Conrad after the Costa Rica match. Photo courtesy of Andy Mead/Yellow Card Journalism.
Jimmy Conrad has been named to the US National Team for the third time this season, after first joining the team for the CONCACAF Gold Cup then re-joining for the final two World Cup qualifiers of the hexagonal. Click to continue reading...

We have had a great deal of discussion this week about officials' bias in CONCACAF towards Mexico. However, I was a bit disappointed that many American fans see the US as a victim in all this. The truth be told, the US benefits from much of the same bias, albeit perhaps from different parts within CONCACAF.

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U.S. national team head coach Bob Bradley named the 22-man roster he will bring into camp for the team's upcoming World Cup qualifiers at Honduras (Oct. 10) and vs. Costa Rica (Oct. 14).

Jimmy Conrad and Kenny Cooper making returns to the squad for the first time since the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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U.S. national team head coach Bob Bradley named the 22-man roster he will bring into camp for the team's upcoming World Cup qualifiers at Honduras (Oct. 10) and vs. Costa Rica (Oct. 14).

Jimmy Conrad and Kenny Cooper making returns to the squad for the first time since the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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Sigi Schmid has created a tremendous culture within the Seattle Sounders FC, and his players buy into what he is preaching.
A great example of this is Brad Evans - after returning from a stint with the US National team at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, he found himself out of the lineup after Peter Vagenas had stepped into his role. Click to continue reading...

Youngster set to leave north London.

Portsmouth Vs Tottenham Tickets Still Available!

Deportivo La Coruna manager Miguel Angel Lotina has been quoted in the Spanish press as declaring an interest in Tottenham Hotspur forward Giovani Dos Santos.

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Labor Day has come and gone, the sun is setting earlier, and, even here in Houston, the air contains a slight fall crispness. Yes, the Summer of Soccer is over, and what an interesting summer it has been. Back on Father's Day, like a Phoenix, the US National Team rose from the ashes of its first two group stage matches in the Confederations Cup to advance to the semifinals where it shocked the football world by easily beating Spain, which was ranked by FIFA as the top national team at the time.

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As important as Saturday night's match vs. El Salvador is to the U.S. national team's quest to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, another match that night will also have serious ramifications.

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As important as Saturday night's match vs. El Salvador is to the U.S. national team's quest to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, another match that night will also have serious ramifications.

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by CARL ELDRIDGE Carlos Vela could be set for a loan move to Fulham. As the transfer deadline looms, arsenalinsider.com has been told the Mexico striker will switch to Craven Cottage and that has sparked a rumour that Brede Hangeland could yet make a move to the Gunners as part of the deal.

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I believe this deal has been in the works for a few days but now it is a little more official. FC Dallas has signed Honduran forward/midfielder Marvin Chávez on loan from CD Marathon of Honduras' Primera División. He will officially join the team pending a medical exam and receipt of his International Transfer Card (ITC) and P1 work visa.

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This man is excited to have officially grasped his chance to make a run in MLS.
As my colleagues posted two days ago (click here for the original post), FC Dallas General Manager Michael Hitchcock today announced that the team has signed Honduran forward/midfielder Marvin Chávez on loan from Club Deportivo Marathon of Honduras' Primera División. Click to continue reading...

Below is today's press release from FC Dallas concerning the signing of Marvin Chávez...
FC DALLAS SIGNS HONDURAN INTERNATIONAL MARVIN CHÁVEZ
FRISCO, TX (Tuesday, August 18, 2009) – FC Dallas General Manager Michael Hitchcock today announced that the team has signed Honduran forward/midfielder Marvin Chávez on loan from Club Deportivo Marathon of Honduras' Primera División. Click to continue reading...

As hard as it is to come from behind after conceding a goal, sometimes there are challenges with playing a goal up as well. As SI's Grant Wahl reports, the US has struggled to hold onto leads in recent matches.
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How would someone characterize US Soccer's Summer of 2009? The extreme optimist would say that the US made a non-CONCACAF tournament major final for the 1st time by ending Spain's world record streak, then with a "B" side made it to the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

The extreme pessimist would say that the United States squad blew a massive opportunity to establish themselves as a major world footballing nation with their collapse in the 2nd half Confederations Cup final.

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I figure most of you who come here do so for the soccer, but even if you don't, you should think about watching today's USA/Mexico World Cup qualifier (4pm ET, Telemundo and mun2). This is as big as it gets in our nape of the woods/neck of the way, for a lot of reasons. I can't guarantee that you'll see beautiful soccer played, but you will see intensity.

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Colorado Rapids midfielder Colin Clark has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, the club announced Tuesday.

