US Soccer is taking nominations for their "Best of 2009" series, so head on over and pick your favorite soccer bar, specialty store, fan photo, and blog. Far be it for me to tell you what to choose,...

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Here's a look at the new U.S. Women's National Team Nike Away kit. It was seen for the first time during last week's 1-0 win over defending FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro champions Germany in Augsburg. While we haven't seen any type of official launch ceremony or announcement yet,  we believe that this will [. Click to continue reading...

Niklas Bendtner leads Denmark/Photo from This is London.com

With US qualification to the World Cup secure, the USSF has scheduled two interesting friendlies for the international break in November. The US was relatively impressive in CONCACAF qualifying, recording improbable wins at Port of Spain against Trinidad & Tobago as well as in San Pedro Sula versus Honduras, and also knocking Costa Rica out of the World Cup with a great come from behind result at RFK Stadium earlier this month.

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It's many years down the road, but there is already talk of how the U.S. economy would be affected by hosting the World Cup in either 2018 or 2022. A recent study conducted by the Economics practice at a leading sports consulting firm (AECOM) indicated that the U.S. would receive a potential boost of $5 billion if it were to host the World Cup.

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The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team is now in Germany for a friendly against defending FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro champion Germany on Oct. 29 at the Impuls Arena in Augsburg, Germany. Â Kick off at 6 p.m. local (1 p.m. ET). Unfortunately, there is no television or internet streaming coverage of the [. Click to continue reading...

Well folks, you may have noticed a total lack of new content around here. My wife and I welcomed twins into the family at the end of September and sleep deprivation has ensued. So, blog is not getting a lot of attention.
But I do want to call your attention to this, the US U-17 Men kick off their World Cup in about an hour and 15 minutes, at 1 pm central time. Click to continue reading...

On FIFA's web-site promoting the start of the U-17 World Cup in Nigeria the event is hyped as a chance to "discover the stars of tomorrow."Â And while there is an impressive list of former participants (including, for example, Ronaldinho, Michael Essien, and Luis Figo) another look at the history of the U-17 World Cup offers more cautionary tales than burgeoning stars.

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The World Cup is a scant 231 days away. Twenty-three nations have qualified as of this moment, and frantic preparations are already underway. For the United States, one of those twenty-three...

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Oguchi Onyewu had surgery on his torn patellar tendon today, but instead of a three- to four-month layoff, he will be out of action for up to six months. If he's not able to come back until April, that's not going to be enough time to get back to match fitness. Between Onyewu, Charlie Davies, and Jay DeMerit, the USA's chances for a successful summer in South Africa could be over before they start. Click to continue reading...

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Oguchi Onyewu's knee injury could leave his World Cup status in jeopardy for next summer. Onyewu, who suffered the injury in the dying minutes of the U.S.'s 2-2 tie against Costa Rica last week, went under the knife this week after tearing a tendon in his knee.

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Oguchi Onyewu's knee injury could leave his World Cup status in jeopardy for next summer. Onyewu, who suffered the injury in the dying minutes of the U.S.'s 2-2 tie against Costa Rica last week, went under the knife this week after tearing a tendon in his knee.

The surgery, completed by U.

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The first to respond to the call for new writers for MFUSA, Brian Morse has the interesting story of how he came to pick up the phone and hear the voice President of US Soccer himself, Sunil Gulati,...

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So now AC Milan wants to sue the US Soccer Federation for Oguchi Onyewu's knee injury picked up in the USA's 2-2 draw with Costa Rica. It now looks like he won't be recovered and match fit for at least six months.
Well gee Milan, since you've barely used him since bringing him to the team, was there some secret plan to start actually letting him play that we didn't know about? Click to continue reading...

And here, courtesy of duNord, are highlights from each game in the Hex. This is my final US Soccer post before completely switching my attention to Dynamo and MLS Cup.
What's your favorite goal/moment?
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The beginning of the late comeback trend that was so helpful to all of our cardiologists this year. Click to continue reading...

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We ran into a new deal today at Kitbag. They've got a massive clearance sale on 2008/09 and 2009/10 national team kits going on right now. A couple of items of note for USA soccer fans is that they've got steals on the U.S. National Team Nike 2008/09 Â home and away jerseys. The home kit [...] Click to continue reading...

The United States rallied from 2 goals down to tie Costa Rica 2-2 at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC last night. Combined with Mexico's 2-2 tie against Trinidad & Tobago, the result gave the USA top spot in the CONCACAF FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying Hexagonal with a total of 20 points. The result, along with [. Click to continue reading...

