USA 2014 World Cup Squad Projection Version 1.5 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

It's been a few months since the initial projection and it's changed a bit with several friendlies taking place. Overall, the core of the team remains the same with the final spots still unclear. This projection is of what the team (23 man squad) will be for the World Cup (in 2014) and not during qualifying.

Chievo Verona and Michael Bradley are set to host Parma on Sunday as the Veronans look to pick up back-to-back victories for the first time since November.

Chievo Verona and Michael Bradley are set to host Parma on Sunday as the Veronans look to pick up back-to-back victories for the first time since November.

Michael Bradley and Chievo Verona were victorious and kept last place Novara at the bottom of the Serie A standings in Thursday-night action.

Michael Bradley went 90 minutes for Chievo on Thursday, beating Novara 2-1 at the Stadio Silvio Piola. Sergio Pellissier opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, with Cyril Thereau doubling the lead in the 78th. Novara answered back a minute later, but were unable to come up with an equalizer. The result has Chievo in 10th place, with Novara bottom of the table.

Novara - Chievo 2:30pm - Fox Soccer A chance to see Michael Bradley in action, with 12th-place Chievo traveling to bottom club Novara. In 20th-place, Novara have won two games this season, both at home including a shock result against Inter Milan on September 20th. Chievo and Novara met on the opening day of the season, drawing 2-2.

Michael Bradley is currently the only American international playing in Italy's Serie A
U.S. Soccer announced today that a limited number of tickets are available for purchase for the USA-Italy friendly on Feb. 29 in Genoa. This is only the USA's second friendly on Italian soil, and the first since 2002.

Michael Bradley was in the starting lineup for Chievo's game against Lazio on Sunday, however a late collapse after his 74th minute exit saw a narrow deficit turn into an embarrassing home loss.

Oguchi Onyewu was the hero for Sporting, scoring twice on Sunday in a 2-0 win over Biera Mar. Onyewu opened the scoring with an 18th minute header and used his head again for the second goal in the 27th. He was yellow carded in the opening minute. The win moves Sporting into 4th-place in the Portuguese Liga.

Michael Bradley went the distance for Chievo Verona, who blew a two-goal lead and conceded a late goal against lowly Lecce in Sunday Serie A action.

The Serie A wraps up the first half of the season this weekend, and Michael Bradley and Chievo Verona will be looking to end on a high note as they head south to take on U.S. Lecce.

Their Words "Speed is our main weapon. As our defence is pretty solid, when we play as a compact unit, we can launch some pretty effective counter-attacks." Jamaica goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts. Other Sources Michael Bradley in Italy: ‘He's Bravissimo' - from The NY Times' Davidde Corron: "All I've ever wanted to do is play well and give everything I have for the national team.

The United States and Venezuela last met on May 26th, 2006 in a friendly that was part of the send-off series for that summer's World Cup. Playing at Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Brian Ching and Clint Dempsey scored in a 2-0 USA win with Tim Howard recording the shutout. This was also the game where Michael Bradley made his debut, coming on as an 89th minute substitute.

Michael Bradley got the starting nod in midfield for Chievo Verona as the Veronans dispatched US Palermo on Sunday.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Sacha Kljestan and RSC Anderlecht returned to league action this weekend for the first time since December, and they both picked up right where they left off.

RSC Anderlecht continued its winning ways with a 3-0 victory over third-place Club Brugge on Sunday.

Michael Bradley and Chievo Verona will look to give their home fans a big victory as the Flying Donkeys host US Palermo in Sunday action in the Serie A.

The new year got off to a rough start for Michael Bradley and Chievo Verona as they started the 2012 in the Italian capital with a narrow defeat in Sunday Serie A action against AS Roma.

Michael Bradley and his Chievo Verona teammates had one last pre-Christmas task traveling to the Italian capital to take on Lazio, where the Veronans were unlucky only to get a point.

Michael Bradley and Chievo Verona close out the first half of the season with a visit to the capital to take on 4th place Lazio in the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday.

Michael Bradley played all 90 minutes for Chievo Verona as they got a much-needed victory against Calgiari Calcio in the Serie A on Saturday.

Michael Bradley and the Flying Donkeys of Chievo Verona will look to get back in the win column as they host Cagliari Calcio on Saturday in the Serie A.

Dempsey faces a fight to stay in the Europa League. Fulham must get a result at home over Odense.

As the final matchday of the Europa League group stages approaches Wednesday and Thursday, so does the best chance to see Americans in action overseas on a TV near you. And with some of the Americans' teams in danger of crashing out of Europa, it may be the last chance for a while.

