Last night was a pretty cool experience, above and beyond the result. Thanks to Dave (and Arlo, in a roundabout way) it was my first foray into GA. That is certainly a unique experience that I'd recommend to anyone (except maybe those bringing young children). On the one hand, it's a lot of work jumping around and singing for 90 minutes (or 120 minutes, if your team decides to let some Panamanian minnows into the game for some reason) and you lose some perspective on the match - both visually and emotionally - but you're putting yourself in the middle of the cauldron of fan energy that defines the fan experience in Seattle (and elsewhere in Cascadia).

I just finished writing my column for The Press-Enterprise. Shockingly, it was on Bradley and Klinsmann and how the move was the correct one.
Now, I'll post a link when it's published but one of the points I made is one I've blogged about here. I translated the results from the Gold Cup over to World Cup qualifying and said that the U.

Viator: an Even Flow on defenceNo he's not a the lead singer of TFC's new hair metal band (Iro Maiden?) but the club's latest signing will give its paper-thin defence a shot in the arm. Eddy Viator is a 29-year old Guadeloupe international who can play in the centre or right side of the back line.

Una imagen vale mas que mil palabras,eso que ni que,por eso aquí te dejo con un compendio de las mejores fotos del certamen futbolistico mas longevo en la historia del fútbol y el tercer mas importante del mundo después de la copa mundial y la Eurocopa de naciones, si señor la Copa America que se juega en Argentina.

1. Bob Bradley's lineup will look a lot like the one we saw against Panama, with a couple of exceptions. While it would be ideal to start Clint Dempsey up top, the decision is really between Juan Agudelo and Sacha Kljestan. Since Sacha had a fairly bad game against Panama, we're going to say Juan gets the nod.

1. Bob Bradley's lineup will look a lot like the one we saw against Panama, with a couple of exceptions. While it would be ideal to start Clint Dempsey up top, the decision is really between Juan Agudelo and Sacha Kljestan. Since Sacha had a fairly bad game against Panama, we're going to say Juan gets the nod.

1. Bob Bradley's lineup will look a lot like the one we saw against Panama, with a couple of exceptions. While it would be ideal to start Clint Dempsey up top, the decision is really between Juan Agudelo and Sacha Kljestan.

The P2010 Index is a ranking system based on player ratings assigned by some of the country's top soccer sites and journalist. These ratings are then weighted by strength of opponent, match significance, venue, and recent form. (It's all explained here.) In this post we are simply looking at the average (unweighted) ratings from the Gold Cup semi-final match vs.

Whether it's from Freddy Adu or Clint Dempsey, all I want is a trophy. (Getty Images)

Let's be real honest, the last month or so for the US Men's National Team hasn't been real pretty now has it? Wins over Canada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica and Panama are what the US can hang their hats on at the moment.

1. Given the success most of the team had against Guadeloupe on Tuesday particularly the back line and center mids Bob Bradley will only make one change to this afternoon's lineup. Chris Wondolowski will be benched, Clint Dempsey will pair with Jozy, and Alejandro Bedoya's recent substitute performances will be rewarded with a start on the left wing.

1. Given the success most of the team had against Guadeloupe on Tuesday particularly the back line and center mids Bob Bradley will only make one change to this afternoon's lineup. Chris Wondolowski will be benched, Clint Dempsey will pair with Jozy, and Alejandro Bedoya's recent substitute performances will be rewarded with a start on the left wing.

The USA advanced to the semifinals of the 2011 Gold Cup on Sunday, beating Jamaica on two second-half goals. It took a deflection for the US to score against LA Galaxy goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts, who had already recorded several strong saves. That Jermaine Jones goal fell four minutes into the second-half.

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The U.S. played their best game in the Gold Cup so far as they beat Jamaica 2-0 to move into the Gold Cup semi-finals on Wednesday. Where they will meet Panama.

The U.S. dominated the match and once again created more than enough chances to win this game comfortably, but unlike the game against Guadeloupe in midweek, the US actually scored from these chances today.

1. Given the success most of the team had against Guadeloupe on Tuesday particularly the back line and center mids Bob Bradley will only make one change to this afternoon's lineup. Chris Wondolowski will be benched, Clint Dempsey will pair with Jozy, and Alejandro Bedoya's recent substitute performances will be rewarded with a start on the left wing.

1. Given the success most of the team had against Guadeloupe on Tuesday particularly the back line and center mids Bob Bradley will only make one change to this afternoon's lineup. Chris Wondolowski will be benched, Clint Dempsey will pair with Jozy, and Alejandro Bedoya's recent substitute performances will be rewarded with a start on the left wing.

By Dr. Raf Crowley Another close USMNT match against an inferior opponent; another litany of excuses from analysts, bloggers, and pundits alike. Yesterday, our own Andrew Villegas blamed our lackluster effort against Guadeloupe on fatigue. My friends, it isn't fatigue; it's the same thing I said the other day after our dismal performance against Panama.

By Dr. Raf Crowley Another close USMNT match against an inferior opponent; another litany of excuses from analysts, bloggers, and pundits alike. Yesterday, our own Andrew Villegas blamed our lackluster effort against Guadeloupe on fatigue. My friends, it isn't fatigue; it's the same thing I said the other day after our dismal performance against Panama.

Get the colors.This story was told to me by a friend inspired by our post "The Great Jersey Question: Buy American".
From Matt C.:

"So last night (Tuesday) I was at the US game versus Guadeloupe at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park and I was having a smoke outside. There I saw a guy wearing a Brazil jersey and so I walked up to him and told him that if he'd take the jersey off and throw it away I'd buy him a US shirt.