It was a blow to the United States soccer community to learn of the recent accident involving Charlie Davies age 23. He was involved in a deadly vehicle accident that left one passenger dead at the scene.

Charlie Davies. US Men's National Team vs Honduras at Estadio Olimpico in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

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The United States' men's national soccer team finishes World Cup qualifying tonight with a home match against Costa Rica (7:30pm ET, ESPN2). As the US clinched a berth in the Finals by winning in Honduras over the weekend, the game didn't figure to be too dramatic, but that all changed yesterday.

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Standout United States striker Charlie Davies was seriously injured in a car accident in Virginia at 3:15 AM on Tuesday morning. Davies was a passenger in the vehicle along with accident fatality 22-year-old Ashley Roberta. Davies, 23, was airlifted to the Washington Hospital Center in Washington DC where he underwent several hours of emergency surgery to repair [. Click to continue reading...

This is one of the most distressing posts that I've had to write on this site. I'm sure you all know the news by now that US national team striker Charlie Davies was a passenger in a SUV that was in a horrific one-car accident this morning on the George Washington Memorial Parkway just outside of Washington DC. Click to continue reading...

Lando, Bobby Blue Eyes, Gooch and Timbo talk about where their heads are at pre-Costa Rica match. This was obviously taped before news of Charlie Davies unfortunate accident so their minds --and all of our minds-- might be in a different place right now. My most sincere thoughts & prayers go out to Charlie's family & friends; feel free to pray to the God of your choice for his healthy, speedy recovery. Click to continue reading...

One Fan's Reaction to Watching U.S.-Honduras Eighties-Style

I watch most U.S. national team games cloistered in my own soccer nerdom, hunched over a computer or slouched at a friend's house where I can bitch freely about the team's dry ideas and dire first touch. This is how a lot of us watch games.

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Esta tarde ha circulado una información que de ser cierta sería un tanto lamentable pero que ojalá no pase a mayores.

Y es que se ha sabido que el delantero estadounidense Charlie Davies ha tenido un accidente automovilismo en la madrugada de este martes en Washington D.

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Tuesday morning news you can use from U.S. Soccer. Click to continue reading...

With the understandable joy and relief among the US players, administrators, and supporters to seeing the US men clinch a sixth consecutive qualification to the World Cup finals, it's a good time to take a step back and look at what has been accomplished. I have had my critiques of the US national team, some of which illustrate the challenges involved with taking a team from second-tier to truly world elite. Click to continue reading...

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Some random thoughts on the US win and the upcoming game against Costa Rica

The Greatest US Win I Have Never Seen.  A lot has already been said about how absurd it was that this game was not broadcast to the average US fan, so there is no reason to continue to beat this dead horse.

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Colorado Rapids forward Conor Casey scored his first two international goals in the second half of last night's CONCACAF World Cup 2010 qualifier at Honduras before Landon Donovan added the game winner as the United States clinched its sixth straight World Cup berth with a 3-2 victory. Check out our Videos section for game highlights and [. Click to continue reading...

With two left matches for each team in the CONCACAF Qualification Hexagonal for FIFA World Cup 2010, things are certainly getting interesting. Every team in the group with the exception of 2006 finalists Trinidad and Tobago still has a chance at making it to the Finals in South Africa next year. Now, ussoccer. Click to continue reading...

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Have fans become spoiled, expecting every major game to be available for free and in their own language on their home television set, whereever the game is being played? The patchy television rights structure of World Cup qualifiers in which home teams sell their own coverage has led to considerable frustration for fans of both England and the U.

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I'm on the road for most of the day today but here's some news you can use from Studio 90. It's no cup of coffee and a McMuffin but it's something. Happy Tuesday people. Click to continue reading...

Today I have seen two different pieces on what the US U20's bomb out in Egypt means for player development in the US. (See these great pieces, Phil Schoen's here and Glenn Davis' here.) Player development in the US, or at least what passes for it, is a serious problem. I've always maintained that the elimination of the MLS Reserve League was about one thing only, reducing the player pool available to potentially strike or (more likely) be locked out should the negotiations for the new CBA somehow fail. Click to continue reading...

South Korea humbled the United States 3-0 on Friday night to advance to the round of 16 in the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup. The result leaves the United States (1-2) Â third in Group C with three points, ahead of Cameroon (1-2) on goal difference. As a result, they hold on to a slim chance of [...] Click to continue reading...

It's amazing what's on YouTube these days. Here's an entertaining Friday video of U.S. National Team forward Natasha Kai and some of her teammates engaging in a game of video game horse racing in an arcade somewhere. Discovered at Unprofessional Foul. Posted in Videos, Women's Soccer Tagged: Natasha Kai, U. Click to continue reading...