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November 26, 2008

Bullet Dodged

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Vide and Doe remain in the Black-and-Red (assuming they make the team next year!). So Seattle takes nothing from United. Is this good news or bad? I suppose it's good that we kept all of our players, but it's bad that 10 of 14 existing MLS teams had more to offer an expansion side than we did. Troubling. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, Major League Soccer, Seattle Sounders, expansion draft, roster

November 25, 2008

Tickle v. Tackle - The League, It Is a-Changin'

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I'll probably do another TvT shortly to catch up on some of the stories I've been meaning to address. But for now, it's all MLS, all the time, as Garber and Gazidis strike back. MLS Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes Rosters are reduced from 28 to 24, while the senior roster expands from 18 to 20. Couple that senior roster expansion with some "wiggle room" in summer fixture dates, vague promises of not Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Expansion, Major League Soccer, Scheduling, Tickle v Tackle, roster, single table

November 24, 2008

The List is Life, Part IV

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So much for my theories. The official list of protected players for United is out and makes for some interesting reading, particularly in light of some extra info from the Goffmeister. Some highlights . . . We didn't protect any keepers. With Keller already on Seattle's books, that's not surprising, though I wonder if Wells might prove a temptation as a decent, cheap backup. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, expansion draft, roster

The List is Life, Part III

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So now we move on to the final reckoning. Having decided to protect Doe (#1), Fred (#2), and Martinez (#3) as the three internationals we're forced to shield, let's weed the final 15 players down to 8, shall we . . . ? Crayton [OUT] - no way Seattle keeps two $150k+ keepers on their books; if they do take him, we've got draft picks to spare to recover him, particularly given the new roster rules Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, expansion draft, roster

The List is Life, Part II

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When last we spoke, I had narrowed my potential protected players for the expansion draft down to 18. By position (and with bonus added analysis!), these would be . . . Keepers [note that Seattle already has Keller signed and penciled in as the #1] Crayton - will Seattle pony up for Crayton's sizable wage packet considering they already have Keller on the books? Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, expansion draft, roster

The List is Life, Part I

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Alright, I'm not going to spend hours trying to navigate the labyrinthine expansion draft rules to try and figure out all of the permutations, but I figured that I'd provide my "protected list" for the expansion draft. The lists are due today at 3 PM, so I'll see if I can narrow it down by that deadline ;-). Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, expansion draft, roster

November 21, 2008

Wizards Into 2009 SuperLiga (And Other State of the League News)

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The Kansas City Wizards will play in the 2009 SuperLiga.

That's the word from Commissioner Don Garber in his State of the League. The Wizards qualify for SuperLiga as one of the top 4 teams in the regular season NOT to make the CONCACAF Champion's League. This is a rule change from last year where it was the top 4 teams regardless of whether or not they qualified for the Champion's League. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Don Garber, Expansion, Kansas City Wizards, Major League Soccer, SuperLiga, mls cup, playoffs, roster, state of the league

More on Roster Changes

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Last week I wrote about a rumor on the FC Dallas blog, 3rd Degree, about a potential change to the MLS roster. Steven Goff with Soccer Insider has picked up on it now and even has more information on it as well. According to Goff, the Board of Governors will meet today, and one of the things on the agenda is roster size. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Kansas City Wizards, Kevin Souter, Major League Soccer, Nelson Pizarro, Steven Goff, roster

November 17, 2008

20-Man Roster For Guatemala Game

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Bob Bradley released the roster for the Guatemala game this Wednesday and Jozy and Freddy are the only boys to venture over from Europe.  John Thorrington (Why Gody Why) and Chris Role (Kill Me Now) are the new domestic additions.  Take a peek: GOALKEEPERS Brad Guzan, Troy Perkins, Matt Pickens DEFENDERS Jonathan Bornstein, Sean Franklin, Cory Gibbs, Clarence Goodson, [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Freddy Adu, Guatemala, Jozy Altidore, Kenny Cooper, Monaco, US Men's National Team, US Soccer, United States, Upcoming Action, roster, villarreal, wcq

Roster Musings for Wednesday

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So, here's the potential members of the B-team that Bob will be running out against Guatemala on Wednesday: GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan, Troy Perkins, Matt Pickens DEFENDERS: Jonathan Bornstein, Sean Franklin, Cory Gibbs, Clarence Goodson, Drew Moor, Michael Parkhurst MIDFIELDERS: Freddy Adu, Davy Arnaud, Ricardo Clark, Sacha Kljestan, Pablo Mastroeni, John Thorrington FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore, Conor Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Bob Bradley, Guatemala, U.S. National Team, World Cup, qualification, roster

