Monday, August 31, 2009

Sweet Beckham Goal v Chivas USA

USMNT Gathers for Upcoming WCQ

Davies earns penalty in 1-0 win over Monaco

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Bradley Names 24 Man Roster for WC Qualifiers


Bob Bradley has announced the 24-man squad he will bring into camp for the U.S. national team's upcoming World Cup qualifiers vs. El Salvador on Sept. 5th (9pm, ESPN Classic, Telefutura) and Trinidad & Tobago on Sept. 9th (7pm, ESPN Classic, Galavision).

Here is the full group:

GOALKEEPERS- Tim Howard, Brad Guzan.

DEFENDERS- Carlos Bocanegra, Oguchi Onyewu, Jay DeMerit, Chad Marshall, Steve Cherundolo, Jonathan Spector, Jonathan Bornstein, Clarence Goodson.

MIDFIELDERS- Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley, Stuart Holden, Kyle Beckerman, Ricardo Clark, Benny Feilhaber, Jose Francisco Torres, Robbie Rogers.

FORWARDS-Charlie Davies, Jozy Altidore, Brian Ching, Conor Casey, Robbie Findley.

Kyle Beckerman, Robbie Rogers, Clarence Goodson and Robbie Findley are the new face who didn't make the trip to Mexico earlier this month.

So what starting lineup might we see against El Salvador? This could be the group we see:

---------------Davies----------Altidore----------------

Donovan---------------------------------Dempsey

------------------Bradley------Clark--------------------

Bornstein----Bocanegra----DeMerit-----Cherundolo

------------------------Howard-----------------------


Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Front Row Seat for Dempsey Goal

Clint Dempsey scored a nice goal for Fulham against Amkar Perm in the Europa League last week and some fan captured it from the front row:

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Jozy scores in first start for Hull



Jozy Altidore scored his first Hull City goal from 30 yards out as the Tigers won 3-1 at home to Southend in the Carling Cup second round on Tuesday night. Details here. Highlights hopefully to come.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Kenny Cooper Scores 2nd Goal of the Season


Kenny Cooper scored his 2nd goal in 3 games today for
1860 Munich in a 3-1 loss to Karlsr.

El Salvador's Roster for USA Qualifier on Sept. 5


El Salvador named their roster today the World Cup qualifier against the United States on Sept. 5 in Sandy, Utah. The most notable name is Arturo Alvarez, former U.S. national team and youth national team player now officially called in by El Salvador after his application for switching federations under FIFA's new rule was expedited. U.S. National team coach Bob Bradley should announce the U.S. roster within a week.

Here is the squad:

GOALKEEPERS- Miguel Montes and Dagoberto Portillo

DEFENDERS- Alex Escobar, Ramon Flores, Marvin Gonzalez, Mordecai Henríquez, Luis Miguel Hernandez,Alfredo Pacheco(Red Bulls, USA), Víctor Turcios, Manuel Salazar, Deris Ariel Umanzor,

MIDFIELDERS- Eliseo Quintanilla (Ermis Aradippou, Cyprus), Arturo Alvarez and Ramon Sanchez(San Jose Earthquakes, USA), Christian Castillo, Juan Carlos Moscoso, Salvador Koreas, Osael Romero, Denis Alas.

FORWARD- Rudis Corrales, Rodolfo Zelaya (Leon, Mexico), William Reyes


ESPN 2010 U.S. World Cup Roster Rankings


Check it out here.

Americans Abroad: Weekend Report 08/24/09

Saturday
- Jozy Altidore made an instant impact with Hull City today, coming on as a second half sub to assist on Kamel Ghilas' winning goal in the 61st minute. Hull eeked out a 1-0 victory against Bolton.
- Hannover righted the ship with a
2-0 win against Nurnberg. Steve Cherundolo played 90 minutes in the away victory for his club.
- Charlie Davies got his first start for Sochaux but his
club was defeated by Montpellier 2-0.
- Carlos Bocanegra played 90 minutes as
Rennes battled to a 1-1 draw with Marseille.
- Benny Feilhaber played 71 minutes in
Aarhus' 2-2 draw in Denmark.
Sunday
- Jonathan Spector played 90 minutes in West Ham's 2-1 loss to high-flying Tottenham.
- DaMarcus Beasley was an unused substitute in
Rangers' 2-1 win against Hearts.
- Michael Bradley played 45 minutes in
Borussia Mönchengladbach's 3-0 loss to Werder Bremen.
- Clint Dempsey played 90 minutes in
Fulham's 2-0 loss at Craven Cottage to Chelsea.
- Tim Howard and Everton continued their tough start to the Premier League season. Everton
lost 1-0 to Burnley at Turf Moor.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Jozy's First EPL Match Highlights

Jozy gets Assist in EPL Debut


After coming on in the 60th min. for Hull City, American striker Jozy Altidore made his first touch count. He flicked a nice ball over the top of Bolton's back line to Algerian midfielder teammate Kamel Ghilas who slotted it home in the 61st min. to give Hull a 1-0 lead. Altidore stayed busy and perhaps should have scored himself, failing to chip the 'keeper before seeing another effort saved and partner in crime Ghilas blast over. The match finished 1-0 and Hull got their first points of the season.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Burnley Upset Man U 1-0!!!

The newly promoted Burnley took down defending champs Manchester United 1-0 in their first home match of the season. Check out this
cracking strike by Robbie Blake!!!

Monday, August 17, 2009

Bill Simmons is Officially on Board


Bill Simmons is one of the most popular sports writers in America, andguess what...he likes soccer! Read about the former Jimmy Kimmel writer's experience last week in Mexico City at the World Cup qualifier between the United States and Mexico here.

Arsenal Look to Sign 15-year-old American

Arsenal are closing in on a deal for 15-year-old American Luis Gil. The attacking midfielder has been training with Arsenal since May 11, 2009 and is set to join the club’s youth academy.
Gil, who is a member of the US Under-17 side cane be seen in this US Soccer profile:

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Dempsey Gets Assist In Fulham's Season Opener

Clint Dempsey had a somewhat fluky assist to lead Fulham to a 1-0 victory against Portsmouth in season opener.

Charlie Davies Continues Scoring Ways



Just three days after scoring the
only goal for the US in Mexico City(Then doing the "Carlton Dance" see above),
Charlie Davies came on as a second half sub to score two goals for his new club Sochaux in a 2-3 loss to defending French champs Bordeaux. Something tells me he'll be starting for Sochaux very soon!
Here are highlights from the match:

Clint Dempsey Feature on FIFA Futbol Mundial

NIKE: TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Great Nike spot where Guy Ritchie takes you to the next level, giving you a first person perspective of what it’s like to train, play, score,(and puke) with the world’s best.