soccernet.espn.go.com - 7/3/2009
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For all of the positives that the Confederations Cup provided the U.S. men's national team, there was one glaring negative that the competition appeared to expose. Despite the strength of its core nucleus of players, such as Tim Howard , Oguchi Onyewu, Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey , the U.S. ...
washingtontimes.com - 7/8/2009
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washingtontimes.com —
Adu's Golden opportunity Former United player trying to
earn spot for World Cup By John Haydon (...
Contact ) | Wednesday, July 8, 2009 It's not easy being Freddy Adu - depending on the location. When he played in Major League Soccer, Adu was a big ...
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Adu's Golden opportunity
goldcup.org - 7/5/2009
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goldcup.org —
SEATTLE - Stuart Holden struck for one of
two first-half goals to help lead the United States...
to a 4-0 win against Grenada on Saturday in both team's CONCACAF Group B opener in front of 15,387 fans at Qwest Field Saturday. Freddy Adu, Robbie Rogers ...
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Concacaf | News | News
matchfitusa.com - 7/5/2009
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matchfitusa.com —
A slightly (completely?) different version of the United
States Men's National Team from the one that just...
competed for the Confederations Cup took to the field last night against Grenada in their...
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USA-Grenada: The Kids Are Alright
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*MNT Blog Q&A with Brad Evans *U.S. searching for quality depth at Gold Cup *Americans Abroad transfer items *Mexico wary of America's rise *Beasley determined to rebound from nightmare year *Confederation of Dunces *Who should the USA start vs. Grenada? ...
Some News for Thu Jul 2 & Fri Jul 3
du Nord —
STARTERS Note from CONCACAF: "CONCACAF will give permission to any team who also is participating in the Confederations Cup in the same year to enlarge their roster to 30 from the 23 already permitted.” Note from US Soccer: "Jozy Altidore, Conor Casey, Ricardo Clark, Benny Feilhaber, Sacha Kljestan, Jonathan Bornstein and Brad Guzan will be eligible for selection during the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament; however, the U.S. will not have all seven players present for each Gold Cup match. The exact schedule for these players will be announced as it becomes available. Only 18 players will be eligible to dress for any given ...
2009 Gold Cup set to kick off
Soccer By Ives —
The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup kicks off tonight as 11 teams try to take the crown away from the U.S.national team.
The United States is fresh from its Confederations Cup final appearance and will be fielding a B team in this tournament. It is not alone in that regard, with Mexico also leaving most of its top European players home. Costa ...
Around The League - 07.04.2009
MLS Daily —
Americans Abroad / USMNT Bradley Discusses Torres - Soccer By Ives Team USA: The Sigi Schmid Connection - Prost Amerika Dempsey Drawing Euro-Glances - Soccer365 For Soccer To Flourish In The US, Its Doors Must Open - NY Times CONCACAF Gold Cup: FSC Drops The Ball - MLS Talk Mexico Wary Of US ...
USMNT's Gold Cup quest commences tonight
San Diego MLS Project —
from Most Valuable Network,
Hot off of their best finish ever in a major international FIFA tournament (second place in the FIFA Confederations Cup, after losing to Brazil in the final last Sunday), the U.S. Men's National Team has journeyed from South Africa to Seattle for training, and will now embark on defending their title in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, our regional FIFA tournament...
Here are some features; Team USA has their first match tonight, versus Grenada.
U.S. TV: Fox Soccer Channel / Telefutura
9 pm EDT / 6 pm PDT ...
American Soccer Roundup for July 4th
Soccer Academics —
International Matches
Grenada vs. USA (9:00 PM ET, FSC)
MLS Matches
D.C. United at Columbus Crew (7:00 PM ET, ESPN2)
Chicago Fire at Colorado Rapids (9:00 PM ET, DK)
Houston Dynamo at Kansas City Wizards (9:00 PM ET, DK)
New York Red Bulls at FC Dallas (9:00 PM ET, DK)
New England Revolution at LA Galaxy (11:00 PM ET, FSC)
-Happy 4th. Please enjoy your footy, barbeque, and beer. I know I will. But most importantly, remember those who have fought for our freedom.
-It is a quiet day in the blogosphere, so I just have a couple of links. If you have not taken the time yet to read ...
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