Whose fault is it?

That is the question some U.S. national team fans are asking after the U.S. Under-20 national team's early exit from the Under-20 World Cup. Who is to blame for the failings of a� collection of� what is supposed to be� the best Under-20 players this country can produce?

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Whose fault is it?

That is the question some U.S. national team fans are asking after the U.S. Under-20 national team's early exit from the Under-20 World Cup. Who is to blame for the failings of a� collection of� what is supposed to be� the best Under-20 players this country can produce?

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O 30º jogo do Mundial Sub-20, foi realizado no Mubarak Stadium, em Suez-EGY, com uma temperatura de 28º C.
Jogaram as seleções da Coréia do Sul (49º do ranking da FIFA) e Estados Unidos (11º do ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
16/07/1987 - Coréia do Sul 4x2 Estados Unidos (Mundial Sub-17)
20/09/1988 - Coréia do Sul 0x0 Estados Unidos (Jogos Olímpicos)
11/03/1993 - Coréia do Sul 2x2 Estados Unidos (Mundial Sub-20)
12/03/1994 - Estados Unidos 1x1 Coréia do Sul (Amistoso)
09/12/2001 - Coréia do Sul 1x0 Estados Unidos
19/01/2002 - Estados Unidos 2x1 Coréia do Sul (Copa Ouro)
10/06/2002 - Coréia do Sul 1x1 Estados Unidos (Copa do Mundo)
14/08/2003 - Coréia do Sul 1x6 Estados Unidos (Mundial Sub-17)
05/12/2003 - Estados Unidos 2x0 Coréia do Sul (Mundial Sub-20)
30/06/2007 - Estados Unidos 1x1 Coréia do Sul (Mundial Sub-20)
O quarteto de arbitragem definido foi:
Árbitro: Roberto Rossetti-ITA
Primeiro Assistente: Paolo Calcagno-ITA
Segundo Assistente: Stefano Ayroldi-ITA
Quarto Árbitro: Hector Baldassi-ARG
Aos 23 minutos do primeiro tempo, o camisa 5, Kim Young Gwon, abriu o placar para a seleção da Coréia, ele que é jogador da Jeonju Univ. Click to continue reading...

O 18º jogo do Mundial Sub-20, foi realizado na cidade de Suez, no Mubarak Stadium com temperatura de 26º C.
Jogaram as seleções dos Estados Unidos (11º no ranking da FIFA) e Camarões (29º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
11/04/1999 - Camarões 1x3 Estados Unidos (Mundial Sub-20)
16/09/2000 - Estados Unidos 1x1 Camarões (Jogos Olímpicos)
23/06/2003 - Estados Unidos 0x0 Camarões (Amistoso)
A seleção estadunidense, deu 15 chutes ao gol, com 46% da posse de bola, enquanto a seleção dos Camarões deu 14 chutes ao gol, com 54% de posse de bola. Click to continue reading...

Thomas Rongen changed half his team, but stuck with his formation, and a decision that started out looking like it might be a stubborn mistake wound up being a smart move that has the U.S. Under-20 national team in great shape at the Under-20 World Cup.

The Americans trotted out a 4-3-3 formation for the second straight match, doing so despite the same formation being largely ineffective in a 3-0 loss to Germany.

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Thomas Rongen changed half his team, but stuck with his formation, and a decision that started out looking like it might be a stubborn mistake wound up being a smart move that has the U.S. Under-20 national team in great shape at the Under-20 World Cup.

The Americans trotted out a 4-3-3 formation for the second straight match, doing so despite the same formation being largely ineffective in a 3-0 loss to Germany.

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Team USA humbled favoured Cameroon 4-1 in their Group C game of the Under-20 World Cup in Egypt yesterday. After an evenly matched first half, Hertha Berlin's Bryan Arguez gave USA the lead in stoppage time. Tony Taylor and then Dilly Duka added goals for the U.S. in the second-half before Cameroon's Banana Yaya scored from the [. Click to continue reading...

