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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Danny Jordaan's journey to World Cup boss
Danny Jordaan, CEO of South Africa’s 2010 World Cup Organizing Committee, was once was an anti-apartheid activist campaigning to keep South Africa out of international sports. Nowhe’s in charge of preparing his country to be the first on the continent to host the premier tournament of the world’s most popular sport. “I am a person […]
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Canada to face Argentina for first time
Canada, which failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, will face South Africa-bound Argentina May 24 in Buenos Aires in what will be the first meeting between the two teams. Thefriendly will also be the marquee game of Stephen Hart‘s first year as head coach of the Canada. Hart won nine of 18 games […]
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Japan's Okada in hot seat
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Japan national team coach Takeshi Okada finds himself in the hot seat after his team’s 3-1 loss toarchrival South Korea Sunday continued a string of poor results. Fans booed Okada off the field after the game, and a poll showed 88 percent of fans want Okada fired before the World Cup. “I […]
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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., […]