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Your October Questions Answered (Part Three)

Soccer By Ives 06 November @ 10:48 AM EST

Welcome to the latest installment of Your Questions Answered, now with more national team content.

The U.S. men's national team has dominated October's batch of questions as you might expect, but this installment includes some interesting inquiries about the likes of Brad Friedel, Jeff Cunningham and yes, Freddy Adu.

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Your October Questions Answered (Part Three)

Soccer By Ives 06 November @ 10:48 AM EST

Welcome to the latest installment of Your Questions Answered, now with more national team content.

The U.S. men's national team has dominated October's batch of questions as you might expect, but this installment includes some interesting inquiries about the likes of Brad Friedel, Jeff Cunningham and yes, Freddy Adu.

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Preview: Weekend German action

Yanks Abroad 06 November @ 05:23 AM EST
Michael Bradley will try to direct his fighting spirit to a home win over Stuttgart while David Yelldell will hope to have recovered from his injury as Koblenz seek to topple Paderborn. Click to continue reading...

Americans On The Continent: Foals Stride to Victory

Sanford's Soccer Net 03 November @ 08:28 AM EST
Continuing his strong return to the Borussia Monchengladbach first team, Michael Bradley helped lead his side to an exciting 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Hamburger SV. Click to continue reading...

Recap: Weekend German action

Yanks Abroad 02 November @ 06:20 AM EST
Michael Bradley helped the Foals to a spectacular victory over Hamburg while Ian Joy did his part as Ingolstadt's defense registered their second straight shut-out in Heidenheim. Click to continue reading...

Americans Abroad: A Look Back

Soccer By Ives 01 November @ 07:27 PM EST


by FRANCO PANIZO

If there was any doubt about Michael Bradley having returned to his top form, he surely killed off that uncertainty this weekend.

Bradley capped off his impressive October on Saturday, starting and going the distance in Borussia Moenchengladbach's 3-2 victory over Hamburg SV.

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Americans Abroad: A Look Back

Soccer By Ives 01 November @ 07:27 PM EST


by FRANCO PANIZO

If there was any doubt about Michael Bradley having returned to his top form, he surely killed off that uncertainty this weekend.

Bradley capped off his impressive October on Saturday, starting and going the distance in Borussia Moenchengladbach's 3-2 victory over Hamburg SV.

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Barnburners of the Week

No Short Corners 01 November @ 04:11 PM EST
There were many candidates his week, and I ended up splitting it between a pair of fightback 3-2 away wins: Michael Bradley's 'Gladbach keeping Hamburg from the top and Napoli doing the deed at Juventus.- Greg Seltzer Click to continue reading...

ESPN on Americans Outsourced to Europe

The Offside Rules 26 October @ 08:45 AM EST
Jozy was late to his own game? Dude better start rolling like this if he wants to get out of the manager's dog house and on to the field any time soon. Click to continue reading...

Americans Abroad: Weekend Rewind

Soccer By Ives 25 October @ 06:17 PM EST

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by FRANCO PANIZO

It took three months and nine games, but Clint Dempsey finally scored his first goal of the Premiership season.

Dempsey netted in the 68th minute of Fulham's match against Manchester City, heading home the equalizer from 10 yards out.

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Americans Abroad: Weekend Rewind

Soccer By Ives 25 October @ 06:17 PM EST

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by FRANCO PANIZO

It took three months and nine games, but Clint Dempsey finally scored his first goal of the Premiership season.

Dempsey netted in the 68th minute of Fulham's match against Manchester City, heading home the equalizer from 10 yards out.

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Eliminatórias - Concacaf - Estados Unidos 2x2 Costa Rica

Futebol no mundo e sua história 22 October @ 02:00 PM EST
Jogaram em Washington DC, no Estádio RFK Stadium, para um público de 26.243 pessoas, as seleções dos Estados Unidos (11º no ranking da FIFA) e Costa Rica (43º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo: 16 jogos, 8 vitórias de Costa Rica, 3 empates, 5 vitórias dos Estados Unidos, 21 gols da Costa Rica, 16 gols dos Estados Unidos. Click to continue reading...

Some News for Wed Oct 21, 2009

Du Nord 21 October @ 09:06 AM EST
QUESTION ON MY MIND
Will we ever know what happened in the Charlie Davies car accident? Who was driving? How did the crash occur? What was he doing out past 3am? Maybe he had special dispensation from the coach to be out late. Who knows.
Maybe this info is too private, but I know that these are things the fans would like to read about. Click to continue reading...

