Eddie Johnson Fought Through Hamstring Injury In Czech Game
by Andrea Canales (Profile/Interview | Goal.com - May 25)
The forward wanted to prove himself. more details | go to article

USA Winger Alejandro Bedoya Cites Personal Trainer For Meteoric Rise
by Zac Lee Rigg and Terence Steed (Profile/Interview | Goal.com - May 24)
The winger explains his rise to the cusp of the World Cup. more details | go to article

U.S. Soccer Team's Carlos Bocanegra Recovering Well From Hernia Surgery
by Colin Stephenson (Profile/Interview | Star Ledger - May 24)
It was no big deal, Carlos Bocanegra insisted. Just a minor sports hernia surgery. That’s all. Fifteen, 20 minutes tops is all the procedure took. He walked out of the specialist’s office in Munich under his own power, was running three or four days later, and two weeks after he went under the knife he was practicing fully with the U.S. national team in Princeton. more details | go to article

Bedoya Aiming For U.S. Slot
by Brian Lewis (Profile/Interview | New York Post - May 23)
Five months ago, Alejandro Bedoya was unheralded and unnoticed, even within soccer circles. Today, the New Jersey-born midfielder is on the cusp of playing on the biggest stage in the world: He's in the United States' pre-World Cup training camp with a very real shot at earning a ticket to South Africa. more details | go to article

Hernia Surgery For Bocanegra
by Jeré Longman (Blog Entry | New York Times - May 22)
Carlos Bocanegra, the United States captain, recently underwent hernia surgery after being injured with his French club team, Coach Bob Bradley said Saturday. more details | go to article

Race Against Time
by Michael Lewis (Profile/Interview | Big Apple Soccer - May 21)
Gooch says he is fit, but is he match fit? more details | go to article

Gooch, No Bigger Injury Concern Ever
by Paul Kennedy (Profile/Interview | Soccer America - May 21)
For all the talk of the USA's walking wounded in training camp at Princeton University this week, pre-World Cup injuries are nothing new to the U.S. squad. Others have certainly made comebacks, but the USA has never counted upon a player bigger than Oguchi Onyewu to recover in time for the finals. The 6-foot-4 Onyewu, out of action for more than seven months, promises to be back stronger than ever. more details | go to article

Altidore And Life In The Fast Lane
by Jack Bell (Profile/Interview | New York Times - May 21)
Jozy Altidore will be wearing the same new, flashy, lightweight soccer cleats, his in garish yellow, as Lionel Messi and David Villa in next month’s World Cup. He has joined a worldwide advertising campaign for Adidas with two of the game’s big stars. It is fast company. more details | go to article

Oguchi Onyewu Determined To Regain Top Form Or More For U.S. Men's Soccer Team
by Steven Goff (Profile/Interview | Washington Post - May 21)
Seven months ago Friday, Oguchi Onyewu underwent surgery for a ruptured patella tendon, an injury as gruesome and serious as it sounds. more details | go to article

Charlie Davies Shows Immaturity In Reaction To World Cup Roster Snub
by Frank Giase (Commentary | Star Ledger - May 18)
In his disappointment of not making the 30-man World Cup provisional roster for the United States, Charlie Davies has lost sight of some very important things in life. For one, life itself. more details | go to article

Electricity Could Be World Cup Issue
by Associated Press (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - May 18)
South Africa’s electricity company expects to be under pressure during the World Cup. Also: U.S. midfielder Benny Feilhaber’s future is uncertain after his club AGF Aarhus was relegated to Denmark’s second-highest division; general World Cup news round-up. more details | go to article

Charlie Davies At A Crossroads
by Noah Davis (Commentary | Goal.com - May 18)
The forward has griped about his club team publicly. more details | go to article

Bradley Understands Davies Anger
by Ronald Blum (Profile/Interview | Google News - May 17)
Bob Bradley understands Charlie Davies' anger at being left off the preliminary U.S. World Cup roster. more details | go to article

Davies Slams Sochaux Officials Over World Cup
by Samuel Petroquin (Profile/Interview | Google News - May 13)
Charlie Davies is blaming Sochaux for his failure to make the United States' preliminary squad for the World Cup, saying he feels "let down" by his French club. more details | go to article

Davies Misses U.S. World Cup Roster
by Jeffrey Marcus (Profile/Interview | New York Times - May 12)
Charlie Davies, whose hopes of playing in the World Cup fueled his recovery from a serious car accident seven months ago, was left off the preliminary list of players for the United States roster Tuesday. more details | go to article