[MY VIEW] A personal appeal by President Nicolas Sarkozy to the UEFA executive committee on Friday tipped the balance infavor of France, which won the right to host Euro 2016 in a 7-6 vote over Turkey. It raises the question, will President Barack Obama go to Zurich in earlyDecember in support of the USA’s bid […]
men’s national team
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Desert Foxes devoured in Dublin
[ALGERIA] U.S. opponent Algeria’s final preparations for the World Cup got off to a miserable start as the Desert Foxes fell to Ireland, 3-0, in Dublin onFriday. Poor defending — a problem this year for the Algerians — continued in the absence of star Madjid Bougherra in the middle of the backline. Paul Green put […]
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Eyes on hurting D when USA faces Turks
[MLS] On a teleconference call Wednesday discussing his World Cup squad selection, U.S. coach Bob Bradley said he’d like to field his projectedstarting XI, or a reasonable facsimile thereof, against Turkey Saturday (1:30 p.m., ESPN2) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. A crowd of more than 50,000 is expected for the finalsend-off game prior to […]
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World Cup Warmups
[DATEBOOK] A busy weekend of World Cup warmups continues Sunday with nine finalists in action. For this weekend’s warmup schedule and television viewinginformation …. SCHEDULE: May 30 in Graz, Austria, 8:15 am ETEngland vs. Japan (Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports en Espanol) May 30 in Kufstein, Austria, 9 am ET South Korea vs. Belarus May […]
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Obama will be watching …
[USA 23] A day after the selection of the 23 players who will represent the USA at the World Cup, they headed to the White House for an official sendoff fromPresident Barack Obama. Also on hand was Vice President Joseph Biden and former President BillClinton, who joked, “I want to join the team to get […]
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Bob Bradley on the selection process …
[USA 23] Following the U.S. roster announcement, Coach Bob Bradley talked expansively about the 23 players who’ll be onthe plane South Africa on Sunday, those who headed home and his plans for Saturday’s game against Turkey … Bob Bradley … On his decisionto take Edson Buddle and Herculez Gomez: “Plain and simple, Edson and Herculez […]
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BY THE NUMBERS: Few with World Cup experience
[USA 23] The South Africa-bound U.S. squad is dominated by foreign-based players, but the majority have spent time in MLS. More than two-thirds played collegeball, but most of them left school early to go pro. For U.S. World Cup team facts and figures … 20Age of youngest player:Jozy Altidore. 37Age of oldest player: Marcus Hahnemann. […]
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Bradley goes for some youth and lots of speed
[USA 23] In perusing comments and reaction to the 23-man World Cup squad chosen by Bob Bradley and announced Tuesday, I’m struck by howmuch hand-wringing and teeth-gnashing is aimed at how so-and-so can’t possibly stand up to Wayne Rooney, Aaron Lennon, John Terry, Frank Lampard, etc. Let’s face it, kids, aside from Landon Donovan, Tim […]
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U.S. World Cup team is named
U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley named his 23-player roster for the World Cup on Wednesday. Bradley and the 23 players he’s taking to South Africagathered for the announcement at ESPN studios in Bristol, Conn. The big surprise was the absence of veteran Brian Ching and selection of Robbie Findley.
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U.S. World Cup team is named
[USA 23] U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley and his staff met late into the night following Tuesday’s friendlyagainst the Czech Republic to finalize his 23-player roster for the World Cup. The big surprise was the selection of Robbie Findley, who had not yet played in Tuesday’sgame. He couldn’t sleep, wondering what his absence from the game […]