Messi and Tevez beating Maradona in Soccer Tennis

It doesn't exactly solve the "Who's better?" debate, but it's certainly a nice Friday Flashback. There's nothing like seeing El Diego put the old boots on and duel with the best. With Enzo as his partner, Maradona took on Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez.

Real Salt Lake and MNT Goalkeeper Nick Rimando will be hanging out at the Winter Showcase
U.S. Men's National Team goalkeeper will be on-site at the Development Academy Winter Showcase and NIKE International Friendlies on Sunday, December 4 from 3:00 to 7:30. Nick will be signing autographs and taking pictures at AT&T's interactive area at the Athletes Lounge, playing soccer tennis, participating in a Q & A during pre-game and halftime of the U.

The YNT Blog talked to U.S. U-23 MNT goalkeeper Sean Johnson about the team's 3-1 win against Bochum yesterday in a scrimmage. "It's definitely rewarding when you see your hard work pay off," said the big goalkeeper. "All the guys have worked hard since we've come into camp. We came out and our objective was to push the game.

Regen with the U.S. U-23 Men's National Team in Duisburg
After yesterday's games it was a day of regeneration and rest here in Duisburg, Germany with the U-23 Men's National Teams.
Both Teams were in the gym this morning, working through the usual regen routine.

Wednesday night at Red Bull Arena for the 2011 MLS All-Star Game, the electricity was floating in the air and you could feel it, sense it and smell it.

Before the game, the streets near Red Bull Arena were filled with games. Hardest shot contest, Soccer tennis, playing X-Box with FIFA 2011, writing signs for your favorite players and of course a picture next to the Philip Anschutz trophy (MLS Cup) so you could have a keepsake.

All 21 players hit the field this morning for a light training session ahead of tomorrow's important match against Uzbekistan. With just a two-day turnaround between games, the priority is getting every one back to 100 percent after spending a lot of energy during Sunday's 3-0 win against Czech Republic.

A scenic background frames Carli Lloyd and Hope Solo
The first training for the U.S. WNT in Austria was a light one, after all the team had landed in Germany that morning after an overnight flight and then bussed two hours to get to the team hotel. Training just consisted of a fun warm-up, some passing and then some soccer tennis, which of course got a bit competitive.

Today there was a bit of a change of scenery for training ... Instead of taking the nine players who didn't start to our usual training field, we made our own at the hotel.

With the volleyball court already mapped out, it was a perfect size for the guys to get in some touches on the ball and then play some soccer tennis at the net.

We found out today that Rachel Buehler did ballet when she was little. Rachel told us that one day her teacher looked at her and asked, "how come your quads are so big?" The 10-year-old Buehler, who at that young age was obviously already showing signs of the physical attributes that would one day make her the "Bueldozer," answered excitedly that she also played soccer, tennis, did horseback riding and surfed.