Chelsea vs Fulham (Clint Dempsey) Monday at 2pm on ESPN2

Clint Dempsey, Fulham

It’s the Champions versus Fulham, a West London derby that should be interesting as Phil Mison, the Fulham correspondent for ESPN notes Belief Will Beat The Blues Why? At home Fulham’s defence is back to its miserly best. Roy’s fortress has been well and truly restored. The side are going for their 6th straight home [...]

US MNT Face Poland Saturday

jermaine jones, schalke

CHICAGO (Sept. 30, 2010) — U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named 20 players to the roster that will prepare for the upcoming friendlies against Poland and Colombia. The U.S. first takes on Poland at Chicago’s Soldier Field on Sat., Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. CT, with the match to be broadcast [...]

Brian McBride Announces Retirement

Section 8 recognizes Brian McBride

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Chicago Fire forward Brian McBride fought through tears on September 3rd as he announced he will retire after the 2010 season, ending one of the most storied careers in American soccer history. McBride, 38, told the media that he has been in conversations with his family for more than a year on [...]

The USA Was NOT Robbed

USA v Slovenia, last chance

I’m not a referee but it’s apparent to me from the replays that Carlos Bocanegra interfered with the Slovenian defender which in turn provided a means by which Maurice Edu was able to run onto the ball the he buried into the net. It was a foul the referee was in position to see, to [...]

Slovenia Grabs Group Lead, Play USA on Friday

From US Soccer comes this summary of Slovenia’s win over Algeria: Former West Brom midfielder and Slovenia captain Robert Koren scored a 79th-minute goal against a 10-man Algeria side to take first place in Group C after the first round of matches. Algeria’s Abdelkader Ghezzal received his second yellow card just 15 minutes after coming [...]

2010 World Cup Roster Named

DaMarcus Beasley

CHICAGO (May 26, 2010) — U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named the 23-man roster that will travel to South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The team departs for South Africa on May 30, and will play its opening match of the tournament against England on June 12 in Rustenburg [...]

USA Names 30 Man Roster, Davies Not Included

CHICAGO (May 11, 2010) — U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley has submitted to FIFA the 30-man preliminary roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. From this list, a squad of 23 players must be chosen by June 1 for the final roster that will travel to South Africa. The 30 players will [...]

Fulham Reach Europa League Final

clint dempsey, fulham

In the words of my soccer buddy Brad, via twitter: i think i’m more excited about the Europa League final than the Champions League final Go Fulham! Especially after that negative display between Inter and Barcelona, described here Fair Play 0, Foul Play 1 – a cynical classic from the Camp Nou Con Men it’s [...]

It’s The Playoffs

Mid-May and we’re supposed to be complaining about the heat by now if previous seasons are any guideline. Instead we’ll keep our eye on the sky and our soccer blankets handy… Class 1 – the ladies got their games in Saturday, despite the weather. The semifinals are this evening at Willard with the final scheduled [...]

US Faces Mexico Wednesday Night On ESPN2

From US Soccer – “With the match falling on an international fixture date, this is an excellent opportunity to get the nucleus of our team together as we continue to prepare for World Cup qualifying,” said Head Coach Bob Bradley, who has collected a 13-5-1 record since becoming head coach last year. “The special nature [...]