The USA’s final training camp ahead of the World Cup will include more than 23 players — the tournament roster limit. Team spokesman Michael Kammarman said it hasn’t beendecided exactly how many players will be brought into the East Coast camp, but Coach Bob Bradley could call as many as 30 when camp opens May […]
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What went wrong for Freddy Adu?
Freddy Adu was American soccer’s biggest star at age 14. Six years later he’s a journeyman pro, now sitting on the bench for Greek club Aris, his fourth European team in threeyears since leaving MLS. “What went wrong, and is there hope for him yet?” asks Grant Wahl, who points out that to mainstream U.S. […]
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Spots 21-23 on U.S. team remain up for grabs
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] FIFA’s deadline for World Cup finalists to submit their short list of 30 players is May 11, and the deadline to cut that list down to 23is June 1. That’s good news for U.S. coach Bob Bradley. While 20 spots on the U.S. World Cup team seem to be set, no one […]
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Bedoya's Orebro loses in BC reunion game
[AMERICANS ABROAD] World Cup hopeful Alejandro Bedoya and Michael Parkhurst were the only Americans in action in Scandinavia on Monday. Bedoya’s Orebro fell at home to GAIS Gothenburg. Bedoya, who received a yellow card in thesecond half, faced old Boston College teammate Reuben Ayarna. Parkhurst’s FC Nordsaelland tied Koge, 1-1, at home.
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Claudio Reyna is the right man for the job, but …
By Paul Gardner It is difficult to think of anyone involved in American soccer who is more fitted to a role in the game’s organization than Claudio Reyna. The topplayer of his generation, American born and trained, with full experience of the youth club, high school and college scenes, followed by a sparkling pro career […]
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Claudio Reyna handed critical youth development job
[U.S. SOCCER] U.S.Soccer President Sunil Gulati calls player development perhaps the most important thing the federation does, and he the job of overseeing the long-termdevelopment of young players to former national team captain Claudio Reyna. For what Gulati says player development is broken into three zones, and Reyna’sappointment helps address the third zone, the development […]
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Dempsey out with thigh injury
Clint Dempsey, who has been so instrumental in Fulham’s run to the quarterfinals of the Europa League, will miss Thursday’s quarterfinal match againstWolfsburg with a thigh injury. Dempsey was injured in Sunday’s Premier League match against Wigan but played the entire game. Fulham’s other top striker, Bobby Zamora, is also injured. Fulham goes into the […]
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Ching's injury muddles U.S. roster
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] In selecting his forwards for the World Cup, U.S. coach Bob Bradley would like at least one targetman with a foundation of international experience. Brian Ching’s name has been prominent in discussions about 2010 World Cup selections. Hedidn’t play in the 2006 competition despite making the cut for Germany; his current status […]
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World Cup hopeful Ching injured [UPDATE]
[MLS] Brian Ching, who overcame injury problems, to put himself back in contention for a berth on the U.S. World Cupteam, left the Houston Dynamo’s game against Real Salt Lake in Thursday night with a hamstring strain. It remains to be seen how serious the injury and whether it might jeopardize his chances ofmaking the […]
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Preliminary rosters due May 11
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] FIFA has set May 11 as the deadline for all World Cup finalists to submit a preliminary list of 30 players. The final list of 23 players(including three keepers) must be named by June 1, and those players must come from the 30-man preliminary roster. Another key date: May 16, the end […]