SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420 » world cup http://espn1420.com Wed, 22 May 2013 06:10:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Bob Bradley Fired http://espn1420.com/bob-bradley-fired/ http://espn1420.com/bob-bradley-fired/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:05:54 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=13408 For many U.S. soccer fans, the announcement yesterday that coach Bob Bradley was dismissed as the U.S. men's coach was no surprise. The news of his firing comes a little more than a month after the U.S.'s 4-2 loss to Mexico in the Gold Cup final.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/bob-bradley-fired/feed/ 0 Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Hope Solo Wishes She Had Done One Thing Differently http://espn1420.com/hope-solo-wishes-she-had-done-one-thing-different/ http://espn1420.com/hope-solo-wishes-she-had-done-one-thing-different/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:00:52 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=12608 USA Goalie Hope Solo did not resort to theatrical tricks when she injured her knee late in the World Cup Final on Sunday against Japan, and elected to play through it. The injury occured early in the second period of extra time, with the US clinging to a one goal lead. Japan went on to win the Women's World Cup with PKs, and Solo is questioning whether she did the right thing.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/hope-solo-wishes-she-had-done-one-thing-different/feed/ 0 Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images Russia And Qatar Win World Cup Bids http://espn1420.com/russia-and-qatar-win-world-cup-bids/ http://espn1420.com/russia-and-qatar-win-world-cup-bids/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:39:31 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=2755 England was the favorite for 2018 and the US in 2022, as both were left stunned when the World Cup bidding ended this morning.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/russia-and-qatar-win-world-cup-bids/feed/ 0 A Football fan holds his World cup trophy for good luck at a public live broadcast of the announcement of the host country for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup at the Overseas Passenger Terminal Circular Quay on December 3, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. Australia was up against the Korea Republic, Qatar, Japan and USA in the running to be the 2022 FIFA World Cup host nation. (Photo by Mike Flokis/Getty Images)