On Friday December 4th we will find out how the group stages will look for the XIX World Cup to take place in South Africa next Summer.
We now know the 32 countries that qualified for the world Cup:
For CONCACAF it was The United States, Mexico and Honduras.
For CONMEBOL it was Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. Click to continue reading...

On 19 November 1989 -- twenty years ago today -- Trinidad & Tobago and the USA met each other in Port-of-Spain for their final World Cup qualifier match for the 1990 World Cup in Italy. The circumstances and consequences of that match have made it the most important match in US soccer history, and marked the start of the modern era in American soccer. Click to continue reading...

Jimmy Conrad got his 27th cap earlier today coming on for Jonathan Spector in the 70th minute of the United States 3-1 loss to Denmark. The US led 1-0 at the half thanks to a Jeff Cunningham goal, but struggled right out of the game in the second half, giving up 3 goals in the first 10 minutes of the second half. Click to continue reading...

The USMNT will face Denmark today at 1:30 p.m. CT on ESPN Classic and ESPN2 (for an explanation of this, click here). You can watch the match at either 810 Zone thanks to a watch party sponsored by Budweiser. The USMNT Blog has revealed the 18-man roster for today, which includes both Jimmy Conrad and former Wizards striker Eddie Johnson. Click to continue reading...

Will that be our kit come the 2010 World Cup? Put me in the "hopes so" category! What are your thoughts?
Speaking of the National Team. We will be hosting, along with Budweiser, watch parties for tomorrow's friendly at Denmark at both area 810 Zone locations. The match kicks off at 1:30 p. Click to continue reading...

When you think of a professional footballer's mode of transportation to a match, you probably conjure images of pimped-out limousines with built-in hot tubs, strippers and maybe even a personal pizza chef.

Well, for footballers in the United States (who aren't Davey Becks) it's not like that.

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Bob Bradley had said there'd likely be some changes to the lineup between the Slovakia and Denmark games this week. Today we learned who was dropped and who was added to the roster ahead of the game on Wednesday in Aarhus, Denmark. Dropped from the roster was Clint Dempsey and Steve Cherundolo so that they could return to their clubs. Click to continue reading...

Two Wizards had the honor of being called up to their respective national teams during this international break. Jimmy Conrad (along with former Wizard Eddie Johnson) were in Bratislava as the US took on Slovakia. Conrad was on the bench for the United States, but did not see the field in the United States 1-0 loss to the Fighting Jondas. Click to continue reading...

The US just kicked off against Slovakia and Wizards defender and captain, Jimmy Conrad is on the bench for the US today. Conrad is number 5 and is one of two central defenders on the game day roster with Clarence Goodson. Former Wizard, Eddie Johnson is also on the bench for the US after being called back into the US camp. Click to continue reading...

It's a busy weekend of futbol, as the MLS Conference Finals take place and the final places in the 2010 FIFA World Cup will begin to become more clear. CONCACAF 4th placers Costa Rica will host Uruguay tomorrow night, and the first leg of the UEFA playoffs will take place. The U.S. National Team, complete with our captain Jimmy Conrad, will play Slovakia tomorrow morning at 9 a. Click to continue reading...

[I'm going to make this the featured post for the next five days, except for Saturday and next Wednesday when the CONCACAF/CONMEBOL playoff is being played.] Next Thursday is the 20th anniversary of that historic World Cup qualifier between Trinidad & Tobago and USA. In my opinion, and I doubt I'm the only person who feels this way, it was the most important match in the history of US men's soccer because of where they were at that time and where they went from that point. Click to continue reading...

Please chime in on this, as I'm sure there will be much debate. Ken Gude of the Huffington Post says that 2009 is the year that soccer arrived in America. Not because of Pele or Beckham, but because of mainstream media (read ESPN) upping the ante on soccer coverage. He also cites the continued success of the sport at the youth level and, consequently, improved play on the field by our Men's National Team. Click to continue reading...

As mentioned in a previous post, the group Soldier's Angels has a fund raiser known as Project Valour-IT running through Veterans day. While all the donations go to the same cause the fund raiser is being ran as a team competition. Even though the Marine corps is the smallest branch, the Marine team currently leads the others branches (as expected) in fund raising. Click to continue reading...

Two hundred and thirty four years ago today, the United States Marine Corps was born in a tavern in Philadelphia. While that may seem an odd place, those who know Marines understand that it could be no other way.Marines have served around the world defending their country. Every war, conflict, "police-action" or simple show of force has had Marines leading the way. Click to continue reading...

Wizards defender and captain, Jimmy Conrad has been called up by the US national team for their upcoming game against Slovakia. Conrad is one of 22 players that were called up by Bob Bradley for the first of two friendlies next week in Europe. While the US will play Dennmark only a few days after playing Slovakia, Bradley has said he's going to consider making changes to the roster before the game in Denmark. Click to continue reading...

Conrad after the Costa Rica match. Photo courtesy of Andy Mead/Yellow Card Journalism.
Jimmy Conrad has been named to the US National Team for the third time this season, after first joining the team for the CONCACAF Gold Cup then re-joining for the final two World Cup qualifiers of the hexagonal. Click to continue reading...

The U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team continued their quest for the FIFA U-17 World Cup this morning with a Round of 16 match-up against Italy. Italy took a lead in the 29th minute through AC Milan's Giacomo Beretta. Follow the match at U.S. soccer's Twitter, ESPN360.com or the U.S. Soccer match tracker. Click to continue reading...

