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USA 1, Argentina 1: A Look Back

After having a night to reflect on the game from last night, there are a couple of things that became apparent in the US-Argentina game which might make it a little clearer for the US as they approach the CONCACAF

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USA 1, Argentina 1: Player Ratings

I will have a closer look at the game tomorrow morning, but here are the player ratings from the game tonight. It was a mesmerizing game that Argentina dominated in the first half but their defensive weakness was exposed in

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US vs. Argentina Preview

With the cancellation of the US-Egypt friendly, the US lost an opportunity to look at most of its first team players. Therefore, this game will be the first time since October that anything close to a full strength squad is

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US Roster For Argentina And Paraguay Friendlies

After a good and long vacation, I am back and ready to talk about the upcoming friendlies for the US. There have been some changes from the original squad due to injuries including Stuart Holden as well as Steve Cherundolo,

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United States Gold Cup Roster February Edition

The month is almost complete, but here is a new version of the lineup. There was no friendly against Egypt, so there is not a lot to change especially with MLS not even starting up yet. Here is a look

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A Look Ahead To The International Friendlies

It is a brief international break this midweek. Unfortunately, the United States had their game in Egypt canceled due to the political unrest in Egypt. However, there are still plenty of big games across Europe. Germany-Italy, France-Brazil, and Argentina-Portugal are

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US Gold Cup Squad End Of January Addition

It is getting late in the process for deciding the Gold Cup roster as there are only three friendlies before June when the squad will be selected. Those friendlies are on FIFA International dates and are games against Egypt in

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A Closer Look At The USA-Chile Friendly

In their friendly against Chile, the United States got a 1-1 draw but the point of the game was to look at the depth of the national team pool and see which players jumped out as possible players for the

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United States 1, Chile 1: Player Ratings

The United States earned a 1-1 draw against Chile. Chile took the lead through Esteban Paredes before the United States equalized through a penalty that was converted by Teal Bunbury after Juan Agudelo had been taken down in the box.

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United States vs. Chile Preview: Players To Watch

The United States finish off their January camp with a friendly against Chile. The game should provide an opportunity to figure out if there are a set of youngsters ready to take a lineup. For me, the big questions that

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