WVHooligan 01 July @ 10:25 AM EDT
What a difference a week makes for the US national team. First they had a nice result in the
Confederations Cup over in South Africa and due to their participation in that tournament CONCACAF
is allowing Bob Bradley to increase his roster size for the Gold Cup from 23 to 30.
Here is the initial 23-man USA roster:
- GOALKEEPERS- Jon Busch (Chicago Fire), Troy Perkins (Valarenga), Luis Robles
(FC Kaiserslautern)
- DEFENDERS- Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards),
Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Jay Heaps (New England Revolution), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew),
Michael Parkhurst (FC Nordsjaellands), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock)
- MIDFIELDERS- Davy Arnaud (Kansas City Wizards), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt
Lake), Colin Clark (Colorado Rapids), Sam Cronin (Toronto FC), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders),
Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Logan Pause (Chicago Fire), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew)
- FORWARDS- Freddy Adu (AS Monaco), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Kenny Cooper
(FC Dallas), Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF), Santino Quaranta (D.
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As reported on Goal.com, the USMNT have been granted seven extra spots on their Gold Cup roster
due to their recent participation in the Confederations Cup. The US will still be limited to 18
men on game day. Based on the players already selected, here the group we believe will fill out
the 30-man roster:
Robbie Findley
Jesse Marsch
Kamani Hill
Carey Talley
Sasha Victorine
Ante Razov
Ross Paule
We will post an update once these selections are confirmed.
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CONCACAF has ruled that the U.S. men's national team will be allowed seven extra roster slots
for the Gold Cup because of the U.S. team's participation in the Confederations Cup. The ruling
means the United States now has 30 roster spots.
So what seven players will be added? Those names haven't been revealed yet.
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CONCACAF has ruled that the U.S. men's national team will be allowed seven extra roster slots
for the Gold Cup because of the U.S. team's participation in the Confederations Cup. The ruling
means the United States now has 30 roster spots.
So what seven players will be added? Those names haven't been revealed yet.
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With SuperLiga set to kick off and four MLS teams participating, it is a slightly-reduced MLS
schedule we find ourselves with this week as we reach the mid-point of the 2009 season.
Chicago, New England, Kansas City and Chivas USA are all taking part in the battle vs. Mexican
club, leaving ten teams to do battle in MLS this weekend.
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MLS Rumors 13 June @ 10:02 PM EDT
Remember if
you have any questions for the players or coaches, post here before
halftime and I will do what I can.
Venue:
Home Depot Center, Carson, CA
Weather:
Clear and 68 degrees
Referees:
Head Ref: Jasen Anno
Asst Ref: Emiliano Monje
Asst Ref: Jeff Hosking
4th Official: Kevin Stott
Actual Lineups:
Real Salt Lake (3-6-3,12pts)
GK Nick Rimando
RB Tony Beltran
CB Jamison Olave
CB Nat Borchers
LB Chris Wingert
RM Kyle Beckerman -Captain
CM Javier Morales
LM Will Johnson
RS Clint mathis
CS Yura Movsisyan
LS Fabian Espindola
Subs
GK Chris SeitzDF Ian Joy
DF David Horst
MF Raphael Cox
MF Ned Grabavoy
FW Luis Miguel Escalada
FW Tino Nunez
Los Angeles Galaxy (2-1-9, 15pts)
GK Donovan Ricketts
RB AJ DeLaGarza
CB Omar Gonzalez
CB Gregg Berhalter
LB Todd Dunivant
RM Mike Magee
CM Dema Kovalenko
CM Josh Tudela
LM Eddie Lewis - Captain
RS Alan Gordon
LS Edson Buddle
Subs
GK Kevin Guppy
DF Leonard Griffin
DF Tony Sanneh
MF Chris Klein
MF Stefani Miglioranzi
FW Bryan Jordan
FW Jovan Kirovski
PRE-GAME:
-Covered the Galaxy Alumni game with lots of video later this week.
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The standings in the East and West in MLS will see some some shifting around as all six of
Saturday's MLS tilts are intra-conference encounters.
East leaders Chicago and D.C. United face off in a key East clash New York and Toronto are both
enduring tough stretches heading into their meeting at BMO Field.
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The standings in the East and West in MLS will see some some shifting around as all six of
Saturday's MLS tilts are intra-conference encounters.
East leaders Chicago and D.C. United face off in a key East clash New York and Toronto are both
enduring tough stretches heading into their meeting at BMO Field.
