latimes.com - 7/3/2009
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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. team and soccer federation have stated that ...
ussoccer.com - 7/2/2009
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ussoccer.com —
CHICAGO (July 2, 2009) On Tuesday, CONCACAF announced
a provision that allows any team participating in the
FIFA Confederations Cup and the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the same year to expand its Gold Cup roster from 23 to 30 players. The provision was ...
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The Official Site of U.S. Soccer - Men's National Team
eplmatches.com - 7/1/2009
soccerbyives.net - 7/2/2009
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soccerbyives.net —
Photo by ISIphotos.com Jozy Altidore leads the group
of seven American players added to the U.S. men's
national team roster for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. U.S. head coach Bob Bradley called on seven players from his Confederations Cup squad to ...
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Bradley calls on Confed Cup vets to fill out Gold Cup roster
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The Friday Roundtable: Doing it the American Way
YouGabSports —
... We all tend to begrudge whiners. We all dislike someone who wants a little something extra. Picture for a moment, the Patriots heading into the post-season, asking the NFL for - and getting - an exemption to use 60-players instead of 53 because they've played in so many playoff games. Well, I know soccer isn't a big deal here in these parts, but I found this tidbit kind of interesting: USSoccer has pressured CONCACAF into allowing them addtional players, CONCACAF being the ruling body of North and Central American "football." Apparently the ...
Around The League - 07.04.2009
MLS Daily —
... - Soccer By Ives US Soccer Team Begins Quest For Gold Cup - Everett Herald US Will Take Different Approach In Gold Cup - South Florida Sun-Sentinel Pacific Northwest Connections - The MNT Blog Jozy Loaded With Loan Options - Soccer365 Cherundolo Returns From Injury For US In Gold Cup - USA Today US Soccer Has Chance To Maintain Momentum - Arizona Republic Generation Next: American Left Backs - Soccer Academics US Has An Extra Advantage In Gold Cup - Los Angeles Times US Opens Gold Cup Defense On 4th ...
CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-Preview
Unprofessional Foul —
... complaining about here? Most of his 23-man roster only had MLS competition to contend with, so they are unlikely to be "worn out", or at least not any more so than players from other teams who are currently in the midst of domestic competition. Even more puzzling is that Bradley responded to this supposed concern of tiredness by adding 6 players who all did see playing time in the Confederations Cup in Bornstein, Clark, Feilhaber, Altidore, Kljestan, and Casey. Obviously, people are ...
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