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Amsterdam, The Netherlands (June 4, 2022) – The five Olympic boat classes contested their medal races, the 10-boat, double-points decider that often shakes up the podium on the final day of competition. While the 49er gold had already been secured a day early, the other four events were still up for grabs. There was even some pre-start dueling in the ILCA 6 fleet with Greece pulling out all the stops to defend gold from the reigning world champion from Belgium. ILCA 6 Vasileia Karachaliou (GRE) left nothing to chance in her bid to retain the yellow jersey. She engaged her rival Emma Plasschaert (BEL) in an aggressive match race before the start. But then an individual recall flag went up on the race committee boat. Someone was over the line, but who? Not prepared to take the risk of a ...

ARDIFF, June 4 (Reuters) - Wales manager Rob Page believes his team’s talisman Gareth Bale will be ready for Sunday’s World Cup playoff against Ukraine after sitting out last Wednesday’s Nations League clash in Poland. The Welsh have the chance to make their first World Cup finals appearance in 64 years when they take on Ukraine, who won 3-1 in their playoff semi-final against Scotland in Glasgow on Wednesday. Wales lost away in Poland the same day at the start of the new Nations League campaign, letting slip a first-half lead in Wroclaw but also resting key players with the World Cup playoff in mind. “It was always part of the plan coming in. With the senior players, Steve Madden Shoes  we ask them what they need to get in the best place for game day. He’s (Bale) got a plan in place, a...

It’s been a hectic few weeks in Canadian soccer. A cancellation with Iran for geopolitical reasons left Canada scrambling for an opponent at BC Place in Vancouver on Sunday (7 pm ET | OneSoccer). Thankfully, a familiar foe in Panama answered the call. There’s no doubt it’s an underwhelming turn of events. From a pure sporting point of view, Canada were set to battle a World Cup-bound opponent in Iran. This would’ve been the first non-Concacaf opponent for the Canadians since January 2020 as well. Instead, Les Rouges have another three-match window against other regional rivals. Panama won’t present the same challenges as Belgium, Croatia or Morocco – Canada’s fellow Group F opponents – at the World Cup, but the previous two Oofos Shoes meetings have been trying. The Panamanians frust...

Uruguay presents an interesting opportunity for the USMNT. After all, the U.S. has little to no familiarity with frequent World Cup teams outside CONCACAF. That’s not to take anything away from Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica. Clearly, these are strong sides with talented players. Instead, it is simply a style of play. Nations in South America have a certain playing style, as do those in Europe, Africa and Asia. Over the last 18 months, the United States played just five games against teams outside CONCACAF. In 2020, the U.S. played to a scoreless draw with Wales. The next year, the United States played against Bosnia & Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland and Northern Ireland. Oofos Outlet Three of these could be World Cup teams. That is great experience for a young USMNT side. However...

As pleasant as the 3-0 scoreline was for the US men’s national team, Wednesday’s friendly win over Morocco in Cincinnati contained a couple of less flattering numbers that illustrate how differently the match might have unfolded. Among them were expected goals: From the eight saves required of Matt Turner to the late penalty kick Selim Amallah smacked off the crossbar, the Atlas Lions did indeed get the jump on their hosts on several occasions, only to let them off the hook repeatedly. Uruguay, the USMNT’s opponents in Sunday’s friendly at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City (5 pm ET | FOX, Univision, TUDN), are quite unlikely to Hey Dudes be so forgiving of such errors – as they demonstrated emphatically in their ruthless 3-0 defeat of Mexico in Arizona Thursday night. “I watche...

CHICAGO (June 4, 2022) – Following a strong start to its FIFA World Cup preparation with a 3-0 victory against fellow tournament participant Morocco, the U.S. Men’s National Team will face two-time World Cup champion Uruguay on Sunday at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan. (5 p.m. ET; FOX, Univision, TUDN). USA-Uruguay, presented by Allstate, represents the second of three final pre-World Cup home games before the U.S. heads to Qatar in November. The USA will face a star-studded South American side in La Celeste, currently ranked 13th in the world Hoka Sneakers  and preparing for its 14th World Cup appearance. USMNT ROSTER BY POSITION - JUNE TRAINING CAMP   GOALKEEPERS (3): Ethan Horvath (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 7/0), Sean Johnson (New York City FC; 9/0), Matt Turner (Ne...