What to look for on U.S. roster

by Paul Kennedy

[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] By Tuesday afternoon, we'll have a better idea who will be representing the USA at the World Cup. U.S. coach Bob Bradley will name his preliminary 30-man roster that was submitted to FIFA -- and the list of players who will be attending the training camp beginning ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"The highlights of the bid would be the enormous amount of infrastructure that's already existing in the United States and the flexibility that we have to choose. Other countries are struggling to meet the minimum requirement."-- David Downs, executive director of the USA Bid Committee for the 2018 or 2022 ... Read the whole story

QUICK TAKE: Pablo Mastroeni

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] One player dropped from the U.S. national team pool last year was Rapids midfielder Pablo Mastroeni, who played in three straight qualifiers -- against Trinidad & Tobago, Costa Rica and Honduras -- but was passed over for the Confederations Cup and Gold Cup, and hasn’t been called up since. ... Read the whole story

Fabregas and Torres on Spain list

by Soccer America

[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Despite worries about the fitness of Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas and Liverpool's Fernando Torres, the two EPL stars were included in Spain's 30-player preliminary squad for the World Cup Coach Vicente del Bosque on Monday. Read the whole story

U.S. products picked by Honduras

by Soccer America

[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Roger Espinoza and Ramon Nunez, the sons of Honduran immigrants who grew up in the U.S. youth system and played college soccer before turning pro, were among the 23 players named to the Honduran World Cup team's roster. Read the whole story

Tampa Bay's Christie picked by All Whites

by Soccer America

[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Jeremy Christie, a member of the D-2 Pro League's Tampa Bay Rowdies, was among 23 players named to represent New Zealand at the 2010 World Cup roster. Read the whole story

Portugal counting on Cristiano Ronaldo

by Soccer America

[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo heads Portugal's 24-player preliminary World Cup squad released on Monday. Read the whole story

Kanu back with Super Eagles

by Soccer America

[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Nwankwo Kanu, who starred on Nigeria's Olympic gold-medal team at the 1996 Atlanta Games, was among 30 players called into the Super Eagles' provisional World Cup squad by new Nigeria coach Lars Lagerback. Read the whole story

Socceroos confident Kewell will be ready

by Soccer America

[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Harry Kewell, one of 14 holdovers from the 2006 World Cup, was included in Australia's preliminary World Cup roster despite a persistent groin injury that has led to speculation that he won't be fit for the finals. Read the whole story

Big crowd endures another poor Mexico outing

by Soccer America

[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] A goal by sub Alberto Medina was all Mexico could muster in its 1-0 victory against a makeshift Senegal team brought over to serve as sparring partner for the Tri in its next-to-last U.S. friendly that drew a crowd of 60,610 fans at Soldier Field. Read the whole story

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