Bradley Set With Most Of Lineup
by Paul Kennedy (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

Athletica's Demise Another Blow To St. Louis Soccer
by Paul Kennedy (Article | Soccer America - May 28)
The Saint Louis Athletica became the second Women’s Professional Soccer team to fold in four months when its owners closed shop on Thursday. Athletica players, including such U.S. national team stars as Hope Solo, Shannon Boxx and Lori Chalupny, will be available as free agents to other WPS teams as of Tuesday. For now, AC St. Louis, the D-2 Pro League club operated by the same ownership group, remains in business. more details | go to article

Lalas Rings The Alarm Bell
by Paul Kennedy (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

What To Look For At Wembley?
by Paul Kennedy (Preview | Soccer America - May 24)
A day before its first warmup against the Czech Republic in Connecticut, Bob Bradley and his U.S. coaching staff will keeping an eye on what's happening Monday at Wembley Stadium, where England, its first opponent at the World Cup, faces Mexico (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, Telemundo, noon ET). What should we look for from England? more details | go to article

Tri Defense Is Exposed
by Paul Kennedy (Analysis | Soccer America - May 24)
After giving up just one goal in eight friendlies before heading off to Europe to begin final preparations for the World Cup, Mexico finally faced a legitimate contender and conceded three goals to England with remarkable ease. 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

And The First Cuts Will Be ...
by Paul Kennedy (Analysis | Soccer America - May 20)
For the first time, all 30 U.S. candidates for the World Cup were at training camp Wednesday in Princeton, N.J. How long they'll all stay together remains to be seen. more details | go to article

Edu's Old Firm Winner Is 'Unbelievable'
by Paul Kennedy (Result | Soccer America - February 28)
n a team without a lot of new options, Maurice Edu is one of the most intriguing Americans headed to Amsterdam for Wednesday's friendly against the Netherlands (TV: ESPN2 and Galavision, live, 2:30 p.m. ET). more details | go to article

Solo Job Earns U.S. Women Shutout Win
by Paul Kennedy (Result | Soccer America - February 25)
The USA got two goals in two minutes during the second half but needed goalkeeper Hope Solo to save a penalty kick in both halves to earn a 2-0 victory over Iceland in its opening match at the 2010 Algarve Cup in Portugal. more details | go to article

Bruins Land Stellar Class
by Paul Kennedy (Article | Soccer America - February 23)
Goalie Earl Edwards and forward Victor Chavez, who both started for the USA at the 2009 Under-17 World Cup, head UCLA's outstanding recruiting class, one of the best in the country. more details | go to article

Rating The Tampa 20's Chances
by Paul Kennedy (Analysis | Soccer America - February 22)
Wednesday's match against El Salvador in Tampa (TV: ESPN Classic, Galavision, 7 pm ET) will likely be the last time many of the U.S. players will take to the field in a U.S. national team uniform before Coach Bob Bradley names his 23-player squad for the World Cup. As few as two or three MLS players could go to the World Cup -- a record low since its launch in 1996. Soccer America rates the chances of the 20 U.S. players in Tampa to go to the World Cup. more details | go to article

Labor Rhetoric Increases
by Paul Kennedy (Analysis | Soccer America - February 21)
Any notion that a new collective bargaining agreement between Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Union was imminent was blown out of the water on Friday and Saturday. more details | go to article

The Asian Threat
by Paul Kennedy (Analysis | Soccer America - February 19)
By almost any standard, the United States should be a cinch to land one of the World Cups up for bid: 2018 or 2022. It has everything: stadiums, infrastructure, organization and a home market of soccer-crazy fans. more details | go to article

Tickets Sales Lag With Four Months To Go
by Paul Kennedy (Article | Soccer America - February 18)
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke confirmed what had been reported for weeks. World Cup ticket sales are suffering. Twenty percent of VIP tickets for luxury boxes have been sold. And the number of expected visitors to South Africa for the World Cup has been revised downward by as much as 100,000. more details | go to article

'Chicharito' Gets Mexico Callup
by Paul Kennedy (Preview | Soccer America - February 18)
Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, the new darling of Mexican soccer, headlines the team of 18 players -- all domestically based -- Mexican national team Coach Javier Aguirre named for the upcoming international match on Wednesday at Candlestick Park in San Francisco against Bolivia. more details | go to article