Clark suffered the injury in training Tuesday and will miss the remainder of the 2009 season.

Surgery to repair the injury is scheduled for next week.

Clark started in 16 games this season, playing 1,421 minutes.

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Could this man's season have been upended by injury?

From the Colorado Rapids Front Office, midfielder Colin Clark has been diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee, the club announced today.

Clark suffered the injury in training on Tuesday and will be forced to miss the remainder of the 2009 season.

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Qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup returns for the U.S. Men's National Team, with their sixth of 10 qualifying matches for South Africa on Wednesday, Aug. 12, against Mexico. The match, which will be broadcast live on mun2 and Telemundo, kicks off at 3 p.m. CT from the famed Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

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Qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup returns for the U.S. Men's National Team, with their sixth of 10 qualifying matches for South Africa on Wednesday, Aug. 12, against Mexico. The match, which will be broadcast live on mun2 and Telemundo, kicks off at 3 p.m. CT from the famed Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

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How would someone characterize US Soccer's Summer of 2009? The extreme optimist would say that the US made a non-CONCACAF tournament major final for the 1st time by ending Spain's world record streak, then with a "B" side made it to the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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Losing 5-0 to Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup was a bitter pill to swallow, and three holdovers from that US team have been called in for this important World Cup qualifier tomorrow. Brian Ching, Stuart Holden and Chad Marshall all played key roles for the US in the Gold Cup, and as Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney reports, are looking to set the wheels in motion to vindicate the loss to their bitter rivals. Click to continue reading...

Mexico's form in World Cup qualifying has been less than stellar. After qualifying for the Hexagonal based solely on goal difference, El Tri now finds itself in fourth place in the final qualifying group.

On its third manager in 17 months, Mexico desperately needs a victory. Javier Aguirre has recalled the veteran hands of Cuauhtémoc Blanco and Guille Franco to lead the attack for El Tri.

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Bob Bradley has named his squad for the crucial World Cup Qualifier against Mexico this week, in a game that is being dubbed the most important game in U.S. soccer history.

The U.S. has never won in Mexico and the U.S. team will have to overcome the grueling combination of altitude, smog and more than 100,000 hostile fans if they are going to pull off a famous victory.

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It used to be that Brian Ching and Ricardo Clark were the Dynamo shoo-ins to be called up for important U.S. matches such as Wednesday's in Mexico City. After his impressive run in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, add Stuart Holden...

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One major challenge for any successful coach is to be able to manage the expectations surrounding their team, be it the players within the locker room or by supporters or the media outside the locker room.
In an effort to temper the hysteria that followed the Mexican national team after their 5-0 defeat over the US in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, Carlos Rodriguez of the AP reports how head coach Javier Aguirre has come out to contain the renewed country-wide enthusiasm in El Tri. Click to continue reading...

Only a couple links for you tonight of note. Today has been a fairly slow news day around the league and elsewhere.

US-Mexico SportsCenter Special

So check out this bit of info from the World Wide Leader:

"ESPN networks will provide comprehensive studio news and information coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match featuring the U.

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Wow. That's really the only way to describe this piece. Wayne Drehs followed the U.S. Men's National Team on their summer-long search for trophies that started back on June 3 with the loss in Costa Rica, took the team to the final of two major tournaments and will conclude next Wednesday at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Click to continue reading...

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Today we see of the first real fruits of ESPN's push for USA soccer on their networks leading up the World Cup next summer.
First of all, we get word that they are doing a lot of pre and post game coverage of the qualifier next Wed in Mexico City, even though they are not the ones broadcasting the game. Click to continue reading...

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Hull City introduced its newest striker on Thursday as Jozy Altidore made his informal debut as a Tiger.

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Hull City introduced its newest striker on Thursday as Jozy Altidore made his informal debut as a Tiger.

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The following players have been known to have played abroad during the past 12 months, but have since disappeared. There are also players I am looking for some further information on, in an effort to track their careers and ensure whether or not they should be on Les Rosbifs. I would be extremely grateful for [. Click to continue reading...

From a far off view, the MLS comes off as a far inferior league. � A league that is not worthy to talk about if David Beckham is not involved. � The attendance is modest, and the salary cap limits the quality of play. �

These are just realities that the league and its fans deal with.

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That one sure stings. Not the way we wanted post #999 at Hillcrest Road to go. Hopefully post #1000 will be a little more cheery. Well, you guys saw the result. It was 6-0 to FC Dallas. Take a look at the notables below, and feel free to use the comment section. That's what it's there for. Highlight of the night is that Kevin Hartman made his 100th consecutive MLS start. Click to continue reading...