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United States 23 Man Gold Cup Roster Announced
TheOriginalWinger.com —
... down to the 23 man list dropped by US Soccer today, the question now is how this team will start in the tournament considering the success of the 2009 Confederations Cup and the delayed preparation with the coaching staff still in South Africa. GOALKEEPERS - Jon Busch (Chicago Fire), Troy Perkins (IK Start), Luis Robles (FC Kaiserslautern) DEFENDERS - Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Jay Heaps (New England Revolution), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Michael Parkhurst (FC Nordsjaellands), Heath Pearce (Hansa ...
Bradley names 23 for Gold Cup
No Short Corners —
After proving doubters wrong against Spain, U.S. coach Bob Bradley proved the official CONCACAF site wrong by calling 23 players for the Gold Cup , several of whom were not featured on the "provisional squad" they posted last week. Among those not included in the false alert were a quartet of invites I had been hoping would be summoned for this July event for various reasons: Colin Clark, Sam Cronin, Jimmy Conrad and Logan Pause. There are also, to my tastes, some names missing. Bobby Boswell, Brad Davis and Jeremiah White are more deserving than some called. I also would ...
U.S. Announces Gold Cup Roster
Goal —
... . To that end, he’s announced his roster for the regional tournament, scheduled to begin July 3. Four players from the Confederations Cup roster are carried over to the Gold Cup squad: Freddy Adu, Charlie Davies, Heath Pearce and Luis Robles. Davies is the only one of the group who has seen any action in South Africa. Here is the 23-man roster that will represent the United States, who begins play on July 4 against Grenada at Qwest Field in Seattle. GOALKEEPERS (3): Jon Busch (Chicago Fire), Troy Perkins (IK Start), Luis Robles (FC Kaiserslautern) DEFENDERS (7): Steve ...
Young U.S. Gold Cup Roster Named & More
100 Percent Soccer —
Only six players on the 23-man roster have caps in the double digits - Freddy Adu, Brian Ching, Jimmy Conrad, Steve Cherundolo, Heath Pearce and Santino Quaranta.
Chivas USA and Galaxy fans will not doubt be more interested in the players not picked; there is no Landon Donovan, Jonathan Bornstein or Sacha Kljestan on the U.S. roster.
There are only four carryovers from the Confederations Cup squad: Adu, Pearce, Charlie Davis and goalkeeper Luis Robles.
Full roster and details here.
Also: Mexico routed Venezuela last night ...
Jay Heaps' Long Nightmare is Over
Climbing the Ladder —
No one could've seen his call up to the Gold Cup coming. At the age of 32, he likely will be capped for the first time for the USMNT. He's the oldest member of the squad, and also a current record holder. He owns the title of ...
More Choices for Bradley at Gold Cup
Goal —
... . The game-day roster will still be limited to 18 players, but United States Coach Bob Bradley will have a pool of 30 players to choose from. The coach announced his 23-man roster on June 25, three days before his team was to play Brazil in the Confederations Cup final. Anticipating that his first-choice players may need a rest after an overseas tournament, that some would have to return to their M.L.S. employers and that others could use some quality time with family, ...
CONCACAF allows USA to call 7 more players to Gold Cup
The Footie Fool —
... Maybe this change has more to do with selling tickets on US soil than with establishing a fair playing field for the competition. When the 23 man US roster released last week many saw it as pretty weak, with only a handful of players having more than 5 caps. Now, in the wake of the US run at the Confederations Cup, soccer has been given a bit of a popularity boost in the US. Interest in the game by the mainstream media has picked up, including a mention last week by ...
USMNT: Seven added to Gold Cup roster.
Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games —
... game against Grenada on July 4 at 6 p.m. PT at Qwest Field. The team then travels across the country to face Honduras on July 8 at 9 p.m. ET at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., before rounding out group play against Haiti on July 11 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., with kickoff slated for 7 p.m. ET. All of the U.S. matches in the CONCACAF Gold Cup will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel and the Univision networks, with all three group games airing on TeleFutura. The original 23-man roster already carried over four players from the ...