Conrad celebrating after the USA clinched qualification in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Photo courtesy of Andy Mead/Yellow Card Journalism.
Tonight, the final Jimmy Conrad Show of the 2009 season takes place live from Fox and Hound in Overland Park from 8-9 p.m. CT. As an added incentive for fans who come out to the show, Conrad will be raffling off an autographed U. Click to continue reading...

I do not normally comment on non-soccer related items on this blog. While I have mentioned good causes to support in the past, they have all been soccer related somehow. This is a little different, no soccer involved but something I am supporting.There is a group known as Soldier's Angels. They help the wounded who arrive in Germany and the States from Iraq and Afghanistan. Click to continue reading...

The group phase of the U-17 World Cup is now over, and Mexico and the USA are the only two CONCACAF sides in the knockout stages. USA defeated UAE 1-0 on Sunday to finish second in their group, while Mexico beat Japan 2-0 on Friday to finish second in Group B. Now the Mexicans will face South Korea in their round of 16 match, and the Americans will play Italy. Click to continue reading...

Right now, the USMNT U-17s are taking on Malawi in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. The game is being telecast live on ESPNU, ESPN360.com and Galavision. You can also follow along via the match tracker at ussoccer.com, the U.S. Soccer Twitter feed or at Ives Galarcep's running commentary. Let's see if the young USA team can bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Spain Monday. Click to continue reading...

The Jimmy Conrad Show returns next week Tuesday for the 2009 recap edition. The show will take place from 8-9 p.m. CT at Fox and Hound in Overland Park. As an added bonus for fans who attend, Jimmy will be raffling off his game-worn, autographed jersey from the last round of U.S. World Cup Qualifiers. Click to continue reading...

Mientras la selección mexicana se tomó unas inmerecidas vacaciones, nuestro vecino del norte los Estados Unidos no quieren perder el tiempo y es por eso que en noviembre se van a enfrentar a selecciones clasificadas al mundial como Dinamarca y Eslovaquia.

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Martin O'Neill has expressed his delight at the form of Aston Villa number two Brad Guzan, who has so far been restricted to the sidelines as fellow countryman Brad Friedel occupies the number one spot. O'Neill claims that Guzan is so good that he could walk into virtually any Premier League side, tipping the former Chivas USA player as a potential United States number one.

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The Spanish U-17 National Team got of to a good start against USAwith a well fought 2-1 victory in the U/17 World ChampionshipGroup E opener being held in Nigeria. The match had to be stoppedtwice due to cuts in the power that shut the lights, this added 15 minsmore of "tension" to the official 90 minutes. Click to continue reading...

The U.S. U-17s kick off the FIFA U-17 World Cup today against Spain at 1 p.m. CT on ESPNU, ESPN360.com and Galavision. Tune in to see how the next generation of U.S. players fares against European powerhouse Spain.
US Soccer also announced today that they will take on European qualifiers Slovakia November 14 in Bratislava. Click to continue reading...

by Jason Gatties, Guest Contributor (Craven Cottage US) The United States U-20's fizzled in Egypt. Luckily, we have the U-17's to look forward to. It all kicks October 26th versus Spain (ESPN 2 &...

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Redshirt freshman defender Ryan Rosenbaum of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas scored the first SMU goal with this long distance beauty that helped his side beat Tulsa (who were ranked #16 in the nation) on Wednesday.

SMU says the goal was scored from 95 yards out, but Tulsa's local news station claims it was just 70 yards.

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Brent Latham from ESPN Soccernet checks in with a story on the U.S. U-17 team for the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. A good portion of the team the U.S. is taking to Africa played here at our Swope Park Training Center last week, falling to a team made mostly of KCW Reserves 3-0.
In full national team news, Jermaine Jones has been cleared by FIFA to play for the United States after initially representing Germany in three friendlies. Click to continue reading...

We all know NBA star Steve Nash has some footballing skills, but in this video shot by Phoenix Suns teammate Jared Dudley, we see he also has the ability to meld his talents in the two sports into one trick shot reminiscent of the one Davey Becks made in that Adidas video (though he did it with a football).

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AC Milan are one of the most storied sides in Europe, but they could take a lesson in class from mid-table French side Sochaux. The tragic car accident involving rising US star Charlie Davies and the awful injury to defender Oguchi Onyewu during last week's World Cup qualifier revealed the true colors of the two players' domestic sides. Click to continue reading...

We're a little bit late on this one but I don't really care as this is quite brilliant. The beauty of Honduras qualifying for the World Cup 2010, as captured by commentators on Honduran radio. Click to continue reading...

Will Wolffie get another look from Bob Bradley now that Charlie Davies is injured?
Grahame Jones of the LA Times blogged a couple of days ago about the loss of Charlie Davies for Bob Bradley's National Team setup. One of the names he throws out there? Our own Josh Wolff, veteran of the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. Click to continue reading...

Jimmy Conrad celebrating with his USA teammates after last night's tie.
I'm sure most of you saw the United States' dramatic come-from-behind tie last night against Costa Rica in Washington, D.C. Ives Galarcep broke down the performance at ESPN Soccernet. The tie helped the USA win the CONCACAF qualifying group and allowed Honduras to move into 3rd place and qualify automatically to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Click to continue reading...

Video Info:
14.10.2009 - FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
USA - Costa Rica 2:2

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