On Wednesday, May 28th, the United States national team will face off against the England national team at Wembley Stadium in London.
I have to say, this is a game that I can not wait to see! The US, under coach Bob Bradley, has managed to string together a few victories on European soil (something that [...]
Over the past week the United States sent a team to Toulon, France to participate in a tradition U-21 tournament. However, with the Olympics this year, the tournament was open to teams sending their U-23 squads in order to further prepare for the Olympic games.
The U.S. team performed rather poorly; However, this was not [...]
I may have misspoken in an earlier post about the Bob Bradley selecting a roster for this game. In truth, he selected a pool of players from which to choose from for the next 3 games. May 28th vs England, June 4th vs Spain, and June 8th vs Argentina (more on this string of games [...]
Hi All!
Sorry for the complete lack of posts lately. I had a friend from out of town come in for the weekend, and I had fully intended to have a full weekend recap after he left on Sunday. However, I have succumbed to a rather nasty illness and the idea of sitting up at my [...]
I really have mixed feelings about this posting. The last thing I want to do is be another one of the many soccer people who raves about young Jozy Altidore and creates an impossible situation for the player to grow.
We all MUST remember that Altidore has only recently turned 18 years old. He has A [...]
Fabio Capello announced his roster for games against the United States on May 28 at Wembley and at Trinidad and Tobago on June 1
David Beckham is included in the roster and should feature against the US. There is a strong possibility that Beckham will be on the field playing against Galaxy teammate Landon Donovan which [...]
When it comes to soccer in the United States, the consensus is that every time there is young potential star in the making we dump the expectations of an entire national fan base on him. Those expectations range from leading the sport into the mainstream American sport audiences through the national team to becoming an [...]