Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged U.S. National Team

U.S. rolls into final round; Mexico squeezes in

2008-11-20T14:31:48+00:00

A young United States men's national team closed out the group stage of World Cup qualifying on a good note Wednesday night, getting second-half goals from Kenny Cooper and Freddy Adu for a 2-0 victory over Guatemala at Commerce City,...

Video: CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier Highlights & Summaries for November 19, 2008

2008-11-20T13:44:40+00:00

The USA, Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Costa Rica have qualified for the final round of CONCACAF World Cup 2010 qualifying. The draw to determine the placement of teams in the CONCACAF Final Round hexagonal for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying will take place on Nov. 22 at 1 p.

USA Match Reaction - Lightning Possum Attack!

2008-11-20T04:26:00+00:00

Well, Experiment #2 was certainly more successful than Experiment #1 down in T&T. Then again, it's generally a bit easier to carry out said experiments when the laboratory is sterile and littered with Guatemalan corpses. What a putrid effort by a team supposedly fighting for their World Cup lives! In any case, the US runs out easy 2-0 winners with goals by Kenny Cooper (let the

US vs Guatemala Post Match Thoughts

2008-11-20T03:19:57+00:00

Great second half goals for Kenny Cooper and Freddy Adu pace the United States. Both players showed their quality tonight and surely left an impression on Bob Bradley. But the real excitement was elsewhere in CONCACAF. Mexico's lack of composure, and unsporting play took a turn for the worse tonight as Carlos Vela deliberetely tried to [.

Dynamo's Holden up for U.S. Soccer award

2008-11-19T20:45:38+00:00

NEWS: Dynamo midfielder Stuart Holden is one of six finalists for the U.S. Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year award. His competition: D Michael Orozco (San Luis) D Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC) D/MF Maurice Edu (Toronto FC) MF Sacha...

US National Team: Live Soccer Wednesday Including U20 Women and Men’s National Team

2008-11-18T21:21:40+00:00

The U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team kicks off its FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup campaign on Wednesday, November 19 against France in a match that will broadcast live on ESPN2 at 12 p.m. CT. Wednesday's game at Estadio Nelson Oyarzun in Chillan, Chile, will also be the venue for the USA's second group match on Saturday, November 22 against Argentina.

Roster Musings for Wednesday

2008-11-17T16:10:00+00:00

So, here's the potential members of the B-team that Bob will be running out against Guatemala on Wednesday: GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan, Troy Perkins, Matt Pickens DEFENDERS: Jonathan Bornstein, Sean Franklin, Cory Gibbs, Clarence Goodson, Drew Moor, Michael Parkhurst MIDFIELDERS: Freddy Adu, Davy Arnaud, Ricardo Clark, Sacha Kljestan, Pablo Mastroeni, John Thorrington FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore, Conor

VIDEO: US vs Guatemala Roster

2008-11-17T04:21:00+00:00

You probably know this already but the US MNT blog presented the MLS heavy roster today in this video:

Thoughts?

The Ones That Got Away

2008-11-15T16:05:00+00:00

Hey, anybody remember when United drafted this dude? Between the #2 keeper for a team currently sitting second in Bundesliga 2, a big (6'2") bench-warming midfielder for an equipe de Ligue Une, and a guy that became a fixture (and captain towards the end of the season) in central defense for a newly promoted side that managed to keep itself in the Norwegian top flight, United might have had a

The US Squad: Player by Player

2008-11-12T14:51:02+00:00

Bob Bradley's selection for US camp preparing for the final qualifier of the semifinals of the group stage. Let's look at each player and whether or not he has a national team future, given this is essentially a B team with a few exceptions. (Gibbs, Kljestan, Mastroeni and Ching are the exceptions) GOALKEEPERS : Brian Edwards (Toronto [.

Photos: Donovan trains with Bayern Munich

2008-11-11T21:27:42+00:00

Landon Donovan is spending ten days working out with German champions Bayern Munich. The arrangement appears at this point as just a chance for the Los Angeles Galaxy forward to stay fit and get some work in with one of...

US National Soccer Team Training Roster for the Guatemala World Cup 2010 Qualifier

2008-11-11T21:23:25+00:00

U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bob Bradley has selected 19 players for a four-day training camp from Nov. 12-16 in Colorado. After the camp and the players' next club matches, Bradley will announce the roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Guatemala. The qualifier is scheduled for Nov.

U.S. National Team camp set

2008-11-11T20:45:13+00:00

Good news if you're a quality player on a Major League Soccer team that has been booted from the playoffs - you may have gotten an invite to Bob Bradley's latest camp. Out of the playoffs MLS players dominate the...

Dynamo's Ching, Clark get U.S. camp invites

2008-11-11T20:20:40+00:00

Two days after their team was eliminated from the MLS playoffs, Dynamo midfielder Ricardo Clark and forward Brian Ching are headed to Commerce City, Colo., to join the U.S. men's national team camp ahead of next week's World Cup qualifier...

