Remember when we were all trying to figure out what Sunil Gulati was doing in the aftermath of the 2010 World Cup in regards to Bob Bradley and the somewhat-up-in-the-air coaching situation for the U.S. Men's National team? Apparently, Gulati was making another run at former Germany and Bayern Munich manager Juergen Klinsmann. Another […]

Reports have come out this evening confirming that Bob Bradley will stay as coach of the US Mens National Team for another four years. Just as speculation was growing that Bradley would be out, Jurgen Klinsmann would be in, and US Soccer was going to make some significant changes before the next World Cup, it […]

There is some real drama about which European country will host the next World Cup. Both England and Russia have submitted solid bids, and FIFA is going to have to think very deeply about which country will get to host this prestigious event. However, FIFA is awarding both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups this […]

In a post-game interview after last night’s All-Star game, Landon Donovan said "We have had transfer interest and we will have some time to think about it and see where it goes. There is interest from a number of teams." To be explicit, what Donovan said he is going to Europe, and it is not […]

If failing to win a group lauded by a national media as "EASY" and crashing out to their hated German rivals in the round of 16 weren't bad enough for England's 2010 World Cup team, today brought another piece of bad news for the Three Lions. FIFA ranked England 13th at this year's final – its […]

So how good is the US Men’s National Team? Over the past two years, the US team has fully revealed itself in relation to other teams and this is the report card- • The USMNT is well ensconced in the second tier of international soccer, which is no small feat. Over the past 20 years, […]

When looking at the prospect of a nation of 300 million people battling a nation with just 2 million, it would be easy to slip into the classic David vs. Goliath cliché. But it really doesn't fit here. The United States takes on Slovenia Friday at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, and while a loss wouldn't mathematically […]

Most U.S. soccer fans occupy a place somewhere between realism and pessimism in their support of the national team. But for the 23-man roster, there's a reason – thousands of them, actually – to dream big. Turns out that U.S. players are guaranteed the biggest payout for a World Cup victory than any other team […]

The United States men's national team will host the Czech Republic tonight in East Hartford (ESPN, 7 p.m.) in one of its final tune-up before boarding a plane for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa next month. This game, and Saturday's clash with Turkey in Philadelphia, will be the last chances for folks on […]

Today's the day. U.S. National Team coach Bob Bradley pulled the curtain back on his 30-man preliminary World Cup roster today, and while he still has to whittle that down to a 23-man group in the next couple of weeks, here are those invited to the camp at Princeton. Goalkeepers: Tim Howard, Brad Guzan and […]

In the aftermath of the United States' 2-1 loss in Amsterdam to the Netherlands Wednesday, it's time to start thinking about which 23 players will be on the plane that leaves Philadelphia on May 29 for South Africa and the 2010 World Cup. Of course, coach Bob Bradley still has a couple of months before he has […]

There are a couple of different ways to look at tonight's friendly between the United States and El Salvador (ESPN Classic and Galavision, 7 p.m.). The first is to write it off as a meaningless affair. After all, there might be four or five guys out of the 20 in uniform tonight that have a […]

The 2010 World Cup is 111 days away and, at the moment, the U.S. national team has its share of questions. Will Clint Dempsey, Oguchi Onyewu and Charlie Davies be healthy enough to contribute? Will there be room on the roster for Brian Ching, Jose Francisco Torres or Edgar Castillo? Will Jermaine Jones get healthy […]