By Ridge Mahoney Since Jurgen Klinsmann took over the U.S. national team nearly two years ago,he’s run through many formations and dozens of players, but as is the case for most current teams, he deploys six players in front of a back four. The U.S. has ostensibly played4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, 4-1-2-1-2 and 4-5-1 alignments, yet […]
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Beasley named captain for Gold Cup
[USA MEN] DaMarcus Beasley, the lone starter from the recent June World Cup qualifiers picked to the U.S. national team’sGold Cup roster, has been named captain for the Concacaf tournament that begins on Tuesday against Belize in Portland, Ore. Beasley is a three-time World Cup veteran and holds 103 caps. “DaMarcus is a pure giver,” […]
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More bad luck for Gatt and Ashe
[GOLD CUP COUNTDOWN] With eight days to go before the opener against Belize, injuries to two U.S. players put their participation in the Gold Cup in doubt. Andboth Joshua Gatt and Corey Ashe have a history of bad luck with their U.S. call-ups. Gatt was beingevaluated Sunday by doctors after he injured a knee Saturday […]
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Six questions on Klinsmann's Gold Cup options
By Paul Kennedy Gold Cup rosters are due Thursday — 23 players trimmed down from 35 for the Concacaf tournament that kicks off July 7. For the United States, play begins on July 9 against Belize in Portland, four days after a friendly against Guatemala in San Diego. Predicting the 23-player Gold Cup roster is […]
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No DeRo in Canada squad
[GOLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Interim head coach Colin Miller named Canada’s 22-man Gold Cup training squad — one additionalplayer will be announced by the Thursday deadline — and there is one notable omission. Dwayne De Rosario, the 2011 MLS MVP, is not in the squad that includeseight players who haven’t played the Gold Cup or World […]
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Mexico calls up two American-born players
[GOLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Mexico named its 23-player squad for the Gold Cup. The two-time defending champions will be without their first-team players, currently atthe Confederations Cup, but the team includes such players as Olympic gold-medalists Jorge Enriquez and Marco Fabian andOmar Bravo, who played briefly for Sporting Kansas City. The squad also includes a pair […]
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Donovan and Bocanegra named to Gold Cup preliminary roster
[USA MEN] Attention to the task at hand — a friendly against Germany on Sunday followed by three World Cup 2014 qualifiers over a span of 12 days — wasdiverted for a brief moment on Friday as Concacaf revealed the preliminary rosters for the Gold Cup that will be played on July. All key European-based […]
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Report: Holden Gets Bolton Extension
U.S. international Stuart Holden has agreed to a new one-year deal with current club Bolton Wanderers, according to ESPN. Holden, who is currently preparing for the USA’supcoming friendlies against Belgium and Germany, will sign the contract when he returns to England after the series of summer internationals that includes World Cup qualifiers as well as […]
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Concacaf evens out rewards for winners
[GOLD CUP] No longer will the Gold Cup champion be a lame-duck winner every other year. Concacaf has announced that this year’s winner will enter aplayoff for a spot in the 2017 Confederations Cup. Its opponent will be the 2015 Gold Cup champion in a format that gives the biannual competitions equal value as a […]
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Concacaf will allow expanded rosters
[GOLD CUP] Concacaf has modified its rules for the 2013 Gold Cup to allow teams that reach the knockout stage to make four roster changes before thequarterfinals. The one proviso is that the players must come from a preliminary list of 35 players teams must submit 45 days prior to their opening match. “With thehelp […]