<![CDATA[Deadspin: Gold Cup]]> http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: Gold Cup]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/gold cup http://deadspin.com/tag/gold cup <![CDATA[American Patriot Tim Howard Thinks Soccer Ceremonies In America Should Be Conducted In American English]]> Your morning roundup for June 26, a day after a man who lost his arm to a rocket in Afghanistan caught a foul ball. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5815531&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Here's Video Of Giovani Dos Santos's Gold Cup Goal That Finished The Americans Off]]> With remarkable placement and touch, young Giovani Dos Santos scored the final goal of the Gold Cup tournament. It gave Mexico a 4-2 lead that they would keep until the final whistle. Here's a link to video of Pablo Edson Barrera's goal that gave Mexico a 3-2 lead. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5815559&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Here's Video Of Mexico Tying The Gold Cup Final At Two All]]> The U.S. went up 2-0 on a Landon Donovan goal from a Clint Dempsey assist. Mexico's Pablo Barrera countered with one six minutes later, leading to this José Andrés Guardado tally. Halftime score: 2-2. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5815554&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Here's Video Of The Goal That Gave The Americans A 1-0 Gold Cup Final Lead]]> The coach's kid, Michael Bradley, scores on a nifty header off a corner kick from surprise starter Freddy Adu. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5815553&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Your Gold Cup Finals Open Thread]]> At stake in tonight's Gold Cup final between the soccer teams of the United States of America and Mexico is a berth in the 2013 Confederation Cup. And bragging rights. And all that. Granted, the USA pretty much dominates El Tri in the land of the free, but Mexico's got itself a worthy side. Then again, it sure seems like the Americans are peaking at the right time from an eye-of-the-tiger standpoint. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5815429&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Thrashers Fan Surrounded By Winnipeg Jets Fans At The Draft Tries To Mask His Pain With Smiles, Beers]]> Your morning roundup for June 25, the day Wade Boggs introduces you to Deputy Stanley, a dimwitted yokel who does battle with Swamp Shark. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5815389&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Here's Video Of The Adu-To-Donovan-To-Dempsey Goal That Advanced The U.S. To The Gold Cup Final]]> With a 1-0 victory over Panama, the U.S. men's soccer team will face the winner of the upcoming Mexico/Honduras match in Houston. Yes, the Adu in the headline is Freddy, that not-quite-prodigy who Coach Bob Bradley inserted into the match in the 66th minute. And yes, both Adu's and Donovan's passes were magnificent. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5814682&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Your Gold Cup Semifinals Open Thread]]> It's Miércoles Gigante for los aficionados al fútbol in Houston tonight. First up, at 7 p.m., are the Americans who will try to avenge their June 11 upset loss to Panama. (They will.) Then, around 10 p.m., Mexico and Honduras will do battle for the right to advance to Saturday's Gold Cup finals match. (Mexico will.) More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5814371&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Your USA/Jamaica Gold Cup Quarterfinals Open Thread]]> The Gold Cup's knockout stage commences for Estados Unidos de América this afternoon. The Americans face a threatening Jamaica side that has some scared for Bob Bradley's coaching life, particularly since victory-bringers Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey were allowed to break away for family weddings and whatnot yesterday. (Per Yahoo Sports, "the players will then be whisked back to the nation's capital by private jet.") More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5813270&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[This Is How Panama Thanks Us For The Canal]]> Your morning roundup for June 12, the day we made out with Mary-Kate. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5811099&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[US Soccer's Gold Cup Chances Improve After Five Mexican Players Test Positive For PEDs]]> Decio de María Serrano, the secretary general of Mexican soccer, announced today that five players on the Mexican national soccer team currently poised to dominate the Gold Cup tested positive for a substance called Clenbuterol, which is the same drug that Alberto Contador tested positive for at last year's Tour de France and which, according to the FDA can be "illegally used to gain competitive advantage in some show animals such as calves, lambs, and swine." Hmmm. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5810484&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[WooHoo! We Have A Big Gold Cup!]]> On the strength of a ridiculously good volley off the foot of someone named Benny Feilhaber, the United States men's soccer team continued their ownership of Mexico today, winning 2-1 and bringing home the CONCACAF Gold Cup. More »
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