[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] The Czech Republic and Turkey both named their rosters for their trip the United States, where they will face each other Saturday at RedBull Arena and then meet the USA in its two World Cup warmups on home soil before departing to South Africa. The USA will meet the Czech Republic Tuesday […]
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Foreign club appearances (USA 30)
[MAKING A LIST] Of the 22 players on the provisional U.S. World Cup team roster who played abroad in 2009-10, Jose FranciscoTorres (Pachuca) led with 48 appearances in league and continental action. Tim Howard (Everton) and Clint Dempsey(Fulham) were the only other ones to play more than 40 games. GP PLAYER (TEAM, COUNTRY) 48 (38+10) […]
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Gooch gets 'wish' to play for free
[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. national team defender Oguchi Onyewu has signed a one-year contract extension with Italianclub AC Milan through the 2012-13 season during which he agreed to play without pay. Onyewu was sidelined for most of the 2009-10 after injuring himself playing for the USA in its finalWorld Cup qualifying match against Costa Rica in […]
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Things gets physical
[USA 30] Sunday was the first day for U.S. national team candidates to get their physicals at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Watch and listen as theU.S. training staff members go through what they are looking for in terms of health and risk issues … VIDEO-ussoccer.com:
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Bradley shares advice to Davies
[USA 30] U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley is usually adverse to discussing the conversations he has with hisplayers, but in light of Charlie Davies‘ stinging criticism of Alexandre Lacombe, president of French club Sochaux,following his exclusion from the U.S. provisional squad, Bradley shared some advice he had given Davies. Bradley said the conversation took […]
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Focus on missing center backs
[USA 30] On the opening day of the USA’s pre-World Cup training camp at Princeton University, as much attention was on who wasn’t on the field as was who wasthere. Considering Oguchi Onyewu, scheduled to arrive from AC Milan on Tuesday, hasn’t played a game in seven months, the news that three other regular centerbacks […]
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What They're Saying
“Let’s be honest — you’re only allowed four or five foreigners per club, so if I was a foreigner, there’s no chance. And I was cheap compared to what others make, so theyoffered me a six-month deal and if it pans out, it pans out. But I don’t think they ever expected anything like this […]
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Bedoya and Onyewu to report on Tuesday
[USA 30] Swedish-based midfielder Alejandro Bedoya is the only player who isn’t scheduled to report by Monday to theU.S. national team training camp at Princeton University. Players began arriving over the weekend for physicals. Eddie Johnson‘s injury was diagnosed to be agrade one (minor) hamstring strain. Bedoya was given permission to play for Sweden’s Orebro […]
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Feilhaber's AGF relegated
[USA 30] Benny Feilhaber‘s AGF was relegated in Denmark’s SAS-Ligaen when it fell at home to Odense, 3-0, in the finalgame of the season. Feilhaber came on as a sub in the second half. The only other U.S. World Cup candidate in action on Sunday was Clarence Goodson, whoseNorwegian club IK Start beat Kongsvinger, 3-0. […]
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USA 30 Saturday
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] The U.S. national team team won’t have to worry about midfielder Jose Francisco Torres‘ Mexicanseason extending into next week. Pachuca fell to Toluca, 1-0, on Saturday and was knocked out of the Torneo Bicentenario playoffs. Seven other players on the provisional 30-man roster were in actionon Saturday, all in MLS … Goalkeepers […]