U.S. victory Over Spain Celebrated With Espy Award
by Jeffrey Marcus (Commentary | New York Times - July 16)
The United States men’s soccer team, led by Landon Donovan in South Africa last month and in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, captured the ESPY Award for Best Upset for the team’s 2-0 victory over Spain in the Confederations Cup. more details | go to article

U.S. Men's National Team Wins 2009 Espy For Best Upset For FIFA Confederations Cup Semifinal Win Against Spain
by No Author Listed (Commentary | USSF - July 16)
For their victory against world No. 1 ranked Spain in the semifinals of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, the United States Men’s National Team was awarded the 2009 ESPY for “Best Upset” at the 17th annual awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Calif. The show will be televised on ESPN and ESPNHD on Sunday, July 19, starting at 9 p.m. ET. more details | go to article

FIFA Suspends Bradley The Younger…sort Of
by Jack Bell (Profile/Interview | New York Times - July 8)
Bob Bradley is often characterized as cool, calm and collected as he directs his United States national team players during games and training sessions. Not quite dispassionate, but decidedly even-keeled, dare we say a bit boring. more details | go to article

M. Bradley Suspended Four Games, On Probation, Available For USA-Mexico
by Grant Wahl (Profile/Interview | Sports Illustrated-Fan Nation - July 7)
U.S. starting midfielder Michael Bradley has been suspended for four games by FIFA, soccer's governing body, for "committing acts of misconduct against opponents and match officials" in the U.S.'s 2-0 upset of Spain on June 24, a FIFA spokesman has confirmed to SI.com. more details | go to article

Dempsey Condemns Spain To First Defeat In Three Years
by Gordon Tynan (Result | Independent - June 25)
The United States will contest the Confederations Cup final after causing a huge upset in Bloemfontein last night by inflicting Spain's first defeat since 2006. more details | go to article

USA Stun Spain To Make Confederations Cup Final
by No Author Listed (Result | Guardian - June 25)
The United States will contest the Confederations Cup final after causing a huge upset in Bloemfontein tonight by inflicting a first defeat on Spain since 2006. more details | go to article

U.S. Victory Was A Miracle On Grass
by George Vecsey (Commentary | New York Times - June 25)
The stunning 2-0 victory by the United States over Spain — the best team in the world — is probably the greatest victory by the men’s national soccer team. more details | go to article

The Reaction In Spain Deals Mostly With Pain
by Jeffrey Marcus (Analysis | New York Times - June 25)
While American fans and sports columnists celebrate the U.S. soccer team’s 2-0 win over Spain yesterday with a healthy dose of enthusiasm, the Spanish press struck a more measured approach to the defeat. more details | go to article

Stopping La Furia Roja Is No Easy Task
by Jeré Longman (Preview | New York Times - June 24)
When Spain faced Iraq on June 17, Iraq used a five-man back line and dropped its entire four-man midfield into a defensive posture. more details | go to article

Spain Taking No Chances Against Surprising U.S.
by Mike Collett (Preview | Yahoo - June 24)
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque should select his strongest team against surprise packages the United States in the first Confederations Cup semi-final on Wednesday. more details | go to article

Del Bosque: Spain Not Much Better Than United States
by Lucas Brown (Profile/Interview | Goal.com - June 24)
Spain may rank as the world's best, but their coach thinks that the United States are not far behind. more details | go to article

Del Bosque Talks Tactics
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | FIFA - June 24)
On the eve of their FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 semi-final against USA, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque spoke exclusively to FIFA.com about the tactics upon which La Roja’s success are based. more details | go to article

Xavi Key As Villa Eyes New Record
by No Author Listed (Preview | FIFA - June 24)
The first of the South Africa 2009 semi-finals pits a scintillating Spain side against USA's great escapees in Manguang/Bloemfontein. As always, FIFA.com is on hand to look over some of the statistical trends and key numbers. more details | go to article

Is Charlie Davies The US's Secret Weapon?
by Greg Lalas (Profile/Interview | Goal.com - June 24)
He scored the first goal against Egypt with his hard work and now US striker Charlie Davies is ready to show Spain who he is. more details | go to article

Never Underestimate The United States
by Shane Evans (Commentary | Goal.com - June 24)
Goal.com’s Shane Evans has learned the hard way and following the USMNT’s amazing 2-0 victory over Spain, he wonders what went wrong with his prediction. more details | go to article