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
Brazil Cuts Beer Duties To Avoid Shortages
by (Article | Reuters - May 27)
Brazil has slashed beer duties to avoid shortages during the World Cup, after local brewers warned they would be unable to meet surging demand despite sharply increasing production. 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
U.S. Head Coach Bob Bradley Names 23 Players To Represent The United States At The 2010 FIFA World Cup In South Africa
by (Press Release | USSF - May 26)
U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named the 23-man roster that will travel to South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The team departs for South Africa on May 30, and will play their opening match of the tournament against England on June 12 in Rustenburg live on ABC at 2 p.m. ET. 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
Bradley To Reveal U.S. Roster For 2010 FIFA World Cup This Wednesday, May 26, Live On ESPN's Sportscenter
by (Press Release | USSF - May 25)
U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley will reveal the final 23-man roster that will compete in the 2010 FIFA World Cup this Wednesday, May 26 during a live broadcast of ESPN’s daytime SportsCenter. All the players selected for the tournament in South Africa will be on the ESPN campus for the announcement that will take place during the 1 p.m. ET hour of the show. more details | go to article
U.S. Falls To Czech Republic 4-2 In Opening Send Off Series Match
by (Result | USSF - May 25)
In a match that served as a final audition for some U.S. players and a World Cup tune-up for others, the U.S. Men’s National Team fell 4-2 to the Czech Republic in front of 36,218 fans, the largest-ever crowd to watch a soccer match at Rentschler Field. more details | go to article
Post Match Quotes US MNT 2 Czech Republic 4
by (Profile/Interview | USSF - May 25)
Bob Bradley; Stuart Holden; Herculez Gomez; Maurice Edu; DaMarcus Beasley; Edson Buddle; Eddie Johnson. more details | go to article
Soccer Star Ronaldo Angry At Vanity Fair
by (Profile/Interview | New York Post - May 25)
The world's highest-paid soccer star, Cristiano Ronaldo, is fuming that Vanity Fair put him on the cover in tight underpants with rival player Didier Drogba. more details | go to article
Fans Encouraged To Arrive Early To Rentschler Field For Tuesday's U.S. Men's National Team vs. Czech Republic Send-Off Series Match
by (Preview | USSF - May 24)
As the U.S. Men's National Team prepares for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, a large crowd is expected at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. for the first of two "Send-Off Series" matches, in which the U.S. Men's National Team will host Czech Republic on Tuesday, May 25 at 8 p.m. ET. 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
Czech Friendly Is Vital For A Number Of USA Hopefuls
by (Article | Sports Network - May 24)
Tuesday's friendly between the United States and the Czech Republic will be used as much more than just a way to keep the American team sharp ahead of next month's World Cup. more details | go to article
Wambach Scores Twice, Lilly And O'Reilly Add Goals As U.S. Women Roll To Impressive 4-0 Victory Against Germany
by (Result | USSF - May 22)
The U.S. Women’s National Team scored two goals in each half for a highly impressive 4-0 victory against Germany in front of more than 10,000 fans who came out to witness a clash between the world’s top two teams according to the latest FIFA rankings. more details | go to article
Quotes From 4-0 U.S. Victory Against Germany
by (Profile/Interview | USSF - May 22)
Pia Sundhage; Hope Solo; Abby Wambach; and Kristine Lilly. more details | go to article
USSF D2 Pro League 2010 Match Schedule
by (Press Release | USSF - February 26)
(Complete 2010 D2 Schedule) more details | go to article
U.S. Soccer Division 2 Professional League Schedule Announced
by (Press Release | USSF - February 8)
The U.S. Soccer Federation has announced the schedule for the 2010 Division 2 Professional League. The regular season will open in the second weekend of April and run until early October, with the playoffs to be contested during the following weeks. more details | go to article
Brazil Cuts Beer Duties To Avoid Shortages
by (Article | Reuters - May 27)
