By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Just off the basis of a few gamesplayed on the opening weekend of the 2015 MLS season, the rate of exchange is looking good. There are two rates of exchange in play. One is the annual swap of players leaving and thosearriving, and despite stellar stalwarts such as Landon Donovan and […]
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USA-Panama Player Ratings
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Two of the USA’s most important players scored the goals by which theAmericans regained some momentum by beating Panama, 2-0. Michael Bradley scored his 13th national-team goal from a corner kick and Clint Dempsey joined LandonDonovan in the 40-goal club by tacking on a second goal before halftime. The Americans avoided the second-half collapses […]
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What They're Saying: Michael Bradley
“It’s too easy to just look at the Premier League and think everything that goes on there is the be all end all. It’s too easy to say, ‘Jozy didn’t score in the PremierLeague, he’s no good.’” — Michael Bradley on Jozy Altidore, his longtime teammate withthe U.S. national team whose move to Toronto FC […]
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Vanney, Bradley Would Welcome Jozy at TFC
The latest rumor circulating in Major League Soccer is that Sunderland and USA striker Jozy Altidore could move to Toronto FC withJermain Defoe heading the other way. According to reports, the deal would satisfy both parties, as Defoe’s departure would free up a Designated Player slot, which Altidore wouldundoubtedly require. TFC currently uses all three […]
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What They're Saying: Michael Bradley
“I don’t pay much attention to it, to be honest. I have thick skin and I have always had the mentality that as a professional you have to have such a commitment and concentration and determination inwho you are and what you’re all about that you’re not willing to let anybody put you off that.” […]
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MLS Players Respond to Klinsmann Criticism
It would appear that several of the USA’s MLS-based players disagree with Jurgen Klinsmann’s assessment of the league they play in. On Monday, the day before the USA’s 1-1friendly draw with Honduras, USA coach Klinsmann again criticized Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley for moving to MLS from Europe, saying it is a weaker competition. He […]
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Klinsmann not happy with moves back to MLS
[USA MEN] Jurgen Klinsmann says he gets it. Players like Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley came back to MLS for big pay days “also connected to many other elements,” but that does not mean he’s happy. He’s especially not content with Bradley’s situation atToronto FC, which will likely miss the playoffs for an eighth straight […]
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Oh, that 'SportsCenter' copy machine
[WORLD CUP 2014 COMMERCIALS] A young tot gets more than he bargained for on take-a-kid-to-work day at ESPN’s “SportsCenter” offices as Michael Bradley follows Landon Donovan, who worked the copy machine in 2010, in getting a celebrity cameo for ESPN in its latest SC commercial. Everything starts out well for the young player, who marches […]
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Bob Bradley: Michael Not Given Arsenal Chance
In an interview with Slate, former U.S. men’s national team coach Bob Bradley reveals that his son, Michael, had wanted to join Arsenal during the January transferwindow, but that the Gunners instead preferred to sign Sweden international Kim Kallstrom. Bradley points to this as an example of American players not getting the international respect theydeserve. […]