Good and bad of big U.S. win

by Paul Kennedy

[USA-AUSTRALIA] Who needs Jozy Altidore when you have Edson Buddle and Herculez Gomez? Who needs Charlie Davies when you have Robbie Findley? Buddle, Gomez and Findley led a attack that paced the USA to a 3-1 win. For the good and bad of the U.S. warmup game, as well as ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"Everyone has seen his maturity as a player and a person over the years. I don't think there is any issue about trying to wind him up." -- England's Frank Lampard on teammate Wayne Rooney after ESPN analyst Alexi Lalas was reported to have said he hoped Rooney would be ... Read the whole story

U.S. Player Ratings

by Ridge Mahoney

[USA-AUSTRALIA REPORT CARD] Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players after the USA'S 3-1 win over Australia in Roodepoort on Saturday. Read the whole story

Reaction from U.S. locker room

by Soccer America

[USA- AUSTRALIA] U.S. coach Bob Bradley said the USA-Australia warmup in Roodepoort was exactly what he would have looked in a final tune-up: spirited and competitive. Despite the 3-1 win, there's plenty of room for improvement. For one, Bradley pointed out the USA's inability to clear balls into the penalty ... Read the whole story

Unenthusiastic start to Tyler's tenure

by Paul Kennedy

[TELEVISION WATCH] Because many of the games will begin in the morning -- or very early morning here in California -- the first job of ESPN's World Cup announcers, as a practical matter, will be to keep us awake. But in Martin Tyler's debut as ESPN's World Cup lead broadcaster, ... Read the whole story

Dutch fear over Robben injury

by Paul Kennedy

[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Arjen Robben, one of perhaps a half dozen players capable of carrying his team to the 2010 World Cup championship, became the latest World Cup injury casualty, suffering a hamstring injury in the Netherlands' 6-1 win over Hungary. Read the whole story

Kirovski leads Saturday's Three Stars

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] Picking Saturday's Three Stars out of eight games that featured some incredible goals and numerous heroics isn't an easy task, but on the last weekend before MLS takes a two-week World Cup break there were some deserving candidates who stood out. Read the whole story

MLS Saturday ...

by Soccer America

[SCOREBOARD] Los Angeles stayed unbeaten with a 4-1 win over Houston, getting two goals from veteran Jovan Kirovski, another goal from academy product Tristan Bowen and three assists from Michael Stephens. FC Dallas got two goals from 20-year-old Brek Shea in a 2-0 win over San Jose. For Saturday's summaries ... Read the whole story

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