Bradley calls 25 to camp
The Netminder —
The one obvious observation: This roster is all MLS and Scandinavia. In other words, players who are available now. Camp runs Jan. 4-25. No word on whether they get to roast marshmallows and tell ghost stories. Shamelessly copied-and-pasted roster (see the release for yourself): GOALKEEPERS (4): Jon Busch (Chicago Fire), Will Hesmer (Columbus Crew), Troy Perkins (Valerenga IF), Matt Pickens (out of contract) DEFENDERS (8): Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Danny Califf (FC Midtjylland), Sean Franklin (Los Angeles Galaxy), Cory Gibbs ...
Chris to Camp with US MNT
Behind the Shield —
... time, when opportunities like this come along I feel you need to reset and reevaluate your goals as things go on. So while I was very excited when I first received the call, now my focus is on getting my fitness level up, having a solid camp, and proving to Coach Bradley that I deserve to make the roster for the Sweden game. I am excited to prove that I deserve to be at this camp, and hopefully my effort will pay off with invites to more camps in the future.”
The full U.S. Soccer press release that includes the detailed camp roster is available at ...
Thorrington, Rogers, Franklin, Kljestan & Bornstein Named to January USMNT Camp in Carson
100 Percent Soccer —
... John Thorrington of the Chicago Fire (three caps, 0 goals), Cal State Northridge product Sean Franklin of the Galaxy (0/0), Rolling Hills Estates' Robbie Rogers (0/0) and Riverside's Chad Marshall of the Columbus Crew (4/1).
Also named to the squad were Chivas USA's Sacha Kljestan of Huntington Beach (12/0) and Jonathan Bornstein of Los Alamitos (13/1).
The camp for the 25 players that begins Jan. 4 culminates Jan. 24 with a game against Sweden in Carson.
Here's the complete roster.
Cooper Called to US Camp
3rd Degree —
... Bob Bradley has called 25 players in for the January US Training camp at the Home Depot Center in preparation for the 2009 World Cup Qualifying campaign. The camp will end with a friendly game against Sweden on Jan 24th at the HDC. U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION GOALKEEPERS (4): Jon Busch (Chicago Fire), Will Hesmer (Columbus Crew), Troy Perkins (Valerenga IF), Matt Pickens (out of contract) DEFENDERS (8): Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Danny Califf (FC Midtjylland), Sean Franklin (Los Angeles Galaxy), Cory Gibbs (Colorado Rapids), Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Chad Marshall ...
Jack Jewsbury Called Into Men’s National Team Camp
Springfield MO Soccer —
... CHICAGO (December 30, 2008) — U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named 25 players to the training camp roster that will begin workouts Jan. 4 at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The group will prepare for the USA’s first match of 2009, a friendly against Sweden on Jan. 24 at The Home Depot Center. The match will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel and Galavision beginning at 5:30 p.m. PT. Fans can also follow the game live via ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker. ...
25 Man Training Roster For Sweden Friendly
TheOriginalWinger.com —
... US Head Coach Bob Bradley has called in a mainly MLS based 25 man group for the January 4th training camp preparations ahead of their January 24th Friendly against Sweden at the Home Depot Center. Via USSoccer “This is the beginning of a big year for the national team, and it is important that we get started off heading in the right direction,” said Bradley, who advanced the team to the final round of qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a 7-0-1 record through two rounds. “This is another great opportunity to reinforce the principles of how this team operates both on ...
Jewsbury Gets Call Up
Down the Byline —
Most of you already know this probably, Jack Jewsbury has received his first call up to a US Men's National Team Camp. Jewsbury today was named to the first camp of the year (affectionately called "Camp Cupcake" by posters on bigsoccer). This is Jewsbury's first time being called up to any level of the national team. The camp begins on January 4th in LA in preparation for the friendly against Sweden on the 24th. Jewsbury was one of nine midfielders named to the team, and the only Wizards player to be named to the team. ...
Newsstand - Dec. 31
New England Revolution —
... U.S. National Team head coach Bob Bradley named his 25-man roster for training camp beginning on Jan. 4 at The Home Depot Center, and though no Revolution players will be in attendance, the group is heavily MLS-based, with 19 of the 25 players plying their trade in the States. ...
Franklin Called Into National Team
The LA Galaxy —
Sean Franklin's preseason will start a few weeks earlier than the rest of his Galaxy teammates as he was included in Bob Bradley's 25-man squad for the annual January camp at The Home Depot Center. This year's camp will run for three weeks starting on January 4 and culminating with a friendly against Sweden at The HDC on the 24th. Click here to see the full 25-man squad.
Kljestan and Bornstein in National Team camp
Dentro del Rebaño - The Official Bilingual Blog of Chivas USA —
Chivas USA players Jonathan Bornstein and Sacha Kljestan have joined the U.S. National Team for a camp taking place at The Home Depot Center. The camp runs up to the team's match on January 24 against Sweden, also at The Home Depot Center. ...
Matt Pickens Signs With Colorado Rapids
Springfield MO Soccer —
... swap second-round picks and acquire Baggio Husidic. The Fire also secured an allocation in the trade.
Pickens, who spent part of the 2007/2008 season with Queens Park Rangers, has signed with MLS and is expected to step in and be the Rapids new starter.
The Chicago Tribune interviewed him as well, and we may get a chance to see him this evening for the US Men’s National Team against Sweden, where he’s been training as part of the initial squad called in by Bradley.
The photo is from a game against the NE Revolution ...