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Somebody posted a comment to the Age of MLS Golden Boot Winners post which inspired this post.
- Man, 2001 was really pathetic wasn't it? Moreso if you look at the full leaderboard. Wynalda
was the only American in the top ten.
- Jeff Cunningham was counted from 2002 on, as he received his citizenship after the 2001
season.
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The U.S. men's national team's match against Honduras tonight will take up most of the attention
of American soccer fans today, but there are still MLS matches taking place and still key battles
to be waged across the country.
Chivas USA plays host to Seattle tonight in the best match of the day while the Columbus Crew
looks to keep climbing up the East standings with a win against Kansas City.
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The U.S. men's national team's match against Honduras tonight will take up most of the attention
of American soccer fans today, but there are still MLS matches taking place and still key battles
to be waged across the country.
Chivas USA plays host to Seattle tonight in the best match of the day while the Columbus Crew
looks to keep climbing up the East standings with a win against Kansas City.
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Du Nord 01 June @ 05:04 PM EDT
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UNAM Pumas pulled off a great upset, winning the Mexican Clausura championship, beating Pachuca 3-2
on aggregate. Huge congrats to the Big Cats! Esplendido!
dN
Bordeaux are French Ligue 1 Champions, ending Lyon's 7 year reign. Magnifique!
dN
Carlo Ancelotti has left Milan and will become the new head coach at Chelsea.
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MLS Rumors 31 May @ 04:59 AM EDT
Post-game press conference with Yallop (on the game, the midfield, and needing a win) and Kreis (on
their performance and the supporters, La Barra Real) as well as player interviews from Cornel Glen
(on coming back to MLS and chemistry), Robbie Findley (on being among the scoring leaders in MLS,
the supporter La Barra Real, and the team), Bobby Convey (on the team and his style of play), Kyle
Beckerman (on the game and supporters La Barra Real), Arturo Alvarez (on the team performance and
his shot), and Andrew Weber (how he came to MLS and learning under Joe Cannon).
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DCUMD 26 May @ 09:47 PM EDT
Let's try out a different format this time for my much heralded "Versus" series. Here we'll take a
look at each of our three potential starting goalkeepers (Louis Crayton, Josh Wicks, and Milos
Kocic) on a number of different categories to see if we can come up with a consensus.
Stats to date:
Including Open Cup matches, these three aren't too
different.
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Everything you need to know from the weekend in soccer, including tons of season finales overseas,
business as usual in U.S. pro leagues and a big qualification weekend in the U.S. Open Cup.
MLS
Toronto 3-1 New England: The Revs keep the makeshift forward tandem of Shalrie Joseph and
Steve Ralston.
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Du Nord 25 May @ 01:01 PM EDT
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Bordeaux are the French Ligue 1 champions
dN
Wolfsburg are the German Bundesliga champions
dN
Rangers are the Scottish Premiership champions
dN
Porto are the Portuguese Liga champions
MLS
Week 10 Matches:
Saturday, May 23
Toronto FC 3-1 New England Revolution - TFC goals by Dwayne DeRosario & Amado Guevara(2).
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Weather.com says we're in for a good one tomorrow. The forecast is calling for temperatures right
in the upper 70's at kickoff. The injury report looks familiar, with the same big three still
listed as out. Chance Myers was back training today with the team for a portion of the session, but
he's still got some time before he's 90-minute match fit.
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The Major League Season is nearly a 1/3 finished and Brian McBride and Josh Wolff currently lead
the league with 6 goals. Â As far as goalkeepers, Zach Thornton and Kasey Keller lead the way in
stats so far. Â Overall, the MVP race is still very much in the air but a few candidates from to
mind. Schelotto is again near the top with 5 goals and 1 assist but Columbus has struggled.
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There's a solid grouping competing to be Major League Soccer's goal-scoring leader. Here's how
it stands right now:
Brian McBride, Chicago, 9 games, 6 goals
Josh Wolff, Kansas City, 9 games, 6 goals
Conor Casey , Colorado, 8 games, 5 goals
Landon Donovan, Los Angeles, 9 games,
5 goals
Robbie Findley, Salt Lake, 9 games, 5 goals
Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Columbus, 9 games 5 goals
Luciano Emilio, D.
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It off to the West to meet the up and down Real Salt Lake who it seems expended all it's
ammunition in a 6-0 defeat of New England in April and now is on a slide, having scored only 3
goals in 4 games. It's going to be a tough visit for the Wizards who have struggled to score and
don't seem to have found consistency from the ever changing starting 11 that Curt Onalfo sends
out.
