Cooper turned down U.S. national team invite

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World Cup wrap: U.S. roster, Africa eliminations
Published 10/13/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... - Why no Kenny Cooper? He was called but declined, saying he's not at full strength and needs to help Dallas qualify for the playoffs. Ives Galarcep wonders what the U.S. folks think about the latter half of that statement. If Dallas played Thursday, perhaps he'd have a better argument, but they don't play until Saturday. ...

Video: USA square off against Trinidad and Tobago
Published 10/14/2008 by GP (noreply@blogger.com) at Yanks Abroad Soccer Highlights
*Altidore discusses the USMNT, Villarreal, Rossi and the Red Bulls. *Cooper turned down U.S. national team invite. USA Travels To Port Of Spain For Next Qualifying Match

A look back at an international weekend
Published 10/14/2008 at Soccer Examiner
... against Cuba on home soil in Washington. As it assures them passage into the last round of WC qualifying, the general thought is that the final two games in this stage will allow Bob Bradley to get a look at some of his young guns (aka Adu and Altidore), which will make these last two matchups interesting to watch. As for those who are wondering about Kenny Cooper and his national team status, here s an interesting post to check out from Ives Galarcep s blog. As Galarcep points out, an interesting choice of words if he s looking for future call-ups. We ll check in with some ...