Final audition for U.S. World Cup hopefuls

by Ridge Mahoney

[USA-CZECH REPUBLIC] The decisions faced by U.S. coach Bob Bradley to pick which 23 players will suit up for the friendly Tuesday against Czech Republic (8 p.m. ET, ESPN, Galavision) are shaped by players who are sure to be on the plane for South Africa as well as those likely ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"It's just a big year for him. And I think that that includes a lot of things -- maturing as a person, growing in different ways and then carrying some of those things over onto the field. All these steps lead us to the idea that this World Cup comes ... Read the whole story

Stuttering performance answers few questions

by Ridge Mahoney

[ENGLAND] England looked the less polished but more efficient team Tuesday in beating Mexico, 3-1, at Wembley Stadium, with the word "patchy" cropping up in headlines and match reports. Read the whole story

Tri defense is exposed

by Paul Kennedy

[MEXICO] After giving up just one goal in eight friendlies before heading off to Europe to begin final preparations for the World Cup, Mexico finally faced a legitimate contender and conceded three goals to England with remarkable ease. The bad news is Coach Javier Aguirre has only a day to ... Read the whole story

Japan's Okada offers to quit

by Soccer America

[WORLD CUP WARMUPS] Japan coach Takeshi Okada offered to quit after the Blue Samurai lost at home to archrival South Korea. Argentina coach Diego Maradona was pleased, but Australia's Pim Verbeek was livid with two of his players. Meanwhile, Portugal's Carlos Queiroz was surprisingly low key after his team's 0-0 ... Read the whole story

World Cup Warmups

by Soccer America

[DATEBOOK] Host South Africa, which will play two Latin American teams (Mexico and Uruguay) at the World Cup, plays a key warmup when it hosts Colombia in Pretoria on Thursday. For all this week's games and television viewing information ... Read the whole story

Sounders lose Hurtado with knee injury

by Soccer America

[MLS] More bad news for the struggling Seattle Sounders. Colombian: Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, a finalist for the 2009 MLS Defender of the Year in his first season in the league, was placed on injured reserve due to a torn left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Read the whole story

Academy for ticket salesmen launched

by Soccer America

[MLS] Major League Soccer clubs launched academy programs to foster the development of youth players. Now the league has started an academy ... for ticket salesmen. Read the whole story

Big crowds, few goals

by Mike Woitalla

[MLS ATTENDANCE] Three of the seven Week 9 games drew announced attendance of more than 20,000. Seattle again disappointed its large loyal following with a 1-0 loss -- one of the week's four games that featured only one goal. Houston drew its biggest crowd of the season and downed D.C. ... Read the whole story

Chicago Red Stars fire Hayes

by Soccer America

[WPS] Englishwoman Emma Hayes became only the second coach to be fired in during the Women's Professional Soccer season when the Chicago coach was relieved of her duties on Monday. Read the whole story

Inter Milan to tour USA

by Soccer America

[DATEBOOK] Inter Milan, winner of the 2010 UEFA Champions League, will face MLS's Los Angeles Galaxy and FC Dallas in friendly games in August as part of its U.S. tour. For the complete summer schedule ... Read the whole story

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