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Du Nord 13 May @ 02:06 PM EDT
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Atlante of Cancun Mexico has claimed the first ever CONCACAF Champions League title.
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Louis van Gaal coach of AZ Alkmaar has been hired to take over Bayern Munich as soon as the current
season ends!
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Thanks to FIFA's rules and the poaching of players nations such as France and Mexico have
engaged in lately, more focus and emphasis than ever has been placed on players eligible to play
for more than one nation recently. Obviously the United States has previously depended on
naturalized players like Earnie Stewart, Tom Dooley, Hugo Perez and even the forgotten Brian Quinn
and David Regis, but recently the US has become more defensive in stopping other nations from
poaching players developed here at home.
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This week's video mash-up is very long -- many games, many goals/defensive lapses.
Lineup notes, then a guide to the highlight reel. Home teams listed first
Kansas City 1, D.C. United 1
- D.C. notes: Quaranta up front with Moreno; Barklage replacing Gomez in middle; Jacobson replacing
Olsen; Avery John starts at LB sted Jakovic.
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Du Nord 11 May @ 11:57 AM EDT
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Philadelphia made it official today - naming their team Union, which I give a big thumbs up to,
showing off their colors - navy blue and gold - and their team badge. I had images of all this last
week, so go check it out if you haven't already.
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Du Nord 08 May @ 05:33 PM EDT
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Hooray Beer! Isn't this the true spirit of soccer?!?! Paul Kennedy of Soccer America reports that
Mexico will reopen stadiums this week for the Primera League final round. But there are wild
seating restrictions. Check this:
"...they will be restricted to sitting in every other seat and every other row and they must wear
facemasks, wash their hands when entering and walk to their seats in single file.
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MLS Daily 07 May @ 04:54 PM EDT
What a finish! Those who were brave enough to sit through the first 89 mundane minutes of last
night's match between Real Salt Lake and the Los Angeles Galaxy were treated to a wild and
controversial ending. Four minutes of stoppage time yielded three goals, including two for the
penalty spot and a stunning last-second goal by the Galaxy's Mike Magee to earn a share of the
points in the 2-2 draw.
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Three stoppage time goals turned what looked to be a 1-0 Real Salt Lake victory into a 2-2 tie
as the Los Angeles Galaxy scored both goals in extra time to stay unbeaten on the road.
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Three stoppage time goals turned what looked to be a 1-0 Real Salt Lake victory into a 2-2 tieÂ
as the Los Angeles Galaxy scored both goals in extra time to stay unbeaten on the road.
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RSL 1 Galaxy 0
RSL gradually exerted pressure as the half wore on, Stefani Miglioranzi clearing a ball off the
line from a Robbie Russell header in the 27th minute just before Robbie Findley scored five minutes
later from a Clint Mathis corner.
Both sides had just one shot on target apiece, with the Galaxy working the offside trap
effectively to keep RSL at bay again and again.
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RSL 1 Galaxy 0
A sequence that began with an unnecessary Dema Kovalenko free kick just on the periphery of the
penalty box, ended with a Clint Mathis corner kick on the other side of the field, Robbie Findley
diving low to beat Todd Dunivant to ball and give RSL a 1-0 lead with just over a half hour
gone.
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Lovely evening for football at Rio Tinto Stadium where the temperature is a balmy 68 degrees,
the field immaculate and the snow-capped Wasatch Mountains glistening in the background.
The Galaxy have made just one change to the team that beat New York 1-0 last weekend with
Stefani Miglioranzi playing in midfield in place of Josh Tudela who retreats to the bench.
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I know that Real Salt Lake would rather all of us not think about their Open Cup debacle from last
night, obviously there wasn't much thought put into the match on their part. So, I'm going to focus
my remarks on the joy and joyness that was last Saturday. I mean, can you really talk too much
about a 6-0 victory?
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Du Nord 27 April @ 12:53 PM EDT
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Grinsi Klinsi got the boot from Bayern Munich. You still sure you want him as coach of the USA? I
never did.
dN
Toronto's head coach John Carver resigned from his job before the team's home win over Kansas City
on Sunday.
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Real Salt Lake was coming off a shutout loss and was 52 minutes into its game against New
England without finding the net.
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There are already 2 midweek Major League Soccer games, with Toronto beating Chivas and Kansas
City defeating New York. The standings are starting to take place with Chivas still up top in the
West while KC has moved into first in the East. It's still early and anything can happen with a 30
game season.
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