Personally I would have preferred the INXS take on this; I firmly believe that no one really likes Dylan, they just say they do because they are supposed to. Same thing goes for Patti Smith. But whatevs, I just love that U.S. Soccer is pop-culturally astute enough to announce the roster for the match v. Click to continue reading...

Steven Goff took advantage of the Nats being in the Beltway region to take young Michael Bradley to his first go-go concert catch up with young Michael Bradley and chat about what it was like to grow up in that family. Good stuff from the nation's Minister of Soccer Propaganda. Click to continue reading...

A quick video from US Soccer of US supporters taking booze buses from a couple of Chicago bars to the Trinidad match at Bridgeview. Watching it reminds me that I'm going down to D.C. for the US-Cuba World Cup Qualifier next weekend. I'll be embedded with the North Jersey Brigade, who are rolling down to the nation's capital 60 deep. Click to continue reading...

Stevie Goff is down in Guatemala somewhere --sweating like a bastard I presume-- and posted an update on the security detail surrounding the stadium and the team hotel for the U.S. men's national team, who are in-country for tomorrow night's World Cup Qualifying match. Check this sh*t out:

• 1,200 police officers
• 1,000 soldiers
• 100 special forces agents
• 250 transit police
• 180 private security guards
• 1 anti-riot squad

Impressive. Click to continue reading...

Obviously, US men's national team coach Bob Bradley is not a frequent reader of this publication. If said 'gaffer' did was would well know that calling in Kenny Cooper to his squad for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers was of paramount importance and that his persistent insistence on leaving the streaking striker out of the selection was tantamount to treason. Click to continue reading...

Y'all don't be mad at our Stuart. Can't you see that the Dutch just used him to get what they wanted? I'm not saying he's victim but saddling him with all of the blame might be a bit much.

Stay up son, we've still got a task ahead of us. Click to continue reading...

Press play on the image of US Olympic midfielder Maurice Edu in China (from his personal website) and you will see 1st hand why this maybe the most low-energy athletic event in history. Ever. Period. FACT! When you have superb physical specimens like Edu, Jozy Altidore, and Brian McBride saying that it's too hot, they can't see and they can't breathe WHEN THEY ARE JUST WALKING you know there is a very real problem. Click to continue reading...

Don't let the picture (from the US YNT blog) fool you...Kljestan hasn't gone Blanco on us. He's still the new All-American boy of US Soccer. With it being Olympics time and everyone getting all nationalistic and whatnot, our Sacha is quickly becoming the poster child for the American Dream. Click to continue reading...

The only Olympic preview you'll need to read. Courtesy of ESPN's Jeff Carlisle. Click to continue reading...

With the Olympics sneaking up on me all Viet Cong-style, I figure there may be a few others out there who are also on the verge of ambush. If you go over to NBC's Olympic website there's all kinds of video, bios and stories on the competing athletes, including the soccer players.

From the US pool I found this gem on frequent flying Sacha Klejstan --whose mustachioed mug is soon to grace the new Milk campaign-- amongst the riches. Click to continue reading...

Our man Dunny (aka the player formerly known as Brian Dunseth) from The Original Winger has an idea that's kinda out there, but kinda genius. Check out and let me know what you think. Click to continue reading...

Happy Independance Day y'all. May your grill be as hot as a Daft Punk show and your beer as cold as Landon's finishing. Enjoy your day...and the video. Click to continue reading...

This interview is the soccer equivalent of a one-on-one with D.B. Cooper. It is also the definition of "prick tease". Click to continue reading...

Just a heads up that tickets for a slew of non-league games are on sale now, including tickets for Red Bull New York & Chivas de Guadalajara in Arizona aka The Barnyard Cup. I know it's stretch but it'd be nice to see a few fans supporting the New York in this one so if you are an MLS fan in exile get your ass there because this circus is in town for one night only. Click to continue reading...

Bob Bradley has announced who he's bringing into camp for World Cup Qualifying. Sadly it includes Eddie "Let's face it he's ok but not great" Johnson and not Kenny "I am currently hot & second on the Golden Boot list" Cooper.

For the love of God & all that is holy, if Brian Ching can get called in can't we give the big man another look? Click to continue reading...

TOR reader Jeff K sent me some video of footage he gathered from the belly of the Sam's Army beast on Sunday. Recognize anyone? Click to continue reading...

So to counter this mornings "boo, hiss" post about US Soccer/Nike I'd like to counter that with a post about what I love about them. I love their ability to frame American soccer players as real, live pro athletes and jet-set, international men of culture. When you watch clips like this (which you can see in all it's Hi-Def, full-screen majesty at Nike. Click to continue reading...

My apologies for starting the day out like this but the most recent US Soccer ad has touched a nerve with me. I'm generally a big fan of most of their --and Nike's-- promotional campaigns, including the most recent one dubbed "It Starts Here". But I'm not feeling this particular ad.

Maybe I am just nerdy for noticing and nitpicky and Andy Rooney-ish for caring, but why are they using a foreign stadium for this? Click to continue reading...

