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Raging Bull All Grown Up And Leading The English
by (Profile/Interview | New York Times - June 3)
The life and times of Wayne Rooney, England’s star and star-crossed forward, can be floridly traced in the body art of his tattoos. more details | go to article
Bradley Set With Most Of Lineup
by (Preview | Soccer America - May 29)
After many starters sat out Tuesday's friendly against the Czech Republic, look for Coach Bob Bradley to field close to his first team for Saturday's friendly against Turkey in Philadelphia (TV: ESPN2, Galavision, live, 2 pm ET). more details | go to article
Eyes On Hurting D When USA Faces Turks
by (Preview | Soccer America - May 28)
On a teleconference call Wednesday discussing his World Cup squad selection, U.S. coach Bob Bradley said he'd like to field his projected starting XI, or a reasonable facsimile thereof, against Turkey Saturday (1:30 p.m., ESPN2) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. more details | go to article
World Cup At San Francisco's City Hall
by (Article | Soccer America - May 28)
If the choice is city workers heading home or off to a local bar to watch World Cup or have them view the games in their front yard, the city of San Francisco would prefer the latter. It will be showing games on a 13-by-18-foot video screen at Civic Center Plaza. more details | go to article
Respect Elusive For U.S. Men's Soccer Team
by (Commentary | Miami Herald - May 27)
On paper, the U.S. soccer team looks good. On the green grass of South African stadiums, lining up in front of millions of spectators and TV viewers, deafened by the cacophony of bleating vuvuzelas and competing against England, Slovenia and Algeria, the U.S. soccer team will have to prove it is good. more details | go to article
U.S. Roster Soap Opera Settled On Daytime TV
by (Commentary | New York Times - May 27)
The call came after 2 in the morning, but DaMarcus Beasley was not asleep. His roommate, Oguchi Onyewu, gave him hugs and handshakes, and that was how Beasley knew he was going to the World Cup again. more details | go to article
U.S. Roster Is Set For Trip To South Africa
by (Profile/Interview | Miami Herald - May 27)
Edson Buddle, Herculez Gomez and Robbie Findlay made the U.S. team at forward over Brian Ching as Bob Bradley announced his final roster Wednesday. more details | go to article
Obama Will Be Watching ...
by (Profile/Interview | Soccer America - May 27)
A day after the selection of the 23 players who will represent the USA at the World Cup, they headed to the White House for an official sendoff from President Barack Obama. more details | go to article
U.S. Sets 23-Man World Cup Roster
by (Profile/Interview | ESPN - May 26)
Edson Buddle and Herculez Gomez have made the U.S. World Cup roster, coming from obscurity a few months ago to earn trips to South Africa. more details | go to article
Official USA World Cup Roster Named
by (Profile/Interview | Goal.com - May 26)
Bradley makes final decisions. more details | go to article
Lalas Rings The Alarm Bell
by (Analysis | Soccer America - May 26)
American voices will be almost entirely absent from ESPN's expansive coverage of the World Cup, but luckily it will have Alexi Lalas. He rang the alarm bell about the U.S. backline. And that was before the game started ... more details | go to article
U.S. Player Ratings
by (Analysis | Soccer America - May 26)
Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players after the USA's 4-2 loss to the Czech Republic in Hartford, Conn. more details | go to article
USA 23: Lots Still Up In The Air
by (Analysis | Soccer America - May 26)
The key issue arising from a 4-2 U.S. loss to the Czech Republic Tuesday night is: which questions have been answered, and which are still unresolved? more details | go to article
US Loses To Czechs 4-2 On Last Day Before Cuts
by (Analysis | Yahoo - May 26)
If a 4-2 loss to the Czech Republic in Tuesday night’s World Cup warmup was tough for the United States to take, now comes an even more difficult spell: Coach Bob Bradley will cut seven players to trim his roster to FIFA’s 23-man limit. more details | go to article
Deadline Day As US Makes World Cup Roster Cuts
by (Analysis | Yahoo - May 26)
One by one, seven players were getting called in for those dreaded individual talks, short, blunt conversations that are soccer’s toughest. more details | go to article
Eyes On Hurting D When USA Faces Turks
by (Preview | Soccer America - May 28)
