[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 […]
men’s national team
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
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 […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
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 […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
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 […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
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 […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
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 […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Final audition for U.S. World Cup hopefuls
[USA-CZECH REPUBLIC] The decisions faced by U.S. coach Bob Bradley to pick which 23 players will suit up for the friendly Tuesday against CzechRepublic (8 p.m. ET, ESPN, Galavision) are shaped by players who are sure to be on the plane for South Africa as well as those likely to be excluded. Is this the […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Time for a car wash
[USA 30] After eight days at Princeton University, the U.S. national team — all 30 players still in contention — broke camp Sunday and headed to Connecticutfor Tuesday’s friendly against the Czech Republic at Rentschler Field, where more than 28,000 tickets have been sold. On Monday, U.S. players will use their stay in the Hartford […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
What to look for at Wembley?
[ENGLAND] A day before its first warmup against the Czech Republic in Connecticut, Bob Bradley and his U.S. coachingstaff will keeping an eye on what’s happening Monday at Wembley Stadium, where England, its first opponent at the World Cup, faces Mexico (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, Telemundo, noon ET). What should welook for from England? What […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Bocanegra recently had sports hernia surgery
[USA 30] All 30 players in the U.S. World Cup training camp were in full training for the first time on Saturday, but the status of a half dozen injured playersremained the topic of conversation. It was revealed that captain Carlos Bocanegra had undergone sports hernia surgery six days before the announcement of the30-player provisional […]