For those of us stuck at our desks this afternoon. Click to continue reading...

Game day is finally upon us and Anglophiles across the country are entering the opening stages of a drunken afternoon of self-loathing, fronting, internal conflict and split-allegiances. With the U.S. playing England at Wembley in a few hours, faux-hawked footie fans from Philly to Flagstaff are putting on their replica kits to root, root, root for. Click to continue reading...

Everyone knows that soccer is bigger in Europe than it is in the states and this is the over-the-top proof. How big is the game in Italy? So big that they have half-naked, sexy pitch invaders AT TRAINING SESSIONS. And what do we get at our training sessions? Un-sexy, aged ambassadors who no one outside of The Beltway would recognize. Click to continue reading...

Hello young world! Did everyone in the U.S. of A enjoy their long weekend? Did everyone in the U.K. their rainy weekend? I hope so since I had a cracking time away from the phone and the computer except for that sh*tshow at Giants Stadium on Sunday. I honestly believe the words "debacle" and "revenge" might have been created specifically for use in statements referring to RBNY's epic beat down at the hands of Chicago and that up until now we have been using the words just to keep them in circulation until their true calling was revealed to all just 2 days ago. Click to continue reading...

Everybody gets thier 15 minutes of fame, but only a select few are capable and/or lucky enough to extend it. I mean where is the Spitzer hooker now? She could have cashed in and become a known part of the pop cultural lexicon. But she didn't and is now nothing but roadkill upon scandals highway. Click to continue reading...

Not to make this into a scavenger hunt but if you don't check in over at MLSU often but want to posse up with Sams Army for the US-Argentina match in New York, please go there now. VERY IMPORTANT information on how to get tickets in the section is available now, and the deadline for getting tickets will be upon with a quickness. Click to continue reading...

Read and rejoice. So go on, make yourself a new screen saver. Unless you're Polish. Click to continue reading...

Let this serve as a reminder that you need to get your backside away from your monitor and in front of a TV screen this afternoon, if only for a few hours. And, no it's not for Beckham's 100th cap (although we congratulate him). The US plays Poland in Krakow this afternoon in case you forgot or didn't know so go home sick or escape to the bar your choice at 3:30 pm ET. Click to continue reading...

It's amazing what you can find in the county records if you know what to look for. The same goes for Myspace. Dare I say it, but this girl has captivated the (soccer) nation like no one since "Kristen" did all those days ago.

Here's a question. Who do you prefer Tiffany or Spitzer's special lady? Click to continue reading...

Now that the U-23's are booked for a trip to Primetown, it might be time for the marketing bods over at the US Soccer Federation to come up with a sexy new promo campaign for the knockout stages to avoid the unsightly events of Tampa. If this won't bring make the kids buy tickets, nothing will. Click to continue reading...

Here's a bit of late season transfer talk that I hadn't heard about so maybe it will be new to you as well. It's comes from the Daily Mirror so you can take it for what it's worth, but as my man Binks says "even a broken watch gets the time right twice a day".

"New Coventry boss Chris Coleman wants old club Fulham to help him out by loaning out-of-favour defenders Carlos Bocanegra and Dejan Stefanovic. Click to continue reading...

Argentina vs. USA, June 8th Giants Stadium. If you can't get up for this one you're either Jim Rome or a corpse. And to be clear I'm talking about the match, not the photograph. Also, if the word I'm hearing out of SUM is true this means you may get to see Messi twice in New Jersey within 30 days. Click to continue reading...

Clint Dempsey and I have similar priorities. When returning to Texas from abroad one of the first things one should always do is seek out the nearest quality Mexican food on offer. Especially if one is coming from Fulham where the best local Mexican place, La Perla on Fulham Rd., is good but it serves raspberry salsa and is frequented by Right Said Fred. Click to continue reading...

Kansas City Wizards & US National team defender Jimmy Conrad has better taste in music than you. FACT. That is unless your name is whatever Jack Black's character was called in High Fidelity.

The big man was cool enough to check in from The Wizards pre-season camp in Florida and drop science on us in the form of this play list. Click to continue reading...

Just had to get this photo in there. Jozy putting Rafa Marquez on his rear...so many metaphors here that I've written 3 different (terrible) battle rhymes from it. Remind me to spit them next time I see you. Click to continue reading...

I'm still kinda speechless. OK that's a lie but saying I'm too busy doing my real job just doesn't sound very accommodating. Whatevs. Regardless, now that it's all said and done and there are exactly 113 stories out there today about last night's draw, let's hear from some people who are not you, me or this dude's doo-rag. Click to continue reading...

I'm damn near speechless this morning and not because Deuce Dempsey got robbed, or because the US defending at times mirrored French military tactics (right this way Mr. Kaiser, your table is waiting). I'm just shocked that I actually predicted this one with preternatural accuracy: I wrote yesterday that it would be 2-2 with Drew Moor as the goat, which contrary to what LL Cool J will tell you does not stand for "Greatest Of All Time". Click to continue reading...