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/ 7214 days agoArena out as US Coach
Bruce Arena will not have his contract renewed as Head Coach of the US Men's National team USSF President Sunil Gulati announced today. Thus ends an 8 year era of ups and downs for US Soccer. When Bruce Arena took over the job following the disastrous World Cup in 1998 he brought with him an […]
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/ 7214 days agoFormer Metrostar new Italy Coach
Former Metrostar Midfielder Roberto Donadoni who is best known for his years at AC Milan was named as Marcello Lippi's replacement today for the World Champion Italian National Team.
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/ 7214 days agoDC United crushes Celtic, 4-0……and the US Soccer soap opera staring Bruce and Jurgen continues
MLS' signature franchise easily disposed of Scottish Premier League Champion Celtic 4-0 in a friendly last night at RFK Stadium. Celtic who is only a week and a half away from opening their title defense in the SPL certainly have work to be done if they are to repeat as champions. Freddy Adu Scored a […]
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/ 7216 days agoJurgen Klinsmann quits Germany
Several German news sources are reporting that Jurgen Klinsmann has refused a contract extension with the German National Team. Before we have out of control speculation on this website, keep in mind Bruce Arena is still under contract with the USSF until December and thus would have to be fired by his close friend Sunil […]
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/ 7218 days agoABC/ESPN COVERAGE REPORT CARD
ABC and ESPN have covered each of the last four World Cups, but due to a surge in soccer popularity here in the USA and the increased ratings ESPN has enjoyed for European Champions League matches the last few years, the Disney Networks put more time and resources into covering Germany 2006 than any previous […]
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/ 7218 days agoFrance Report Card
Well, since I follow France and am a France supporter, I will a report card on my favorite team and their players. So, here I go.... Overall Preformance: B+ – Yeah, the team did great overall. Many people would give them an A. But they did look weak in the first stages. They also should […]
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/ 7219 days agoA Final for the Ages
What a final! Two evenly matched teams gave the world a show, and perhaps the better team didn’t win (after all I am partial to France, my pre-World Cup pick to win the title) but the real winner was the game of Soccer/Football. After three consecutive sub par World Cup finals, this game lived up […]
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/ 7219 days agoReviewing our picks
Several American TV broadcasts have labeled the French run to the World Cup Final as a major "surprise," and analysts such as Nick Webster (who picked the mighty three lions of England to win the World Cup), Julie Foudy and Alexi Lalas have expressed shock over the past two weeks that France has been able […]
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/ 7219 days agoKahn and Figo Retire from International Soccer
Two greats of the game, Portugal's Luis Figo and Germany's Oliver Kahn who was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2002 World Cup announced their retirment from International Soccer following Germany's 3-1 victory over Portugal in the third place match.
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/ 7221 days agoThe Future of This Website
The last few days I have gotten several questions regarding the future of this website since it is event specific and World Cup concludes on Sunday. When I created World Cup USA 2006, I had originally envisioned the site only lasting as long as the World Cup and for readership to be very limited, and […]
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/ 7223 days agoShaka Hislop signs with MLS
Shaka Hislop who was the man of the match in Trinidad's improbable draw with Sweden in the first match of the World Cup will leave West Ham United of the EPL where he was the first choice goalkeeper and sign with MLS this week. He will be allocated to FC Dallas. Hislop led West Ham […]
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/ 7224 days agoDisbelief in Dortmund
Del Piero beats Lehmann to secure a 2-0 extra time stunner for Italy/Yahoo SemiFinal Open Thread................Whom will Italy face in the finals and your thoughts about the dramatic finish in Dotmund. Post your comments here.
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/ 7227 days agoWestern Europe’s World Cup
Thierry Henry nets the game winner for France/AP Four short years after Soccer proved to be more of worldwide game than many Europeans would give credit for, thanks to the Quarterfinal runs of Senegal and USA as well as the semifinal appearances of Turkey and South Korea, the football world has been turned back right […]
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/ 7228 days agoLooking Ahead Part 2 of 2: The US Player Pool
Thanks to Michael Haley for his contributions The results of the 2006 World Cup in Germany clearly demonstrated that while our national team remains talented, the player pool is not as deep nor as experienced as the pool was in the 2000-2003 time period. While this statement may make me unpopular with many of our […]
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/ 7229 days agoLooking Ahead: Where does US Soccer go from here? Part 1 of 2
A few short years ago a former German National Team attacking player living in Southern California called up his friend, the manager of the USA National Team for an internship so that he could learn the ropes of coaching on the international level. Back then, Bruce Arena was at the height of his stature having […]