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United States World Cup Roster February 2010 Edition

Another month has passed and the domestic United States players had another opportunity to prove themselves in a 2-1 win over El Salvador. These players will hope for another chance to prove themselves against Netherlands next week when the European

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United States 2, El Salvador 1: Player Ratings

The United States certainly made the game suspenseful. They dominated the game but fell behind on a mistake by Brad Evans, which led to a Rudy Corrales goal in the 59th minute. However, the United States continued to attack and

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United States vs. El Salvador Preview

The United States will be facing against El Salvador in Tampa Bay tonight. The game will feature a lineup of MLS players except for Clarence Goodson who will be coming from Norway. This will be the last chance for these

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US Midfield Injury Woes: Effect On The Netherlands Game Call Ups

Benny Feilhaber became the latest injury concern for the United States midfield after it was reported an ankle injury will keep him out for at least 2 weeks. He joins Ricardo Clark and Clint Dempsey as major midfielders who have

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Finding A Partner For Bradley In The US Midfield

I was able to catch Borussia Monchengladbach’s game against Nurnberg yesterday and although he did not have an outstanding game, I was impressed by Michael Bradley. I always find it strange when people claim that Michael Bradley only gets starts

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Weekly List: World Cup Power Rankings

This is the start of something that I want to do on a weekly basis and generate a list of the week because lists are great at generating discussion. If you have any suggestions, leave me a comment or write

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US Left Back Is Compounded By Lack Of Quality Center Backs

During the World Cup cycle, the position of left back has been singled out as one of the team’s weaknesses. However, this past weekend I watched Carlos Bocanegra play for Rennes and I have to say that he should be

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Bradley Calls Up 23 For El Salvador Friendly

Bob Bradley named a 23 man training camp for the upcoming friendly against El Salvador on February 24th in Tampa Bay. The squad is composed of only MLS players as the Scandinavian players in the January camp have returned for

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John Terry Captaincy and Big US Secret Of 1998

One of the big stories in the past week has been the John Terry affair with Wayne Bridge’s former fiancee Vanessa Perroncel. This has led to a wave of criticism for Terry and questioning of his position as captain of

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2010 Africa Cup Of Nations: Best XI and Recap

I enjoyed my first time watching this tournament and with it finally over to take a look back and give some remarks on the tournament as a whole. The obvious sour points to this tournament was the Togo team shooting

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