As I mentioned a few days ago, last night I was fortunate enough to have the US play within 1,000 miles of my house. I made the 90-mile trip to Tampa to watch the boys take on El Salvador. If you’ve never been to Tampa, let me just give you a little background [...]
On Wednesday, I’ll be crossing one off my bucket list when I attend the US v. El Salvador match in Tampa, FL. I’ve been meaning to make it to a match for a long time, but living in North Carolina for 25 years, and the US typically playing their home matches in LA and [...]
Good news for American soccer fans, as LA Galaxy and Everton are nearing the tail end of a loan deal that would see Landon Donovan suit up for the Merseysiders for a three month spell, starting in January. The move is a bit overdue in my eyes, as I think Donovan has done all [...]
Well, I got a little too excited with the US first half performance today, and I felt like I was dropped off a cliff when Denmark scored three goal in the first ten minutes of the second half to beat the US 3-1 today in Aarhus, Denmark. I don’t really know what my expectations were [...]
Goalkeepers: Troy Perkins, Marcus Hahnemann, Brad Guzan
Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra, Jonathan Bornstein, Edgar Castillo, Jimmy Conrad, Clarence Goodsen, Frankie Hejduk, Heath Pearce, Jonathan Spector
Midfielders: Michael Bradley, Ricardo Clark, Benny Feilhaber, Stuart Holder, Sacha Kljestan, Dax McCarty, Robbie Rogers, Jose Torres
Forwards: Jozy Altidore, Conor Casey, Jeff Cunningham, Eddie Johnson
I like the additions Bradley has added, such as [...]
The US were beaten by Slovakia today, losing on a 26′ penalty from Marek Hamsik. I know what you’re thinking, “Who’s Slovakia”? Well, Slovakia only won their group in UEFA World Cup qualifying, finishing ahead of countries like Poland, Czech Republic, and Northern Ireland. So, we didn’t lose to a bunch of mugs today, we [...]
A new North American soccer league looks to be in the works, and could start as soon as April of 2010. Seven clubs have begun the process of applying for proper status from the USSF and FIFA, and are currently in talks with other teams to join the league. USL claims that they will oppose [...]
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Amy Lawrence has written a great piece on the US national team in today’s Guardian. Lawrence states that the US national team’s showing in last summer’s Confederations Cup, and winning the hexagonal in CONCACAF shows that the US is finally ready to firmly put its foot down as a world power. Read the article here.
I [...]
United States and AC Milan defender, Oguchi Onyewu suffered a ruptured patella tendon playing in the United States’ final World Cup qualifier v. Costa Rica last night. Onyewu injured his left knee after attempting to backpedal and jump for a header. The injury looked harmelss enough until you saw the replay. Onyewu’s knee looked to [...]
Nevermind the title of the video, as the person who posted it obviously thinks that when a goal makes the score 2-2, it’s a winner. Anywho, here’s Bornstein’s EQUALIZER:
UPDATE: Jonathan Bornstein just screwed Costa Rica royaly. Bornstein equalized in the 94′, moving Honduras into the third spot, and forcing Costa Rica into the play-off spot [...]
Click here to get the latest update on Charlie Davies from ussoccer.com.
Charlie Davies has suffered injuries after a single-car crash in Virginia early this morning. It has not been reported if Davies was the driver or a passenger in the car, but one other person has died in the crash. Davies in stable condition, and underwent [...]
In 2004, a 14 year-old Freddy Adu becomes the youngest ever MLS player to make an appearance in a regular-season match. Two weeks later, Adu becomes the youngest ever player to score an MLS goal. All of this happens with a huge cloud of promise hanging over the youngster’s head. Adu also signed a $1 [...]
11:59pm – The US wins the match 3-2, clinching a spot in next summer’s World Cup. Conor Casey is your man of the match, scoring twice and winning the free kick that Donovan put away for the third. Well done lads. Tough environment, tough opponent, gutsy win. YES!
11:49pm – after Bornstein [...]
…that I finally put my grudge against Jonathan Bornstein behind me. I’ve hated on the guy for over a year now, but I’m wiping the slate clean, and he now has my full support. I think he’ll get the nod at left back tonight, and I hope he plays the match of his life. I [...]
Goalkeeper – Tim Howard
Defenders – Steve Cherundolo (RB), Oguchi Onyewu (CB), Carlos Bocanegra (CB), Jonathan Spector (LB)
Midfielders - Landon Donovan (RM), Michael Bradley (CM), Benny Feilhaber (CM), Stuart Holden (LM)
Forwards – Charlie Davies, Jozy Altidore
I want this line-up, but I fully expect Jonathan Bornstein to replace Spector at left back, which I still can’t understand. I’m not sure who [...]
USSF President, Sunil Gulati has dropped a bomb saying that the US can win the World Cup in South Africa. Gulati is basing his argument on the success the US had at this summer’s Conferderations Cup. The US made a miraculous run to the Confed Cup Final after dropping its first two matches, by a [...]
After have officially dropped their bid to host the World Cup in 2018, FIFA Vice-president, Jack Warner has said that England’s bid has not impressed him. Warner has stated that no country owns the right to host the World Cup, and that the judges want to see “something innovative, something creative” rather than the “same [...]