15 Results for tournament

Milan and Inter bring a taste of Italy to Foxborough

David Mosse

Argentine striker Diego Milito was the star of the show in the Italian derby between Inter and AC Milan, writes David Mosse.

Story | Conversation | July 27, 2009

Honduras performance positive for U.S.

David Mosse

...impress, continually running down blind alleys. In what turned out to be his final match of this tournament, thanks to a (supposedly) pre-arranged agreement with Benfica, he simply tried to do too much. It...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 10, 2009

U.S. players poised for payoff

David Mosse

...English fans wild. Fulham are rumored to be interested. Clint Dempsey: A silly omission from my all-tournament team. I wish I had a mulligan on that one. Dempsey has the best overall skill set...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 01, 2009

Confederations Cup ends with a bang

David Mosse

If the Confederations Cup is truly a dress rehearsal for the World Cup, then Brazil used the tournament to cement its status as favorite for the grand prize next year, writes David Mosse.

Story | Conversation | June 29, 2009

European champion Spain the favorite in South Africa

David Mosse, ESPN

The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa is basically a dress rehearsal for the 2010 World Cup with Spain the undisputed favorites, writes David Mosse.

Story | Conversation | June 09, 2009

One flu over the cuckoo's nest

David Mosse

...sick. Dress rehearsal While the Mexican federation is vowing never again to take part in any CONMEBOL tournament, the national team could come up against a South American opponent later this year. That is, of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 15, 2009

Bradley moving up in the world

David Mosse

...South Africa, and I doubt the U.S. midfielder will be one of the stars of the tournament. But the article does illustrate the level of recognition he is starting to achieve. His type of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 17, 2009

What a crazy year it was

David Mosse

...Spain played a beautiful, elegant brand of attacking soccer that has been sorely missing in recent international tournaments. Led by a midfield that simply oozed class, Luis Aragones' team controlled each and every game, proving...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 29, 2008

Euro 2008 wrap

David Mosse

After a slow start to Euro 2008, the first two days of the tournament were probably the least riveting. The action quickly picked up to the point that the 2008 Euro...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 30, 2008

Club versus country

David Mosse

...game today. As expected, European clubs are putting up a major stink about releasing players for this tournament. And since FIFA couldn't care less about the Olympics and refuses to get involved, the likes...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 23, 2008

Beckham to miss time in '08?

David Mosse

...as well as the couple of weeks off he'll ask for -- and be granted -- following the tournament, it's not farfetched to suggest the Galaxy will have to do without its star player for...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2007

Favourites out to defend crown with style

David Mosse

David Mosse chronicles a glittering history for Brazil in the World Cup and their coach Carlos Alberto Parreira. And then there's a certain Barca star out to light up the finals.

Story | Conversation | May 25, 2006

Andriy The Giant

David Mosse, ESPN

When the FIFA Player of the Year winner is announced the usual Brazilian suspects such as Ronaldinho will be in the mix, writes David Mosse.

Story | Conversation | October 25, 2005

Bring on the Reds

David Mosse, ESPN

Sao Paulo emerged victorious from a turbulent Copa Libertadores, writes David Mosse.

Story | Conversation | July 23, 2005

Parreira remains rigid with tactics

David Mosse, ESPN

Brazil's biggest obstacle to playing beautiful soccer is its coach, writes David Mosse.

Story | Conversation | April 05, 2005