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Jürgen Klinsmann is the New US Men's National Team Head Coach
Well that didn't take long. Former USMNT head coach Bob Bradley was relieved of the position yesterday and today we got the head coach everybody has been begging and screaming for since 2010 after the USMNT was handily trumped by a very floppy Ghanaian team. Those of you familiar with international...
Bob Bradley Fired as Head Coach of the U.S. Men's National Team [NTR]
Well it's confirmed now. As many speculated and assumed after the USMNT's 4-2 loss to Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup finals, Bob Bradley is no longer the head coach of the national team. This decision was made, according to USSoccer.com, after Sunil Gulati, Bob Bradley and US Soccer CEO Dan Flynn...
Life after Bob, or This Sure as Hell Beats Promoing the Seattle Game
OK, here's the official release from U.S. Soccer: CHICAGO (July 28, 2011) — U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced today that Bob Bradley has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team."We want to thank Bob Bradley for his service and...
Dear Sunil Gulati please keep your hands off Jason Kreis for the USMNT
So while I was at lunch today, this hit my inbox: From the U.S. Soccer Communications Center: BOB BRADLEY's TENURE AS HEAD COACH OF U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ENDS CHICAGO (July 28, 2011) - U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced today that Bob Bradley has been relieved of his duties as the...
USMNT Gold Cup Roster; Bob Bradley Announces United States Men's National Team Decisions
Bob Bradley just announced the USMNT roster for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup which starts June 5th at Cowboys Stadium. The United States Men's National Team plays their first game in Detroit vs. Canada on June 7th. Join me after the break for the full roster and my thoughts. U.S. ROSTER BY...
Rumors... Herculez to MLS? No. Fourth Round Super Draft Pick Gone? Yes. [Updated]
Ugh, I don't normally like writing about rumors and hearsay. Seriously, they usually don't amount to much and when they do it's usually less exciting than what the rumor was originally trying to hype up. However, I don't want you guys to go around reading this or that and instantly believing...
US Soccer names the USMNT roster for their January Camp
Well it is a very interesting roster for the United States Men's National team, as no player on the roster has more than 6 caps, and only one has ever scored a goal in international play. Every player is born in the 80's or later except one, RSL's Nick Rimando, 12 players with 0 caps have been...
MLS Has an Officiating Problem, They Just Choose to Ignore It
It's important to preface this post with the following statement. I am not blaming "referees" for the Dynamo loss in Kansas City last night, nor am I blaming them for the Dynamo's difficult season. So before anyone starts going off in the comments about how I'm trying to pass off the team's poor...
4 more years, both Major League Soccer and US Soccer extend deals today.
OK, I am going to get a bunch of hate from this but I love one deal and hate the other and I am probably the minority on both. Let's start with the news that was so impressive that MLS waited until SBJ published the news before they said anything: Two weeks ago, Adidas CEO Herbert Hainer flew to...
XI for '22' - a preamble
In 1994 the United States played host to the World Cup, in 1998 a report was prepared for US Soccer called "Project 2010" as a guideline on what the authors believed was needed for the US to win the 2010 World Cup. Nobody can claim that progress hasn't been made since 1994, in those 16 years we...
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