November 15, 2008

The Ones That Got Away

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Hey, anybody remember when United drafted this dude? Between the #2 keeper for a team currently sitting second in Bundesliga 2, a big (6'2") bench-warming midfielder for an equipe de Ligue Une, and a guy that became a fixture (and captain towards the end of the season) in central defense for a newly promoted side that managed to keep itself in the Norwegian top flight, United might have had a Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, U.S. National Team, roster, superdraft

October 3, 2008

The US Roster Could Come Out Today (Friday)

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AND, there looks to be an interesting player listed on Bob's roster: Jose Francisco Torres.  Steven Goff delivered the scoop Thursday night, saying: "Jose Francisco Torres, the Texas-born midfielder who has spent five years in the Pachuca system and is eligible for both the U.S. and Mexican national programs, has accepted an invitation to play for [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Bob Bradley, Cuba, Jose Francisco Torres, US Men's National Team, United States, Upcoming Action, roster, wcq

September 12, 2008

New Blood - Out of Africa

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The African pipeline has deposited two new arrivals in the bowels of RFK, just in time for a brutal six-week stretch that will severely test United's depth. So what did we add? Thabiso "Boyzzz" Khumalo 27, forward or right midfielder, reported to be speedy Remember those roster posts where I was calling for a speedy forward who would give us a sorely missing dimension in the attack and could Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, RFK, roster, signings

August 1, 2008

Welcome the Warrior!

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The transfer window has swung open, accompanied by movement both between MLS and parts foreign and within the league itself. DC has busied itself by offloading Sudamericanos and importing Earthquakes. The latest to land on the VDub bulls-eye is Ivan Guerrero, the left-sided midfielder and defender who was one of Chicago's key players prior to Osorio's arrival in Fire-land and his subsequent Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, Ivan, Ivan Guerrero, Major League Soccer, earthquakes, midfielder, roster, signings, trades

July 26, 2008

US Olympic Team - Roster Pattern Baldness?

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I've got a chicken or the egg question for you. Was it former DC United head coach Piotr Nowak who infected current DC United head coach Tommy Soehn, or Soehn who infected Nowak? Or are they both suffering from acute Kasper-Payne-itis? The reason I ask is this: the roster for the Olympic team is starting to resemble the one we're currently alternating between lambasting and ruing here in Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, Olympic Team, Olympics, Piotr Nowak, US Soccer, defense, roster

July 18, 2008

Another Brick in the Wall?

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Yet another midfielder is coming in on trial for United? Oh, I get it! The FO's master plan is to build a giant wall of bodies in midfield to protect the depth-starved defense and inadequate goalkeeper. Mayhap our fearless leaders have been watching too many movies lately? Ugh. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, Rumors, Transfers, goalkeeper, midfield, midfielder, roster

July 17, 2008

Roster Roundup - The Knives are Out!

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Over at SBI, Ives says his sources tell him United is actively shopping one of their midfielders after picking up Vide. What's the over/under on Dyachenko? The only other one I think we might be looking to unload would be the disappointing Kirk, considering we're entertaining a new right mid on trial. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, Rumors, Transfers, injuries, ives, midfielders, roster, wages

July 16, 2008

Red Bulls Dumpster Diving

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For the third time this season, United has picked an ex-Red Bull off the MLS scrap heap, adding midfielder Joe Vide to the roster. Of course, Vide doesn't come to us direct from the Bulls, but in some ways that's even more disturbing. He was waved by the expansion Quakes after only five appearances for a club with a wafer-thin roster. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Bulls, DC United, Joe Vide, Transfers, midfielder, quakes, red bull, roster

Is This a Scalpel Which I See Before Me?

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Oh dear. So we're looking at Peralta and Gallardo being ready for action by August 7th, at the earliest, and they'll probably need a couple of weeks to get back into something resembling game shape. Given Gallardo's injury history, I'd budget at least another week or two on top of that for him. I seem to remember the last time we trotted down this particular herniated road, it was Namoff Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, Marcelo Gallardo, Peralta, budget, gonzalo peralta, injuries, roster, shape

July 15, 2008

SuperDilemma?

