[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 […]
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Rating the Tampa 20's chances
[USA-SALVADOR] Wednesday’s match against El Salvador in Tampa (TV: ESPN Classic, Galavision, 7 pm ET) will likely be the last time many of the U.S. players willtake to the field in a U.S. national team uniform before Coach Bob Bradley names his 23-player squad for the World Cup. As few as two or three MLS […]
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Bocanegra endures rough night
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Carlos Bocanegra’s string of solid outings came to an end Sunday night when he was taken off athalftime of Rennes’ 2-1 loss to visiting Lille. His “2” rating (out of a possible 10 in the France Football ratings) was the worst of anyone on the field. Lille has one of the mostdangerous attacks […]
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Herculez Gomez scores again [VIDEO]
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Herculez Gomez scored his third goal for Puebla in its 3-2 loss at Guadalajara (see video below). InSunday play, Brad Friedel was in goal for Aston Villa in its 5-2 win over Burnley. For all the weekend action … ENGLAND, Premier League Jozy Altidore, sub: 25 minutes (Hull City, 0-3, at West Ham) […]
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Bradley takes 20 players to Tampa
[USA-SALVADOR] U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley named the 20 players he will take to Tampa for Wednesday’s friendlyagainst El Salvador. Four players in the national team at the Home Depot Center were droppped: goalkeepers Kevin Hartman and Zach Thornton and defenders Omar Gonzalez and Michael Orozco. For the U.S. roster … U.S. Roster: GOALKEEPERS: […]
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Spector victorious in U.S. duel
[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. teammates Jonathan Spector, starting again at leftback, and Jozy Altidore, a second-half sub, squared off Saturday in the English Premier League. Spector’s West Ham romped with a 3-0 victory over HullCity, which is back in relegation danger. Eight Americans played in the top two levels of English soccer on Saturday. For all […]
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Everton does it again
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Last week it was Chelsea. On Saturday it was Manchester United. In successive English Premier League matches, Everton has beaten the top twoteams, and Landon Donovan again had a hand in the victory. He was involved in sub Dan Gosling‘s late goal that broke thegame open. Everton went on to win, 3-1, and […]