Just a few thoughts this Tuesday on my end:1. U.S.-Netherlands. This is a matchup (Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2, ESPN360) that is extremely attractive for U.S. fans, mainly just to see how the U.S. fares against high-caliber opposition like the ...
Lots of American players in action around Europe this past weekend, but before I get into that I wanted to focus on the announcement that Guus Hiddink will be ending his tenure as Russia's coach on June 30.Why's this significant? Well, with all due ...
It's been nothing but good news for the U.S. team lately (meaningless loss to Honduras aside). The injury updates on key players like Oguchi Onyewu and Clint Dempsey appear rosy for the World Cup, and in Charlie Davies' case, there's a possibility ...
So now that we're in a new year, most of the focus is on the January transfer window in Europe that not only promises to have a huge impact on the way some teams will retool their squads, but also possibly will see various U.S. players heading to ...
With a weekend full of heavyweight domestic clashes (Barca-Real, Arsenal-Chelsea, Liverpool-Everton, etc.) over in Europe, I'd normally be tempted to weigh in on it, but since this is officially World Cup draw week, I'm going to talk strictly World ...
Granted, U.S. fans knew that coach Bob Bradley was fielding a B/C team in the Gold Cup tournament. It's probably also true that some might even have been ambivalent about whether the U.S. won or lost the final against a Mexico B team, but absolutely ...
Play-by-playWe're minutes away from the kickoff. Beckham has been given the nod to start in central midfield tonight, which is an interesting choice by coach Bruce Arena. Mostly because Beckham rarely shines in that spot and is infinitely better ...
So far so good in the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the U.S., as Bob Bradley's men have qualified for a quarterfinal spot at a canter, without too much trouble (except fielding at times) and with a team that amounts to little more than an MLS all-star ...
I'd said before the Confederations Cup final -- in which the U.S. lost to Brazil 3-2 -- that win or lose, it was important for the U.S. to play in a fashion that would prove to the world that its win over Spain was no fluke. And the team did just ...
Play-by-playThe teams are on the field and lined up for the national anthems. As usual, the dulcet tones of the soothing Vuvuzelas hum softly in the background.Marc-Scott Foe, the son of former Cameroon star Marc-Vivien Foe, who died at a tragically ...
