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The sun even shines on a dog’s ass occasionally. And that explains how the dreadful Conor Casey could score two goals in the win over Honduras. Against Costa RIca, his miss in the 10th minute was absolutely criminal and might explain why Landon Donovan “didn’t see him” wide open at the far post in the 37th.With the news that “Gooch” (Oguchi Onyewu) will be out at least three months with a torn

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Charlie Davies was seriously injured in a single-car accident today. After surgery, he was in serious but stable condition. Another passenger was killed. Here's the latest from ussoccer.com.

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The U.S. qualified for their sixth straight World Cup on Saturday with a 3-2 win over Honduras in San Pedro Sula in an uneven, but scrappy, performance. A brace from unlikely hero Conor Casey and a superbly struck free kick from qualification MVP Landon Donovan was enough to hold off the Hondurans. “It was a culmination of a long learning process," Donovan said post-game. "And we played mature,

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Another close call, saved by Ricardo Clark's swerve. Bob Bradley is the luckiest motherf-er on the planet. Too disgusted to blog. Or write in complete sentences. Anymore. Stilted language. Reminds me of Cormac McCarthy. His writing is just as depressing as the U.S.'s performance. But a win is a win, I guess. Two more left. The prospect of a play-in match against Argentina wakes me up in a cold

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The U.S.national team defeated El Salvador 2-1 in a match that ended up a bit of a nail biter, thanks to yet another display of ineptitude by the CONCACAF referees.After conceding a goal in the 32nd after a poor clearance by Jonathan Bornstein and than weak marking in the box, the U.S. scored in the 41st and 47th minute (first-half injury time) on goals by Clint Dempsey and Jozy Altidore. Both

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Bob Bradley has named the roster for the September 5 clash with El Salvador in Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City. It is a decent lineup, but the question is, will he field the best 11 or continue to trot out Brian Ching.GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton).Why is Guzan the number 2? I don't get it. Timmy, please stay healthy.DEFENDERS: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Jonathan

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It was a valiant effort for 82 minutes, but ultimately the U.S. remains winless in Smog City, Mexico. A 2-1 result isn't the end of the world (especially considering that our toughest game left is against Honduras), but I think it revealed some of the weaknesses of this team that need to be addressed before we book the flight to South Africa.The U.S. is weak defending the flanks. Both Carlos

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Here's the roster for next Wednesday's qualifier in Mexico:Goalkeepers: Tim Howard, Brad Guzan.No real surprises here, but I really think there are more capable No. 2s than Brad Guzan. I'm not a fan. He has allowed some soft goals and he's not as athletic as he needs to be for his size.Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra, Oguchi Onyewu, Jonathan Spector, Jay DeMerit, Steve Cherundolo, Jonathan Bornstein,

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It was a bad night for Major League Soccer clubs involved in international matches, as Chicago lost in the SuperLiga Cup final and New York was booted from the CONCACAF Champions League. Then, there was the exhibition in Seattle.In the third annual SuperLiga, Mexican club Tigres defeated MLS's Chicago Fire 4-3 on penalty kicks after the Cup final finished 1-1 AET.New York, meanwhile, lost the

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After a 2-2 result in the home leg, DC United managed a 1-1 draw away against Salvadoran squad CD Luis Angel Firpo and then advanced on penalty kicks 5-4 in the preliminary stage of the CONCACAF Champions League. Meanwhile, the USL-1 Puerto Rico Islanders defeated MLS club Toronto FC 1-0 in aggregate.New York, who managed a 2-2 draw in the away leg, will play at home today against T&T side W

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It seems like just when the USMNT is getting attention from the mainstream press, we go and lay an egg. I mean, even that douche Colin Cowherd jumped aboard the bandwagon. But despite the embarrassing loss, we shouldn't let those in the MSM use it as a banner justifying their indifference and ignorance about American soccer.This was not our national team, not really. They wore the uniform, but

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After their 2-0 win over Honduras, the young U.S. national team, led by Houston Dynamo's Stuart Holden, will face Mexico who needed penalties to defeat their semi-final opponent Costa Rica. U.S. and Mexico met in the last Gold Cup final in 2007 and the U.S. won 2-1. Prior to that, however, Mexico beat the U.S. in '93 and '98 (the only other times they met in the final).

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From an article on ESPN Soccernet:Riot Squad member Bob Ramsey, a theology professor and minister from Glendora, said he talked to fans who were closest to where the fan jumped the wall. "I haven't talked to everybody, but no one remembers hearing anything beyond 'scum,' 'traitor,' those kinds of things. Nothing about his family," Ramsey said.Ramsey said he thought what triggered Beckham's

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So, the USA C team got by Panama 2-1 to advance in the Gold Cup in an uneven match that continued to demonstrate the lack of quality featured on this team. A few observations: Davy Arnaud -- Don't get me wrong. He's still firmly on the bubble for 2010, but Arnaud showed real grit and determination and that should be worth at least another couple of looks. He would be a good training camp guy,

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NY Times report on Beckham's unfriendly with AC Milan, his first home match with the Galaxy since returning begrudgingly from his loan.

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Bob Bradley fielded his bench against Haiti last night in the final group match of the CONCACAF Gold Cup and demonstrated once again his inability to select for depth, even when assembling a B-team for a meaningless tournament. So close on the heels of the Confederations Cup, it was a given that Bradley would go dipping into the shallow end of the national pool. But Jay Heaps (who coincidentally

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Despite the fact that Bradley has kept many of these players out of the national team pool, a few on the U.S. Gold Cup squad are showing that they still no how to swim. And it's no surprise to TYH readers that guys like Robbie Rogers, Benny Feilhaber, Stuart Holden and Santino Quaranta are making a strong case for inclusion in the 2010 World Cup squad. Ok, so Grenada was a joke. But Honduras

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Strange things happen in soccer. After losing three of four and surrendering nine goals, no one would have argued, not even Bob Bradley, that Team USA needed some serious CPR. And on the brink of elimination, this team pulled together and managed an impressive 3-0 win over Egypt. That coupled with Italy's 3-0 loss to Brazil has put the U.S. in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup. Do you

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So, if you're a loyal YH reader, you know that I've been MIA for a while. MLS has started. The U.S. national team played two matches (one terrible, one spectacular -- what a difference a Jozy makes), but I've written little about the goings on. Truth is, life intercedes in all things, even those things that keep us sane and happy and stress-free. I don't mean to be cryptic, but I'll be taking a

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U.S. nats coach Bob Bradley announces his line up for the matches against El Salvador (March 28) and Trinidad & Tobago (April 1)GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan, Tim Howard, Marcus HahnemannGood to see Hahnemann back on the sideline, but barring injury, it's Timmy's gig for the duration of qualification and in 2010. But with Howard out due to suspension against, El Salvador, Guzan will probably get the

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MLS's newest franchise smoked MLS's most disappointing franchise, as the Seattle Sounders defeated the New York Red Bulls by a score of 2-0 in the opening game of the MLS season. It a pretty ugly game, the Sounders pace showed that New York still have not addressed their defensive issues from a year ago. Goals by Colombian new boy Fredy Montero and former Crew striker Brad Evans gave Seattle

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Michael Bradley, once again, showed that there isn't any neptotism behind his selection to the U.S. national team, as his brace led the U.S. to a 2-0 thumping of CONCACAF rivals Mexico in the first match of the final round of World Cup qualification at Crew Stadium on Wednesday.Bradley smacked home an rebound in the 43rd minute and then added another from distance in injury time to drive the

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