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Welcome to tonight's In-Game Blog for the match between the U.S. Men's National Team and Canada.
We'll have all the information on this international friendly for the USA, including lineups,
pre-game facts and in-game notes from Toronto.
Lineup
USA: 1-Tim Howard; 6-Steve Cherundolo, 21-Clarence Goodson, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (capt.
STARTERS
Bob Bradley's Egypt got off to a great start as they won their first World Cup qualifier today, 2-0
over Mozambique in an empty stadium in Alexandria.
dN
Here is video from the USA National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony that took place this
week - featuring Tony Meola, Desmond Armstrong and Tony DiCicco.
In the last blog we talked about the last time the USA played in Canada. The day was Nov. 9, 1997
and it was the game where the USA clinched qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Roy Wegerle
scored twice and new Hall of Famer Claudio Reyna added another as the MNT booked its spot for the
tournament in France.
US
Checkout PSPs match report and look for an analysis piece later today.
As the Sporting News said about last night's USMNT game, "It quickly became apparent...that
Brazil is not Scotland."
On the surface, The New York Daily News headline says it all: "US soccer outclassed and
out-executed in 4-1 friendly against Brazil at FedEx Field.
Before Wednesday's USA-Brazil friendly, the National Soccer Hall of Fame officially welcomed the
class of 2012. United States NationalTeam alumni Desmond Armstrong, Tony Meola, and Claudio Reyna
were inducted alongside builder Tony DiCiccio and journalism award winner Grahame L. Jones. In at
times emotional ceremony, the inductees stressed to the audience of family, friends, and American
soccer dignitaries the kind of commitment and support it takes to have a Hall of Fame career.
Prior to Wednesday night's match between the U.S. men's national team and Brazil, a quartet of
individuals who helped build the foundation for both men's and women's soccer in this country will
receive their due.
Claudio Reyna, Tony Meola, Desmond Armstrong and Tony DiCicco will be inducted into the National
Hall of Fame, and longtime journalist Grahame Jones will be honored as well, at a ceremony at
FedEx Field before the friendly.
Joe Corona y Édgar Castillo convocados por USA
Jürgen Klinsmann los incluye en el inicio de la pretemporada rumbo a la Eliminatoria de la
CONCACAF para el Mundial de la FIFA-Brasil 2014
Tijuana, Baja California._ Joe Benny Corona Crespín y Édgar Castillo, elementos del Club
Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente fueron convocados por Jürgen Klinsmann, entrenador del equipo
Nacional de los Estados Unidos para el primer campamento del representativo norteamericano para las
Eliminatorias de la Confederación de Norteamérica, Centroamérica y el Caribe de Asociaciones de
Futbol (CONCACAF) rumbo al Mundial de la FIFA Brasil 2014.
At the University of Virginia, Claudio Reyna lead the Cavaliers to three straight
NCAA Championship. The UVA men where crowned champions each of year of Reyna's college career, a
college career in which he was coached by National Soccer Hall of Famer Bruce
Arena.
The United States Soccer Federation announced on Tuesday that the 2012 Hall of Fame induction will
be held before the USA - Brazil game on May 30th in Landover, MD. The 2012 induction class of
Claudio Reyna, Tony Meola, Desmond Armstrong, and Tony DiCicco will be presented to the crowd prior
to the start of the game at FedEx Field.
The United States Under-20 National Team will be in camp from April 9th through the 16th, the US
Soccer Federation announced on Monday. U-20 coach Claudio Reyna has called in 24 players for a camp
that will include two games against club teams. "We've had three camps this year and taken
advantage of the opportunity to cast a wide net in evaluating the player pool," Ramos said.
US Youth Technical Director Claudio Reyna is interviewed on Kick's The Mixer.
As promised, a re-boot of last fall's USMNT depth charts based on a 4-3-3 formation. Of course,
that may not actually be used much in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying (remember, its start is the
time frame I'm thinking for these rankings) or may be run with alteration to a 4-2-3-1 that more
closely resembles the Claudio Reyna guidebook version than how I'd run it with a skewed midfield
(which I'll
Gabriel Gomez makes Goal.com's list of 10 MLS newcomers to watch. Goal says Gomez's biggest
weakness is his inability to stick with one club for an extended period of time. So yeah, he's
pretty good on the field.
Alecko Eskandarian says he looks forward to seeing Cristhian Hernandez's "cultured left foot"
making an impact at PPL Park for a long time.