Brazil has slashed beer duties to avoid shortages during the World Cup, after local brewers warned they would be unable to meet surging demand despite sharply increasing production. more details | go to article
U.S. Soccer Conference Call Regarding 2010 Division 2 Soccer League
by (Profile/Interview | USSF - January 7)
U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati, CEO/Secretary General Dan Flynn, USL CEO Alec Papadakis and NASL Acting Commissioner Jeff Cooper spoke to media today to announce the creation of a combined USL/NASL Division 2 professional soccer league in 2010 more details | go to article
My Last Letter From Portugal: U.S. Women Win Algarve Cup
by (1st Person | New York Times - March 3)
Sky Blue FC and US WNT midfielder Yael Averbuch has been filing to the Goal blog during her trip to Portugal. "We’re Algarve Cup champions! Germany had dominated Finland, Denmark and China in their previous three games, but today we outplayed them to a satisfying 3-2 win." more details | go to article
Lloyd, Wambach And Cheney Score As U.S. Women Win 2010 Algarve Cup With 3-2 Victory Against Germany
by (Result | USSF - March 3)
The U.S. Women’s National Team scored twice in the first half and once in the second to defeat Germany 3-2 in the championship game of the 2010 Algarve Cup. more details | go to article
U.S. Women's National Team 3, Germany 2 Post-Game Quotes
by (Profile/Interview | USSF - March 3)
Pia Sundhage; Abby Wambach; Lauren Cheney; Carli Lloyd. more details | go to article
Post-Game Quotes: WNT 2, Sweden 0
by (Profile/Interview | USSF - March 1)
Pia Sundhage; Shannon Boxx; Lauren Cheney; Stephanie Cox more details | go to article
U.S. WNT Quote Sheet: Sundhage, O'Reilly And Wambach Discuss Upcoming Match vs. Germany
by (Profile/Interview | USSF - May 20)
U.S. WNT head coach Pia Sundhage, midfielder Heather O'Reilly and forward Abby Wambach discuss Saturday's match against No. 2-ranked Germany in Cleveland more details | go to article
Wambach Scores Twice, Lilly And O'Reilly Add Goals As U.S. Women Roll To Impressive 4-0 Victory Against Germany
by (Result | USSF - May 22)
The U.S. Women’s National Team scored two goals in each half for a highly impressive 4-0 victory against Germany in front of more than 10,000 fans who came out to witness a clash between the world’s top two teams according to the latest FIFA rankings. more details | go to article
U.S. Women Face Sweden For Spot In Algarve Final
by (Preview | USSF - February 28)
Last year, the U.S. and Sweden met in the Algarve Cup championship game. This year, they will meet to see who gets there. The USA heads into the match against the Swedes on March 1 in Ferreiras (10 a.m. ET live on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker) needing a tie or a win to make the title game which will be played on March 3 at Stadium Algarve. more details | go to article
Reflecting On A U.S. Win In Portugal
by (1st Person | New York Times - March 1)
Sky Blue FC and US WNT midfielder Yael Averbuch will be filing to the Goal blog during her trip to Portugal. "On Monday, we beat Sweden, 2-0, thanks to two beautiful second half goals from [Lauren] Cheney. I started and played the first half, which looked nowhere near as good as the second." more details | go to article
Wambach Scores Twice As U.S. Women Defeats Norway 2-1 At Algarve Cup In Portugal
by (Result | USSF - February 26)
Forward Abby Wambach scored two goals, including the game-winner in stoppage time of the second half, to lead the U.S. Women’s National Team to a dramatic 2-1 victory against Norway in the second match of Group B at the 2010 Algarve Cup. more details | go to article
Division 2 Professional League To Operate In 2010
by (Press Release | USSF - January 7)
The U.S. Soccer Federation, United Soccer Leagues (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL) have come to an agreement on the formation and operation of a Division 2 professional soccer league for the 2010 season. Under the agreement, U.S. Soccer will oversee the league for the 2010 season, working with both the USL and NASL on the day-to-day league activities. more details | go to article
DC Signs Midfielder Shipalane
by (Press Release | Major League Soccer - December 15)
One-time loanee joins club from USL-2 side Harrisburg City Islanders more details | go to article