U.S. international forward Clint Dempsey has seen his dream of playing in the 2010 World Cup put in
danger after suffering an apparently serious knee injury in the second half of Fulham's 2-0 loss to
Blackburn Rovers on Sunday. Following the match, Fulham manager Roy Hodgson sounded grim on the
prospects of a quick return for Dempsey.
Union news
Robert Pires admits to SkySports that his future is uncertain at Villarreal and that the Union
has been in contact. But he denies that he has spoken to any club about a move. "During the last
few weeks I have been the subject of unjustified attacks and lies about my future," he said. "I
have not traveled to France to talk with other teams.
While watching this clip of Jozy Altidore from the La Liga site I started wondering if people in
other countries obsess over their national team players who live on the fringes of their club as
mush as we do in America. I love me some Jozy, Gooch and Charlie Davis but let's be honest here,
those guys get tons of ink and MB's dedicated to them for guys that ride pine more often than they
run on the field.
Clint Dempsey hit the bar for Fulham against Blackburn Rovers Sunday with a spectacular bicycle
kick before suffering an injury that could end his World Cup dreams (AP Photo).
Bob Bradley is doing the same thing as the rest of us - waiting for word on the severity of the
injury the U.S. forward suffered Sunday for Fulham.
Former Galaxy striker Herculez Gomez is a contender for the World Cup squad, U.S. Coach Bob
Bradley confirmed today. (AP Photo).
Former Galaxy striker Herculez Gomez, seen here celebrating a goal for Mexican team Puebla, is
scheduled to start training with Chivas USA at Home Depot Center on Monday, although most of the
squad is out of town until next Thursday on a two-game road trip.
Yura Movsisyan continues to shine in Denmark.
By Geoff Reid
The Whole saga regarding certain MLS players seeing out their contracts to go sign with
Scandinavian clubs is a very interesting one. It's something that has happened for a good number of
years, so it's not a new idea that has taken off.
As the US took the field to play Honduras Saturday night at the Home Depot Center, nobody was
any under illusions about the nature of the game. It was a friendly in the friendliest sense.
The pregame party in the parking lot was full of good cheer. The Honduras fans, which outnumbered
the US fans by 4 to 1, heartily applauded when Jonathan Bornstein, whose late strike against Costa
Rica in October sent Honduras into the World Cup finals, was introduced.
