David Hirshey Is The Closer: The New (Old) Mind Behind US Soccer

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Yanks to stay native
Published 5/16/2007 at Off the Ball | ajc.com
... pedigree? The lure of the elite always remains, especially for a wordly figure like Gulati, who s got the global contacts. Trouble is, his national team program isn t the up-and-coming world power its cheerleaders have long exhorted through their megaphones, and it s not likely to be in our lifetimes. The Yanks hadn t stumbled in Bradley s first few games, but then again none of them were any consequence. Fluffy friendlies. Big goal-netters for Landon Donovan, but then again he does rise to those occasions. What this news does is confirm Bradley as the man through this summer s Copa America, which ought to be his and his work-in-progress team s first big test. Will Bradley make it through W.C. qualifying and South Africa, if the U.S. makes it there? Does this mean that the guy s guaranteed the reins for the whole cycle? Somehow it doesn t seem all that certain. Bradley may have cause to look over his shoulder. There s other reason for skepticism that Bradley s been tapped to

Week In Review: This Looks Like Our Prom Picture
Published 5/18/2007 at Deadspin
... • About that new US Soccer coach.