Michael Parkhurst hopes to do enough in the January U.S. Men's National Team camp to earn more looks with the full national team. (Photo by Art Donahue/artdonahue.com)

Former New England Revolution central defender Michael Parkhurst has excelled in both MLS and in Europe, but hasn't been a regular contributor to the U.

photo by Brad Smith/ISIphotos.com

By FRANCO PANIZO

PASADENA, Calif. - Since making his debut for the U.S. men's national team in May 2006, Michael Bradley has played in 58 matches at the international level. Bradley has played in numerous big-stage friendlies, World Cup qualifiers, Gold Cup and Confederations Cup games and World Cup matches.

On June 7th, the Spanish national team played the second of two international friendlies in the Americas. The first was an energetic 4-0 victory over the United States in Boston; the second, in Caracas, another dominating win against the Venezuelan team.

The match was noteworthy in contrast to the previous set of friendlies played by Spain since the World Cup.

All press is good press, right?

Not in the case of the drubbing the USMNT received from Spain on Saturday night. After the US B-squad was run off the field by Spain in a contest that was about as one-sided as possible, Tuesday's Gold Cup match versus Canada was the convenient excuse for the team's performance.

By Jon Levy Disclaimer: I'm a big believer in scheduling a warm-up friendly match right before a big tournament. That being said... This match is basically a sideshow. Sure, the revenge storyline is in play for La Furia Roja, but will it actually manifest itself on the pitch? The 2009 Confederations Cup was (to quote [.

By Jon Levy Disclaimer: I'm a big believer in scheduling a warm-up friendly match right before a big tournament. That being said... This match is basically a sideshow. Sure, the revenge storyline is in play for La Furia Roja, but will it actually manifest itself on the pitch? The 2009 Confederations Cup was (to quote [.

The U.S. men's national team will take on Spain on Saturday in a rematch of their 2009 Confederations Cup semifinal (won by the United States, 2-0), and with Spain fielding a strong squad, the Americans will need their strongest possible team to hope for another upset.

With the U.

Tonight against Birmingham City at Stamford Bridge, Fernando Torres may score his first goal for Chelsea.

Sooner or later, the £50 million pound-man must break his duck and show his new employers what he is really made of.

Today we're revisiting both our "USMNT Celebrity Death Match" series and the classic US vs. Mexico series.
The regional rivalry has, in the last ten or so years, reached a cresendo of competition. All-time, Mexico holds the advantage 32-15-11 (W-L-T), outscoring the U.S.126-65, but since 2000 the U.