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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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United States World Cup Roster January 2010 Edition

With the disappointing 3-1 loss to Honduras, the question in defense are the most worrying as is the depth at at every position except in central midfield where I still think there is a wealth of talent. There are still

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Honduras 3, United States 1: Report And Player Ratings

This was a pretty disastrous game at least after the red card to Jimmy Conrad. Defensively, it was poor while the midfield and forwards struggled with having to play with a man down for most of the game. There were

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LIVE BLOG: United States-Honduras

I will be providing some live commentary for the first game for the United States in 2010. The game is being played at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California at 6 pm local time. I’ll be starting about 30

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Gameday: United States vs. Honduras Preview

We are a couple hours away from the first game for the United States Men’s National team in 2010. They will be facing Honduras a team that they faced four times in 2009. Both squads will be without their bigger

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The Weekend Watch List: Milan Derby and US Friendly

This is something that I probably will do from now on to let you know the highlights of the upcoming weekend for me. It is FA Cup weekend in England and there are some intriguing matches but this weekend I’m

Posted in Africa Cup Of Nations, European Soccer, International Soccer, Italy, La Liga, Serie A, Spain, United States Men's National Team Tagged with: , , , , , , , , ,

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