guardian.co.uk - 6/25/2009
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A stunning win over Spain at the Confederations Cup has left the USA's football-supporting minority dreaming of a bright future The New York Times called it "a miracle on grass". It was a very deliberate allusion to the legendary Miracle On Ice, when the USA's band of amateur and collegiate ice hockey players beat the fearsomely omnipotent Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics. That spectacle is fondly regarded as perhaps the greatest day of the underdog in the history of US sport. And what ...
thebuckychannel.com - 6/24/2009
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thebuckychannel.com —
After improbable circumstances helped land the United States
into the Confederations Cup semifinals against Spain on Wednesday,...
there was no way that U.S. could actually pull off a victory against the unstoppable force that was the Spanish side. ...
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U.S. Knocks Off a Soccer Giant
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Some News for Thu Jun 25
du Nord —
... the Mail & Guardian. Match report from Business Day. Post game analysis by IOL. Match report from the Johannesburg Times. Match report from Kick Off. Post game analysis from FIFA.com. Match report from The Herald of Zimbabwe. Match report from Reuters. Match report from Football 365 Africa. dN Reports From Europe: Match report from La Gazzetta Dello Sport. Post game analysis by Amy Lawrence of the Guardian. Post game analysis ...
Amy Lawrence: U.S. Celebrates Miracle on Grass
Sanford's Soccer Net —
A stunning win over Spain at the Confederations Cup has left the USA's football-supporting minority dreaming of a bright future. Soccer steps into the limelight as America celebrates its miracle on grass. ...
Confederations Cup Day Off: With the Daily Reads for June 26 and the Weekender
JamieTrecker's blog listings. —
Hi folks! Later on today our take on the upcoming Brazil-USA game will be up. When it goes live, we’ll link to it here, so check back around 1PM EDT. More on the Great Confed Cup Ticket Giveaway The view from abroad (with a special guest appearance) Fans showing USA the love Backups in for Gold Cup RIP colleague and caustic NME scribe Steven Wells DEPT OF CULTURE: Best new-old comic book out now; best new album as well Atul Gawande responds to critics (another must-read) THE ...
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Into the flood again
thatsonpoint.blogspot.com 6/26/2009 — "To be the man, you gotta beat the man. Whoo." -- Ric FlairIn the wake of the Wednesday's crazy 2-0 win by the U.S. over Spain in the Confederations Cup semifinals, we've seen the term 'Miracle on Grass' tossed around. Pardon me while I go vomit. Not to turn this post into another media ...
Spain 0:2 USA- Full Team Coverage of the “Miracle on Grass”
majorleaguesoccertalk.com 6/25/2009 —
At Major League Soccer Talk we pride ourselves on the having the most comprehensive coverage of the US Men’s National Teams. For over two years we’ve covered the National Team more closely than just about any other website around. Below are the links to our extensive coverage of ...
Podcast: Minute+5 Spain vs USA Post-Match Review II
laligaweekly.com 6/26/2009 — I’m joined by Elisa from Forza Futbol fame in her first appearance on LaLigaWeekly. We've heard from the US side now lets hear from the Spanish side as Elisa and I cover Spain’s surprise loss to USA in yesterday’s Confederations Cup semi-final. Minute+5 Spain vs USA Part II ...
FIFA Confederations Cup: United States 2 - 0 Spain —
Sanford's Soccer Net
Call it a miracle on grass -- maybe not the World Cup, but still an American soccer echo of the U.S. hockey team's upset of the Soviet Union at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. By winning, the maligned United States advanced to its first men's FIFA final since starting play in 1916. Report ...
Would a US win today qualify as a miracle? —
Moltocalcio
According to a wall street Journal report today's US Spain match up would surpass many great US sporting accomplishments. Click here for the story i wont spoil its findings. Spain bring a 35 game unbeaten run into today's game, an incredible number that is only 1 away from Brazil's 36 game ...
Does the U.S. stand a chance against Spain? —
American Soccer News
After Sunday’s shocking turn of events (a.k.a. The Miracle on Grass ) led to a surprising semifinal berth at the 2009 Confederations Cup, the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team sets its sights on Spain, whom it will face Wednesday afternoon. The European champions, winners 15 straight ...
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