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Major League Soccer: Edson Buddle And His US National Team Hopes

It is still early in the MLS season, but the top performer so far has been Edson Buddle of the Los Angeles Galaxy. In three games, he has scored all five goals for the Galaxy and has put himself into

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Is Kevin Kuranyi The Answer To Germany’s Striker Problems?

It is hard to imagine that a footballing power like Germany could be struggling to find strikers in this upcoming World Cup, but there has been worries about the striker position despite scoring 26 goals during the qualifying stage. The

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US World Cup Squad March 2010 Edition

It has been another month and with the MLS season starting I figured it would be a good time to give an updated squad for the United States. There have not been many games and once the MLS season begins,

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David Beckham Will Miss World Cup After Picking Up Injury

It was confirmed today by AC Milan that David Beckham tore his achilles tendon in a Serie A game against Chievo. The injury will keep Beckham out for 3 months and ends his dream of playing in South Africa for

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A Look At Landon Donovan’s Everton Loan Spell

This past weekend, Landon Donovan had what will likely be his final Everton performance in front of the home crowd before returning to MLS. He gave them a solid performance to remember. Donovan came into the game in the 70th

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Updated United States Depth Chart As Bedoya And Beasley Impress In The Netherlands Game

It is probably exaggeration to say that Bedoya and Beasley impressed but they at least showed some intensity. The Netherlands game did not change who will be starting at the World Cup but some of those last fringe spots especially

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Netherlands 2, United States 1: Player Ratings

The United States received a stern test as they struggled to create chances against the Netherlands. They approached the game too passively and allowed the Netherlands to hold the ball too easily. Despite that, the United States did not surrender

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United States vs. Netherlands Preview

I have been excited about this game since the first rumors of it surfaced. It wasn’t confirmed until after the draw to make sure that the two teams would not be facing each other in the World Cup. This will

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International Friendlies Galore This Week

This is the last international date on the FIFA calendar before the end of the club season. This means this is the final chance for a lot of these fringe players to make their case as to why they should

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United States Announces Roster To Face Netherlands

Bob Bradley announced a 20-man squad that will be set to face Netherlands. The squad is filled with almost entirely European based players. The roster also features the return of Frank Simek, DaMarcus Beasley, Maurice Edu and Eddie Johnson to

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