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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: April 24, 2010
With only about five weeks before Bob Bradley selects his final squad, the roster situation should be getting clearer the U.S ahead of it’s World Cup camp which begins on May 15. But it’s not. Injuries and lack of playing time have raised several question marks about a handful of key players for the U.S. In other words, get ready for some surprises in May, U.S. fans. Here’s a look...
Published: April 18, 2010
This is starting to get ridiculous. Saturday night, the Los Angeles Galaxy’s Edson Buddle continued his ridiculous streak of finding the net by scoring two more goals in the Galaxy’s 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake. That’s an amazing seven goals in four games. In fact, Buddle has scored all of the Galaxy’s goals this year, leading them in the early campaign to a perfect 4-0-0 start. The...
Published: April 12, 2010
Last week, we took a look at the goalkeeper position for the U.S. ahead of the World Cup in South Africa this summer. This week, we move up the field and review the likely starters, bench players, and decisions Bob Bradley will have to make ahead of the World Cup. The first question is, how many defenders should he take, seven or eight? The conservative answer here (and Bradley is a conservative manager)...
Published: April 6, 2010
June 12. England. United States. World Cup in South Africa. Tim Howard. There are many certainties right now about who the U.S. is playing. Another thing that is sure is that Everton keeper and U.S. No. 1 Tim Howard will be between the sticks as a starter for most if not all of the U.S. matches in South Africa this summer. Howard has waited in the wings over the last four years, backing up Kasey Keller...
Published: March 25, 2010
ESPN Soccernet has been a popular destination for soccer fans, particularly in the U.S., to visit and to read articles about the national team and its players. But not so much anymore. In a series of bizarre moves over the last several months, the company and Web site has shorn itself of several quality editors and replaced them with soccer novices. Further, the change of layout has been confusing...
Published: March 13, 2010
Injuries. Lack of form. Potential surprise inclusions on the final roster. There is a lot to look forward to going into the final months before Bob Bradley releases his roster in May for the World Cup. The following predictions are based on what I believe Bradley will do, but in coming up with such a list it’s impossible to do so without interjecting some personal opinion. So without further...
Published: February 20, 2010
Love him or hate him, you have to give Freddy Adu credit: he’s becoming relevant again. At first he was U.S. soccer’s savior, tabbed by some the first big U.S. soccer star. Some even said he was comparable to Pele. He showed flashes of brilliance (his memorable play during the 2007 U-20 World Cup stands out) but in most cases, his experience has been one of frustration, both for him professionally...