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Leagues: MLS

/ 5178 days ago

Time To Replace Bob Bradley But Who Should Get the USMNT Job?

Bob Bradley, as coach of the United States men's national team, has done a heroic effort by taking the country to the final of the Confederations Cup in 2009 and leading the US to an admirable Round of 16 qualification this summer in the World Cup. Bradley has nothing to be ashamed of and has […]

Leagues: MLS

/ 5180 days ago

Landon Donovan US TV Appearances After World Cup: Videos

After Landon Donovan returned to the United States last week, he was quickly thrown on a US press junket that took him around New York for TV appearances on several of the top US shows. Those included The David Letterman Show (above), and others including: CBS Early Show: Watch CBS News Videos Online Regis & […]

Leagues: MLS

/ 5180 days ago

What's a Big Difference Between the USMNT and Other Teams in the World Cup?

One of the greatest attributes of the US men's national team is something that very few other countries have on the world's stage. And that is a combination of good sportsmanship as well as a lack of cheating. Yesterday's games in the World Cup were a perfect example. You had Arjen Robben flopping, leaping and […]

Leagues: MLS

/ 5184 days ago

Koman Coulibaly Not Refereeing Any More 2010 World Cup Games

Referee Koman Coulibay, who made the controversial decision to disallow a United States goal against Slovenia, says he does not believe he'll be refereeing any more games in the 2010 World Cup. In an exclusive interview with ESPN Radio, Coulibay says, "No, I don’t believe I’m going to be refereeing another game. We have been […]

Leagues: MLS

/ 5184 days ago

USA v Ghana Highlights In Lego Football: Video

For some of us, watching the highlights of USA versus Ghana may be too painful to watch. But thankfully Legofussball.eu has highlights featuring Lego characters playing out the key moments of the World Cup game. Using stop-motion photography and wonderful sets, the video is a beautiful thing to watch. It's just a shame that the […]

TV Ratings

/ 5185 days ago

Record Ratings for ABC and Univision World Cup TV Broadcasts

If anyone doubted if soccer is a mainstream sport in the United States, they only have to look at the eyepopping numbers of people who watched the World Cup this weekend to see how ABC and Univision both had record TV ratings for soccer. Saturday's broadcast of the United States against Ghana game on ABC […]

Leagues: MLS

/ 5185 days ago

Poll: Should Bob Bradley Stay or Go?

Whether Bob Bradley should stay in charge as coach of the US men's national team is a difficult question. For some US soccer fans, it's an easy answer (either yes or no). But I believe that the vast majority of US soccer fans are torn. Bradley, for all his faults, has done incredibly well. But […]

General

/ 5185 days ago

FIFA Ruining Growth of Soccer Worldwide

Soccer is by far the most popular sport in the world. But there are still two massive continents in this world (Asia and North America) as well as other regions where the sport could be much more popular and where the populations are burgeoning. However, FIFA continues to make cataclysmic mistakes that severely ruin the […]

England

/ 5185 days ago

Top 10 Similarities Between USA-Ghana and England-Germany

The similarities between England's devastating loss to Germany Sunday and the United States's loss to Ghana on Saturday are remarkable. Here are ten similarities: Both games featured incredible goalkeeping performances. Neuer for Germany. Kingson for Ghana. In both games, the winning team completely outplayed their opposition. Both teams committed disastrous defensive mistakes. Both Tim Howard […]

Leagues: MLS

/ 5187 days ago

USA 1-2 Ghana (AET): US Soccer Fans, Hold Your Head High

Defeat is bitter especially when it's your own country that loses. It's depressing. It affects your mood, brings you down and can make you angry. But rather than dwell on the negative today after Ghana's 2-1 win over the United States in extra time, I wanted to share just a few reasons why US soccer […]

Leagues: MLS

/ 5187 days ago

USA v Ghana, World Cup 2010: Open Thread

Before, during and after today's historic World Cup game between USA and Ghana, feel free to share your comments in the section below. The last time the US had a game this big was 2002 when they played Germany in the 2002 World Cup. According to CNN, they thought Feilhaber will start on the left. […]

Leagues: MLS

/ 5187 days ago

The World's Reaction to Landon Donovan's Game Winning Goal: Video

If you're a US soccer fan, the above video is required viewing. It shows how much Landon Donovan's winning goal meant to the United States, soccer fans and the American people. So much emotion outpouring from people around the world as they celebrated the United States's victory against Algeria. In the past week, I've been […]

General

/ 5188 days ago

Where Will You Be Watching USA v Ghana and England v Germany?

It's another massive weekend of soccer for all of us around the world. On Saturday, the United States plays Ghana (2:30pm ET) while on Sunday, England takes on Germany (10am ET). Plus, in addition to that, there's the mouthwatering clash between Argentina and Mexico (Sunday, 2:30pm ET) and last, but not least, Uruguay versus South […]

Leagues: MLS

/ 5188 days ago

The Colbert Report Discusses US World Cup Soccer Team

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c US Defeats Algeria www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Fox News Mainstream America is beginning to get World Cup fever. Such was the case with Stephen Colbert Wednesday night on his TV show, The Colbert Report on Comedy Central. Colbert even named Landon Donovan, President […]

General

/ 5189 days ago

Why USA's Algeria Win Was a Victory Against England

It's incredible how one goal can make such a difference. With the game between Algeria and the United States still at nil-nil in the 90th minute Wednesday, the USA men's national team was on the precipice of getting knocked out of the tournament. But the last-gasp winner by Landon Donovan changed everything in so many […]