The intensity of the Gold Cup matches is higher than I recall in the past. Nations such as Guadeloupe, Haiti, Panama and Honduras are viewing this event as a genuine continental championship and are going for goal early in matches against higher rated opposition. This has led to a remarkable number of upsets and near […]

Major League Soccer Talk correspondent Michael Haley and I both attended the US-Trinidad and Tobago match yesterday at the Home Depot Center outside Los Angeles. The US made ten changes in the starting eleven from Thursday night's victory over Guatemala. Most interestingly the new players seemed to adjust well to Bob Bradley's attacking formation which […]

Michael Haley and I both attended the US-Trinidad and Tobago match yesterday at the Home Depot Center. The US made ten changes in the starting eleven from Thursday night's victory over Guatemala. Most interestingly the new players seemed to adjust well to Bob Bradley's attacking formation which features many overlapping runs and requires the defensive […]

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This week's episode of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast features an interview with Andrew Shue, the former Melrose Place actor and star of the new movie, Gracie. Shue is interviewed by Major League Soccer Talk host Kartik Krishnaiyer. They discuss Shue's son who is a Manchester United supporter, as well as delving into the story […]

If you live in the Dallas area, you'll be interested to know that former Liverpool player Ronnie Whelan will be doing a speaking engagement on June 19. Whelan, who also played internationally for the Republic of Ireland, will be discussing some of the stories from his memorable career at Anfield. Tickets, which include the price […]

It's already almost the middle of June and the disappointing news for fans of the English Premier League in America is that only two English sides have announced preseason friendly tours to the United States thus far: Chelsea and Aston Villa. Chelsea will be playing three matches in the States, while Aston Villa – so […]

It'll be interesting to see who Bradley starts in this one. i felt that 10 of the starting 11 for the Guatemala game were pretty obvious (Twellman being the only exception), but with the short rest (only 1 full day after a very physical game in which the US had to finish with 10 players), […]

WOW! The Home Depot Center was rocking last night. The atmosphere was great as many of the 21,344 in attendance were on their feet throughout the game. Unfortunately most of the crowd was in the powder-blue and white of Guatemala, but the spread-out USA fans gave some good cheers. USA came out in a formation […]

First, some general thoughts…>That wasn’t pretty (it never will be against Guatemala), but it’s 3 points. I think the team did a nice job holding on to the result after Gooch was sent-off. Several guys had to move around in the readjustment after the red-card (Hejduk to center back for a few minutes, Ralston to […]

Scratch my half time comment on Gooch. His poor form for Newcastle returned in the two bonehead plays he made to be sent off. The US players need to become mentally tougher. Guatemala now has twice in three months given CONCACAF countries a blueprint for beating the US. Cheap shots and rough play are part […]

Scratch my half time comment on Gooch. His poor form for Newcastle returned in the two bonehead plays he made to be sent off. The US players need to become mentally tougher. Guatemala now has twice in three months given CONCACAF countries a blueprint for beating the US. Cheap shots and rough play are part […]

Great finish by Dempsey for the goal I'm not sure how many bad clearances Carlos Bocanegra has to make before US coaches begin to look at other options at left center back. I don't care how many goals Bocanegra scores for Fulham, he just is too inaccurate when clearing the ball to be on the […]

Great finish by Dempsey for the goal I'm not sure how many bad clearances Carlos Bocanegra has to make before US coaches begin to look at other options at left center back. I don't care how many goals Bocanegra scores for Fulham, he just is too inaccurate when clearing the ball to be on the […]

T&T's 2006 World Cup Team won't be seen in LA this weekend (With quotes from the June 7th edition of the Boston Globe) The "Soca Warriors" were one of the stories of World Cup 2006. Trinidad and Tobago was the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup, and they inspired us all. After […]