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So what's the strategy for DC United's match against Atlante tonight? Injuries leave us with a short bench and those who've been starting have been logging a lot of miles as of late. Atlante did not appear to be taking this tournament seriously when they got hammered by Houston, but perhaps that drubbing will spark a bit of pride and fight in the Mexican side. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, SuperLiga, bench, pride, roster

July 9, 2008

WIWFC(IJ) Part IV - Makin' a List, Checking it Twice

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Alright, let's begin to pick our way through this tangled web I've woven. We'll start by summarizing the shopping list items from each of the preceding three posts in this series, after which we'll weed out the duplicates and ruthlessly prune the downright unlikely (can you tell I've been out in the garden this evening? Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, Transfers, WIWFC, roster

July 6, 2008

WIWFC(IJ) Part III - The Business End

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Previously on "What I Want For Christmas (In July)" . . . So what's all this Christmas nonsense about anyway, and does anybody remember December? . . . Let's figure out what, if anything, needs to be fixed at the back . . . So now I'm back from my holiday journeys and safely ensconced in Fullback HQ, and the time approaches when we have to deal with the business end of the United roster--namely Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, WIWFC, attackers, christmas, roster

July 5, 2008

WIWFC(IJ) Part II - The Case for the Defense

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Following on from yesterday's navel-gazing look at the initial WIWFC series, let's continue with something more current and a little less rambling. In particular, I want to focus on the defense--in this case including not only the back four, but the keeper and the d-mid/anchorman role as well. So let's get started, shall we? Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, WIWFC, defense, roster

July 4, 2008

WIWFC(IJ) Part I - The Wayback Machine

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Looks like it's going to be a glorious day for picnics celebrating the 4th here in central PA. The rain has been coming down since early morning and doesn't look like letting up anytime soon. But fear not! Despite being 80 miles or so from the Back-Cave, I've got internet access, so it's time to start the mid-season roster analysis series. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , DC United, WIWFC, continuity, rain, roster, spirit

June 27, 2008

Adios, Frank O'Neal!

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Alas for Franco Niell--the dwarf (or gnome, hobbit, halfling . . . whatever floats your coracle) has boarded the slow boat home to Argentina. Hey, maybe we'll get one of those "ships passing in the night" deals, and he'll be able to find out whatever happened to our other backup forward, Francis Doe? Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Argentina, DC United, Doe, Franco Niell, dwarf, roster

June 26, 2008

Phillies Phinally Win and Pia Gives a Phabulous Interview!

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The Phillies and Chase Utley pulled out of their slump last night with a 4-0 win over the Oakland A's. Kyle Kendrick pitched 8 strong innings and Utley went 4 for 5 after a long drought. Let's hope the Phillies continue their winning ways now. In the soccer world, US Soccer has posted an [...]SHARETHIS. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , 2008 Olympics, Beijing, Beijing Olympics, Bigsoccer, China, New Zealand, Norway, Olympic, Olympics, Phillies, Pia Sundhage, Qinhuangdao, Soccer, Soccer, etc., U.S., US Soccer, USWNT, chase utley, drought, japan, kyle kendrick, olympic roster, pia, qinhuangdao china, roster, shenyang, slump, soccer world, winning ways

June 23, 2008

The Roster

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Okay - it's up! Here's the 18-woman USWNT Roster for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. No big surprises, as far as I can tell. Aly Wagner played herself back into the mix after a long, injury-ridden hiatus - and it would be awesome to see her fulfill her potential on the Olympic [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Roster", url: "http://www. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , 2008 Olympics, Beijing, Bigsoccer, Hawaii, Kai, Oly, Olympic, Olympics, Soccer, Soccer, etc., U.S., USWNT, aly wagner, pia, roster

June 20, 2008

Bradley names his roster for Barbados World Cup Qualifier

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USA vs. Barbados
Sunday - 2:55p ET/11:55a PT
TV: ESPN Classic & Galavision (Spanish)

Bob Bradley has released his 18-man roster for the second leg of the US-Barbados World Cup Qualifier. With the US up 8-0, the starting lineup is likely to include a number of younger players. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: 2010 World Cup, 2010 World Cup Qualifying, Bob Bradley, Brad Guzan, CONCACAF, Carlos Bocanegra, Chad Barrett, Chris Seitz, DaMarcus Beasley, Danny Szetela, ESPN, Eddie Johnson, Freddy Adu, Heath Pearce, Jay Demerit, John Thorrington, Major League Soccer, Michael Bradley, Oguchi Onyewu, Sacha Kljestan, US Men's National Team, US Soccer, United States, World Cup Qualifier, barbados, roster

June 19, 2008

Bradley adds players to Barbados roster

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A couple days slimming his roster down to 12, it looks like US coach Bob Bradley is about to fatten things up with the addition of a bunch of MLSers.

