fullbackfiles.blogspot.com - 7/2/2009
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So how much goodwill does four goals in the knockout stages, a 2-0 win over the #1 ranked team in the world, and reaching a first-ever final of a FIFA tournament get you? In my estimation, that runs you about one selection of Jay Heaps for national...
U.S. has an extra advantage in Gold Cup - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 7/3/2009 — A statement from U.S. Soccer said the provision was provided "due to the extreme circumstances that teams face" when playing in consecutive tournaments so close together. Just what those extreme circumstances are was unclear, especially since the ...
U.S. opens Gold Cup defense on 4th of July
blogs.nypost.com 7/4/2009 — A week after grabbing the attention of the soccer world with it's stunning performance run to the Confederations Cup final, the U.S. National Team is already back Saturday against Grenada (9 p.m. FSC) in the Gold Cup. And what better day to start ...
Jozy Wants Out of Villarreal
matchfitusa.com 6/29/2009 — In the midst of post-Confederations Cup disappointment after a hard-fought loss to Brazil in the final, Jozy Altidore has stated clearly that he wants to move on from Spanish side Villarreal.
It's...
How The Confederation Cup Affects The Future US Starting XI
thebiglead.com 6/30/2009 — The US flirted with prominence at the Confederations Cup, but the real South African test comes in 2010. Qualification should be inevitable, and the next few months will be spent finalizing squad positions. The US should field a similar 4-4-1-1 ...
More Choices for Bradley at Gold Cup
goal.blogs.nytimes.com 7/1/2009 — Concacaf announced that any team participating in the Confederations Cup the same year as the Gold Cup would be allowed to carry seven extra players on its roster.
Altidore Transfer Rumors
matchfitusa.com 6/25/2009 — When I wrote up my piece on potential transfers for Americans who are on the Confederations Cup squad, I left out Jozy Altidore for several reasons. His name hadn't been mentioned in any specific...
Brazil 3 USA 2: US Choke In FIrst Major Final
thethirdhalf.org 6/28/2009 — The US were forty-five minutes from an impossible double inside four days. Instead they leave the Confederations Cup asking themselves 'what if'? After Dempsey and Donovan gave the US the most improbable of leads, Luis Fabiano got Brazil back into...
Edu Story and Midfield Ramblings
matchfitusa.com 7/6/2009 — Ridge Mahoney has a very nice review of Maurice Edu's crazy season in Scotland over at SI.com; if you haven't already read it, it's definitely worth the time.
Edu is currently injured, rehabbing a...
european news | S365 Exclusive: 'A Lesson Learned', Says Jozy
soccer365.com 6/29/2009 — U.S. striker Josmer Altidore reports that the clubhouse was full of long faces after a gut-wrenching Confederations Cup final defeat to Brazil on Sunday, but looking to the bright side, says that the squad came away from the experience with the ...
Soccer Bashing Persists Despite Growth
sportingnews.com 7/2/2009 — Mike Decourcy is Sporting News' senior college basketball writer, but he's also a soccer nut, so please welcome him to TSB for a brief cameo.
And you thought the noise had subsided when the last vuvuzela blew at the Confederations Cup.
Oh, no. ...
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