Articles tagged with "usa"
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | May 7th, 2006
US President George W. Bush is a quick learner. When he was growing up he says he didn't even know what a soccer ball ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 6th, 2006
Spotted this literary masterpiece over at Big Soccer, and renowned author Kinstlinger has kindly let me share it with you.
For the Kipling original go here, ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 6th, 2006
Taylor Twellman wasted no time sending a message to Bruce Arena, taking just five minutes to score the first goal in New England's 4-0 rout ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 6th, 2006
Seems the best way to get soccer to the people is through advertising. The giant Nike billboard in New York is one thing, but Gatorade's ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | May 5th, 2006
Unlike some countries we know cough*USA*cough, Ecuador will proudly roll in style in its official World Cup bus this summer in Germany. La Tri's ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 5th, 2006
Word has it that extra security measures will be taken to protect the USA team during the WorldCup. Perhaps unwisely, the Associated Press made one ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | May 4th, 2006
Over on the USA Blog Daryl has posted a fun and informative guide to the USA player nicknames. It is a good post for ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 4th, 2006
There was a bit of confusion on USA WCB this week.
We were debating DMB, and Euler from the excellent Brazil blog wanted to ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 4th, 2006
This giant Nike billboard is currently reminding New Yorkers of two things:
1) the World Cup is coming
2) Team USA is no longer rubbish
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 3rd, 2006
Frankie Hejduk has been diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, and Chris Albright has replaced him on the 23 ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 3rd, 2006
Is anyone wondering about the slightly odd looking jersey numbers?
If you have questions like:
Why is Reyna wearing 10?
Why is Donovan wearing 21?
And ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 2nd, 2006
Biggest shock on Bruce Arena's World Cup roster is Brian Ching's inclusion at the expense of Taylor Twellman. This can't be based on recent inernational ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 2nd, 2006
It's live on ESPN SportsCenter but it's even liver here at World Cup Blog. We're making history with a LiveBlog of Arena's roster announcement.
7:04 p.m. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | May 2nd, 2006
Proving that the World Cup is even more important than jump roping contests, United States coach Bruce Arena will reveal the players he has tapped ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 2nd, 2006
In around four hours time we'll know which 23 brave men Bruce is taking to Germany. We've been waiting a long time for this, and ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 1st, 2006
Arena said he'd be watching MLS before naming his roster, so there've been five games for someone to catch his eye.
Donovan hasn't performed (until ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 1st, 2006
There are three certainties in life: Death, Taxes and Frankie Hejduk. Follow the link for an impassioned argument as to why Hejduk deserves to go.
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 1st, 2006
Spare a thought for Chris Armas tomorrow, as this will be the second time injury has denied him a shot at the World Cup.
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 1st, 2006
We've already done this at USA WCB, but over at NY/NJ Matchnight they've had several experts (plus Glenn Davis) pick their 23 man rosters.
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 1st, 2006
John O'Brien sat out Chivas USA's 0-0 draw with New York this weekend with a calf strain. Nothing too serious, but it means that when ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | May 1st, 2006
This was news to me, but it seems DMB has suffered through a fair bit of racial abuse in Eindhoven.
"When I got here, people ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Apr 29th, 2006
Roster leak! SoccerCapitalNews.com are reporting that Ben Olsen has definitely made Arena's final 23. If this is true, the boy's probably earned it with some ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Apr 29th, 2006
Via the magic of the internet Landon Donovan answered readers questions over at the ESPN site on Thursday.
Highlights iclude:
On always being asked about Leverkusen: ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Apr 28th, 2006
Excellent bit of journalism on the Sports Illustrated website by Grant Wahl, in which he profiles Bruce Arena under the headline "The Best Coach Ever?" ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Apr 28th, 2006
... it looks like Jan Koller could be fit for the Czech Rep. - USA game after all. This is bad news for us. Yes ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Apr 28th, 2006
The Washington Post published the full salaries of every MLS player recently. Seeing professional athletes salaries usually makes working class types likes me gag on ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Apr 28th, 2006
With Bruce revealing that he will more than likely run a 4-5-1 formation, it seems he'll be relying heavily on Brian McBride. The Fulham forward's ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Apr 28th, 2006
Kristian Dyer of ESPN Soccernet makes a fairly convincing case for Tony Meola to go as the third keeper, ahead of Marcus Hahnemann. The logic ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Apr 26th, 2006
According to SI.com's Truth & Rumours section, Czech Republic's Pavel Nedved could take his final bow (or should that be dive?) before the World Cup.
Here's ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Apr 26th, 2006
Apparently there's an excellent show called "Los Técnicos" on Fox Sports En Español in which they interview all the World Cup coaches at length.
It was ...
