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With three points in the bag after last week's 1-0 road win against Guatemala, the U.S. men's national team heads into the next set of World Cup qualifiers knowing that two wins could all but lock up advancement into the Hexagonal round.

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Call it a new feature here on WVH, while I'm trying to maintain focus on the MLS playoff race; this is something I've been wanting to do for a while now, a focus on the Americans abroad in other leagues. I was going to debut this last week but honestly ran out of time early [...] Click to continue reading...

An entertaining weekend of football in the SPl this week.

Aberdeen held Rangers, in the early kick off game, to a 1-1 draw with Rangers having a late goal by DaMarcus Beasley ruled out for offside when he was clearly a yard on. Davie Weir opened the scoring for Rangers in a half they dominated, Derek Young equalised just before the break for The Dons. Click to continue reading...

DaMarcus Beasley and Rangers could only muster a point up in Aberdeen despite taking an early lead. Click to continue reading...

American DaMarcus Beasley makes the trip east to the Granite City with new signee and US teammate Maurice Edu for a lunchtime kickoff against Aberdeen. Click to continue reading...

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U.S. national team midfielder Maurice Edu received his UK work permit on Friday, clearing the way for his $5 million transfer to Glasgow Rangers.

Edu will join U.S. national team teammate DaMarcus Beasley at Rangers, where he is expected to challenge for a starting central midfield role.

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The U.S. men's national team defeated Guatemala on Wednesday night, 1-0, in the opening match of the World Cup Qualifying group stage. It wasn't pretty. In fact, it was downright ugly for the Americans for the first 60 minutes of the match.

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The United States Men's National Team got off to a great start in World Cup qualifying on Wednesday night, with Bob Bradley's squad marching into Guatemala and emerging with a 1-0 victory. It was the first time in history that the US earned a win in a WC qualifier on Guatemalan soil. Captain Carlos Bocanegra was the hero, heading home a DaMarcus Beasley corner kick in the 69th minute to give the Nats all they would need. Click to continue reading...

WHY IN THE NAME OF SWEET JIMINY HELL ARE THERE 3 MLS GAMES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT????? THERE ARE WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND THIS LEAGUE ALMOST NEVER PLAYS MID-WEEK GAMES! ALMOST EVERY GREAT PLAYER WILL BE OUT OF HIS CLUB TEAMS LINEUP. WHAT A JOKE! MLS CONTINUES TO FIND NEW WAYS TO LOOK STUPID, AND THIS IS COMING FROM A GUY WHO WOULD ALMOST KILL FOR THE LEAGUE! Click to continue reading...

I recovered some of what was lost on Friday, sorry about that again, and will just integrate it into today's news.

A full reshuffling of the deck in both MLS conferences as Columbus takes over the lead in the East and Houston in the West. WOW!

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Bruce Arena is the new coach in LA. Click to continue reading...

US National Team midfielder Maurice Edu will join Rangers and fellow American DaMarcus Beasley pending approval of a work permit. Click to continue reading...

Maybe Kartik is right, Major League Soccer does seem to be a selling league. Maurice Edu is the latest young talent to head overseas, joining DaMarcus Beasley at Scottish Premier League club Rangers. The move for the 22-year-old from Toronto... Click to continue reading...

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It is that time of year again. Time for European leagues to kick off and time for American players to ply their trade throughout Europe (and Mexico).

This week marked the first week for the English Premier League and German Bundesliga, meaning several names joined the list of Americans playing abroad.

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The first group stage of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying is set to kick off on Wednesday with the U.S. national team in Guatemala City to take on Guatemala. The Americans will be favored but can't expect an easy game, especially considering they have never won a qualifier in Guatemala before.

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Toronto FC bid goodbye to former first-round selection and U.S. national team midfielder Maurice Edu.  The 22-year-old signed a five-year contract with Scottish power Rangers FC.  Edu joins international teammate DaMarcus Beasley at Ibrox.  Edu will have to wait until 2009 at the earliest to enjoy a taste of European football as Rangers were knocked [. Click to continue reading...

US Soccer scores yet another export to Europe. Midfielder Maurice Edu has agreed to a five-year deal with Scottish Premier League side Glasgow Rangers.

According to the AP report, the USD5 million transfer from Toronto FC is subject to a work permit being granted.

The other interesting item here is that Edu will play alongside fellow National Teamer DaMarcus Beasley in the Rangers midfield. Click to continue reading...

Various UK news sources, including Sky Sports and the Globe and Mail are reporting that the final details are being worked out in a deal to bring American Maurice Edu from Toronto to Glasgow Rangers. After returning from Olympic duty in China, Edu was supposed to be in Glasgow yesterday for Rangers' home opener against Hearts to iron out a deal worth a reported $5 million. Click to continue reading...

DaMarcus Beasley is now the 18th man on the USA roster to face Guatemala in Guatemala City on Wednesday. Beasley was initially left off the roster due to his most recent long-term hamstring injury.  But he has recovered and was made available for the USA's important away qualifier. Beasley's presence, assuming he's healthy enough to start, should only help the Americans. Click to continue reading...

Kyle Beckerman is among several outstanding players missing from Bradley's recent call ups With today's announcement that the injury prone and ineffective DaMarcus Beasley has been added to the US squad going down the Guatemala for the most important match of the Bradley era, some suggestions for Coach Bradley. Click to continue reading...

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Glasgow Rangers midfielder DaMarcus Beasley has been added to the U.S. national team roster for the USA's upcoming World Cup qualifier against Guatamala in Guatamala City on Wednesday.

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Glasgow Rangers midfielder DaMarcus Beasley has been added to the U.S. national team roster for the USA's upcoming World Cup qualifier against Guatamala in Guatamala City on Wednesday.

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Toronto FC midfielder and emerging USMNT star Maurice Edu is likely on his way to Europe - Scotland, more specifically. Several sources are reporting that Major League Soccer has agreed to a $5 million transfer fee for Edu with Scottish club Rangers FC, with only personal terms between the player and the club left to be finalized before a deal is announced. Click to continue reading...

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Maurice Edu has spent just two seasons in MLS, but that may be enough time for him to earn a big-money move to Europe.

According to the Washington Post, Edu is on the verge of a $5 million move to Scottish power Glasgow Rangers.

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GOALKEEPERS: Tim Howard (Everton FC), Brad Guzan (Aston Villa) DEFENDERS: Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock) MIDFIELDERS: Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Eddie Lewis (Derby County), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids), DaMarcus Beasley [. Click to continue reading...

You would think from the accolades last week that Zinedine Zidane had just retired. In fact DaMarcus Beasley somehow compared Claudio Reyna to ZuZu before the 2006 World Cup saying: On the field, technically he's our best player. He's so smooth. He's very nonchalant. He always reminds me of [Zinedine Zidane]. Click to continue reading...