Dynamo's Ching, Clark get U.S. camp invites

2008-11-11T20:20:40+00:00

Dynamo's Ching, Clark get U.S. camp invites

2008-11-11T20:20:40+00:00

Capitalism 6, Communism 1, Defectors 2

2008-11-10T13:04:00+00:00

I attended the US/Cuba World Cup Qualifier in Washington DC awhile ago and got a few pictures that I wanted to share. Sorry it took so long to get these up here, but life has been quite crazy. Enjoy!

You can see the full set here.

Rare Football Memorabilia On Auction In London

2008-11-10T10:30:19+00:00

This Tuesday and Wednesday in London, several hundred rare football collectibles are being sold by auction through auctioneer Graham Budd. Among the collection are rare medals, programmes, tickets and a treasure trove of football shirts, photographs and rare pieces of memorabilia. Here are a few items that stood out for me: Nat Lofthouse England shirt from 1952, Ole [.

REPORT: Another Mexican-American Wants to Play For the USA?

2008-10-24T17:38:00+00:00

We have been hearing rumblings that the choice of Francisco "El Gringo" Torres would have far reaching effects for other Mexican-Americans eligible to play for the United States. Tonight we can tell you that Toluca's 24 year old mid-fielder, Diego de la Torre is entertaining the option to don the Red, White and Blue.

Subotic Ineligible For Germany

2008-10-24T13:30:00+00:00

WASHINGTON, DC (Oct 24, 2008) USSoccerPlayers -- Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic will not be able to play for the German National Team, according to a FIFA eligibility rule. That rule requires a player to be a citizen of a country when he plays his first youth international. Subotic played his youth internationals with the United States, before he was a German citizen.

Video: USA 1 - Trinidad and Tobago 2 Full Game Download (CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier)

2008-10-19T17:42:26+00:00

We ran into a high quality download of the full USA vs Trinidad and Tobago game from last Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 on Megaupload. So, in case you missed this game, here's a link to it. DISCLAIMER: We DID NOT upload this video to the Megaupload. It was found via a web search. Here are the current [.

US-Trinidad & Tobago Analysis

2008-10-16T22:34:54+00:00

While Mexico struggles to get out of the semifinal round of CONCACAF Qualifying, the US clinched a birth in the final round with two games to spare. This gave Bob Bradley the opportunity to try a new lineup against a side that qualified for the 2006 World Cup on the road: in other words Bradley [...

CONCACAF Qualifying: Fighting For Seconds

2008-10-16T16:00:00+00:00

With teams already out of contention for the next round of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying getting wins on Wednesday, the fight to advance to the Hexagonal continues for several teams that should already be in. By Clemente Lisi NEW YORK, NY (Oct 16, 2008) USSoccerPlayers -- El Salvador joined Costa Rica and the US in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying on Wednesday, while Mexico, Jamaica and Honduras will fight it out for.

Video: CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier Highlights & Summaries for October 16, 2008

2008-10-16T15:29:06+00:00

Jamaica followed up Saturday's 1-0 home win over Mexico with a repeat performance against Honduras on Wednesday to stay in the hunt for a place in the final round of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers. El Salvador sealed their spot with a 3-0 win over hapless Suriname while Trinidad & Tobago are virtually there barring [.

U.S. men lose in Trinidad, Mexico ties in Canada

2008-10-16T08:53:06+00:00

NEWS: A young and inexperienced U.S. men's national team got a taste of what CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers are about in a 2-1 loss to Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday night at Port of Spain. Goals by Russel Latapy and...

Trinidad & Tobago 2 - United States 1

2008-10-16T02:03:03+00:00

In a night when Trinidad & Tobago needed points to keep pace in Group 1, they became the first team to beat the United States in 2010 World Cup Qualifying. With the United States already advancing to the final round of CONCACAF Qualifying with their win over Cuba on Saturday, the fight for the other place continues between Trinidad & Tobago and Guatemala.

Orozco Earns First Cap

2008-10-16T02:00:00+00:00

WASHINGTON, DC (Oct 15, 2008) USSoccerPlayers -- Michael Orozco earned his first National Team cap against Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday night in Port of Spain. Orozco was a member of the Under-23 National Team for Olympic Qualifying, and played all three games in the Beijing Olympics. Orozco plays his club soccer with San Luis in the Mexican League.

Matchnight: US vs Trinidad & Tobago

2008-10-15T23:34:09+00:00

Here is the US lineup: -Guzan - Hejduk Califf Orozco Pearce Edu Torres Kljestan -Adu Beasley (c) Altidore Join me for thoughts as the match progresses. Bookmark to:

U.S. vs. Trinidad: You decide the lineup

2008-10-15T20:12:04+00:00

The U.S. men take on Trinidad and Tobago in a World Cup qualifier beginning at 7 p.m. in Port of Spain. You can watch the match live on ESPN and Galavision. For real-time scores from other qualifiers, click here. With...

Scouting Report: Trinidad & Tobago

2008-10-14T18:30:00+00:00

Clemente Lisi takes us through what a new-look United States will face on Wednesday at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Trinidad & Tobago need points. By Clemente Lisi NEW YORK, NY (Oct 14, 2008) USSoccerPlayers -- When the US takes on Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday, it will be a far different match from the one last month.