Americans On The Continent: In Our Hearts

Sanford's Soccer Net 20 October @ 08:13 AM EST
After a joyous weekend during which the US Men's National team clinched qualification for the 2010 World Cup, tragedy struck when Charlie Davies USMNT and Sochaux was involved in a horrific one-car collision on October 13th.
Elsewhere, Michael Bradley scored in Borussia Mönchengladbach's loss. Click to continue reading...

Recap: Weekend German action

Yanks Abroad 19 October @ 05:52 AM EST
Michael Bradley marked his return from international duty with his first goal of the season for Monchengladbach while David Yelldell only allowed Ahlen into his net once as Koblenz earned a point. Click to continue reading...

A hat trick of American scorers

No Short Corners 18 October @ 02:24 PM EST
This weekend, we've had 'Gladbach's Michael Bradley give his team a late shot with a fine shot...... Matthew Dallman bag another pair for Sportfreunde Siegen (in red) in Germany and Ryan Guy ring the bell for St. Pat's (video to come... we hope).- Greg Seltzer Click to continue reading...

Video Highlights: US Vs Costa Rica, Easy Draw!

SOCCER UPDATED 15 October @ 10:20 PM EST
US team final qualifier was against Costa Rica at RFK Stadium on Wednesday night. And the americans were simply amazing. They were down 2-0 for much of the game until Michael Bradley 72nd minute goal and Jonathan Bornstein stoppage time equaliser. The US team is becoming so hard to beat team, they may just spring a few surprises at the 2010 World Cup. Click to continue reading...

US Takes 1st In CONCACAF On Late Equalizer

Springfield MO Soccer 15 October @ 03:29 PM EST

From US Soccer: With a berth to the 2010 FIFA World Cup already secured, the U.S. Men's National Team took care of one last piece of business during its 10th and final game of CONCACAF Qualifying, mounting a furious comeback that finished with just 10 players on the field while earning a 2-2 draw with Costa Rica on a rainy night at RFK Stadium.

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U.S. team and fans pay tribute to Davies in 2-2 draw

Soccer By Ives 15 October @ 01:44 PM EST

by FRANCO PANIZO

The U.S. national team's 2-2 draw against Costa Rica at RFK Stadium on Wednesday crowned the Americans as champions of the Hexagonal, but perhaps just as big of a story as the U.S. team's first-place finish was the tribute from the fans and players to forward Charlie Davies.

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U.S. team and fans pay tribute to Davies in 2-2 draw

Soccer By Ives 15 October @ 01:44 PM EST

by FRANCO PANIZO

The U.S. national team's 2-2 draw against Costa Rica at RFK Stadium on Wednesday crowned the Americans as champions of the Hexagonal, but perhaps just as big of a story as the U.S. team's first-place finish was the tribute from the fans and players to forward Charlie Davies.

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USA Finishes Top in CONCACAF Qualifying

Inside Minnesota Soccer | Inside Minnesota Soccer - Uniting Soccer Fans in the S 15 October @ 07:53 AM EST

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It took 95 minuets but the US Mens Soccer team seemed to will themselves into finishing atop their CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying group.

Bryan Ruiz scored a brace within minutes of each other for Costa Rica. Those goals in the 21st and 24th minute of play capitalized on the few chances the Ticos had been allowed up until that point.

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USA Finishes Top in CONCACAF Qualifying

Inside Minnesota Soccer | Inside Minnesota Soccer - Uniting Soccer Fans in the S 15 October @ 07:53 AM EST

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It took 95 minutes but the US Men's Soccer team seemed to will themselves into finishing atop their CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying group.

Bryan Ruiz scored a brace within minutes of each other for Costa Rica. Those goals in the 21st and 24th minute of play capitalized on the few chances the Ticos had been allowed up until that point.

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USA ties Costa Rica, tops CONCACAF and helps Honduras reach World Cup

Soccer By Ives 15 October @ 02:22 AM EST

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Jonathan Bornstein's 95th minute header helped give the U.S. national team a dramatic 2-2 tie against Costa Rica and helped the Americans clinch first place in the CONCACAF World Cup on Wednesday night.

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USA ties Costa Rica, tops CONCACAF and helps Honduras reach World Cup

Soccer By Ives 15 October @ 02:22 AM EST

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Jonathan Bornstein's 95th minute header helped give the U.S. national team a dramatic 2-2 tie against Costa Rica and helped the Americans clinch first place in the CONCACAF World Cup on Wednesday night.

