Wambach’s four goals in Germany give her 13 in three World Cup appearances – most by an American.

Jazic will join the Canadian National Team for September 2nd Match

The first-leg match in the preliminary round for the CONCACAF region kicked off a sequence of 832 games to decide the 31 teams that will join host Brazil at the next World Cup.

With a total of 785 matches taken into account so far this year, the final tally for 2010 may well exceed the 800 mark, bringing it just above the average for a World Cup year.

England, which last hosted the World Cup in 1966, has pledged to match FIFA’s $120 million annual investment in grass roots football around the world each year by 2018.

The 35-year-old says he is “80 to 85 percent” fit after tearing his left Achilles’ tendon while on loan in March. He was sidelined for six months and missed the World Cup in South Africa.

Including Staples and the LA Live hotel, retail and entertainment complex, the deal would bring some 100,000 contiguous acres of downtown Los Angeles under AEG’s management, Leiweke said.

Cameras will be installed at every Premier League stadium to provide material for analysis by video game publisher Electronic Arts in time for a planned overhaul of the league’s official player ratings system for the 2011-12 season.

Nematandani suggested the Bafana Bafana name, which SAFA uses on much of its official literature and is the popular term in South Africa for the national team, would have to be changed despite being “a national asset.”

This year will be a lot of first for the FIFA World Cup: It’s the first time the competition is being played on African soil; And the first time both teams will compete against each other for the World coveted Cup

It seems that every aspect of society is touched by immigration, and that includes sports. Just by taking a look at the rosters of most teams that are participating in the World Cup, we can see the reflection of immigration at a global level.

And for one stretch, the home fans were in utter delirium. The level of bedlam and euphoria somehow ratcheted to a higher level when Siphiwe Tshabalala gave South Africa a 1-0 lead with a stylish goal in the 55th minute. Mexico’s tying goal, 24 minutes later, subdued the noise only briefly.

The ball is called Jabulani, which means “to celebrate” in isiZulu, but not many are celebrating it so far. It’s hard to find a player who is happy with it, and those who don’t like it are not saving adjectives to describe their feelings.

All Times EDT Saturday, Jan. 23 _ Honduras 3, United States 1 Wednesday, Feb. 24 _ United States 2, El Salvador 1 Wednesday, March 3 _ Netherlands 2, United States 1 Tuesday, May 25 _ vs. Czech Republic at East Hartford, Conn., 8:11 p.m. Saturday, May 29 _ vs. Turkey at Philadelphia, 2:11 p.m. Saturday, [...]

The Goats played better in the second half. Substitute striker Justin Braun found the equalizer in the 81st minute when he tried to control a pass from teammate Marcelo Saragosa. Braun turned around and let loose a hard volley between two defenders that dipped over RSL goalkeeper Rimando and into the top left corner to tie the game at 1-1.