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The U.S. Under-20 national team needed a positive result in its match against Cameroon to keep alive its hopes of reaching the second round of the Under-20 World Cup.

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Talking with Josh over at thecup.us about the U-20 World Cup, and how many freaking college kids the US is fielding. Here's a comparison of club affiliations of a few teams in the tournament. Spoiler on today's game at the bottom.
GERMANY:
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So much for that result against Germany. The United States turned on the offense in their second Group C game, beating Cameroon 4-1. Bryan Arguez opened th scoring for the US in first-half stoppage time. Tony Taylor made it 2-0 two minutes in the second-half, and Dilly Duka had the US up three in the 67th minute. Click to continue reading...

The US Under-20 national team look to rebound from their opening game loss to Germany in the FIFA Under-20 World Championships.
Soccernet's Brent Latham looks at some of the potential changes in tactics in personnel in store for tomorrow's match versus Cameroon.
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It was an ugly loss, but one you came away feeling didn't have to happen.

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It was an ugly loss, but one you came away feeling didn't have to happen.

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I am glad to say it is Friday. Somehow this week has flown by me here but thankfully we have a weekend full of soccer ahead of us here. Two games tonight, with one just about underway in New York, and plenty more tomorrow and Sunday. Nearly every game has playoff implications surrounding them.

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Hertha Berlin midfielder Bryan Arguez has been added to the US roster for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, replacing forward Sam Garza, who tore his ACL over the weekend. Click to continue reading...

Hertha Berlin midfielder Bryan Arguez has been� added to the U.S. national team� roster that will compete in� the U-20 World Cup in Egypt� later this month.

Arguez was summoned to replace forward Sam Garza, who will miss the tournament due to injury. The 20-year-old will join a� team that already� boasts talented youngsters such as Mikkel Diskerud, Brek Shea� and� Dilly Duka.

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Hertha Berlin midfielder Bryan Arguez has been� added to the U.S. national team� roster that will compete in� the U-20 World Cup in Egypt� later this month, sources told SBI on Tuesday.

Arguez was summoned to replace forward Sam Garza, who will miss the tournament due to injury.

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Bryan Arguez.� Giuseppe Nazzani.� Vincenzo Bernardo.� Am I the only one who doesn't think NCAA soccer is a step up from training with professionals and playing in Italian/German youth leagues?� I can't help but wonder which one of these kids is going to elect to represent another country because of Rongen's latest snub.

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Midfielders Mikkel Diskerud and Dilly Duka and forwards Brek Shea and Tony Taylor headline the 21-man roster selected to represent the United States at the Under-20 World Cup in Egypt next month.

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Midfielders Mikkel Diskerud and Dilly Duka and forwards Brek Shea and Tony Taylor headline the 21-man roster selected to represent the United States at the Under-20 World Cup in Egypt next month.

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On behalf of some of my MLSR colleagues, I have the following tidbits mainly from Tribal Football:
-Jozy Altidore could be going on loan to Hull City
-Michael Bradley could go back to PSV Eindhoven or Feyenoord
-Freddy Adu wants to go Dutch, not just for the big teams like Ajax and Feyenoord, but even NAC Breda or FC Groningen if he gets a chance to play and develop
-Bryan Arguez is on trial with Belgium giants Charleroi
-Tony Taylor, a USMNT U-20 striker, is on trial with IK Start
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It may be vacation time in SBI land, but that doesn't mean I can't find time to finish off the rest of the biggest Q&A in SBI history.

This installment includes questions about everything from U.

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It may be vacation time in SBI land, but that doesn't mean I can't find time to finish off the rest of the biggest Q&A in SBI history.

This installment includes questions about everything from U.

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BACOLET, Tobago (March 10, 2009) – The U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team secured a place at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup with a 2-0 win against El Salvador on Tuesday evening in their final Group A match of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Bacolet, Tobago. The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be held from Sept. Click to continue reading...

