[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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U.S. infirmary begins to empty
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] As Coach Bob Bradley prepared the USA for Wednesday’s game against the Netherlands in Amsterdam(TV: ESPN2 and Galavision, live, 2:30 p.m. ET), the attention has been almost as much on the Americans who aren’t available as on those who will suit up against the Oranje. Three of theabsentees have been with the […]
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Shorthanded USA steps into deep end in Amsterdam
[NETHERLANDS-USA] Playing the Netherlands is much more than a “good test for the American players,” and it’s not really “the last chancefor some players to impress Coach Bob Bradley” as he sets about picking his World Cup team. (SOCCER AMERICAPOLL: Pick your 11 U.S. starters.) Bradley evaluates all his playersin training, every day, and monitor […]
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Europe's unbeaten clubs
[MAKING A LIST] Bayer Leverkusen set a German Bundesliga record for most games without a loss to start the season Saturday when it tied Cologne, 0-0, andextended its unbeaten streak to 24 games. It’s bidding to become the first German teams to go unbeaten in modern history. Here are the team who have gone unbeaten […]
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SA POLL: U.S. starters against Dutch
The USA faces the Netherlands at Amsterdam ArenA Wednesday (TV: ESPN2 and Galavision, live, 2:30 p.m. ET) in its final World Cup warmup before Coach BobBradley must pick his squad for South Africa. Who should Bradley start against the Dutch? (Pick your 11 starters and add yourcomments below.) poll by twiigs.com
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Kazlauskas scores again for Helmond
[AMERICAN ABROAD] Charles Kazlauskas scored his fifth goal of the season for Dutch second division club Helmond Sport,striking on a header in the fifth minute with the first goal in a 5-2 win over FC Volendam. (Kazlauskas goal The 27-midfielder midfielder from Milwaukee had also scored the first goal a week earlier for Helmond in […]
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Dutch call up 23 players
[NETHERLANDS-USA] Dutch national team coach Bert van Marwijk trimmed his roster to 23 players for Wednesday’s gameagainst the United States at Amsterdam ArenA (TV: 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2 and Galavision). Dropped from the provisional squad were of FC Twente’s WoutBrama and PSV’s Otman Bakkal. The Oranje has loads of experience with eight players having 50 […]
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Americans split against European powers [VIDEO]
[ID2 NATIONAL SELECTION] U.S. Club Soccer’s id2 National Selection all-stars finished their first European tour with a 2-2 record, losing to older teams fromPSV Eindhoven (6-0) and Borussia Dortmund (6-3). Anthony Calvo’s spectacular goal gave the Americans the lead against Dortmund, which rallied inthe second half to win. Brandon Tetro (penalty kick) and Corey Baird […]