[DATEBOOK] The USA will face 2006 World Cup opponent Czech Republic and Turkey in its two final warmup matches before heading to South Africa for the World Cup.The Czech Republic game will be played May 25 at a site to be announced — Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn., has been mentioned as a possible […]
men’s national team
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Reclusive Lacen responds to Algeria's call
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Most players would jump at the chance to join their national team. French-born Mehdi Lacen, basedat Spanish club Racing Santander, took almost three weeks to respond to calls from the Algerian national team that he had been called up for the Desert Foxes’ game against Serbia Wednesday inAlgiers. When Lacen didn’t respond […]
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Gulati: 2010 very, very important for American soccer
By Paul Gardner The election of Sunil Gulati as President of the United States Soccer Federation four years ago was unquestionably one of the most important events inthe history of the sport in this country. It brought to the office, for the first time, someone who combined all the vital qualities necessary — an American-reared […]
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Philly is happening place
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Philadelphia is the center of the soccer world in 2010. Site of the NSCAA Convention and MLS SuperDraft, it will be the home of the MLSexpansion Union, which opens at its new PPL Park in Chester, Pa., on June 27. It will also be the site of the U.S. national team’s sendoff […]
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Goodson recalled from Norway
[USA] Clarence Goodson, whose goal was a rare bright spot in last month’s 3-1 loss to Honduras and who is pushing forwhat would be the fourth center back spot on the national team for the 2010 World Cup, has been given permission by his Norwegian club IK Start to join the U.S. national team in […]
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Hartman left in limbo
[MLS] If not for a strained hip flexor suffered by goalkeeper Zach Thornton, counterpart Kevin Hartman would truly bemarooned. The veteran Hartman, a native of Southern California, came into the U.S. national team camp last week at Home Depot Center to replace Thornton, ending several weeks of anxious inactivity.Despite him playing every minute in goal […]
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Feilhaber joins U.S. injury list
[AMERICANS ABROAD] It’s a good thing the midfield is supposed to be the deepest part of the U.S. national team. Yet another midfielder, Benny Feilhaber, injured himself this winter, hurting ankle in training with Danish club AGF Aarhus on Monday. Pending the results of the scan on his ankle,Feilhaber’s coach, Erik Rasmussen, said the U.S. […]
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U.S. Soccer: Qualifying is Just the Start
The team that qualifies for the World Cup isn’t the same team that actually goes to the tournament, and there are slots to befilled and problems to be solved before the USA sets up camp in South Africa next year. At a press conference prior to the Hexagonal finale against Costa Rica in Washington, D.C., […]