Oguchi Onyewu was the difference in Sporting's 1-0 win against Nacional. Onyewu headed in the game's only goal in the 22nd minute. In Serie A, Michael Bradley started for Chievo, losing 2-1 to Udinese, who took a 2-0 lead with goals in the 67th and 79th minutes. Alberto Paloschi cut that lead in half in the 83rd minute.

Michael Bradley and Chievo Verona had to settle for a point against Atalanta in front of their home fans in a defensive stalemate that was sparse on offense.

Michael Bradley and Chievo Verona will be locked in a Serie A showdown with Atalanta as Chievo look to get back on the winning track against last year's Serie B champions on Sunday.

Michael Bradley and Chievo Verona were dispatched in style by AC Milan at the San Siro on Sunday, in a game where one outspoken Swedish striker cracked the century mark in Serie A.

Michael Bradley looks set to man the midfield for Chievo Verona as the Venetians travel to Milan to take on the star-studded lineup of AC Milan in the San Siro on Sunday.

Eric Giardini takes a look at where some MLS players might fit in Serie A

Beckham, no surprise, leads the list...

With the end of the MLS playoffs and the beginning of the January transfer window upon us sooner than we realize, this seems as good a time as any to put together a list of current MLS players I think could play, and even flourish, with a move to Serie A.

Michael Bradley went the distance in midfield for Chievo Verona, who picked up their first victory away from home this year and handed Calcio Catania their first loss at home in over a year.

After picking up his first Klinsmann-era start against neighboring Slovenia, Michael Bradley returns to Serie A action as the Flying Donkeys of Chievo Verona lock horns with Catania on Sunday.

Securing victory over Slovenia was nice. And scoring three goals was even better, but until World Cup Qualification begins, the results still do not matter. Rather, it is the performance of individuals and how they help to shape the team's formation and tactics that are most important to evaluate as the pieces come together for Jurgen Klinsmann's US National Team.

Securing victory over Slovenia was nice. And scoring three goals was even better, but until World Cup Qualification begins, the results still do not matter. Rather, it is the performance of individuals and how they help to shape the team's formation and tactics that are most important to evaluate as the pieces come together for Jurgen Klinsmann's US National Team.

The U.S. men's national team's 3-2 victory over Slovenia broke down into two parts. The exciting and encouraging offensive display in the first half and the shaky and discouraging debacle in the second half.

It was an important win for Jurgen Klinsmann, who ends his first year in charge of the United States on a winning note, and an encouraging note after an otherwise lackluster start.

I was only able to watch part of the Slovenia game yesterday. I have been saying for some time that I like Altidore, but he is not good enough to be a lone striker. In theory Klinsmann's 4-3-3 should put more guys forward, but the reality was that the wingers played more defensive roles and Altidore was left to do the attacking work himself.

Michael Bradley only started once in Jurgen Klinsmann's first five games in charge, but proved in his second that Klinsmann may need him as much as his father had.
Frank Isola of Goal.com writes of the leadership, grit and playmaking that Bradley provided in the US 3-2 victory away to Slovenia.

The United States were able to gain a victory on European soil in their final friendly of 2011, defeating Slovenia, 3-2, in a rematch from the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
Mike Woitalla of Soccer America covers the United States' 3-2 victory over Slovenia.
It's what we've been waiting for since Jurgen Klinsmann took the helm in July: An entertaining, attack-minded performance from the USA.

After each match the contributors to New England Soccer Today will rate the performances of the United States National Team players who made an appearance on a 1 to 10 scale (1 horrendous, 5 average, 10 perfection). This week Sean Donahue contributed ratings for the USA's 3-2 victory over Slovenia.

U.S. Men's National Soccer Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann finally opted to start a formation with two strikers in Slovenia on Tuesday and it paid off with the most impressive offensive performance seen in Klinsmann's tenure.

Clint Dempsey tied Joe-Max Moore's mark of 24 U.S. goals and moved into 4th on the all-time list.

Their Words For me, the best part of it all was sharing the moment and that feeling with my teammates. Throughout the whole World Cup, you could see the spirit and the strength of the team, and it was reflected in the way we celebrated goals. USA midfielder Michael Bradley on scoring against Slovenia in the 2010 World Cup.

1. Michael Bradley, Maurice Edu, Jermaine Jones, and Kyle Beckerman will hold down the Sorry. Forgot who was coaching. Jurgen Klinsmann (obviously influenced by our latest P2010 Index) cools it on Beckerman and gives the nod to Edu and Bradley in central midfield. The back line will look a bit of a throwback, with Cherundolo,Onyewu, and Bocanegra all starting Timmy Chandler will hold down left back.