[AMERICANS ABROAD] Five players called up for Wednesday’s U.S. national team game against the Netherlands were in action on Saturday in European action. GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan, Sunday (Aston Villa vs. Man. United, League Cup final) Marcus Hahnemann, 90 minutes (Wolves, 0-1, at Burnley, English Premier League) Tim Howard, Sunday (Everton at Tottenham,English Premier League)
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Americans battle for Wembley duty
In one corner, there’s Brad Friedel: the Aston Villa starting goalie, 38 years old, winner of the English League in 2002 with Blackburn. In the corner,there’s Friedel’s backup, fellow American Brad Guzan, only 25 but the starter in every round of the League Cup. Guzan has been a huge factor inVilla’s march to the final, […]
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Everton outclassed and ousted
[AMERICANS ABROAD] With Landon Donovan “an anonymous figure,” according to BBC’s game report, Everton fell 3-0 at Sporting Lisbon and waseliminated from the Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup) 4-2 on aggregate. Everton’s American keeper Tim Howard was beaten from close-range, on a deflected shot, and rounded on abreakaway but also made two great saves […]
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Everton crushed in Europa League
[EUROPA LEAGUE] Everton suffered its worst loss since the arrival of Landon Donovan on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy,falling to Portugal’s Sporting Lisbon, 3-0, in the second leg of their Europa League series and exiting the competition in the round of 32. The loss would have been worse but for a great game by […]
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Altidore takes nothing for granted
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] About the only sure thing in the U.S. attack is that Jozy Altidore will be one of the strikers atthe World Cup in South Africa. But he isn’t taking anything for granted. Nor is he counting out his friend, the injured Charlie Davies. “If I amselected,” Altidore said in a satellite television […]
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Clues embedded in U.S. squad for Netherlands game
[USA] The U.S. men’s national team coach Bob Bradley has named a 20-player roster to face the Netherlands at AmsterdamArenA Wednesday (TV: 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2 and Galavision). The squad includes several surprises … Recalled for the first time since the Confederations Cup is DaMarcus Beasley. Also back is Rangers teammate Maurice Edu after a […]
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Holden makes EPL debut
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Stuart Holden made his English Premier League debut for Bolton Wanderers on Wednesday in its 4-0 lossat Tottenham. The former Houston Dynamo midfielder played the entire 90 minutes. Holden started the game in the middle of midfield but later moved to his more familiar position out wideon the right side. Brad Guzan was […]
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Former Notre Dame duo teams up in Sweden
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Notre Dame midfielder Michael Thomas, a second-round draft pick of the San Jose Earthquakes in the2010 MLS SuperDraft, has signed with Halmstads BK in the Swedish top division, Allsvenskan. He joins former Irish teammate Ryan Miller at Halmstad. Thomas, a central midfielder, was an all-Big East pick in 2009 after scoring six goals […]
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Adin Brown returns home
[USSF DIVISION 2] Adin Brown, who was in goal for the 2002 MLS Cup finalist New England Revolution and later spent fiveyears in Norway, has signed with the Portland Timbers for the 2010 season. Brown, 31, underwent successful foot surgery earlier this month and is scheduled to join the club in mid-Marchand begin rehabilitation. He […]
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Valencia gets better of Spector
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jonathan Spector again lined up at left back for West Ham, this time against his old club ManchesterUnited, but he was no match for Ecuadoran winger Antonio Valencia, who served up two goals for Wayne Rooney in United’s3-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday. On the first goal in the 38th minute, Spector gave […]