[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Mexico got goals from 21-year-old stars Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez and CarlosVela to beat New Zealand, 2-0, before a sellout crowd of 90,526 at the Rose Bowl. In Wednesday’s big games, France and Germany lost at home to Spain (2-0) and Argentina (1-0), respectively.Host South Africa had to settle for a 1-1 tie […]
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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?
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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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What They're Saying
“Occasionally, some managers in England subtly let me know that they will be rooting for us that day. You can guess they are not born in England. That’s all part of it, I guess.” — Coach Bob Bradley on the support among managers he meets around the English Premier League for the USA in its […]
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Brazil puts fear into English [VIDEO]
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Such is the optimism about England’s chances at the 2010 World Cup that Brazil’s visit to the Emirates Stadium Tuesday was billed a sneakpreview of England’s possible semifinal opponent in Cape Town. Just how did Brazil sem Ronaldinho look to the locals in its 2-0 win over Ireland? Brazil was fortunate to […]
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Kubik rejoins national team program
[USA] Former Czech star Lubos Kubik, who has an impressive record as a player but a poor record as a head coach, hasbeen hired as an assistant to U.S. national team head coach Bob Bradley, his former boss at the Chicago Fire. Kubik had stints in the top divisionsin Italy, France and Germany, and a […]
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German goalie Adler moves into pole position
Bayer Leverkusen goalie Rene Adler appears to have won the battle for the starting job on the German national team for the World Cup. He will the goalkeeperfor Wednesday’s friendly against Argentina. Coach Joachim Loew had previously said that the goalkeeper against Argentina would likely be hisNo. 1 choice, and goalkeeping coach Andreas Koepke confirmed […]
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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 […]