USMNT: Bradley names roster for South Africa friendly

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Published 11/9/2007 by Amanda at You'll Never Blog Alone
... Because for a must-win game against Croatia, you totally want an oldish midfielder that has barely played a game since he went to MLS. If anyone ever doubted that McClaren is completely out of ideas, this should be all the proof you need. The US named their roster for the friendly against South Africa. I'm glad to see some of the younger players get called up, like Altidore and Edu and Kljestan (...and Eddie Lewis. I don't know.) I kind of wish they were playing a European opponent, but I guess that's hard to do with the Euro qualifiers. Anyway, South Africa should be an ...

USMNT Roster for South Africa Friendly
Published 11/9/2007 by Brian at An American's view on Futbol/Football/Soccer
Bob Bradley released his roster for the November 17th friendly match against South Africa, in Johannesburg. GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Tim Howard (Everton FC) DEFENDERS: Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham FC), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Dan Califf (Aalborg BK), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege) MIDFIELDERS: Freddy Adu (SL Benfica), DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers), Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC), Benny Feilhaber (Derby County), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Eddie Lewis (Derby County) ...

Altidore, Adu & Bradley Called Up vs. South Africa
Published 11/9/2007 by SF at The Offside Rules
... The moment that many US fans have been calling, hoping and begging for has finally arrived. Jozy Altidore -The Boy King of New York & Jersey™ has been called up for the national team. He'll be on the roster when the US journeys to the bottom of the world for the friendly vs. South Africa. Joining him will be fellow young bucks Michael Bradley, Freddy Adu, Benny Feilhaber and MLS Rookie of the Year Maurice Edu -who along with Danny Szetela and Sal Zizzo will heretofore be known as "the 80's babies". ...

Three Chivas USA players named to USMNT
Published 11/9/2007 by Jaime Cárdenas at Korner Pocket
Sacha Kljestan, Brad Guzan and Jonathan Bornstein were named by USMNT Coach Bob Bradley to the roster for a friendly against South Africa in Johannesburg later this month. Landon Donovan was the only player from the Galaxy to be named. This is the last scheduled game of the year for the USMNT. The USSF has the complete roster and a story about the game here.

Calling Jozy Altidore: Your Time is Now
Published 11/10/2007 by Carter Daly at USA World Cup Team Blog
... focus was on Jozy. Oh the U-20 World Cup, kid went on to bag six goals, two against Brazil to lead the young yanks to victory. Ever since, and even before, anyone who has seen the United States need for a true finishing forward has called for his call up to the national team. Time after time there was a conflict or he was just too plain young to be rushed. That all ended today when Bob Bradley made the call everyone had been waiting for. Today US Soccer released the official roster for the friendly against South Africa on November 17th. Joining Jozy ...

Around the Soccersphere: November 10, 2007
Published 11/10/2007 by Josh at ThroughBall.com
Jozy Altidore finally gets the call [U.S. Soccer] You take the good, you take the bad, you mix them up…and then you have? A Bob Bradley national team roster. [That’s On Point] Derby: Worst Premiership side ever? [Football Corner] Soccer and politics really are inextricably bound [Culture of Soccer] Brilliant? Dangerous? Both? [Blue Blooded Journo] ShareThis ...

US Men’s Team Face South Africa Saturday
Published 11/16/2007 by Ole at Springfield MO Soccer
The US Men’s Team will take on 2010 FIFA World Cup hosts South Africa on Saturday at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Kickoff for the Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup is set for 4 p.m. local time (8 a.m. CT), and the match will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel and Galavision. Fans can also follow the match live via ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker. It’s the last game of 2007 for the Men’s team and will also help them gain some experience in South Africa prior to the 2010 World Cup. The elevation in Johannesburg is 5,751 feet above sea level, which puts it 471 feet above the “Mile High” city of Denver. The ...