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My Thoughts On The Slovakia-United States Game

The United States played decently against Slovakia. They controlled possession for pretty much the entire game but they were unable to break them down. Their chances were limited to some long distance shots that rarely troubled the keeper. They gave

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A Look At The US Youth Teams

The United States Under-17 team was eliminated from their World Cup losing to Italy in the Round of 16. This comes on the heels of the a poor Under-20 performance where they failed to advance out of the group. Although

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United States 23 Man World Cup Squad Fall 2009

Now that the US has officially clinched their place at the 2010 World Cup, I felt it was time to give an updated World Cup squad. I am assuming Jermaine Jones, Maurice Edu, Jay Demerit, and Oguchi Onyewu will all

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My Thoughts On The United States-Costa Rica Game

The United States clearly know how to be entertaining. The United States dominated possession but fell behind after getting stretched by the quick passing of Costa Rica. In the 21st minute, Bryan Ruiz was able to turn on Onyewu got

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CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Round 10 Preview

Heading into the final round of qualifying, Mexico (18 pts) and the United States (19 pts) have both qualified for the World Cup while El Salvador and Trinidad & Tobago have been eliminated. This leaves Costa Rica (15 pts) and

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Thoughts On Honduras-United States Game

This was a thrilling game as the United States qualified for the World Cup and left Honduras needing help from the Americans in order to secure their spot to South Africa. The game started off with the United States trying

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CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Round 9 Preview

It is getting to get very serious in terms of the qualifiers. Heading into this weekend, there are 11 of the 32 spots locked up for the World Cup finals in South Africa. By the end of next week 15

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The Youth Of United States' National Team

There have been a lot of criticism of the United States’ National Team given their recent struggles in World Cup Qualifying. Some have stated that this team is not as good as previous teams for the World Cup and that

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CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Round 8 Preview

The top 4 of Costa Rica, United States, Mexico and Honduras separated by a single point while Trinidad & Tobago and El Salvador have fallen behind and are 7 points out of 4th place. Honduras and United States are leading

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CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Round 7 Preview

Last round we saw the top 4 bunch up while Trinidad & Tobago and El Salvador have fallen behind the pack probably ending their chances of reaching the World Cup Finals in South Africa. Heading into this round Costa Rica

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