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A Look At The United States’ Left Back Options

FC Dallas got revenge for last year’s cup finals against Colorado, but one of the interesting performances was Brek Shea playing at left back. The left back position is one that is certainly lacking depth, so with the gold Cup

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United States Gold Cup Roster February Edition

The month is almost complete, but here is a new version of the lineup. There was no friendly against Egypt, so there is not a lot to change especially with MLS not even starting up yet. Here is a look

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Players To Watch At US January Camp

The United States announced the 24 members of the January camp. Here is the squad. I’ve included the age of the players as well. Goalkeepers: Dominic Cervi (Celtic, SCOTLAND, age 24), Sean Johnson (Chicago, USA, 21), Matt Pickens (Colorado, USA,

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Who Should Be At The US January Camp?

The January Camp roster will be announced at 1 pm Tuesday. The group will consist of MLS and Scandinavian League players as they group prepares for a friendly against Chile. Here is my projected roster. Goalkeepers: Kevin Hartman (FC Dallas),

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United States 0, Colombia 0: Player Ratings

This was an ugly game. Neither team did much in terms of attack and most chances were created out of mistakes of their opponents. The first half was terrible as both teams clogged the middle and few chances were created.

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United States vs. Colombia Preview

The United States have another friendly from Chester, PA where they square off against Colombia. There have been a couple roster changes as Steve Cherundolo and Carlos Bocanegra have both returned to Europe while Brek Shea and Heath Pearce have

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More Thoughts On United States-Poland Game

The game offered an interesting experiment as Bob Bradley looked to play around with his formation as well as how the team can function without Landon Donovan. The team appeared to start in a 4-2-3-1 with Jones and Bradley holding

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United States 2, Poland 2: Player Ratings

United States took the lead twice only to lose it twice to a Polish side that gave them lots of problems defensively. The US started the game off brightly and struck first in the 13th minute when Jermaine Jones lobbed

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United States-Poland Preview

It has been almost two months since the US has played when they lost 2-0 to Brazil in August. Today, they square off with Poland in Chicago. The last time these two teams squared off the United States demolished them

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A Closer Look At The US Roster For The October Friendlies

The United States roster was announced last week and there are a couple new faces in addition to the many regulars. There are not a lot of MLS players since they are in the stretch run of their season. The

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