The P2010 Index is a ranking system based on player ratings assigned by some of the country's top soccer sites and journalist. These ratings are then weighted by strength of opponent, match significance, venue, and recent form. (It's all explained here.) In this post we are simply looking at the average (unweighted) ratings from the Gold Cup group match vs.

The US did just enough to win their last group game and advance to the second round of the Gold Cup. This tournament has already fallen short of our expectations for the Americans, but if the team finally can get a couple of solid game performances the US could still get themselves to the final and maybe win.

What's that you say? How is a 1-0 win ugly? Well, if you watched the game, the US was able to pull out the win, but most USMNT fans will tell you the performance was a bit disappointing. Panama shocked everyone by winning group C. Yeah, that's right: if you put money down at the local sports book on Panama, you might want to go collect your winnings.

The 2011 Concacaf Gold Cup group stage has come to and end. The matchups for the quarterfinals are set and we are poised for an interesting knockout round, which may be more up in the air than usual. Two teams in particular have really risen their play and are looking to tip the scales on the traditional powers.

Jozy Altidore scores a fantastic goal against Guadeloupe to give the United States a 1-0 win in the CONCACAF Gold Cup today. Unlike Clint Dempsey who made a fool of himself with his epic miss.

US Soccer Players writes of the five things we learned from the US 1-0 victory over Guadeloupe in the CONCACAF Gold Cup-
Play Up: The United States might have ended the first-half with one goal, but they put themselves in the position to score several more. That's a distinct difference from what we've seen, especially early.

In a game that the United States couldn't lose if they wanted to continue on in the Gold Cup, they got an early start from their offense on Tuesday night in Kansas City. After Guadeloupe hit the cross bar, the US responded with a 9th minute goal from Jozy Altidore. That was enough for the 1-0 win and a trip to RFK Stadium to play Jamaica on Sunday.

Altidore's goal was the game winner.
The United States were unimpressive in their 1-0 victory against Guadeloupe. 20,109 fans were on hand at Livestrong Sporting Park to witness a near lifeless USMNT side play disjointed, uninspired soccer. The small French territory played well and gave the USMNT some early scares.

Jozy finally shows what we've been waiting for with a screamer from 30yrds out. Damn. Too bad our million shots on goal ended in a 1-0 win... US needs to get that shooting thing figured out. Oh, and Wondolowski stinks it up again. Video: Anatoliy_65
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KANSAS CITY – My SI.com assignment last night was to generate our expanded player ratings, a meaty chunk of text on each player's performance rather than the skinnier version we sometimes do.

For the grades themselves, you can go here and see for yourself. The espresso shooter version from the United States' 1-0 win over tiny Guadeloupe is this: defenders scored highly, the midfielders fairly average and the pair of forwards received two very different grades.

Jozy Altidore's ninth minute long distance strike gave the USA a deserved win over Guadeloupe in both teams' final CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011 Group C match on Tuesday night. The result sees Guadeloupe eliminated from the competition while the USA earns a quarter-final meeting with Jamaica at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.

The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup came to end Tuesday night at the new Livestrong Stadium in Kansas City with Canada playing Panama and the United States taking on Guadeloupe.
In the night's first match, Canada took an early lead over Panama in the 61st minute when Dwayne De Rosario converted a penalty kick after being fouled by Eybir Bonaga.

The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup came to end Tuesday night at the new Livestrong Stadium in Kansas City with Canada playing Panama and the United States taking on Guadeloupe.
In the night's first match, Canada took an early lead over Panama in the 61st minute when Dwayne De Rosario converted a penalty kick after being fouled by Eybir Bonaga.

After a 9th minute strike from Jozy Altidore, the United States held on for 81 minutes to defeat Guadeloupe and advance to the knockout stages of the 2011 Gold Cup.

Stephane Auvray and Guadeloupe bowed out of the Gold Cup tonight at LiveSTRONG Sporting Park, losing to the United States 1-0. While the US dominated the game, they were only able to find a single goal through Jozy Altidore. Much of the rest of the game saw Clint Dempsey miss numerous chances to extend the USA's lead.

Stephane Auvray and Guadeloupe bowed out of the Gold Cup tonight at LiveSTRONG Sporting Park, losing to the United States 1-0. While the US dominated the game, they were only able to find a single goal through Jozy Altidore. Much of the rest of the game saw Clint Dempsey miss numerous chances to extend the USA's lead.

USA vs Guadeloupe 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup ( Copa Oro) Group C- June 14, 2011- 21.00 Kick off Final score:- USA vs Guadeloupe 1-0 ( Jozy Altidore) Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas Days after a shocking loss to Panama, the United States manage to beat Guadeloupe 1-0 and finish second in the group behind Panama to [.

By FRANCO PANIZO

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The U.S. men's national team entered its Group C finale against Guadeloupe needing a result in order to qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament.

The Americans got just that, beating Guadeloupe, 1-0, at Livestrong Sporting Park.

The USA missed about half a dozen chances to put the game beyond doubt. Clint Dempsey was most egregious missing a point blank header and then committing a mind numbing miss in front of an open goal. In between he skewered a couple of wild shots in a forgettable display of errant marksmanship.

In a game that the United States couldn't lose if they wanted to continue on in the Gold Cup, they got an early start from their offense on Tuesday night in Kansas City. After Guadeloupe hit the cross bar, the US responded with a 9th minute goal from Jozy Altidore. That was enough for the 1-0 win and a trip to RFK Stadium to play Jamaica on Sunday.

Guadeloupe vs USA 2011 Score:- Guadeloupe 0-1 USA ( Jozy Altidore 9′) ( Full time) 6/14/2011- June 14 2011- Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas Gold Cup 2011- Group C Jozy Altidore spares the USA the blushes as his early goal allows them to qualify for the quarterfinals of Gold Cup 2011. USA starting lineup [.