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 Brian O'Connell Sean Donahue contributed ratings for theUSA's 0-0 draw at Mexico.
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 Brian O'Connell Sean Donahue contributed ratings for theUSA's 1-0 win over Costa Rica.
This is, seriously, like the only decent photo we found from this game. Thanks "Soccer By Ives"! (Photo Credit: ISIPhotos.com)
They certainly don't ever want to make it easy on us. The United States national team left it late, again, as Mix Diskerud, in his third full international cap, grabbed a stoppage time goal to secure a 2-2 draw away in Russia.
With Eric Brunner still not playing regularly after recovering from a harsh concussion and Kenny Cooper being traded to the New York Red Bulls last season, the pickings for a solid USMNT player to come out of the Portland Timbers squad was looking pretty haggard. After all, most of the Timbers' starting line up bench come from either a foreign nation (Colombia, Scotland immediately jump to mind) or just aren't good enough to crack the line up of the United States national team.
With Eric Brunner still not playing regularly after recovering from a harsh concussion and Kenny Cooper being traded to the New York Red Bulls last season, the pickings for a solid USMNT player to come out of the Portland Timbers squad was looking pretty haggard. After all, most of the Timbers' starting line up bench come from either a foreign nation (Colombia, Scotland immediately jump to mind) or just aren't good enough to crack the line up of the United States national team.
A lot of questions have been raised over the status of the United States national team following the embarrassing 2-1 defeat at the hands of Honduras in the World Cup qualifying campaign recently. This is the third consecutive match without a victory for the team. The team has also recently suffered embarrassing defeats at the hands of Mexico as well.
It's official: Brad Davis has been named to the United States National Team ahead of Wednesday's Hexagonal match against Honduras. The full 24 player roster was announced today, and as we expected Davis made the cut. Davis has been capped six times in his career, but this could be his first World Cup qualifying match.
The United States national team manager Jurgen Klinsmann has said that he will be fully respecting the decision of the LA Galaxy striker Landon Donovan when it comes to his future with the national team. The 30-year-old recently said that he was considering his future with the national team after being burnt out as a result of a lot of football in recent years.
Landon Donovan has been one of the high-profile names in the United States football over the last decade, and his decision to slowly withdraw from football at all levels has been met with a surprise throughout all quarters of the game. He is extremely important for the United States national team, and it is not a surprise to know that the manager Jurgen Klinsmann is prepared to talk with the player.
The United States national team manager Jurgen Klinsmann has said that he is extremely confident that his team will not lose once again against Jamaica when the two sides meet each other in the World Cup qualifying match. United States and Jamaica recently played against each other in the World Cup qualifying match.
Eddie Johnson is officially back in red, white and blue. After dropping some very strong hints via Twitter on Friday, Jurgen Klinsmann made to formal announcement on Monday that Johnson was among the 24 players that were called into camp head of the World Cup qualifiers on Oct. 12 and 16. Johnson's last international appearance came on Oct.
In what is news to fans, but not necessarily to the teams and clubs active in the United States
Soccer Development Academy system, US Soccer announced today that they adding the U13/14 age group
to the competition for the 2013-14. United States National Team Coach Jurgen Klinsmann said in the
announcement;
"I am very excited to see this important next step in the process of developing young players in
this country.
It is the final tuneup of the January camp for the United States National Team as they face off against Canada in a friendly. With two rosters stocked with MLS players this is an opportunity for a few of the fringe guys to make their case for World Cup Qualifying when that play resumes on February 6th down in Honduras.
The story of Eddie Johnson is long. It is told in many places. It is also a story of character development in the literary sense. He rose, he fell, he rose again to greater heights. Is he at the climax? Maybe not, but this is the best Eddie Johnson ever.
Both Brad Evans and Eddie Johnson have been called into the United States national team's January training camp, it was announced on Sunday. Unsurprisingly, the camp will be made up primarily of MLS players, with all but four of the 25 playing in the domestic league. The camp immediately precedes a friendly against Canada on Jan.
Numbers can be fun things. So can eating a bit of crow. More fun than that, though, is watching
a player that was once seen as the next great thing reach a bit of that potential after so many
struggles.Fans of the Seattle Sounders and maybe even of the United States National Team may be
watching just that.
Brad Evans started his time with the Seattle Sounders as a right mid, since then he has played everywhere but goalie and left back. This year was the year that he went from being merely role flexible to becoming a beloved, high-quality utility knife. His 2012 is bookended with United States National Team calls.
