[AMERICANS ABROAD] There was good news and bad news for Stuart Holden. The bad news: The injury he suffered when he wastaken out on a tackle by Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong during the USA’s 2-1 loss to the Netherlands Wednesday in Amsterdam was a fractured fibula in his right leg that will sideline […]
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Five games we'll be following …
[AMERICANS ABROAD] As the World Cup gets closer, games take on greater importance for players who are fighting for berths on the U.S. national team and areplaying abroad. Here are five games we’ll be following this weekend … Saturday, 9:30 am ET: Ein. Frankfurt vs. Schalke 04. Ricardo Clark might see his first action since […]
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What They're Saying
“Jozy is a very talented footballer and when he really fancies it, he can be a top player. In the last few weeks, I think he’s played really well for Hull. Physically, he’s as gifted as any strikerI’ve ever played with or against and he’s got all the gifts. When he means it, he’s a […]
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Stuart Holden suffers broken leg [VIDEO]
What was first believed to be a shin contusion turned out to be a broken leg. Bolton Wanderers midfielder Stuart Holden will be out of action for six weeks,according to the Premier League club’s manager Owen Coyle said on Thursday. The U.S. international suffered the injury on a Nigel de Jong tackle during the first […]
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Assessing players on the bubble
[NETHERLANDS-USA] With no more games scheduled until late May, before which Bob Bradley is expected to name his 23-manroster, here’s a rundown of where players on the bubble stand after their performances in Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to the Netherlands … UPGRADE: DaMarcus Beasley. Thrown into the fray unexpectedly by injury to Holden, he got lively […]
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U.S. Player Ratings
[NETHERLANDS-USA REPORT CARD] Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players after the USA’s 2-1 loss to theNetherlands in Amsterdam. USA: STARTERS: Rating/Player(Club/Country) GP/G 6 Tim Howard (Everton/ENG) 49/- 4 Jonathan Spector (West Ham/ENG) 24/0 5 Jay DeMerit (West Ham/ENG) 17/0 6 Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes/FRA) 77/123 Jonathan Bornstein (Chiovas USA) 29/2 5 Stuart Holden (Bolton […]
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SA POLL: Who's indispensable?
Six U.S. national team regulars missed Wednesday’s friendly against the Netherlands because they are injured. Which one of the them can the USA not do without?
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Shorthanded USA steps into deep end in Amsterdam
[NETHERLANDS-USA] Playing the Netherlands is much more than a “good test for the American players,” and it’s not really “the last chancefor some players to impress Coach Bob Bradley” as he sets about picking his World Cup team. (SOCCER AMERICAPOLL: Pick your 11 U.S. starters.) Bradley evaluates all his playersin training, every day, and monitor […]
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SA POLL: U.S. starters against Dutch
The USA faces the Netherlands at Amsterdam ArenA Wednesday (TV: ESPN2 and Galavision, live, 2:30 p.m. ET) in its final World Cup warmup before Coach BobBradley must pick his squad for South Africa. Who should Bradley start against the Dutch? (Pick your 11 starters and add yourcomments below.) poll by twiigs.com
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Gomez scores in third straight game [VIDEO]
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Herculez Gomez scored in the 87th minute to give Puebla a 3-3 tie with Jaguares Sunday in Mexico andextend his scoring streak to three games. The three other Americans in action in Mexico’s First Division all dropped 3-0 decisions. Gomez made his third start for Puebla, which is fifthin the six-team Group 2. […]