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Confederations Cup Players Added To Gold Cup Roster

WVHooligan 02 July @ 01:07 PM EST

Instead of bringing up some more MLS guys looking for their first shot with the Nats or some guys in need of finding their form again, Bob Bradley has called on seven Confederation Cup players to fill out the additional seven roster spots for his Gold Cup roster.

Here is the list:

Jozy Altidore
Jonathan Bornstein
Conor Casey
Ricardo Clark
Benny Feilhaber
Brad Guzan
Sacha Kljestan

These seven players will not be traveling with the 23-man U.

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CONCACAF Allowing US To Increase Gold Cup Roster

WVHooligan 01 July @ 09:25 AM EST

What a difference a week makes for the US national team. First they had a nice result in the Confederations Cup over in South Africa and due to their participation in that tournament CONCACAF is allowing Bob Bradley to increase his roster size for the Gold Cup from 23 to 30.

Here is the initial 23-man USA roster:

  • GOALKEEPERS- Jon Busch (Chicago Fire), Troy Perkins (Valarenga), Luis Robles (FC Kaiserslautern)
  • DEFENDERS- Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Jay Heaps (New England Revolution), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Michael Parkhurst (FC Nordsjaellands), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock)
  • MIDFIELDERS- Davy Arnaud (Kansas City Wizards), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Colin Clark (Colorado Rapids), Sam Cronin (Toronto FC), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Logan Pause (Chicago Fire), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew)
  • FORWARDS- Freddy Adu (AS Monaco), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas), Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF), Santino Quaranta (D.
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Gold Cup Roster Announced

WVHooligan 25 June @ 09:39 AM EST

Just a day after beating Spain in one of the biggest upsets in US Soccer history, head coach Bob Bradley announced his 23-man roster for next month's Gold Cup.

A few good calls include Kenny Cooper, Santino Quaranta, Stuart Holden and Sam Cronin. You can tell Bradley is back to giving those who haven't had time with the national team a chance in this tournament.

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Initial thoughts on the Gold Cup

HexagonalBlog 06 April @ 12:41 AM EST
As you all know, the draw for the Gold Cup was last Thursday. You can find the draw and match schedule here. Once again, the draw is set up to keep the USA and Mexico apart until the final. I suppose that could be sabotaged by USA or Mexico finishing third in their groups, but I don't see that happening. Click to continue reading...

Thirteen sites???

HexagonalBlog 10 March @ 01:30 AM EST
They're playing the Gold Cup in thirteen different sites?!? Are CONCACAF nuts? This is going to be the mother of all logistical nightmares. And how will CONCACAF ever make a profit from operating a tournament in thirteen stadia? The federation is boasting that no other continental tournament has been conducted at so many locations, and only two World Cup finals have been played in a larger quantity of stadia. Click to continue reading...