“To stand in the middle of that field, to go all the way up top and look down to downtown, I was just blown away.” — Bob Bradley, after removing his hard hat, on the Banc ofCalifornia Stadium, the future home of Los Angeles FC he saw for the first time after being introduced the head […]
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Bob Bradley returns home to take charge of LAFC
Twenty years after his first job as the head coach of an MLS expansion team, Bob Bradley will take charge of another MLS team in its first season. He’ll be introduced on Friday as the headcoach of Los Angeles FC. Bradley returns to Los Angeles, where he previously coached Chivas USA for one seasonbefore taking […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Swansea City falls back on hard times, into relegation zone
Swansea City appeared to have gotten it right with the second managerial change of the season when Paul Clement replaced Bob Bradley at the end of 2016 and the Swans later won fourof six games to climb into 14th place, five points out of the EPL relegation zone. But the Swans have again hit on hard […]
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What They're Saying: Bob Bradley
“Paul Clement followed me as manager and has done an excellent job. Team shape has improved and the confidence has returned. Yes, Paul benefited from the transfer window that I never had. Butthat’s football. It can be a tough business and it’s important to respect good work. Full credit to Paul.” — Bob Bradley, who […]
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What They're Saying: Bob Bradley
“Michael and I have talked about it a lot. I was very proud of the way he handled it. The way this has been handled is not what America is all about. So yes I feel very strongly aboutit.” — Bob Bradley on how son Michael Bradley, the U.S. men’s national team coach, spoke out […]
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What They're Saying: Bob Bradley
“Trust me on this, not one of those players knows who Ronald Reagan is.” — Bob Bradley, denying that players at Swansea City, where he was fired, called himRonald Reagan behind his back. (Times via Guardian)
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Bob Bradley tries to downplay Norway speculation
Bob Bradley was back in Norway on Wednesday, meeting with the Norwegian federation’s soccer chief, Nils Johan Semb, sparking speculation in the Norwegian press that he’d be offered thejob as the new men’s national team coach to replace Per-Mathias Hogmo, who resigned in November. Bradley, who coached at Stabaek for two seasons, said he didn’t […]
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What They're Saying: Bob Bradley
“If the right call came today, I’d be back at work tomorrow. The next job that I take is going to be important, because, once again, you have to prove yourself. It’s not the first time I’ve beenfired. For me, we’ll see where the next opportunity comes.” — Bob Bradley, fired as Swansea City manager […]
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What They're Saying: Slaven Bilic
“I’m not a friend of any of that kind of culture towards managers. I feel for everyone of them. I know he has a good manager with a good CV and is very hard working. He believes in himself. I saw hisside played with confidence, which is hard to maintain when you are down. For […]