Michelle Kaufman

U.S. Men’s National Team gets ready for qualifier against

 
 

United States Men's National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann looks on during the second half of a game against the Canadian Men's National Team at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston on Jan. 29, 2013. USA and Canada played to a 0-0 tie.
United States Men's National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann looks on during the second half of a game against the Canadian Men's National Team at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston on Jan. 29, 2013. USA and Canada played to a 0-0 tie.
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Who’s leading

English Premier League: Manchester United (62), Manchester City (52), Chelsea (46), Tottenham and Everton (42).

Spanish La Liga: Barcelona (58), Atletico Madrid (47), Real Madrid (43), Real Betis and Malaga (35).

German Bundesliga: Bayern Munich (51), Leverkusen (37), Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt (36), Mainz (30).

French Ligue 1: PSG (48), Lyon (45), Marseille (42), Bordeaux and Nice (38).

Serie A: Juventus and Napoli (49), Lazio (43), Inter (40), AC Milan (37).

On the tube

Sunday: West Brom vs. Tottenham (8:30 a.m., Fox Soccer Channel), Manchester City vs. Liverpool (11 a.m., FSC), Bayer Leverkusen vs. Dortmund (11:30 a.m., GOL-TV), Valencia vs. Barcelona (1 p.m., BeIN Sport USA), Pumas vs. Santos Laguna (1 p.m., Univision).


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•  Strikers sign locals: The Strikers signed 35-year-old former Honduran national team defender Ivan Guerrero and also two young local players — Manuel Gonzalez, 22, a Oakland Park Northeast High grad, and Gonzalo DeMujica, 23, who attended Weston Cypress Bay.

•  Chicharito on roster: Manchester United forward Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez was among the players chosen to play for Mexico against Jamaica in a World Cup qualifier next week in Mexico City. The team also includes Giovani dos Santos (Mallorca) and nine members of the gold-medal-winning 2012 Olympic team. Forward Oribe Peralta, who scored both goals in Mexico’s 2-1 gold-medal win over Brazil, made the roster.

•  Beckham to Paris: Was there really any doubt soccer icon David Beckham would wind up in a fabulous city like Paris? He left Los Angeles after six seasons with the Galaxy and signed a five-month contract to play for Paris Saint-Germain. The 37-year-old midfielder will donate his salary to a children’s charity in Paris.

“Every club I have played for throughout the world, I have been successful with. I have been successful with Manchester United, and I have always said that I would never want to play for another English club,” he said. “It’s the team that I support, that I always dreamt of playing for.

“I am very lucky. I am 37 years old, and I got offered a lot of offers, more offers now than I have probably had in my career, at my age. I am very honored about that. I chose Paris because I can see what the club are trying to do, the players the club are trying to bring in. It’s an exciting city, always has been, always will be.”

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In this April 3, 2013 photo, Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Landon Donovan controls the ball during the second half of a CONCACAF Champions League semifinal against Monterrey in Carson, Calif. Donovan has been left off the 29-man U.S. roster for a training camp ahead of a trio of World Cup qualifiers next month.

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    Michelle Kaufman: Landon Donovan’s leadership missing as U.S. prepares for World Cup qualifiers

    Will Landon Donovan ever rejoin the U.S. national team? Will he play in the Brazil World Cup next summer? That remains to be seen. It looks like he won’t be on the team anytime in the near future, and that’s a shame, because he has been such a good leader on and off the field.

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 Nick Viergever, Adam Maher and Jozy Altidore of AZ Alkmaar celebrate with the trophy after winning the Dutch Cup final between PSV Eindhoven and AZ Alkmaar at De Kuip on May 9, 2013 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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    Going Dutch pays off for Altidore

    If only the U.S. national team could borrow some of Jozy Altidore’s goals from the Dutch league, what a happy man Jurgen Klinsmann would be.

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Bayern's Franck Ribery of France, celebrates after his teams second goal during the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, May 1, 2013.

    In my opinion

    Platini wary of Germans’ success

    Much is being written around the world this week about the shift of power in Europe from Spain to Germany after Bayern Munich thumped Barcelona 7-0 on aggregate and Borussia Dortmund knocked off Real Madrid 4-3 to set up an all-German Champions League final in London on May 25.

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