Various reports have Bradley calling Drew Moor (FC Dallas), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake), John Thorrington (Chicago Fire), Chris Rolfe (Chicago Fire) and Chad Barrett (Chicago Fire). Click to continue reading...
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Tags: 2010 World Cup, 2010 World Cup Qualifying, Bob Bradley, Chad Barrett, Chicago Fire, Chris Rolfe, Danny Szetela, Drew Moor, FC Dallas, FCD, Italy, John Thorrington, Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake, US Men's National Team, United States, barbados, coach bob, games, roster

June 18, 2008

Bob Bradley sends 10 players home

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US coach Bob Bradley has released 10 players from camp ahead of their second leg match against Barbados. Most of the players are MLS based, so this is not much of a surprise, however I kind of thought he would keep Guzan around in case Howard is still having back issues (plus if Guzan still wants to move to England, he needs more international caps). Click to continue reading...
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Tags: 2010 World Cup, 2010 World Cup Qualifying, Bob Bradley, Brian Ching, Carlos Bocanegra, Chad Barrett, Chivas USA, DaMarcus Beasley, Edson Buddle, FIFA, Frankie Hejduk, Freddy Adu, Fulham FC, Hannover 96, Houston Dynamo, Jay Demerit, Landon Donovan, Major League Soccer, New England Revolution, Oguchi Onyewu, Pablo Mastroeni, Robbie Findley, Sacha Kljestan, Sal Zizzo, US Men's National Team, US Soccer, United States, barbados, roster

June 11, 2008

US roster for Sunday's 2010 World Cup Qualifier named

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US vs. Barbados
Sunday 5pET/2pPT
Home Depot Center, Carson, Ca.
Tickets (Great for Father's Day)

Bob Bradley released his 21-man roster for this Sunday's World Cup Qualifier against Barbados. There are no huge surprises, as just about everyone on the list saw minutes during warm up games. Click to continue reading...
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June 8, 2008

US starting lineup against Argintina

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Here is the official starting lineup:

-----------------Howard---------------

Cherundolo--Califf--Onyewu--Pearce

Dempsey--Bradley--Mastroeni--Beasley

-----Johnson------Donovan (c)---------

Looks like Landon Donovan will get his 100th cap and do it as captain. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Argentina, Bob Bradley, Landon Donovan, Major League Soccer, Starting Lineup, US MNT, US Soccer, United States, roster

June 4, 2008

US starting lineup for Spain

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Here is the starting lineup for the US Men:

-------------------Howard--------------------

-Cherundolo--Onyewu--Bocanegra--Pearce-

---Dempsey-----Edu----Bradley-----Lewis---

----------Johnson--------------Adu-----------

Subs: DaMarcus Beasley, Frankie Hejduk, Brad Guzan, Josh Wolff, Pablo Mastroeni, Jay DeMerit, Dan Califf

The combination of Johnson and Adu up top will be interesting to see. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Bob Bradley, Major League Soccer, Spain, Starting Lineup, US MNT, US Soccer, United States, roster

May 28, 2008

Italy’s Euro 2008 Roster - 23 Players, Aye to Cassano & Del Piero, Nay to Montolivo

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In accordance to the UEFA-imposed May 28 deadline, Italian coach Roberto Donadoni has made his final roster selection for Euro 2008: the 23 players who will representing the Azzurri this Summer have been picked and as many expected, Fiorentina midfielder Riccardo Montolivo was the player discarded from the manager's Pre-selection list. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Alberto Aquilani, Alessandro Del Piero, Andrea Barzagli, Andrea Pirlo, Antonio Cassano, Antonio Di Natale, Azzurri, Christian Panucci, Daniele De Rossi, Euro 2008, Fabio Cannavaro, Fabio Grosso, Fabio Quagliarella, Gennaro Gattuso, Gianluca Zambrotta, Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Luca Toni, Marco Amelia, Marco Borriello, Marco Materazzi, Massimo Ambrosini, Mauro Camoranesi, Morgan De Sanctis, Riccardo Montolivo, Roberto Donadoni, Simone Perrotta, roster

May 21, 2008

Bradley names 22-man roster for England match

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US vs. England
May 38 - 3p ET/12p PT
TV: ESPN Classic, Galavision (tape delayed till 7p ET)

US Men's National team coach Bob Bradley has narrowed his roster down to 22 players with just one week to go till they clash with England at Wembley Stadium. As expected, the list is made up mostly of European based players. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Bob Bradley, England, Jozy Alidore, MLS, Major League Soccer, Michael Orozco, Nate Jaqua, US MNT, US Soccer, United States, roster
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