardes got some open field on the left flank and Michael Bradley played a perfectly weighted through ball to him. Zardes, who had been […]

América wins CONCACAF Champions League for second consecutive year

Club América has won the CONCACAF Champions League for the second consecutive year in a row, after defeating Tigres UANL by an aggregate score of 4-1. They will now represent the CONCACAF in the 2016 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, joining Auckland City (the Oceania Football Confederation representative) as the first in qualifying […]

Mexican teams dominate in the CONCACAF Champions League, part 2

The semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League are set, and it will feature all-Liga MX teams with Club América and Tigres scoring wins over Seattle Sounders and Real Salt Lake respectively. Tigres will face Querétaro and Club América will take on Santos Laguna in what should be some amazing soccer to be played. The day’s […]

Mexican teams dominate in the CONCACAF Champions League

The Liga MX assured themselves that at least two teams are to participate in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League as Querétaro and Santos Laguna managed to do away with their Major League Soccer counterparts. DC United and the LA Galaxy, still in preseason form, were no match for the in form Querétaro and […]

The Copa America Centenario Draw was certainly something

If you were expecting the broadcast of the Copa America Centenario draw to kick off and get right down to business, well then this was probably the first live draw for a major FIFA tournament you’ve ever watched. Right from the get go we were treated to talks of ticket sales and some pointless musical […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – JUNE 9: A sellout crowd of over 81,000 watches Brazil play Argentina during the second half of an international friendly soccer match on June 9, 2012 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Argentina defeated Brazil 4-3. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

Copa America Centenario venues revealed: MetLife Stadium hosts Final

ESPNFC reports that 10 of 12 stadiums have been “locked in” as Copa America Centenario venues for the special tournament next Summer. MetLife Stadium, in East Rutherford, New Jersey (NYC market) will host the Final. It is unsurprising that large NFL and College Football stadiums are being chosen to host this special event. With the […]

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