[USA] Charlie Davies blames Alexandre Lacombe, president of French club Sochaux,for not making the USA’s 30-man preliminary squad for the World Cup and not having a chance to win a spot on the 23-player final roster at the camp that begins Monday in Princeton, N.J. “Luis Attaque!” Podcast “I’m very angry because I feel FC […]
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SA POLL: Which U.S. forwards should go to World Cup?
[USA] U.S. national team team coach Bob Bradley named six forwards to his preliminary list of 30 players for the WorldCup. Who should he take to South Africa? poll by twiigs.com What do you think of the U.S. forward pool? Who should go to South Africa? Who should stay at home? Let us know here.
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USA gets first World Cup injury scare
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Only 24 hours after U.S. coach Bob Bradley revealed the 30 players he will choose from to pick hissquad for the World Cup, he got his first injury scare when forward Eddie Johnson came off with a possible hamstring injury in the first half of his Greek clubAris’ match against AEK Athens — […]
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Pachuca rallies after Torres leaves
[AMERICANS ABROAD] As he came off the field shortly after the hour mark, Jose Francisco Torres shook his head. The U.S.international midfielder, named Tuesday to the provisional 30-man World Cup squad, was on the bench as Pachuca rallied for a second time to tie Toluca, 2-2, in the first leg of their semifinal seriesin Mexico’s […]
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Hahnemann: 'We're really settled in'
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Goalie Marcus Hahnemann, picked up by the USA for the 2010 World Cup after a strong season at Wolves,got more good news on Wednesday when the English Premier League club extended his contract for another season. Hahnemann, 37, had a clause in his agreement that called for a contractextension if Wolves stayed up […]
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Candidates take the field one more time
[USA] The final matches for players summoned to the pre-World Cup U.S. training camp start on Wednesday with the most prestigious. Fulham coach RoyHodgson danced around the topic of whether English striker Bobby Zamora, who didn’t participate in the team’s final training session prior to the Europa League finalagainst Spanish club Atletico Madrid, would be […]
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World Cup squads: the predictable surprises
By Paul Gardner Looking at the preliminary World Cup squads, there are certainly some selections and omissions that you could call “surprises.” Except inthe case of Brazil, of course. No one should ever be surprised at who is, and is not on the Brazilian roster. This is a country with so many good players that […]
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Bradley on the decision process …
[USA] U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley named the 30 players who have been invited to take part in the pre-World Cuptraining camp in Princeton, N.J. He comments on the selection process, his decision to call up Edson Buddle and HerculezGomez, not to take Charlie Davies and to bring all 30 players into camp … On […]
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Charlie Davies left off U.S. World Cup roster
Forward Charlie Davies, who has been recovering from serious injuries suffered in a car accident last fall, was not selected by U.S. coach Bob Bradley for his30-man World Cup training camp roster. “Charlie has shown so much heart in his work to get back from his injuries,” Bradley said. “We have monitored all of his […]
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Selection process cruel to U.S. heroes
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] The USA qualified for the 2010 World Cup with a thrilling 3-2 win over Honduras, arguably its biggest away victory since its 1-0 win atTrinidad & Tobago qualified it for the 1990 World Cup 20 years earlier. But the World Cup selection process can often be cruel as Conor Casey and Charlie […]