US Under-20 National Team striker Johann Smith will be playing for Carlisle in League One for the rest of the season on loan from Bolton. It's quite a coup for the Cumbrians, as the 19-year-old from Bloomfield, Conn., is one of the most promising young Am
Tough luck for Jonny Walker, isn't it? For those who have experienced back pain, myself included, you know how he must have been feeling over the past year. It never goes away and it comes into play every time your body even flinches. There's just no esca
Life as a professional athlete often means changing addresses. No matter which sport you talk about, there is a non-stop circle of free-agency, trades and transfers. But in the case of several players in the US National Team pool, the last seven months si
In the wake of Claudio Reyna's signing with the New York Red Bulls, one of my good friends sent me a list of the 15 American players he felt have been the most important to this generation. It was sent to me in no particular order:
Tab Ramos
1. This was no cakewalk.
Morten Olsen may have brought only young domestic players, including 15 uncapped neophytes, to the Home Depot Center for this game, but it was not a talent-less group, to say the least. The Danes were o
Things to look for in Saturday's US-Denmark friendly:
A 3-5-2 formation. Both Bob Bradley and his assistant coach, Peter Nowak, have utilized this system at the club level in the past. Now that Bradley has an abundance of players – plenty of
Some lingering thoughts and information from Friday's MLS SuperDraft in Indianapolis:
For the money they'll save on fourth selection Chris Seitz, who is already MLS-ready, over former D.C. United goalkeeper Nick Rimando, you have to applaud Re
INDIANAPOLIS -- There's the NSCAA Convention taking place, which seemingly has every person who has ever worn a pair of Sambas roaming the city's streets. There's also today's nationally-televised MLS SuperDraft. But the main focus of everything here is -
Excuse me for the post-holiday break last week. Not to get into it, but I had a lot going on, so I figured it was better to just chill a bit. But, hey, if you're that disappointed about not having an entry to read immediately following Christmas, both pre
It's hard to argue too much over Oguchi Onyewu being selected as the US Soccer Federation's Male Athlete of the Year. He was a rock in the middle of the defense for the US National Team at the World Cup and continued to establish himself as one of the bet
Bob Bradley's selections for his first US National team training camp were not shocking, to say the least. If anything, the names of Dasan Robinson and Sacha Kljestan -- both MLS rookies in 2006 -- surprised me a bit.
But when you consider the
After not receiving a contract offer from Ajax Amsterdam earlier this week, Hermann Trophy finalist Charlie Davies has accepted a contract offer from Hammarby of the Swedish Allsvenskan, according to sources close to the situation.
The 2006 All
Does Freddy Adu seem more like a skier or a snowboarder?
It probably doesn't matter anyway, since his MLS contract surely states that he is unable to take part in both activities. Nevertheless, as the newest member of Real Salt Lake, he'll now
A torn ACL or a late-season trade from D.C. United to the New York Red Bulls has not killed the free spirit of one Shawn Kuykendall. The 24-year-old midfielder recently made this hilarious video for youtube.com with his little sister, Samantha, to Elton J
I don't like the term "interim." It just doesn't sit well with me. If you hire someone to do a job, you hire someone to do a job.
In the case of the US National Team, why conduct a worldwide search and interview 13 candidates from varying count