USA! USA! USA!
It started with the USWNT's 5–0 demolition of Denmark in their opening game in the Algarve
Cup. It continued with the USMNT's historic 1–0 win over Italy in Italy. It ended with the USMNT
U-23s convincing 2–0 win over Mexico's U-23s. Three-for-three with three shutouts in one
day—surely that's never happened before in US Soccer.
Former U.S. goalkeeper Tony Meola was among four inducted to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on
Wednesday (Photo: Peter Stuart).
The first time proved to be the charm for former U.S. Men's National Team members Claudio
Reyna and Tony Meola on Wednesday after both were elected to the National Soccer Hall of
Fame.
Former US National Team stars Claudio Reyna and Tony Meola
have earned election to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on the Player Ballot, while their former
teammate Desmond Armstrong was the Veteran ballot choice and former US Women's
National Team coach Tony DiCiccio is this year's Builder ballot pick, it was
announced today.
U.S. national team legends Claudio Reyna and Tony Meola were the easiest selections in the
latest ballot for the National Soccer Hall of Fame, and voters agreed, making them the headliners
in the Hall's Class of 2012.
Reyna received 96 percent of the voting and Meola received 90 percent of the voting to headline
a class that also includes former U.
Claudio Reyna and Tony Meola have been elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame along with
veteran inductee Desmond Armstrong and builder inductee Tony DiCicco. Reyna and Meola are both
first-ballot inductees, with Armstrong rounding out the group of three US National Soccer Team
Players to receive the highest honor in American professional soccer.
The U.S. U-20 players listen to U.S. Soccer Men's Youth Technical Director and former U.S. captain
Claudio Reyna during a recent chat through Skype.
U.S. Soccer Men's Youth Technical Director Claudio Reyna had a chance to chat with the U.S. U-20
Men's National Team as the group continues training through March 1 in Clermont, Fla.
If Klinsmann's hire was ground zero for America's 21st-century soccer renaissance, if such a
laughably grandiose idea is even possible, then Claudio Reyna's detailed presentation to 150 of the
country's top soccer minds in Beaverton, Ore. last April was its first viral outbreak. Reyna's
holistic plan, while not intrinsically radical, was a framework that borrowed heavily from the
European model,
This is a guest post by Ken Sweda, owner of PresicionSoccerSkills. You can also follow him
on twitter @Zone_14.
There is a belief in this country that US Soccer and its domestic league, Major League Soccer,
have a goal to greatly improve the quality of the American player and the status of the sport in
this country.
On Friday, the United States Soccer Federation announced that the US Soccer Developmental Academy
will be playing a 10-month season starting in September and ending in June. The new schedule
applies to the 2012-13 season. US Youth Soccer technical director Claudio Reyna "Going to a
10-month season is an important step in the evolution of elite player development.
One of Jurgen Klinsmann's goals upon becoming coach of the U.S. national team was to revamp the
system from senior team to youth structure, and with Friday's announcement, he has certainly made a
major change to the latter.
Starting in September, the U.S. Development Academy will operate on a 10-month schedule,
mimicking the development systems of nations around the world.
Photo Credit: Alfonso Jimenez via Wikimedia Commons
Ever since Amado Guevara was shown the door, I've been clamoring for an actual #10 Creative
Midfielder for our team - to absolutely no avail. That genius Bruce Arena (besides destroying our
pretty good backline in 2007) saddled us with the perenially injured Claudio Reyna, who (as a
defensive midfielder) was absolutely not the creative player we needed.
By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (Feb 2, 2012) US Soccer Players -- The ballot for the National
Soccer Hall of Fame's Class of 2012 was released earlier this week, with two of the nominees
presenting themselves as obvious choices. Claudio Reyna and Tony Meola should have no problem
getting the requisite number of votes to make them first ballot Hall of Famers.
Photo by ISIphotos.com
U.S. Soccer released its ballot for the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Tuesday, with 31 former
players -- and 12 first-time nominees -- making the final ballot for the Class of 2012.
Among the first-timers are former U.S. goalkeeper Tony Meola and captain Claudio Reyna.
For the seventh consecutive year, I'm one of the voters for the National Soccer Hall of Fame,
and it's a responsibility I take very seriously. I've made each of my previous six ballots and the
rationales behind them public, so there's no need to change now.
There are 12 newcomers on the 31-player ballot for 2012.