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Player ratings: USA-Costa Rica

The Netminder 15 October @ 12:47 AM EST
The ratings barely matter. The game in a nutshell: Wide-open start, five minutes of awful defense, U.S. dominance thereafter.
GK Tim Howard 5: Not at fault on the goals; little else to do.
D Steve Cherundolo 5: Not in the vicinity on first goal. Click to continue reading...

Transfer recipe

The Beautiful Game (2) 14 October @ 04:30 PM EST
Things slowed just a little yesterday:
  • Liverpool and Emily Heskey.
  • Alex commits to Chelsea.
  • No January move for Patrick Vieira.
  • Shevchenko turned down United and Barca.
  • Spanish team Cadiz after Michael Bradley.
  • Robinho offers to be turned down?
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And so begins the World Cup tune-ups...

No Short Corners 13 October @ 09:19 AM EST
The first confirmed foe? Fellow South Africa travelers Denmark in Aarhus on November 18th.The good news is both Michael Bradley and Benny Feilhaber can give an advanced scouting report on their qualification hero (video link).Obviously, I will hope to be there.- Greg Seltzer Click to continue reading...

Who should the USA start vs. Costa Rica?

Soccer By Ives 12 October @ 09:00 AM EST

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With the 2010 World Cup berth already secured, the U.S. national team will head into its final qualifier on Wednesday playing for a chance to top the CONCACAF qualifying group, and a chance to improve its place in the FIFA world rankings (as well as score a measure of revenge for the 3-1 thumping delivered by Costa Rica in June).

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Who should the USA start vs. Costa Rica?

Soccer By Ives 12 October @ 09:00 AM EST

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With the 2010 World Cup berth already secured, the U.S. national team will head into its final qualifier on Wednesday playing for a chance to top the CONCACAF qualifying group, and a chance to improve its place in the FIFA world rankings (as well as score a measure of revenge for the 3-1 thumping delivered by Costa Rica in June).

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United States beats Honduras 3-2 – Recap and Video Highlights – Saturday, October 10, 2009

The 90th Minute Soccer Blog 10 October @ 11:09 PM EST

The United States traveled to face Honduras on Saturday in CONCACAF 2010 World Cup Qualifying as both teams looked to move closer towards qualification for the 2010 World Cup. If the USA won or matched Costa Rica's result they would guarantee a top 3 spot while Honduras needed at least a draw to remain in good position to qualify.

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Your September Questions Answered (Part 5)

Soccer By Ives 09 October @ 12:50 PM EST


For those of you wondering when you would see the rest of the September Q&A questions answered, here is the newest installment of Your Questions Answered.

This batch of questions is dominated by U.S. national team questions, with Oguchi Onyewu, Michael Bradley and Jermaine Jones among the subjects covered.

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Your September Questions Answered (Part 5)

Soccer By Ives 09 October @ 12:50 PM EST


For those of you wondering when you would see the rest of the September Q&A questions answered, here is the newest installment of Your Questions Answered.

This batch of questions is dominated by U.S. national team questions, with Oguchi Onyewu, Michael Bradley and Jermaine Jones among the subjects covered.

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Lack of Wide Play Hurting Bradley’s System

Major League Soccer Talk 08 October @ 09:10 PM EST

Early in Bob Bradley's tenure it appeared like the US was going to be a side that utilized width and the quality runs of its fullbacks to stimulate an attack. But as time has worn on, Bradley's ideal playing style has been limited by a lack of depth in the player pool, the falling off of certain key individuals, and the general lack of depth being produced by our national team programs.

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Honduras v United States Match Preview and Prediction – CONCACAF WCQ – Saturday, October 10, 2009

The 90th Minute Soccer Blog 08 October @ 12:48 AM EST

The United States can clinch a spot in next summer's World Cup Finals in South Africa against Honduras. It's an important match for both teams. Here's a preview of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying match on Saturday, October 10, 2009 along with a prediction. A video preview of the match can be found here.

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Who should start in place of Clint Dempsey?

Soccer By Ives 06 October @ 09:30 AM EST

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With Clint Dempsey sidelined for Saturday's World Cup qualifier at Honduras due to a shoulder injury, U.S. head coach Bob Bradley will have to select a replacement for Dempsey from a handful of good candidates.

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