U.S. Hears Howard Loud And Clear
by Martin Rogers (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - May 25)
Get him away from a soccer field and Tim Howard is about as mild-mannered an athlete as you’re likely to find. Plus 3:00 video analysis of the Roster bubble. more details | go to article

For Onyewu, It's Mind Over Matter
by Martin Rogers (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - May 25)
The doctors have told Oguchi Onyewu that his knee is fixed, that he can jump and run and tackle and stretch without fear of aggravating the injury that ruined his club season. Onyewu believes their words, and he feels the new strength running through his joints as a long-lost level of fitness steadily returns. Also: 23-man roster prediction. more details | go to article

Is The U.S. Team Overconfident?
by Martin Rogers and Alan Springer (Analysis | Yahoo - May 19)
Analysis and injury updates from Yahoo! Sports' soccer writer Martin Rogers at the national team's soccer camp in Princeton, New Jersey. (2:41 video clip) more details | go to article

Altidore To Becks: USA 3, England 0
by Martin Rogers (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - May 17)
Jozy Altidore’s desire to give the United States a psychological advantage at the soccer World Cup cost him the chance to meet basketball superstar Kobe Bryant. more details | go to article

Doing The Right Thing In Donovan Dilemma
by Martin Rogers (Commentary | Yahoo - February 22)
Depending on how you look at it and who you are, Landon Donovan’s spectacular loan move to Everton has been a dream come true, a poisoned chalice, a blessing in disguise and a winning lottery ticket. more details | go to article

MLS Lockout Could Affect Team USA
by Martin Rogers (Analysis | Yahoo - February 11)
Bob Bradley’s World Cup headache doesn’t stem from a salacious twist and it’s not going to send the tabloids into a breathless frenzy. more details | go to article

Will Freddy Ever Be Ready?
by Martin Rogers (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - February 4)
This was always supposed to be Freddy Adu’s year. And Freddy Adu’s World Cup. more details | go to article

U.S. Backup Plan: Get Healthy
by Martin Rogers (Commentary | Yahoo - January 25)
For those American soccer fans lucky enough to be heading to the World Cup finals in South Africa, there’s no need to start ripping up tickets and canceling those astronomically priced hotel bookings just yet. more details | go to article

USA Can't Waste This Golden Opportunity
by Martin Rogers (Commentary | Yahoo - December 5)
For the man who believes he is ready, the truest of tests holds no fear. more details | go to article

Reliving U.S. Women's Soccer's Greatest Day
by Martin Rogers (Commentary | Yahoo - July 10)
As the U.S. women’s soccer team bus rolled through the parking lot of Giants Stadium, thousands of fans took a break from their tailgating to point and stare. Inside the bus, Brandi Chastain was doing exactly the same thing. more details | go to article

Winners, Losers Of Confederations Cup
by Martin Rogers (Analysis | Yahoo - June 28)
The Confederations Cup is in the books and it turned out to be a more entertaining and surprising competition than anyone expected. Here are the winners and losers from the event that set the scene for the World Cup in South Africa in 11 and a half months time. more details | go to article

In USA's Redemption Song, Bob Bradley Can Sing The Loudest
by Martin Rogers (Commentary | Yahoo - June 22)
Finally a tale of good fortune for a United States team that so often returns home bemoaning its bad luck. more details | go to article

Questions Remain For U.S. Squad
by Martin Rogers (Analysis | Yahoo - June 7)
A year plus change to go until the World Cup and the stars are aligning for the USA. Despite its often tortuous stagger to the halfway point of the 10-game Hexagonal pool that will decide CONCACAF’s representatives in South Africa next year, there is something inevitable about Bob Bradley’s team’s qualification for soccer’s biggest show. more details | go to article

USA Faces Must-Win Situation vs. Honduras
by Martin Rogers (Preview | Yahoo - June 5)
At the end of a filthy Ohio night in February, Bob Bradley emerged from the gloom of Crew Stadium with a beaming smile on his face. The U.S. head coach, never a man known for being exuberant, had every right to feel good about things. more details | go to article

USA Has Chance To Make A Real Impression vs. Costa Rica
by Martin Rogers (Preview | Yahoo - June 2)
Somewhere amidst the chewed-up fake grass, hostile atmosphere and sweltering heat of Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in San Jose, Costa Rica, lies a rare commodity for the United States national team. Opportunity. more details | go to article