[RADIO WATCH] JP Dellacamera, ESPN’s lead commentator for telecasts of the U.S. national teams and Major LeagueSoccer matches, will head ESPN Radio’s lead broadcast team for the 2010 World Cup. Dellacamera, who has called the last six World Cups for a variety of networks and was NBC Sportslead commentator at the past two summer Olympics, […]
men’s national team
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Stuart Holden suffers broken leg [VIDEO]
What was first believed to be a shin contusion turned out to be a broken leg. Bolton Wanderers midfielder Stuart Holden will be out of action for six weeks,according to the Premier League club’s manager Owen Coyle said on Thursday. The U.S. international suffered the injury on a Nigel de Jong tackle during the first […]
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What They're Saying
“We lost our concentration and it was a very bad time to give up a penalty.” — U.S. coach Bob Bradley on Jonathan Bornstein‘s terrible penalty that cost the Americans the first goal — late in the first half — in the Netherlands’ 2-1 win. (usssoccer.com)
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Slovenia's big win belies offensive deficiencies
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Slovenia, the USA’s second opponent at the World Cup, struggled to score in the late stages of qualifying, but it poured it on againstQatar Wednesday in Maribor, winning, 4-1, in the last game it will have its foreign-based players before the end of the European season. Those deficiencies in front of the […]
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Algeria undone again by poor goalkeeping
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Such was the anticipation of Algeria’s World Cup warmup against Serbia in Algiers that the 70,000-seat Stade du 5 Juillet was filled threehours before gametime. Such was the crowd’s disappointment in the Desert Foxes’ performance that the stadium was half empty shortly after Dusko Tosic made it3-0 for Serbia in the 65th […]
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Assessing players on the bubble
[NETHERLANDS-USA] With no more games scheduled until late May, before which Bob Bradley is expected to name his 23-manroster, here’s a rundown of where players on the bubble stand after their performances in Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to the Netherlands … UPGRADE: DaMarcus Beasley. Thrown into the fray unexpectedly by injury to Holden, he got lively […]
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U.S. Player Ratings
[NETHERLANDS-USA REPORT CARD] Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players after the USA’s 2-1 loss to theNetherlands in Amsterdam. USA: STARTERS: Rating/Player(Club/Country) GP/G 6 Tim Howard (Everton/ENG) 49/- 4 Jonathan Spector (West Ham/ENG) 24/0 5 Jay DeMerit (West Ham/ENG) 17/0 6 Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes/FRA) 77/123 Jonathan Bornstein (Chiovas USA) 29/2 5 Stuart Holden (Bolton […]
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USA not up to the task [VIDEO]
[NETHERLANDS-USA] No excuses or apologies necessary for this defeat: a shorthanded USA squad wasn’t quite up to the task of subduing the Netherlands onits home field, even if the Dutch played most of the match at le ss than full throttle. Dirk Kuyt tucked home a penalty kick in the 40th minute and a deflected […]
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Your choices to start
[NETHERLANDS-USA] Soccer America asked its readers to pick the U.S. starting lineup against the Netherlands on Wednesday. Here’s whom they selected … (SOCCER AMERICA POLL Results) STARTERS: Tim Howard 91% ————————– Carlos Bocanegra 92% Jonathan Spector 86% Jay DeMerit 79% Jonathan Bornstein 56% —————————– Landon Donovan 97% Michael Bradley 91% Maurice Edu 73% Stuart Holden 70% […]
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SA POLL: Who's indispensable?
Six U.S. national team regulars missed Wednesday’s friendly against the Netherlands because they are injured. Which one of the them can the USA not do without?