Player Development is such a hot-button topic right now in the United States, and as US Soccer and
Major League Soccer moves forward with youth development models and curriculums, Leander
Schaerlaeckens of ESPN caught up with some of the top minds in US soccer to discuss 'where do we go
from here?'
Bob Bradley, head coach, Egypt national soccer team
"It still comes down to how many good people get with clubs and are working with young kids to make
sure things are done right.
"Wilma...!" -- Fred Flintstone in a paroxysm of ecstasy after he convinces Betty Rubble to "role
play a bit."
We'll keep you posted. More on this at 5.
Wait, start from the beginning.
Out of seemingly nowhere, the U.S. Soccer Federation has cleared house. Today, the U.S. power
that be announced U.
Under-20's US National Team coach Claudio Reyna has called in 36 players for seven days of training
starting Monday, January 2nd in Fort Lauderdale. Ramos's squad features 14 professional players,
drawing from Major League Soccer and the Scandinavian leagues currently on break. Roster GK: Jesus
Guzman (Santos Laguna; Dallas, Texas), Daniel Medina Meza (UANL Tigres; El Paso, Texas), Tyler
Miller (Northwestern; Woodbury, N.
First, let us be among many, but hopefully not the last, to wish all our readers a Happy New Year.
We wish you blessings, good fortune and health in 2012. We begin a comprehensive look at the Men's
U-23 Olympic Team this week, and we're very excited about those pieces given our background as a
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The best answer for a new USMNT system? More of it, sooner. Now, we are actually fully designed to
make these leaps we like to to talk about. Claudio Reyna is THE MAN.And gosh, I did not even
recognize former Steamers goal monster Don Ebert at first.- Greg Seltzer
Roy Rees coached the USA at four U-17 World Cups, from 1987 through 1993, a tenure during which the
young Americans celebrated historic victories over Brazil and Italy. Rees also co-founded the
Houston Texans in 1983 and helped create the Dallas Texans in 1993. He died on Saturday at age
74.
Mike Woitalla of Soccer America writes of 'one of the pioneers of the modern period of US Soccer'.
CHICAGO (Nov. 22, 2011) - FOX Soccer will broadcast all three U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team
matches during the 2011 Nike International Friendlies in conjunction with the Development Academy
Winter Showcase in December. The U.S. will take on Brazil, France and Turkey during the
competition, which will be held at the Premier Sports Campus in Sarasota, Fla.
After the conclusion of U-23 camp last week, ussoccer.com with both the coaches who led the 10 days
of training in Duisburg, Germany.
- Claudio Reyna talks about what he saw as head coach of the U-23s during the training Camp.
- Tab Ramos wraps up the first camp of the U-20 World Cup Cycle.
Photo: Courtesy MLS Soccer
MLS
LA Galaxy defeated Houston Dynamo 1–0 to win the MLS Cup. Landon Donovan scored the lone goal
and was named MVP. Player ratings are here.
All teams must submit their protected list to the league for Tuesday's Expansion Draft by 5pm
today.
The league made two big announcements on Sunday, one concerning the shift to a conference-based
schedule, the about changes to the playoff format aimed a rewarding those teams with better regular
season records.
Having taken over the head coaching role for the purpose of the recent U-23 camp in Germany, New
Jersey native Claudio Reyna spoke to Yanks Abroad about his role within the US Soccer hierarchy.
Photo by ISIphotos.com
Carlos Bocanegra has enjoyed a distinguished career as a U.S. national team defender, and he
joined exclusive company on Tuesday, becoming the 12th player in U.S. Soccer history to reach 100
caps.
The steady U.S. captain marked the 3-2 victory over Slovenia by joining Cobi Jones, Jeff Agoos,
Landon Donovan, Marcelo Balboa, Claudio Reyna, Paul Caligiuri, Eric Wynalda, Kasey Keller, Earnie
Stewart, Tony Meola and Joe-Max Moore in the century club at the start of his 90-minute shift.
Claudio Reyna has some final words on the field yesterdayTraining is done and all there's one thing left to do at this U-23 Men's National Team Camp in
Germany: play.
Today two U.S. teams will make the one hour bus trip to Leverkusen to face Bayer Leverkusen's
U-23s/Reserves and U-19 team.
Este joven jugador Joe Corona acaba de jugar hace poco con la seleccion mexicana que viajo a la
Copa America, solo que al final no fue tomado en cuenta por Tena para formar parte del tri en
Argentina , este juvenil ahora defiende la casaca del rival acerrimo en Concacaf en un partido
amistoso.