Steven Goff and others are reporting that Hertha Berlin's Bryan Arguez and three other unidentified players were sent home from the recent US U-20 camp, reportedly for disciplinary reasons. For Arguez in particular, it confirms a pattern of disciplinary problems which began early in his tenure at Hertha; missing practice and showing up late for practice - unpardonable sins when you are being paid to play. Click to continue reading...

American Jozy Altidore was named to the squad for tonight's match against Primera newcomer Numancia. Given that coach Manuel Pelligrini is without three starters due to injury and is just coming off a midweek Champion's League draw with Manchester United, and Altidore's encouraging debut last week against Deportivo, there is a good chance that Altidore will see more playing time this week. Click to continue reading...

OUR TEAMS

Everton (1-1-0, 10th in Premier League): Home vs. Portsmouth (10 a.m. ET Saturday, Setanta). Who did Portsmouth annoy to get a schedule that starts with Chelsea, Manchester United and Everton? In any case, Everton picked up Ecuadorian midfielder Segundo Castillo on loan from Red Star Belgrade, but the player they're really chasing is Victor Obinna, last seen with Nigeria at the Olympics.

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Preston Zimmerman still can't get a game at Hamburg

Every week during the Bundesliga season we'll be keeping track of how our Yanks are doing in the German leagues. Here is the recap of weekend one.

Grover Gibson

Scored a goal in RW Ahlen's 2-1 win over FSV Frankfurt

Steve Cherdundolo

Played 90 minutes in Hanover's 3-0 defeat to Schalke 04.

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After scoring two goals over the weekend to help Standard Liege beat RSC Anderlecht 3-1 in the Belgian Cip over the weekend, Oguchi Onyewu has his sights on their next foe; Liverpool.
Onyewu told the Belgian press that he thinks Standard can surprise a team like Liverpool when he said "Now we must concentrate our Liverpool. Click to continue reading...

So the main question posed throughout our series in review of the player acquisitions, departures, and trades made by DC United since the end of last season is whether or not the club is actually better off now than they were last year. Let's review, position by position.
Goalkeepers:
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After a mistake-ridden 4-2 preseason loss to RCD Mallorca last week, Hannover 96 redeemed itself last night with a 3-1 win over fellow Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin. As expected, American Steve Cherundolo went the distance at right back while newcomer Sal Zizzo was not selected for the team.
Among the good news for Hannover was to see newcomer (and former Bayern Munich player) Jan Schlaudraff score goals in the 19th and 68th minutes. Click to continue reading...

There has been some speculation during the preseason that Hannover veteran Steve Cherundolo may get bumped from his starting right back role by a younger player, including possibly young American Sal Zizzo. After a 4-2 friendly loss to RCD Mallorca Friday night in which coach Dieter Hecking gave Zizzo a start, Cherundolo's job looks as secure as ever. Click to continue reading...

Accroding to several Berlin news sources, young American defender Bryan Arguez is in Hertha Berlin coach Lucian Favre's doghouse these days after missing two practices in the past few weeks. His most recent was last week when he skipped an afternoon practice to join 200,000 other Berliners (including many other expat Americans) to see Senator Barack Obama speak in front of the Siegesaule. Click to continue reading...

According to several French press reports, AS Monaco boss Jerome de Bontin is still working to bring Benfica's Freddy Adu to his club. The arrangement reportedly being discussed is a loan with an option to buy since Monaco was not prepared to pay the 4 million euros Benfica was asking. Observers think the deal is close to done and could be announced within the near future. Click to continue reading...

Hertha Berlin's American midfielder, Bryan Arguez, has had a few growing pains in recent weeks but now looks to be on track. After passing out in a training session two weeks ago (reportedly due to jet lag), the Miami native acquitted himself well in two friendlies last week against Hoeppel Tel Aviv with the latest result being a 0-0 draw. Click to continue reading...