I sort of had an epiphany of the obvious the other day. Almost all of the US world cup squad and perhaps all of the starters (assuming you put Spector or Bocanegra at LB instead of Bornstein) will not just be playing abroad, but will be doing so in top European leagues. With the moves [...]
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Despite a dreadful performance against Honduras, in which no one impressed, while many hurt their World Cup squad chances, I am starting to feel pretty good about the US squad. Why? First, the injury news. A week ago we were all on the verge of despair when Dempsey went down – we were looking at [...]
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To a large extent, Saturday night’s game against Honduras was a waste. Jimmy Conrad’s red card in the 17th minute distorted the rest of the game and reduced its value in assessing potential World Cup aspirants. Yet even before the red card, the US looked woeful. The yanks looked disjointed and complacent from the get-go. [...]
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Who is Daniel Williams and why is he starting in the Bundesliga? That was the question that occurred to me as I watched the end of Freiburg-Stuttgart on Gol TV. I noticed Williams’ as he came off in the 87th minute. It was his first Bundesliga start and came off to good applause. My first [...]
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There is a report from the amazingly unreliable British press that Stuart Holden has signed with Bolton. The Bolton News reports: WANDERERS are set to complete a double loan swoop later today, with Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss and US international midfielder Stuart Holden set to become Owen Coyle’s first recruits at the club. Holden [...]
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This was a game much more pivotal to Liverpool than it was to Spurs. Anything less than a win at home would have added to the sense of despair at Anfield and fueled crisis talks. A win by the Reds would bolt them right back into the mix, putting them just a point back from [...]
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[See part 1 here] Expansion depends on a lot of different factors: a wealthy and committed ownership group, an amenable local government, the economic climate and the country. Therefore league expansion is not something that can simply be determined by the league in its corporate headquarters. However, given the last round of expansion into smaller [...]
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MLS has grown rapidly over the last half decade and is on the cusp of becoming a true national league. Following the contraction of Tampa and Miami early this decade, MLS has placed franchises in Houston, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Toronto, a second team in Los Angeles, Seattle, Philadelphia and next year Portland and Vancouver. [...]
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Clint Dempsey injured his knee in Sunday’s match against Blackburn and now could miss the World Cup. The Fulham player won’t know the extent of the damage until Monday, but the prognosis, according to manager Roy Hodgson, “is not good.” Dempsey brings to three the number of US starters who have gone down with serious injuries since [...]
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The Sun has a truly awesome headline: Bolton Could Be Holden On To Stu. BOLTON boss Owen Coyle is considering whether to offer Stuart Holden a contract at the Reebok Stadium. Coyle said: “Stuart has come in and trained well with us. It is something we will look at in the next few days… “We [...]
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