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News in Brief: Calvo and Venegas Called up by Costa Rica, #TheNorth Taking Shape, Wherefore Art Thou NASL, News Bits and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Calvo and Venegas Called up by Costa Rica, #TheNorth Taking Shape, Wherefore Art Thou NASL, News Bits and MoreMNUFC’s Francisco Calvo and Johan Venegas called up to #LaSele Feliz y agradecido con Dios otro llamado a #lasele ????????#uncaf pic.twitter.com/VSzmP3fWlJ — Francisco Calvo (@calvo05oficial) January 3, 2017 Fully one-fourth of Minnesota United FC’s current roster has been called up to the Costa Rican squad for the Copa Centroamericana 2017, taking place in Panama from…
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From Minnesota to Quito With Love
Continue Reading: From Minnesota to Quito With LoveIt is finally summer for teachers and students alike. And while the last days of the school year are often filled with tears, goodbyes, and heartfelt hugs, I much prefer when they’re also peppered with pointed comments about who will win the cup of the moment, and tinged with trash talk. So as soon as…
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Copa America Cenetario Day 12: Chalk
Continue Reading: Copa America Cenetario Day 12: ChalkArgentina 3, Bolivia 0 There is one bad team in CONMEBOL. It is Bolivia. — Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl) June 15, 2016 Argentina barely had to show up to cruise into the quarterfinals; they scored three times in 32 minutes and that was that. Looking forward, though, the Argentines will feel a little like they only…
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Copa America Centenario Day 10: Physicality and 40 years
Continue Reading: Copa America Centenario Day 10: Physicality and 40 yearsThe final match day for Group B, kicked off with a few clear possible outcomes. If Brazil got a point against Peru, they’d win the group. If Peru beat Brazil, they’d win the group. If Ecuador crushed Haiti, and Brazil and Peru tied, they’d win the group. If Haiti crushed Ecuador, they’d never have to buy a beer back home again. So…
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Copa America Centenario Day 9: Wait, the USMNT Won Group A?!?
Continue Reading: Copa America Centenario Day 9: Wait, the USMNT Won Group A?!?Going into the tournament, it seemed highly unlikely that the United States would be able to top Group A. Many people, understandably pessimistic about recent form, thought the United States men were more likely to crash out of the group entirely than to win it. With a publicly-stated goal of reaching the semi-finals, Jurgen Klinsmann…
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Copa America Cenetario Day 8: Bolivia Gets CONCACAF’d
Continue Reading: Copa America Cenetario Day 8: Bolivia Gets CONCACAF’dChile 2, Bolivia 1 You may not be entirely aware of what it means to “get CONCACAF’d,” but it’s a concept born of dozens of examples at all sorts of CONCACAF competition. In general, you can expect any referee to lose control of the game and start making ever-stranger decisions, culminating in one key moment…
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Copa America Centenario Day 7: Venezuela Shocks Uruguay, Mexico and Venezuela Set To Advance
Continue Reading: Copa America Centenario Day 7: Venezuela Shocks Uruguay, Mexico and Venezuela Set To AdvanceVenezuela 1 – Uruguay 0 Our first real upset of the tournament put Venezuela in the lead of group C, at least for a while. Rarely are two teams in a group eliminated after the second set of games, but with Venezuela’s shock defeat of Uruguay (and the Jamaica v Mexico match we’ll get to next) that…
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Copa America Centenario Day 6: How Brazil Got their Groove Back
Continue Reading: Copa America Centenario Day 6: How Brazil Got their Groove BackBrazil 7 – Haiti 1 In the run-up to the match, all the focus was on the tenuous position of Seleção coach, Carlos Dunga. Could he get the historically creative, inventive, artistic offenses to actually score a goal? Would an uninspired performance presage his downfall? For his part, Dunga appeared eager to score, with closeups making…
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Copa America Centenario Day 3: Mexico and Uruguay Make The Tournament Interesting Again
Continue Reading: Copa America Centenario Day 3: Mexico and Uruguay Make The Tournament Interesting AgainLeave it to Mexico and Uruguay to make me care about the tournament again The Copa America Centenario has not been good. At least not in “a chance to watch good football” sort of way. There were three games on Saturday, including a game against CONCACAF minnow Haiti and the nightcap featuring Brazil. One goal.…
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Copa America Centenario Day Two: USMNT Catches a Break
Continue Reading: Copa America Centenario Day Two: USMNT Catches a BreakCosta Rica 0 – Paraguay 0 After last night’s humbling USA defeat, one of CONCACAF’s other marquee teams, Costa Rica, took the field against a fallen South American giant in Paraguay. As the lineups were released, Spanish right back Dani Carvajal was not listed for either side. While this was expected, it didn’t stop one…
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Copa Centenario Preview: Get Excited For An Amazing Summer of Soccer
Continue Reading: Copa Centenario Preview: Get Excited For An Amazing Summer of SoccerThe Soccering: The Greatest Summer of Soccer in North America in a Generation As we here at Fiftyfive.one started discussing soccer events this summer, we began to realize it was more than just the usual international competitions. No, this would be The Soccering, or #SOCCERING2016, the greatest summer of soccer in North America in a generation.…