On a teleconference call Wednesday discussing his World Cup squad selection, U.S. coach Bob Bradley said he'd like to field his projected starting XI, or a reasonable facsimile thereof, against Turkey Saturday (1:30 p.m., ESPN2) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. more details | go to article
U.S. Roster Soap Opera Settled On Daytime TV
by (Commentary | New York Times - May 27)
The call came after 2 in the morning, but DaMarcus Beasley was not asleep. His roommate, Oguchi Onyewu, gave him hugs and handshakes, and that was how Beasley knew he was going to the World Cup again. more details | go to article
Bradley Set With Most Of Lineup
by (Preview | Soccer America - May 29)
After many starters sat out Tuesday's friendly against the Czech Republic, look for Coach Bob Bradley to field close to his first team for Saturday's friendly against Turkey in Philadelphia (TV: ESPN2, Galavision, live, 2 pm ET). more details | go to article
Raging Bull All Grown Up And Leading The English
by (Profile/Interview | New York Times - June 3)
The life and times of Wayne Rooney, England’s star and star-crossed forward, can be floridly traced in the body art of his tattoos. more details | go to article
Deadline Day As US Makes World Cup Roster Cuts
by (Analysis | Yahoo - May 26)
One by one, seven players were getting called in for those dreaded individual talks, short, blunt conversations that are soccer’s toughest. more details | go to article
USA 23: Lots Still Up In The Air
by (Analysis | Soccer America - May 26)
The key issue arising from a 4-2 U.S. loss to the Czech Republic Tuesday night is: which questions have been answered, and which are still unresolved? more details | go to article
Lalas Rings The Alarm Bell
by (Analysis | Soccer America - May 26)
American voices will be almost entirely absent from ESPN's expansive coverage of the World Cup, but luckily it will have Alexi Lalas. He rang the alarm bell about the U.S. backline. And that was before the game started ... more details | go to article
U.S. Player Ratings
by (Analysis | Soccer America - May 26)
Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players after the USA's 4-2 loss to the Czech Republic in Hartford, Conn. more details | go to article
Meola Joins Ironmen
by (Profile/Interview | North Jersey Herald News - August 15)
Former U.S. national goalkeeper Tony Meola has agreed to a contract with the expansion New Jersey Ironmen of the Major Indoor Soccer League. more details | go to article
Quote Sheet Bob Bradley And Players Discuss World Cup Roster Selections
by (Profile/Interview | USSF - May 26)
Bob Bradley; Landon Donovan; Clint Dempsey; Oguchi Onyewu; Tim Howard; Jose Torres; Clarence Goodson; Steve Cherundolo; Brad Guzan; Jonathan Spector; Stuart Holden; Robbie Findley; Herculez Gomez; Edson Buddle; Jozy Altidore; Maurice Edu; Ricardo Clark; Jay Demerit. more details | go to article
Bid Book Submission Conference Call With Sunil Gulati And David Downs Quote Sheet
by (Profile/Interview | USSF - May 14)
Quotes from the May 14, 2010 conference call with Sunil Gulati, David Downs, and Carlos Bocanegra following the submission of the official USA Bid Book to FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland. more details | go to article
Press Conference Quotes Before Czech Republic Match
by (Profile/Interview | USSF - May 24)
Landon Donovan; Carlos Bocanegra; and Bob Bradley. more details | go to article
Two Strikers Score Their Way Into The Picture
by (Profile/Interview | New York Times - May 17)
Herculez Gomez, like each of his four siblings, was named after a Greek god. Edson Buddle was named after a Brazilian one — Pelé, the soccer deity whose given name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento. more details | go to article
Most viewers For US Soccer On ESPN Outside WCup
by (Article | Yahoo - June 30)
The United States’ 3-2 loss to Brazil in the Confederations Cup final was seen by 3.9 million people on ESPN, the most-viewed non-World Cup game for the American team on the cable network. more details | go to article
Few Surprises, A Little Drama In US World Cup Provisional Roster
by (Analysis | US Soccer Review - May 13)
In the Made–for–TV movie version of “The Charlie Davies Story” that’s surely in pre–production on the ABC networks as we speak, May 11, 2010, will be marked as the real beginning of Davies’ return to scaling the soccer heights that he hinted at being capable of last summer in South Africa, a journey sure to end in World Cup glory in Brazil (assuming they figure out how to build a few stadia down there between now and then). more details | go to article
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