Honduras has reportedly claimed U.S. Soccer kept practice fields from being available for the team ahead of Friday's crucial match.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The week leading up to Friday's crucial World Cup qualifier between the U.S. national team and Honduras has been relatively free of controversy — at least until now.
Honduras arrived in town late Wednesday evening, having trained in, of all places, Fort Myers, Florida. The choice of practice locations seemed odd considering it is on the other side of the United States, but Honduran federation president Jorge Salomon claims the peculiar accommodations were the result of some gamesmanship by U.