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World Cup Coverage

In the coming weeks, I’ll be preview the upcoming World Cup. I’ll be looking at the top players followed by a team by team preview. A complete list of my coverage is on this page. Feel free to give me

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United States vs. Czech Republic Preview

The first of the United States’ friendlies is later today when they face the Czech Republic in Hartford, Connecticut. Bob Bradley has said that he plans to finalize the roster after this match, which makes the game of vital importance

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International Friendlies Galore

With the Champions League officially over, there are a plethora of games in the next two or three weeks leading up to the World Cup. Here is a closer look at the top 5 friendlies (excluding the US games which

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United States 30-Man Squad: Midfielders And Forwards

Here is the second part of my look at the 30-Man US roster looking at the midfield players as well as the wide open race for the forward spots. One of the big questions in this group will be whether

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United States 30-Man Squad: Goalkeepers And Defenders

The United States training camp opens up today on May 17th as many players make their final cases before the final 23 man squad for the World Cup is announced. Most of the starting positions have been decided but there

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My Thoughts On The US 30-Man Provisional Squad

There were not a lot of surprises in the squad announced by Bob Bradley today. The big news was the omission of Charlie Davies, but given his own club had not medically cleared him to play medically, Bradley had little

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My Predictions For The United States’ Provisional Squad

Bob Bradley will be announcing his the 30-man provisional squad this afternoon which will be shown live on ESPNews at 2 pm EST. The majority of these players will arrive in Princeton, NJ in order for a training camp before

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United States World Cup Roster April 2010 Edition

The naming of the roster is fast approaching and this is likely to be the second to last World Cup roster prediction before the official roster is announced. Their are not many changes except at the forward position where Herculez

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The Battle Of The US Forwards Continues

The hot topic in American soccer for the past couple weeks has been the top performances of two American strikers: Edson Buddle (Los Angeles) and Herculez Gomez (Puebla). Both have kept the conversation going as they each scored two goals

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Oops, I Forgot About Herculez Gomez!

In my discussion of Edson Buddle’s national team chances, I made a horrible oversight by not including Herculez Gomez in the discussion. It was such a glaring oversight that I have to remedy it by starting the discussion again. Herculez

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