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has acknowledged his disappointment at losing 3-2 to the MLS
All-Stars on Wednesday evening but feels that the result should not be surprising given the
organized nature of U.S. soccer.
Although the United States national team and the Major League Soccer are still in their
developing stages, the discipline of the nation's soccer activities has rarely come into
question.
beIN Sport has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast upcoming 2012 FIFA World Cup
Qualifying away matches for the United States National Team.
The new channel, which launched earlier this month, has drawn a lot of attention as they have
the rights for La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, English League Cup, and 2014 South America World Cup
Qualifying matches.
United States National Team player Clint Dempsey is the US Soccer Federation's Male Athlete of the Year for 2012, US Soccer announced on Monday. Dempsey scored six goals at international level in 2012.
By Charles Boehm - WASHINGTON, DC (Oct 16, 2012) US Soccer Players -- The United States National Team has weathered rough results, injury, and challenging away dates all leading up to the finale of the semifinal round of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying. Circumstances favor the US as they prepare to host Guatemala on Tuesday evening at Livestrong Park in Kansas City, Kansas.
By Charles Boehm - WASHINGTON, DC (Aug 15, 2012) US Soccer Players -- We can all recite the Mexican
capital's challenges by rote: severe altitude, smog, highly skilled opponents, sprawling stands
packed with home fans. Their combined effect poses as tough a challenge for visiting teams as any
in the global game, and they're always turned up to maximum settings when the Yanquis arrive.
The United States national team faces a must-win World Cup qualifier tonight against Antigua and Barbuda tonight at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua.
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 and Julian Cardillo contributed ratings for the
USA's 1-0 win over Mexico at Estadio Azteca on Wednesday night.
David vs. Goliath. The Battle of Thermopylae. The Spanish Armada of 1588. The Thrilla In Manila.
These were all contests featuring a heavily-panned underdog, battles fought in conditions that
tended to favor one side over the other. For decades now, the United States national team has been
fighting battles like that.
No Donovan, No Bradley, No excuses. The United States National Team falls to a resilient and elated
Jamaican side after going ahead in less than a minute of play. Two brilliant free kicks and the
passion of a nation allowed Jamaica to pull off a victory and take hold of this qualifying round.
Welcome to Spain's Segunda Division, currently home of several clubs you might remember from stints
in the topflight. Alongside the B teams of Barcelona and Real Madrid, we find Sporting Gijon,
Villarreal, and Racing Santander. Why Are We Here? The captain of the United States National Team
chose to stay with Rangers, even after the club was relegated to Scotland's Third Division.
The news is pretty simple in that headline. The new international sports network is going to
have the road qualifiers, as opposed to the mish-mash of pay-per-view, ESPN3, mun2, etc. They did
not get the rights to the USA at Mexico, but the rest of qualifiers will be on BeIN Sport. That's
pretty neat.
This week the Hot Time In Old Town crew talks about the Fire's 3-1 win in Philadelphia including
a goal from our favorite German centerback, how the team may cope with the loss of captain Logan
Pause, looks at the standings in the East, previews the game against New England (Nick makes a
delightful prediction), thanks Sporting Kansas City for beating Seattle to keep the Fire as Kings
of the Cup, talks about Marco Pappa's transfer to Heerenveen, and quickly preview the friendly
between Mexico and the United States National Team.
It's a tired movie analogy, but it works oh so well here.
The movie of course the Princess Bride. The scene? Billy Crystal's Mirace Max character has just
returned the Dred Pirate Roberts ("Wesley") to life.
Along with swordsman Indigo Montoya and behemoth Andre The Giant rest his soul the
half-alive-Wesley and crew are expected to take on Prince Hupperdink's army, liberate the princess
and make a be-pajamaed Fred Savage happy that his Peter Falk grandfather came over to read
stories.
Remember Alex Morgan? Good little player for the Sounders Women? Well, she apparently plays for
the United States national team too and even scored the game-winner against Canada in the Olympic
semifinals. Oh, and the goal came in the 3rd minute of extra time stoppage time. So, there's
that.
In middle of the night Columbus Crew midfielder passed away. The cause of death for the 22 year
old are not yet known, but many in the MLS community are simply stunned. During tonight's two
league matches there will be a moment of silence to honor Urso.
It isn't common for sports leagues to lose active players this way.
