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November 19, 2008

Game Day! And More Goal.com Junk

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Only a couple hours left until kickoff for the WCQ this evening against Guatemala.  As we get ready for this match, what do we think the starting lineup will look like? Let's take a stab. Guzan Bornstein Goodson Parkhurst Gibbs Adu Mastroeni Clark Kljestan Ching Altidore In a perfect dreamland, Kenny and Jozy would be up top, because that's what [. Click to continue reading...

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...

November 12, 2008

Bob Bradley Calls On The (Mostly) Domestic Troops

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Bob Bradley named a preliminary training camp squad to convene in Colorado this week, made up on entirely MLS players (and two Norwegian league players since their season is also over).  This is not the final camp squad list, so it is expected that some of the Yanks in Europe will pop over as well [. Click to continue reading...

October 15, 2008

Kenny Cooper Passes on Callup, Fans Everywhere Break Down in Tears

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Why Kenny Why? Kenny wrote on the FC Dallas blog earlier this week: "I feel so fortunate and honored to have been invited to join up with the U.S. Men's National team in Trinidad and Tobago. I made the difficult decision to pass on this opportunity because I had picked up a virus and have been [...] Click to continue reading...

US Roster For TnT: If Rolfe Plays, I’ll Kill Myself

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GOALKEEPERS Brad Guzan, Troy Perkins DEFENDERS Jonathan Bornstein, Danny Califf, Frankie Hejduk, Michael Orozco, Heath Pearce, Marvell Wynne MIDFIELDERS Freddy Adu, DaMarcus Beasley, Brian Carroll, Maurice Edu, Sacha Kljestan, Danny Szetela, José Francisco Torres FORWARDS Jozy Altidore, Charlie Davies, Chris Rolfe So who's gonna start? Click to continue reading...

October 9, 2008

Some Questions and Updates Before Cuba

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The USMNT has been hitting the training field hard this week in preparation for Saturdays match against Cuba.  After the first day of training, new man Torres had this to say: "The first day was good. I was really nervous because I didn't know what to expect. Everyone has treated me really well. I started to [. Click to continue reading...

October 3, 2008

US Roster: Some Wishes Come True, Some Don’t

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The US Roster has now been released, and the good news? It includes Jozy, Freddy, Szetela, and Davies! The bad news? Still no Cooper.  But oh well, we can't win all our battles, can we? Check out the team: GOALKEEPERS Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Troy Perkins (Valerenga). DEFENDERS Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Danny Califf (Midtjylland), Steve Cherundolo [. Click to continue reading...

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...

September 24, 2008

More Cup Action: Adu starts for Monaco

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Freddy got a start today and went 69 minutes for Monaco as they lost 1-0 to PSG in the French League Cup.  He played as a striker and by all accounts looked strong in attack.  He made sharp runs in the offensive third that unfortunately often went unrewarded by his teammates, as he was caught [...] Click to continue reading...

September 12, 2008

Dreams of Jozy: Dashed?

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Although it seemed so certain on Monday that Jozy would feature, there are rumblings that the strikers at Villarreal are mystically healing.  VillarrealUSA reports: "Rossi and Angel were pulled out of practice on Wednesday, both experiencing some discomfort (the bad news).  The good news is that they are both expected to be ready to go on [. Click to continue reading...