Wondo Back On The Mainland, Still Apologizing

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And he is still apologizing for what went down against Belgium

Remember, San Jose Earthquakes striker Chris Wondolowski took to Twitter and apologized for his miss that could have sent the USMNT to the quarters to play Argentina.

I'm gutted to have let down everyone but especially my teammates. It's been an incredible ride but I know this will make me stronger.

Thank you to all the great fans that has supported this wonderful team. This is a special group made up of great teammates

Now, that he's back here in the States to get the Quakes out of the bottom of the Western Conference standings in MLS, Wondo is thinking that what went down will only make him stronger as a player.


The HQ wasn't all that cool with people turning him into a verb, but we hope he is right.
And he doesn't need to apologize for anything, but it is our way...

Goalie Gets Game-Winning PK Goal (OR: A Long Night For MLS Almost Got Longer)

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It was a long night for MLS teams in the current round of the US Open Cup...
But, the moment of survival came from the Chivas USA-LA Blues matchup...

It's been a long year for the Chivas franchise. Last in attendance, last in scoring, last in win-loss record, and last in pretty much everything in MLS- and there's even talk of an ownership change and a location change. But Dan Kennedy gave the Goats their moment of the current season...

He put a penalty kick home and it ended up being the winning margin to send them into Round 4...
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It was a successful evening for a lot of the USL Pro teams against their big brothers...
Orlando City SC knocked off Sporting KC 3-1. And the Charleston Battery beat San Jose 1-0 as Colin Falvey got the game winner in the 73rd minute- just after Quakes defender Brad Ring got his second yellow on the night...

Falvey was understandably emotional...
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The Battery has now defeated MLS opposition on nine occasions in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup; DC United (1999), MetroStars (2001, 2004), Houston Dynamo (2007, 2008), FC Dallas (2008), Chivas USA (2009), Chicago Fire (2010) and San Jose Earthquakes (2013)...

D.C. United, Philadelphia, FC Dallas, New England, Sporting Kansas City, Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA all survived to move into the fourth round.

Beckham Bends Rules In California Classico

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The LA Galaxy-San Jose Earthquakes match is usually the Yankees-Red Sox version for Major League Soccer. Both teams don't like each other one bit and the games are usually pretty chippy.

Last night's 4-3 match was no different...

San Jose had the lead going into extra time and tried to milk the clock after a foul in their end...

Here's the incident that may give David Beckham a visit to the Commissioner's Office...


The HQ likes the fact that even the Earthquakes mascot got into the deal and we surmise that some of Beckham's drive came from his unheard-of snub for his home squad for the party in London in a month's time...

Goalie On Goalie Scoring In MLS

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This rarely happens, so the HQ figured it would be a good marker to show...

It's the time of year where the international squads make their summer tours to the states and West Bromwich Albion made their trek to San Jose to take on the Quakes...

The lesson here is: Keep your eyes on the goalie at all times...

Cue David Bingham...


It was Bingham's pro debut, and the Quakes won 2-1...