On player who hasn’t been heard from in this World Cup cycle was the one expected to anchor the defense. Steve Cherundolo, a fixture at right back in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, has spent the last 11 months on the sidelines[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Captain of Hannover 96 in the German Bundesliga, he went down […]
Corner Kicks
Jonathan Spector Injured
There was a time when Jonathan Spector was high on the list of top U.S. national team prospects. Not so much anymore[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. After suffering a thigh injury in training, with his Birmingham City club, Spector is expected to miss considerable time. Spector, 27, has played in eight Championship matches for Birmingham City this season […]
No Booing Our Anthem
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Joel Campbell got off with a reprimand for duping the Mexican refereeing crew into issuing Matt Besler a yellow card in the Costa Rica-USA qualifier that kept the Sporting Kansas City defender out of the USA-Mexico game. The FIFA disciplinary committee slapped the Costa Rican federation with a $11,000 fine for crowd problems […]
Klinsmann’s Bonuses
Jurgen Klinsmann’s annual salary of $2.5 million could get a boost with pending bonuses available as high as $10.5 million, depending on how well the U.S. does in Brazil at the 2014 FIFA World Cup[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. His minimum bonus is a half million dollars. When the new contract of U.S WNT coach Tom Sermanni is […]
Lifetime Bans For The Fix
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] El Salvador’s soccer federation has banned 14 national team players for life for their role in alleged match-fixing, including games against the United States and Mexico. Included were former D.C. United player Christian Castillo and William Osael Romero, who played for Chivas USA. The bans were connected with suspected match-fixing in four matches […]
Perez Calls Up 36 U18s
U.S. under-18 men’s national team coach Javier Perez has called up 36 players for a week-long training camp Sept. 22-29 at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center in Carson, Calif. U.S. Under-18 Training Roster Goalkeepers(4): Austin Aviza (New England Revolution Academy; Medway, Mass.), Jeff Caldwell (NC Fusion; Todd, N.C.), Carter Richardson (Crew Soccer Academy; Dublin, Ohio), Justin Vom […]
U.S. WNT Plays Final Three
The U.S. Women’s National Team has three international friendlies scheduled in October, all on U.S. soil[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. First up is Australia on Oct. 20 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. U.S. head coch Tom Sermanni is the former head coach of the Aussies. That match is set for 1:30 p.m. ET and will be […]
New Look U-17 MNT
The 20-player roster Coach Richie Williams named for the U.S. under-17 (’98 age group) national team trip to Spain reflects the changing nature of the program. Six of the 20 players aren’t in the residency program based in Bradenton, Fla[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Four have moved to clubs abroad — Daniel Barbir (Manchester City), Luca de la Torre (Fulham), Joshua Perez (Fiorentina) and Joe Gallardo (Mont- errey) […]
Coaching Course Info
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] U.S. Soccer’s Coaching Department will conduct National Coaching Schools for “A”, “B”, “C” and Goalkeeping License Courses throughout the months of January and February in Arizona, California and Florida. Registration for each course will open on Thursday, Oct. 3, after a pre-registration period for active members of CoachesNet, U.S. Soccer’s official coaches club. […]
Sydney Scores Four
With Alex Morgan on the sidelines with an injury, Sydney LaRoux got the start up top for the U.S. women against Mexico[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. She made the most of the opportunity, scoring four straight goals after Abby Wambach had given the U.S. a 1-0 lead.in the 11th minute of play. LeRoux was making just her sixth […]