Juergen Klinsmann provided some details of why negotiations with the U.S. Soccer Federation in 2006 to become U.S. national team coach broke down. He said he wasn’t guaranteed topplayers the following summer for two preparation tournaments ahead of World Cup qualifying. “There were different opinions, you know, what players could get the permissions in MLS, […]
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Reaction from U.S. locker room
[USA-CZECH REPUBLIC] After the last game before U.S. coach Bob Bradley will have to make his decision on which playersto take to the World Cup, those players on the bubble admitted they’re anxiously waiting for word whether they’ll be going to South Africa. U.S. Coach BOBBRADLEY On the feeling after the game and the commitment […]
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USA 23: lots still up in the air
[USA-CZECH REPUBLIC] The key issue arising from a 4-2 U.S. loss to the Czech Republic Tuesday night is: which questions have been answered, and which are stillunresolved? Some players rose to the occasion, and some didn’t. Some will still be on the plane Sunday when the USA heads to South Africa, others won’t. Dr awing […]
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Lalas rings the alarm bell
[TELEVISION WATCH] American voices will be almost entirely absent from ESPN’s expansive coverage of the World Cup, but luckily it will have Alexi Lalas. He rang the alarm bell about the U.S. backline. And that was before the game started … Lalas’ take on theU.S. situation was in contrast to that of German Juergen Klinsmann, […]
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U.S. Player Ratings
[USA-CZECH REPUBLIC REPORT CARD] Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players after the USA’s 4-2 loss to the Czech Republic inHartford, Conn. USASTARTERS:Rating/Player (Club/Country) GP/G4 Brad Guzan (Aston Villa/ENG) 16/03 Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA) 30/24 Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan/ITA) 52/56 Clarence Goodson (Start/NOR) 12/25Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96/GER) 58/27 Stuart Holden (Bolton Wanderers/ENG) 12/26 Maurice […]
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What They're Saying
“He [John Harkes] criticized me in [Confederations Cup] for looking tired and said I should be benched, but I was top three in distance covered in the whole tournament. It’s funny that hecriticized me so much and yet I feel like I’ve done more in my international career than he has. Just compare our national-team […]
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Quite a photo-op: Obama, Clinton and USA 23
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] How big is the World Cup in political terms? On Thursday, former President Bill Clinton, inhis new role as the honorary chairman of the USA’s 2018/22 World Cup bid committee, and the U.S. national team will head to the White House, where Bob Bradley‘sboys will get a send-off from President Barack Obama. Clinton […]
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Bedoya: From out of 'nowhere' to World Cup
New Jersey native Alejandro Bedoya is hoping to “come out of nowhere” — as he puts it — and earn a spot on the USA’s World Cup spot. The 23-year-old joined Swedish club Orebroafter playing college ball at FDU Teaneck and Boston College. His strong play in Sweden led to his made first U.S. national […]
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What They're Saying
“It’s just a big year for him. And I think that that includes a lot of things — maturing as a person, growing in different ways and then carrying some of those things over onto the field. Allthese steps lead us to the idea that this World Cup comes at a wonderful time in his […]
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USA could have youthful look
The 23-man squad U.S. coach Bob Bradley picks for the World Cup could be the youngest roster since the USA’s 1994 World Cup team in which the average age was 26.1. So does agematter? The current 30-player roster has an average age of 26.5 and an average of 31 caps. The USA’s 2006 World Cup […]